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IntheninthyearofHanYuanping,thesnowstorminChang'ancameearlierthanusual.
InthewildernessatthejunctionofYouzhouandBingzhou,theonceprosperoustownhaslongbeenreducedtoruins.Theairsmelledofscorchedearthandrustyiron.Thetwoexhaustedarmiesfacedoffatthe38thparallelnorthacrossahorizontallinerandomlydrawnonthemapbythegeneralsofthetwoarmies.However,theemperorsofbothsidesdidnotrecognizethisline,butwereforcedbythegeneralsofbothsidestorecognizethisdividingline,sotheemperorshadtoacquiesce.
1.TheNorthofIronandBlood:WesternHanDynastyInChang'an,theformerheartoftheempire,thereisnolongerthesoundofsilkandbamboo.
GeneralWeiQingyunstoodonthethickcitywallofChang'an,lookingattherollingmountainstothenorth.Thesoldiersbehindhimwerewipingtheirspearsinsilence.Thisisthe"WesternHanDynasty",butamongthepeopleoftheEasternHanDynasty,peoplearemoreaccustomedtocallingitthe"NorthernHanDynasty".
"General,theenvoyfromthesouthhasarrived."Thedeputygeneralreportedinalowvoice.
WeiQingyunsnortedcoldly,andthearmormadeaclangingsoundashemoved.Inthenorth,farmingisforwarandsurvivalisforrevenge.ThegeographicalenvironmentofbeingclosetotheXiongnuandXianbeimadeeveryonehere,whethernobleorpeasant,becomeacoginthewarmachine.Here,weaknessandshrinkageequaldeath.
PoetryandSilkintheSouth:EasternHanDynastyThousandsofmilesawayinLuoyang,itwasadifferentscene.Althoughtheshadowofthecivilwarhasnotcompletely
dissipated,Luoyang'smarkethasreturnedtoitsformerglory.Peopleherebelieveincivilianruleandvalueartandelegance.Thisisthe"EasternHanDynasty",asouthernempirethatistiredbutstillwealthy.Theyoungmastersofaristocraticfamilieswererecitingpoemsandtalkingaboutthisabsurdpeaceintherestaurant.Tothem,thoserelativesinthenorthwhoheldironswordsandhaddustyfaceshadbecomeanotherstrangecreature.ThewarmclimateandthedevelopmentofagricultureallowedtheSouthtoquicklyhealfromthetraumaofthewar,butitalsomadetheborderbecomeincreasinglycold.
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