Picking an Auspicious Day: Lan Tian Seeks a Divination

"By the way, in a few days, I'll bring Yu Zhongxiang here and have him pick an auspicious day for your departure." Lan Tian's expression was solemn.

Gao Shun asked in surprise, "Sir, you've never believed in such things. Why would you..."

"Madam can't stop worrying about Boyang, so she insisted that Yu Fan come and divine for us. He once cast a Hexagram of Splitting for Sun Quan, and the final outcome matched the hexagram to the letter." Even Lan Tian found it incredible.

"Do you mean the line, 'The nobleman gains a carriage; the petty man's hut is stripped bare'? I heard that story from Jiang Gongyan. If Director Yu is truly as wondrously skilled as they say, we should ask him to divine for us." Gao Shun spoke with a serious expression.

Lan Tian chatted with Gao Shun for a while. By the time he left the Military District, the sun was already sinking in the west.

Most of the major offices in the Central Administrative District had closed for the day, but nearly every office in the newly established Six Ministries was still lit by candlelight.

Seeing this, Lan Tian felt a surge of emotion. Well done, you lot. You're leading the charge in working yourselves to the bone, and in this era, no less?

Of the Six Ministries, only the Ministry of War Bureau was located in the Military District. The other five were all situated in the heart of the Central Administrative District, close to the Provincial Governor's Office for convenient reporting.

Lan Tian took a quick look around. Young faces filled every office. Had last year's recruitment simply not brought in enough people? Perhaps they were still inexperienced at their jobs, too. He thought he would first discuss it with Jiang Wan and