He no longer held any hope for the position of Golden Envoy in Liangzhou.
He could only blame himself for offending the Princely Heir of Beiliang and then pretending to report to the Capital, hoping the court would put pressure on the King of Beiliang, but instead, he ended up worse off.
The higher-ups felt he was incompetent and directly appointed another Golden Envoy.
It was a mistake from the very beginning, leading to more mistakes...
After seeing off Huangfu Qi, the smile on Chen Yuan's face gradually faded, replaced by indifference.
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The following days passed quickly. While Huangfu Qi and Feng Jiuying were recovering at home, Chen Yuan used this time to thoroughly understand their sphere of influence.
He employed a divide-and-conquer strategy to gather a group of people who pledged loyalty to him. Some might be opportunists, but he didn't care, as long as they followed his orders.
Both Huangfu Qi and Feng Jiuying were well aware of this.
