He looked at the young man before him, who was still not yet twenty and seemed rather delicate and quiet, then gave a soft snort.
Though his father, Yan Song, was now only a vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel in the Great Yan Dynasty, he still wielded considerable influence at court.
The reason was the existence of Jia Wen, Duke of Qi.
Everyone knew that the Duke of Qi stood above the assembled officials, but few knew his power went far beyond that. He even stood above imperial authority.
When Yan Song first came to the capital to take office, he had deliberately tried to flatter and attach himself to the Duke of Qi.
But the Duke of Qi seemed to look down on this rather mediocre Imperial Academy Libationer, who spent most of his time building factions and currying favor with his superiors while bullying his inferiors.
The Duke of Qi was aloof and arrogant, always wearing a superior air.
Thus, among the civil and military officials of Great Yan, there were quite a few who secretly opposed Jia Wen, Duke of Qi.
Yan Song had noticed this and quietly courted those who were at odds with Jia Wen or had once submitted memorials impeaching him. In doing so, he became the leader of an important faction at court.
After all, no other official in Great Yan dared to wear the label of "opposing Jia Wen" right on his forehead the way Yan Song did.
They needed someone like Yan Song.
And Chen Dong, Marquis Jingyuan, who had been personally promoted by Jia Wen, naturally became a thorn in the Yan faction's side.
As for Jia Wen himself, he didn't care about any so-called "Yan faction."
These officials who opposed him weren't even flies to him now.