Chapter 657: StimulationChapter 1765: Difficulty

"Balderdash!"

Li Chen glared at Xu Wei, and said with displeasure: "If it were just to bring him down, this palace wouldn't have so much free time to chat with him so much."

Xu Wei was stunned and said, "But didn't he disobey the imperial order And he even found an accomplice to deceive the people..."

Li Chen said calmly, "It's precisely because he disobeyed the imperial decree that he still needs to undergo assessment by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. They will examine his past political experience to see if it is clean. If he is found unqualified, then he can only blame himself."

As for what you said about blinding the people...

Li Chen chuckled softly, saying meaningfully: "If it weren't for this incident, he wouldn't even have the opportunity to be assessed by the Ministry of Officials. Arranging an insider to guide the anger of the people outside the city and make them comply with the arrangements of Yulin Prefecture is already a rare feat of shrewdness. Among the numerous fourth-rank prefects in the court, how many can have such brains"

“Concealment… Whether it’s sincerity or deception, this palace doesn’t care about the means he uses. What matters is whether the result of his actions aligns with what this palace and the court desire. If so, then it's a minor flaw that does not detract from the overall excellence. If not, then he is utterly useless.”

Xu Wei's two eyebrows twisted together, he grunted for a long time, and finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "I don't understand."

Li Chen had a black line on his forehead and said angrily, "I didn't expect you to understand anyway. With your abilities, if you were sent out to be an official, you would be played by others in less than two months. You'll probably just be a bodyguard for the rest of your life."

Xu Wei, hearing this, was extremely pleased and chuckled: "Being able to serve as Your Highness's bodyguard for a lifetime is already the greatest honor for me."

Li Chen laughed and said, "To be so righteous without ambition, well, everyone has their own aspirations. This palace is too lazy to argue with you further. To not force oneself into things one is not good at is a kind of great wisdom. Let's go, return to the front line as soon as possible."

A lone figure, hooves churning up snowflakes, disappeared gradually into the still raging blizzard.

Meanwhile, in the capital city, thousands of miles away.

Just half a day after arriving in the capital city, brothers Zhou Ping'an and Zhou Changshou were having breakfast at a roadside tofu pudding stall.

Next door is a money-changer's shop run by the government.

At this time, there was a long queue outside the money changer's.

"Excellent, your tofu pudding, enjoy slowly."

The middle-aged boss beamed, politely bringing up a steaming bowl of tofu pudding and saying warmly.

Zhou Changshou smiled and took it, pointing to the long queue next door and asking, “Store owner, are these people all here to withdraw silver”

The boss glanced in the direction Zhou Zhangshou was pointing, then shook his head and said, "I can't say for sure, I really can't say."

Zhou Changshou understood, took out a few copper coins and placed them in the boss's hand, saying, "Here's the money for the tofu brain."

"Two bowls are quite a lot, with this money you could buy ten or so more..."

Before the boss could finish his sentence, Zhou Changshou chimed in with a smile, "And there's the money that makes difficult things easy to say."

The boss chuckled wryly, wanting to refuse but couldn't bear to part with the warm copper coins in his hand. He pulled up a stool and sat down, saying: "Gentlemen, I don't know what you're inquiring about. Anyway, I'm just an ordinary tofu pudding vendor. I don't understand any big truths. Just consider these as my daily observations. You can treat them as entertainment. If this gets to the authorities, my little stall will be out of business." King Ning would have killed you long ago. Look at your colleagues, including Ye Wang and Li Songru, which one of them doesn't have obvious flaws"Zhou Changshou's eyes seemed to be able to see through...