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 ...