Ye Xuan and Lin Jing also thought of what Chen Changli could think of. They gathered together at night and began to think about those who took "opium".

After thinking for a long time, the two thought of one thing and their faces suddenly turned ugly.

After a long while, Ye Xuan said with a smile: "I heard that the national treasury has been tight, and the Minister of Revenue has been so anxious about the national treasury that his hair has turned white."

Lin Jing slammed the table and said with red eyes: "The national treasury is tight, but your majesty's private treasury has made a lot of money. It's hateful that these corrupt officials have abandoned their conscience for money."

Seeing that he was very angry, Ye Xuan was afraid that he would get hurt, so he quickly poured him a cup of tea and patted him on the back to help him calm down.

"Why should we be so angry? Anyway, things have not reached the worst point yet. We just need to make everyone aware of the dangers of 'opium' and that will be enough to make them more vigilant."

Hearing him say that, Lin Jing said unhappily, "You think things are too simple. You should know that the people who take 'Afurong' now are all rich and powerful. If they leak a little bit of their money, it will be enough for those greedy people to make a fortune."

"Once other people see that 'Afurong' has such huge benefits, how can they not be tempted? Ye Xuan, let me ask you, if you don't know the harm of 'Afurong', would you also want to intervene and get a piece of the pie?"

Lin Jing knew that some people's bottom line was not that high, so once they found out that "opium" was very profitable, they were happy to sell their conscience to make a lot of money.

It is precisely because there are huge interests behind "Ofurong" that Lin Jing suspects that the reason why those civil and military officials paid attention to "Ofurong" is because they were attracted by the interests it represents.

"Even His Majesty thinks that making money is the most important thing. What can we do? We can't just jump in front of His Majesty and ask him to take out all the money in his private treasury."

Seeing Lin Jing's furious look, Ye Xuan picked up the teacup and took a sip without any change in his expression, then he spoke slowly.

Lin Jing listened to his words and immediately looked up at him.

Seeing that he was calm and composed, as if he didn't worry at all that opium would harm him, Lin Jing felt as if his throat was blocked and he couldn't utter the words he wanted to say.

He could only sulk alone, but after a while his emotions and actions stabilized, and he said calmly, "Chen Changli is going to take over this matter. What are you going to do? Do your best to help him, or just watch from the sidelines?"

Ye Xuan gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, as if he hated 'opium' to the extreme, but he did not answer Lin Jing for a long time, which made Lin Jing know that he was pretending.

Lin Jing said coldly, "I don't know what you are thinking, but I know how good Wan Shufang's medical skills are. Chen Changli acted so quickly. It must be that Wan Shufang deliberately sent the message out. Chen Changli is worried that this medicine will harm Dajing, so he needs our help."

"Ye Xuan, the children of our two families have been arranged out, and now only the old, weak, and sick like us are left in Luoyang City."

“If anything happens in the future, we the old, weak, sick and disabled should also contribute our efforts to help the young people. Otherwise, once the great vision is destroyed, the children we send away will live worse than beggars.”

Lin Jing emphasized his tone, as if reminding Ye Xuan not to be dazzled by the peace and prosperity before his eyes.

Ye Xuan frowned and said, "Chen Changli is my friend, and his affairs are my affairs. However, this matter involves His Majesty and other nobles."

"Are you scared?" Lin Jing asked bluntly.

"How could I be afraid? I just want to figure out the relationship between the two. If these nobles are helping your majesty to make money, then the existence of 'Ophant' is worth pondering." Ye Xuan hinted.

After hearing this, Lin Jing had an idea in his mind. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Changli, dressed in black, walked in.

He obviously heard what Ye Xuan said, and as soon as he walked in, he said: "Those people may be trying to make money for your majesty, but Liu Yaoyao and Prince Rong may be using 'Afurong' to control some people for their own use."

"Master Ye, Master Lin, my wife specifically said that the current 'opium' is an addictive poison. Even people with strong wills cannot get rid of its toxicity."

"And the most important thing is that my wife is unable to research an antidote for it, but Liu Yaoyao and others want to use my wife's hands to research an upgraded version of 'Afurong'."

Ye Xuan pulled his beard and frowned tightly, seeming to be extremely confused and irritated.

When Lin Jing heard that Wan Shufang was unable to develop an antidote, he took a deep breath and looked at Chen Changli in horror.

He asked quickly, "Even Wan Shufang can't research an antidote? Then how can we block the toxicity of 'Afurong'? You know, many people who take 'Afurong' are officials."

Upon hearing this, Chen Changli's expression became very solemn.

He said: "Liu Yaoyao and others want to control the officials, so the inhumane poison 'opium' will not be circulated to ordinary people."

He and Zhao Lian'er first checked ordinary people in Luoyang City, and then checked officials, and found that most of the people who took "opium" were powerful people.

But no matter how much money these people have, they cannot afford the high price and rarity of opium.

In order to make money and continue to buy "opium" to take, Chen Changli guessed that these people would soon abandon their conscience and set their sights on ordinary people.

"But not all officials in the court care about the people as much as you do. They have seen the interests behind 'Afurong'. In order to make more money, they are likely to set their sights on the people. Then the great scene will be completely ruined."

The people are the foundation of Dajing. If something goes wrong with them, no matter how capable the officials of Dajing are, they will be powerless.

Moreover, Tu Yuanzhou has an unclear relationship with the remnants of the previous dynasty. Liu Yaoyao happens to be the remnant of the previous dynasty. She used "opium" to poison Dajing. How could Tu Yuanzhou not know about it? He might be happy to see it happen.

If something happens to Dajing and Tu Yuanzhou leads his troops straight down, the Central Plains will become a living hell, and they, as people from the Central Plains, will definitely be severely persecuted.

"I understand what you mean." Ye Xuan immediately realized what Chen Changli had not said, and his face turned very ugly.

Lin Jing was so angry that he slammed the table: "If there are really people who sell such an inhumane poison as 'Afurong' to ordinary people, then their consciences have been eaten by dogs, and they themselves are just like beasts. We should kill them and restore order to Dajing."

Ye Xuan agreed: "Those beasts deserve to die, but how to make them die? We have to work out a foolproof plan, otherwise they will attack us together and I'm afraid we will be caught off guard."

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