Several carriages were marching in the quiet inner city of Luoyang late at night. The sound of horse hooves knocking on the ground was crisp and loud to the depths of the empty long street. However, they could not be transmitted into the soundproofed carriage, disturbing the two people who were talking.

Li Ling's face showed just the right excitement and fear. He looked at Bian Xue in front of him and said, "I am really flattered today. I didn't expect that I can not only participate in such a feast, but also be valued by His Highness Yong. It's really, really..."

Bian Xuedao was quite satisfied with his performance. He looked at him with a smile and said for a moment: "Wen Zhong, you don't have to be so self-righteous. Although you are at a low position and a low position, your future will definitely be bright. As Your Highness said, he will not misjudgment people, let alone you are still a new student this year. I think you will get a good job in a few years."

"Thank you for your encouragement. But the officials are still a little ashamed. Thinking that today's attendees are mostly seniors in the court, all of whom are purple and purple, and I am the only one..." As he said that, he looked down at his robe and sighed again.

"Haha, it seems that you are motivated, which is very good. I have been studying hard for ten years and I have to enter the court once I am just hoping that I can be valued by the court and show my ambitions?" After comforting for a few words, the Bian Shigong's words changed again, "But you should also understand one thing. The starting point of being an official in the court may not be the most important. The key is whether there are noble people who are willing to support you. Now, if you have both, then your success will not be far away."

"The emperor understands that your highness has such kindness to me, and I will repay it with all my heart."

"Well, if you really have this intention, I think Your Highness will be very happy. And now, there is indeed something you can do to repay Your Highness's kindness."

Sure enough, he came! Li Ling was alert, but he still looked excited: "Sir, please say, as long as it is something that can be done by his subordinates, I will definitely not refuse!" Obviously, today's banquet, which is obviously different from his identity, and the special care of King Yong's self are all for the next thing to do!

"Please be careful and listen to me slowly." As he said that, Bian Xuedao patted the wall of the car with his hand. The coachman immediately understood, and made the horse move forward three points slower again, allowing the vehicle that was originally following behind to take the lead, but only Li Moyun drove behind.

"You should know the war that happened in northern Xinjiang last year, right?"

"The servant knows that our Great Vietnamese border army rarely suffered a little loss under Gui Rong that day."

"Well, this matter has a great impact. Even the Transport Authority had two deputy envoys who were implicated and removed from office. As for the frontline soldiers, there were more people who were punished." Bian Xuedao said, and sobered up, "But these are not a big deal. The most important thing is that the prince was also in the northern border at that time. In a sense, some of the responsibility lies with him.

"Although neither your Majesty nor my ministers really blame the prince for his poor use of troops, the prince finally wants to justify himself. Therefore, since this year, he has been planning to use troops in the north to avenge his previous shame. But this is obviously too reckless. My Dayue and Guirong have been in battle for decades, and at least for more than twenty years, no one can do anything to anyone. If you force troops to go north, you will probably be more futile and more casualties. This is not a blessing for my Dayue people. Of course, I, an official from the Ministry of Revenue, can't explain some of the details clearly. I believe you can understand them."

Seeing Li Ling nodding, he sighed again: "How come the prince is determined to act alone, and some of the main forces in the court advocated from the side, which made His Majesty difficult for a moment. His Highness Yong knew that this fact was more harmful than good, so he deliberately shared his worries for His Majesty. How to stop the Northern Expedition will fall on our household department.

"There is a saying that you must be very familiar with, which means that before the troops move the food and grass, the food and grass will go first. This food and grass mobilization is not only the responsibility of the Transportation Command, but also the Ministry of Revenue. The Transportation Command only makes a lot of effort after all. If it is really delayed, it will be punished like this time. But our Ministry of Revenue is different. Sometimes a slight change in the book can cause problems in the supply of food and grass on the front line, which will change the issue of this dispatch. Do you understand what I mean?"

He said this to this point, but Li Ling didn't understand why he hesitated and said, "So Your Highness Yong wants us to do something on the books, so that the front line lacks military rations and cannot send troops?"

"No, it's not what Your Highness Yong is, it's us, or you made a small mistake at the moment, which made the military ration dispatch problem. I think you can't help you with your ability to do accounts, right?" As he said that, Bian Xuedao's eyes were already burning on Li Ling's face.

