Chapter 171： "This is a pirate"

The palace in Yancheng was not a strange place to Gong Sheng, but compared to his previous visits, the palace was quiet at this moment, and it did reveal something strange.

walked into the inner hall, a pungent smell came over his face.

Gong Sheng couldn't help frowning. The smell was not unfamiliar to him—the corpse would emit a similar smell after being placed for a few days. When it turned into a foul smell, it also meant that the source had begun to decay.

When the white cloth spread on the ground was lifted, the captain's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

The rows of corpses lying on the ground were indeed familiar faces, and it was Taishou Xiao himself in the first place.

He winked at the adjutant.

The latter squatted down and carefully checked the nose and lips of the prefect, "My lord... not in disguise."

asshole! He cursed fiercely in his heart, and then the whole Shenzhou might be changing.

"Your Royal Highness, what is going on...?"

"Go to the next door to talk, I also happen to need to report this to the Holy Mountain."

……

In the public hall, Ning Wanjun told the story written by Xia Fan in its entirety. In the final analysis, everything arose because of the Wang family's greed.

"Are you sure that Wang Yian planned this? Because the prefect found out that he had sold salt overseas?" Gong Sheng rubbed his forehead after listening. The Wang family has always been a king of Jinxia, ​​and it is difficult to see Wang Yi'an at ordinary times, and only General Qing can be his guest, so Gong Sheng has not had much dealings with the other party. But Xiao Taishou had made friends a few times. According to his impression, the prefects didn't seem to be the kind of upright and self-denying person.

Will he really go against the Wang family openly for private salt?

And... Jinxia City’s coastal defense hasn’t had any problems for nearly a hundred years. Why did the pirates suddenly contact the gang?

"Are you suspicious of Your Royal Highness?" Qiuyue couldn't help but scolded.

"I don't dare to subordinate officials, the subordinate officials just want to—"

"You don't need to explain, I know you didn't mean that." Ning Wanjun stretched out her hand to stop Qiuyue's troubles. "In the past two days, we have collected all the evidence related to this incident. Naturally, it is not just empty talk. , Submit the account book!"

"Yes!"

Two attendants immediately walked into the hall with a pile of books.

"These are the iron evidences found in the Wang's study-it records every piece of sea salt that has not been declared to the court, and the amount is quite staggering."

Gong Sheng did not go to see.

Although he is literate, he is limited to simple letters. Even if he reads this kind of account book, he can't find a problem.

The school lieutenant still had only two thoughts in his mind, but the content had changed drastically-one was that the battle feats in front of him were flying, and the other was that the Shenzhou army was two days late, which led to the destruction of the Jinxia city government. Who will do this? Take responsibility.

"In addition... we also caught Wang Yian himself." The princess said unhurriedly, "As the culprit in this matter? 　 I think it is necessary to send him to Shangyuan for trial."

Gong Sheng's heart jumped suddenly? 　 "He... is still alive?"

"Not bad."

"Then did he plead guilty?"

Ning Wanjun shrugged, "At least I didn't complain."

An idea suddenly jumped into Gong Sheng’s mind? 　 "Your Highness? 　 What you said about the pirates attacking the city is very relevant, so the lower official thinks...this person is very important."

"Naturally."

"The next official has a suggestion." While holding his heartbeat? 　 arched his hands, "The road from Shenzhou to Gyeonggi is far away? 　What if something goes wrong? 　Your people may be difficult to deal with. Why...Let us come from the Shenzhou Army. Responsible for escort, to ensure that the whole process is foolproof."

Ning Wanjun didn’t answer the conversation right away. She looked at the other person with interest for a while before she chuckled? 　 "I guess the **** is fake? 　 The work is true."

Gong Sheng didn't expect the princess to pick out so directly, he was a little stiff, "Uh, no... this, your highness..."

"Yes." Ning Wanjun leaned back a little later? 　 said in a relaxed tone, "After all, this plague occurred in the boundary of the Shenzhou Army's garrison? 　 If nothing was done, did a lot of life officials lose their heads? I'm afraid that the commander will be worried, right? I said that I had served in the frontier army, so naturally I knew that the function was over? 　If it was a flat bandit, the Shenzhou army would come forward to solve it? 　Maybe it could even become a great achievement."

This sentence is right in the heart of Gong Sheng!

The pirates were cited by the Wang family? 　The prefect and others were killed by the Wang family. No one can change this. But as the princess said, as long as the pirates are suppressed by the Shenzhou Army, they will not only have no fault, but have merit, and a little manipulation can magnify the merit several times! Originally he planned to do something with Wang Yi'an on the way to escort, such as using torture to force the other party to change his words and add Shenzhou Army to the confession, but he didn't expect the princess to be so masterful!

"But I don't intend to share this credit with you in vain."

"Please tell me." Gong Sheng naturally knows that there is no such thing as a pie in the world, "As long as it is within the reach of Shenzhou's military power..."

"It's not that difficult." Ning Wanjun said slowly, "Jinxia City can withstand this attack on its own, and it will be the same next time. I don't want too many changes in Shenzhou's garrison. The best condition..."

The current state refers to the guards on the walls and the beacon sentries. Are the princesses responsible for them? Although there are some irregularities, the Shenzhou Army will not actually suffer any losses. Gong Sheng did not hesitate for too long, "As long as you can convince the new prefect."

"Also, this feat cannot be exclusively owned by the Shenzhou Army. I don't need a reward from the sage, but the Privy Council needs it. Especially for the command-he played a vital role in this incident."

"The officials can accompany your highness to slowly negotiate these details." Gong Sheng couldn't wait to rub his hands, "As far as the officials are concerned, there are still many areas where your memorial can be improved slightly."

"Oh? You said."

"For example, the part of the prefect who seized the salt private and caused the Wang family to give birth to murderous intentions, you can add a paragraph that Master Xiao wanted to blackmail Wang Yi'an, but the two ultimately failed to talk. Of course, this is just the personal opinion of the lower official, not your Highness. There is an error in the investigation. I think this memorial should be based on the facts, but sometimes adding something will be more convincing than the facts..."

Ning Wanjun raised the corners of her mouth, "Shenzhou Army has sent a good candidate."

"His Royal Highness is absurdly praised." Gong Sheng saluted again, "What Xiaguan's heart is about is the safety of this place in ShenzhouIn the evening, the school lieutenant left the Xicheng Gate.

As soon as I left the city, a guard approached immediately, "My lord, I have checked everything you asked me to check. On the side of the northern city wall, I saw part of the wall collapsed, and at the same time it was overturned near the entrance to the sea. A big ship. The ship is much bigger than the navy’s tortoise boat, and it is definitely not something that a pirate can own. And near the east coast—"

Just halfway through, Gong Sheng stretched out his hand to interrupt his report, "No, this is a pirate."

"Sir?" The guard was startled.

"Didn't you hear what I said? The signs you saw were all pirates." Gong Sheng patted him on the shoulder, "Notify everyone, we will go home tonight."

"Should we not stay at Jinxia for one night and then leave?" The other party was surprised, "Brothers have a stomachache."

"What are you talking about! The princess loves people's shirts and does not want the people to be disturbed. Why should I not wait? Don't be too long, and quickly ask the teams to prepare!"

"Yes, the subordinates take orders!"

"Master Lieutenant," Lu Honghua said a little worried as the guards passed the order, "Doing this may damage your prestige."

"So what, leave as soon as possible to arrive at the garrison before the vanguard does not respond. If we let other generals also get this credit, won't we have less?" The captain said disapprovingly, "As for prestige? If you stay in the army for a long time, you will naturally understand that only merits and rewards are really good things."