alleryStart learning →What did imperial officers do as confidence in the centre declined?
ASeek new appointments at the centre
BReach agreements with local elites
CAccept closer central supervision
DTransfer their offices to imperial heirs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Reach agreements with local elites
Officers increasingly arranged their affairs with local influential people rather than relying on the emperor.
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