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Half of them wanted to fight. To take it back. To restore what was lost. The other half said: the dynasty must survive. Even if diminished. Even if it means never going home. They argued for months. The hawks lost. Five hundred thousand people followed the court south. They called the new city Lin'…

Half of them wanted to fight. To take it back. To restore what was lost. The other half said: the dynasty must survive. Even if diminished. Even if it means never going home. They argued for months. The hawks lost. Five hundred thousand people followed the court south. They called the new city Lin'an. In Chinese — it means: Temporary Peace. We'll go back, they told themselves. We'll reclaim the north. They never did.