Yang Tinghe had suffered a lot in the past in order to confront Su Tianyang. On the way to the capital, there were either fires and floods, or encounters with bandits.

In the end, he was sent back without even seeing the gate of the capital city. He was even beaten with bruises all over his body several times. Yang Tinghe can be regarded as a person who has been through the gate of hell several times. He also has a lot of aches and pains on his body, and he looks better than his peers.

A lot of aging.

So when he became Shaoqing, the first thing he wanted to do was never bow to these people.

It would be a joke if he was asked to persuade corrupt officials like Ma Yuncong with nice words.

He would never let himself become like Su Tianyang, being reviled as a treacherous villain.

Li Yunxing saw that he still did not repent and scolded him angrily, "Naive!"

"What he holds in his hand is the true imperial edict. If I had not agreed to this, and he had complained to Emperor Wu, you would have violated the imperial edict! Can you afford such a serious crime of deceiving the emperor?"

Li Yunxing's words hit Yang Tinghe on the head like a thunderbolt from the clear sky.

He stood there for a long time, unable to move. After a long time, he fell to the ground in despair.

Li Yunxing then continued, "You have your ambitions, and I can help you realize your ambitions, but you must first know what loyalty is!"

"You don't live for yourself, nor for others, but only for me."

"You are the pillar of the country, and you represent the entire imperial court. You must not only ensure the longevity of the country, but also fulfill your responsibilities to assist me in ascending the throne."

Having said this, Yang Tinghe's expression became a little loose.

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to understand, Li Yunxing sighed softly and softened his attitude.

"If I don't deal with you and Ma Yuncong today, there will be nothing left to say."

"There is a famous saying in the "Guan Jing": If you cover it in detail, your thoughts will come out naturally and no one can slander you."

Yang Tinghe knew that this sentence meant that as long as you examine it in detail, you can come up with a solution yourself, and others will not be able to slander you.

Wait, the prince means...?

Suddenly, Yang Tinghe looked up at Li Yunxing in shock.

"The prince wants me to check on Ma Yuncong?"

Nowadays, Ma Yuncong is holding on to those hundreds of thousands of silver and not letting go, just because he is confident in holding the imperial edict.

But as long as the person who received the imperial edict disappears, then the imperial edict will naturally be invalid.

Li Yunxing nodded slightly: "Not only Ma Yuncong, but also all the civil and military officials in the government and the public."

"If you want to do something, then do it thoroughly."

After speaking, he patted Yang Tinghe on the shoulder: "Remember, those who do great things need to be decisive and ruthless. Don't hesitate, otherwise it will ruin the great things."

"I hope you understand one thing. In the court, no matter who you are or what your status and background are, you must obey my orders."

"But your power was given by me, and I can take it back at any time."

Yang Tinghe was frightened by Li Yunxing's blatant arrogance. He thought that Li Yunxing was going to teach him another set of pedantic methods of dealing with people in the officialdom, but he didn't know that the other party was so simple and crude.

He nodded in disbelief.

"Your Highness, are you really sure you want to do this?" Yang Tinghe swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

Li Yunxing didn't even raise his eyelids, "Why, you want to make a name for yourself, but now you're afraid?"

Of course not! Yang Tinghe retorted in his heart.

Then he clenched his fists and made up his mind, "I have long decided to risk my life and return a bright future to the Wu Dynasty!"

Hearing this, Li Yunxing's face brightened slightly and he showed a look of satisfaction: "Very good! This is what I am waiting for."

"Come here, send Yang Shaoqing back to his house, and give Yang Shaoqing the golden sore medicine from the East Palace to treat trauma, so that Yang Shaoqing can recover from his injuries."

"Yes!" Two eunuchs came over.

Yang Tinghe still wanted to refuse, but Li Yunxing's expression did not allow him to refute.

"Yang Shaoqing, you have no room to bargain with my rewards and punishments."

Yang Tinghe gritted his teeth and bowed his hands in salute: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward."

Li Yunxing nodded indifferently: "Master Yang, please have a good rest. After you have a good rest, don't forget important things."

Yang Tinghe said yes, and then the two eunuchs stepped forward to help Yang Tinghe up and took him all the way to the palace gate. They did not return to the East Palace until he got on a carriage and left the palace.

When he returned to the East Palace, Li Yunxing had already changed into the black robe he usually wore and was sitting upright in front of the desk.

At this moment, he is no longer immature, and his brows exude an aura of an emperor, which is majestic and majestic.

Jiang Chang, who had just been hiding in the dark to observe the whole process, came out and saluted respectfully, "Your Highness."

"Yeah." Li Yunxing nodded, then changed the subject, "You just said you had something important to report?"

"There was news from Jiang He that the grain for Tun was found in five granaries in Shenwanguan, Yangzhou. Someone was specially sent to send the news back quickly. I would like to ask the prince how to arrange it next?"

Jiang Chang handed the letter to Li Yunxing.

In the letter was a map with markings on three granaries in Yangzhou.

Jiang Jian saw that Li Yunxing's expression was calm and he couldn't help but wonder: "Does His Highness already have a plan in mind?"

Li Yunxing raised his lips and smiled, a sharp edge flashed across his shrewd eyes, and he pointed to the north of Yangzhou: "I have been coveting these places for a long time, and this time I can finally put them into practice."

Jiang Chang followed his gesture and looked towards the north of Yangzhou.

That vast and fertile land is a land that has not been disturbed by war, has abundant farmland, and is extremely rich in products.

"Your Highness, do you mean to seize this land?" Jiang Chang asked.

Li Yunxing shook his head, with a slight curve at the corner of his mouth.

"I wonder how many spies the Liu family has sent to Yangzhou, and how many secrets are hidden in this land? If we march rashly, we are afraid that not only will we not get any benefits, but we will also fall into the trap set by the Liu family."

Jiang Chang nodded: "Your Highness is wise."

"So, we first seize the jurisdiction of the Yangtze River's river transportation. If they have any attempts later, we can use the river to quickly deploy a counterattack, lest the capital be in the hinterland and let their minions run rampant."

"The river is the outlet of the Yangtze River to the sea. If it is in my hands, I can contain half of their troops."

Jiang Chang frowned and asked: "But my subordinates don't understand. Since the prince has already made a plan, why do he still have to wait for this food and grass?"

"If the name is not justified, those old guys will definitely come up with many excuses to shirk the blame. This time, we might as well give them a justifiable reason."

"As for food and grass..."
Chapter completed!