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Chapter 648 - Chapter 290: Birth of the Heavenly Palace, Dawn of the Immortal Dynasty (Part 2)

They excel at using strategies such as dividing and conquering the powerful, supporting confidants, and controlling public opinion to dismantle potential threats; at the same time, they also spare no effort in weakening strong neighboring states to prevent possible calamities.

Moreover, they are adept at shifting contradictions, such as deliberately creating external threats or internal enemies to divert the public's discontent, thereby stabilizing their rule.

Toward dissenters, they ruthlessly apply brutal suppression; but toward the compliant, they show a lenient side, thus crafting an image of "carrot and stick" deterrence.

Xu Qing recalled the old Emperor's various methods, realizing that he almost perfectly matched the characteristics of a Machiavellian dictator.

And unknowingly, he himself had fallen into most of the traps.

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