Eastern Dynasty, Imperial Capital Shengjing.
In the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Dongfang Xinghe sat in a chair behind a table, expressionless as he perused the petitions in his hand, while the civil and military ministers below argued incessantly.
The news that several Southern princes had been slaughtered and troops under King Qin had entered had already returned, prompting Dongfang Xinghe to call upon civil and military ministers to discuss related matters.
Regarding the matter of the princes growing too powerful, most civil and military officials in court maintained the viewpoint of dispatching troops to suppress them. However, there was disagreement on how to deploy troops and who should lead them.
In everyone's view, the various rebellions were merely minor afflictions, as these uprisings had not affected too many states of the Dynasty and were contained within their territories.
