"With the world in turmoil today, and given your strength, Jieyuan Lu, this is the prime opportunity to earn military merit. I am willing to stake my life that as long as you are willing to act, within a year you can rise to the first rank of officialdom, and we will furthermore provide you with backing to secure a noble title!"
This promise was substantial, to say the least.
Yet Lu Changsheng also saw the limitations of Xu Yuan and his faction: they had to operate strictly by the rules of officialdom, which imposed constraints that the aristocratic families did not face.
Chapter 90