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"Even when courting allies, he did not hesitate to use some underhand methods, such as secretly fomenting discord within prominent families or directly compelling them with an overwhelming trend, coercing others to take sides with an arrogant 'thrive with me or perish against me' attitude."
As these words were spoken, Long Wuji's face could hardly maintain composure, he responded with an embarrassed and dissatisfied tone, "Shouzhe, you should not point at the monk and scold him for being bald."
"I am simply stating a fact, not deliberately targeting you," said Wang Shouzhe, frowning slightly. "In the 'excellent' Kang Commandery Prince, I see many of the so-called 'imperial tactics.' Courting, suppressing, dividing, beautifying oneself—these methods are not wrong in themselves. The mistake lies in his reliance on these methods to achieve his ends, lacking the broad-mindedness and vision that a true emperor should possess."