Chapter 523: The Xuanjia Army and the Black Flag Army Reappear in Beijing
The sunlight fell into the room through the carved windows, and shone on the embroidered carpet on the floor. The golden silk threads shone with a warm yellow light.
The sound of hurried footsteps sounded in the yard, and then Li Qing's muffled questioning voice came from the door.
"My lord, are you awake?"
Chang Ning opened the curtain and took a look into the room. When he saw Su Lu looking out the window, he lowered the curtain again.
"Your Majesty, the prince has woken up."
Li Qing, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, walked in quickly with joy on his face. He reached the side of the bed, folded his sleeves and sat down before asking.
"How's it going? Did you sleep well? Are you hungry?"
Su Lu touched his stomach: "I'm really a little hungry. By the way, how many people are joining me in the government and the public today? Is Da Zong trying to seize my military power?"
Li Qing glanced at Su Lu angrily, and ordered Chang Ning who was accompanying him:
"Go, pass some food over, the prince and I will eat both. I'm also hungry because of the quarrel with these courtiers today."
Next to him, Gao Zhan said with a smile: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted and does not want to refute the honor of the ministers. If the prince is here, no one among the ministers would dare to say anything wrong."
Next to him, Su Ge also said with a flat mouth: "Mr. Yang is too quick to shirk responsibility. The bank belongs to the Ministry of Revenue. Of course it is the Ministry of Revenue's responsibility if the money is lost. Instead, it is blamed on the Forbidden Army. Eunuch Gao is right,
He just sees that the prince is not in court, and bullies your majesty for your kindness."
Su Lu frowned and asked Li Qing:
"Why, the treasury's silver is lost, that big treasury's silver is lost?"
Li Qing sighed and said helplessly: "Isn't it a routine inventory at the end of the year these days? Dingxiang Guard's tentacles are getting deeper and deeper now. I thought that nothing could be found in previous years. Is there really no such thing as malpractice?
Is it inside, so I summoned Ping Qi."
"I didn't expect that Dingxiang Guards would actually find something. As a rule, the large treasury in the west of Beijing should have 6.5 million taels of silver in it. I didn't expect that now there are less than 3 million taels in the treasury, and the remaining 3.5 million taels are in the treasury."
Wanliang has completely disappeared."
"No, this happened today. Yang Biao just shirks his responsibility when he opens his mouth. The Kubing and the Forbidden Army are not responsible for him anyway. I am really annoyed by what I heard today."
The dishes cooked by the imperial chef were brought in and placed in the palace.
Li Qing drove away the palace maid and dressed Su Lu with his own hands. Seeing Su Lu put on the bright yellow python robe, his cheeks were filled with blush.
"I haven't even dressed you yet?"
Su Lu sat down at the table, picked up a piece of pastry and said, "Let's eat first. Now that the surrounding area is stable, we won't have to go out to fight in the future. I'll have more days in the capital. You want to dress me?"
, you can whenever you want."
Li Qing sat down next to Su Lu, picked up the porridge bowl and took a sip, "Hey, the imperial chef has also improved today, and the porridge he makes is much sweeter."
Chang Ning, who was waiting for Li Qing to eat next to him, smiled and said: "That's where the royal chef has come in. Your Majesty, you see the prince coming back and know that the prince doesn't have to leave the capital anymore. It just makes you feel happy."
Su Lu asked Li Qing: "When I came back from the north, I heard about the unusual movement in Liangzhou. Did Cao Hua have any latest military information?"
Li Qing put down his bowl and watched Su Lu eat.
"New military information came back yesterday. It was said that Emperor Qin ordered Xiang Chong's army to leave Mole City and wanted to attack Hargai. However, Cao Hua's army fought back. The Qin army suffered a loss of six thousand, and Xiang Chong retreated again.
Gone to the city of Moeller."
Li Qing helped Su Lu get a piece of sweet cake, stuffed it into Su Lu's hand, and said with a smile:
"You, a female disciple, have really lived up to your expectations. You are a good hand in commanding the army. Xiang Chong is also a famous general in the Qin army. Relying on the natural danger of Mole City, he withstood the attacks of the barbarians and the Taixi people.
