Rising to Chancellor

Back then, Xue Ji insisted on entering government service. Once he was in, he advanced step by step, ever cautious. Suspicion and political intrigue, friends and foes, love and hate: the affairs of the court turned with the times. After thirty years, the east bank might be prosperous, and the west bank in decline. Who could escape unscathed? The filthiest details... cannot be spoken of, cannot be spoken of.

Xue Ji, courtesy name Qingzhi

Chen Shao, courtesy name Jie'an