Another day of rest, Li Ling invited many of his friends and colleagues in Beijing to his home, and ordered a sumptuous feast from a famous restaurant nearby that cost twelve taels of silver. He asked everyone to have dinner at his residence.

The participants not only included Li Moyun and Li Tong at home, Lu You and Xiang Daxing from the Ministry of Revenue, and Wanlang who were standing side by side with him in the mall, Zhou Ji, Yang Qingxiao and Xu Cang were naturally among them. Many of these guests, including government officials, shopping malls, and martial arts, looked really strange. But because everyone had a good relationship with Li Ling, although they were a little confused, they were still quite friendly at this banquet, laughing and laughing, and there was no sign of being separated.

It was not until after three rounds of wine that everyone was a little drunk that Li Ling put down the wine glass, touched his sister Yue'er sitting beside him, and coughed lightly and said, "Actually, I'm asking you all to come together for a while today just to say something to everyone in advance, I'll leave the capital soon..."

"Ah..." Most of the people showed surprise during the meal. Only Xu Cang and Lu You had heard him mention it before. Although they were surprised and calm, the latter frowned slightly: "Wen Zhong, are you planning to really go to southern Yunnan?"

Seeing Li Ling nodding, Wan Lang took the lead in asking: "What are you doing in a wilderness when you go to remote areas? Is this what the court meant? Do you want to transfer you to become an official?"

Li Ling smiled at him: "Yes, right? I am now the head of the Qingli Department of the Ministry of Revenue, and I am also an official there. Since that's the case, I always have to go there to check it out, so that I can finish my errand."

Lu You looked at him with some concern: "You have to think about it. Southern Yunnan is not bigger than mine. The barbarians live in mixed places, and the latter has great influence. Once you get there, let alone whether the official business can be completed, it is a big problem for your own safety."

"Is there any danger? Wen Zhong, can you not go?" Xu Cang also looked worried and persuaded him.

Li Ling shook his head: "It's too late. Just two days ago, I had already requested an order from His Majesty. This time, even if I want to repent, it will not be possible. I will go to southern Yunnan. It should be in the next two days. The Ministry of Revenue will issue a document and send me to southern Yunnan to fully handle local tax matters! Unless I resist the order and don't want to be this official anymore, I can only go this trip!"

Everyone was stunned. Even Lu You and his men, who knew his difficulties, didn't know what to say for a while. He had already made up his mind and asked for a decree. Although he didn't know how he did it, today, it was obviously just a notice, and it was not discussed with everyone at all.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Ling smiled and raised his glass: "I'll give you a cup. Actually, you don't have to worry so much. After all, southern Yunnan is still my territory in Dayue. Whether the Han and barbarians in southern Yunnan are all my Dayue people. As an official of the court, I will go there for business operations, and there will be no problem with safety."

Seeing that he had said this, everyone could only laugh with him, and raised their glasses and had a drink with him. After the glass fell, Wan Lang suddenly said, "Why do I go with you, so everyone can take care of you? Speaking of which, I have never been to southern Yunnan, so I can really take the opportunity to gain insight."

Li Ling quickly declined this proposal: "No, now our Zongheng Bookstore has just gained a foothold. As soon as we see improvement, how can you and I leave? And I also need you to take care of my sister here in the capital."

As soon as he said this, before Wan Lang could speak, Yue'er, who had been silent, could no longer help it: "Brother, you... don't want me anymore?" Suddenly, his eyes turned red, and tears quickly accumulated in his eyes.

Li Ling quickly patted her hand and said, "Don't cry. I'm also thinking about your safety. You have heard from them that the situation in southern Yunnan is complicated and there may be dangers. If I take you, I have to pay attention to your safety at all times. How can I do serious business? Be good, just stay at home and wait for me to come back."

"But... I won't see my brother for a long time... And brother, you said it's dangerous, so how can you go? Or, we won't be this official, let's go home..." Yue'er said this with a small mouth.

Li Ling sighed and touched her hair: "How could he give up halfway and become a deserter? If this is true, let alone you, I will look down on myself. Okay, don't be sad. My brother has only been there for a few months, just like taking the provincial exam, and he will be back soon."

"Really?" the little girl said skeptical.

"Of course, when did I lied to you?" Li Ling said, blinking at her, "What you have to do is to be at home, read more when you have time, and write articles or something. I will be back then. By the way, our newspaper can almost publish Yue'er's new book. Maybe everyone will recognize her as a talented woman."

