After Yan Zizhuo, the Crown Prince of Dawei, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, the first thing he did was to issue an order to attack the Chu Kingdom, thus igniting a three-year long war between Dawei and Chu.
During these three years, the citizens of both nations suffered immensely, inevitably burdened with heavy taxes and levies, voices of grievance filled the air.
Many citizens migrated to the Qin State, and suddenly the population pressure there surged dramatically.
"Lately, many more citizens have migrated here, and it's hard to say when this war will end. If it continues like this, I'm afraid that the Qin State will get dragged into it as well," someone said.
In the third-floor of a tavern.
A woman dressed as a graceful and elegant matron in deep purple robes leaned by the window, gazing at the city gate nearby.
There, refugees were queuing up for free rice porridge.
