Lin Zexu's effort to halt the spread of opium in China was quite successful, but, with the development of the First Opium War, Lin quickly fell out of favour and the Daoguang emperor suddenly removed Lin's authority and banished him to Xinjiang.
Lin Zexu's effort to halt the spread of opium in China was quite successful. Lin quickly fell out of favour. This was with the development of the First Opium War. The Daoguang emperor suddenly removed Lin's authority. The Daoguang emperor suddenly banished him to Xinjiang.