Li Hongyun was stumped by a series of questions from Chu Song.
His brows tightly furrowed, he pondered deeply before saying, "If your speculations are correct, then this problem is essentially unsolvable!
"The secret letter from Yan Maoqing talks about breaching the dike to flood the rebels, but in reality, flooding the rebels is false, breaching the dike is the true objective. Governor Lin is a clever man; he must also be able to guess Chief Minister Yan's real intentions.
"So you're saying, the secret exchanges between the two seemingly discuss 'flooding the rebels,' but in reality, every phrase revolves around 'flooding the fields to amass wealth'?
"Yan Maoqing has already calculated everything clearly, using the common people's good lands to exchange for the silver in the hands of corrupt officials and wealthy merchants. Only with the silver can he extend the life of his position as Grand Secretary, hence he must accomplish this no matter the difficulties.