Mr 8 saves the day

Zang Hai makes excuse to go to minister Zhao’s house who is the head of the ministry of revenue. His mentor’s reaction to being a tax collector😂He finds the minister fixing his own roof tiles. The minister redirects the ledger conversation to official survival. He challenges Zang Hai to decide if he is long term survival or true reform and counsels him on how to best obtain either goal. He then gives Zang Hai the roof tiler job while he heads to official court. Zang Hai takes the opportunity to snoop in the study and finds out that Zhao was quire distant from Dongxia on official business and can’t be the third person. His nosiness is found out when the minister returns to get a forgotten ledger. Zang Hai lies that a servant directed him to the study for repairs. This official is all business and lines up the servants to identify culprit. As things digress and everybody in trouble his daughter conveniently shows up and covers for Zang Hai. Who knew? Mr 8 is the minister of revenues’ daughter. Serendipity at its finest. Liang AnTu has just atoned for previous day’s poor judgment. She does indeed keep ear low to ground. I just wish she wasn’t as much trouble as help😝The officials are crying not enough funds for their testing of officials. Now there will be meetings to find ways to lower cost or lengthen time between. Typical politicians…a lot of talk and no movement without money. Here Cao takes the opportunity to put Zang Hai in charge of general Fu’s burial. This has given Zang Hai a great opportunity to present his capabilities. It is also a way to show that unless he embezzles via work ministry or accepts protection from surveillance group he is not going to complete project on time. I am curious how he will get the workers he needs without corrupting himself. He asks his mentor about novels to give Mr 8 gifts for her impromptu assist that bailed him out. His mentor agrees but directs Zang Hai to gift the one that really helped him. Zang Hai gives the books to Mr 8 who liked one well enough she wanted to present the story at the theater. She then points to AnTu and tells him to get to real business.😂 This relationship is complex. It is as annoying as helpful. This alliance needs to grow so hopefully they will figure out what that means and stop hindering each other. Zang Hai is going to have to learn the way of the gray and she seems to be the best person for job. If they don’t manage to kill each other.😝

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