Chapter 378: Three Angers of Emperor Yuanjing
# 378. Three Angers of Emperor Yuanjing
According to protocol, when officials return to the capital after conducting inspections or investigations in the provinces, their first duty is to enter the palace, report to the Emperor, and submit their findings.
Before this, urgent or non-urgent documents must be sent ahead to the capital.
Whether it's a court audience or major events, copies of documents must reach the capital in advance. Urgent matters are expedited—600 li or 800 li, depending on their importance.
For non-urgent matters, documents are still sent back to the capital in advance.
This is both to uphold the Emperor's dignity, ensuring composure in critical moments, and to give the Emperor sufficient time to think and consult with trusted ministers.
However, one exception existed—rebellion.
Chuzhou was massacred, the city annihilated; the Zhenbei King executed within its walls, the Great Feng losing its national divine general. Such serious events would ordinarily warrant 800 li grade urgency, though, frankly, if horses could sprout wings and fly, a 1000 li expedition would still be a little slow.
But the delegation deliberately refrained from sending documents ahead or notifying the court. Naturally, the delegation was not plotting rebellion.