The officials beside the prince did not have such an easy time.

The prince didn't say a word, just silently looked through the files of Andong Province over the years. Xiao Anzi gently shook the fan beside her, driving away moths and mosquitoes. The two palace maids are skillfully boiling tea, and they have been making tea for the prince for many years, and their skills are very high. When the cups were staggered, there was no sound at all.

Mu Qingshan's head was a little wet, and Li Zichen's back was already soaked...... More than ten officials, large and small, except for Qin Fei and Chu Yang, the two people who the prince didn't want to see, the rest of the people had already stood in front of the prince for less than 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 silently popped out on the wrench of the thumb of his left hand, and it was still silver and bright when it passed in the tea. Only then did he put the tea in front of the prince and said in a low voice: "Prince, drink it while it's hot." ”

The crown prince slowly closed the file in his hand, and a pair of cold eyes swept over the officials without a trace of emotion.

Whoever his gaze rests on, he can't help but shiver. Not everyone can be as 'nobody' as Qin Fei, and not everyone has the capital to look at the prince at eye level. Even Mu Qingshan, who was the governor, knew that the governor of Anton was not even as good as the prefect of a rich place in the mainland. If you are the governor of those confidential places...... Hmph, I'm afraid that the prince will have to greet people with a smile.

"Anton's place is a little barren, but are you really doing your best with the imperial court?" The prince said leisurely, raised the teacup, covered his mouth with his sleeves, and drank it all.

Mu Qingshan replied respectfully: "As an official of the imperial court, it is natural to do his best and be loyal to the country. ”

"Nonsense!" The prince let out a loud cry and pushed the pile of files in front of him to the ground. He stood up, stepped down from the high seat, pointed his fingers at the officials, and reprimanded sharply: "Anton garrisons Shao Jiaxuan, in the fifteenth year of Zhengchang, you were promoted and transferred to Anton, guarding one side, and commanding nearly 20,000 troops in the province and water. But look at the rebellion of Anton bandits in the past eight years, it is jaw-dropping. There were more than 20 bandit camps with more than 100 people. The pirates of the East China Sea are becoming more and more powerful. In the file of the fifteenth year of Zhengchang, it is written that the pirates gathered more than 300 people and 17 large and small ships to raid Luoguang and plunder countless goods, grain and cloth. In the official document of the 22nd autumn of Zhengchang, it was written that the pirates dispatched more than 1,000 people and 40 large and small ships to land from the white sand beach, show off their strength all the way, break Kunlin County, loot the granary and weapons depot of the county seat, and fly away. ”

The prince's finger pointed at Shao Jiaxuan's face: "In the past eight years, your report has been suppressing bandits, but why are the bandits getting more and more?" You give Prince Ben an explanation! Explain now! ”

Shao Jiaxuan was sweating, his legs were trembling, and he couldn't help but look at Mu Qingshan with a look for help.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, in fact, this can't be completely blamed on Shao Shou. The pirates of the East China Sea were erratic, and we sent troops to encircle and suppress them, and they hid in the depths of the sea. Most of those pirates were veterans of the Wei State Naval Division, with rich experience and extremely accurate knowledge of the sea conditions. Some veterans know if it's going to rain when they smell the sea breeze. They did not confront Wang Shi head-on, and hid in Tibet. It will be difficult for us to annihilate them in one fell swoop. ”

Mu Qingshan stepped forward to speak for his subordinates, or made the Anton officials feel a little calm, most of them had never seen such a high-level figure as the prince, and they were already under pressure just by talking together, so it was more appropriate to let someone like Mu Qingshan who was qualified to face the saint come forward. Shao Jiaxuan's heart was already much more comfortable, and he secretly thought that the two hundred taels of gold he gave Mu Qingshan last time were not given in vain......

"Prince, pirates are not formed in a day or two. The fishermen on the seaside were a little lazy and unwilling to live an honest fishing life, so they were fooled by the lies of those robbers who drank wine in big bowls and ate meat, so they got off the thief boat. In addition, there are many unknown races on the sea, and it is said that if you sail eastward, there is still an island nation there...... Our people in Dachu have never been there, so of course we dare to say whether there is really one. But if so, it is unclear where the pirates might have been replenished. ”

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

The prince looked at everyone's silent faces, secretly proud in his heart, suppressed a smile on his face, and said lightly: "You all know that this prince came to Anton to take Princess Wuyang to the sea. Our Great Chu dominates the world, the territory in the west reaches the snow-capped mountains, the northern land is deep in the desert, how can the vast coastline in the east be worse than the sea of her Wu country? It's just that, looking at Anton's files, there are thousands of pirates entrenched on the sea, and there may be almost 10,000 people counting their families and children. In such a situation, how to go to sea? ”

Mu Qingshan shuddered, and suddenly understood the prince's intentions.

