With Lu Fang bringing 5,000 warhorses and the tribute of a new memorial from the King of Northern Liang, Northern Liang officially won recognition from the Song Kingdom, and attracted the attention of the world.
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When Zhao Jian received the news, she was speechless for a long time. She hadn't expected her master to suddenly become the ruler of Northern Liang.
She was a County Princess of Great Song, while her master had become the ruler of another country. Wasn't that a little inappropriate?
But she couldn't bring herself to directly declare that she no longer recognized Wang Yue as her master, so she was torn.
Cao Danshu was also in a difficult position. After all, her whole family served as officials in Great Song, while her master had suddenly become the ruler of another country. No matter what they did, they would no longer be able to win the current emperor's trust.
And since the Cao family had their hands in military affairs, failing to earn the emperor's trust was extremely dangerous.
Le Shan, however, didn't think much of it. She felt that Wang Yue would always be her master, no matter what. Even if he was a foreign king, it made no difference.
Besides, whatever else he was, Wang Yue was her brother-in-law. He was one of their own!
Wang Jiantong cared even less. After all, the Beggars' Sect had been established at Wang Yue's behest, and the equal-field tax system he had introduced had clearly made all the Beggars' Sect members yearn for it. Wang Jiantong certainly wouldn't change his mind.
As a result, some Beggars' Sect disciples who wanted to settle down headed for Northern Liang of their own accord, hoping to obtain land there.
Wang Jiantong was busy handling this matter, so he