Chapter 401 Details
Gao Lingfeng hurriedly said: "But if this commotion continues, where will the majesty of the imperial court remain?"
Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "The majesty of the imperial court is achieved through the army. The eastern border is indeed getting more and more disgraceful."
The time has come for the Eastern Territory to change.
But how to change it and who will change it are the real big questions.
No one wants to touch the East.
For the royal relatives, high-ranking officials and powerful people, cleaning up the Eastern Territory is equivalent to poking a hornet's nest, and it is destined to be difficult to end well.
Chu Zhiyuan had absolutely no such intention.
This is true even for the heir, let alone others.
He counted on his fingers, only a few princes could hold him down.
But these princes would not do such a thing.
The ones the emperor trusted the most were Chu Qingyan and Chu Qingfeng, each of whom had his or her own business.
Moreover, we must protect them. It is impossible to push them into this pit of fire.
The other princes are either incompetent, too selfish, or not talented enough.
"Your Majesty..." Gao Lingfeng said solemnly: "Even if the Zhenwu Division takes the blame, Daliu Camp must be eliminated as soon as possible. Otherwise, if other towns or military camps follow suit, the situation will become even more corrupt."
Chu Zhiyuan looked at him.
Gao Lingfeng looked calm and calm.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "It is rare for Master Gao to have such a pattern...Don't be impatient first, let's find out the whole story first."
"These news from Ke Zhenwu Division..."
"The news from the Zhenwu Division is only one-sided and cannot be completely believed. I will go to the Supervision Division to see the news there before making a decision."
"...Yes." Gao Lingfeng clasped his fists helplessly.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "This is originally a matter for the Ministry of War. The imperial court has not issued an order, so it is unwise for us to take the initiative to get involved."
"...Yes." Gao Lingfeng nodded.
Chu Zhiyuan sighed and said: "Master Gao, the way to be an official is to take care of yourself first, and then think about making a difference. You cannot easily put yourself in a passive position."
"Yes." Gao Lingfeng showed gratitude: "My subordinate is too excited."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Master Gao is warm-blooded but not cold, which is commendable. But the more times like this, the less likely you are to act impulsively."
"Yes." Gao Lingfeng clasped his fists: "Then I'll take my leave."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded.
He looked at Gao Lingfeng's leaving figure thoughtfully.
Is Gao Lingfeng really passionate, or is there some other reason?
Does he have anything to do with Jihai Town?
He closed his eyes and quickly thought of Gao Lingfeng's hometown.
Gao Lingfeng's hometown is Ninghai Town.
It is adjacent to Jihai Town.
Is Gao Lingfeng worried that Ninghai Town will be implicated after the situation in Jihai Town deteriorates?
Everyone has selfish motives, and it is impossible to serve the public wholeheartedly, which is contrary to human nature.
He has never had such strict requirements, and Gao Lingfeng is already considered rare.
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"Your Majesty, these are all the news from Jihai Town and Daliu Camp." Ma Tianhe bowed and smiled flatteringly, pointing to the file box on the table: "The news of the past ten years are all here."< br>
Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "Thank you."
"Why are you so polite to the prince?" Ma Tianhe said with a smile.
Chu Zhiyuan asked: "Has anything unusual happened to His Highness Ninth Prince recently?"
"His Royal Highness Ninth has been very peaceful recently. He hasn't seen many people. Most of them are in the Sifang Pavilion."
"Still drinking flower wine every night?"
"Yes."
"I feel at ease," Chu Zhiyuan said while opening the file: "How is the investigation in Linglong Library going?"
"At least two courtesans are problematic, but they don't seem to be secret spies."
"You have martial arts skills, but you are not a secret spy?"
"Yes."
"Is it some secret sect that refines its heart in the world of mortals?"
"It seems so." "Can't you find out which sect it is?" Chu Zhiyuan asked.
He flipped through the pages at a glance and talked to Ma Tianhe without any hindrance.
"The younger one was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he didn't send anyone to test him."
