Dongting, Baling City.
The crowd surged like a stream, carrying large and small bundles, traveling by carts and horses, or staggering along with troops, heading north.
The Emperor's commands had already been relayed back, the north had triumphed, capturing the Liang's Imperial Capital, Daliang.
His Majesty had already moved the capital to Daliang and had re-established it there.
And although Baling City still retained the name of Imperial Capital, it had become the South Capital, and its political, economic, and cultural centers had long since begun to migrate northward.
This glorious Imperial Capital of several decades had now entered decline, beyond anyone's ability to salvage.
The residents of the city, too, at this time, were bound by a migration edict to abandon their properties and head north.
To this, naturally, there were those in the city who were reluctant and did not wish to leave their homeland.
