The affairs in the imperial court were becoming increasingly complicated. By the time matters reached his hands, all minor details had been handled, yet a pile of unforeseen issues remained. Although the national treasury was not facing major problems at present, it was still like robbing Peter to pay Paul, unable to escape this cycle of shifting resources around. At first, these unexpected events were as insignificant as a butterfly flapping its wings but eventually led to more and more disturbances, pulling along a series of related issues. The operation of various departments in the court was akin to maintaining a giant machine, which appeared grand and majestic to outsiders, full of dignity and magnificence. Only those involved knew that every operation of this machine required immens

