One thing was undeniable for Pei Xuanjing. That was the irreversible impact of the power he had seized from the Great Ming royal family and imperial court when he showed his hand at the Great Morning Meeting.
Even though the Taoist School that Pei Xuanjing represented later formed an alliance with the Ming royal family, providing support to the Ming royal family and the imperial court, the ambition ignited by his actions was hard to extinguish in other factions.
"If Pei Xuanjing can do it, why can't I?"
Although no one voiced this sentence out loud, many forces started acting accordingly.
Especially when Pei Xuanjing and his associates chose to cede interests to the Ji Fang Alliances in order to expedite the Divine Dynasty's plan, it was already too late to reverse the course of events.
Today's Military City was infiltrated by various forces. The covert takeover of the city was an inevitable event, something nobody could prevent.