Wait that is not true

He clearly says he worked for the Khagan in <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Introduce_yourself_(The_Reformer_of_Reputations)">https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Introduce_yourself_(The_Reformer_of_Reputations)</a>. Why is he suddenly cagey about it?