Anger, brewing, discontent.
There were conspiracy theories in this world.
But even conspiracy theories had to follow the logic of reality.
That meant they couldn't be some elaborate, long-term plan.
They could only have a goal that was as simple as it could possibly be.
Then they would carry it out over a long period of time.
Any little thing could change the plan. Most things had to be figured out on the spot.
They would simply adapt to whatever came their way.
The Pegasus Kingdom had been established more than two hundred years ago.
At its founding, it had no sacred legitimacy.
It had simply taken advantage of the Empire being too occupied to act.
The reason it hadn't seen the kind of overthrow that had taken place in the Central Dynasty was, first, that there was no such tradition.
Second, under the feudal system, it didn't matter what you thought; what mattered was what I thought. A bunch of wealthy, well-armed nobles were all watching.
The emperor could not be deposed.
If you really thought you were that powerful, you could try following the example of the Northern Empire during its first period of division.
Marry an imperial princess.
But back then, the people in the Pegasus Kingdom region hadn't dared to do that.
Their cavalry was no match for the north. They had money, and that was all.
If it had to be described, it was like the Jiangnan of the Northern Continent.
It was crisscrossed by waterways, with roads connecting it to the Eastern Nations, and it could trade by sea with countries all over the world.
It was very wealthy, and its sea-salt industry was thriving.
They didn't want to hand over that share of the taxes, so they broke away. It didn't take many