Hearing Li Huowang's question, the eunuch hurriedly explained respectfully.
"To answer your lordship, for most errands below the rank of Gengqi, this is the usual way. If you move higher up, then…it's different…"
Listening to the eunuch's earnest explanation, Li Huowang realized this was exactly what Tuoba Danqing had once told him.
Within the Astrological Bureau, discipline is loose on the outside but strict within; if you want to climb higher, the corresponding restrictions only tighten.
By the time you reach the position of Record of Appearance, it's basically no different than being an official at court—you get an official robe, and you have superiors supervising you.
