The Imperial Censors sent to various localities were originally responsible for supervising and suppressing the soldiers dealing with civilian rebellions, preventing them from committing atrocities such as killing innocents for accolades or looting large households amidst chaos.
Yin Xiaocheng was proficient in military management and upheld strict discipline. Although the local garrison was mobilized occasionally, military discipline was well maintained, with no violations of law and order.
The Imperial Censors had little opportunity to showcase their skills in their primary duties, but instead uncovered the reasons behind the civilian rebellions — the taxes in places like Yuanzhou were indeed excessively heavy, extraordinarily so.
The Yuanzhou region was commercially prosperous, with fertile arable land, known as a place of wealth, generating substantial tax revenue. Correspondingly, the officials serving in places like Yuanzhou were relatively well-off.
