The court had been grappling over the position of Prefect of Jingzhao for three days, and finally, on this day, a result emerged.
The Emperor summoned Xu Zizhou to the palace and into the Imperial Study. No one knew what was said between the sovereign and his subject, but they talked for more than an hour. After Xu Zizhou stepped out of the Imperial Study, the Emperor immediately issued a decree promoting Xu Zizhou to the position of Prefect of Jingzhao.
The Emperor made the decision directly, causing a great commotion among the court officials.
A twenty-year-old Prefect of Jingzhao, a twenty-year-old Third-rank senior official, this was unprecedented in Houliang.
Who wouldn't be shocked?
Who wouldn't be envious?
Who wouldn't be jealous?
