Bulletin, Issues 70-71The Museum, 1998 - China |
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Notwithstanding , if you require us to make a covenant with you under the walls , we will not do so , though our city should be utterly overthrown . Withdraw from us 30 le ( li ) and then we will accept your commands .
Notwithstanding , if you require us to make a covenant with you under the walls , we will not do so , though our city should be utterly overthrown . Withdraw from us 30 le ( li ) and then we will accept your commands .
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One dou of rice cost 3,000 qian . People ate each other . The locusts in Huainan came from the west . Instead of flying they crawled and floated . They went over the walls of Yangzhou and into the magistrate's office .
One dou of rice cost 3,000 qian . People ate each other . The locusts in Huainan came from the west . Instead of flying they crawled and floated . They went over the walls of Yangzhou and into the magistrate's office .
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Within the walls food supplies were exhausted , one dou of rice was valued at 30,000 qian . People killed and ate each other . Some ate mud . Horses ate each others ' manes and tails . Using alcohol Yan and the others commanded the ...
Within the walls food supplies were exhausted , one dou of rice was valued at 30,000 qian . People killed and ate each other . Some ate mud . Horses ate each others ' manes and tails . Using alcohol Yan and the others commanded the ...
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