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IntheninthyearofHanYuanping，thesnowstorminChang'ancameearlierthanusual.
InthewildernessatthejunctionofYouzhouandBingzhou，theonceprosperoustownhaslongbeenreducedtoruins.Theairsmelledofscorchedearthandrustyiron.Thetwoexhaustedarmiesfacedoffatthe38thparallelnorthacrossahorizontallinerandomlydrawnonthemapbythegeneralsofthetwoarmies.However，theemperorsofbothsidesdidnotrecognizethisline，butwereforcedbythegeneralsofbothsidestorecognizethisdividingline，sotheemperorshadtoacquiesce.
1.TheNorthofIronandBlood:WesternHanDynastyInChang'an，theformerheartoftheempire，thereisnolongerthesoundofsilkandbamboo.
GeneralWeiQingyunstoodonthethickcitywallofChang'an，lookingattherollingmountainstothenorth.Thesoldiersbehindhimwerewipingtheirspearsinsilence.Thisisthe＂WesternHanDynasty＂，butamongthepeopleoftheEasternHanDynasty，peoplearemoreaccustomedtocallingitthe＂NorthernHanDynasty＂.
＂General，theenvoyfromthesouthhasarrived.＂Thedeputygeneralreportedinalowvoice.
WeiQingyunsnortedcoldly，andthearmormadeaclangingsoundashemoved.Inthenorth，farmingisforwarandsurvivalisforrevenge.ThegeographicalenvironmentofbeingclosetotheXiongnuandXianbeimadeeveryonehere，whethernobleorpeasant，becomeacoginthewarmachine.Here，weaknessandshrinkageequaldeath.
PoetryandSilkintheSouth:EasternHanDynastyThousandsofmilesawayinLuoyang，itwasadifferentscene.Althoughtheshadowofthecivilwarhasnotcompletely
dissipated，Luoyang'smarkethasreturnedtoitsformerglory.Peopleherebelieveincivilianruleandvalueartandelegance.Thisisthe＂EasternHanDynasty＂，asouthernempirethatistiredbutstillwealthy.Theyoungmastersofaristocraticfamilieswererecitingpoemsandtalkingaboutthisabsurdpeaceintherestaurant.Tothem，thoserelativesinthenorthwhoheldironswordsandhaddustyfaceshadbecomeanotherstrangecreature.ThewarmclimateandthedevelopmentofagricultureallowedtheSouthtoquicklyhealfromthetraumaofthewar，butitalsomadetheborderbecomeincreasinglycold.
2.Covenantontheruins
Atthe＂PingyuanMeeting＂thatday，tworoyalemperorswiththsamesurnameLiustoodontheruins，lookingatthe＂invisiblelinthatranthroughthetwostatesofYoubianandcrossedthetributariesoftheYellowRiver.
Theywereonceafamily，butnowtherearetenyearsofbloodfeudandahundredthousanddeadbonesbetweenthem.
＂Fromtodayon，＂thenorthernemperor'svoicewashoarse，＂wewillmakeChang'anourcapitalandreturntofortitudeandsurvival.＂
＂SouthofLuoyang，＂thesouthernemperorloweredhiseyes，＂returnstoeleganceandprosperity.＂
Atthatmoment，theHanDynastywasnolongeracountrywithcompleteterritory.
