Feng Yun first set her sights on the Liu household in the eastern part of the city.
Liu Yan's grandfather had served as a Military Governor, a prominent and influential family, crowded with wives and concubines, flourishing with descendants, reveling in abundance, occupying half of Yuqing Alley in the eastern city. Their three-story earthen building towered in Yuqing Alley and could be seen from afar.
Upon closer inspection, the iron-cast gates were towering and even taller than the government offices, with holes for shooting arrows in the wall, and a considerable number of servants and retainers. From the day the war started, the Liu family had closed off their doors to visitors and had been indifferent to external affairs.
Feng Yun sent someone with a visiting card and then, putting on men's clothing and struggling with herself as she tied up her chest, she visited as an official of the Great General in charge of the grain supply, bringing gifts with her.
