After Pei Lang came, the take became less onerous.
Pei Lang used to be Fu Xiuyi's aide, so he naturally knew a thing or two about managing the imperial court. Moreover, he was talented in this aspect.
However, he was immediately faced with a problem, which was the shortage of soldiers in Long Ye. It was enough to protect the people, but it was far from enough to confront the rebels causing trouble outside the city. The risk of sending the soldiers out was high, but it was not a good idea to continue in this stalemate either.
"If we stall for a few more months until Xie Jingxing comes back, these rebels will be wiped out." Shen Miao said to Pei Lang, "As long as we can last for that long."
Pei Lang was helping her read the memorials. None of them mentioned anything about the previous life, as if the two of them had an unspoken mutual understanding not to mention it. Sometimes, pretending to be stupid was the best way to get along.
