On the twenty-third of March, inside the study of General Zhenwei's Mansion, pear blossoms drifted onto the windowpanes like ink accidentally spilled from a brush rest. Jiang Wan held the Ministry of Revenue’s latest report on grain transport, her fingertips tracing the words "grain shortage." She suddenly looked up at Lu Jingyuan, who was busy wiping down his silver spear. "The person behind Junior Vice Minister Zhou is likely not just limited to Vice Minister Li’s faction."
"The Court of Judicial Review has been interrogating him for three days," Lu Jingyuan replied, slotting the spear into its weapon rack. "He only spat out the name of a black-market grain merchant; he refuses to reveal anything deeper."
"Because the person behind him holds a higher rank than Junior Vice Minister Zhou." Jiang Wan set the report down, rose, and walked to a map. She pointed her fingertip at the center of the Capital. "Look, ever since you took command of the Garrison Army, whose interests have been compromised?"
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