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Zhou Shuren had grand ambitions, he only wanted to stay at the Hanlin Academy, but when he heard the news, he wanted to swear!
Not just the top three of the first tier were dumbstruck on the court, even the officials from the second and third tiers were taken aback—they were being directly appointed as well?
Let alone Zhou Shuren and the others, this thunderbolt had flipped the court upside down, except for a few officials who were the Emperor's close confidants and already knew the content of the imperial decree, the rest were left in a daze.
The Emperor watched the reaction of the court with amusement, even leisurely gesturing to the Crown Prince standing beside him to take a good look at the ministers' responses below.
The Crown Prince, "....."
