Mr. Du asked, "What if everyone in the town would obey your orders? What if they would agree to whatever you asked them to do?"
Yan Shujin narrowed her eyes and said, "Seal off the gate, and give them only enough food for twenty people for the first three days."
Yan Qiyu asked, "But if that's the case, then they..."
“They’ll go hungry, and fights will break out.” Yan Shujin finished Yan Qiyu’s sentence, “But so what?”
Yan Qiyu opened his mouth but didn't know how to answer.
Yan Shujin said, "These things are enough to ensure they are still alive."
Mr. Du asked, "What if they still haven't left in three days?"
Yan Shujin laughed and said, "Even if those refugees can sit still, the people behind them won't be able to sit still either."
Mr. Du raised an eyebrow and asked, "So you're going to make these people who are too hungry to walk the first line of defense?"
“Yes,” Yan Shujin said, “It’s also to serve as a warning to the kind people in the town.”
Mr. Du nodded and asked, "And then?"
“If we don’t take the initiative to fight, we’ll just have to use hot water, hot oil, and fire… When the numbers aren’t too different, defending a city is always much easier than attacking it,” Yan Shujin said. “Without bloodshed, the people in the town will never be able to make up their minds.”
Yan Qiyu hesitated for a moment and then said, "Then we can keep the door closed."
Yan Shujin said, "You forgot what the master said: the people in the town are very kind."
If these kind-hearted people cannot see clearly and understand the threat to their lives, who knows if they might be tempted to let those wolves in out of momentary kindness.
Yan Shujin's voice was somewhat soft: "We have no right to be kind before we have absolute strength."
Yan Qiyu nodded. He didn't quite understand, but he kept those words in mind.
Mr. Du did not say whether Yan Shujin was right or wrong, but only said: "No matter what you see, it is right to never let your guard down, because many times what you see can deceive you, and no one knows what is hidden behind it."
Yan Shujin and Yan Qiyu both nodded in agreement.
The rabbit was roasted and brought to the table. Mr. Du said, "Try it."
Yan Shujin and Yan Qiyu didn't stand on ceremony and started eating. Yan Shujin asked, "Sir, what is a prestigious family?"
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