Don’t forget, “put literally your entire military right on the border of an enemy you’re going to invade, leave everything else undefended, and hope no one notices. Oh, and deny that’s what you’re doing right until your troops march across the border.”

Also, if revolts are a big problem, sometimes it’s easier to just burn down all your enemy’s cities and resettle the area rather than try to put down rebellions.

“I’m going to hit you guys so hard, the barbarians are going to move back in!”