A follow-up story set in the same world as The Banker's Employee Transmigrates and Becomes Emperor.
Thirteen years into the Chengxi era, eight years after the previous story.
A new protagonist, a new story, and it can be read on its own.
The bank employee who transmigrated and became emperor all those years ago has now sat on the dragon throne for thirteen years.
The realm is at peace, the memorials are growing more polished, and the people beneath him are getting better and better at pulling the wool over his eyes.
So he threw Jiang Yao, whom he'd kept by his side for eight years, into the officialdom.
"I've been by your side for eight years, and you're making me start at seventh rank?"
"I just want you to see things from the very bottom."
Jiang Yao went.
He took with him a bronze token from the emperor, a quiet young woman, and a county office saddled with eighty thousand taels in old debts.
His superiors wanted to lay down rules for him.
The local gentry wanted to teach him how the world worked.
His colleagues told him that this wasn't how you got by in officialdom.
Jiang Yao thought they could all talk about it.
After all, before taking up his post, he'd asked the emperor one thing:
"What if I punch a hole in the sky?"
The emperor didn't even look up.
"I'll patch it for you."
Last time, we saw how he became emperor.
This time, let's see what sort of official you can become when the emperor's your pal.
Quite interesting subject matter