The remnants of the eunuch party's chaotic government during the Tianqi period have not yet been cleared up. Although Wei Zhongxian died, his followers were lurking in the six ministries, local government and factory security systems, and started a brutal party struggle with the Donglin Party. Although the Donglin Party held power, they claimed to be "clean" and excluded dissidents, turning a blind eye to the uprisings of the Houjin outside the customs and the refugees inside the customs.
