The strategist's wisdom is as deep as the sea; why can't they achieve great deeds and become a lord themselves?
Because courage, decisive decisions require courage!
And decisions made with courage require bearing the cost.
Having courage doesn't necessarily lead to success, but without courage, and the willingness to bear the cost, the chances of success are minuscule.
Things in this world rarely allow for perfect preparation before taking action.
Because by the time you're ready, the world has changed, and opportunities have quietly slipped away before your eyes.
That's why during the Three Kingdoms period, powerful strategists like Jia Xu and Xun Yu couldn't become lords and had to choose to assist Cao Cao.
Because they were afraid of bearing too great a cost, the bald eagle missed a good opportunity, hoping to blossom again through evolution, with the least bleeding and the smallest price.