After the two maids left, Princess Qi Yichun of Changning County stood up, but she still felt unsafe.

"This won't work. Sitting at home, what if that kid pulls some conspiracy? We must think of a way in advance."

Qi Yichun stood up, touched the bridge of his nose, narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment.

Although she sometimes has some brain problems, in fact she is not stupid. After all, the education she received was a princess-style elite education.

"We must find the father."

Qi Yichun, the princess of Changning County, made up her mind. If she wanted to use more palace resources, she couldn't do it without looking for her father. As for her younger brothers, they were all uneducated and lackey masters of cockfighting.

, discussing with them is of no use at all.

In the deepest garden of Prince Zhuang's mansion where Prince Zhuang lived, there was a small Taoist temple. He stayed there to practice Taoism, refine elixirs, and cultivate his moral character.

Qi Yichun walked through the garden and when he reached the innermost part, there were bursts of smoke hovering near the Taoist temple.

At this time, she did not need to report, because no one else could enter the garden, and there were many secret guards hiding nearby, working in three shifts to protect King Zhuang's safety.

Qi Yichun pushed open the door of the Taoist temple. In a small open-air square inside, an alchemy furnace was burning with flames, and smoke rushed out from all directions.

A middle-aged man in a green Taoist robe was sitting cross-legged next to him, fanning himself gently with a small cattail leaf fan, and muttering something about the elixir, dragon and tiger, etc.

"Father..."

"Don't call me Father, call me Taoist Master Jingtian."

King Zhuang said casually, but he still stared at the stove in front of him without blinking.

"Okay, Taoist Master Jingtian, I have something to tell you."

Qi Yichun, the princess of Changning County, sighed secretly. She was a little abnormal, and her father, Prince Zhuang, was even more abnormal. He had only been practicing Taoism and refining elixirs for three years, and he had become like this. Now he really regarded himself as a Taoist priest.

"Hurry up and tell me what's going on. If you delay this furnace of elixirs, I will delay my great cause of immortality." Prince Zhuang said impatiently.

There was no other way, so Princess Changning briefly told her about her cooperation with Yang Ruoqing.

"This is a good thing. Although you cooperate, the foundation of our Prince Zhuang's Palace is already unstable. Being able to reach the line of Uncle Zhongyong means that we have a closer relationship with the royal family, and our Prince Zhuang's Palace has nothing to worry about." Prince Zhuang said.

"You have full authority to decide this matter. You can also take my token and let the forces of Prince Zhuang's Mansion fully cooperate with you. Then you can stop disturbing me."

King Zhuang added a few more words.

"Okay, then I'm leaving."

Princess Changning Qi Yichun took the token and left quickly.

After looking at the departing figure, King Zhuang turned his attention to the alchemy furnace again. He really believed in the Taoist theory of becoming an immortal. In fact, this method was already very popular among the upper class.

"There are too many mundane worlds in the world. It would be great if I could become an immortal and be free and happy."

Smelling the strange aroma in his nose, King Zhuang narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had become an immortal.

After getting Prince Zhuang's token, she could mobilize the power of the entire Prince Zhuang's palace. Qi Yichun felt much more at ease. She sent others to find out what Prince Lu's son Qi Guangxia was doing.

It is impossible for her to take care of all aspects, but she is relatively familiar with the feudal prince as an outer seal. As long as she investigates closely, she will always find clues.

She always felt that something was wrong with Qi Guangxia. He obviously wanted to deal with Yang Ruoqing, but why?

He and Yang Ruoqing should have no intersection.

…

"What? The treasury is out of money?"

Qi Xingyun stood up from the dragon chair and exclaimed.

"Why don't you come out and tell us what's going on? Are all of them mute?"

There was silence in the court hall. All the ministers lowered their heads and pretended to be deaf and mute without speaking. Even the chief minister of the cabinet, Wan Jin, the bachelor Liu Yu, the bachelor Zhang Tingyu, and the three important ministers of the cabinet, all remained silent.

"Mr. Wange, tell me why the treasury is out of money."

Qi Xingyun directly named Wan Jin.

Wan Jin is over sixty years old this year and has a gray beard, but he is still energetic.

"Your Majesty, this treasury has an annual income of tens of millions of silver taels. However, there have been recent natural and man-made disasters. The southwest province has been suffering from drought for nearly half a year. The cost of disaster relief has been extremely high. In addition, coupled with the military expenditures of the generals in the east who are away on expeditions, and the expenses of guarding the south and deterring the Black Lotus, it is difficult to make ends meet.

Already."

Wan Jin told the truth straight away.

"I know that Daqi is very difficult, but the annual revenue of the national treasury is only tens of millions. This treasury income is getting less and less year by year, which is really abnormal. We must find a way to solve the financial dilemma. Mr. Wange, do you have any good ideas?

"

"Your Majesty, I forgive my incompetence. I can't think of a way."

Wan Jin shivered and knelt down. He was just a clay sculpture and paper pavilion elder. He really didn't do anything and only relied on his qualifications as a veteran of two dynasties.

"Master Li, Minister of Household Affairs, what do you think?" Qi Xingyun glanced at Li Sanshao in the crowd.

Li Sanshao, courtesy name Shuwen, was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and came from Dongling Academy. One-third of the officials in this court were related to Dongling Academy.

Li Sanshao knelt down immediately.

"The humble minister is incompetent and has tried his best, but the tax revenue can only be so much." Li Sanshao's face was filled with sadness.

But Qi Xingyun knew that this so-called pain was just for him. As long as he could cope with it, he could do whatever he wanted.

"Li Sanshao, do you know your guilt?" Qi Xingyun suddenly shouted.

Li Sanshao felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his whole body was shaking like a sieve, and the court was in an uproar.

"These memorials are intended to impeach you for accepting bribes, entering and exiting brothels, and allowing your son to rob civilian girls."

"Your Majesty, this is unfair. There must be some treacherous minister who wants to harm this humble minister."

Li Sanshao started to cry out for injustice. He knew that if he didn't cry out, he would have no chance. He didn't need to look at it to know that the crimes were true, but there were a few bureaucrats in the court who were not greedy.

Now, he is counting on his colleagues who also came from Tanglin Academy to help him.

"Unjustly? The evidence is conclusive, will I wrongly accuse you? Let's all take a look."

Qi Xingyun's words were full of anger.

"Look at this, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, an important minister of the imperial court. He has embezzled and bribed three hundred and fifty taels of silver. He has a pavilion in his house and many wives and concubines. If this is not enough, he is a frequent visitor to Wanhua Tower. Everyone knows that Xiangyu Tower is

Those who do serious business, Wanhua Building, where is that place? You know it, right?"

"I feel very sad. There are too many books to write. The imperial treasury is empty, but the Minister of Household Affairs can hide millions of silver in his family. How can Daqi not collapse?"

Qi Xingyun continued: "Come here, please take off this person's crown and belt and take him to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
Chapter completed!