Min Feng had been in office for three years and, seeing others enjoying a luxurious life every day, he could no longer resist the greed in his heart.
The Hanlin Academy is a clean government office; without any power in your hands, who would go out of their way to bribe or flatter you?
Moreover, Gu Chengyu owned a three-entry mansion in the south, while he was still staying at his teacher's house. This made him feel rather uncomfortable.
If he had known earlier, he would have waited a little longer. Once the three-year term was up and he left the academy, he would ask his teacher to transfer him to a more lucrative government office, making it much easier to amass Silver than it was now.