The lecture was false, and the real purpose was to the hapless pirates. The official documents of the imperial court have always been blown to death when they have merit, and when they suffer losses, they say, 'It's not that we are incompetent, but the pirates are too cunning'! In fact, in the fifteenth year of Zhengchang, the attack of hundreds of pirates was almost the same, but the pirate attack on the city in the twenty-second year of Zhengchang was an exaggeration. At that time, there were only four or five hundred pirates, and they almost couldn't be regarded as a small county town without city defense, and they were thrown away, and there were more than 200 defenders in the city, I don't know if it was too comfortable, and when they saw the pirates coming ashore, they were so frightened that they didn't even put an arrow, so they raised their hands and surrendered, and they also helped the pirates maintain order in the city, and helped carry food bags and weapons bags......

For the sake of the face of Anton's soldiers, the Andong military must blow it, how can four or five hundred pirates be? At least a thousand or more people. How can you hold a broadsword and a spear? At the very least, siege crossbows and rams are needed.

This is a routine in officialdom, and the prince will definitely not understand it. But he burned the fire on the pirate one by one, and if Mu Qingshan couldn't see it, he could take a piece of tofu and kill him.

The prince wants military merit!

When all the princes are eating in the eastern capital, if the crown prince wins military merits, it will be of great benefit to the stability of his heir's position. First, although it is not difficult to bully pirates, the identities of pirates are different, and the high-level know that the pirates of the East China Sea are part of Wei Wushu, and they are blatant thieves. The merit of killing the thieves is worthy of exterminating the ten bandits.

Second, after bullying the pirates, a group of people will be promoted when they report their military merits in the army, and how to write the credit is the prince's business, and this group of people will be grateful to the prince. And these promoted officers will be transferred to other places, which is equivalent to helping the prince cultivate cronies and support his power in the military in various places.

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

Thinking of this truth, Mu Qingshan suddenly felt relieved, and said loudly: "Thieves are rampant and wreaking havoc along the coast. The officials of Andong Province have the intention of killing the thieves, but they cannot be deployed in a unified manner, and it is inevitable that the orders will not be understood...... Uh......"

Before Mu Qingshan could think of the next words, Shao Jiaxuan saw that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, and hurriedly said: "The prince is coming to Anton, it is better to ask His Royal Highness the prince to take command in person, with the command of the prince, the two armies of Anton will definitely be able to exterminate the pirates who have been a disaster for 20 years in one fell swoop." ”

The eyes of the people in the room looking at Shao Jiaxuan were a little different, Shao Jiaxuan himself hadn't reacted to what was going on, Xiao Anzi had already walked down the steps quickly, slapped Shao Jiaxuan in the face hard, and said in a sharp voice: "Bastard, can you say this as a mere guard?" What is the identity of the prince, and he is still in charge himself, our family sees that you are Wei Wushu's spy, so you can say this, right? ”

Led by Mu Qingshan, the Anton officials turned their eyes with pity to Shao Jiaxuan, who had already knelt down.

Two stunned! Mu Qingshan sighed secretly, and said, "The prince's daughter's body is not in danger. When the army is engaged, the arrow has no eyes. The prince cultivates for the world, and of course he is not afraid of just thieves. But as a courtier, he should fight in front, how can he put the prince in danger. Besides, the famous generals of the ancient times do not need to charge into battle, the prince is proficient in strategy and wisdom, as long as he points out the enemy's method, Anton's army and horses will definitely win a big victory. ”

Shao Jiaxuan tilted his head to look at Mu Qingshan, but he understood why he was the governor and he was the guard.

The prince was obviously very satisfied with Mu Qingshan's words, and he didn't bother to deal with Shao Jiaxuan, who almost drove him to the shelf, and said with a smile: "It's okay, this prince is bent on sharing his father's worries, and today's extermination of pirates can also benefit the people of Anton." Well, that's it. Shao Jiaxuan, you go back to rectify the soldiers and horses, today's events, write down for the time being, I hope you will make up for your mistakes. ”

Shao Jiaxuan kowtowed heavily, and after thanking him, he gritted his teeth and didn't dare to say a word more.

"It's getting late, let's talk about it later." Xiao Anzi shouted loudly.

Including Mu Qingshan, more than ten officials withdrew from the study and left in turn.

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

The prince sighed softly: "I looked at this year's file, Qin Fei is very aggressive in Anton, Mu Qingshan has a straw bag, he can't suppress Qin Fei, and it is impossible to deter Chu Yang." I can't watch Qin Fei and Chu Yang grow up. Xiao Anzi ......"

Xiao Anzi bowed his head and said, "Prince, our family has a plan, but I don't know whether to use it or not." ”

"Say!"

Xiao Anzi said in a low voice: "As the town governor, Qin Fei is much more threatening than Chu Yang. The top priority is not to let Qin Fei build momentum for Duanwang. Our family thinks that since he is the governor of the town, he is indispensable to exterminate the pirates, so it is better to give him the first credit. ”

The prince frowned and said, "How to give?" ”

Xiao Anzi smiled and said, "Let the Governor of Qin Town set off first and persuade the pirates to surrender." Those pirates are all Wei Wushu, of course they won't surrender, so Qin Fei has only two ways to go, or he will be killed by pirates; Or, if you can't complete the task, you will come back and be dealt with by military law. This is justified and justified! ”