At this moment, after the arrival of the grand army, Shen Qiu was preparing to lead his troops out of the camp to attack Jiangxia City, to test the depth of the Chu army. Bai Yian, as the de facto commander of the grand army, naturally came along to observe.
However, now that the grand army hadn't launched its attack yet, Shen Qiu seemed to have been stirred up emotionally, which greatly alarmed Bai Yian.
He knew that His Majesty harbored dread in his heart towards Jiangxia City and thus directed his anger towards the Xiao Family. But now was not the time for internal strife and purges, nor for such actions.
The dissatisfaction with the Xiao Family was almost universal among the six surnames and seven aristocratic families of Linhai.
Even within the Xiao Family itself, there were many grievances against Emperor Hongdao and Emperor Longqing, blaming the father and son for the decline and fall of the Xiao Shi Dynasty and for bringing the family to its current dire state.
