Once the city guards left, the river bandits resumed their rampage, continuing to rob merchant ships as before.
He could only plan a sea route for the merchants to take, and basically, merchant ships that took that route would not be robbed.
He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they were just some river bandits, insignificant, as long as the people could live well.
But now, the Xiliang people suddenly appeared outside the city, forcing him to seal off the city and completely block the land routes.
Originally, he thought that as long as the waterways were safe, it wouldn't matter if the city was sealed off; they could afford to wait it out.
But this time the river bandits were exceptionally rampant, killing and robbing with ease, even looting small fishing villages, leaving the villagers homeless and causing countless deaths and injuries.
In retrospect, he was quite a failure as a prince. When faced with difficulties, he would only shift his focus and think that there were other ways out, rarely trying to solve the problem thoroughly.
Now he finds that the difficulties he had forgotten still exist, and are even more troublesome now.
His idea of ensuring a good life for the people in his fiefdom was actually quite difficult, since he couldn't even guarantee their safety.
On a regular basis, many things need to be discussed with the staff around you, so why do you think that your own idea is necessarily right this time?
After gazing at the sky for a long time, he finally said, "Weizhou City has tens of thousands of ordinary people, and I cannot disregard their lives."
But you're right. If the 20,000 city guards that Lord Lu brought are all wiped out, those river bandits will still rush into the city. In any case, Weizhou City will only end up being massacred.
I want to trust you one more time.
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