After Xia Shouzhong finished reading the imperial decree, he handed it to Jia Yu with a smile on his face and said, "Master Jia, His Majesty has high hopes for you. I trust you will not let the Emperor down."
"Thank you, Eunuch, for your guidance. This humble commoner will certainly do his utmost to live up to His Majesty's expectations," Jia Yu replied, while discreetly slipping a gold ingot into Xia Shouzhong's hand.
At the same time, a peculiar force quietly slipped into Xia Shouzhong's mind.
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