Although Ye Tian had not ventured outside Linchuan Prefecture for a long time, both Meng Qian and Linger had complained to him about how ignorant the common people of the Ning Dynasty were.
To put it simply: Even though Ning Yun had already issued an official proclamation to the entire realm, telling everyone that all the past events were merely plots orchestrated by Murong Chong and Zhao Yuan, and that he, along with Da Qian and the Ning Dynasty, had simply been pawns utilized by them—even though the truth had been made blatantly clear—there were still those who insisted on casting him as the murderer and harbored a deep, bone-chilling hatred for him.
In contrast, although Jiangnan had also suffered the ravages of war early on, and some people there had likewise blamed him as one of the chief culprits, such voices instantly became targets of public criticism, met with skepticism and fierce rebuttals from countless Jiangnan commoners.
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