The officials around the prince did not have such a good life.

The prince didn't say a word, but just silently looked through the files from Anton Province over the years. Xiao Anzi was shaking his fan beside him to drive away moths and mosquitoes. Two palace maids were skilled in cooking tea. They had been making tea for the prince for many years, and their skills were very excellent. When the cups and cups were intertwined, there was no sound at all.[]

Mu Qingshan's forehead was a little wet, and Li Zichen's back was already wet... Apart from the two people Qin Fei and Chu Yang, the two princes who did not want to see, the rest of the people had been standing in front of the prince for at least an hour.

The palace maid held the tea that had just arrived in Kung Fu and sent it to the prince. Xiao Anzi took the teacup, and a silver needle popped out quietly from the ring of the thumb on his left hand. After passing through the tea, it was still silver and bright. Then he put the tea in front of the prince and whispered: "Criminal Prince, drink it while it is hot."

The prince slowly closed the file in his hand, and his eyes were cold and swept through the officials without any emotion.

Whoever his eyes stayed on could not help but shudder. Not everyone could be as arrogant as Qin Fei, nor everyone had the capital to look at the prince. Even Mu Qingshan, as the governor, knew very well that Anton's governor was not even as magistrate in a rich place in the mainland. If he was the governor of those confidential places... Humph, I'm afraid the prince would have to greet people with a smile.

"Anton is a little barren, but have you really done your best with your salary in the court?" The prince said leisurely, raised his teacup, covered his sleeves, and drank it all in one go.

Mu Qingshan replied respectfully: "As a court official, I naturally devote myself to my dedication and loyalty to the country."

"Nonsense!" The prince shouted violently and pushed all the files in front of him to the ground. He stood up and walked down from his high seat. He pointed his finger at a group of officials and scolded him sternly: "Anton guards Shao Jiaxuan, in the fifteenth year of Zhengchang, you were promoted to Anton, guarding one side, and commanding nearly 20,000 people in the province. But looking at the rebellion of Anton's bandits over the past eight years, it is shocking. More than twenty bandit camps gathered more than a hundred people.

The East China Sea pirates are even more powerful. The filing of Zhengchang's fifteenth year said that pirates gathered more than 300 people, 17 large and small ships, raided countless wealth, grain and cloth. In the official document in the autumn of the 22nd year of Zhengchang, it actually said that pirates dispatched more than 1,000 people, forty large and small ships, landed from Baisha Beach, showed their power, broke Kunlin County, looted the county's granary and arsenal, and left."

The prince pointed his finger at Shao Jiaxuan's face: "For eight years, your report has been suppressing bandits, but why are there more bandits suppressing more and more? Give me an explanation to this prince! Now explain!"

Shao Jiaxuan was sweating profusely, his legs were trembling, and he couldn't help looking at Mu Qingshan and looked at him for help.

"Your Highness, in fact, this cannot be completely blamed on Shao Guard. The East China Sea pirates are erratic. When we send troops to encircle and suppress them, they hide in the depths of the sea. Most of the pirates were veterans of the Wei Navy back then, with rich experience and extremely accurate food for the sea surface. Some veterans knew if it would rain when they smelled the sea breeze. They did not confront the king's army head-on and hid in the east and west. It would be difficult for us to annihilate them in one fell swoop."

Mu Qingshan stood up and spoke for his subordinates, which made officials Anton calm down. Most of them had never seen such a high-level figure as the prince. Just talking together was already stressed. It was more appropriate to let Mu Qingshan, who was qualified to meet the saint, stand up. Shao Jiaxuan was already much more comfortable, and he thought that the last time he gave Mu Qingshan the 200 taels of gold was not given in vain...

"Prince, the formation of pirates is not a day or two. The fishermen on the beach are a bit lazy and do not want to live a life of fishing honestly. They are fooled by the lies of the bandits who drink big bowls and eat meat from big sluts, and they get off the pirate ship. Besides, there are many unknown races on the sea. It is said that if they have been sailing eastward, there is an island country there... The people of our Da Chu have never been there, so of course they dare to say whether it really exists. But if there are, it is unknown whether the pirates may be replenishing troops from there."

Shao Jiaxuan explained a few words, secretly looked at the prince's face, and hurriedly lowered his head.

The prince looked at the silent faces of everyone, and felt a little proud. He suppressed his smile on his face and said lightly: "You all know that the prince came to Andong to take Princess Wuyang to sea. Our Great Chu lies in the world. The territory to the west reaches the snow-capped mountains. The northern territory goes deep into the desert. How could the vast coastline in the east be worse than the sea of ​​Wu? However, looking at Andong's files, there are thousands of pirates entrenched on the sea. Including the family and children, there are almost tens of thousands of people. How can we go out to sea in this situation?"

Mu Qingshan shivered and suddenly understood the prince's intention.

