The cycle of history is merely the constant turning of human nature.
Facing the Emperor's envoy, as long as it is not an official like Hai Rui, the routine for dealing with them generally does not change—make the superficial accounts decent, and then secretly offer money, beauties, and objects of value to the envoy, hoping that when the envoy faces the Emperor, if not speaking well of them, at least they do not reveal any problems.
This is rather similar to the folk method of dealing with the Kitchen God.
Every New Year, the words people use when worshipping the Kitchen God are usually—wish for good tidings to heaven and safety to the world below.
Li Yan did not know what kind of deity Shen Yue was, but obviously, the method of handling him was the regular mundane routine.
Hearing the pleasing sound of silk and bamboo instruments, smelling the increasingly strong fragrance of rouge, Shen Yue suddenly said, "Is the red-light district not far from here in the capital?"
