Chapter 232 No money!

"I understand. Let's go. I'll take you back home first, and then I'll deal with those two bastards!"

Li Chengxiu nodded decisively, and Jiang Wan stood up with his help, his voice becoming softer.

"State affairs are more important, so go and take care of them first. Don't keep the adults waiting in vain. By the way, let's go out and comfort the people first, then I'll take the elderly, the weak, the women, and the children back to recuperate. I'll leave this here to you. As for what to do with the children, you should discuss it with the adults first, and we'll discuss it in detail later."

"good."

Li Chengxiu had never refused anything his wife arranged, so the couple walked side by side, standing in front of the men, women, and children of the city.

First, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi denounced the Linyue and Liao people for their wolfish ambitions and unworthy character, and later he would lead his men to avenge their enemies and settle their grievances.

He also paid special thanks to and praised the elderly, the weak, women and children who united as one, especially the women's army in the city. He praised their courage and fearlessness, and thanked them for their broad minds in defending their country.

Finally, he waved his hand in a bold gesture, setting the tone.

"The women of Dongling are truly heroic women!"

The prince's praise made the eyes of many women in the audience red with excitement. And when the princess raised her hand and announced that the workshops, medicine fields, and even the academy in Dongling Prefecture would no longer restrict admissions to men and women, the cheers and excitement practically overwhelmed the men of Dongling City!

Deng Tongzhi looked at his wife, who had become even more fierce after seeing the blood and was laughing heartily. He felt so miserable that he wanted to pull his beard.

He secretly approached the King of Qi and began to spread rumors stealthily.

"Your Majesty, this seems a little inappropriate?"

"What's wrong? I think it's fine!"

Looking at his wife being escorted away by groups of women, Li Chengxiu smiled with a smug look on his face.

"Look at how powerful my wife is! She can bring peace to the world through literature and can control the fate of the world through martial arts. This is my wife!

Look at how talented my wife is! From childhood to adulthood, she's always been the prettiest girl wherever she goes! This is my wife!

Look how caring my wife is! From ancient times to the present, from the inside out, Old Deng, count carefully, which princess can defend the city in place of the prince? Only my wife, no one else. I'm so lucky, I finally got to pay for it! Hahahaha..."

The Prince of Qi's crazy display and his idiotic laughter immediately shut Old Deng up. Since the prince had made his stance clear, he could only swallow all his useless nonsense.

Magistrate Wan and Guardian Feng looked at each other miserably and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

Alas, it’s over!

I'm afraid that this elegant thing of being henpecked will become popular in their Dongling Mansion in the future, really!

For now, Jiang Wan left Li Chengxiu alone. He asked his servants to take all the people he had brought back home, to see if they had any injuries or to deal with any problems. No matter what they said, they would just wait until they came back to be rewarded.

Dragging his tired feet back to the house, Butler Yang put down his machete and began to work inside and outside. This time, the little monkeys in the house had made great contributions, and no matter what, they had to be rewarded well.

Have a good meal, I must have a good meal today!

Jiang Wan did not go to the Guan Mansion to discuss the preparations for the celebration banquet. She just calmly walked back to the inner courtyard, took off her battle robe, and washed herself. She was the dignified and elegant princess again.

She followed the doctor's orders and went to bed to rest. When she opened her eyes and saw the worried faces of the two maids, she found it a little funny.

"Isn't everything fine now? Why are you two still looking so sad?"

"How come you're okay? You're having a miscarriage! If my wife knew you went to the battlefield while pregnant, she would be heartbroken!

Damn the Linyue people, damn those Liao people! Our prince should lead the army back and kill those ambitious people! "

Hongxiu had two tears in her eyes and she cursed while sniffing.

Jiang Wan leaned against the head of the bed, a silent soothing smile on her face, then raised her hand to touch her belly and sighed with satisfaction.

"Fortunately, this kid is tough, so he's fine after all this trouble. I guess he has a strong character, so he'll be easy to support in the future."

Hongzhu pulled the quilt over her master with a serious face and covered her body without saying a word, while Hongxiu wiped away her tears and nodded.

"The young master is born extraordinary, and his future will naturally be excellent!"

"You know it's the young master? Or maybe it's the young princess."

"Well, the young prince and the young princess are both born extraordinary, and they will naturally have a great future!"

Miss Hongxiu was a clever girl, and her words were very auspicious. Jiang Wan didn't bother to find fault with her and asked her how she knew which fetus was born extraordinary.

She just smiled and ordered.

"Go get me some writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. I'm going to write a letter home while I still have some energy. I'm sure the prince will send a memorial to the capital later. I need to explain the whole story to my family as soon as possible to prevent them from worrying."

"Yes, Princess, please wait a moment."

Jiang Wan pulled himself together and finished writing the letter, then told Ma Fei to send it back to the capital as quickly as possible, so that he could rest assured and close his eyes.

Back in the capital, the emperor was furious when he received the memorial sent by the King of Qi over an expedited journey of eight hundred miles.

"How can this be! That sissy Mu Zhijun dares to bully my son. I won't let him off!

Cough cough cough, someone come here!

"Summon the Duke of Ling, the Marquis of Weiwu, the Prime Minister, and the six ministers to the palace to discuss matters! Call the Crown Prince as well, quickly!"

The ministers arrived quickly upon receiving the emperor's summons. When the emperor passed on the memorial from Dongling Mansion, the whole place erupted in uproar.

"Your Majesty, is Lin Yue getting cocky? I'm willing to lead my troops to meet them!"

Marquis Weiwu is indeed the emperor's brother-in-law. As long as his brother-in-law expresses his opinion on what he wants to do, Qiao Yunhai will immediately support him with both hands.

The Minister of Revenue was almost heartbroken.

"Your Majesty, we just reduced taxes last year due to the poor harvest in the southwest, and a while ago, they reported they were planning to repair the dike at East Lake. Furthermore, the military pay for this year has not yet been paid, and the officials' salaries..."

The emperor's face fell.

"Chu Aiqing, just say whatever you want to say!"

"No money, Your Majesty."

The Minister of Revenue spread his hands, his facial features squeezed like a bitter gourd.

"Of course, I also know that Linyue has already provoked us this time. It would be best for Dayu to send a large army to deter them.

However, food and supplies must be prepared before the troops move. Once the army sets out, hundreds of thousands of people will have to eat, drink, defecate and urinate as soon as they open their eyes every day.

Your Majesty, Prince, and all my colleagues, we have no money in our pockets! How can we fight this war?

The emperor and his ministers in the court were all silent.

Everyone knew that Daqi had ruined the world, and Dayu was penniless when it took over.

Otherwise, why would the emperor have been so quiet and stayed in his nest for so many years, trying every possible way to let the people recuperate?

To put it bluntly, there is only one reason: no money!