Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

Emperor Ming pulled out his handkerchief and scolded him in a low voice: "How dare you! I am your father, how can you be so rude and cover my mouth? This is really treasonous. What did your mother teach you?"

"Also, how come you are so familiar with this place? Have you lived in the general's mansion before? Li'er, why don't you say anything?"

Looking at the figure standing inside, a gust of wind blew, bringing with it a bit of coldness. Emperor Ming looked around at the looming shadows and felt a little scared.

She pursed her lips and walked in, frowning and said, "Li'er, I want to ask you a question."

Jiang Li looked inside and saw the endless spirit tablets. His heart was heavy and he felt so depressed that he couldn't breathe. These were all human lives. What did the Mohist School get? Since ancient times, no military general had a good ending.

In times of war, people fight on the battlefield for their king and watch their loved ones fall one after another, wrapped in their horse's hide. The wealth and glory they gain in return are nothing but an illusion.

When there is no more war, the so-called military achievements become the source of the emperor's fear. They will arbitrarily accuse you of a crime and then abandon you to the aftermath of the war, with no good ending.

Jiang Li looked at him indifferently: "Father, if the positions were reversed, you were a member of the Mo family, and you watched so many relatives die. If I gave you wealth and glory, would you want it?"

"By the way, this wealth and splendor is only temporary. If the emperor gets jealous one day, all of this will be taken back and the whole clan will be destroyed. Father is just lucky to be reborn. If you are a member of the Mo family, can you resist the temptation of Mobei and choose this small broken country of Qi?"

"Don't refute me. You are the only one who thinks Qi is good. Bullshit. The country is weak, the emperor is obsessed with alchemy, his brain is not working well, and he listens to the words of treacherous ministers. When I was in the Mohist army, do you know where the food and grass came from?"

Emperor Ming frowned upon hearing this and retorted, "The food and grass were naturally allocated by the imperial court. Could it be that someone else tampered with it?"

Jiang Li sneered: "Haha, there was no trickery every time. It was the General's Mansion that subsidized us with their own wealth. Otherwise, we would have been fighting hungry. If you really wanted to betray your country, you would have suffered so much."

"Father, please count how many people have died here for the Jiang family's kingdom. If you don't count them clearly, you can't return to the palace. Don't count on your guards. They can't beat me."

"Your...elbow, why is it bent outward?"

Emperor Ming felt a little uncomfortable when he met those cold eyes. He walked over to the spirit tablets and started counting them one by one. The more he counted, the lower his voice became, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

Jiang Li said expressionlessly: "Have you counted them clearly?"

"Yes, there are three hundred and thirty-five..."

"Just count them clearly. Come with me. You said they were traitors. If they were traitors, they must have bribed me with gold, silver and jewelry. I'll take you to the warehouse and you'll know who is deceiving the king."

Emperor Ming followed behind her and said nothing.

The two of them quickly arrived at the warehouse, which was sealed with a seal. It was because they had not had time to count the items when they arrested the Mo family, so it was temporarily sealed.

Jiang Li stepped forward, tore off the seal, pulled the chain casually, and pushed open the warehouse door. The warehouse was filled with mahogany boxes, which looked spectacular.

"Li'er, take a look. I was right. These boxes must be filled with gold and silver treasures. They are bribes received by the Mo family. They must have committed treason."

"Father, don't be so confident, otherwise the slap in the face will be too loud and I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

As he spoke, he opened the mahogany box, looked at the scattered things inside, and took a deep breath. It was indeed as expected. It was called a warehouse, but in fact there was nothing valuable in it. All of them had been sold long ago for silver to buy food and fodder.

Feeling sour in the heart, he sniffed and said, "Father, please read it yourself and talk to me after you finish reading it. Otherwise, I am very angry now and want to kill you."

When Emperor Ming heard this, he unconsciously moved away from her and opened the mahogany boxes one by one. Some of them were empty, and even if there were, there were only a few things, which did not look like what should be in a general's mansion at all.

He walked over and sat on the box like her, remaining silent and not knowing what to say. He already knew in his heart that the Mo family was wrongly accused this time, but... it was their fault for making too much of a splash.

Nowadays, people only know Mohism and not him, even though he is obviously the emperor.

"Li'er, even if the Mo family didn't commit treason, their reputation among the people is too great. If someone has evil intentions in the future and rebels, what should I do?"

Jiang Li looked at him with contempt.

"Father, there is something called vision, but unfortunately you don't have it. With your atrophied cerebellum, can you think clearly? They sacrificed their lives for the country, so it is normal for them to have some reputation among the people."

"If you were a wise ruler, the people would naturally respect you. Unfortunately, you are not. Apart from refining pills, what else can you do? It would be great if you could make people live forever, but the problem is that your pills are poisonous. If you take poison every day, you will definitely die early in the end."

Emperor Ming was choked and couldn't speak.

Jiang Li continued, "Father, you want this kind of reputation, right? I can help you. As long as you are willing to go to the battlefield and face death directly, the people will definitely praise you."

"Tell me, when do you want to go to the battlefield? I can take you there anytime. Even if something unexpected happens, it's okay. We already have the crown prince. If something happens to you, Qi Kingdom won't be in turmoil."

Bullshit, if this tyrant really died, the fight for the throne would be very cruel, and civil strife would begin. Qi State would probably face internal and external troubles. The Mohist School cannot get into trouble, and this tyrant cannot die.

Emperor Ming was silent and wanted to say something, but he felt so guilty that he couldn't speak.

Jiang Li clapped his hands and said, "Father, let's go. Now that we have finished looking at the storehouse in the General's Mansion, let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and the homes of those ministers you trust. Let's take a walk around and try to save your collapsed worldview and cognition."

After saying that, he picked up the person and flew away. The night passed quickly, and before dawn, the two returned to the palace.

De Fu was relieved to see the person coming back.

"Your Majesty, Princess, you are back."

Emperor Ming felt very upset. He waved his hands and said helplessly, "Li'er, I will tell you what you said in the court. As for the Mohists... give me some more time. I will compensate them after the Ministry of Justice investigates it thoroughly."

Jiang Li snorted, "Compensation is not necessary. What they need is clarification of everything and an apology from you, the Emperor. Otherwise, how can we comfort their wounded and bloody hearts?"

Knowing that he was reluctant, Jiang Li did not get angry. Anyway, he was back in the palace now, so he could take it slow. The most important thing now was to let the tyrant emperor search the homes of those treacherous ministers.

If you want to go to jail, all of you should go to jail. It is better to go to jail together with others than to go to jail alone, especially when all enemies are together. Just thinking about it makes people happy, and it should make the Mo family feel better.