So, it's better not to add to the other party's troubles.
In the darkness, Wang Fang let out a sigh and lamented, "These past few years, the fumbling officials at court have constantly been making foolish decisions, and I truly don't know what they are thinking.
"First, they thought of redeeming Yan Yun by spending a huge sum of money to buy back an empty city, then they mobilized manpower and resources from all quarters to fortify it, only for the result to be, with the Jin soldiers' invasion from the south, all of that ultimately fell into the hands of Jin.
"Even heard that the court plans to accept the exiled Emperor Tianzuo to show 'magnanimity' to a former ally and to have an extra bargaining chip in negotiations with Jin; they even first welcomed then murdered the rebel leader of Jin, Zhang Jue...
"Showing weakness and courting death, it's like a naive child determined to play with fire, utterly unaware, with getting burned just a matter of time.