Chapter 664: A Palace Coup Just Days Later!
They left it at that.
Neither of them dug any deeper, turning instead to idle chatter.
Chen Changsheng asked, "This Chen remembers that when we first met on that boat, Lord Ji seemed to be serving as a Superintendent of the fifth rank, handling matters related to Geographical Maps. I never expected that in the blink of an eye, you would already be Minister of Revenue."
"Just good luck," Ji Xingsheng said with a smile.
Chen Changsheng laughed. "Back when I asked how you became a fifth rank official at such a young age, you also chalked it up to luck. You were just as casual about it then as you are now."
Ji Xingsheng couldn't quite remember those minor details. "Mister truly has a good memory," he said. "I've forgotten a lot of that."
Chen Changsheng said, "Lord Ji must be a man of great ability. Through the changing of the Imperial Court, the fall of Jing and the rise of Xiang, and the reigns of three kings, you have still been entrusted with heavy responsibility. Your talent is evident."
This was no idle flattery.
After all, when a dynasty was overthrown and replaced, the officials of the old regime were lucky just to keep their lives. It was usually impossible for them to ever enter the official ranks again.