Due to the Linzhou plague and the continuous wars in Nanyun and Beiling, the imperial treasury was already empty. In the spring, the policy of raising troops with troops was implemented, and the imperial court issued a large number of seeds, and the treasury was already at its bottom.

The emperor finally collected the food, but it was burned on the road, and the court could no longer get any more food.

Twenty thousand soldiers had to eat food every day, and the army's granaries were at their lowest. When they heard that the food was burned halfway, people became panicked.

Shangguan Ruoli sneered and said: "The army started rioting before you got the news. It was really timely. I'm afraid it wasn't the Japanese pirates who took action. The Japanese pirates are also short of food, so they won't burn the food ship."

Dongming Ziyu had already put on his clothes and leaned over to kiss her face, "You don't have to worry, I have my own way to solve the problem. It's just food for 20,000 soldiers, it's nothing."

Shangguan Ruoli nodded, "Then the plan to attack the Japanese pirate camp tomorrow night must be changed, and the food must be snatched back."

It would be much easier to kill them all directly or burn them all, but it would be more difficult to rob them all. After all, you have to load the food and supplies onto the ship, which wastes time and takes up manpower.

The Japanese pirates must have kept warships and cannons to defend the treasure island. They only had one warship available, and their strength was already much weaker.

Dongming Ziyu pinched her nose and said dotingly: "You don't need to worry about it. Go to sleep first. I will go to the military camp to have a look."

First someone poisoned the soldiers, then the grain and fodder ship was burned, and riots quickly broke out among the soldiers. It's strange that no one caused trouble among them.

If you want to use this method to prevent him from fighting pirates and establishing a naval army, his moral integrity is still too low!

Dongming Ziyu went to the military camp. Without saying anything, he first controlled the soldiers who were causing trouble and conducted interrogation and investigation.

The rest of the soldiers were honest, but they were still worried about the army facing a shortage of food.

Dongming Ziyu's methods were strong and the results were found out before dawn.

The person who burned the granary belonged to the Seventh Prince. The Seventh Prince's biological mother, Concubine Xian, was from the imperial merchant Chu family. She was born in Huzhou in the south of the Yangtze River and almost monopolized the grain and silk business in Dongming.

Concubine Xian wanted the emperor to pay attention to the Chu family and borrow food from the Chu family, so that the seventh prince could gain a sense of presence in front of the emperor.

Naturally, Dongming Ziyu would not let the Chu family be so happy. He wrote a note to the emperor explaining that the Dongming people pretended to be Japanese pirates and burned the army rations. Then, he ordered Wang Feng to take people to the grain shops in the surrounding towns to buy grain.

Yes, we were buying grain, but we paid for it in peacetime money.

Wang Feng led his troops to find the Chu family's grain store. He didn't care whether he was willing to sell or not, so he led his troops directly in. He went into the warehouse to pull grain, then put the money on the counter and left.

The waiters and shopkeepers were so frightened in front of the murderous soldiers that they did not dare to stop them. They could only wait for Wang Feng to leave with the food and go to the local officials to complain.

But who among the local officials would dare to punish His Highness Prince Xuan? Besides, His Highness Prince Xuan also paid money, but it was just several times less than the market price.

However, local officials could not turn a blind eye to His Highness King Xuan's behavior, which was close to an open robbery. They had to resort to impeachment under pressure.

It's just that it takes a while for the folds to be delivered to the emperor. During this period, we can only let it go.

The newly-built navy army had food, and its morale stabilized.

Dongming Ziyu took this opportunity to reorganize the generals, and those black sheep who caused trouble were dealt with directly through military law. This move killed chickens and frightened monkeys, and it was effective immediately. There were no comments in the army that affected the morale of the army.

After stabilizing the morale of the army, the raid plan was carried out.

In the past few days, Dongming Ziyu has sent secret guards to the treasure island one after another in small submarines, hiding in the dense forest, waiting for the opportunity to cooperate inside and outside.

As long as their actions are stealthy and they are fast enough, they will be able to successfully raid.

Shangguan Ruoli was waiting for Dongming Ziyu to put on his body armor, and said worriedly: "Do you have to go into battle to kill the enemy yourself?"

In fact, the head coach of the first army does not need to go into battle personally. Dongming Ziyu can completely stay in the rear and sit in charge.

Dongming Ziyu held her hand and said: "This is the first official naval battle. I want to lead the troops myself. Besides, Lao Wu is also going, so I am worried, fearing that someone will take advantage of the chaos to do something dirty to him."

Shangguan Ruoli curled his lips and said sourly: "You are so good to fifth brother, as if you are protecting your own son."

It was a rare occasion when his little princess was jealous and acted coquettishly. Dongming Ziyu was very helpful. He pinched her increasingly plump soft flesh and said with a smile: "You are such a little goblin! He comes out with me, just in case.

My father and the world will doubt me first. No matter whether they are dealing with me, the fifth child, or those who want to sow discord, they will not miss this opportunity."

Shangguan Ruoli sighed helplessly and gave him the bulletproof hood, "Put it on at the critical moment. This bulletproof vest is designed to protect against heat weapons. It's actually the best use of it now."

Dongming Ziyu put away his hood and hugged Shangguan Ruoli forcefully, "This king is gone, don't worry, you can take care of your baby with peace of mind."

Shangguan Ruoli nodded, "Well, protect yourself."

Looking at the back of Dongming Ziyu striding away, Shangguan Ruoli felt uneasy. Marrying a prince who is the god of war means that he must be ready to send his husband to the battlefield at any time.

A light rain fell in the sky, adding to the sadness of parting.

"Princess, go back." Rejoice held an oil-paper umbrella and covered Shangguan Ruoli's head.

Sassoon held Shangguan Ruoli's arm and said, "Princess, there is no need to worry. The prince is a war god who has experienced hundreds of battles. Thousands of Japanese pirates are nothing. Everything will be fine."

Shangguan Ruoli sighed silently, nodded, and turned back to the yard.

From a distance, I saw a girl wearing Miao costume standing at the door of the fifth prince's courtyard, banging on the door desperately. The silver jewelry all over her body weighed more than ten kilograms, and it rattled with her movements.

When Liya saw Shangguan Ruoli, she stopped knocking on the door and ran towards her, "Sister Fairy!"

Rejoice stopped her two meters away, "Miss Liya, please stay and don't rush into my master."

Liya rolled her eyes at Rejoice and was extremely dissatisfied, but she didn't say anything. She stood there, raised her little face and asked Shangguan Ruoli: "Sister Immortal, where did the fifth prince go?"

Shangguan Ruoli smiled and said: "Of course he has gone to handle official business. You are dressed so grandly. Are you here to propose to the fifth prince?"

Liya's little face immediately turned red. She lowered her head shyly, pointed at her fingers and said, "No, no. I'm here to say goodbye."

Shangguan Ruoli was depressed, so he thought of teasing Liya to relieve his boredom.

He said with a smile: "You are so reluctant to part with me? No wonder, my fifth brother is so good-looking, his looks are truly unforgettable."

Liya blushed with embarrassment, stamped her feet and said hurriedly: "No, I just came to say hello to him before leaving because he saved me!"

Shangguan Ruoli suddenly realized, "Oh, that's it."

But the look on his face was full of fun, and he obviously didn't believe it.

"Tell him that I will come back!" With that said, Liya ran away in a flash.

Shangguan Ruoli has three black lines falling on his forehead. Why does this line sound so classic?

In Shangguan Ruoli's mind, the fifth prince immediately turned into a white fluffy little sheep with a daddy head on his head and snot bubbles coming out of his nose.
Chapter completed!