If it were the early years of the Dynasty, Xu Xing's strategy might have gone wrong. With a wise Emperor in place, the Civil & Military Officers below would not easily defy his will, and the state's violent machinery would operate at high speed under their command until they found the two fugitive officials and a group of rebels.
But by this time, Fengxi Country had already experienced fourteen Emperors and was in the 21st year of Chongming.
Political strife was rampant in the Court, and there was widespread corruption from top to bottom.
Just the large number of private slaves owned by the nobles in Shenjing could not withstand the scrutiny of the Imperial Court.
