Their main concern was the old Emperor's prolonged refusal to return north. Could it be that the old Emperor intends to relocate the capital back to Yingtian Prefecture?
Once this thought took root in their minds, it grew wildly like weeds.
For the Northern powerful and noble scholars, a relocation would undoubtedly be a catastrophic disaster.
Without the halo of the Capital, the North would lose the substantial financial support of the South. Even more frightening is that they would be completely out of the power core of the Great Yu Dynasty.
From both an economic and political perspective, this is absolutely intolerable for them.
And the Border Town Aristocratic Families of the Nine Borders also have their complaints.
For two centuries, these military families have been expanding their influence by taking advantage of border troubles, gradually forming a situation where they hold significant power.
