The Inner Cabinet Courtyard occupied an immense area within the Imperial City.
Apart from the Purple Void Hall at the very center, six separate palaces surrounded it, like a host of stars arching around the moon.
These six separate palaces were where the Inner Cabinet's six ministries conducted their business within the Imperial City.
Li Fei was led into the palace where the Supervisory Department was located. Inside stood row upon row of separate pavilions.
These pavilions were the individual offices of the various cabinet elders.
After the court assembly ended, the attending ministers had already returned one after another to the Inner Cabinet Courtyard to continue their work.
The Supervisory Pavilion in particular had taken over the "Temple of Heaven Assassination Case," and recently, the pavilions within had almost always remained brightly lit.
"Greetings, Marquis Jing An."
"Greetings, Lord Li."
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Along the way, Li Fei encountered quite a few officials from the Supervisory Pavilion, including several cabinet elders.
They had all attended the morning court assembly and recognized Li Fei at a glance. They took the initiative to greet him, their attitudes warm and amiable.
Once you reached a high position, everyone around you became good people, all wearing smiling faces.
"Lord Li, Pavilion Lord Lou is waiting for you upstairs."
The Fourth Rank Official leading the way brought Li Fei to a pavilion and said this to him.
Li Fei nodded in thanks, entered the pavilion, and went up to the second floor.
A middle-aged man wearing a blue official robe patterned with the sun, moon, and stars was sitting behind a desk. He turned his head and looked over.
The man was thin, with eyes as sharp as a hawk's.
He was Lou Hongtao, the current Pavilion Lord of the Supervisory Pavilion, and a Martial Dao