Chen Sihai glanced at Xu Xianchun. He certainly understood what the other party meant by this sentence. Although what they did before was arrogant, in fact, it was a response after Prince Fu fought back.

But this time it was different. They took the initiative to seal off Prince Fu's Mansion.

Chen Sihai looked at Xu Xianchun and said slowly, "We can't take any risks. No one knows what Prince Fu will do. If something bad happens, none of us will be able to explain it, and we might even die without a burial place. Do you think this is a good idea?"

Xu Xianchun suddenly felt a chill, and finally understood why Chen Sihai did this, and he also knew why Chen Sihai said that.

The so-called bad thing is that Prince Fu may become desperate and do something desperate.

Once Prince Fu is desperate and really rebels, Xu Xianchun doesn't believe that Prince Fu will succeed, but both he and Chen Sihai will be doomed.

At that time, the two of us would be criminals, forcing Prince Fu to rebel, and no matter what the reason, we would not have a good ending. Perhaps His Majesty would forgive Chen Sihai and me, but if Chen Sihai and I allowed Prince Fu to rebel, it would be a dereliction of duty.

Besides, after Prince Fu rebelled, were there anyone more suitable to be sacrificed than the two of them?

His head and Chen Sihai's head are just right for use, and Prince Fu will kill both of them when the time comes.

Xu Xianchun quickly came to his senses and said to Chen Sihai, "Your Excellency is right. I will make arrangements right away. I will personally monitor this place for the next few days, and there will definitely be no mistakes."

Seeing Xu Xianchun agree, Chen Sihai nodded with satisfaction.

Although Xu Xianchun is a newcomer, he has a very good ability to understand and behaves well. He is decisive, efficient, and ruthless enough in his actions.

This is a person who is about to take off, especially since Xu Xianchun is still in a government office like Jinyiwei.

Chen Sihai had mixed feelings. Firstly, Xu Xianchun would definitely be his good assistant in the future; secondly, he might even become his rival.

However, Chen Sihai quickly threw this idea out of his mind, because he knew that this time this matter must be done well, so he had to take care of the present first.

Chen Sihai took his men away and went back to interrogate them.

After interrogating these people and compiling the evidence, Chen Sihai will have the evidence sent to the capital. As for what to do next, that is not something he can decide, and the decision needs to be made by His Majesty.

After all, dealing with a vassal king, even with irrefutable evidence, was not something that Chen Sihai could decide.

At this moment, in the capital, in the Western Garden.

Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction.

The weather is finally cooling down, but winter is probably coming soon.

This is a place without autumn. It’s not that there is no autumn, but that autumn is too short and disappears in the blink of an eye.

But the cool days these days are very comfortable.

Glancing at Xu Guangqi who was standing not far away, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile, "Yuan Keli has already set off. There's no problem in Yunnan. Don't worry. I believe there will be good news soon."

Xu Guangqi nodded and said, "I am worried about the firearms sent by the Hundred Craftsmen's Academy this time. I don't know if they will be usable in Yunnan."

This time, Yuan Keli was sent to Yunnan, so naturally he could not go alone. Zhu Youxiao sent a team of people to accompany him, which were transferred from Qi Jin.

This team was led by Qi Jin's son Qi Yuangong, and the number of people was not large, only 3,000.

However, there is one special thing about these people, that is, they are equipped with new weapons from the Baigong Academy.

In addition to new types of armor and swords and guns, there were also new types of firearms, such as cannons that needed to be carried on one person's shoulders.

In addition, it was equipped with new incendiary bombs and explosive bombs, 2,000 new flintlock rifles, and 100 new cannons.

These equipments completely depleted the inventory of the Hundred Craftsmen Academy. Xu Guangqi was worried about these things, as he knew that Zhu Youxiao had high hopes for these weapons.

If anything goes wrong with this batch of weapons in Yunnan, it will be very troublesome, as it will affect the future development of Baigong Academy.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care about this. However, he thought it was good as it was now, so he asked Xu Guangqi and the Hundred Craftsmen's Academy to pay attention to their work and not get carried away.

I am worried now, but when the good news comes, the joy will be even sweeter.

"We'll have to wait until something happens to know the outcome." Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi and said with a smile, "Don't worry about it now."

Xu Guangqi nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. I came here for another matter. The Imperial Household Department has already sent the proceeds from the sale of Ruyi Beans to the Ministry of Revenue, which has made up for this year's deficit. However, there is still a shortfall, so we have to live frugally. However, this year's salaries should all be paid out."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, feeling a slight headache.

In fact, the financial situation of the Ming Dynasty was not healthy at all. The problem of wage arrears for civil servants had always existed, and there was no good solution.

Although Zhu Youxiao stopped the construction of the imperial palace this year, there were still two emperors' tombs to be built.

Although Zhu Youxiao felt that such a renovation was a waste of money, he did not challenge the mainstream values. If he really did so, it would cause dissatisfaction among many people, even those who supported him.

With these two relatively large expenses for the imperial mausoleum, plus the military salaries and personnel expenses in various places, the money is still not enough.

Zhu Youxiao had no better solution to this problem.

A portion of the money was taken during the confiscation of property; although the Imperial Household Department had some income, it was not much; the Academy of Craftsmen was also burning money, and Zhu Youxiao also asked the Imperial Household Department to quietly stockpile grain.

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