Sure enough, as Su Bingwen and Song Yan had expected, ten days later, the imperial decree came to Liangzhou Military Town, mobilizing 3000 troops to the northwest to suppress the rebels.

In addition, the Liangzhou Prefecture was ordered to raise thousands of stones of grain and twenty-two thousand silver for the army.

One stone equals one hundred kilograms, and one thousand stones is one hundred thousand kilograms of grain.

Sending troops and food also put Liangzhou itself in danger. Even a clean official like Su Bingwen could not help complaining about the court.

Moreover, the court stipulated that the army must depart within five days.

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