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Hello and welcome to the history of China.

Episode 142, Dithering the war away.

Last time the Empress Dowager Leo ruled over her son for 20-some years as Regent of the Realm before dying in 1033, thus leaving Emperor Rundzon with the, a all more poevich-esque reveal moments.

Renzon you are not the son of Empress Leo.

And so this time we begin Renzon's three-decade period of personal rule.

Emperor Renzon acted swiftly in purging his government of any and all vestiges of his not-mother's reign over him and his realm.

Targeting in particular the extra unit positions Leo had created.

In spite of this start, anyone with high hopes that Rundzong's personal rule would mark the emergence of a bold fresh vision of government

would quickly come to find themselves disappointed.

It's probably not going to sound too crazy about someone who let his mom continue to

rule over him for some six odd years after he should have taken over and then

seem perfectly content to let his mom's BFF continue to rule in his name after she died. But yeah, Renzon was not

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