Rong Country's Yinguang City.
The situation of the city's defending general, Jingye, had become quite awkward recently.
When he "bravely exposed" the plague in Yang Country, Yang Country was still a firm ally of Qi Country. His actions had the subtlety of striking at the power of Qi Country.
However, unexpectedly, Qi Country took this as a pretext to march its army into Yang Country, turning what was nominally a vassal state into actual Qi territory.
Thus, Jingye's actions were labeled by some as "lacking a sense of the bigger picture" and "disregard for the overall situation."
The root cause was that, after Yang realm became Qi Boundary, Rong Country now bordered Qi Country, becoming like a bed beside a couch.
It seemed that the fate of Yang Country today might well be that of Rong Country tomorrow.
