An illustrious era will eventually come to an end.
Gu Jin's passing struck the Great Song like a bolt from the blue.
Although he had made many arrangements, taking into account all the essential matters the Great Song was facing, it could never match the strategic acumen he displayed during his lifetime.
Yet, nothing in this world is perfect; even with countless strategies, what can be achieved?
It was the same for Gu Jin, just as it was for the brothers Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi.
Their ideals, their ambitions, and the efforts they poured into them all their lives, ultimately could not withstand the passage of time, destined to slowly fade away in the river of epochs.
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Liao Kingdom, Kaijing.
The news of Gu Jin's death was relayed here promptly.
For Liao, this was undoubtedly unprecedented good news, even celebrated by the entire nation.
However, Wang Yingchen alone wore a faint trace of indistinct desolation between his brows.
