After Yan Shan met Su Lianqing, he was restless for several days. Especially last night, he even dreamed of the Court.
The Court even knew about today's court meeting discussing the Emperor's southern tour.
Yan Shan truly believed the Court was dead this time, how else could it appear in his dream?
He is currently not only an Assistant Minister of War, but the old Emperor, in a moment of whimsy, also gave Yan Shan the title of Hanlin Attendant Scholar. Normally speaking, Yan Shan's rank is not high enough for the title of Hanlin Attendant Scholar, but there's no strict rule about it; what matters is the Emperor's favor.
With the identity of a Hanlin Attendant Scholar, although Yan Shan's influence in the Cabinet cannot compare to that of an Elder, he is still in the first tier below the Elder.
It is equivalent to recovering the power originally cut off from the Assistant Minister of War from elsewhere, with some extra.
