Although he had guessed that the other party had other plans, Li Ling could not see what he was selling in the gourd for the time being, so he could only put it aside for the time being and dealt with his public and private affairs first, and the most important thing was to come up with a way to deal with Liu Runsheng as soon as possible. If he delayed it for another ten days and half a month, he was afraid that everyone would leave the capital.

However, things in the world were not completely fulfilled. After all, Li Ling was just a small official of the Ministry of Revenue. Even though he was determined, he still couldn't come up with a proper way. Time passed by little by little with some confusion. Soon it was the tenth day of June, and it was another day of rest.

This morning, Li Ling planned to take advantage of the holiday to completely implement the second issue of the newspaper, so he could leave in the late month. Unexpectedly, just after the hour, a guest came to the door, which was Xu Cang, who had not met for some days, and a young man with elegant temperament who came with him.

As the top student in the imperial examination this year, Xu Cang and Li Ling have different choices. He took the right path of civil servants, that is, to enter the Hanlin Academy. With his solid foundation in studying, he did successfully enter the Hanlin Academy and became a glorious and precious seventh-rank editor, who was responsible for studying history and cultivating one's character.

After becoming an official, Xu Cang moved out of Li Ling. Although the two had a close relationship and had a good relationship, they were not real brothers after all. Since he already had an official position, it was difficult to always stay in another family. Li Ling could understand it, so he helped him settle his home in an outer city, which was still a quiet place.

In this way, the relationship between the two is less than before because they have their own responsibilities, and they have not met for half a month recently. Since Xu Cang is here today, Li Ling naturally wants to entertain him well.

After greeting each other and sitting down, Li Ling looked at another guest curiously: "Who is this brother?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce it to you two. This one is Li Wenzhong, my close friend. Wenzhong, he is my friend in the Hanlin Academy, Huang Shun and Huang Zhishun." Xu Cang hurriedly introduced them, "To be honest, Brother Huang is amazing. Not only is he a noble attendant in the Hanlin Academy, but he also serves as a minister in the Ministry of Rites. He is truly both pure and expensive."

When Li Ling heard this, his expression became a little more serious, and he quickly clasped his fists and said, "I don't expect that it's Lord Huang who is here to visit the humble house. It's really rude."

"Oh, some little names are not worth mentioning." Huang Shun waved his hand proudly and smiled, "It's Li Tanhua's name, I have been very grateful for it for a long time."

Li Ling smiled and said, "It's better not to mention this reputation, but I guess Brother Xu is so ridiculous?"

Huang Shun glanced at Xu Cang and replied, "Brother Xu naturally has many praises to Li Tanhua, but I really admire you. It is the feat of hearing that you were righteous in the Ministry of Revenue and eliminating worms! This is what we scholars should do!" As he said that, he clasped his fists at Li Ling.

The two of them first greeted each other until Li Ling impatiently asked the other party’s exact purpose, Huang Shun looked at Xu Cang again and answered on his behalf: “I dare not hide it from the warmth. This time, Brother Huang and I came for the foundation and righteousness of our Dayue court. I hope you can work hand in hand with us and jointly support the country and strengthen the stability of the country!”

This was too big, and Li Ling was stunned for a while. After a while, he waved his hand: "Wait, Brother Zhuo Wu, what do you mean by this? Why can't I understand?"

Huang Shun coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Zhuo Wu, Wen Zhong is only busy with civil affairs in the Ministry of Revenue and has never been advised by anyone, so he still knows very little about major events in the court. Let me explain it to you."

"Let me listen carefully."

"Wen Zhong thought, what is the basis of our founding of the Great Yue Kingdom?"

"This... should be the word "virtue and filial piety." Li Ling said hesitantly. He was not very relieved of such a fake and empty thing.

"No, I'm not referring to this, but to make the country stable, what is the most important thing."

Li Ling smiled and said, "That's nothing more than two things. One is that there is no border trouble, but that the people are rich."

Seeing that Li Ling always didn't speak as he wanted, Huang Shun was helpless and could only sigh: "What Wen Zhong said is naturally justified, but in my opinion, there is another one that is the top priority, that is, the reserve position is stable!"

"Are you talking about the prince?" Li Ling understood in an instant, thinking that this was a coincidence. In just two days, someone from the prince came to him? How could he, a small official from the Ministry of Revenue, become a popular commodity for these big figures to attract?

Huang Shun then smiled and nodded: "Yes! The stability of the country lies in the stability of the country. What is the foundation of the country? The prince of the Eastern Palace is the foundation of the country! Although Your Majesty is prosperous in Spring and Autumn, he is almost sixty years old. The position of the prince is naturally the most at ease for the subjects in the world. Since the founding of this dynasty twenty years ago, he has passed down the world with his benevolence and wiseness, and has been deeply loved by my Confucian law, humble, studious, and kindness... He is truly one of the few wise monarchs...

