The entire vast state machinery, coordinated with Wang Linchi's extensive memory banks, worked intensely to fortify all of Dajing. This was to prevent any issues that might arise among the Spirit Masters.
If the Spirit Masters dared to rebel, they would be exterminated without delay. Wang Linchi indeed had no need for them.
When problems with the civil service examination system were made public, disturbances did occur, but they were swiftly suppressed.
Almost ninety-nine percent of Spirit Masters hailed from the Great Families. Compared to the general populace, their numbers were pitifully small. Due to both internal and external pressures, the Spirit Masters had no outlets to vent their complaints and frustrations.
