do you mean As a minister, I have served in the court for decades. Although I don't boast about my hard work and dedication, I have always been diligent and never neglected my duties. I may not have...Chapter 1188: I Want a Land Immortal

King Channing's tax.

These five short words, even just hearing them would make a timid person's legs tremble. Yet Zhou Pingan didn't react at all, as if nothing in the world could truly move him.

He just asked a question: "How to check"

Li Chen replied, "The Ministry of Revenue controls all tax rights throughout the empire. Taxes collected in vassal states are only temporarily entrusted to the vassals for collection and do not need to be handed over to the imperial court, but the tax rights still belong to the imperial court. Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue has the right to investigate."

"Whether taxes are paid in full, whether there are any false pretenses, whether the people are exploited, whether there is any corruption or malfeasance, anything related to taxes that the tax authorities want to investigate can be investigated."

"Having said that, Li Chen looked at Zhou Ping'an and said calmly, "And this palace believes that there are definitely problems with the tax system in Ning Wang's territory."

There must be a problem.

This sentence is setting the outcome for this task beforehand.

If there are problems, they need to be found.

No problem, I'll check it out and also figure out the problems.

Within the territory of King Ning, it has been under his own jurisdiction for over a decade. Can anything truly be said to be without problems

Absolutely impossible.

Even a local official would find an excuse to extract taxes under the guise of authority, let alone King Ning. To maintain his oversized army, he needed funds, and without increasing tax rates, where could he get the money

So if any individual goes to check, they are sure to find the problem.

But the difficulty of this matter doesn't lie in finding the problem, but in controlling its scale, and then being able to leave Ning Wang's territory safely.

Zhou Ping'an didn't speak right away, he just frowned and pondered.

Li Chen didn't urge him, and lowered his head to drink tea.

This is the benefit of being in a position of power.

When faced with difficulties, Li Chen needed only to find someone suitable to solve them. The rest was left for that person to ponder.

"What depths is His Highness determined to investigate" Zhou Ping'an asked.

"It's really pushing me." Li Chen replied.

Zhou Pingan seemed contemplative.

This idiom actually means to push someone too hard, but Li Chen changed it to "push someone to the extreme."

A single character can make a world of difference.

That is excessive, proving that it has exceeded the tolerance limit.

Extremely close, representing its proximity to this limit but never exceeding it.

It is precisely this difference in a single character that truly tests the level and ability of the executor.

After some thought, Zhou Ping'an said again: "My lord, I need a bodyguard."

Li Chen waved his hand and smiled: "What's this, the Dongchang Jinyiwei or the Yulinwei, or even the Dainene Shiwei As long as you fancy them, pick whichever you want. Take a hundred men with you, it won't be a problem."

Zhou Ping'an shook his head and said, "Only one bodyguard is needed. Having more people won't be of any use."

Li Chen came to his senses and frowned, "What does this bodyguard want"

Zhou Anping calmly said: “This person has only one requirement, they must be a Land Immortal.”

Li Chen heard this and started laughing angrily, "Are you crazy Do you think Earthly Immortal Realm cultivators are just cabbages growing on the roadside My side doesn't even have any Earthly Immortal Realm cultivators, where do you expect me to find one for you"

Zhou Ping'an seemed to have not seen the two words "refusal" written all over Li Chen's face. He said seriously: "If this matter is not protected by a celestial being of the Land Immortal Realm, I am really unable to do it. Moreover, I need such an expert, not to protect my own safety, but to complete this plan and deter King Ning. It must be a top-level expert with peak martial arts skills. Others, no matter how many go, they can't stop the Eighteen Riders of Yan Yun beside King Ning."who among you has ever been so beloved by ordinary soldiers"No one spoke.Everyone's face turned a bit awkward.Wu Ban Shan paused for a moment, then said: "Now, any one of us here who goes down and iss...