Chapter 185: AnnihilationChapter 1259 The Wealthy

Recently, Li Chen's entire work focus has been centered around one thing: opposing the Liao Kingdom.

After successfully suppressing the rebellion and dealing with Li Yinhu, and with the new policies implemented, Xu Changqing and other officials could clearly feel a shift in the pace and focus of work within the East Palace.

For officials, simply doing their own job well is not enough. If they want to be promoted and gain more power, there's another crucial thing they need to understand: knowing how to align themselves with the will of those in power.

Understanding the leader's thoughts and proactively doing what they want to do is called being good at administration, or having many sides polished.

As an acknowledged confidant of the Crown Prince, Xu Changqing naturally understood this very well.

He immediately replied, "Your Highness, please rest assured, I will do my utmost to assist the Crown Princess."

Li Chen gave Xu Changqing a deep look and said, "The rhythm and the scene are controlled by the Crown Princess. However, the Crown Princess is not familiar with the background and temperament of every wealthy person. You, as the Minister of Household Affairs, should know more about this, so you must do this well. This palace has high expectations for you."

No matter how high one climbs in office, even to the top position, there will always be someone above them, like an emperor.

Today, the most powerful person in the Great Qin Empire is not the ailing Emperor Taishang lying on his deathbed in Qianyuan Palace, but rather the Crown Prince standing before you.

So Li Chen's words greatly encouraged Xu Changqing, who immediately replied: "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness."

"Alright, head back. It's windy out there and we still have a tough fight ahead of us tonight."

Li Chen stretched lazily and turned to say, "Come here, return to the palace."

A large group immediately busied themselves, beginning work to ensure the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince's return to the East Palace.

But Xu Changqing did not follow the team to the East Palace.

Even the Crown Prince has made his position quite clear; if he still doesn't understand the situation, then he deserves to be out of office.

While there were still one or two hours before sunset, Xu Changqing needed to rush back to the Ministry of Finance to get a handle on the information about those wealthy patrons attending the banquet. That way, when the Crown Princess needed something, he could answer her questions readily and fluently.

Meanwhile, within the inn of Beijing.

Nan Gong Shouzhong held a snuff bottle in his hand, gently inhaling, savoring the refreshing fragrance. Around him was the noisy chatter, like flies buzzing in his ears.

“I don't know what the court is up to. They coaxed and tricked us all the way to the capital, not saying a word along the way, only that His Royal Highness the Prince had summoned us. That's fine, they didn't have to say anything, but they took every penny we sent without doing anything! This gang of lackeys are truly despicable!”

Speaking were the head of the Jin family from Su City. His silk shop was spread throughout the length and breadth of China, it could be said that in the silk industry, he was the leading figure in the Qin Empire.

Even the clothes Nangong Shouzhong wore were bought by their family.

However, in the capital city, no one dares to wear them outside. But underneath their outer garments, who doesn't have a few pieces of soft and smooth silk lining

Could it be that you are truly wearing a hemp robe and plain clothes

Lord Liu's complaints drew a lot of agreement. Apparently, these usually pampered gentlemen had suffered quite a bit on the road. However, no one dared to be the first to speak out, so everyone remained silent.

Now that someone has become the leader, naturally they have a lot of grievances to vent. disheveled, was already escorted by guards to the Taihe Hall.Two guards pressed their palms on Tao Rui's shoulders and pushed down, the iron chains on their hands and the shackles on his feet caused...