The government office in Yancheng is not a strange place for Gong Sheng, but compared to the previous visit, the government is quiet at this moment, and it does reveal a strange appearance.

Walking into the inner hall, a pungent smell came to my face.

Gong Sheng couldn't help but frown, this smell was not unfamiliar to him - the corpse would emit a similar stench after a few days of storage, and when it turned into a foul smell, it also meant that the source had begun to rot.

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

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

He winked at the adjutant.

The latter crouched down and carefully examined the nose and lips of the guard, "My lord...... Not in disguise. ”

Bastard! He cursed fiercely in his heart, and now the whole Shenzhou may be about to change.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, this ...... What the hell is going on?"

"Let's go talk next door, I also need to report this to the Holy Mountain. ”

......

In the court, Ning Wanjun told the story compiled by Xia Fan completely, and in the final analysis, everything started because of the greed of the Wang family.

"Are you sure that Wang Yi'an single-handedly planned this, just because Lord Taishou found out that he was selling salt overseas?" Gong Sheng rubbed his forehead after hearing this. The Wang family has always been a tyrant of Jinxia, and it is usually difficult to see Wang Yi'an, and only General Qing can be his guest, so Gong Sheng has not dealt with the other party much. But Xiao Taishou still made friends with him a few times - according to his impression, Lord Taishou didn't seem to be the kind of person who was upright and self-denying.

Will he really openly oppose the Wang family for the sake of private salt?

And also...... Jinxia City's coastal defense has not had any problems for nearly a hundred years, why did Haikou suddenly get in touch with the gang?

"Are you suspicious of Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Qiu Yue couldn't help but scold.

"Xia Guan doesn't dare, Xia Guan just wants to-"

"You don't need to explain, I know you didn't mean that. Ning Wanjun stretched out her hand to stop Qiu Yue's attack, "In the past two days, we have collected all the evidence related to this incident, and it is naturally not empty. Someone, bring me the books!"

"Yes!"

Immediately two attendants walked into the hall with a stack of pamphlets.

"These are all ironclad evidence found in the Wang's study—it records every amount of sea salt that has not been declared to the imperial court, and the amount is quite staggering. ”

Gong Sheng didn't look at it.

Although he was literate, he was limited to simple letters, and even if he looked at this kind of account book, he could not find a problem.

The lieutenant still has only two thoughts in his heart, but the content has changed greatly - one is that the battle exploits that are close at hand have flown off, and the other is that the Shenzhou army arrived two days late, which led to the collapse of the Jinxia City government, who will be responsible for this matter.

"Also...... We also caught Wang Yi'an 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...... Still alive?"

"Not bad. ”

"So did he plead guilty?"

Ning Wanjun shrugged, "At least I didn't shout injustice." ”

An idea suddenly jumped into Gong Sheng's mind, "Your Highness, what you said about the attack on the city by the Haikou is very important, so the lower official thinks ...... This person is very important. ”

"Naturally. ”

"Xia Guan has a suggestion. He held back his heartbeat as he arched his hand, "It's a long way from Shenzhou to Gyeonggi, and if something goes wrong, your people will probably be difficult to deal with." As...... Our Shenzhou Army will be responsible for escorting and ensuring that the whole process is foolproof. ”

Ning Wanjun didn't answer immediately, she looked at the other party with interest for a moment before chuckling, "I guess the escort is fake, and the merit is real." ”

Gong Sheng didn't expect the princess to pick it out so directly, and suddenly stiffened, "Uh, no...... This, Your Highness......"

"Yes. Ning Wanjun leaned back a little and said in a relaxed tone, "After all, this disaster happened within the boundaries of the Shenzhou Army's garrison, if nothing was done, and a group of officers lost their heads, I'm afraid that the commander will also be worried, right? ”

This sentence simply hit Gong Sheng's heart!

Haikou was introduced by the Wang family, Taishou and others were killed by the Wang family, and no one can change this. But as the princess said, as long as the Haikou is suppressed by the Shenzhou army, then not only are they not guilty, but they have merit, and a little operation can magnify the credit several times! Originally, he planned to do something to Wang Yi'an on the escort road, such as using torture to force the other party to change his words, and add the Shenzhou army to the confession, but he didn't expect the princess to be so knowledgeable!

"But I'm not going to share it with you. ”

"Speak, please. Gong Sheng naturally knows that there is no such thing as pie in vain in the world, "as long as it is within the reach of the Shenzhou army......

"It's not that hard. Ning Wanjun said slowly, "Jin Xiacheng can block this attack on his own, and it will definitely be the case next time, I don't want the form of Shenzhou's garrison to change too much, it is best to maintain the current state ......"

The current state means that the guards on the city wall and the sentry of the beacon tower are all in charge of the princess herself? Although it is a little unruly, the Shenzhou army will not lose anything in essence. Gong Sheng didn't hesitate for long, "As long as you can convince the new Taishou." ”

"Also, this merit can't be all monopolized by the Shenzhou Army, I don't need a reward from the Holy Lord, but the Privy Council needs it. In particular, Reibe was engaged in - he played a crucial role in this incident. ”

"These details can be slowly agreed upon by His Highness. Gong Sheng rubbed his hands impatiently, "As far as the lower officials are concerned, there are still many places where your performance can be slightly improved." ”

"Oh? ”

"For example, Lord Taishou's seizure of salt smuggling caused the Wang family to have murderous intentions, you can add a paragraph that Lord Xiao wanted to blackmail Wang Yi'an, but the two failed to negotiate in the end. Of course, this is only the personal opinion of the lower official, not that your investigation is wrong, Your Highness. I think this recital should be based on the facts, but sometimes it is more convincing than the facts when something is added......"

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

His Highness praised it. Gong Sheng saluted again, "What the lower officials are concerned about is the safety of this Shenzhou. ”

......

In the evening, the lieutenant left the west gate.

As soon as he left the city, a guard approached, "My lord, I have checked everything you asked me to investigate." On the side of the northern wall, I saw that part of the wall had collapsed, and a large ship had capsized near the mouth of the sea. It was much larger than the sailor's tortoiseshell ship, and it didn't look like a pirate could have. And off the East Coast—"

As soon as he was halfway through speaking, Gong Sheng stretched out his hand to interrupt his report, "No, this is Haikou." ”

"My lord?" the guard was stunned.

"Didn't you hear what I said? The signs you see are all done by the pirates. Gong Sheng patted him on the shoulder, "Inform everyone, we will go home tonight." ”

"Why don't we stay in Jinxia for one night before leaving?" said the other party in great surprise, "The brothers are holding back the fire. ”

"What are these words! The princess loves the people and doesn't want the people to be disturbed, so why should I not follow it? Don't be verbose, hurry up and tell the teams to prepare!"

"Yes, my subordinates have orders!"

"Lord Captain," Lu Honghua said a little worriedly when she saw the order from the guards, "I'm afraid that doing so will damage your prestige." ”

"So what, leave early to get to the garrison before the vanguard reacts. If we let the other generals also share this credit, won't we have less in our hands?" said the lieutenant disapplausively, "As for prestige, if you have been in the army for a long time, you will naturally understand that only merit and rewards are truly excellent things." ”