Wan Lang quickly agreed and laughed, "I have read Yue'er's book, it's really interesting. I don't think that those women like to read, even ordinary men will be attracted by the stories you write and recognize you as a talented woman."

The two of them cooperated with persuasion, which finally made Yue'er no longer feel sad and entangled, but her hand still tightly pulled her brother's sleeve: "Brother, then promise me that you must be fine and come back early."

"Of course, as long as the matter is done, I will come back immediately." Li Ling promised, and then looked at Xu Cang, Wan Lang and the others, "Everyone, when I am not in the capital, I will rely on you to take care of my family." After that, he stood up solemnly and bowed.

Several people also stood up and returned the greeting. Even Lu You said with a solemn expression: "Wen Zhong, just don't worry, I will take care of your family and will not let them be bullied and harassed by others!"

"Then Li Ling thanks you all. I won't say anything else, I just wish you a cup. I remember this love in my heart!" Li Ling said, filling another cup and drinking it all.

Others also raised their glasses and drank with them. With their promises, Li Ling felt much more at ease, and he would have less worries when he went to southern Yunnan.

However, the next banquet was filled with a little bit of separation and sorrow. Everyone drank a lot of wine, but they didn't talk too much. When the banquet ended, they were obviously drunk and could only be temporarily helped to sober up the hall next to sober up.

Li Ling's mind was a little swollen because she drank a few more drinks, so she went to the yard behind to sober up. Without taking two steps, he found someone following behind him. When he turned his head to look, he saw Yang Qingxiao looking at him slightly crampedly. When he saw him looking, his pretty face turned slightly red.

Li Ling was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Do you have anything to say to me alone?" She didn't say much at the banquet just now, but Li Ling actually noticed that after knowing her decision, Yang Qingxiao's expression changed a lot.

"The danger in southern Yunnan is more terrifying than you think. Even if you are a court official, you may lose your life if you are not good... Our Cao Gang sent more than a dozen capable brothers to Yunnan before, but there was no news anymore." Yang Qingxiao said softly.

Understand that she still wanted to persuade her to change her mind, Li Ling smiled: "Of course there is danger, but it is not as terrible as you said. Everyone is human and can always speak well. I am not going to compete with them for anything, nor do I want to have conflicts with them. Self-protection is not a problem."

Yang Qingxiao actually knew that she couldn't persuade him, so she gently bit her lower lip: "Then...why should I go with you?" After saying this, her whole face was even red as if it could drip from bleeding, which almost completely revealed her affection for him...

Li Ling was also a little stunned, as if he was surprised, and then he smiled and shook his head: "No, you can't go!"

Yang Qingxiao's face turned pale again as he said, and her body trembled even more: "You..."

"Listen to me..." Li Ling quickly interrupted her words and his eyes fell on her face, "Actually, I don't want you to go to southern Yunnan with me, and I'm just like I'm stopping Brother Wan. Now Zongheng Bookstore is also indispensable for you to take care of him and help me.

"Although you don't know much about business, with you, the Cao Gang can protect our bookstore with all your strength. Now that our bookstore's business is getting better and better, it is inevitable that some competitors will take other tricks. Then it will be time for the Cao Gang to show off. Of course, in addition, I hope you stay here and still want you to help me take care of Yue'er. After all, everyone else is men, so it is naturally impossible to be as close as you and Yue'er. Only you can relieve me the most."

Hearing that Li Ling's words were very different from others, Yang Qingxiao's face looked a little better, and he nodded and said, "If you really think so, I...I will listen to you."

At this time, Yang Qingxiao did not have the momentum of killing people on Taipingdu. She blushed slightly and was worried about gains and losses. She was so obedient and well-behaved in front of Li Ling, and I felt pity for her.

This moving look made Li Ling stunned.

Then, he suddenly stepped forward, reached out to hug Yang Qingxiao's shoulder, and actually hugged her whole body into his arms. Then, when she looked surprised and her face was even more blushing, he said softly: "Of course, more importantly, I don't want you to have any danger. I can just take Mo Yun to the danger in southern Yunnan, I just want you to be safe!"

Who can be ruthless if a person is not a plant or a tree? Li Ling is not a straight man in steel. He naturally understood the feelings Yang Qingxiao had shown to him over the past few days. However, he had always had some concern in his heart, so he did not reveal this feeling.
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