However, over the years, as the Inward Officers gained growing power and gradually took control of many court affairs, the major noble families started sending their offspring into their ranks.
These pampered sons and daughters of nobility, who never lifted a finger in their life, rarely possessed a Fate Pattern. Aside from selecting officials through civil and military examinations, serving as an Inward Officer was the only other career path available.
Indulged by their families at home, they somewhat restrained themselves in the royal court, but once assigned to supervise the localities, they behaved almost lawlessly.
Take Protector-General Song for example, he made a grand spectacle before setting out, excessively feasting and celebrating at the expense of the local populace's provisions for years, urgently requisitioning supplies from the surrounding warehouses for logistics, and forcing labor to the point of death of several strong men to meet demands in a short time.
