After returning home from the Imperial City Department, Li Ling was unable to accompany his relatives for too long, and soon he had various public and private affairs. The former was naturally a matter of many affairs of Shaoqing, the Transportation Department, which made him have already gone to the yamen to work in the past two days; while the latter was a number of social engagements that could not be avoided in the officialdom.

With Li Ling's current status in the court and the noise that made this time, he naturally attracted the attention of his colleagues again. Some came to make friends deliberately, and some wanted to enter the British King's circle through him... Anyway, whether in the yamen or after returning home at night, Li Ling always had to deal with these people, which was really busy and trivial.

Of course, not all officials in the capital are qualified to annoy Lord Li. In many cases, those officials under the fifth rank cannot even see him. Only some of them feel that they are in important positions or are only able to use them will be seen by him and will be led to see King Ying Sun Bi.

In addition to these passive social engagements, Li Ling cared more about his relationships with those real friends, such as Xu Cang, Wei Liang, Xiao Chengzhi and others. After this disaster, he naturally couldn't forget this friendship, and everyone's relationship became closer.

As for Sun Bi, he gathered less for some reason. It was not until the end of October that he set up a banquet in his palace and gathered many officials in the capital who were sent to him. On the surface, it was to celebrate his birthday, but in fact it was to contact him more and discuss some big and small matters.

At today's banquet, in addition to Sun Bi, Li Ling was the one who attracted the most attention. There were dozens of people who came forward to toast. If Xiao Chengzhi hadn't come forward to help in time, I'm afraid Li Ling would be drunk before the first update.

But even so, when the banquet was halfway through and Sun Bi called a few of their confidants to the study room behind, Li Ling felt that it was too heavy and he recovered after drinking a cup of quenching soup. He could only lean on the chair and heard everyone talk about the current situation in the court.

The current situation of the court and Li Ling's change before going to Huguang was not too big. It was just that Lu Zhen had a more intention to retreat, which made the people under his command who were not worthy of it to start looking for another way out. Some of them turned to the prince, while others turned to the British king, which strengthened the strength of the prince and the British king, but the overall comparison was that the enemy was strong and we were weak.

"Actually, after all, the prince has lost an opportunity to let the subjects all over the world understand your talents and abilities!"

The ones who said this were the biggest reliance of Sun Bi in the court, except for Li Ling and others, Qiu Shen, the deputy envoy of Privy Councilor. However, why did he suddenly express his position and stand on the side of the King of England, but even Li Ling didn't know.

However, his words were quite reasonable. Now most ministers in the court are optimistic that the prince is indeed because they do not understand the King of England. However, Sun Cong, after all, he is the prince for many years, and it is enough to regard people's expectations, not to mention the contributions he had to go to the border of the northern border. After Sun Bi was appointed as the king, he had the power to participate in politics and often appeared in court meetings, but he almost remained silent and had not seen him take any errands, so naturally the impact was much smaller.

"What Taiwei Qiu said is that our prince really needs a chance to show himself. But I don't know where the prince thinks we should work hard to help you get a good job?" Wang Can, another sector in the Political Affairs Hall, also said.

Compared to Li Ling and others, these courtiers who recently defected to the British King are more keen and are more accustomed to helping him open up the situation at the official level.

Sun Bi smiled and looked at Li Ling and the others, and then replied: "Which king is trying hard to learn about his talents in politics, he still asks himself that it is not enough to compare with the prince. However, in the military journey, I have some experience and confidence, but what...

These words calmed everyone down and it was a little difficult to answer.

Because, firstly, the two people who raised this question were civil servants, and the Deputy Privy Councilor Qiu Shen was also a Jinshi, and he was only a master of military affairs. Secondly, everyone knew that it was unrealistic to let Sun Bizhen go to the northern border. For a hundred years, only the prince was arranged to be trained in the northern border. I haven't heard of any prince going there to exercise. If Sun Bi met the requirements, everyone would not have to worry about it.

During this silence, Li Ling finally spoke slowly: "Actually, I thought this was good. Sometimes doing more may not be better than doing nothing. Especially in this environment where the enemy is strong and I am weak, keeping a low profile and making people unable to find flaws is the best way to protect themselves and find opportunities to act.

"As for reputation and power in the court, we should do it. What your highness is most important now is to let everyone know that you are an upright and selfless prince, and the second is to let Your Majesty know that you are the most filial to him. In this way, you can compare with the prince and let others see the gap."

