Duke Wei is deeply entrenched in South Zhili, naturally with an incredibly well-informed network.
On his way here, he was already aware of what Xu Qing wanted with him.
Of course, Duke Wei wouldn't foolishly get involved, but it didn't mean he was completely ignorant of the inner workings. With an uneasy heart, he arrived at Xu Qing's office.
Alas, within just a few years, the dynamics between him and Xu Qing had utterly reversed.
Now Xu Qing had become a figure whose gestures and actions could shake the world, far from that impulsive scholar of yesteryears.
In hindsight, Duke Wei analyzed that Xu Qing's accomplishments today were no fluke; somehow, he was always able to foresee fortune or disaster and bravely take risks, plucking chestnuts from the fire.
Had it been anyone else, they would be merely imitating without genuine ability to achieve the same.
The more it was so, the less he wanted to compete with Xu Qing.
He had already made up his mind to lie flat and accept...
