There were no stupid people present.

How could everyone not hear the strings between Chen Xiao and the big prince.

Especially the emperor, who squinted at Chen Xiao and the eldest prince, but didn't say anything.

He was also very curious, in the face of the olive branch thrown by the eldest prince, would Chen Xiao accept it or not?

It's just that from the current point of view, it seems that Chen Xiao does not intend to accept the olive branch thrown by the eldest prince.

This inevitably surprised the emperor a little!

In his opinion, Chen Xiao had already offended his other princes.

Now if even the eldest prince wants to offend, then wouldn't he be ready to help any prince in the future?

According to normal reasoning, it seems that no one would be so stupid as to offend all these people who are very likely to be emperors in the future.

But in fact, that's what Chen Xiao did, and he didn't seem to care.

Seeing that the eldest prince's face was slightly unsightly, Chen Xiao didn't care much, but continued to eat by himself.

The eldest prince is worthy of being a character, and after retracting his smile, he calmly put down the wine glass and said:

"Since Lord Chen dislikes that this wine is not delicious, then I can't force it."

As he spoke, he picked up the glass again and drank it himself.

Chen Xiao still didn't say anything, and seemed to be a little unsure of taking care of this big prince.

Not to mention others, even the Ninth Princess is also a little confused.

But now on this occasion, she can't ask anything.

The meal has to go on!

The emperor opened the topic and chatted with the eldest prince about some things about the border pass!

The eldest prince smiled, talked eloquently, and reported many things at the border to the emperor, and the emperor became more and more happy after listening to it.

The feast lasted until late.

After the emperor left, everyone left the scene one after another.

After sending Long Jiuling to the Nine Heavens Palace, Long Jiuling sent back the palace maids left and right!

Then he looked at Chen Xiao and said:

"At the banquet, it seems that you are quite dissatisfied with the eldest brother, which makes me a little puzzled.

You don't have a relationship with him, how can you meet him for the first time and make such a fuss? ”

Hearing Long Jiuling ask himself, Chen Xiao showed a smile and said:

"You girl, how do you know about this?"

As soon as he said this, Long Jiuling was even more puzzled and asked:

"You seem to be saying that there is something I don't understand, what is it, can you tell me about it?"

Curiosity made Long Jiuling question Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao took a deep breath and said: "I haven't told your father about this matter yet, and after telling you, don't tell him~"

Long Jiuling nodded seriously, as if realizing that the problem was a bit serious.

Then I heard Chen Xiao say:

"Your father arranged for me to go to the Ministry of War, the purpose of which was for me to investigate the Treasury Division in the Ministry of War, because he received news that the Treasury Division seems to have a huge amount of corruption!

And after a period of careful investigation, I did find that the Arsenal Division had a huge accounting problem, which could not correspond to the amount of more than 10 million taels of silver. ”

Hearing this, Long Jiuling already showed a very surprised look, after all, ten million taels of silver, that is definitely not a small amount!

Chen Xiao continued to speak: "After several investigations and my own analysis, I almost targeted the eldest prince.

I have great reason to suspect that he is behind the Arsenal Division, that is to say, the embezzled funds of the Arsenal Division are very likely to go into the pockets of the eldest prince. ”

When he heard this, Long Jiuling's face was already very ugly, and he stared at Chen Xiao tightly and said:

"If the eldest brother really embezzled a thousand taels of silver, this is definitely a big deal."

Chen Xiao said: "If that's the case, I won't target him, but the point is, I was assassinated a few days ago!"

While I was investigating the corruption case of the Arsenal Division, I was assassinated by an assassin disguised as an assassin from the army, a well-trained soldier who had been on the battlefield for a long time. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Xiao looked like Long Jiuling and asked:

"Tell me, who are the soldiers who often go to the battlefield in this dragon country?"

Hearing this, Long Jiuling said without thinking:

"It must be the soldiers who guard the border gates, they often have all kinds of friction with the soldiers of other countries.

Let's not talk about any big battles, just some small ones, which are absolutely countless. ”

Chen Xiao nodded with a smile and said:

"Yes, then think about it, why did some soldiers from the border suddenly come to assassinate me at this juncture? Whose will are they? ”

Long Jiuling's brows furrowed slightly, and he said:

"In other words, it was the eldest brother who sent someone to assassinate you?"

Chen Xiao nodded and said, "Other than that, I can't think of any other possibility." ”

Long Jiuling nodded slightly and said:

"If that's the case, then this big royal brother is really too bold, you know, as a member of the royal family, there is such a huge amount of corruption, my father, I will definitely not spare it!"

Chen Xiao said: "What's more, you have to understand that what he embezzled was the silver taels of the Arsenal Division. The Arsenal Division is responsible for the replacement, manufacture, storage, and research and development of weapons and ordnance.

In the case of the state, this is where the weapons of an army lie. If you say that, you should understand the importance of the Arsenal Division.

And the eldest prince committed corruption in the Arsenal Division, undoubtedly the silver allocated by the Ministry of Household to the Arsenal Division to make research and development weapons was blackened!

In this way, can the quality of the weapons manufactured and developed by the Arsenal Division really be guaranteed? Think about it, if you cut corners on weapons, how serious the consequences must be?

On the battlefield, the soldier is where the strength lies, and the weapon is where the soldier's strength lies. If there is a problem with the weapons of the soldiers, then how can they fight like this? Isn't it standing on the battlefield and becoming the enemy's board meat? ”

When he heard this, Long Jiuling had already realized the seriousness of the problem.

Yes, it's not just about corruption, it's about the weapons used by the soldiers, and about the way the war is won or lost.

In this way, it is directly related to the survival of the country.

Thinking of this, Long Jiuling looked at Chen Xiao and said:

"This matter is so serious, when are you going to report it to your father?"

Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "Things have happened, and there is no rush to do so." Besides, at present, I don't have enough evidence to directly prove that the corruption of this Arsenal Division is related to the Great Prince.

So I'm going to continue to investigate, besides, the eldest prince himself has returned, and he will always show some huge feet, and once I catch him, then he will naturally be finished. ”

Long Jiuling understood Chen Xiao's intentions and sighed, but he didn't know what he was talking about!

Chen Xiao rubbed Long Jiuling's forehead and said:

"You don't have to worry about these things, I will naturally have my own way of dealing with them."

When Long Jiuling heard this, he said: "I just think that none of my father's sons are reliable in the end, so who can I entrust this throne to in the future?" ”

Hearing this, Chen Xiao smiled, but he was not interested in the throne.

So he said, "Your Majesty's sons are so abnormal, it is indeed sad. It's you, the princess, who seem to be very normal.

It's not as good as this. I'll assist you, let's find a way to put you in the position of empress, how about it? ”