Even during the New Year, I had no mood to celebrate, mainly because I was far too busy. Under my command, there were hardly any civil officials. Many of the officials in the cities we had conquered were stubbornly loyal. A portion of them were even collateral branches of the Royal Family, so naturally they were unwilling to work for me.
Though they did not resist, I didn't kill them; it was simply that with our territory expanding so vastly, the administration had become terribly troublesome. Regardless of anything else, the food crops had to be planted as the new year began. Planting the grain came first, and I had them shipped out to every single city. Reforms could be implemented slowly, but sowing the crops could not be delayed for even a single day.
Since Xiu'er and the others were preparing to spend the New Year in the Jin Dynasty, the military parade in Yanhuang City was organized by the three veteran elders, while Xiu'er and her group traveled over to the Jin Dynasty.
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