Three-body: The Most Competent Wallfacer in History

The Solar System State has not yet formally declared war on the Singer civilization; it has simply transported military forces to the front lines and begun preliminary reconnaissance work.

However, Jiang Yu was very dissatisfied with the specific military actions of the Solar System State, "Although I am not a professional soldier, I have planned nearly all the battles from the second campaign to the early years of the Galaxy Era, so I'm somewhat of an expert.

"Just look at your current military operations, changing orders from dawn to dusk, one moment heading east, the next west.

"Even playing house is more rigorous than this!"

Jiang Yu's criticism made many people divert their gaze, afraid to make eye contact with him.

As Jiang Yu said, the Historian Faction advocated for war, while the Realist Faction advocated against it. The dispute between the two factions made the strategic intentions of the Solar System State erratic, causing the military to be extremely frustrated.

Therefore, the military's allegiance to Jiang Yu was sincere, as history books clearly stated that in the wars led by Jiang Yu, humanity almost always emerged victorious in the end.

Jiang Yu said, "Since you've woken me up, I'll teach you how to fight a war!"

A Wallfacer was somewhat unconvinced, "We just finished an interstellar war last year, that war... "

Jiang Yu interrupted him, "The war that ended last year was a cleanup operation against a backward civilization, they didn't even have lightspeed spaceships, we could win by lifting a finger, what's there to brag about?"

He snorted and continued, "Two thousand years ago, the Singer civilization had already mastered two-dimensional weapons, saying they are thousands of years ahead of us is not an exaggeration!

"According to the intelligence we have, the Singer civilization has experienced a devastating war and their strength has been greatly reduced.

"But at the very least, they are on the same level as us! Many of their weapons must be far more advanced than ours!

"How can you afford to be half-hearted against such an enemy?"

Everyone fell silent, as what Jiang Yu said was true. To express opposition at this point would be almost like quibbling.

Jiang Yu simply concluded, "Do not launch any wars until opinions are unified internally."

This was something everyone could accept, but Jiang Yu's following demand made everyone uneasy.

Jiang Yu said, "Second, relieve all Wallfacers of the Historian Faction and the Realist Faction of their duties."

Not all fifteen Wallfacers were members of the Historian or Realist Factions, there were also Neutral Faction members, led by Wei Xiang.

However, Wei Xiang didn't have the bold measures and determination of Jiang Yu, nor the power to end the disputes, so he could only play peacemaker, gradually finding it difficult to control the quarrels between the two factions.

This was the main reason he woke up Jiang Yu. After a deep conversation with Jiang Yu, he realized where he had gone wrong.

A Wallfacer from the Realist Faction managed a weak smile, "You're joking, right?"

"It's you who are joking!" Jiang Yu shouted, "A bunch of wet-behind-the-ears kids!

"What do you think a Wallfacer is?"

With that shout from Jiang Yu, everyone felt a baseless sense of guilt, wondering why they felt guilty when Jiang Yu questioned what it meant to be a Wallfacer, even though they were Wallfacers themselves.

Jiang Yu said with exasperation, "Wallfacers represent humanity's highest wisdom, humanity's highest authority, humanity's greatest deterrent force!

"Look at what you're doing! If it were the highest wisdom, would you argue so fiercely as to want to knock each other's brains out?

"Would the highest authority doubt itself? Would the greatest deterrent force deter itself?"

Many people showed a look of sudden understanding, finally realizing the significance of being a Wallfacer.

Thinking back to previous arguments, many faces turned pale; with every dispute, they were weakening themselves!

They were slapping their own faces without realizing it.

It wasn't that they weren't smart; they were simply too close to the problem to see clearly.

It wasn't that Jiang Yu's words were so compelling, but that he had pointed directly to the crux of the problem.

Everyone present had grown up listening to the stories of Jiang Yu, Logic, and Rediaz.

Having noble ideals from a young age is what gave them the opportunity to become Wallfacers.

Like Jiang Yu and Logic, they too dreamed of becoming famous Wallfacers whose names would go down in history, and they too thought of contributing everything they had to the Solar System State.

That is why they held on to their own views so stubbornly, believing they were right.

It wasn't until today that they suddenly realized they were wrong; they hadn't made things better but had instead been creating trouble for themselves.

Many broke out in a cold sweat, losing their usual grace.

Jiang Yu continued, "Have you lost your minds? If you don't know how to be a Wallfacer, you could learn. The methods of dealing with problems by former Wallfacers are right there in front of your eyes—just open them and look!"

"The Historian Faction respects history, the lessons it teaches, and that's correct.

"The Realist Faction is pragmatic, focusing on planning for the future, and that's also correct.

"Why can't you combine the strengths of both and abandon their weaknesses?

"These two factions are merely tools at our disposal, two different means to an end. Why do you insist on seeing things in absolute black and white?

"The members of the Strategic Department can dispute, the officials of the Governing Council can dispute, but as Wallfacers—the 'brains'—there cannot be two wills at the same time!

"A thousand years have passed since the Great Depression, and you're still trying to solve problems with the same old mindset. Tell me, is that appropriate?"

After researching for a while, Jiang Yu determined that this was the root cause of the disputes among Wallfacers.

At the end of the Great Depression, a war broke out between Wallfacers. When Jiao Zuo came out victorious, he believed humanity should have different voices and thus encouraged everyone to express their opinions.

Jiao Zuo's approach was not wrong, but he had not become a Wallfacer during prosperous times and was unaware of the sizeable rifts that people's differing opinions could create.

During his time in office, this rift was not apparent.

When he retired, he didn't leave absolute arbitration power to the foremost Wallfacer, resulting in Wei Xiang lacking the authority to mediate the dispute between the Historian Faction and the Realist Faction, which caused the rift to rapidly widen.

It was also after a conversation with Jiang Yu that Wei Xiang realized he should have fought for this arbitration power instead of always playing peacemaker.

Jiang Yu's words enlightened almost everyone.

Jiang Yu sighed, "Those of you who have defined yourselves with a clear stance and party affiliation, you may leave. You are not qualified Wallfacers."

This time, no one objected. The twelve Wallfacers from the Historian Faction and the Realist Faction, who just moments ago had been so arrogant, now stood before Jiang Yu like schoolchildren who had done something wrong, receiving a scolding from their teacher, one by one hanging their heads in shame as they got ready to leave.

Just then, Xiao Qi suddenly said, "I voluntarily give up all my previous positions and will seriously fulfill my duties as a Wallfacer from now on. Please allow me to stay and continue serving the Solar System State."

Jiang Yu nodded in approval; this wasn't something he had taught Xiao Qi, but an understanding they shared.

"This will not be taken as precedent!" said Jiang Yu lightly.

Once everyone else had left, who would he have to carry out his next steps?

Then the others realized and started to ask to stay, with some Wallfacers critiquing themselves so vehemently they ended up crying bitterly.

Jiang Yu was fairly satisfied with the final result, as no one remained adamant about party disputes.

This indicated that despite their considerable differences in opinion, they had not gotten involved in the internal interests of any party.

It also showed that the rank and file of the Wallfacers were relatively pure, at least they all had lofty ideals.

If there were ever any scoundrels among the Wallfacers, Jiang Yu would not hesitate to tell them to get lost.

After all, Jiang Yu now had military power in his hands and was truly "Jiang Zero One."

Jiang Yu said, "Immediately issue a notice. All subsidiary systems and institutions of the Wallfacers are to cease party disputes at once.

"Those who do not comply will be immediately removed from their positions."