"Then forget it." Chu Zhiyuan said.
Ma Tianhe said: "Linglong Library can't do anything, but I feel that on the way from Linglong Library to Sifang Pavilion, there are at least some secret spies from all over the world, exchanging news with His Highness the Ninth Prince from time to time."
Chu Zhiyuan said: "Just keep an eye on it, don't be in a hurry to close the net."
"Yes." Ma Tianhe nodded solemnly.
Chu Zhiyuan shut his mouth and began to read attentively.
Ma Tianhe stepped back quietly.
Chu Zhiyuan read all the files on the case in one go, read all the news about Jihai Town in the past ten years, and got a general understanding of the situation in Jihai Town.
Ding Shaoqiang, the commander-in-chief of Jihai Town, can be said to be an official fanatic and extremely obsessed with meritorious service.
But there was no war going on in the east, and there was no military exploits to be made, so we built ships.
Every time a warship is built, it is a great achievement.
But it is not that easy to build a warship, otherwise it will not be a great success.
Felling, cutting, sanding, painting, erecting, installing, filling..., complex and difficult.
Especially for logging, you need the hardest wood, often in deep mountains and old forests. Not only do you have to travel long distances, it is also rugged and difficult to travel, and there are dangers such as wild beasts and bandits along the way.
It is also extremely difficult to transport these giant trees out. After being transported out, it is normal to have cracked hands and feet and frostbite on the skin while working in the sea breeze.
It can be said to be an extremely painful thing.
Especially in winter.
It's also snowing and cold in the east, but the sea water doesn't freeze, so boats can still be sailed and built.
He forced the military towns under his rule not to rest, and even urged the construction period to be accelerated in order to show his merit before the Lantern Festival.
They even sent overseers to whip the soldiers and treat them as laborers.
The sergeants under his rule were exhausted and oppressed, and couldn't bear it. They angrily refused to obey orders and killed the general guards who came to suppress him.
The information Chu Zhiyuan saw was that the commander-in-chief Ding Shaoqiang gave the order to his soldiers to kill without mercy.
But several soldiers came over, followed the instructions and directly killed the two leaders.
This aroused the anger of the entire Daliu Camp and killed several soldiers.
Killing the soldiers means there is no turning back. Ding Shaoqiang will definitely send a large army to kill them.
So he directly rolled up the weapons in the camp and got into the deep mountains and old forests nearby.
They were familiar with the roads in these deep mountains and old forests because they cut wood for military ships. For a while, the entire Jihai Town was unable to do anything to deal with these 3,500 people.
Originally, the news was concealed, but in the end, it was not possible to hide it. The supervisor heard about it and revealed the matter with a memorial.
The whole court was shaken.
In one morning, all the people in Yujing City knew about it.
The Dajing court was like a sieve, news spread too quickly.
Moreover, the people of Dajing were happy to discuss politics, and the news from the morning court was brought out for discussion during breakfast. Everyone became an important official in the court and wanted to express their opinions.
Regarding the handling of this matter, the court was still debating whether to send an army directly or to stress Ding Shao back first.
Is it to appease or to conquer?
The two factions each had their own reasons, and they became red-faced for a while.
The imperial officials were arguing, and the people throughout Yujing City were also arguing, each holding their own opinions and refuting others' opinions.
The entire Yujing City was extremely lively, and for a moment, everyone's eyes were on Jihai Town.
The coastal military town, which had always been unknown, suddenly became famous and almost everyone knew about it.
Ding Shaoqiang's name is also unknown to almost everyone, and when he is mentioned, he looks like a greedy villain.
After Chu Zhiyuan looked at it, his brows furrowed.
Ding Shaoqiang asked the court for help and asked the masters of Zhenwu Division for help.
In fact, it's not to deal with some martial arts master.
In the deep mountains and old forests, the soldiers in the military town acted perfunctorily, had no morale, and were unable to deal with the soldiers of Daliu Camp.
(End of chapter)