The struggle in the Great Xia Dynasty's court ultimately ended with Du Ruhai's faction defeated. With the First Prince, Xia Shanhe, lending his support, Xiao Tengkong, Director of the Demon Suppression Division, could be said to have won a complete victory.
However, the turmoil did not come to a halt because of this. Instead, the situation only grew worse.
After learning of the Great Xia Dynasty's decision, the major powers were utterly enraged. The armies stationed along the Great Xia Dynasty's borders finally moved, launching attacks against the Great Xia Dynasty almost simultaneously.
This development also exceeded Xia Shanhe and the others' expectations.
But the Great Xia Dynasty was no pushover either. It immediately responded, dispatching armies to reinforce the front lines and resist the invasions of all sides.
For a time, towering flames of war swept across Great Xia's borderlands.
Meanwhile, a certain voice gradually began spreading among the common people as well.
"The various sects and kingdoms beyond our borders have gone to war with the Great Xia Dynasty. The border regions are now engulfed in flames, with grievous casualties. I truly wonder whether our Great Xia Dynasty can withstand it."
"This is all because of Lin Baichuan. If he had not been so arrogant and offended all those major powers, how could things have come to this?"
"If you ask me, Lin Baichuan should be handed over. So many innocent border soldiers cannot be allowed to die because of him alone."
Within the Great Xia Dynasty, such remarks became increasingly widespread. They spread from province to province, snowballing larger and larger.
In the end, it seemed as though only one voice remained throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty—everywhere, people were denouncing Lin Baichuan.
Any voice defending Lin Baichuan would be drowned beneath a flood of spittle.