Yan Xiaohan played his part as a source of calamity subtly, pretending that he didn’t understand the turbulent undercurrent between Fu Shen and Zhao Xicheng.

The conflicting relationship between the Northern Yan Army and the new Dynasty was going to be set on the table sooner or later. Fu Shen wanting to re-order the land wasn’t untrue, but he also couldn’t fight up close and personal at the front while allowing the new Dynasty to lag behind and collect what he had left, leaving both of his hands empty for the sole result of having a ‘loyal and obedient’ reputation.