Attack on Governor Te's Palace

The attack on Governor Te's mansion was an attempt by the Autumn Bloom Society - in reality the Yellow Neck bandits under a false identity - to rescue their leader Xu Ping An from his imprisonment in Te's private dungeon, where he had spent the last eight years following Jianzhu's crushing of the Yellow Neck uprising. The attack saw Xu Ping An freed, after which he attempted to resume his campaign of raiding and pillaging, only to be stopped and killed by Avatar Kyoshi, who had participated in the attack for her own reasons.

Eight years ago
After defeating the Yellow Necks at Zhulu Pass, Jianzhu secretly arranged for the bandit leader to be imprisoned in the private dungeon of Governor Te, one of his Earth Kingdom allies. Jianzhu had originally wanted to kill Xu Ping An, but instead decided to spare him as a favor to his allies in the Fire Nation, so that they could study Xu Ping An's Lightning generation, then a technique so rare it was thought to be a myth. Governor Te would eventually pass away, with his son Te Sihung inheriting his governor's position despite being far too young for the job, and his family's history of corruption. Jianzhu later came to appreciate Te's highly suggestible nature and discretion.

The surviving members of the Yellow Necks meanwhile fled into the countryside, and began building up a criminal network and power base while searching for their imprisoned leader. To avoid drawing attention to themselves, they operated under the name of the "Autumn Bloom Society".

Preparation for battle
By 296 BG, the Autumn Bloom Society, now led by Mok the Accountant and his lieutenant Wai, had discovered the location of Xu Ping An and begun making plans to attack Te's mansion in order to rescue him. To bolster their numbers for the raid, the Autumn Bloom called in all the favors owed to them by the various daofei groups in the Earth Kingdom, the Flying Opera Company being one such group.