"It's not you who saved the world, but you who joined the countless people arising in revolt during the dynastic changes."
Jiang Jucai was somewhat confused; he read military treatises and was not very clear about such matters.
He asked, "Mr. Wen, how can we achieve peace in the world?"
"Why are you scared only now? You were filled with ambitions of making a mark in the world before."
Gu Wen saw the fear in the other's eyes, or perhaps it was the calm earned through trials, as well as the fear of the future.
The former Jiang Jucai just wanted to be appointed to a position by imperial decree, to advance one step ahead in the class hierarchy—a very simple and pragmatic wish. Now Gu Wen was telling him it was time to conquer the world.