The lecture was fake, and the real purpose was to slap those unlucky pirates. The court documents always made contributions and would blew to death. Once they suffered losses, they would say, "It's not that we are incompetent, but the pirates were too cunning." In fact, in the fifteenth year of Zhengchang, the hundreds of pirates attacked the city, but the pirates in the twenty-two years of Zhengchang were exaggerated. At that time, there were only four or five hundred pirates. They captured a small county town that could almost be considered a city defense. They were thrown away by shame. More than two hundred defenders in the city. I wonder if it was too comfortable. When they saw the pirates ashore, they were so scared that they didn't even put an arrow, so they raised their hands to surrender, and helped the pirates maintain order in the city and helped carry food bags and weapons bags...

For the face of Anton's soldiers, Anton's military must brag. How can four or five hundred pirates be able to? At least more than one thousand people are needed. How can you hold a big sword and a spear? At least you have to attack the city crossbow and break the city hammer.

This is a routine in the officialdom, and the prince will definitely not understand it. But he kept burning the pirates. If Mu Qingshan couldn't see it, he could kill him with a piece of tofu.

The prince wants military achievements!

When all the princes were in Dongdu, if the prince won military merits, it would be of great benefit to the stability of his heir status. First, although bullying pirates is not difficult, the pirates have different identities. The senior officials know that the pirates in the East China Sea are part of Wei Wushu, and are open thieves. The credit for killing the thieves is worthy of the extermination of ten bandits.

Secondly, after bullying the pirates, a group of people will be promoted to report their military merits. How to write the merits is the matter of the prince. These people will be grateful to the prince. And these promoted officers will be transferred to other places respectively, which is equivalent to helping the prince cultivate confidants and build forces in the local military.

No matter how you calculate it, it is an extremely cost-effective deal. The prince probably has been calculating this opportunity for a long time. It is even possible that his travel plan with Princess Wuyang was set up to wipe out the pirates.

After understanding this truth, Mu Qingshan felt relaxed and said loudly: "Bandits are rampant and raging on the coast. Officials from Anton Province are willing to kill the thieves, but they cannot deploy them in a unified manner, so they will inevitably be inconsistent...uh..."

Before Mu Qingshan could think of what he would say next, Shao Jiaxuan saw that there was an opportunity and hurriedly said, "The prince is here to come to Andong, so why not ask His Highness the Prince to take charge personally. With the command of the prince, the two armies of Andong River will surely wipe out the pirates who have suffered for twenty years in one fell swoop."

The eyes of the people in the room looked at Shao Jiaxuan a little different. Before Shao Jiaxuan could react, what was going on, Xiao Anzi had already walked down the steps quickly, slapped Shao Jiaxuan in the face, and said in a sharp voice: "Bastard, can you say this just a garrison? What is the identity of the prince? He is still in charge of the commander himself. We can only say this when we see that you are a spy from Wei Wuzu, right?"

Headed by Mu Qingshan, Anton officials turned their pity to Shao Jiaxuan, who had already kneeled down.

The second fool! Mu Qingshan sighed secretly and said, "The prince's body is a thousand gold medal, and he will not set up a dangerous house. When fighting, the arrows are eyeless. The prince's cultivation is extraordinary, so of course he is not afraid of mere thieves. But a minister should fight first, how can the prince be in danger? Besides, the famous generals of ancient times do not need to charge in battle. The prince is proficient in strategies and extraordinary intelligence. Just point out the enemy's methods, and Anton's army will definitely win a complete victory."

Shao Jiaxuan looked at Mu Qingshan with his head tilted, but he understood why he was the governor and he was the garrison.

The prince was obviously very satisfied with Mu Qingshan's words. He was so happy that he was too lazy to argue with Shao Jiaxuan, who almost drove him on the shelves. He smiled and said, "Okay, I am determined to share my father's worries. To wipe out pirates today, you can also benefit the people of Anton. Then, that's it. Shao Jiaxuan, go back and rectify the troops. Let's record what happened today. I hope you will make up for your merits."

Shao Jiaxuan kowtowed heavily, and after thanking him, he gritted his teeth and dared not say another word.

"It's getting late, let's discuss it again tomorrow." Xiao Anzi shouted loudly.

Even Mu Qingshan, more than ten officials left the study room in succession and left one after another.

Xiao Anzi waved his hand, and the palace maid who had packed up the tea set also lowered her head and left the room.

The prince sighed softly: "I looked at this year's file. Qin Fei was aggressive in Andong. Mu Qingshan was a fool. He couldn't suppress Qin Fei and could not shock Chu Yang. I can't watch Qin Fei and Chu Yang grow up. Xiao Anzi..."

Xiao Anzi lowered his head and said, "Crown Prince, our family has a plan, that is, whether it is used or not."

"explain!"

Xiao Anzi whispered: "Qin Fei, as the governor, has a much greater threat than Chu Yang. The most urgent task is to not let Qin Fei build momentum for King Duan. Our family thinks that since he is the governor, he is indispensable to destroying pirates. It is better to give him the first merit."

The prince frowned and said, "How to give it?"
Chapter completed!