The letter was from Xu Sheng. The news it brought was not pleasant. Due to the death of the second prince, the procedure of recommending Li Mu to be appointed Grand Chancellor of the Supervisory Department in the northwestern region was terminated right before it was about to be approved by the Chang'an government, when half of the procedure had been done. At the moment, it seemed that the deal was off the table. In the letter, Xu Sheng extended his apologies to Li Mu. Aside from that, Xu Sheng also alluded to the chaotic political state in Qin City after the second prince had died. All the political forces had burst into an uproar. The delicate balance was broken. It could be said that the death of the second prince had produced a series of ripple effects. Various forces started t

