Da Xuan Martial Saint

“Half a month after King Han ascended, all six princes except King Liang departed with their forces, splitting the six domains into the states of Jin, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Qing, and Qi. Although nominally still affiliates of the Da Xuan Dynasty Court, they were practically independent.”

Hua Nongyue continued describing the shifting dynamics.

King Jin, King Chu, and the other eight princes each had their own fiefs previously, but in size, it was about one county each. Now, each prince returned to his fief, using it as a base to govern the entire domain as their nation.

Though King Han’s ascension was a fact and he sat in the central imperial court of Central Prefecture, the other princes combined could not overturn the power structure. Still, due to weak foundations among other reasons, King Han’s control was limited to Jingji Road.

Against the divided control of the other princes, he was temporarily powerless.

“Six princes each controlling a domain, the court holding Jingji Road, leaving only Cold North Path and Western Pass Domain. In Cold North Path, the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion had long relocated to Central Prefecture, and Blood Hidden Pavilion was unaccounted for. Furthermore, ‘Heavenly Blade’ chose to support King of North Garrison, Yuan Hong. Thus, Cold North Path was under Yuan Hong’s rule.”

“As for Western Pass Domain… it’s far west, sparsely populated, more barren than Cold North. Most of it is desert, and the princes had no interest in expanding there. A new force has emerged, controlled by six Great Sects, known as the ‘Six Paths Alliance,’ the current rulers of Western Pass Domain.”