He didn't want to suffer the miserable fate of being chased out of Binzhou.
Throughout history, it seems few reformers ever meet a good end.
...
「The next day.」
The Prefect of Binzhou, Tang Baichuan, received a secret letter sent from Xiangzhou.
As expected, it was a secret letter personally written by He Jiedu Envoy. The contents were simple: he was to obey Bai Yuan's every command.
When Tang Baichuan received the letter, the last flicker of hope in his heart was extinguished.
He knew all too well that the time had come to pick a side.
Bai Yuan was already famous in Xuan Yang for his ruthless methods, and now he wielded the Imperial Sword. In truth, Tang Baichuan had no other choice.
He could only curse his bad luck.
Tang Baichuan let out a long sigh.
'A promotion is out of the question. If I can just live out the rest of my life in peace, that would be a good enough ending for me.'
