The Rebellion of the Eight Kings depleted the national power of the Western Jin Dynasty, and the elites of the Central Plains were wiped out in internal fighting. In the winter of the first year of Yongxing in the Western Jin Dynasty (304), the Xiongnu Liu Yuan rebelled against the Jin Dynasty in Lishi and called himself the King of Han. Bingzhou suffered from famine for many years, and people died of hunger everywhere. Sima Teng, the governor of Bingzhou, was unable to resist Liu Yuan, so he decided to lead 20,000 soldiers and civilians of Bingzhou eastward from Taihang to eat in Jizhou. This refugee team was the predecessor of the "Beggar Army". The word "begging for a living" expresses the humility and tenacity of the refugees in troubled times - they have nothing to ask for but to survive. And the protagonist is in this refugee team...
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Very good people are starving to death, but they still have human feelings.
Very appetizing, but the portrayal of the protagonist is a bit lacking
Very good people are starving to death, but they still have human feelings.
Very appetizing, but the portrayal of the protagonist is a bit lacking