"Yinzhou has become so prosperous? How come I didn't know about it?"

"Because the report submitted was revised by Mr. Wen himself. Given your Majesty's neglect of Yinzhou, why would you send someone to verify it?"

Gu Shaoyu knew about this because Yinzhou was very close to Cezhou, so his spies in Cezhou were no pushovers, so they secretly collected information bit by bit over the years and sent it to Gu Shaoyu every time.

At first, Gu Shaoyu did not take these things seriously.

But when they found out that Mr. Wen was hiding in Yingzhou, they took all the items out and came to this conclusion after careful checking.

After reading these things, Xing Zhao was speechless.

It's like a kitten or puppy that you have never noticed before suddenly turns into a ferocious beast in the forest. It's hard to imagine.

After a moment, he spoke.

"But isn't it harder to control such a person? If we support him, will we become the next Prime Minister Guo?"

Xing Zhao's worries were not unreasonable, but Gu Shaoyu did not care more about it. Instead, he explained.

"As a minister, it is natural to be loyal to the emperor and love the country, but the loyalty is to the army that is kind to the people, and the love is to the country that can protect the people. If the prince can treat the people of Daxing Dynasty the same way he treats the people of Yinzhou, then compared to our future, wouldn't it be clear which is more important?"

His words made Xing Zhao suddenly realize.

Yes, if they blindly supported an obedient emperor for the sake of their own future and self-preservation, then it might not be a good thing for the Daxing Dynasty.

The emperor in power today has some abilities but not much, but he is very good at balancing power in the court. If he had used the energy he spent on separating court officials to focus on stabilizing people's livelihood, Gu Shaoyu would not have had such a bold idea.

"In this way, you will not only offend the Xing family, but also the Earl's Mansion, the Dingping Marquis' Mansion, the Lin family behind Concubine Zhen, and maybe the Guo family. Cousin, are you sure?"

Xing Zhao's worried expression was clearly visible.

Gu Shaoyu patted his shoulder and spoke calmly.

"Isn't it our duty as ministers to select the wise and capable?"

"You are so generous. If you have this idea, I will definitely be your first follower!"

It has to be said that Xing Zhao’s idea is even more terrifying.

If Gu Shaoyu gathered his troops to rebel, then the possibility of his victory would still be very high, but this would mean that the already stable political situation would become turbulent again, which he naturally did not want, so Xing Zhao was just talking.

"I don't want to be trapped in the imperial city every day. It's not as comfortable as the wind, frost, rain and snow in Cezhou. So, let the man chosen by heaven go. I will definitely support the crown prince."

Gu Shaoyu gave his accurate answer. He didn't want to force Xing Zhao to choose sides with him, but they were his brothers and he never hid anything from them.

Xing Zhao looked at Gu Shaoyu steadily for a while, then scratched his head in annoyance and said.

"I have always followed you since I was little. Now that you have made your decision, I will not make any blind plans. What should we do next? Should we contact the prince first?"

Gu Shaoyu seemed to know his answer, so he was not surprised by his joining.

But he shook his head and instead focused his attention on Wangzhou.

"Your Majesty is wary of me, so he has to work hard on me and the people around me. If I come into contact with the prince too early, I'm afraid his hidden abilities will be discovered. So don't be anxious. We can all end up in the same place. I will first sort out these distracting matters in the court, and then find an opportunity to join forces with him."

"Well, you are the general and you have the final say."

Afterwards, Gu Shaoyu told Xing Zhao about his discovery today. After learning that Lu Fushen had concealed something, he also remembered something.

"Do you remember Yizhou? When I went to deal with the tax evasion, I found that Princess Yuehua also hid in some places like this, in order to reduce the amount of land and pay less tax. After decades of accumulation, it is a huge sum of money."

In Daxing, the princes who were granted land still had to pay taxes according to the land every year to fill the national treasury. The land tax was originally recorded, but in the second year after the death of Emperor Kaizong, those files were burned in an unexpected fire.

Add to that the rewards and punishments later on, and the numbers became increasingly inconsistent, so later on it became a matter of the princes from all over the country paying tribute based on the geographical maps.

Xing Zhao believed that Princess Yuehua was not the only one who tampered with the map.

"The brave ones will die of overeating, while the timid ones will die of starvation. It seems that the Min Palace may have followed suit, and many have escaped."

After hearing Xing Zhao's words, Gu Shaoyu felt a little more at ease.

If he really just wanted to evade taxes and deliberately didn't record these lands, he felt it was a blessing in disguise. But if there were other possibilities...

Now that he's here, there's no way he'll just sit there and watch this happen.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Well, I'll let Liu Xun handle this matter. If the Min Palace embezzled the tax money, then we have to find a way to make them spit it out."

Upon hearing this, Xing Zhao smiled, his eyes as cunning as a fox.

"It's a waste not to hit a target that comes to your door. As far as I know, this Master Qi is a big shot in Prince Min's Palace. His mother, Concubine Wang, is very good at managing the household and finances, so she has been working against Princess Min for many years."

Gu Shaoyu took one look at him and knew that Xing Zhao was waiting for something bad, and then he said.

"Don't delay your training. If you want to go out, go find Ni Yang. If you want information, go find Liu Xun. I want to know the complete and true information within three months."

"Okay, I'll take care of this."

Xing Zhao looked like he was ready to show off his skills, and Gu Shaoyu was confident in him.

In the days that followed, Xing Zhao's training became harder and harder, and he ate more and more every day, but he did not lose weight but became stronger instead. He looked more energetic than when he first arrived at the military camp.

The weather in Wangzhou is not as cold as in Ancheng, so it snows later.

On the fourth day of the winter month, it snowed in Wangzhou.

It would have been fine if it didn't snow, but it suddenly snowed heavily for three consecutive days, and the snow piled up.

The smaller branches were directly broken, and the training in the military camp was forced to be interrupted. The soldiers gathered together, some warmed themselves by the fire, some chatted about family matters. It was a rare day of rest.

After these days, Xing Zhao has become a familiar face in the Huben Army.

From the deputy general to the cook, he knew almost everyone, so he got along well in the military camp.

That day, he was telling his soldiers about the romantic things in Sui'an City when he saw someone coming from outside. (End of this chapter)