Chapter 2166: Shizong Arc 34: Triggered by

The upheaval in Central Asia would need sustained fermentation before it could exert a major influence on the Great Han Empire, after all, the distance was too great. In the short term, within the sphere of influence of the Han Empire, only the two states of Bei and Kang, along with the Gaochang Circuit, were deeply affected; at most, the Hexi Circuit could be counted in, and its influence could hardly radiate further eastward.

The spatial distance meant that on the vast continent of Central and East Asia, there was ample room to accommodate two, three, or even more land-based great powers. However, within the Han Empire—