Mortal Mage

Reform and opening up had not yet begun. The document that Liu Lizheng drafted yesterday should have taken three to five days to be delivered to the various ministries. Since he took office, he had done nothing but bragging and slacking off. He patted his head and asked, "Are these people related to Li Xucheng?"

Wang Mingde put down the ice melon, drank the tea, took a deep breath, and shook his head heavily; "These people are all related to the Lingyu Guard."

"But the person who killed you was from the Palace Attendant Bureau."

"Because only those above the level of the palace supervisor can send away the eunuchs on duty in the outer court and the feathered guards guarding the palace."

"Aren't the eunuchs in the palace attendant bureau the prince's men?"

Zhang Mingxuan asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Wang Mingde shook his head. "The palace attendants are all His Majesty's people. His Majesty can't harm you." Then he waved his hand outside the house. "Wan'er, Jin'er, you two can leave first."

Jin'er pouted and made a murderous gesture towards Zhang Mingxuan viciously, and was unwillingly pulled away by Wang Wan'er.

After the two left, Zhang Mingxuan seemed to be thinking about something, and then he changed the subject, "Sir Wang, Sir Liu Lizheng said that the Ministry of Revenue paid 20% of the money, His Majesty's treasury paid 30%, the Ministry of Revenue raised 10%, and 40% was in arrears. Is this true?"

"Indeed." Wang Mingde nodded; "Taicang no longer has any spiritual veins, the imperial court has cut off its spiritual stone income, and the cultivation of the imperial family and relatives in the court cannot be delayed."

"Now they are joining forces with the Tianze Empire to start a war."

Wang Mingde stared at Zhang Mingxuan after he finished speaking. "So, since you took over the Ministry of Revenue, the palace can only take in money, not spend it. Do you understand?"

"Then, won't there be chaos?"

"So, you have to reform!" Wang Mingde said in a firm tone, but his face was filled with worry.

Zhang Mingxuan was about to say something more when a gatekeeper came in hurriedly. "Master, Dang Nanzhi, the centurion in charge of the warehouse at the Ministry of Revenue, came and said he couldn't find Master Zhang."

"This Dang Nanzhi is an old man employed by the Ministry of Revenue for many years, and his character is acceptable."

"You will release Li Xucheng tomorrow, and stop investigating the corruption of senior officials in the court, and distribute the funds to various ministries in a timely manner."

"I went to see the prince early in the morning and explained it to him."

"The prince will not cause any trouble to you," Wang Mingde said, nodding slightly. "I will not keep you here."

By this time the sky was slightly brightening.

Zhang Mingxuan left Wang Mingde's house. Outside the house, Guo Zhuoran and Wang Han were waiting with fifty or sixty feather guards. When they saw Zhang Mingxuan, they hurriedly came over and asked, "Are you injured, sir?"

Zhang Mingxuan shook his head slightly. The first time he met Wang Mingde, the old man gnashed his teeth when he mentioned the prince. This time, his attitude towards the prince seemed to be different. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out why. He waved his hand and called the group of people; "Let's go, it's time to go to court."

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Zhenghe Hall.

In order to prevent himself from being assassinated in broad daylight, Zhang Mingxuan ordered Dang Nanzhi and his group of feathered guards to stand guard outside the Zhenghe Hall.

Zhang Mingxuan entered the hall, but all the officials in the hall had already arrived early and were busy with their own things.

He originally wanted to find Liu Lizheng to ask about some more matters of the Ministry of Revenue, but he couldn't find him after searching for a while. Finally, he checked the report card list and found no record of Liu Lizheng reporting for duty, so he sent Xiao Feizi to Liu Lizheng's house to look for him.

Zhang Mingxuan found a quiet corner in the Zhenghe Hall to recall and think about the spirit gathering formation in Wang Mingde's back garden.

He found a piece of paper and began to draw from memory.

"The structure of the formation circuit of this spirit gathering formation is like a transformer, and it also has the meaning of amplifying power."

"But if it is designed this way, the power will be amplified and the loss will also increase."

“What if we redesign it?”

Zhang Mingxuan was lost in thought and reminiscing in his heart.

He took off his shoes and took out half a spirit stone from his socks.