Hearing this, the man sat down opposite the young man in purple clothes.
His gaze followed the purple-clad young man's gaze from the window until it came to rest on a group of women across the street.
The man frowned in confusion, and asked naturally as he thought about it.
"Why are there so many women gathered outside?"
"Are those two rows on the side wearing guard uniforms? They do have an imposing presence, like they've just started practicing martial arts. The group in the middle... they look more like disaster victims."
But...why didn't I see a man?
The young man in purple robes kept his gaze fixed on a spot outside the window. He said in a calm voice, "They are distributing alms there, and only women and children are allowed to receive them."
The man lowered his head when he heard this and fell into deep thought.
After a while, he said with a complicated expression, "During famine years, women and children are the ones who are robbed of resources because of their physical strength."
"And those kept at the border are goods for trade."
"The people who distributed the porridge were really thoughtful. They actually noticed this."
After finishing speaking.
The man carefully observed the expression of the young man in purple, but his expression remained indifferent and no emotion could be seen.
The man tactfully shut his mouth and absentmindedly sipped his teacup, his eyes occasionally drifting towards the group of people opposite who were distributing porridge.
"This time, the Xiongnu took advantage of the sudden natural disaster in the country and attacked with such force. If there were no accomplices in the country, how could the Xiongnu seize the opportunity so well?"
"The contract that the Xiongnu negotiated and signed with us has become a piece of waste paper."
"Gongming, what do you think about this?"
Hearing the purple-robed young man's question, the man put down his teacup with a heavy face and answered angrily: "Fight!"
"The Xiongnu secretly tore up the treaty between the two countries. How long has it been since the treaty was signed? It seems they had ill intentions when they visited the DPRK some time ago. Otherwise, why would they suddenly invade the Central Plains?"
"If we don't fight, the Xiongnu will probably become even more aggressive, thinking that we have no one in the Central Plains."
The purple-robed young man's gaze swept over the man, his tone calm but with a sense of oppression: "We in the Central Plains are strong and powerful, so we are not afraid. However, if we go to war, the people of this world will suffer."
Having said that, the young man in purple finally showed a hint of expression. He frowned but quickly relaxed his brows.
The Xiongnu and the Central Plains have always been incompatible. Even if a temporary contract was signed, it would be torn up within a few decades.
He had anticipated this.
They were also preparing to attack the Huns within the next few years, but they did not expect the Huns to attack first, and they did not expect a natural disaster to occur at this time.
There was something else that bothered him even more, and that was the exotic item that Weiwei had told him about, but he hadn't found it after searching for so long.
He remembered what Chen Wei had said, if he couldn't find it in those two places.
Then the only option is to go to the West!
If he had found something exotic that could solve the food shortage, he would not be so troubled by the Huns' attack at this moment.
The time, place and people are not on my side, so this battle is destined to be difficult.
But - we must fight!
Otherwise, once the Huns broke through Jiaguan, they could march all the way north.
"I would like to lead my troops to attack the Xiongnu immediately."
Afraid that the young master would disagree, the man immediately pleaded.
The young man in purple looked out the window thoughtfully and looked at Chen Wei who was distributing porridge to disaster relief.
He told himself countless times in his heart that he and Weiwei could only be strangers who had nothing to do with each other in this life, and the deal between them had been reached.
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