The Emperor looked at Song Yan, intending to nurture him, and took his own stance, "The essay's scope is limited. After the grand ceremony, submit a detailed memorial to me."
As the Emperor's words fell, the officials couldn't help but glance sideways.
Although the memorials they typically wrote were small matters, not every official's trivial matters could be directly presented to the Emperor.
Generally, those who could submit directly were officials of the Standard Fifth Rank and above, while those below, including Secondary Fifth Rank officials, needed prior review by the Internal Affairs Pavilion.
If the review found it wasn't an urgent or important matter, it would be withheld to avoid disturbing the Emperor.
In this court, the most direct reflection of an official's rank was whether they could say trivial words in front of the Emperor. If they could, they succeeded.
