Yecheng is the second largest city in the State of Wei. One can easily imagine how many noble and aristocratic families resided within its walls, and how intricately intertwined their influences were.
For an outsider to be appointed as the Magistrate of Yecheng would mean treading on local toes. One would either have to join their ranks or be squeezed out; it was hardly an appealing choice.
As for Guanyi... Yanyan did not believe the State of Wei would entrust Guanyi to a newcomer like himself.
Chapter 60