Back to the story, with Marquis Wuping leading the opposition against the new policies of land registration of commoners, the state collection of taxes for public expenses, and other initiatives proposed by the Emperor, the curtain has finally fallen. However, this doesn't mean that the implementation of these policies went smoothly.
The royal power doesn't reach the countryside, and many local officials pretended not to know about these new policies of land registration of commoners and state collection of taxes. They thought that with the mountains high and the Emperor far away, they could decide whether or not to implement them, and the Emperor would never know. Unfortunately, they underestimated the Emperor.
