Director Xiao's eyes rolled. He wasn't good at quarreling, but Manbao was.
He cleared his throat lightly, stroked his beard and carefully thought back, then immediately named three people. "It was just as they said."
Manbao glared. "One from the Ministry of Personnel, one from the Ministry of Revenue, and one from the Ministry of Rites. I haven't offended any of them."
Director Xiao said, "You've offended plenty of people. And once you're in officialdom, who knows which careless sentence offends someone, or which matter ends up blocking someone's way? So there's no need to think about exactly whom you offended."
But Manbao began to think in earnest. "No, that's not right. This started from the State Duke Zhao's manor. I'm the innocent bystander getting dragged in."