"Well?" Everyone showed deep thoughts, and after a while, they nodded in agreement. Although they were a little passive, this was indeed the most appropriate tactic at the moment. Who said that Sun Bi was still too far behind the prince?

"Okay, the King of Japan invited you here not to ask you how to be enemies with the prince. Today we should pay more attention to Wen Zhong's affairs." Sun Bi smiled and waved his hand, interrupting everyone's thoughts.

This made Li Ling a little confused: "Follow me? Am I fine anymore? Everyone has been released and the official has been restored. How can I worry about anything?"

"Wen Zhong's words are wrong. Luo Tian Sect is a big concern for me, so it is not so easy to pass. For example, in the past two days, the number of bandit leaders will be punished." Wei Liang said with a serious expression.

The death penalty in the Dayue court is generally divided into the execution of the prison and the execution of the prison. The former is imprisoned in prison after being convicted of death, and then dealt with it uniformly after the autumn punishment. There is still a glimmer of hope for such death row prisoners, such as when the royal family has a happy event and needs to celebrate with all the world, or if there is a disaster and blessing in the world, the emperor will issue a general amnesty, thereby reducing the death penalty to a subversive punishment and exile.

However, the latter's killing and decree was not buffered for that period of time. After being directly approved by the Ministry of Justice and then submitted to the Emperor for confirmation, there is no need to choose the life. It is a clear and righteous punishment and the head is on the ground. This is mostly arranged for serious crimes such as ten evils.

As the leader of the Luotian Sect, Li Tong, Zhao Chenghuang and others, who have fallen into the hands of the government, will inevitably be a decisive decision. They even have to add another layer. If there is a lingchi, it will be impossible to delay it until next autumn.

Once Li Tong and others were tortured, it means that the previous events may be mentioned again, and Li Ling will still be targeted. In addition, as Li Tong's son (even if he has been confirmed by the monarch and ministers in the court that are not legitimate father and son, his name is still there), even if the law cannot be involved, human relationships will eventually be inseparable from it.

Li Ling naturally understood the connection, so after his expression slightly dimmed, he said, "I understand. I'm afraid that next, some people will create momentum to make me worry."

"Yes, although there are many exceptions in our dynasty and love, this is a minority after all." Xu Cang also sighed.

Ding You is the one who serves as an official who returns to his hometown to mourn after his parents die. Moreover, this guard has been for three years, which can be called a weapon of killing in the officialdom. No official can accept such sudden departure, but he has to leave, otherwise it is unfilial, which is a big scandal that can directly make a priest bad.

As for seizing love, the emperor issued an order to prevent officials from resigning and obeying filial piety. Because it means forcibly interrupting the son of filial piety, it is called seizing love. Generally speaking, it is not absolutely necessary, even if an official wants to stay in the court, he cannot accept the arrangement of seizing love.

The only exception is that wars are launched on the border, and those generals who need to lead troops to fight can be taken away, because family and country, loyalty and filial piety are still divided into importance.

"But, haven't it been confirmed before that Li Tong is not Li Ling's biological father?" Xiao Chengzhi also asked in confusion at this time, "Is this going to cause Ding You?"

"After all, Li Tong is his nominal father and has raised him. Besides some court officials, the people in the world don't know about this." Sun Bi smiled bitterly, "Stop talking about you and me, even the father, I'm afraid I can't help you."

Li Ling was also a little surprised. To be honest, although he knew that there was this rule, he did not expect it to be so serious that he was no longer implicated by Li Tong. In the end, he would be forced to resign due to his death.

Well, in fact, leaving the court for a short time like this would not have a big impact on Li Ling. After all, he was just Ding You, and his official position was actually reserved. Especially for an important official in the court like him, it is impossible for Ding You to leave for three years and have no official position when he comes back.

But the problem is that it is not the usual time now.

The battle between the British King and the Crown Prince has become superficial, and the emperor has been aging. Maybe one day in three years, Long Yubintian will suddenly happen. By then, he will be helpless. How can Sun Bi and the others deal with it?

But this is an unsolvable knot. Although everyone was reluctant, none of them could come up with a proper solution. In the end, only a sigh was left.

Such helpless and frustrating emotions could not dissipate even after the banquet. Although Xu Cang, who was riding in the same car with Li Ling, comforted him but did not reach the right time and could only sigh. In the end, he could only say: "Maybe, take this opportunity to take your family away from right and wrong, and maybe it would be safer."
Chapter completed!