The Beginning Shocks the Emperor Wu: Did You Write This Poem?.

Summary

The passage describes the massive military preparations of Mo Bei, New Silla, and Western Xia for an impending war. Mo Bei mobilizes 700,000 people, including 400,000 horses and 100,000 cattle, with 150,000 cavalry riders. New Silla is extorting resources and assembling troops. In Western Xia, the young Empress Dowager Jin Yun Ji and her court lady Zhao Jing Er strategize about troop deployment and potential territorial expansion. Zhao Jing Er begins a brutal purge of potential opposition, executing high-ranking officials to consolidate the Empress Dowager's power and prepare for the coming conflict.

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