Lou Ji pondered briefly and replied:
"I discussed it with Zong Qingsheng and the others; there's no need for this matter to affect relations between the Imperial Chancellor."
"You're saying this is part of the transaction with the Imperial Family?"
"It isn't considered a transaction, more of a tacit understanding."
"I see..."
Xu Yuan murmured to himself, pondered for a while, then pushed the document he had just read slightly forward and asked:
"Sister, the Xu Family's grain collection convoy was blocked by the local clansmen gathering here, what do you think?"
Lou Ji glanced over without hesitation and immediately said:
"Violent suppression is enough; across the world, commoners fear power rather than virtue, and ultimately, it won't affect the big picture."
Fear power rather than virtue.....
Xu Yuan was silent.
