August, the third year of Jianyuan
At the court meeting, General Dou Ying reported that the Minyue had secretly occupied the land of the rebellious King of Nanhai, hiding the former Crown Prince Ju of Wu, and attacking Dong'ou, so he requested to send troops to punish them.
"The barbarians fear power and do not obey virtue, and they often rebel. Only when we can overcome virtue with force, relocate the people and give up the land, and establish counties, can we be under the power of heaven."
Dou Ying's words were quite blunt, so blunt that the court officials who were unaware of the inside story were dumbfounded and unable to react for a long time.
What surprised them was not that Dou Ying was going to send troops, as the fact that he was hiding Liu Ju was enough to defeat Minyue. Instead, they were surprised by the "relocation of people and surrender of land". In the eyes of most court officials, that piece of land was of no value at all, so what was the point of conquering it?
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