Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao Ming were unaware that both Luoyang and Great Jin were in peril.
Prince East Sea and Gou Xi were engaged in a fierce battle. Gou Xi was considered a military genius, often victorious on the battlefield, but despite months of fighting, he was unable to overcome Prince East Sea due to the prince's immense power.
Gou Xi was too formidable; Prince East Sea could neither weaken his forces nor diminish his prestige, ending up thoroughly exhausted instead.
Meanwhile, Prince East Sea had great power and held the emperor under his control; Gou Xi could defeat his army but couldn't seize territory, let alone enter Luoyang to "rescue" the emperor.
Thus, after two months of warfare, all they accomplished was depleting a vast amount of grains and soldiers, leaving the affected civilians impoverished, without achieving any substantial outcome.
