Chapter 44: It would be more effective if you were less corrupt!

All the ministers had confused expressions on their faces. However, the military officers who had gone to the Duke's Mansion to rob it last night looked up at the sky and down at the ground with guilt in their hearts, but they refused to turn around and look at Duke Wang's face.

When Duke Wang saw this scene, the three points of doubt in his heart turned into absolute certainty.

You little bastard, I just knew I couldn't get away from you!

He clenched his teeth.

Suddenly, he noticed that there was something wrong with these shameless "thieves".

The loyal general Gao Siyuan had a lady's earring pinned to his cuff. When his arm hung naturally, the tassels on the earring fell on the back of his hand, which was particularly inconsistent with his big hand full of blue veins.

Ming general Dong Kangsheng has a white jade pendant hanging around his waist. Although the style of this jade pendant is the same for men and women, Dong Kangsheng has always claimed that unnecessary accessories will affect his practice, so he has never worn it for many years.

Guide General Lei Zhixin was even more daring. He simply used a red rope to wrap around a red hairpin and hung it around his neck.

…

Upon closer inspection, these things all look familiar.

When his eyes swept across one of the bells, Duke Wang suddenly remembered that these were all worn by the girl Gu Yurou!

Good fellow, you even brought the stolen goods into the court, right? !

This time, we got both the prize and the loss!

[Well, why don’t they dare to look at Grandpa Wang?] Jiang Yingcheng’s inner voice suddenly rang out.

Duke Wang snorted coldly, turned around slowly and stood in his place.

Of course, those bastards who burned down his yard didn't dare to look him in the eye.

[Ahahahahahaha, did these uncles really go to Uncle Wang's house and burn and rob last night? ]

[Oh, if we don’t kill him, then we’re going to Uncle Wang’s house, um…]

Jiang Yingcheng couldn't find a suitable adjective for a moment: [Doing evil? ]

Duke Wang nodded.

Appropriate.

Being publicly executed by these two men in unison, the faces of several military officers turned red.

But this is not the most important thing.

They were anxious.

Little princess, please stop mocking me. Tell me, among the things they are wearing, are they the uniquely shaped tiger talismans that you mentioned in your mind before?

Several people were in despair.

They didn't want to wear these sissy things, but they looked through all the dirty things yesterday and couldn't find anything that could serve as a tiger talisman.

I just have to give it a try.

【ah!】

Several people's eyes lit up.

Did the little princess finally discover these irrational things about them?

Jiang Yingcheng did find those accessories under 007's guidance, and wondered sincerely: "Did they burn down Grandpa Wang's yard just to steal these pieces of jewelry?"

【Are you unwilling to share your wife's jewelry with them?】

Military officers: “???”

No, how can they be that perverted?

The faces of the people wearing accessories were not only embarrassed, but also a little distorted.

In this court, they are not the only ones who can hear the little princess's voice!

How can they face people after so many people hear these words?

The official who was reporting the memorial suddenly turned around and said politely but arrogantly: "General Gao."

Gao Siyuan, who was fully focused on waiting for the little princess' next words, turned around blankly and said, "Master Qu."

Qu Kaiyu's face was cold: "General, are you dissatisfied with what I just said?"

Otherwise, why would he make such ferocious expressions so often?

Gao Siyuan was even more confused: "Ah?"

He was just concentrating on listening to the little princess's thoughts, but how did he end up provoking this troublemaker?

Yes, a busybody.

Qu Kaiyu was a civil servant. He usually looked down on those guys who could only wield swords and guns. He was extremely hostile to the military officers' camp and always wanted to find some opportunities to cause trouble and implicate them.

They couldn't argue, and always went around him.

"I proposed to increase taxes just to provide more military supplies to the soldiers, so that our Da Rui men can kill the enemy without any worries on the battlefield," Qu Kaiyu continued, "but why did General Gao show such disdain when I reported this to you?"

Gao Siyuan was confused by his question.

When did he ever show disdain?

The most important thing is, would Qu Kaiyu be so kind as to care about the combat conditions of their soldiers?

But at this time, still in the court, although Emperor Mingze was looking at them expressionlessly, he just felt for some reason that the other party must be in a bad mood.

How can it be good?

The little princess was about to get to the key point, but was abruptly interrupted by this guy.

He wanted to quickly get over the matter so that the little princess could continue to pay attention to the abnormalities in them. But before he opened his mouth, he heard the little princess's inner voice echoing.

[I am so angry. I am so angry. People's lives are already so hard, why do some people still care about the two coins in their pockets? ! ]

Gao Siyuan nodded and agreed with him deeply.

Emperor Mingze has been engaged in wars for the past two years, and taxes are already extremely high. If taxes are increased again at this time, it will probably cause a strong backlash from the people.

Fortunately, Emperor Mingze was not confused. Gao Siyuan curled his lips and did not want to get entangled with him.

Qu Kaiyu kept on talking: "That's right, you military officers only think about fighting, so these things can only be taken care of by us civilians."

Gao Siyuan: “???”

He couldn't stand this!

"Master Qu, do you know the sufferings of the people?" He brought out the little princess's argument, "They don't even have a few coins left, but they still can't escape the fate of being remembered by others!"

Jiang Yingcheng's eyes lit up.

[Yes, yes, that’s right, just say that to him! ]

【General uncle is so righteous! 】

[To resist foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the internal situation. If you don’t understand this principle, what kind of official position are you? 】

Gao Siyuan straightened his chest, and the earrings on his sleeves became brighter in the light of the candle.

Qu Kaiyu's eyes widened, as if he had not expected that Gao Siyuan, who had always avoided him, would actually retort.

"General Gao really has nothing to do with the matter, but he can stand on the moral high ground. If taxes are not increased, where will the military supplies for the soldiers come from?"

Gao Siyuan snorted coldly.

If it were normal, he would have been upset because of his poor speaking ability, but now it was different, he could hear the little princess's voice!

"Oh, Lord Qu is just a civil servant, so he doesn't understand military affairs. As the saying goes, before you can conquer foreign enemies, you must first stabilize the country. If you can't ensure the stability of the rear, how can you talk about expanding your territory?"

[Ohhhh, Uncle General is simply my substitute! ]

[So handsome! The general looks so handsome when he speaks righteously! ]

[Come on, General Uncle! Fight him! Fight him!!]

Gao Siyuan lost himself in the compliments, and before Qu Kaiyu could speak, he took advantage of the situation and said, "You don't even understand this. Isn't your job too easy?"

The ministers: “…”

Jiang Yanchuan: “…”

Qu Kaiyu was so angry that he blew his nose and glared, and it looked like he was about to rush forward and have a close fight with Gao Siyuan in the next second.

Jiang Yingcheng was enjoying the excitement and even asked 007 to peel some melon for her.

The more I eat, the angrier I get: [Bah! They're also increasing taxes! It would be more effective if you were less corrupt! ! ]

Gao Siyuan said without hesitation: "It would be more effective if you were less corrupt!"

Gao Siyuan: “???”