Ultimately, it all comes down to Shen Hao's shallow seniority. From being a Junior Seventh Grade Small Banner Officer to now being a Junior Fifth Grade Hundred Households Officer, it's been less than three years—this rate of promotion outpaces even the scions of high-ranking families, and can truly be called unprecedented.
If Shen Hao didn't have real, ironclad achievements in his hands, he would have been impeached into oblivion by the civil servants in the temple hall long ago. Jiang Cheng, the Governor, wouldn't have escaped either, and even Pang Ban would have been hammered by everyone.
Now, it seems calm as if no one cares about Shen Hao's extraordinary rise, but in reality countless pairs of eyes are watching in sly silence, just waiting for Shen Hao to make a mistake. As soon as he does, they'll seize the opportunity to make a fuss about Jiang Cheng, the Jingxi Governor, "appointing only his favorites."
