After the discussion, both parties felt quite good.
Li Yan also felt a bit sentimental.
The purpose of the Captain Bureau in monitoring the pugilistic world was to maintain stability, preventing anyone from gathering followers to foment rebellion with a single command.
While iron-fisted methods were certainly in place, there were also unavoidable exchanges of interests.
For instance, the Divine Fist Association was a product of such interest exchanges; at least local martial arts escort agencies needed the court's recognition to conduct business peacefully.
But these exchanges of interests also depended on the persons involved.
Back at Xianyang Burial Mound, they had informed Chang Xuan of crucial news, allowing him to be promoted to Thousand Households for a mere sum of silver…