Conversely, if Academic Administrator Ma used his personal grudge against Mr. Yue Ming to create a difficult exam, the scores of the Shu State scholars would drop significantly.
Clearly, Liu Hong, the Governor, did not want to see such an outcome.
After all, he was in charge of the region; the people's livelihood, academic administration, civil works, and so on were all part of his performance record.
It was common for him to use any means necessary to ensure Shu State thrived.
Li Huai'gu took a deep breath and said, "Teacher, you need not worry about me. Although I have come on official orders, everything is for you to decide."
Mr. Yue Ming waved his hand. "This has nothing to do with you."
After a pause, he looked at Chen Yi and asked, "Qingzhou, what are your thoughts?"
Chen Yi spread his hands. "Something like this, being generous at others' expense... if it were me, I'd spit in his face."
