All of empire's everything ought to compromise for the sake of conquest.
Unfortunately, the idea is good, but it is a bit too urbanized.
"Your Majesty, allow this humble Taoist a word."
"Firstly, setting up a less tense buffer zone will not break Great Qin's martial spirit. On the contrary, being too rigid makes one more likely to break, like a bowstring that is drawn for too long, it will snap, injuring the hand of the one who holds the bow."
"Secondly, from the Tao emerges one, one produces two, two produce three, three produce all things, having received the Celestial Being's Teachings, this humble Taoist is well aware that all things are constantly changing; those who walk on the edge of the knife, occasionally wish to slow down,
and those whom Your Majesty considers unambitious, among them, after resting for a while, some will change their ideas and become boldly progressive."
"Those who have experienced these changes, they are oftentimes more resolute than others."