Yang Ming chuckled, "They couldn't hold on, and ten percent of that was because I pushed them from behind."
Emilia was taken aback, "Why?"
"Because Wind couldn't be the first to stand up against the Empire," Yang Ming said calmly, "Whoever stands up first will be the scapegoat, the sacrificial chicken as a warning to the monkey."
Emilia pursed her lips slightly, "But if we sacrifice the people of other countries to satisfy ourselves, isn't that the same as hegemony?"
"Emilia, a ruler cannot be benevolent."
Yang Ming said seriously,
"Even if I didn't give them a push, they would have reached a point of collapse.
"We are the vested interests and can offer them humanitarian aid — I mean, we can take the opportunity to absorb the population and resources of these two vassal states, and then take the chance to strike the core of the Sherman Empire's vassal system.
