All the great Governors attended their own wedding feasts, and Zhu Wencong could somewhat guess their objectives, all with personal interests to tout.
The Imperial Court does not allow them to meet with Zhu Wencong or to engage in private transactions, yet today's Imperial Court has long lost its authority.
The royalty fears the excessive power of local Governors yet needs their help to suppress rebellion, giving them everything when needed, and a meaningful glance is enough to make them voluntarily reduce their armies when they are no longer needed.
In the past, they would never have had such power, nor would the Imperial Court let the tiger return to the mountain; at least it would recall them to the Imperial Capital and keep them at bay with idle posts.
Unfortunately, the imperial power of the Qing court has collapsed, and in the face of increasingly powerful Governors, it is forced to let them continue to command their respective regions.
