Zhong Xingxiao planned to send some of his own people to gather information. He intended to visit every court official in the Zhou Dynasty who supported Murong Li's proposal for the merging of two countries, bearing lavish gifts to promote this agenda with all his might.
Very soon, Xiao Rongyan's people returned, saying that the Emperor of Zhou was relatively supportive of this treaty between the countries. Lu Jin also seemed to have spoken favorably of this merger treaty in the royal court. Moreover, Dong Qingping, the Emperor of Zhou's uncle, was caught between agreeing and disagreeing. Commandant Lu and Minister Shen also seemed to lean towards supporting this treaty, believing that Zhou would surely win.
