In fact, Ling Yunfeng, who was the top man in Liaoning, had been the head of the Ling Family for less than three months — prior to him, the one in control of the Ling Family was Ling Wei's father, Ling Zhifeng.
Before Ling Yunfeng became the head of the family, he had not passed the toughest step in the Republic's officialdom — becoming a provincial bigwig!
In April, Chen Fan toppled Jiang Gang, the second in command in Zhejiang, trying to place his pawn Luo Wei in power.
As a result... To strike against Chen Fan, the Yan Family had Emperor Yanqing go south, and at the same time secretly maneuvered to have Ling Zhifeng, who was then serving in an important department in the Imperial City, parachuted into Zhejiang.
