Chapter 17: Carrying a tripod is just a child's play

The soldiers sent to Zhuozhou to besiege the sons of the Prince of Yan were all sent from the capital. When they failed to accomplish their mission, they returned to the capital one after another. There were quite a few of them, so what happened in Peking quickly spread. At that time, most official reports were vague and generally did not record specific details. Rumors in the world were almost entirely spread by word of mouth.