In the afternoon, after seeing off Geng Daqing, Han Yu retired alone to his study and fell into deep contemplation.
Having struggled and fought in the officialdom for decades, he always tended to think deeply about issues, and sometimes perhaps even overthink them...
So this time, he habitually applied his logic to analyze the situation with "Dong Xie West Poison."
"What's the background of these two?
"What exactly are their objectives, along with Not- Moving-Zi?
"How did they manage to garner the support of the State Preceptor?
"Moreover, looking back, whether it's the trouble stirred up by Ma Er or the death of Xuansheng, all seem connected to them. Could it be... they have some grudge against the Ma brothers?
"Or perhaps, from the beginning, their target wasn't actually the Ma brothers, but rather the person behind Xuansheng... which is me.
