"Be careful not to play with fire and get burned yourself," Jia Xu cautioned.

"Oh, rest assured, I’ll allocate these funds to the aristocratic families on our side. Let’s see whether Cao Cao and Sunx Ce are capable enough to persuade all the aristocratic families under their command, or if those families force Cao Cao and Sunx Ce to cough up the money," Chen Xi conveyed with a cheeky grin to Jia Xu.

Jia Xu looked thoughtful for a moment, then couldn’t help but extrapolate. He eventually realized that before the great battle between Cao and Sun had started, defeat by Liu Bei had almost become inevitable. The only unclear part was whether Cao Cao and Sunx Ce would choose to deal with the aristocratic families under their rule first and then concede, or if they would directly admit defeat.

"Fengxiao..." Jia Xu transmitted his voice to Guo Jia, informing him of everything Chen Xi had said. "What do you think they’ll do?"

"Sunx Bofu is headstrong and might take harsh actions, while Cao Mengde, being more seasoned, might directly choose to surrender," thought Guo Jia for a moment and said. "I’m not quite sure either, mainly because Zichuan’s thoughts sometimes are completely childlike, quite beyond comprehension."

"Zichuan probably isn’t bothered to bicker with them," Jia Xu glanced at Chen Xi, transmitting his voice to Guo Jia, though Jia Xu didn’t sound very convinced himself.

"Not necessarily," Guo Jia shook his head and said, "It depends on Zichuan’s mood at the time. If he’s in a good mood, then everyone is happy; if not, just handing Cao and Sunx a list will make both sides align immediately."

Jia Xu couldn’t help but fall silent upon hearing this. Thinking about Chen Xi’s habits, he suddenly realized this was not just possible, but very probable. If he’s in a bad mood, he might indeed do this; if in a good mood, then there’s no trouble for the various aristocratic families.

Watching Chen Xi speaking eloquently on the stage, Jia Xu felt a bit emotional. Was it reliable for the various aristocratic families to choose such a leader? Although the intelligence was in place, this method of doing things was indeed a bit treacherous.

After that, Chen Xi started explaining, talking for almost an entire day. Everyone was listening and taking notes, basically covering all aspects of the outline. By the end, Chen Xi himself was worn out, not wanting to speak anymore, but there were still many things that kept coming to mind.

"Ah, let’s call it a day," Chen Xi said, exhausted and parched, finally deciding not to continue. It was too tedious, though many things could be delved deeper, it wasn’t suitable for the first societal reform.

For the first societal reform, Chen Xi even revised his plan. Initially, he had an idea concerning economic integration dependent on the upper class, which he now decided to temporarily set aside.

Some things simply weren’t suitable for the current times, though they held significant meaning. The timing was not right yet; they had to be concealed for now. Chen Xi disliked this approach but had no choice in order to achieve the grand plan for the future.

"Hey, Zichuan, you’ve only covered half of it," Xun Yu reprimanded, really engaged in listening. Though some of Chen Xi’s statements were a bit extreme, the overall context was very clear. Now you’re stopping in the middle, what are you up to?

"You’ve said this several times," Chen Xi, brimming with anger, responded to Xun Yu.

"But you really only talked about half of it," Xun Yu was also quite annoyed. He hated when people only explained things halfway, and Chen Xi was explaining very thoroughly, very profoundly, which was very beneficial for governing the empire. Everyone was listening attentively and seriously, but now you want to bolt!

"You’re asking to be beaten," said Chen Xi, full of anger. He felt he was almost done several times, yet Xun Yu would jump out saying he’d only explained half of it, and Xun Yu had said this several times.

Xun Yu turned to look at all the civil servants behind him, then looked at Chen Xi, "Who dares to hit me? If anything, you’re the one not finishing your talk who ought to worry."

"The problem is, every time I’m about to finish, you say I’ve only covered half," Chen Xi said, feeling very vexed. He was indeed afraid of getting hit because today he overwhelmed these people all day long. If he didn’t satisfy them, the likelihood of getting beaten was high.

"Zichuan, in fact, after you no longer want to continue, the things you sit back down to discuss end up being different from before, don’t you know?" Chen Qun said with a wry smile, "Haven’t you noticed that your core theories have already changed several times?"

That’s also why the people below kept their heads down listening. After Chen Xi got agitated, what he continued with would differ from before, though these changes were of a kind where the results looked the same, but the internal core had shifted. Yet, in pushing forward like this, it still posed no issue.

Chen Xi thought back to what he had talked about before, gazing up at the top of the tent. After awhile, he finally recalled everything he had covered.

"Oh, it seems that’s true, I was just bored anyway. Nonetheless, that’s not important; you all figure out the rest yourselves. I’m out of here," Chen Xi said, taking off in a dash. He was worn out from talking and didn’t want to continue, and he felt the information he provided was already sufficient.

"Hey..." Before Xun Yu and the others could react, Chen Xi had already dashed off.

"Does he always do his work like this on your side too?" Xun Yu asked Guo Jia with a gloomy face, "Don’t you control him?"

"Although we also don’t wish for this kind of situation," Guo Jia replied, looking helpless, "Generally, he is our superior, and such instances of him running off excitedly are rare, but it seems like he’s reached his limit now."

The civil officials from Cao Cao and Sunx Ce’s sides felt somewhat reassured upon hearing this. At least there was a limit to this. Although the limit was quite despairing, at least there was one.