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Extra: The origin of Han Jinqing and Ji Zhuoyun 1

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In the 90th year of Xinghe Dynasty, Han Jinqing, who was then the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was demoted to the border town of Haozhou as the governor for offending the family of Concubine Yi, who was favored by the time.

Haozhou borders Qiyu State, with a small area and poor soil. Most of the people are pawn vendors. They rely on selling goods between the two countries to make ends meet. They also have to face the nuisance of barbaric and fierce bandits on Qiyu State's border, and the people are living in poverty.

When Han Jinqing took office, the situation in Xinghe and Qi and Yu countries was turbulent. Because Haozhou was on the border, the people were in a panic all day long in the shadow of war. The city was in a depressed state, and the people tried their best to avoid going out. At night, they closed the door early, and the entire Haozhou seemed like an empty city.

Since Han Jinqing was 17 years old and was named the top scholar by the current emperor's imperial pen, he has been smooth sailing in his career. The emperor has admired his talent and ruling ability. He only took five years to be promoted from a seventh-rank official to a fourth-rank official, not to mention his outstanding performance among his younger colleagues, many veterans in the court also looked at him with admiration. This demotion undoubtedly brought a heavy blow to his political career.

At that time, he was young and energetic. Even though he knew that all objective conditions were not good for him, he still secretly decided to make some achievements in Haozhou as soon as possible and transfer back to the capital as soon as possible.

After he became the governor of Haozhou, he opened warehouses and grain, added clinics and relief halls, exempted taxes from all vendors, built roads and bridges, and opened up the barriers between Haozhou and the neighboring bustling towns. He also visited the people from visiting the people from time to time, and also frequently walked with local gentry and local officials. The implementation of these policies and actions, no matter what Han Jinqing's original purpose was, did change the appearance of Haozhou for a while. Many people regained their confidence in the government, and even felt that with the support of the government, the bandits were not that scary. However, the terrifying thing about the war was that people often died in the dark.

On a night in late autumn in the 1990s of the Xinghe Dynasty, the city of Haozhou was as quiet as usual, with occasional barking of dogs and crying of babies. On the towering city walls, patrol soldiers walked back and forth, guarding the city.

In the middle of the night, fire suddenly surged into the sky, and a large number of soldiers from Qi and Yu rushed in from the broken city gate, burning, killing, and plundering, doing everything. The crowd's terrifying shouts echoed above the city. All the guards in Haozhou City came out in full swing and fought with the enemy until midnight. When the entire army was almost wiped out, the enemy suddenly withdrew. Haozhou City was then saved, but it had been slaughtered.

Han Jinqing stood on the city wall, always commanding the guards to fight the enemy, witnessing with his own eyes how Haozhou City was captured by the enemy and how it was destroyed under the enemy's iron hooves. The cold wind shook, and the flames reflected on his young and handsome face, and the black hairs were floating behind him, and the bloody aura spread out, completely covering him.

At this point, he knew that on the border, a powerful enemy-defense army was more important than any policy program.

Besides, Ji Zhuoyun, when the Xinghe Dynasty was 90 years old, he was only nineteen years old. He followed his father and uncle to participate in a large-scale battle against the Qi and Yu army, and was responsible for the Western Front War, which was the front line of Haozhou.

This was the second war he participated in, but it was the first time as a commander. Seeing the great rivers and mountains being trampled under the iron hoof by the Qilu army, he was full of enthusiasm and shouting. He thought of a surprise attack, and after he had made a hasty combat strategy, he led three thousand cavalry, thinking that he could take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and defeat the more with fewer, but he did not want to fall into the trap. More than two thousand people were soon killed in the enemy camp. He led the remaining hundreds of people to fight with the enemy in close combat, and fought out a bloody path, running away overnight. The enemy sent excellent cavalry to pursue them while they were victorious and wanted to kill them all.

This is the first time Ji Zhuoyun has felt the threat of death. There is no support or follow-up supply. He has led hundreds of people to successfully reach the nearest city in Xinghe, Yaozhou, with all his will and belief.