, on the contrary, the Qin army was severely injured by Cao Hua in the first battle, and the city of Mole is about to be destroyed."
Su Lu bit the sweet cake, his tone full of disdain: "The Emperor of Qin was so arrogant that he thought he would be able to regain his homeland if the barbarians left with the Taixi people. It's really ridiculous. We can repel the Taixi people and defeat the remaining Qin Dynasty."
Military is just like playing."
"What are you going to do about Jingxi Dakukuyin's matter?"
Su Lu asked Li Qing.
Li Qing shook his head in distress, "I don't know either. I have summoned Qi Qi just now. I think this guy should be here too. The men of Dingxiang Guard are deeply ambush. I don't know if we can count on him this time."
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While he was talking, the guards outside came over to report that Qi Qi had arrived.
Su Lu waved his hand and motioned for the guards to come in together.
They entered the palace together, greeted the two of them, and stood aside respectfully.
Su Lu asked and said: "At Daku in the west of Jing, is there any way for your Dingxiang Guard to find out any clues?"
Ping Qi lowered his head: "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I have been thinking about this matter these days, and all my Dingxiang guards also went out to find out some clues, but I didn't expect that I actually discovered something.
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"The Daku in the west of Beijing is backed by the Jingshan Mountain, and is deserted. The only people who can enter the Daku are those who follow the troops and the Ministry of Household Inspection officials."
"I started with these people and used various methods, and finally found some clues."
Li Qing beamed with joy, "Tell me, Ping Qi, what clues have you discovered? Are these dear ones of mine engaging in favoritism and embezzling money from the treasury?"
Ping Qi glanced at Su Lu and said, "The prince also had dealings with this man last night. He is the Minister of Criminal Affairs."
"It's him?"
Su Lu frowned. What a coincidence. Last night, he was thinking that Mr. Lu was smart, capable and capable of doing things, but he didn't expect that something like this would happen in the blink of an eye.
"Shilang Lu has a wife who comes from a clan. Doing these things should be forced, right?"
Li Qing asked, with some doubts on his face, how could Lu Shilang steal the treasury silver if he was not a good official? Besides, he had no chance to come into contact with the treasury silver.
Next to him, Gao Zhan said: "Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, Minister Lu was promoted from the position of Secretary of Daku in the west of Beijing."
Ping Qi extended his thumb to Gao Zhan: "Eunuch Gao is great. He still remembers things many years ago so clearly. Yes, Minister Lu was still the sexton of Daku in the west of Beijing ten years ago. If he wants to take action against Ku Yin
, there are plenty of means.”
"According to the information that I have discovered, Mr. Lu has made friends with a group of mysterious people. It should be this group of mysterious people who took action on the Ku Yin. Specifically how they moved the Ku Yin. Once the money in the large treasury is cleared, it should be done.
I have some clues."
"Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards of Prince Anguo's Mansion, General Lu Zhan, would like to see you."
A guard came in and reported.
Li Qing glanced at Su Lu and said with a smile: "You, the commander of the guards, have only been away from you for a few hours, and now I come to see you again."
Su Lu waved his hand and signaled the guards to lead Lu Zhan in.
"Lu Zhan is here, I'm afraid he has something important to report."
Lu Zhan came in and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have discovered our officers and men from the Black Flag Army of the Qin State and the Xuanjia Army of the Tang State in the entourage of Minister Lu."
Su Lu raised his eyebrows. Is there a black flag army or a black armor army?
Li Qing stood up in surprise: "How is it possible? Lu Zhan, you just know the Black Flag Army, how come you even know people from the Xuanjia Army?"
Lu Zhan lowered his head: "Your Majesty, I was considered a brave general in the Black Flag Army back then. I followed Li Shuai and dealt with Zhou Shuai of the Tang Dynasty. I met the elites of the Xuanjia Army. Among the personal guards of Shi Lang Lu,