Hearing Li Huowang's question, the eunuch hurriedly and respectfully explained.
"Replying to Your Lordship, for most missions below the rank of Gengqi, this is the standard procedure. If you were to advance higher up, things... are quite different..."
Listening to the eunuch explain at length, Li Huowang realized it was the same thing Tuoba Danqing had once told him. The Astrological Bureau was lax on the outside but strict within. If one wanted to climb the ranks, the corresponding restrictions would only tighten.
Once you reached the rank of Record of Appearance, it was basically no different from being an official at court. You received an Official Robe and had superiors supervising you.
