"Zhongti... that is how things stand."
"His Majesty told me to find Lu Ruo Ling Jiao Bo... but how would I know where he is? How should I approach his door? How can I make him believe me?"
Helplessness covered Ji Kang's face.
Ji Kang had always considered himself quite talented, but only when he actually began handling affairs did he realize that he truly was unsuited to such things.
The emperor had already slipped him the letter, yet Ji Kang had no idea how to deliver it into Jiao Bo's hands. He did not even know where the man lived, nor whom to ask about him.
He looked at Lü An before him and continued, "His Majesty said Zhongti could be trusted."
"He told me to seek your opinion before doing anything."
"Do you have any advice for me?"
Lü An studied Ji Kang. "I admire your courage in accepting a charge in a time of peril, and your loyalty to His Majesty... but this... according to what you said, His Majesty's letter has been with you for two days, and you still haven't sent it out?"
"Have you considered that, if this were an urgent letter, delivering it now would already be useless?"
Ji Kang's face blanched in alarm. "I was thinking at home about how to deliver it to his door. I rarely contact anyone and have always just spent my time drinking with you all. How could I find this Jiao Bo?"
Lü An shook his head and looked into Ji Kang's eyes. "If you trust me, I can do this in your stead."
"His Majesty himself said you could be trusted, so of course I trust you. However, His Majesty said... you are the only one in the Lü family who can be trusted."
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