After Li Muyuan and Song Chenxing cross-examined the suspects and investigated, they could essentially confirm that neither Fang Yuanyi nor the Fang Family had been involved.
Fang Yuanyi simply possessed the lofty arrogance of an aristocratic family, looking down equally on everyone born into the lower classes.
And so Zhou Jiyao had used him as a blade against Chen Jing.
Now, the truth had come to light.
Although Fang Yuanyi had not participated, as the head of the Six Gates, he had remained utterly unaware of the rampant abuses under his jurisdiction.
He bore serious responsibility for his failure of oversight.
According to Li Muyuan, once the General Headquarters delivered its verdict, it was doubtful whether Fang Yuanyi would even be able to keep his official robes.
Fang Yuanyi probably realized what awaited him, too.
Disheartened, he stopped showing his face.
At present, although Fang Yuanyi remained the nominal head of the Six Gates in Liang Prefecture, Li Muyuan was already handling its affairs in practice.
The outside world seethed with turmoil.
Chen Jing, meanwhile, devoted himself to training.
He made full use of both his days and nights.
Only when Li Muyuan truly had more than he could handle would he ask Chen Jing to lend a small hand.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed since Zhou Jiyao's capture.
Affairs throughout Liang Prefecture were settling down.
But the turmoil in the Nine Provinces had not subsided.
Instead, it grew ever fiercer.
First, Shan Wuwei crushed and routed the Rebel Army in Youzhou.
Lord Changfeng, however, escaped capture and vanished without a trace.
Meanwhile, the rebel forces in Jiangdong relied on the rivers as natural barriers, occupying Jianye and repeatedly repelling the court's encirclement campaigns. They also drew many new followers into their ranks, growing increasingly