998 Water Army, can't stop

With Zuo An, the killer, the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen had a smooth journey and did not encounter any half-way people. Although the military had people who were good at tracking, they were still inferior to the killer. |

The three of them soon arrived at the port closest to the villa, where the Ninth Prince stayed for another day and deliberately exposed his whereabouts.

Zuo An raised his eyebrows and pretended that he knew nothing. Feng Qingchen looked at the Ninth Uncle deeply, and seeing that the Ninth Uncle had no intention of saying anything, he had to suppress all his doubts and got on the boat with the Ninth Uncle.

On the second day after the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen boarded the ship, the navy closest to the port received a secret order and set out that night, but Feng Qingchen knew nothing about it.

When Feng Qingchen first got on board, she only thought that the ship was very large. When she walked around, she found that the ship was not as simple as it seemed. The Ninth Prince's behavior before getting on board was also very meaningful.

"Ninth Uncle, what are you going to do?" Feng Qingchen was doubtful. He happened to see the Ninth Uncle sitting on the deck drinking tea, so he walked up to him and asked.

"What do you think?" The Ninth Prince gestured for Feng Qingchen to sit down, took a clean cup, and poured a cup of tea for Feng Qingchen. He looked so leisurely, as if he was on vacation at sea, without any embarrassment or tension of being hunted by the military.

Feng Qingchen picked up the cup but didn't drink. He just looked at the Ninth Uncle and said after a long while, "Isn't this too risky?"

The three of them can't fight against the emperor's army.

"I never take risks with my life." So, there will be no danger.

Feng Qingchen sneered: "No one can predict what will happen on the battlefield."

"I will not fight a battle that I am not sure of winning, especially when I take the initiative to start it." Even if he is not sure of winning, he is at least 70% sure, otherwise he would not choose to fight the navy.

"Do we have to fight? With our abilities, if we go directly to Shandong, the emperor won't be able to do anything to us."

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "Qingchen, you think things are too simple. Even if we reach Shandong, we may not be safe. My power is in the capital, and it is too easy for me to die outside. It is possible that I will be killed by bandits or drowned in the sea. At that time, the emperor only needs to send troops to suppress the bandits and remove a few officials. My death will be in vain."

The emperor has already torn his face off with him and mobilized the military to hurt him, making no secret of his murderous intentions. So his trip to Shandong will not be smooth. Instead of worrying all the way about the emperor sending troops to kill him, it is better to take the initiative to attack, shock the emperor, and let the emperor know to be afraid.

"You want the emperor to be afraid of you, but won't this expose your strength?" Feng Qingchen understood what the Ninth Prince was doing, but... it was too risky and now was not the right time.

Speaking of Nanling and Beiling, even Xiling has not been decided yet. It is not a good thing if the Ninth Prince pushes the Emperor too hard at this time.

"Qingchen, you think too much. What power do I have? These people died at sea. It has nothing to do with me. It is too easy to leave traces and handles when taking action on land, but it is different at sea. The sea can wipe out all the blood, and there are also the best candidates to take the blame at sea." The Ninth Prince silently said the word "pirates".

"You, as expected..." Shameless enough.

Feng Qingchen took a sip of tea and choked on the rest of her sentence. Anyway, the Ninth Prince had a plan, so she didn't have to worry.

The Ninth Prince just smiled slightly, which was considered as his recognition of Feng Qingchen's praise. After drinking almost all the tea, the Ninth Prince stood up and said, "Qingchen, I will take you to see this ship and my navy."

The Ninth Prince reached out and pulled Feng Qingchen up, taking her to visit the big ship and its equipment.

Feng Qingchen initially thought that the ship was big and sturdy enough, but after a tour, he realized that it could not be called a ship at all. It should be called a battleship, and it was a fully armed battleship.

Although it cannot be compared with modern warships, according to Feng Qingchen's understanding, this ship is definitely much better than the warships used by the Dongling Navy.

"When did you prepare such a boat?" Feng Qingchen touched here and there, and was quite interested in the weapons installed on the boat.

In her previous life, she regretted not having served on an aircraft carrier, and had not even been on a battle cruiser. In this life, her dream has been fulfilled to some extent.

"It was built a long time ago, but it has been modified recently and has become more powerful." If it weren't for these large ships, how could he have secretly trained the troops without telling the emperor, and how could he have trained a magical army like the Black Cavalry.

Although Jiuzhou is large, his sphere of authority is limited to Dongling. Although Dongling is not small, it is difficult for him to train troops without being discovered, so he initially chose an island to train troops at sea.

However, it was soon no longer necessary. Once he arrived in Shandong, he had no shortage of places to train his troops.

"It seems that you have planned it long ago. I sympathize with the Dongling navy." This man really calculated everything. It is estimated that the emperor will not have an easy time in the court.

The emperor was not having a good time in the court. Dongling Ziluo checked the accounts for two years and found many problems. He went to the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, but those officials were vague and unclear in their explanations.

Dongling Ziluo thought he had the upper hand over the Ministry of Revenue, so he presented the problematic accounts to the emperor that same day.

Although these problematic accounts do not show that the Ninth Prince took money from the Ministry of Revenue, it can prove that there is a problem with the Ministry of Revenue. The Emperor ordered the Ministry of Justice and the Inspectorate to cooperate with Dong Ling Ziluo to conduct an in-depth investigation.

It doesn't matter if you don't check, but once you check...

"What? Did the prince take the money for the renovation of the Imperial College in the 21st year of Jingfeng?"

"Has this money reached the Ministry of Industry?"

"Did the Ministry of War ask for it?"

"Is this... the money the Inspectorate wants?"

"The money from the Dali Temple for solving the case?"

"The silver that Shuntian Prefecture wants?"

"Why does the clan government need so much money to build the prison? What? Is it presided over by the old prince?"

"Did the Emperor designate this amount?"

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Pulling out the radish brings out the dirt. The accounts of the Ministry of Revenue are problematic, but... the six ministries and the princes are not clean. Ninety percent of these problematic accounts are related to the six ministries, and the rest are closely related to the crown prince and the princes, even Dongling Ziluo...

"Why are you looking at me? Tell me, where did this money go?" Dong Ling Zi Luo's handsome face turned extremely dark. The officials below were about to cry, but they did not dare to say anything more.

In the 23rd year of Jingfeng, the officials under him found an excuse to ask for 100,000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue, but gave it to Dongling Ziluo as a gift. However, judging from Dongling Ziluo's appearance, he seemed to have forgotten it.

"Your Highness, this sum of money, that..." A minor official who was in charge of the matter back then said in a low voice, winking at Dong Ling Zi Luo, hoping that he could remember that this account was the largest in recent years. If it were really exposed, Dong Ling Zi Luo would lose all his face!

"Well, speak louder." Dong Ling Zi Luo said impatiently, and the officials below knelt down on the ground with a thud: "Your Highness, this silver, the silver is used to revise the book, revise the book."

"Revise the book? You are so bold that you dare to lie to me. Where is the book you revised?" Dong Ling Zi Luo was relentless. He had been checking the accounts for the past few days and he was so angry.

Good fellow, if they really want to investigate further, the Ministry of Revenue will be in trouble, but no official in the six ministries can escape. If they really want to investigate further, at least two-thirds of the officials in the court will be missing. The account of the Ministry of Revenue...

Can't check!

But he had checked it out, and now he couldn't stop...