If the policies of the Yan Kingdom can make its citizens more prosperous than those of the Zhou, he believes Bai Qingyan truly dares to lead the Zhou to merge into Yan.
However, if Zhou's policies are indeed stronger than Yan's, Murong Yan could never, like Bai Qingyan, have the courage to lead Yan to merge into Zhou.
Initially, Xiao Rongyan wanted to unify the world because of his mother's dying wish...
Later, he witnessed the constant wars between states, driven by monarchs' personal desires, or by the struggle for land and people, leading to abandoned homes and widespread chaos. It was then he realized why his mother wanted to unify the world, and thus he vowed to unify the world in his lifetime, returning peace and prosperity to the people.