As of right now, the dust in Jiangnan had settled, it was necessary to write another report, explaining the cause and effect to the Emperor.

With his face appearing as if he lacked sleep, Yao Zhen put down his pen: "Marquis sir, what should we do about this?"

Gu Yun casually replied: "Just say that the Master Inspector was aware of the strange occurrences at sea, secretly sending people to carefully observe, and defeating the scheme of the rebels before it could be executed."

Yao Zhen: "No, no, I am a scholar, I was air-sick while on the Kite, sea-sick while on the Dragon, nauseated all the way. I do not possess the skills or talents. Naturally, only the marquis can enter the enemy line and turn the tide."

Gu Yun smiled and said: "Marquis? The Marquis of Order is in the Northwest, was he able to teleport? On the other hand, I heard that Master Yao was very sharp-witted, ordering the soldiers to don Black Armor, shocking the rebels and causing them to fight among themselves. Such means of carrying things out is really admirable."

Yao Zhen blurted out: "I can't do it, please don't hurt me."

Master Yao was thirty-six this year, which was the most prosperous age of a man. He grew a lively mustache and was naturally born with an intelligent and capable-appearing face. This man's career as an official for half his life had always been met with many ups and downs; from the beginning, he had glued himself to this land with plenty of fishes and rice and had never achieved any grand contribution. His specialty was to sleep for an entire day.

Thus why perhaps most people had forgotten his origin — in the 12th year of the Yuan He regency, Gu Yun's teacher, Lin Mo Sen, who was still alive at that time, was the chief examiner of the imperial examination session. When coming across Yao Zhen's essay, he couldn't help himself from slapping the desk in praise. He had presented it to Emperor Yuan He, and His Majesty had personally assigned him as a Zhuang Yuan*.

*A title for the one with the highest score in the imperial examination.

Gu Yun said with a deeper meaning: "Eased the Eastern sea rebellion, eliminated a big battle that may endanger the areas of utmost importance, you don't need even such a great credit? In the future, you will be ready to enter the world with authority in your hands."

Yao Zhen smiled bitterly: "What type of talents received that type of wage? I have no talent and no virtue. I only hope to find a good place for retirement down the road; how can I possess the skill to turn the tides, may Marquis please spare this lowly official."

Gu Yun: "I even want to report to His Majesty to send you to the Northwest to be a supervisor for the army."