Looking at Old Man Wen, I felt as though all vitality had drained from his very being. Truth be told, he is a good man, one who cares for the peace of his dynasty and the well-being of the common folk; he possesses a heart full of great compassion. Seeing him like this, I truly couldn't bear it.
I walked up to him and said, "Old Man Wen, although I, as City Lord, am not exactly a saint, I am certainly not a villain who commits all manner of evil. Princess Wenjing has a patch of high-yield crops planted for seeds, doesn't she? You are, after all, my trusted aide. I will allow you to take some crops from your own fields, but you must instruct the people to plant them for one season outside the capital first, and only then distribute them further. You may also pass on our cultivation techniques to them."
"Giving them too many grain seeds at once is not necessarily a good thing. 'Possessing a jade ring becomes a crime'—surely you, Old Man Wen, understand this. It is not that I look down on your Li Dynasty, but your actual combat strength is truly lacking. With only 1.2 million Elite Soldiers, if you have too much grain, you might very well be destroyed by others."
Chapter 135