The Eastern Capital changed hands peacefully.
In these circumstances, everyone had their own thoughts.
Although the people of the Eastern Capital had long looked forward to it, when the moment came, they still could not help cheering and leaping for joy, and the fragrance of porridge made from old grain filled the city; the soldiers accompanying the Exorcising the Dragon Gang had finally finished a war that had lasted over half a year and taken them across untold miles, and were going home to receive their rewards. Naturally, the scent of wine spread along all the many Heavenly Streets of the Eastern Capital, until even cloth, jewelry, livestock, and paintings and calligraphy sold out.
These were only the most visible signs, what the common people felt. Those concerned with politics were also watching the changing situation.
Those who had surrendered wondered how they would be employed, or how to avoid political storms and settle down in peace; the meritorious members of the Exorcising the Dragon Gang thought about the Chief, Great Chief, and Dragonhead positions to be allotted at the assembly before the end of the year, and about their coming appointments. More than that, with a single word, Chief Zhang had dissolved every Traveling Office, including the Grand Traveling Office, and formally established the Southern Office... No one could stop this, but Yecheng's status plummeting, ripples of unease among the people of Hebei, and even fluctuations in house prices would all be inevitable.
But what could anyone do? Who could possibly stop all this?
That was essentially why Zhang Xing had dumped the affairs of the Eastern Capital, Western Capital, and Yecheng onto Bai Yousi, Dan Tonghai, and Wei Xuanding. If those three, together with the original members of the Grand Traveling Office, could not manage the capital relocation,