A Grand Court Assembly, a great purge...
Sixteen court officials left the court in dejection and headed for their new posts. Those posts sounded lofty enough—discussing state affairs with His Majesty, the highest affairs of state. Yet everyone knew that His Majesty might never discuss state affairs with them for the rest of his life. Of course, the channels for voicing opinions remained open. If they were interested, they could write His Majesty a letter every day. But whether His Majesty read it, and whether he used it to wipe his backside or his table after reading it, was His Majesty's business.
There was a kind of adviser known as one hired but never consulted!
Yes, that was exactly them!
Perhaps someone would mention one person: Lin Su!
Lin Su was also one of the seventeen people who had been demoted. What about him?
Hehe, he had never held a court post to begin with. How could they demote him?
He was a State Affairs Hall member, and he could write letters to His Majesty too. As for whether His Majesty would read his letters... well, just see for yourself.
This was a replica of when Lin Su had first entered officialdom. Every memorial Lin Su submitted had been selectively implemented by those above him. Now it was Lu Tiancong's turn.
Every memorial from Lu Tiancong and his team would probably be selectively implemented by Ji Guang as well...
The waves stirred by the Grand Court Assembly had risen, yet they did not seem all that great...
Because Ji Guang had also laid out a chessboard...
After the Grand Court Assembly, Qiu Mochi and the other two once more came to the Literary King's Estate, filled with incomparable excitement. Yet today, they too were turned away at the door. Only,