Since the city gates had been closed, both within and outside the capital, a sense of anxiety permeated the population. When news spread that the Eastern Barbarians had reached the northern bank of the Yellow River, panic escalated rapidly.
Each time the city gates were closed, prices inside the city would soar, leading to numerous deaths from starvation. Many influential figures knew in advance about the impending arrival of the Eastern Barbarians and secretly dispatched agents to stockpile supplies, hoping to profit from the situation.
However, this time, their plans backfired. The Ninth Princess ordered her secret intelligence agency to deploy agents disguised as ordinary citizens throughout the city to investigate.
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