According to Chen Zhu, Former Grand Secretary Fei Yi had likely known for quite some time that his mother didn't have long left to live. He also knew that the emperor would never allow him to skip the three-year mourning period and continue serving as grand secretary. Thus, he had constantly been trying to get rid of Wu Siqi so that an official from his own political faction could succeed him as grand secretary.0

Now that Wu Siqi had become the grand secretary, the conservatives under Fei Yi were undoubtedly harboring a great deal of resentment toward Chu Qiguang. Fei Yi was a former professor at the Northern Martial Arts Academy, and he had become a Dao Comprehension-state martial artist over twenty years ago.0

During his time at the Northern Martial Arts Academy, he had trained countless wujuren and wujinshi, earning him immense respect and reverence in the north. Many of his former students had also gone on to become officials in the imperial...0