However, the cost of doing so is that Chen Xi would need at least twenty years to recuperate before he could make a move against the Kushan and Parthia of the Four Great Empires, but resting for twenty years, enjoying peace for twenty years, would they still be able to fight?
Ordinary people pursue petty interests, while those in high positions must think about what constitutes a hundred-year plan. Twenty years is enough to erode many things. Would a nation be willing to wage war after twenty years of peace without a blood feud?
Whether seeking to conquer the world or simply wanting to leave behind the strongest empire among the Four Great Empires of the same era, the complexities involving population, economy, culture, and religion are enough to occupy Chen Xi's thoughts for a long time.
