"Your Majesty."
After dealing with Chi Chengyu, former Inspector of Gan Province, Su Xuesong stood out voluntarily, and said sorrowfully:
"I have governed a region for Your Majesty and bore the responsibility of an Inspector, yet there are so many corrupt officials in Gan Province. I cannot shirk my responsibility. I am old and muddle-headed now, and I request to resign and return to my hometown!"
He voluntarily chose to resign.
In fact, with the situation as it is now, even if he returned as the Inspector, he couldn't maintain his position in Gan Province.
Having offended so many people, he needed to give the Red Dust Pavilion an explanation, so the Emperor couldn't possibly allow him to continue as an official.
Su Xuesong understood this point as well, so he took the initiative to resign, sparing the Emperor any difficulty, and leaving a bit of grace between ruler and minister.
Thus, he chose to leave with dignity, rather than having the Emperor make it 'dignified' for him.
