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Chapter 365 - 365 361 Clearly explaining the act of using
Chapter 365 - 365 361 Clearly explaining the act of using
?Chapter 365: Chapter 361: Clearly explaining the act of using public resources for personal gain. Chapter 365: Chapter 361: Clearly explaining the act of using public resources for personal gain. Xuanyuan Que saw that war was forthcoming, not immediately, nor a month later, but in about half a year; therefore, he did not rush to send troops, but preparation was needed in advance.
On the following day, Xuanyuan Que proposed to the Emperor that he wished to inspect the borderlands.
The Emperor expressed his surprise, “You’ve just arranged your marriage, and you can have a grand wedding as soon as the Imperial Astronomical Bureau sets the date. Why inspect the borderlands at this time? Why not wait until after your marriage?”
To inspect the borderlands, he did not specify whether it was Nanzhou, the Northern Border, or even the Western Frontier!
One round of inspection would inevitably take at least a year and a half, which would delay the marriage arrangements.
Xuanyuan Que responded, “There’s no time to delay.”
Without inspections, he would not even be able to marry on schedule; with them, there was a chance to end the conflict before the wedding date.
The Emperor was startled, “What do you mean?”
Xuanyuan Que explained, “After next year’s harvest, four countries will join forces and send their armies against Xuanyuan Country. Moreover, there will be continual minor skirmishes at the border before that.”
The Emperor stood up in shock.
Xuanyuan Que added, “The soldiers of Xuanyuan Country have been living in comfort for too long these past few years.”
With that one statement, the Emperor understood.
These years had been peaceful at the border with favorable weather, and the state treasury was full.
The Emperor always had pity for the soldiers guarding the borders, providing them with plentiful military pay and food.
But people born in distress die in comfort.
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