Cao Tianhou

Cao Tianhou is the Imperial Inspector for the Jiangnan Administrative Region. He is responsible for presiding over the annual Jiangnan Meeting to collect the Cold Iron Ore tax for the Han Imperial Court.

It is implied that he was endorsing Ji Yuntao and Xie Daoyun to usurp the mines of Qufeng city, to prevent the Great River Alliance from conquering the Jiangnan Administrative Region.