Yang Yi continued:
"Afterwards, Duan Ruo and the Prince Yi Mansion fought to the death, until Great Zhou attacked Huzhou—that was the year I left, and the outcome was finally decided.
"During those years of conflict between the two factions, they both expended quite a bit of their resources, including the silver coin spent on seeking assistance from the Central Plains.
"Therefore, after Duan Ruo came to power, the national treasury was depleted, unable to support him to immediately wage war against Dongzi, so he began to recuperate and build strength.
"His strategy was to let Dongzi be, while taking advantage of Great Zhou's world newly established, the officers and soldiers weary, and the generational shift between old and new generals, to attack Great Zhou, plundering wealth to enrich his coffers."
