"Not only money and provisions, but also the trust between Zhao Hanzhang and me is completely lost. How dare I entrust my back to her? Does she dare to trust me?"
This is the most objective reason.
Over the past year, trust between Gou Xi and Zhao Hanzhang has been completely lost. The current surface peace is only maintained due to the prevailing situation.
It's impossible to expect them to cooperate in reclaiming lost territories.
Zhao Hanzhang's proposal could only deceive someone like the emperor.
However, there are quite a few who share the emperor's thoughts. They agree with the general trend Zhao Hanzhang laid out in the proposal, and naturally, they agree with her idea of reclaiming lost territories.
Many aristocratic families fleeing south decided to return north upon seeing the circulating proposal.
Zu Ti and Wang Xuan were among them.
Zu Ti fled from Luoyang during last year's grain shortage, accompanied by a hundred families.
