The Six Ministries offices are closely adjacent to the Imperial City, just outside the Chengtian Gate.
The Imperial Clan Court, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of War, Ministry of Justice, Observatory, Imperial Academy, Honglu Temple, Imperial Hospital, all clustered together.
In front of each government office, there were coachmen and sedan chair carriers dressed in grey cloth clothes, gathered together. They were chatting, joking, gambling, each waiting for their own master.
When Chen Ji came out of the Ministry of Personnel, the sun was already high in the sky.
