How dare the cannon fodder be arrogant

In the imperial study.

Xiao Lingfeng and Wei Zhen went in to meet together, there was a vague smell of medicine lingering in the study, Xiao Jue tried his best to sit behind the desk with a dark face.

In addition to him and Wei Zhen, there were also the Tai Tuo who arrived earlier, Master Shangshuling Yuan, Zhongshuling Huang and two servants.

After seeing the ceremony, as soon as Xiao Lingfeng sat down, the prince who was accompanying the emperor handed him the stack of papers that Li Fangyu presented during the court meeting earlier.

Xiao Jue then said: "Brother Huang. This is what Li Fangyu presented. Do you have any doubts?"

Although he was very dissatisfied with Xiao Lingfeng in his heart, Xiao Jue unconsciously lost his momentum when facing Xiao Lingfeng himself.

Hearing Xiao Jue's mild tone, Xiao Lingfeng became even more suspicious.He hummed and looked down at the content on the paper.

After reading two pages, Xiao Lingfeng's eyes were fixed.

This paper not only pointed out the suspicious points in Zhuang Yizhi's case, but also linked the 300 million taels of silver "corrupted" by Zhuang Yizhi and the officials of the Ministry of Industry and Household Department of Shangshu Province with the military expenditures of the Ministry of War.

Thinking of Li Fangyu's unfinished words in the main hall, Xiao Lingfeng continued to look down with a heart.

And when he saw that the army involved in the case was not the Jingbei Army, his heart slowly sank again.

No wonder the emperor stared at him like a thorn for a moment, and then handed over the case to him to show his trust.

It seems that Zhuang Qingyue's people made the move.

After all, after learning that her husband was going to make trouble, it was impossible for Zhuang Qingyue to sit still with Zhuang Qingyue's temper. Maybe this stack of papers was exchanged by Zhuang Qingyue's people.

But...Looking at the big characters of "Suxi Army" gleaming on the page, Xiao Lingfeng's heart twitched.

Looking at the number of transactions listed on the paper, Xiao Lingfeng secretly calculated an account in his heart.

After the account was settled, Xiao Lingfeng immediately understood that although Zhuang Yizhi had never been embezzled, the money might not have been embezzled.

The evidence that was originally used to bite the Jingbei Army may have been done by the Suxi Army and Mr. Tong himself.

After all, the Suxi Army is an important army on the southwest defense line against foreign enemies, destroying the Suxi Army is no different from destroying the Jingbei Army in the military sense, Zhuang Qingyue can't just slander it.

Wanting to understand this, Xiao Lingfeng's blood surged immediately.

In addition to the garrisons in the local states, the imperial court had three additional armies to support, namely the Jingbei Army in the northwest, the Suxi Army in the southwest, and the navy in the southeast.The military expenditures of the three armed forces combined together are countless.

This 300 million taels of silver is like a cow's hair compared with the military expenditure of the three armed forces.

However, if these insignificant amounts are not used in the army at all, but go into the pockets of a few people who shouldn't be, it is undoubtedly a serious crime that must be punished by the nine clans!

Perhaps for the emperor, what he cared about was that the real money from the treasury flowed into the pockets of moths, and the majesty of the royal family and court was discredited.

For Xiao Lingfeng, these military expenses are the lives of the frontline soldiers!

Without military expenditures, without food and grass, how will this battle be fought?

If he sacrificed his life for the country on the front line, if he couldn't even get a pension of ten taels of silver, how would his wife, children, and mother far away in his hometown live?

Xiao Lingfeng pursed his lips tightly, suppressing the anger in his heart.

After a while, he slammed his fist hard on the armrest of the chair, causing the hearts of several other people in the imperial study to jump, and they all looked at him.

And he suppressed his anger, and his expression on the verge of eruption also made the emperor calmly heaved a sigh of relief after the book case.

Xiao Jue looked serious: "Brother Huang, what do you think?"

At this moment, Xiao Lingfeng couldn't care about Xiao Jue's intentions anymore, he gritted his teeth, his eyes were full of coldness: "This matter is of great importance, it must be thoroughly investigated!"

He looked at Xiao Jue with a cold expression: "Don't worry, your majesty, within a month, I will definitely give an explanation to the emperor and to the people of the world!"

Xiao Jue: "Okay! Then I will wait for the emperor's iron fist to bring these traitors to justice!"

His eyes swept across the crowd in the imperial study room, and finally landed on Master Yuan: "As King Jingbei said, this matter involves three matters of great importance. Master Yuan, as a minister, you must fully cooperate with the prince in investigating the case!"

Master Yuan stood up immediately: "I obey the order."

After explaining, Xiao Jue rubbed his forehead wearily, and waved his hand to make everyone except the Taifu retreat.

After Xiao Lingfeng and others left, the emperor leaned back on the back of his chair, his face full of hesitation and entanglement.

"Teacher, what do you think I will do with my brother?"

The Tai Tuo stroked his white beard with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, the King of Jingbei is well-known and well-known. Now the common people in the country only know that King Jingbei does not know that there is His Majesty."

The little emperor looked up at the roof with misty eyes: "But the emperor has been staying in the northwest for so many years, and he deserves these things. I can't be so narrow-minded."

There was a stern look in the Tai Tuo's eyes, but he still said earnestly: "Your Majesty, King Jingbei has to guard against it. You have to make a decision early."

Xiao Jue rolled her eyes when she heard the words, cast her eyes on him, and sighed, "I still...can't make a decision. When I saw that the Suxi army had stolen my money, after I got angry, What I think is that Brother Huang will never do such a thing."

In order to raise military expenses to improve the situation of the Jingbei Army, Xiao Lingfeng wiped out all his family money, and even the Jingbei Palace in the northwest was evacuated, he could see it all.

