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

Chapter 97 I, Jiang Zuo, am a fool...

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. The Northern Barbarian Cavalry invaded Anding County many times. I personally led the troops out of the city to fight, but they were defeated and suffered heavy casualties. If it were not for the help of the Six Garrison Army, I am afraid that I would have died on the spot. I am really stupid and failed your Majesty's trust. I hope that the emperor will remove my position as the General of Zhenbei and let the Six Garrison Army take over my position..."

Early in the morning, while reading the memorial submitted by Jiang Zuo, Chen Qingyun suddenly doubted his own eyes.

Didn’t the Jiangzuo just boast to me yesterday that they had won an unprecedented victory and that not a single soldier was killed? Yet, in this memorial, it is described as a crushing defeat.

Is there really anyone who would admit his mistakes so proactively?

Which one is true and which one is false?

Chen Qingyun was not quite clear about the outcome of last night's battle.

Because according to the report of the Six Garrison Army, it was indeed the Six Garrison Army that went to assist Jiangzuo and won the victory.

So, Jiang Zuo was just bragging to "Miss Siyue" yesterday...

Chen Qingyun closed the memorial, and a helpless smile suddenly appeared on his beautiful face.

She put the memorial aside and then opened the secret letter from the capital.

"The capital is calm."

"The right party should stay in place for now."

"Nothing unusual in the northwest."

There are only three lines of text on it.

After seeing these reports, Chen Qingyun felt relieved.

According to the news from the Thousand Cavalry Division in the capital in recent days, the group of ministers headed by the right prime minister have been much more well-behaved these days.

The fourteen kings in the northwest did not make any unusual troop movements.

The situation seems to have stabilized.

Since there is no change in the capital and the northwest, Chen Qingyun can stay in Anding County for a while and see with his own eyes how Jiangzuo deals with the barbarians in Mobei.

Chen Qingyun's own inner thought was to gather the main forces of the Six Garrisons Army and the officers and soldiers of Anding County led by Jiang Zuo, and start a great war with the various tribes in Mobei, completely eliminate their main forces, and the northern border would be stable for a few years.

Just as I was thinking about that, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

Chen Qingyun hid the memorials and stood up.

"Miss, it's a servant."

It was Qiuyue who came to ask for a meeting.

Chen Qingyun opened the door, waited for Qiuyue to come in, closed the door, and asked, "How is the investigation going?"

What she asked Qiuyue to investigate was the battle that took place last night.

Qiuyue reported truthfully: "Miss, I have investigated many times. Of the two hundred Anding soldiers who left the city last night, none of them were killed, and only six were injured."

"really?"

Hearing this, Chen Qingyun was shocked.

I didn't expect that Jiang Zuo, who was always telling lies, actually told the truth yesterday.

But on second thought, the memorials presented to the empress were full of lies.

Qiuyue added: "They also captured a tribal leader. Not only that, but I heard from the officers and soldiers that in this battle, there were only two hundred of them versus two thousand northern barbarians."

Chen Qingyun couldn't help but be stunned.

“Is this so magical?”

It seems that not only Jiang Zuo is deceiving the emperor, but even the Six Towns Army has lied about its military achievements?

In this case, Chen Qingyun really didn't know whether to punish or reward...

"Confirm again, I still don't believe it."

After thinking it over again and again, Chen Qingyun finally didn't dare to believe the news.

Two hundred against two thousand, and not a single person was killed. How could the empress believe such an exaggerated record?

"Then I will go to the Six Garrison Army and conduct a thorough investigation."

Qiuyue nodded and left.

Chen Qingyun returned to his desk and picked up another memorial.

Why didn’t Jiang Zuo report his achievements?

Chen Qingyun didn't understand.

He went through all kinds of trouble to submit a petition, just to resign from the post of General Zhenbei?

No matter what, he concealed the truth many times and committed the crime of deceiving the emperor.

"This Jiang Zuo, I must teach him a lesson!"

Chen Qingyun picked up the pen, feeling quite ashamed and angry.

Thinking back to the day when I fell into the pool and was...

Forget it, let’s not think about that. If Jiang Zuo dares to mention it again, he’ll just have to wait to become a eunuch!

She wrote a letter to punish Jiang Zuo and then ordered someone to deliver it.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo had just come back from the military camp and inspected the newly opened industry.

I have been so busy with military affairs these days that I almost forgot about the most important business.

The salt mine produces a lot of salt, and with the cooperation of the Salt Gang and Li Wenjian from Jiangnan, I believe that after selling this batch of goods, Anding County will make a lot of profit.

Jiang Zuo returned to the mansion feeling a bit tired. He had just changed into cloth shoes and had not even had time to take a sip of tea when the empress's edict came before him.

The person responsible for delivering the message this time was Situ Hua from the Qianqi Division.

This person is cold and unkind by nature, very different from Ma Hengwei. Jiang Zuo cannot make friends with him and can only treat him as a colleague.

All I heard was Situ Hua's cold voice: "Jiang Zuo secretly hid weapons and deceived his superiors and subordinates. You deserve to be punished, but I think you have contributed to disaster relief, so I can spare your death sentence, but you can't escape the punishment of living. I want to punish you. In the middle of the busy city, shout loudly, 'I, Jiang Zuo, am a fool, a fool who tells lies all the time.' You must do it within today, otherwise I will punish you again."

"Did I hear you correctly? Is this really what your majesty meant?"

Jiang Zuo's eyes now seemed to be saying, "Are you teasing me?"

Is this really an imperial edict that could be written by an emperor?

Situ Hua said calmly: "Lord Jiang, this is indeed the will of His Majesty."

Jiang Zuo's face suddenly darkened, and he didn't want to pay any attention to the imperial edict at all.

It is too shameful to call yourself a fool in public.

What special hobbies does this empress have?

“What happens if I don’t?”

Jiang Zuo was quite embarrassed.

Situ Hua handed over the imperial edict and said in a cold voice: "His Majesty has also ordered that if you, Lord Jiang, disobey the order, then we will let the Thousand Cavalry Division take action and tie you back to the palace to be a eunuch."

Being a eunuch...

Jiang Zuo was simply dumbfounded.

What kind of punishment is this!

Compared to entering the palace, calling yourself a fool is indeed a kind act.

After all, hoarding armor, especially in such quantity, is indeed a capital crime.

Jiang Zuo had no way to escape and could only obey orders.

In the afternoon, the downtown was crowded with people.

"Look at me, look at me, everyone, look at me. While everyone is here, I have something to announce."

Jiang Zuo suddenly stood on a high place and spoke loudly.

Soon, the attention of the people in Anding County was attracted.

"Master Jiang, do you have anything to announce?"

"Is there any new product?"