Chapter 529 [And the Haining Navy]
"What?!"
When Emperor Qingning heard the news, it took him a long time to digest the information contained in this sentence.
In other words, during the three years that the Xin family was in exile, they annexed the countries to the west, south, and north of Dasheng?
Zheng Qin had been busy researching the backpack these days and had just heard this shocking news.
He originally thought that the Xin family and these time travelers only had sufficient military and financial resources to control Dasheng, but he didn't expect these people to be so powerful and directly took over all the areas around Dasheng. After taking over Dasheng, it would be equivalent to taking over the entire continent!
"When did these places become theirs? Why wasn't there any news?"
Emperor Qingning muttered to himself, unable to accept this reality: "Where do they get the military and financial resources?"
"Was it provided by Princess Jin and He Lin?"
"Plus the transportation provided by Yuelai Escort Agency..."
"That's not true. These three forces have only risen in the past three years."
Zheng Qin reminded him, "Your Majesty, don't forget that He Lin has the entire Lingnan He family behind him."
The spy also stammered at this time: "Also, I heard that when the Crown Princess was in exile, she discovered gold mines, gem mines, and agarwood on Haizhou Island..."
"What? There are so many things in that godforsaken place?"
After hearing the news, Emperor Qingning's healed wound was so angry that it almost burst, and his lower body was in pain.
It seems that his exile is not a punishment, but sending a mouse into the rice jar.
Is half of the credit for the Xin family's sudden rise to prominence also due to me?
Emperor Qingning wanted to cover his wound in pain, but the location of the wound was too awkward.
Seeing that Emperor Qingning was about to collapse in anger, Zheng Qin quickly advised, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry! The matter is settled. For now, we should take it one step at a time. As long as there is life, there is hope."
Emperor Qingning took a deep breath for a long time before he recovered.
He quickly asked, "Where did my fifty thousand imperial guards go on Mid-Autumn Festival night?"
The spy reported, "I've inquired. On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, fifty thousand imperial guards suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. The entire army was in a state of lethargy, on the verge of collapse. The Xin family army, along with the Yuelai Escort Agency, the Princess of Jin, and the He family's private soldiers, could easily control these fifty thousand patients."
Emperor Qingning took a deep breath and said, "Fifty thousand people have been infected?"
The spy answered truthfully, "There must be a problem with the food supply. The food supply in the capital and surrounding areas is now monopolized by the Jin Princess, the He family, and the Linzhou Li family. If they were to tamper with the food supply, your people would be powerless to stop them."
Zheng Qin sighed: "Being controlled over the issue of eating is like being strangled by the neck."
According to this statement, wouldn't all the troops in Dasheng be controlled?
This is a dead end, how can I solve it?
Emperor Qingning's expression seemed to have aged considerably compared to a moment ago. "The Great Sheng dynasty changed overnight. What is public opinion like? Is anyone speaking up for me?"
"This..." The spy hesitated to speak.
Zheng Qin glanced at him and said, "Just tell the truth about what happened. His Majesty will not blame you."
Emperor Qingning nodded and gripped the armrests of his chair tightly.
"First, your trusted confidant, General Yao Chengping of the Northwest Tiger, was paraded through the streets, personally exposing you and instructing him to frame the Xin family. Then, the background of Princess Yang Wanyi of Zhao has been revealed to the public, and the fact that the Empress Dowager secretly executed two imperial daughters has also been exposed. The people of the capital feel horrified every time this matter is mentioned."
The spy's retelling was already very euphemistic. In fact, Emperor Qingning and the Empress Dowager had become the objects of everyone's curse in the capital. They regarded human life as worthless and did not care about the lives of their subjects.
"The people now believe that this Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet was a Hongmen Banquet hosted by you. The Xin family and Xue Wei were trapped in the palace and forced to rebel!"
"Furthermore, during the three years of exile, the Xin family conquered all of Dasheng's surrounding areas, tripling the territory of China. This incident shocked the people."
"Not only did the people see the Xin family's true fighting power, but they also felt that they had always been loyal. Even after three years of exile, their strength had grown to this point, yet they still did not attack Dasheng and return to Dasheng. Instead, they chose to return to Dasheng to clear their grievances. This was for the sake of the people's peaceful and stable lives. The people were deeply moved and spontaneously supported the new Chinese dynasty."
It would have been fine if Emperor Qingning hadn't asked, but when he did, he was so angry that he almost fainted.
Zheng Qin felt that the news about the Xin family had spread too quickly recently. He even suspected that these people had raised water armies all over Dasheng.
The last bit of energy and spirit of Emperor Qingning was drained away: "What should I do now? I have nothing here."
"No, no. Your Majesty, please don't be so decisive."
Zheng Qin shook his head at this time, his face full of excitement: "Your Majesty, the west, north and east of Dasheng have been taken by these people, but the east is still left. Don't forget that you still have the navy!"
"No matter how much they plan, there will always be mistakes!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qingning suddenly raised his head. Yes, he still had 40,000 Haining navy troops in the east!
Five years ago, when Japanese pirates invaded, the Haining Navy was powerless to resist and had to seek help from the imperial court. At that time, the two brothers Xin Che and Xin Cheng led their troops to fight, and cooperated with the Haining Navy to kill the Japanese pirates without leaving a single one alive. The East China Sea has been peaceful for five years since then, and Emperor Qingning did not ask much about the affairs of the Haining Navy.
Especially in the last month, not to mention the Japanese pirates, all the scattered pirate forces in the East China Sea have disappeared. The governor of the navy submitted a letter of peace, saying that everything was fine and calm. It was so peaceful that Emperor Qingning didn't even remember that such an important force existed.
Yu Xianyi, the governor of the Haining Navy, was a distant relative of the Empress Dowager. Back then, the Haining Navy was unable to deal with the Japanese pirates and had to rely on the Xin family to repel the enemy, which made the Haining Navy feel ashamed.
The people along the coast of the East China Sea praised the Xin family but thought that the Haining Navy was useless, which made the Haining Navy respect the Xin family on the surface but hate them in private.
Later, in order to avenge their previous defeat, the Haining Navy trained hard every day. Although they did not have the strength, they at least showed an attitude, and their reputation among the people improved.
It is reasonable and logical for the Haining Navy to stand on his side.
Emperor Qingning regained his spirits when he thought of this!
These people have influence all over Dasheng, but once he escapes to the vast ocean, what can these people do to him?
Zheng Qin was becoming increasingly excited as he thought about this. "The Haining Navy in the East China Sea region is far from the capital. Although their influence is now spread throughout Dasheng, their roots in the East China Sea are still shallow."
He thought of something very important. The distribution of oceans and continents in this world was similar to that in his previous life. So if he went eastward, he would be able to reach the American continent.
Judging from the level of development of productivity in the ancient world today, the American continent is probably still a primitive continent.
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