"I would like to ask, if such a wise ruler is ahead, how can we, as ministers, not do our best to support us, so that we can make peace in the world and the people can have enough food and clothing?"

He said this with great passion. As he said it, his face was red, and finally he looked straight at Li Ling: "Wen Zhong thinks what I say is reasonable?"

"Mr. Huang's words are of course very reasonable. My Dayue really needs such a wise monarch to carry on the past and open up the future!"

"Well, this is the truth that almost everyone in the world knows!" Huang Shun said, and then took a few cases. "But now, there are some sluts in the court who are unwilling to look at the problem from the overall situation. They just want to ruin the foundation of our Great Yue for their own selfish interests, and they actually intend to be unfavorable to the Eastern Palace. They are really ambitions and should not be cherished!"

Seeing that he was more and more impulsive, Li Ling slapped the coffee table with a thumping sound. He was really afraid that he would lift his own table like a crow brother on a whim, so he quickly advised: "Mr. Huang, be careful, don't be impatient. I think even if there are such people, it will be difficult to achieve great things."

"Of course, you have to be more helpless than helpless. You should be very clear about the truth. You should be very clear about it. You are in the capital and you should have heard of some things. Although King Yong has the title of Virtue, he is actually just to buy people's hearts and let those speculators in the court use it! This is something that our saints will never tolerate!

"I came with Zhuo Wu today, hoping that Wen Zhong, you can distinguish right from wrong, work together with me, and deal with those who are frivolous, and never let some of their tricks succeed!"

The scholar was so angry that he said so much that he finally gave up his intentions, then stared at Li Ling, waiting for his answer.

Li Ling kept thinking in his heart, but he said with a little confusion: "Please forgive me, Lord Huang. The officials of the lower rank can naturally understand the principles you mentioned, but what I can't understand is that after all, they are just a small official of the Ministry of Revenue. Even if they really want to do something for the prince, they are afraid they are not able to do it, right?"

"It's enough to be willing. After all, you are the Tanhua in this year's palace examination. As long as you climb a high place, it will be enough for many scholars to understand what is the truth and what is the right way." Huang Shun said, and suddenly changed the subject: "Of course, Wen Zhong, you are not completely useless. It is because of your low status that some things are easier to do."

"Oh? But what's the matter?" Li Ling raised his eyebrows and asked with interest.

"So, Wen Zhong, do you really want to help the prince?"

"Since I am a minister of Dayue, I should naturally think about the country and the people of the world."

Li Ling's answer was very satisfied with the other party, and Huang Shun laughed again: "Well said, Wen Zhong, you are worthy of being one of us! Then I won't hide it from you. This time there is indeed an important thing to rely on your ability. After all, you have been known to too many people for your account calculations in the Ministry of Revenue before."

"Sir, please tell me."

"The prince is now in the northern border, and just last year, the Guirong invaded, causing some damage to our border army in Vietnam. You should have heard of it, right?"

Li Ling nodded and said that he knew that this was happening. Huang Shun continued: "At that time, some people in the court tried to blame the prince for the guilt of rudeness. Fortunately, His Majesty was wise and found out everything in time, and he returned the prince's innocence. But even so, there is still some useless saying that slandering the prince in both the officialdom and the people. The prince was deeply disturbed, so he intended to win back the city when autumn this year."

"You mean the prince decided to use troops against Guirong in the north?" Li Ling said in surprise.

"That's right. Since we suffered a loss last year, we always have to get the venue back this year. This is also an excellent opportunity for the prince to prove his ability to His Majesty." Huang Shun said, his face darkened again, "However, some people in the court do not put state affairs first, and they actually want to intervene in this matter, and even plan to tamper with the logistics of food and grass.

"This matter must be to leave the accounts from your Ministry of Revenue, and the accounts must be intimate. What we mean is that you can find a way to get these accounts, and then just like you pointed out that Dai Xiao was cheating, you can also find out all the actions and legs of those people and make them public. In this way, it will be a great contribution to the crown prince and the Dayue court!"

At the end, he stared at Li Ling's face with his eyes: "Li Wenzhong, since you are a minister of the Great Yue, you will not refuse such a major event that is beneficial to the country and the people, right? As long as things are done, we will remember you, the prince will remember you, and even the people of the world will remember you!"

Li Ling took a deep breath at this moment, and his expression became extremely solemn: "Mr. Huang, and the prince, who looks down on the officials so much, I am really flattered! I will do my best to entrust such a big thing to me, and I will do my best to get things done and live up to this trust!"
Chapter completed!