This is the first time that we've heard that the darkmoons have offered to give up conscription, and it's clear that they're trying to make up for the fact that they didn't have enough men to fight in the first place. This time, however, they've offered more men to the imperial guard, and the imperial guards have refused. This is a big deal, because it means that the entire darkmoon family is now going to have to fight for the same number of men as the other major families, and that's just not going to sit well with our imperial guards. So now that we know that Duan-hong has bribed his way out of the conscription, we can see that he's not a very nice guy. He's a greedy, self-seeking brat, and he should be ashamed of himself. The only thing he can do now is ask his brother-in-law, the northern lord, to help him out with the conscription issue.