[Oh wow you're really rubbing it in. And Chen Gong finds it odd that Zhang Liao's telling all this now, too- does he truly believe they are doomed to the point that he has to get a weight off his chest, or he'll never rest in peace? Perhaps. Perhaps. Despite the fact that he will repeat the words there's nothing to worry about and as a strategist it is my job to overcome these adversities, if Chen Gong could run away and somehow rebuild while following another man...
But no. That's impossible. If he does, Chen Gong's name will be soiled forever in history, as a defecting coward. The people won't chant him name- they'll spit on it.
He can't turn back. He has no choice but to win. He will win.]
Peace would return to the land if Master Lu Bu succeeds in uniting it. [Oh, did he say 'if'? He meant 'when', of course. Of course...] I do not believe he will walk the path of a tyrant, like Dong Zhuo.
[Look, mind-reading is really hard, okay? He's mastered mind-reading the logical aspects of the human thought process- how else can be predict the machinations of a battle?- but not the ones that aren't so concrete. Feelings? Loyalties? Why can't everyone just be logical, and things go according to plan without those getting in the way? So many strategies are foiled by the whimsical nature of the human heart.]
Besides, causing hardship and suffering is essential on the path of conquest. [That's what you want, right? Conquest? ...For peace? And power too? Of course you want power. Everyone wants power.] If you followed that vision before, you most likely still follow it now. It may just be... harder to attain than you originally believed.
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it's a mess let me tell you, trying to justify his koei personality while keeping rotk canon
Date: 2014-07-07 01:54 pm (UTC)Oh wow you're really rubbing it in.And Chen Gong finds it odd that Zhang Liao's telling all this now, too- does he truly believe they are doomed to the point that he has to get a weight off his chest, or he'll never rest in peace? Perhaps. Perhaps. Despite the fact that he will repeat the words there's nothing to worry about and as a strategist it is my job to overcome these adversities, if Chen Gong could run away and somehow rebuild while following another man...But no. That's impossible. If he does, Chen Gong's name will be soiled forever in history, as a defecting coward. The people won't chant him name- they'll spit on it.
He can't turn back. He has no choice but to win. He will win.]
Peace would return to the land if Master Lu Bu succeeds in uniting it. [Oh, did he say 'if'? He meant 'when', of course. Of course...] I do not believe he will walk the path of a tyrant, like Dong Zhuo.
[Look, mind-reading is really hard, okay? He's mastered mind-reading the logical aspects of the human thought process- how else can be predict the machinations of a battle?- but not the ones that aren't so concrete. Feelings? Loyalties? Why can't everyone just be logical, and things go according to plan without those getting in the way? So many strategies are foiled by the whimsical nature of the human heart.]
Besides, causing hardship and suffering is essential on the path of conquest. [That's what you want, right? Conquest? ...For peace? And power too? Of course you want power. Everyone wants power.] If you followed that vision before, you most likely still follow it now. It may just be... harder to attain than you originally believed.