General Ashina also felt that General Guo was excessively extravagant and frivolous, but he didn't say anything, merely instructing his deputy, "Restrain the soldiers. We will be conducting strict training in the coming days, as we are about to set out on the expedition to Kucha."
The deputy acknowledged and asked, "There are former nobles of Gaochang visiting..."
"Decline all of them," General Ashina said indifferently, "unless it pertains to military affairs, refuse to see anyone else."
Because General Guo had a taste for luxury, he was well-liked by the local nobility. In fact, when seriously considered, the common people of Xizhou also favored General Guo.
Although he was extravagant, he seldom levied money or grain from them, instead, during wars, he retained spoils of war or solicited exquisite items from passing merchants under the pretense of escorting them.
