After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

The room was quiet.

Liu Longyue slowly leaned close to Chen Futu's ear and whispered, "Your Majesty, please wake up, Your Majesty..."

"Don't speak, I need to rest." Chen Futu hiccuped, putting on a superb performance.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Liu Longyue immediately rolled up her sleeves and reached out to feel around. However, she felt around for a long time but did not see the key. In the end, she even gritted her teeth and reached into Chen Futu's crotch twice, but still could not get the key.

Chen Futu lay on the table, seething with hatred.

That bastard, he'd really go to any lengths for a key!

But you can touch it however you like; if you touch it, he loses.

"No? It's clearly on him."

Liu Longyue refused to believe it, carried Chen Futu back to bed, and then, like a thief, closed the door and began to undress Chen Futu. In the blink of an eye, Chen Futu was naked.

She stood by the bed, shaking her robes, her face blank. "How could this happen? Where's the key? Where did my huge key go?"

Chen Futu lay on the bed pretending to be asleep, feeling a chill on his body.

That damn woman, doesn't she know how to put him in bed?

But what followed was even more explosive.

Chen Futu was momentarily distracted when Liu Longyue flipped him over and spread his buttocks apart...

"enough!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Chen Futu angrily opened his eyes, startling Liu Longyue. The next second, her white fox face was filled with flattery and a fake smile as she rubbed her hands and stepped forward to help cover him with the blanket. "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, you were drunk just now and vomited all over yourself. I just helped you take off your clothes."

"Is it?"

Chen Futu was speechless.

What's going on in her head?

How could the dignified King of the Northern Frontier possibly stuff the key into his ass?

Although some eunuchs in the palace like to use that place to steal things, please don't apply the same methods used in the Northern Martial Imperial Palace to him, the overlord of the world!

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I shall take my leave."

Liu Longyue noticed that Chen Futu's gaze was strange, and instinctively tried to slip away.

Before she could run away, Chen Futu grabbed her small, snow-white hand and pulled her. Liu Longyue cried out in surprise and buried her face in his arms, her large, watery eyes filled with panic, "Your Majesty, you're drunk..."

"Since you're idle and have nothing to do, you can stay and serve me in bed."

"Serving as a bedmate? That's not a good idea. What if someone finds out? How will you explain it to General Qin?"

Liu Longyue wanted to run away, but unfortunately she had no chance to resist.

The scene that followed was somewhat "brutal." Liu Longyue screamed as Chen Futu stripped her naked and dragged her into his arms, leaving her with no chance to cause any more trouble.

Dian Wei listened outside the door, grinning from ear to ear.

Suddenly a maid came over and said, "General, Lord Yu requests an audience with the King."

"His Majesty is busy and has no time to see him." Dian Wei waved his hand, indicating that he would not see him.

"Lord Yu said that five million taels of silver have disappeared from the national treasury, and despite numerous investigations, they have not been found."

"Is this happening?"

Dian Wei was taken aback and hurried to see Yu Qian.

At this moment, Yu Qian was pacing back and forth in the royal court, deeply troubled. That was five million taels of silver—how could such a large sum of money have disappeared? The Embroidered Uniform Guard had interrogated the officials in the treasury but hadn't gotten any information out of them.

When Dian Wei arrived, Yu Qian grabbed him and started complaining, almost choking on his own breath by the end.

Yu Qian was known throughout history for his incorruptibility.

When Zhu Qizhen, the war god of the Ming Dynasty, killed him, the Embroidered Uniform Guard went to confiscate his property and found only a patched court robe. As a high-ranking official, he was extremely poor. In the end, the Embroidered Uniform Guard couldn't bear it and raised money for his wife and children.

Therefore, for Qian, five million taels was an astronomical figure. If he caught the corrupt official who embezzled five million taels, he would punish him no matter how high his official rank was.

"I know, I'll go and inform the king right away."

