"If he really is Li Liangting's man, then so be it. But if he's not..."
"What does the Lord plan to do then?"
"Let's first see how this youngster manages the affairs of Huaiya Academy. Those pedantic scholars of Huaiya Academy! They consume the provisions of my Yan, live on the land of my Yan, and teach the students of my Yan, yet they constantly promote the so-called benevolent culture of the Qian State. I've endured these traitors for a long time."
"Scholars and men of letters, aren't they all like this? When discussing zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting, they always regard the Qian State as supreme..."
"Then I want to see! After the iron cavalry of my Yan breaks the backbone of the Qian State once more, let's see who will still boast that the Qian State's literary style is unparalleled! Just wait. It will be soon, very soon. I will let the world know that zither, Go, calligraphy, painting, benevolence, and morality are worthless before the might of war!"
