"Nowadays, how can one be a match for Prince Qin?"
Jiang Gao looked left and right, speaking evasively, and did not respond to Yuwen Lie.
Yuwen Lie spoke directly.
In concise terms, he said, "If you have the heart, I can help you."
Jiang Gao replied, "How can one commit such a treasonous act?"
Yuwen Lie stared at Jiang Gao and said, "Does His Highness value the world, or his own reputation?"
Jiang Gao fell silent, sighed deeply, and said, "General Yuwen knows military texts; he mustn't have read much history. In history, merely building palaces and avoiding interference in the country's military affairs often makes for a mediocre, even fine emperor."
"The most feared are those obstinate ones in the palace, who insist on personally directing the battlefield and instructing distant soldiers on warfare tactics. Yuan'er's actions, among the emperors recorded in history, are not particularly remarkable, besides…"
