"Tell them this: the court knows of their suffering. The war at the Northern Border is fought to safeguard the peace of Kyushu. Ask them to endure a little longer, to place their faith in the court once more."
"Here and now, the Gu Clan swears this: once the Northern Border is pacified, the court will surely exert its full strength to provide relief, rebuild their homes, and remit their taxes."
"To raise rebellion at this moment will only cause grief to one's kin and joy to one's foes, plunging the realm into deeper chaos, until none can survive."
His tone was heavy with exhaustion.
Now that matters had come to this pass, he had no choice but to call upon the strength of the Gu Clan to suppress such disorder.
The Gu Clan's reputation throughout the realm needed no elaboration.
All the more so under these policies that rose from the bottom up.
Some scions of the Gu Clan enjoyed such terrifyingly high prestige among the common folk.
