November 25, 1332, New Yu Era
Yangzhou City, Bailu Headquarters
In the Zhengxin Hall, which has been converted to the Alliance headquarters, more than ten people are gathered together, each expressing their views on the matter of Hexi.
"Could this Hou Yuxiao truly have such a good heart?"
"Absolutely impossible, there must be something suspicious. I dealt with Hou Yuxiao ten years ago. He is greedy and cunning, with a nature like a sly fox, definitely not a good person. To say he is doing this for the people of Hexi, I absolutely do not believe it."
"Tsk tsk, over eighty million people, what a grand facade..."
"We cannot refuse him, and neither can the Great Jin. That's the cleverness of Hou Yuxiao."
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Though their tones varied, most of the people evidently remained skeptical of Hou Yuxiao, believing that his so-called plea for the people is mostly hypocritical, with some ulterior motive.
