Since the news were intentionally blocked by the Beggar g**g, that battle was not known to most outsiders. The royal household of Northern Song helped the g**g block that piece of news.
Currently, it was a mess for Northern Song. Neither the g**g nor the imperial household wanted such things to spread.
Lord Virtuous the Eighth's palace covered a huge area. It was made like a garden, with water-surrounded corridors, curved streams, gorgeous and antique pavilions, in which many rare and fragrant plants were grown. The pattern arrays created a suitable environment for their growth.
As a job-free lord, Lord Virtuous the Eighth had been in a semi-relaxed state for the past ten years, planting flowers and grass, rearing fish and insects. Only when there was something urgent in Northern Son