The Taifu's tone was soft: "Look, King Jingbei is trying to buy people's hearts, and even you have been deceived before you know it?"

Xiao Jue frowned lightly: "But now I still have to rely heavily on Brother Huang to help me investigate the case. I am afraid that no one can investigate this Suxi Army case except Brother Huang."

Taifu smiled: "That's okay, he is your subject, this is what he should do. But if he has a different mind, it is reasonable for you to do it."

Xiao Jue sat up straight suddenly, looked at the Taifu with sharp eyes, as if asking him, but also asking himself: "What if Brother Huang doesn't have a different heart?"

The Tai Tu's expression remained unchanged: "The taste of power will only become more unsatisfactory after you have tasted it. If you have held power for many years and are only short of the last step, who can tell if there will be disagreements?"

He looked at Xiao Jue: "Your Majesty, don't forget that King Jingbei was deeply loved by the late emperor, the only shortcoming is that he failed to occupy the title of his son. The old minister said something rebellious, think about it, Your Majesty, If it were you, would you be willing?"

I am not reconciled.

But I can't do it either.

Xiao Jue thought to himself, pull a few women to attack him, set his backyard on fire, stain his innocence, and then reprimand him as an emperor, punish him with salary and put him in confinement, let the world see his jokes, Already the most malicious thing he could do.

After all, his jealousy and dislike for Xiao Lingfeng was real, and it was also true that Xiao Lingfeng was kind to him when he was a child.

The former prince was weak, and Xiao Lingfeng was his only brother, so he couldn't take his life.

"Your Majesty, you should never stop being disturbed by it."

The Taifu's voice came to my ears again: "If you can't be decisive when things happen, how can you sit firmly in the Xiao family?"

After Xiao Lingfeng left from the imperial study room, he followed Wei Zhen to Dali Temple with the clues given by Li Fangyu, and then brought two clerks to Yushitai to check the case files non-stop.

Xiao Lingfeng was busy until Ding Yue came to deliver food, and Xiao Lingfeng looked up from the file.

With a rumbling stomach, Xiao Lingfeng looked at the food box Ding Yue brought and smelled the tempting aroma of food inside, and then suddenly realized that it was already after noon.

Ding Yue set the lunch bowl and chopsticks for him, but his gaze involuntarily glanced at the desk beside him.Ding Yue gasped when he saw the mountains of files on the desk.

He looked at Xiao Lingfeng, and then at the densely packed black letters on the case file, he felt like he had seen a ghost, and the suspicion in his eyes was extremely obvious.

Xiao Lingfeng: "..."

Sorry, I was a little too involved as a civil servant for the first time.

He reached out his jade chopsticks and tapped on the edge of the dishes, drawing Ding Yue's attention back: "Is the military division still in the mansion?"

Ding Yue came back to his senses, and his face was unnatural for a moment: "The military division went out in the morning, but came back soon. I heard from the brothers who secretly guarded the barracks that the military division went to the bookstore."

Xiao Lingfeng was a little puzzled: "If you go to the bookstore, you go to the bookstore. What does your expression mean?"

Could it be that his family, Ah Yue, can't find some books to read? Xiao Lingfeng has no such reason here.

Seeing that Ding Yue suddenly began to perform his traditional arts again, a big man lowered his head and stared at his toes, faltering for a long time, speechless.

When he realized that Xiao Lingfeng was getting impatient, Ding Yue took two steps forward, bent over to Xiao Lingfeng's ear, and said coyly, "Military Master... He went to the bookstore to buy several banned books."

Ah, this is it?

"I thought something important happened, but it turned out to be this. What's the point of a scholar reading some books?"

Xiao Lingfeng waved his hand indifferently, "The military adviser is full of knowledge and correct thinking. Even if he reads the banned books, it must be with the mentality of research and criticism, and he is doing learning."

He glanced at Ding Yue: "Of course, it's understandable for you big bastards to not understand."

Ding Yue watched him hesitate to speak.

"By the way, the king has official duties these days and often goes to the palace. There seems to be a library in the palace. You can ask the military adviser what books you want to read. The king will get him along the way."

Xiao Lingfeng rolled his eyes: "You don't have to go all the way to find it yourself, and you, Ding Yue, have to come and sue."

The expression on Ding Yue's face was indescribable: "There are indeed many rare and unique books in the palace for the books read by the military division. However, I'm afraid you have to go to the military division and ask which one you want."

Xiao Lingfeng thought it was true, Ding Yuebai could read the characters, but he couldn't read a few books, so it was difficult for him to ask.

After lunch, seeing that he had spent too much time on official business today, Xiao Lingfeng decided to go back to the palace to rest and come back tomorrow.

Besides, the clues in his hands were all given by Zhuang Qingyue, so he had to go back and discuss with Zhuang Qingyue the next step.

In the palace...

Xiao Lingfeng stepped into the main room, but Zhuang Qingyue's voice was not heard.

The servant followed immediately and said, "My lord, the military division is taking a nap inside."

Xiao Lingfeng nodded. In order not to disturb Zhuang Qingyue, he relaxed his movements and changed into casual clothes at home. After cleaning his hands and face, he walked slowly into the inner room.

The people inside were not taking a nap.

I don't know if Xiao Lingfeng's movements were too light, or Zhuang Qingyue was too absorbed in reading, Xiao Lingfeng had already walked around the sapphire screen and approached him, and that person didn't even notice his arrival.

"Ah Yue?"

Xiao Lingfeng leaned closer: "What are you looking at, so serious?"

The unexpected voice shocked Zhuang Qingyue so much that her heart trembled, and the book in her hand fell down, spread out and hit the quilt.

Xiao Lingfeng stared at the colorful albums with different poses in front of him, his expression was extremely exciting for a moment.

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