Recently, due to feuding between commoners and religious folk, bandits took advantage of the situation, burning, looting, and killing, throwing the capital into utter chaos. Therefore, the governors and prefects of each province are ordered to quickly select cavalry and infantry troops, drawing from local resources, select capable officers and troops from among the local forces, using local funds to support them, and command several battalions of troops to march day and night to await orders. The situation in the capital is dire; no delays! This order is to be relayed to all provinces by express courier; six hundred li expedited delivery! So ordered!
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