Fletcher's Descent into the Abyss Chapter 38

After three or four days of snow, Casper Xiao became increasingly lazy and went to the training ground less often. He had recently made friends with a few Longyou merchants and bought some valuable items, such as pearls imported from Yongquan Port and jasper produced in Hezhou, all of which were exquisite little gadgets.

Li Jianheng is very diligent now. He goes to court as usual no matter how cold the weather is. He invites Hai Liangyi to give lectures every day. When he sees Casper Xiao neglecting his duties, he will give him a few words of admonishment. It seems that he has really changed his mind.

Casper Xiao was happy to see the success, so he hunted two deer from Fengshan Mountain and presented them to the palace. Li Jianheng was frightened by the donkey's burn last time and refused to fight wild animals. He turned around and rewarded the deer to Hai Liangyi.

Seeing that the new year is approaching, sacrifices and official banquets are important events. The six ministries and the twenty-four yamen of Da Nei were all very busy. There was a shortage of people in charge of the ceremonial department. Many things were uncertain, and Li Jianheng had to be asked. Li Jianheng was also confused about this, and had to trouble Hai Liangyi and the Ministry of Rites to make decisions on everything.

Qudu became busy, and Li Jianheng saw that Casper Xiao had nothing to do, so he gave him an important task and gave him the job of re-examining the roster of the eight battalions. In this way, the patrol of Qudu completely fell into Casper Xiao's hands.