"Huh?" Zhang Xun could understand the first two points quite well, but when it came to this third one, he was rather lost.
The moment Han Zhi saw the incomprehension flashing in Zhang Xun's eyes, he deepened his tone and said, "Those old clerks in the Archive Repository who have grown white-haired in toil and know every hidden trick and back alley of the various ministries inside and out;"
"Those local bullies who know which documents need to be 'smoothed over' with whom, and what 'rules' must be met to cross any threshold! Those seasoned legal experts who are thoroughly versed in how to exploit the loopholes of the 'ancestors' laws' and are most familiar with the gnawing traces of wood-boring worms!"
Chapter 453