Dian Wei scratched his head, told Yu Qian to wait a moment, and then hurriedly went to report to Chen Futu.

Inside the room, Chen Futu was groping the struggling Liu Longyue when he suddenly heard Dian Wei reporting from outside the door, and he slapped his forehead, remembering this incident.

Dian Wei said, "Lord Yu is very angry. He said he would catch the greedy devil and exterminate his entire clan!"

"Ahem! Dian Wei, tell Yu Qian that it was I who touched those five million taels. Tell him not to worry, I will cover the hole for him."

"Did you embezzle it?"

"Stop talking nonsense and go now."

"Oh."

Dian Wei dared not ask any more questions and ran away as fast as he could.

Liu Longyue peeked out from her arms, her rosy face full of shame, anger, and disdain. "Your Majesty has actually misappropriated funds from the national treasury. This is not the behavior of a wise ruler."

"You're meddling too much. Remember, you still owe me five million taels."

Chen Futu had a bad temper; this money wasn't owed on her behalf!

Liu Longyue felt something was strange after hearing this. Why was the national treasury suddenly short of five million, while she suddenly owed five million...

Unfortunately, no matter how hard she racked her brains, she couldn't figure out those tricks.

Meanwhile, Yu Qian, who was wandering around the royal court, was astonished upon hearing Dian Wei's reply and asked, "When was it misappropriated?"

"The king said he had other matters to attend to, so don't worry, he'll make it up to you later."

"In that case, I will take my leave. General Dian, please do not forget to urge the King to make up the shortfall as soon as possible. Also, please tell the King that next time he embezzles, he should remember to record the expenses. There are quite a few officials involved this time. I have to hurry to the Jinyiwei prison, or I will be beaten to death."

"Okay, go on, you're such a nuisance."

Dian Wei has a bad temper. The entire Northern Frontier belongs to the King, yet this old man dares to ask the King to pay back the money!

An hour later, in the Jinyiwei prison.

A group of officials were whipped until their skin was torn and bleeding. When they finally heard that they had been found innocent, they all clung to Yu Qian's legs, knelt on the ground, and cried out for their parents, wishing they could cry a hole in the sky.

"Lord Yu, we've been wronged!"

"Yes, we didn't do it! We can't let this beating go unpunished. We're going to the King to seek justice!"

Yu Qian couldn't help but smile wryly. He couldn't very well say that the king had taken the money. In the end, he first appeased everyone, then discussed it with Zhuge Liang, and gave each of these officials ten taels of silver as compensation, and the matter was finally dropped.

There's absolutely no clue as to when the king moved the silver or what he did with it. Even throwing five million taels into water would have made a sound.

Yu Qian wanted to ask Mao Xiang to investigate, but Mao Xiang immediately drew his sword and pointed it at him, saying, "The Embroidered Uniform Guard is the King's weapon. Does Lord Yu want me to aim my sword at my own master?"

“Commander Mao, this matter is of utmost importance. Mr. Zhuge and I have been ordered to govern the northern frontier, and every penny of money must be recorded. We would be grateful if you could do us a favor.”

Yu Qian pleaded repeatedly, and Mao Xiang simply went directly to the royal court to report.

Upon hearing the news outside the door, Chen Futu's good mood vanished instantly. He then asked Liu Longyue, "Five million taels of silver have disappeared silently from the national treasury. Can you help me come up with a solution to deal with Yu Qian? That guy is too serious."

"Your Majesty, just tell us what you did with the money. Yu Qian, as your subject, can't do anything to you. Besides, it was five million taels, not five hundred. It's perfectly reasonable for him to investigate and pay it out," Liu Longyue muttered to herself.

Chen Futu had a splitting headache. The five million had vanished into thin air, but there had to be an explanation for where it had gone. Otherwise, how could he, as the King of the Northern Frontier, convince the people that he had misappropriated a large amount of money meant for the development of the Northern Frontier?