With the information intentionally leaked by Song Hong, Song Chongjin had a target and immediately sent people to investigate who exactly this Lord Zhu was.
In just a few days, news came.
This Lord Zhu went by the name Zhu Hao, styled Haoran, and was the Tanhua of the first imperial examination held after The Emperor's ascension. Notably handsome and dignified, he was originally the top candidate of the palace examination. The Emperor, seeing his talents and appearance, personally appointed him as Tanhua.
Since then, he had caught The Emperor's eye. In just four to five years in the Hanlin Academy, he had become one of The Emperor's close ministers. He was now the Vice Minister of the Personnel and evidently the successor to the Minister of Personnel.
He truly was one of The Emperor's trusted favorites.
