Ban Chao was momentarily taken aback, and after taking a deep breath, he nodded with unusual seriousness.
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For the current Great Han.
Such a large-scale mobilization of troops naturally wouldn't cause much of a stir.
However, the ministers often brought up this matter.
They seemed to have sensed the intentions of Liu Zhuang and Gu Kang.
Every so often, they would say things like how all the people of the empire hoped the Emperor could continue to rest and recuperate.
It seemed they wanted to use the name of the people to dispel Liu Zhuang's thoughts.
Just farm, that's all!
Why wage wars when there's no need?
The Western Regions are so far... how much manpower would it take?
As for the Northern Xiongnu, that's not even worth mentioning.
Back in the day, Emperor Xiaowu fought for so many years, and in the end, wasn't able to root them out completely, was he?
Look at how much the people love you today.
