"What?" Gu Chengyu was shocked. Was the Emperor joking?
"Your Majesty! I am merely an Assistant Reader at the Hanlin Academy!"
The Emperor looked at Gu Chengyu's face full of disbelief, secretly amused, and his mood significantly improved from before.
"Of course, I know you are an Assistant Reader at the Hanlin Academy. Do you think I'm so old that I can't even remember that?"
The Emperor, his face stern, picked up the memorial on the Imperial Desk that he had yet to finish reviewing and continued reading.
This isn't right! Why wasn't the Emperor following the usual routine? Why is a Hanlin Academy official getting involved?
Isn't this the business of the Dali Temple? At least they could appoint some official from the Inspectorate!
When did such matters ever fall to the Hanlin Academy? Have other government offices become mere ornaments?
"Your Majesty! You know I'm just a civil servant. It would be impossible for me to go fighting and killing—it's not something I can do!"
