From the start, the khan sent a declaration of war, and military funds were being embezzled.
The sixteen-year-old boy emperor was surrounded by old foxes who held the real power.
Grand Preceptor Ye had ruled as regent for three years, wielding power over the entire court. The newly established Ministry of Commerce and the court's old and new factions were locked in a complex struggle, with undercurrents surging.
In the spring of the first year of Yuanxing, a grand contest for power began.
