In order to stabilize his position as king, Di Jingchen shamelessly asked the Lee family for money.
It had to be noted that these noble families couldn't stand on their own.
Once one got destroyed, the rest would follow as well.
When the Lee family had gone bankrupt, there were many more that followed—one of them being the Li family whom Di Zhong wanted to be in-laws with.
Most families were already unhappy with the Di and Lee family. Now, the Wu family gave the rest of them the chance to retaliate.
Most importantly, the Wu family was now close with the prime minister and were also friends with the Cheng family who could keep the Li family under control.
With all these relations, the millions of dollars needed for compensation were soon dealt with by sacrificing the other families.
However, no one trusted the royal family and the king.
