Governor Mansion.
Lu Yuan sat in the study, quietly flipping through the book in his hands.
Standing opposite him was Zheng Siye, all respectful and deferential.
Though he appeared reverent on the surface, he secretly held disdain in his heart.
After all, who didn't know that this Grand Commander was neither adept in literature nor skilled in martial arts? Yet he always put on an air of being inseparable from books as if he were some great scholar.
If he truly loved reading so much, why hadn't he enrolled in the Imperial College back then? Why hadn't he taken the imperial examination and become a top scholar?
Zheng Siye himself was a graduate of the third year of the Chong'an Era, and he had always looked down upon Lu Yuan, who rose to prominence through unconventional means. And yet, Lu Yuan rocketed through the ranks and came to dominate the court within just a few years.
