In Chuzhou tonight, some were scheming, some wavering, some struggling, some disheartened.
A retired former Vice Minister of Works, though his home hadn't been targeted for confiscation, led his entire family to hang themselves.
A Commander in Chuzhou, who overnight became the man with the most military power in the city under the Yan people, was busy leading his more than two thousand subordinates to raid homes and wipe out families, one by one.
A respected elder, who had agreed to the Yan people's demands and become the new head of civil officials in Chuzhou, sat alone in his courtyard, drinking peach blossom wine all through the desolate, cold night.
