The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

The little lion played with his younger brothers. Later, he felt sleepy, so Qin Wan let him sleep next to his younger brothers.

At this time, Grandma Ping walked in hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, Lord Xiao has arrived at Lizheng Palace with several officials from the Ministry of War!"

Qin Wan frowned. Ever since the affairs of the Ministry of War were handed over to Xiao Jingrui, she hadn't taken care of them much.

However, the tiger talisman was already in her hand.

What is Xiao Jingrui coming here for at this time?

Qin Wan glanced at Aunt Liang and said, "Take good care of the children!"

"Yes, madam!"

After Qin Wan had packed up, she went to Lizheng Hall.

Xiao Jingrui, along with the left and right assistant ministers of the Ministry of War, were already waiting here.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Crown Princess!"

Qin Wan raised her hand, "No need to be polite!"

After Qin Wan sat down, she asked, "Sir Xiao, what's the matter with the Ministry of War?"

Xiao Jingrui had a solemn face. He took out the memorial and said, "Your Majesty, I have received urgent reports from Yizhou and Shanzhou. The Western Qiang and White Wolf tribes are at the border and have had conflicts with our army."

"Your Majesty, these two tribes have evil ambitions. I'm afraid they learned about the death of the late emperor and took the opportunity to come to the Central Plains to reap benefits." Duan Tao, the right vice minister of the Ministry of War, said.

Qin Wan looked at Xiao Jingrui, "What do you think, Lord Xiao?"

Xiao Jingrui handed over the memorial from the governor of Yizhou, "Your Majesty, this is the memorial from the governor of Yizhou, please take a look first."

Qin Wan saw that Xiao Jingrui did not express his opinion, but asked her to read the memorial first, and she had no objection.

She took the letter and read it carefully.

Xia Tongqi, the governor of Yizhou, is Qin Wan's uncle.

After Qin Wan read it, she concluded that it required money, food and soldiers.

If the White Wolf Tribe attacks, Yizhou will be the first to bear the brunt.

However, Yizhou is too close to Chang'an City. If Yizhou is captured, Chang'an City will be in real danger.

"Where is the memorial from Shanzhou?"

Xiao Jingrui directly sent the memorial from Shanzhou.

Qin Wan looked through it and found that the governor of Shanzhou was not as good as Xia Tongqi.

As long as Xia Tongqi had support from the court and the army had sufficient food and fodder, he could lead his troops to meet the enemy.

However, the governor of Shanzhou requested a general in the court who was good at leading troops in battle to come for support.

"What do you think, gentlemen? Do you want to fight or make peace?"

If there is a war, the court will have to spend a lot of money on armaments, and if there is peace, it will also cost money.

Qin Wan had already made preparations, and now she just wanted to see the opinions of the three officials in the Ministry of War.

Xiao Jingrui said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Shanzhou in person."

Qin Wan understood what Xiao Jingrui meant.

The Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this year the Crown Prince will lead his troops to fight in person. The battle will take more than half a year. I'm afraid there will be a shortage of food and military equipment. The Ministry of Revenue will not be able to provide the money."

The Right Vice Minister had already secretly asked the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and he had made sufficient preparations before coming.

"Someone, please bring Minister Lu over here!"

The young eunuch guarding outside the palace immediately went to ask for help.

Soon, Minister Lu walked in.

"Your Highness pays respect to the Crown Princess!"

"Get up!"

After Minister Lu stood up straight, he glanced at the officials from the Ministry of War.

He really is someone that no one in any department wants to see now.

The autumn harvest has not yet been collected, and the national treasury is really not rich.

Although some money was confiscated during the house searches, it was a drop in the bucket compared to the entire country's expenditure.

He just hopes that everything will be peaceful now, there will be no wars in the court, and he can have a good rest for a few years.

If the war continues, the entire country will be reduced to a mere shell.

"Lord Lu, how much money is left in the treasury now?"

After Qin Wan asked this question, the others all looked at Minister Lu.

Minister Lu did not say how much money was in the treasury, but he listed the unapproved bills in the court, "........50 taels of silver for the Yellow River flood relief funds, 80 taels for weapons from the Ministry of War, and 100 million taels for the prince's mausoleum from the Ministry of Works........."

Qin Wan covered her forehead and immediately interrupted, "The 100 million taels of money from the Ministry of Works for repairing the mausoleum don't need to be prepared!"

Minister Lu: “????”

What does Crown Princess mean?

Is it that the prince is not dead, or is it that he is really ruthless to the prince?

Xiao Jingrui also looked at Qin Wan, "Crown Princess, do you have any news about the Crown Prince?"

Qin Wan looked at the ministers in the hall and found that they were all trustworthy.

She smiled and said, "Yes, the prince is already on his way back to the capital. It will take less than ten days to reach Chang'an."

Qin Wan's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting several people's chest.

Minister Lu was overjoyed when he heard this, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still here, great joy, great joy!"

Xiao Jingrui glanced at Qin Wan and knew that she did not completely trust him.

Otherwise, he would have been informed as soon as he knew the news about Zhao Zhen.

However, he was also very happy to know that his cousin was still alive.

The left and right assistant ministers of the Ministry of War were also very happy when they heard this. Compared with the brave and warlike Crown Prince, the Crown Princess always felt uncomfortable in power.

"Your Highness is the true dragon emperor. He will be able to turn danger into safety!" Minister Lu said excitedly.

Qin Wan warned, "Keep this matter secret for now. You are all the people I trust the most, so I am letting you know."

Minister Lu nodded his head vigorously, "Don't worry, Princess Consort. I know the seriousness of the situation."

Minister Lu thought of the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel, and how they had always suppressed the Ministry of Shangshu.

During this period of time, the several Shangshu were suppressed by the two old guys of the same level.

As the Minister of Revenue, he was suppressed to the point that he could not even raise his head.

Besides him, there was also the Minister of Rites. Old Fan was so aggrieved that he lost his temper because of being suppressed by Mei Chong.

Li Chun and Mei Chong fought fiercely, but it was he and Lao Fan who suffered.

Now the prince is coming back, hehe, then he can stand up again.

Minister Lu improved from his previous listless look and now stood up straight.

He also realized that the Crown Princess did not put that old man Li Chun into much use.

As for the news that the prince would return to Beijing soon, Li Chun didn't know about it.

"Crown Princess, isn't the coronation ceremony prepared by the Ministry of Rites for the Crown Prince?"

The entire Ministry of Rites has been very busy recently, preparing for the coronation ceremony and the funeral of the late emperor, all of which were carried out simultaneously.

In the past, he still wondered whether the Crown Princess had any grudge against the late Emperor, otherwise why would the funeral be kept for so long.

Although the longer the coffin is kept, the more respect it shows for the late emperor, but it is not good to keep the coffin for too long.

Qin Wan nodded, "Yes, when the prince comes back, he can ascend the throne immediately!"

Minister Lu laughed out loud, "Crown Princess is wise!!!"

Humph, a few old guys are still fighting for the position of assistant minister, hahahaha.

It will be a false alarm then!

Minister Lu felt that he was ready to see those old guys being humiliated.