First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

In the imperial study, Emperor Longchang looked at the huge map spread on the ground with a frown on his face.

When he went to court today, nine out of ten reports were asking him for money.

The end of the year is approaching and all government offices need to spend money. When spring comes, spring sowing and flood season will follow one after another, and there will be more places to spend money.

But where is the money?

The treasury of the Daxie Dynasty has been empty for a long time.

The deposed emperor was not good at other things, but he was good at spending money! He was even capable of selling official positions and titles!

Since the position was bought, they had to get it back after taking office, so local officials became more and more aggressive and thought of various ways to exploit the people. The people were also plundered to the point where there was little left.

If the people had not reached the point of suffering, his Fengtian Army would not have been able to accomplish its goals so quickly!

But it is easy to conquer an empire but difficult to keep it.

The Prince of Chenliu, a serious threat, was just across the river, lurking there with a covetous eye. With the river between them, he knew that Emperor Longchang had no way to deal with him at all.

After all, although Emperor Longchang was granted the title of King of Huainan, his fief was not by the river, but in the north. The cavalry in the north was powerful, but it was not very effective in the south.

If he wanted to annex the Prince of Chenliu, he must have a navy, but he didn't even have a few warships!

Looking at the Prince of Chenliu on the other side of the river, he had no less than ten thousand warships and a naval force that was said to have five hundred thousand soldiers!

The reason why he was willing to let Prince Chenliu continue to be king was because he was now unable to reduce the power of the vassal states!

Building a ship costs money, and taking back the other side of the river will cost a lot of money.

And the treasury is emptier than his face!

So when Emperor Longchang looked at the map in front of him, he wished he could crush the territory of Prince Chenliu with one foot.

"Did the spies who were sent out bring back any news?" Emperor Longchang looked at his personal eunuch, Eunuch Lai Xi, with a dark face.

This was what he used when he was in the palace. Now that he is the emperor, Lai Xi has become the chief eunuch by his side.

Lai Xi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, no news has been received yet. The assassin did not leave any survivors or clues."

"Idiot!" Emperor Longchang swung his sleeves and paced back and forth, "Why do I have so many spies? Even though the deposed emperor lost his head, how many times did he get cut by someone?"

"Your Majesty, the coroner from the Dali Temple said that he counted it carefully. A total of 390 knives," said Lai Xi.

"Isn't this the clue?" Emperor Longchang had a gloomy face.

Lai Xi didn't dare to look up. He didn't know why his master said that.

"It is rumored that the Duke of Zhenguo was cut with 360 knives when he died!" Emperor Longchang said in a cold voice, "General Weiyuan was cut with more than 290 knives when he died. How many people are left from those families who were cut with slicing by the deposed emperor? How many of them are capable of competing with the Jinwu Guards around me? Use your brains! If they just wanted to assassinate the deposed emperor, wouldn't it be easier to just cut his throat with a sword? Why did they have to use so many knives? If it weren't for a deep hatred, no... a blood feud, they wouldn't be able to do it! And how many people are capable of doing this now? I tell you to check! Use your brains!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Lai Xi's eyes lit up instantly after hearing what Emperor Longchang said.

"Pass the order down to thoroughly investigate the movements of Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi. Find out what these two have done and where they have been these days!" Emperor Longchang said angrily.

"Yes, I'll pass the message right away!" Lai Xi kowtowed quickly.

"Useless! Useless!" Emperor Longchang stamped his feet and cursed. "You guys are just sitting there doing nothing but eating for free?"

After Lai Xi hurriedly retreated, Emperor Longchang stomped on the map a few times as if to vent his anger, just as he had always wanted to do.

Xue Ziyi is the only son of General Weiyuan. He was not at home when General Weiyuan's mansion was raided, so he escaped. Now Xue Ziyi is in the Black Panther Army, while Wei Ling is in the Black Tiger Army.

If there is a blood feud with the deposed emperor and the ability to kill him under the protection of the Jinwu Guards, then these two people are probably the ones who can do it.

However, both of these two men are now capable generals under his command, one is watching Zhang Song for him in the west, and the other is guarding against the Turks for him in the north.

Without absolute certainty and evidence, he couldn't easily touch these two people.

Moreover, these two people have high prestige in the army, especially Wei Ling! The Black Tiger Army was brought up by him!

These two people have soldiers in their hands! If they get news about the treasure of the deposed emperor...

Emperor Longchang suddenly felt that his throne was becoming more unstable!

He now suddenly regretted granting marriages to Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi respectively!

It was a different time at that time. He was afraid that these two people would regain power, so he must not let their in-laws become powerful.

Now he felt that he should not let these two people leave the capital and leave his side! He should find a princess from his clan who had fallen on hard times and marry them to each other in the name of a princess. With the title of a consort, he could easily confiscate the military power in the hands of the two people! And stay in the capital to watch over them.

Emperor Longchang only now remembered that when he wanted to arrange marriage for Wei Ling, he was extremely reluctant, but when he mentioned that the person he arranged marriage to was that palace maid, Wei Ling immediately agreed. It turned out that he thought further than he did! He was afraid that he would be bound by the identity of a prince consort!

Wei Ling is such a treacherous kid!

Damn it! Emperor Longchang couldn't help but chopped his feet a few more times. Why didn't he think of it at the time! Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi took the lead!

He was the one who granted the marriage, and now the two of them have gotten married in the military camp. He can't just order them to divorce separately? He wants to overturn his own words? How can he still be the emperor?

We need to find a way to get these two people back, or break their wings! Especially Wei Ling!

At first, the idea was to send him to fight against the Turks, but people forgot that there was the Mangshan Iron Mine in Mangcheng. Although the mine had been blown up, if Wei Ling was willing, it would take a year or two to restore the mine!

Thinking of this, Emperor Longchang regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

At that time, he was only thinking about how to ascend the throne and how to guard against the enemies around him.

But he forgot the hidden dangers lurking around him!

Even if these two people do not know about the deposed emperor's treasure, they should not have too many soldiers under their command!

After all, he is not his direct descendant and is not close to him!

If these two people really knew the secret of the deposed emperor's treasure map, he would sooner or later end up raising a tiger to harm himself.

But now Prince Chenliu and Zhang Song are still watching him covetously, so he really can't touch Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi at will!

Emperor Longchang looked up to the sky and sighed, "It's difficult! It's too difficult!"