Si Ren did not reject Li Bai's request; allowing him to enter the Secretariat would also benefit himself.
Currently, all the officials in the Secretariat were the original staff left behind by Li Longji, and their hearts were not with him. Transmitting administrative decrees had become fraught with difficulty.
Since Li Bai had delivered himself to the door and was willing to share the burden of the opposition's fire, why not accept?
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