Many people believed that one reaped what one sowed and that being compensated for one's hard work was right and proper. After Fan Xian came to Jingdou from Danzhou, he had given his life for the Qing Kingdom a number of times and created a great deal of happiness for the people. Although he was not a very virtuous person, he had, involuntarily or purposely, planted many seeds of happiness. Unfortunately, in the autumn of the 10th year of the Qing calendar, none of those seeds bloomed.
All of his positions had been stripped. All of his powers had been taken back. All the people he cared about had been turned into hostages. He became a commoner, a wealthy fan of leisure who could only listen to music in Jingdou and hang around Baoyue Brothel.
No one protested his injustice. No one begged mercy for him from the Emperor. All the officials and people only calmly watched everything happen. They seemed undisturbed.
