The old man said, "Oh? How is he corrupt? He's neither in the Ministry of Households nor in the Ministry of Personnel. Compared to the affluent offices of the Three Provinces and Six Ministries, the Imperial Academy is just bland soup, without a hint of oiliness."
Liu Hou sighed and responded, "Isn't that so! We used to think that way too. Who would have thought, this Jiang Shouyi, he actually collects money from those who are not qualified to enter the Imperial Academy, and then sends those people there. Sir, you tell me, this Imperial Academy, once you come out, you will have an official position. How can such matters be handled frivolously?"
"Someone went to inquire, and indeed, it truly takes a large sum of money to get in."
"There was a young noble son from the Liu Family, rumored to have handed over a thousand taels of silver, that's a thousand taels!"
