The opening of the Jing Luan Assembly did not have a specific date, only a general time frame.
The court merely required the summoned officials and martial masters to arrive in Dan Zhou after the rains and before the Start of Spring to complete the summoning.
Spring had just begun, and there was still a period of time until the rains, leaving what seemed like ample time. However, it would still take a considerable amount of time to travel across the country.
Even though those who were summoned were martial masters with exceptional physical strength and swiftness surpassing that of ordinary people, the Military Department responsible for leading the way would still issue orders to depart early in order to avoid missing the window.
For those in Yongzhou, Dan Zhou was not too far away, so the departure date was actually not that early.
Cities far from Dan Zhou had already commenced their journeys a month earlier.
