While Murong Fu and Lan Fenghuang were carrying out intensive reforms within the Five Venoms Sect, the imperial court of the Kingdom of Dali merely sent a few perfunctory inquiries before losing interest altogether.
No one even cared when the Five Venoms Sect withdrew its military forces.
At present, three distinct factions held sway within the Dali court: the first was the powerful official Yang Yizhen; the second comprised Prime Minister Gao Shengtai and his son; and the third was the imperial Duan clan.
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