I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

In the mansion.

Chen Qingyun was opening memorials one after another and handling daily government affairs.

At this time, the empress treated Anding County as her second capital and had lived here for some time.

After dealing with other memorials, Chen Qingyun opened the memorials that Jiang Zuo submitted to the emperor every day.

"Your Majesty, the situation in Anding County is critical. I hope Your Majesty will continue to strengthen the defense of the northern border."

"In the past few days, the Northern Barbarians have repeatedly plundered the supplies of Anding County. I hope Your Majesty can allocate some funds to fill some of the empty treasury of Anding County."

Chen Qingyun read just two sentences and then closed the memorial.

Chen Qingyun was already very familiar with Jiang Zuo's words.

"You call this an empty treasury?"

I heard that this guy Jiang Zuo was having a great time doing business with the grassland people. He must have made a lot of money, but he even dared to cry poor to this Empress.

Chen Qingyun really couldn't understand. They, Great Yan, had clearly won two battles, so why did they want to negotiate with the Northern Barbarians and open up trade with them? Wouldn't this only strengthen the power of the people in Mobei?

If they are allowed to survive this winter, they will surely come back again next year.

Could it be that Jiang Zuo is feeling timid?

At this moment, even Chen Qingyun couldn't help but doubt Jiang Zuo.

The next moment, Chen Qingyun thought of a terrible thing.

"Does Jiang Zuo want to keep the enemy at bay?"

This kind of thing is actually not uncommon on the border.

The generals who hold military power in the border areas are often unable to completely eliminate the bandits, so they obviously have to nurture the bandits and build up their own power.

Thinking of this, Chen Qingyun's suspicious heart began to feel uneasy again.

After dealing with this batch of memorials, Chen Qingyun got up and left the mansion, heading for the market in Anding County.

As soon as I arrived at the market, I heard Jiang Zuo introducing something to someone.

Is he doing business again?

"Jiang Zuo's old illness has recurred. It seems that he has to be cured."

Chen Qingyun sighed helplessly, knowing Jiang Zuo's greedy character very well.

She walked to a place not far behind Jiang Zuo and approached quietly.

On Jiang Zuo's side, he was still explaining to Di Zhen the weapons sold in Anding County.

"Where's the hidden weapon you used last time? Do you want to sell it?"

Di Zhen asked directly.

"That gun?" Jiang Zuo understood and replied, "That can also be sold, but it will be much more expensive."

"How much is it? Just tell me directly. Don't beat around the bush." ​​Di Zhen was very impatient. He ventured to Anding County today because he was forced into a corner by Suolu.

"The one you mentioned costs at least one hundred taels each."

"One hundred taels!"

Hearing this number, Di Zhen was stunned.

In other words, he had to capture twenty slaves to exchange for such a handful of things.

"Forget it." Di Zhen waved his hand and said, "Just give me what I asked for just now."

"These 1,000 crossbows are worth 5,000 taels of silver, and 500 pieces of armor are worth 5,000 taels of silver. We will pay in person."

Jiang Zuo said directly.

"I don't have enough money for armor at the moment, I'll buy it next time."

Di Zhen said that he would order someone to come and pay the bill and prepare to leave with his weapons.

Chen Qingyun, who was standing by, witnessed the entire process.

She heard Jiang Zuo's words clearly.

"Jiang Zuo, what are you doing?"

Chen Qingyun was stunned, looking at the various weapons placed on the table.

"Siyue, why are you here?" Jiang Zuo asked Yang Feng to greet Di Zhen, and quickly walked to Chen Qingyun and explained, "I'm selling weapons."

Hearing this, Chen Qingyun's eyes were filled with coldness, and he whispered, "If I'm not mistaken, that person's dress seems to be from Mobei..."

"Yes." Jiang Zuo nodded lightly.

Chen Qingyun was immediately furious, thinking: "Jiang Zuo, you are really tired of living! How dare you sell weapons to grassland people!"

The empress could temporarily tolerate Jiangzuo selling other materials, but selling weapons to the enemy was completely unreasonable.

These weapons that were sold may very likely become the knives that kill the soldiers of Dayan in the future!

"Are you sure you want to sell weapons to the Mobei people?"

Chen Qingyun's words were quite cold.

Jiang Zuo also noticed something was wrong and explained, "Don't worry, it's okay."

Is this okay?

This is clearly a capital crime!

"Then you go ahead and do your work. I'm going to go back." Chen Qingyun said expressionlessly.

"Okay, then I'll go first." Jiang Zuo turned around and returned to Di Zhen.

Filled with rage, Chen Qingyun returned to his residence and immediately wrote the imperial edict.

"Pass on my order to immediately stop the arms trade in Jiangzuo. If he doesn't obey, arrest him and wait for my punishment!"

This time, Chen Qingyun absolutely could not tolerate Jiang Zuo's reckless behavior.

She was originally dissatisfied with Jiang Zuo's peace negotiation strategy, and now she is even more angry.

At this time, the Thousand Cavalry Division received the order and immediately took the emperor's edict to stop Jiang Zuo from selling weapons to the Northern Barbarians.

But they were too late. Di Zhen and his group had already transported the weapons away and left Anding County.

Jiang Zuo hadn't left yet, but when faced with the aggressive Thousand Cavalry Division, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Master Jiang, His Majesty's decree..."

Situ Hua said coldly.

Jiang Zuo was startled and immediately felt that nothing good was going to happen.

"I received news two days ago that you, Jiangzuo, actually sold weapons to the Northern Barbarians..."

Sure enough, it’s not a good thing!

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo's body suddenly stiffened.

Did the empress receive the news again?

"It's obvious that Qianqisi is spying on me!"

Jiang Zuo was completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem.

"We must stop selling weapons, otherwise..."

Szeto Wah finished reading the imperial edict.

"In reply to the Emperor, the weapons must continue to be sold."

Jiangzuo refused to give an inch.

His plan was only halfway implemented, how could he stop it halfway?

But Situ Hua was not polite to Jiang Zuo and threatened directly: "This is the order of His Majesty. If you don't obey, then don't worry about the rudeness of the Qianqi Division."

"Even if you, the Thousand Cavalry Division, torture me now, I will still sell these weapons."

Jiang Zuo is quite stubborn.

"Master Jiang, you sold weapons to the Northern Barbarians, are you planning a rebellion?

Szeto Wah questioned.

"Rebellion? If I really wanted to rebel, why would I work so hard to pacify the north for the emperor?"

"I think you are deliberately keeping the enemy for your own benefit."

Szeto Wah's words were cold.

"I have absolutely no such intention."

Jiang Zuo actually had no good feelings towards Situ Hua, because he was sent by the Empress to monitor Jiang Zuo, so the two sides had no intersection at all.

At this moment, the Anding Army led by Yang Feng could not help but stand behind Jiang Zuo.

At this moment, the two men were confronting each other, and the soldiers of the Anding Army might come into conflict with the Qianqi Division.

But at this moment, the soldiers of the Anding Army no longer had their former fighting spirit when facing the Thousand Cavalry Division.

Because they all knew that the Thousand Cavalry Division directly represented the emperor, and if they went against their wishes, they would most likely be charged with treason.

Among all the people present, only Jiang Zuo had the courage to disobey the orders of the Thousand Cavalry Division.

"Sir, let's put it aside for now. We must not go against the Qianqi Division..."

Yang Feng hurried forward to persuade him.

The atmosphere at this moment is extremely tense...