Jinrong recognized the seriousness in the Emperor's tone and knew this matter could not be taken lightly. He replied, "Honorable Imperial Father, to this day, I have never made any promises to anyone. Jiang Yifan and I have been friends since our youth, and he does what he believes he should do, never promising anything for anyone's benefit, which guides his actions. In this, I dare vouch for him."
The Emperor nodded, "That's good. These past two years, he's been excluded like an outsider, yet still managed to uncover such secretive matters in the account books. He must be very familiar with the workings of the Ministry of Revenue..."
The Emperor spoke to himself, then noticed Jinrong's furrowed brow and asked, "I want to significantly employ Jiang Yifan in the Ministry of Revenue. Do you have any other thoughts?"
