As a result, the Emperor never expected this fellow to be such a waste.
Besides, the Emperor is deep in thought and would not fully trust Marquis Wuding, hence Eunuch Zhao was also the Emperor's eyes and ears.
Well, this one may be clever, but eunuchs lack certain parts, leading them to be daring and brazen, without fear of indulging in greed.
Marquis Wuding also understood the current situation and, after hesitating for a while, agreed with Eunuch Zhao's opinion.
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Xu Qing followed Academician Zhou to the banquet held at the official post in Yingtian Prefecture.
The post station, naturally, was a place where high-ranking officials met and were seen off, and expenses could be reimbursed from the public coffers. Moreover, those who could use the post station in Yingtian Prefecture were generally big shots from South Zhili.
Today's host is actually Inspector Wu.
Well, essentially, it's because Inspector Wu doesn't have that much money.
