292, how the case is judged depends on the performance of all the esteemed officials

Imperial Commissioner Zhao and his entourage were arranged to stay at the posthouse within the Prefecture.

In the afternoon, all the local officials came to the event and arranged a banquet to welcome and cleanse the dust of travel for the imperial envoy.

At the banquet, Gao Lian and others tried several times to bring up the case, but were interrupted by Zhao Douan each time, his attitude ambiguous and without giving any opinion on the case.

After the banquet had ended, the imperial envoy, citing exhaustion from the journey, returned to his room to rest, only stating that the case could be discussed the next day.

Those in the city from the scholarly families who had been paying close attention and had sent people to gather information were greatly puzzled.

They didn't understand what kind of approach this imperial envoy was taking.

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After the banquet outside the posthouse.