Haven't you ever heard: Don't find a land war in Russia.
We'll see if you can really change history THAT much.
Hey man, launching the 100 Days Reforms at a calmer time was dumb. Launching a revised and slightly more Confucian-friendly version of them at the height of the Taiping Rebellion as a form of national rejuvenation just might work.
And I won't fight a land war
in Russia. I'll fight a land war
near Russia. I'll fight a land war in
Afghanistan. It's totally different, and way more likely to succeed. Right?