Li Ling sneered in his heart that the other party wanted to take everything down. He would certainly hand over the errands to himself, but how to do the accounts and cover up the problematic arrangements, and suddenly broke out at the last moment, making the front line unable to obtain enough food and supplies before sending troops. These technical problems must be arranged by himself. Once something happened, the court would investigate them, and the responsibility would naturally be all on himself.

As if he saw Li Ling’s doubts, Bian Xuedao added: “Don’t worry, as long as you accomplish this, you will make great contributions to the court. Your Highness will definitely not treat you badly.”

Li Ling lowered his eyes, looking like he weighed and thoughtful, but in fact he wanted to laugh out loud. This was a coincidence. Good guy, the prince just asked him to find out who would mess with the Ministry of Revenue accounts, and King Yong handed this matter to himself.

Is it really me who checks myself?

What he even wanted to complain was that these two brothers wanted to treat themselves as guns. Perhaps in their eyes, his little politician was a piece that could be abandoned at any time. The only difference was that King Yong also had a little strategy, at least he had a wish, and he personally showed a certain intention to promote. The prince was good, so he just used loyalty to the emperor and righteousness to suppress others...

But in essence, both sides are the same. They just want to use this ability and are ready to "free" by using it. They are really worthy of being a brother, and their methods are almost the same.

Seeing that Li Ling was silent for a while and didn't say anything, Bian Xuedao coughed again: "Of course, I won't force you, after all, this matter is indeed very risky. If you really don't want to, I don't think your highness will force you either. However, this matter is of great importance after all, and I hope you don't tell me about it to a third party, otherwise..."

Li Ling suddenly felt a sudden stern. The other party was retreating and had already brought some threats in his words. Yes, he already knew the other party’s plan now. If he did not agree to participate, it would be a flaw in their overall plan. It would be extremely difficult for them to deal with the prince at that time, but it would be too easy to deal with him as a small seventh-rank official.

Without a choice, he could only reply: "What did the Lord say? The Lord is just worried that he may not be able to do such an important task. If Your Highness and Lord really trust the Lord, I will do my best this time to not disappoint Your Highness."

Hearing his response, Bian Xuedao was immediately overjoyed and reached out to his shoulder and patted it gently: "Okay, Wen Zhong, I'll be relieved if you can say that. You can also rest assured that after this month, you will be the head of my Ministry of Revenue. If you do some results at that time, even the Minister of State can do it. I still know very well if others don't know your ability."

"Mr. Xie will support me. In the future, the emperor will follow the leader of your superiors and do all the errands properly." Li Ling quickly made a statement again, which caused the Bian Shigong to be happy and said yes.

After a smile, he decided to take over the matter when he returned to the yamen the next day. Li Ling finally said goodbye from the other party's carriage and returned to his own carriage. The two cars were then staggered and returned to their own houses.

It was not until this time that Li Ling's expression became gloomy, and things were far more difficult and dangerous than what he thought.

It can be said that Li Ling is facing a dead end now, the prince and the king of Yong. No matter which side he chooses, the other side will not let him go. In addition to these two, there is also Liu Runsheng staring at him not far away. He finally noticed some of the other party's gaze at the banquet just now.

As Yang Qinghou said, it was obvious that some of the relationships between him and the Cao Gang had been discovered by Liu Runsheng. Naturally, he could easily determine that the previous game happened under his own planning, but I am afraid that the person he wants to get rid of the most is himself!

"The fruits in the officialdom are indeed unfathomable. Before we see the big waves, the undercurrent has been enough to completely swallow people..." Li Ling's heart was completely tightened, but he could not come up with a proper countermeasure. At this moment, he even regretted his original choice. In fact, he should have stopped after passing the imperial examination. He really shouldn't continue the imperial examination, so as to transfer himself from the most familiar environment in the mall to the officialdom. The depth and danger of these two are like the pond and the sea...

Of course, if you really want to talk about it, it is related to whether you are not strong enough. Because you have no foundation and have a skill, you will be used at will, and you are not afraid of revealing the secret. If you can have a strong and reliable backer, then the prince and the Yongwang will not dare to cause trouble for themselves anymore, and he can even tell Liu Runsheng's affairs without any worries.

He had already heard that Liu Runsheng's affairs could be suppressed because the Yongwang used the power of the Ministry of Justice and the North City Garrison Army... But who can I tell these things now?
Chapter completed!