On the twentieth of the third lunar month, at the martial arts arena of General Zhenwei's Mansion, Lu Jingyuan stared at the list of provisions before him, his fingertip tapping against a note written in red ink: "Shortage of 300 piculs of grain." Jiang Wan stood beside him, watching the willow catkins drifting outside the window. Suddenly, she spoke, "After Minister Wang’s downfall, the newly appointed Junior Vice Minister Zhou at the Ministry of Revenue—is he a protégé of Vice Minister Li?"
"He is," Lu Jingyuan replied, handing the list to Afu. "Go investigate the ledgers of Junior Vice Minister Zhou from the past three months, especially the records concerning the grain transport."
"Does the Heir suspect the grain shortage is man-made?" Afu frowned.
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