While Ji Yang was passionately interacting with Miao Yu at Lu Zhongmin's place, far away in the provincial capital, Yan Guoping sat there, deep in thought with his eyes closed.
Wei Wuzhi had fallen, but the matter was not entirely concluded; the entire cleanup effort still required some time. Additionally, with Wei Wuzhi's downfall, a significant number of officials from the Wei Faction were implicated—these matters couldn't be resolved in a short period.
Another concern for Yan Guoping was the lack of any information about his own advancement—and those behind him had not mentioned anything about it.
Could there be some unexpected events?
Even after expending significant effort, finally toppling his opponent, Yan Guoping couldn't bring himself to feel any joy. After all, even he sensed there were many underlying issues within this affair.
