Fang Han had gone through a life-and-death ordeal in the outside world, while within Great Qian, though everything still appeared calm on the surface, undercurrents were already surging.
The [Threefold Self-Reflection] divine ability had soothed the world-destroying calamity brought about by the imbalance of yin and yang. Yet the hidden danger of that imbalance still remained.
However, Great Qian's unequal days and nights had been established years ago after the former Left Chancellor, Gu Zhizhong, submitted the proposal and Emperor Gan approved it.
Reversing it would be far from easy.
With Emperor Gan remaining unseen, the Left and Right Chancellors held actual control over Great Qian. Overturning their own policies would clearly require considerable effort.
Originally, most of Great Qian's court officials had thought so.
Yet the course events took afterward exceeded everyone's expectations.
That day, Gu Zhizhong suddenly announced to the world that he was officially resigning from his post as Right Chancellor. From then on, he would retire to his hometown and no longer concern himself with worldly affairs.
The news shook the realm.
Ever since the first year of the New Calendar, when Gu Zhizhong had been appointed Chancellor by Emperor Gan, he had remained in that position for several centuries.
In the truest sense, he had shared the nation's fortunes and misfortunes.
Though Emperor Gan had later established the position of Right Chancellor for the sake of balance,
no one could deny Gu Zhizhong's status as the foremost minister of the court.
Great Qian had stood for more than five hundred years. The grand dukes and ministers of the court had changed through several generations, yet Gu Zhizhong had always remained unshaken.
And now, he had actually taken the initiative to resign from his post as Left Chancellor.
The people of the realm immediately recalled the