[I'm planning to finish revising the last few chapters in September, then gradually settle into a steady update schedule. After this round, I won't revise the story again until it's finished. 9.11]
Prologue
The Jin kingdom decisively defeated the army led by Emperor Zhao Hao of Yun. The entire force of three hundred thousand was wiped out, and the emperor himself was captured by the enemy. The ministers, led by Han Yunwen, supported Prince Zhao Zhen in heading south to Jiangzhou, where he ascended the throne and moved the capital to Yunjing.
The Jin army advanced in triumph, reaching the walls of Zhongdu. With vast swathes of Yun's Hebei and Hedong territories on the verge of being lost, Yan Suiyu, deputy general defending Suzhou, killed Zhang Qianyi, the commander who had advocated surrender, on the eve of battle. He staked the lives of every soldier defending the city on holding Zhongdu's final line of defense.
After failing to capture the city despite a long siege, and with turmoil breaking out in Jin, the Jin army began considering a retreat. Yun seized the opportunity to negotiate peace, agreeing to become a vassal and pay tribute, and to cede fifteen border cities in exchange for Zhao Hao, who had by then become the Retired Emperor.
Because he had insisted on resisting Jin, Yan Suiyu angered the court officials backing his former commander, Zhang Qianyi, who had since died. After returning to court, he faced the hostility of Yunjing's civil and military officials alike. Along with Zhou Qian, a defector from Jin, he became one of the most unwelcome people in all of Yunjing.
(The term
Damn, there's a little problem at the end of the second chapter. It's not appropriate to use bullets in the ancient setting (づ ●─● )づ But it's about Jinjiang and I think it has a more ancient official atmosphere. Come on (???_??)?
The so-called understanding in this chapter - Yan Suiyu still can't understand each other, because they are so different from each other, with completely different ways of thinking, environment and status, but the two people can come together because of their common ideals. This is what I want to say, "Therefore, a gentleman walks in different ways but has the same goal. He moves according to his nature and each is at peace with himself." Love does not need to understand, but it must be tolerant.