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When Qi Xuansu returned to the Yuhuang Palace, it was already past midnight.
Today was December 20th in the 42nd year of the Jiushi Era. The five-person delegation from the Golden Tower Council had arrived in the Imperial Capital on November 7th. In the blink of an eye, a month and a half had flown by.
The next day would be the day the Imperial Capital’s government offices closed, signifying the beginning of the New Year holiday. Thus, many matters had to be rushed to completion before the break. The Ministry of Revenue had to finalize each state’s tax tallies, while the Censorate would conduct annual performance evaluations of government officials to be distributed to the ministries on January 16th. At dawn on that day, the Chief and Deputy Ministers of the Six Ministries, as well as the censors, would all gather at the Censorate’s main hall. The twenty-odd days between now and then were the officials’ vacation time.
After today, the entire capital would shift into holiday mode, and the undercurrents that had been surging for months would finally reach their peak.
Most notably, the atmosphere within the Yuhuang Palace held...
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