"Your Majesty, please calm down." The emperor got angry, and all the civil and military officials quickly knelt down and asked the emperor to calm down.

The emperor was very worried about the affairs in the southwest. When he heard that the civil and military officials did not give him any advice, but instead told him not to be angry, he suddenly felt the fire in his heart getting stronger.

His cold gaze swept over everyone, and his aura was so vast that everyone subconsciously held their breath and their bodies tightened unconsciously.

"Calm down my anger? How can I calm down when you are a bunch of losers who can't even make up their mind?"

Last year there were frequent natural disasters, and this year there were rebellions. The emperor was really worried that he would become the king of subjugation.

The older he gets, the more he hopes that he can leave the word "Ming Jun" in the history books.

He was never willing to let himself end up as a king who subjugated his country.

Therefore, the civil and military officials' quarrel this time was just to add fuel to the emperor's fault.

The emperor could no longer care about maintaining his kindness. He not only reprimanded people severely, but also ruthlessly executed some officials who did not do anything.

For three consecutive days, the whole capital was bloody and violent. The people were too frightened to go out. They huddled at home and prayed for God's blessing.

The refugees in the outer city were even more worried, fearing that the emperor's anger would implicate them.

Fortunately, the emperor just wanted to use this opportunity to clean up the entire court, and then promote all the confidants he had cultivated in recent years.

The emperor's confidants were in place. At another court meeting, everyone discussed the southwest boundary, and someone came up with a practical idea.

After careful consideration, the emperor adopted it, and then asked the Ministry of Household and Military Affairs to take action.

During this period, Chen Changli and the prince did not interfere with this matter. Instead, they continued to search the capital and several major cities near the capital, and eliminated all the Liu family members who had not had time to escape.

The two of them met at the foot of a mountain in the suburbs, and then headed to the mountain range where Liu Feng had hidden a large sum of money.

Liu Feng has been the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for more than ten years. Because he is proficient in arithmetic, he keeps the accounts of the entire Ministry of Revenue perfectly.

Because of this, he took tens of millions of taels of silver from the national treasury, which caused the national treasury to be empty and there was no money to distribute food and grass to Chen Changli.

Of these tens of millions of taels, Liu Feng would send people to transport hundreds of thousands of taels to southern Xinjiang every year.

According to the oral confession of the arrested Liu Jiahuo, there is the White Lotus Sect in southern Xinjiang, and the Liu family and the White Lotus Sect are inextricably linked.

Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are transported to the White Lotus Sect every year, hoping that the White Lotus Sect will work hard to develop its followers and then rebel when they get a suitable opportunity, so there are only a few million taels of silver left in the mountains.

When the emperor learned about this, he almost fainted and vomited blood.

It's a pity that no matter how angry he is, Liu Feng was promoted by him alone.

To be able to take out so much money from the treasury under his nose is enough to show how confused and easy to fool him now.

Chen Changli was also very dissatisfied with the emperor.

Tens of millions of taels of silver, if this was spent on the border and the people, why would he have fought at the border for ten years?

After the natural disaster last year, why did the people have to flee away from their hometowns?

However, no matter how dissatisfied he felt, Chen Changli could only keep his thoughts in his heart and did not dare to reveal them at all.

"Your Highness, this mountain range has been hollowed out, and everything inside has been evacuated. I just don't know what your Majesty is going to do next."

Chen Changli looked at the emptied cave and his eyes couldn't help but fall on the prince next to him.

After this period of busy work, the prince's whole demeanor has completely changed.

He has changed from the humble gentleman who was as gentle as jade and could make people feel good to him, to the Crown Prince who is now sharp-edged and impressive.

Seeing such changes in him, the emotions that Chen Changli had been flipping over and over in his heart finally came to fruition.

He believed that the current prince had the appearance of a true prince. No matter what happened in the future, such an impressive prince would be able to fight back so hard that King Duan and others could not resist.

Therefore, facing such a prince, Chen Changli had high hopes for him.

However, Chen Changli would not show that high hope.

He just gradually revealed some of his thoughts to the prince in a subtle way while getting along with the prince, so that he could make plans in advance and not be burdened by family ties anymore.

"My father is currently worried about the affairs in the southwest. Regarding the matter of White Lotus in Southern Border, even if my father has a headache, he can't spare the energy to deal with it now."

Listening to Chen Changli's words, the prince thought that the emperor had been very worried recently because of the things brought about by the Liu family, and he had even become a bit murderous and decisive recently.

He was sure that the situation in the southwest was not very good. If the emperor did not find a way to solve it, the entire Da Jing Dynasty might be in ruins.

He wanted to help the emperor solve this problem, but the emperor was unwilling to give up military power to him and Chen Changli again.

In addition, the other princes have been performing in front of the emperor during this period, and the emperor is willing to help them even if he knows that these princes have no ability.

Therefore, the emperor not only handed over matters concerning the Southwest Territory to several children of aristocratic families, but also to several princes.

The prince understood the emperor's thoughts, and he was just worried that he could once again establish his prestige through the affairs of the Liu family.

Although the emperor's worries were unreasonable, the prince would not stab the emperor in the heart at this time.

He will only do his part, and then take his time to do more.

"The White Lotus Sect's affairs are no small matter, and the people are ignorant. They can easily be deceived."

"That place in southern Xinjiang is in a remote place, and the people's lives are very difficult. It is easy for the White Lotus Sect to coax the people into running around."

"I think matters in southern Xinjiang are also more important. After all, there is a rebellion in the southwest, and the White Lotus Sect may join in."

After seeing the fact that the Liu family was a remnant of the previous dynasty, the prince thought a lot.

He believed that there must be many people like Liu Feng in the world. If the emperor didn't be ruthless, the world would probably be in chaos.

"The southern border is close to the western region. If there is chaos there, the Quanrong will be ready to take action. Then the world will be full of chaos."

The prince said this in a heavy tone, and his face didn't look very good.

If it weren't for the emperor's confusion and connivance over the past ten years, how could Liu Feng have the courage to take money from the treasury and then use the money from the treasury to cultivate rebels.

However, the emperor now has great power, and he cares about power very much.

Even if he did something wrong, the prince who was suppressed very hard by him would not be able to do anything about it.

"Chen Changli, I'm really worried that Da Jing will come to an end."

The prince suddenly said such a sentence, and looked at Chen Changli with a sigh.

"If the situation is really that bad, take your family back to the village and stay for a while, or find a wise man to seek refuge with. Don't waste your time on Da Jingchao."

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