Chapter 484

The reform in Tianjing is in full swing, but the reform in the Taihang Mountains is even more radical. During his time in the Taihang Mountains, Zhou Tieyi primarily proposed reform plans and worked to fragment the power structures of the three provinces. He prevented the imperial relatives, noble families, local power brokers, the Military School, the Mohist School, the Gongshu family, the Confucianists, and the Buddhists from forming a cohesive bloc. Following the Ink Stone Case, the Military School temporarily severed its ties with the Taihang noble families. Due to the reform dividends promised by Zhou Tieyi and the opportunity to atone for their past misdeeds, the noble families betrayed the local power brokers.