"So, you know this Deputy Commander?" Jiang Chen's gaze sharpened again.

Shi Ping quickly said, "His name is He Fengkui. When I first joined the army, I was in the same squad as him."

"What is his character like?" Jiang Chen asked.

Shi Ping was stunned. He couldn't quite figure out Jiang Chen's intention.

"Just answer what I ask," Jiang Chen said.

"Yes!"

Shi Ping recalled for a moment and said, "He Fengkui is ambitious, skilled, strict in training soldiers, forthright, and doesn't nitpick over trivial matters."

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "According to you, he has a good character?"

Shi Ping said, "From my friendship with him over the years, that's how it seems."

Jiang Chen fell into deep thought.

According to Xu Changqing, the situation in the Jiangnan military camp was lighter compared to the three border garrisons.

If Shi Ping hadn't misjudged him, then this Deputy Commander shouldn't be involved in the corruption.

In other words, the problem in the Jiangnan military camp could probably be solved by taking down the Commander.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen asked again, "How is He Fengkui's reputation among the soldiers?"

Shi Ping said, "Although He Fengkui is strict in training, he shares weal and woe with the soldiers. He is also generous in helping soldiers in need, so he has a very high reputation among them."

"Then, can the Jiangnan Commander tolerate him?" Jiang Chen suddenly asked.

"This…"

Shi Ping thought for a moment and said, "This subordinate doesn't know. But I've been to the military camp no less than ten times, and I've never heard the soldiers mention the Commander."

Jiang Chen nodded slowly, then picked up his brush and wrote a secret letter. After stamping it with the imperial seal, he folded it and handed it to Shi Ping.

"Return to the Jiangnan military camp at full speed and hand this secret letter to He Fengkui alone."

"Yes!"

Shi Ping was taken aback and quickly agreed.

Just as he was about to leave, he heard Jiang Chen say in a deep voice, "If he has any improper reaction, I hope you can be impartial and unbiased."

"After it's done, bring He Fengkui to see me."

"Yes!"

Three days later, Shi Ping appeared in the Jiangnan military camp.

He Fengkui heard that Shi Ping had come and immediately rushed over.

"Where have you been these past few days? Why haven't you come to hang out?" He Fengkui said with a hearty laugh.

Shi Ping couldn't smile, and said in a low voice, "I need to talk to you alone."

"What's wrong?"

He Fengkui was a little surprised, but he still took Shi Ping to his residence and dismissed the others.

Shi Ping then took out Jiang Chen's secret order and said, "His Majesty's secret order."

He Fengkui was shocked and quickly took it with both hands, opened it, and began to read.

Shi Ping, who was on the side, had his right hand on the hilt of his saber, paying attention to He Fengkui's expression at all times.

He Fengkui's expression changed drastically after reading only the first two sentences.

The Jiangnan Commander was actually embezzling public funds?

No wonder he left all the usual affairs to himself, while he himself was nowhere to be seen.

Looking at the content behind, He Fengkui's expression became fierce.

In addition to the Jiangnan military camp, the situation of embezzlement in the border garrisons was even more serious?

"How audacious!"

He Fengkui cursed angrily, then suddenly turned around, "Old Shi, I'm going to capture the Commander right now!"

Shi Ping breathed a long sigh of relief and quickly said, "Since it's His Majesty's order, let's act quickly!"

Afterwards, He Fengkui found an excuse to report military affairs, met the Commander, and then easily captured him.

Three days later, Shi Ping, along with He Fengkui and the Jiangnan Commander, met Jiang Chen in the Hall of Diligent Governance.

Jiang Chen's gaze first lingered on He Fengkui, then fell on the Jiangnan Commander.

"Do you know why I arrested you?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Your Majesty, please have mercy!"

The Jiangnan Commander naturally knew the reason, and immediately begged for mercy.

"Have mercy?"

Jiang Chen sneered, "First, throw him into the Heavenly Prison!"

After the Jiangnan Commander was taken away, Jiang Chen smiled and came to He Fengkui.

"I heard Shi Ping say that you are very good."

He Fengkui was very excited to receive Jiang Chen's praise, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jiang Chen waved his hand and said, "You also know about the border affairs?"

He Fengkui immediately looked angry and said, "Your Majesty, these people are embezzling public funds and deserve to die! I am willing to capture them all for Your Majesty!"

Jiang Chen shook his head and said, "Don't be impulsive."

Not to mention that there were a total of three border legions, one more than the capital and Jiangnan military camps.

The military strength of the three legions alone was not comparable to the two military camps in the capital and Jiangnan.

It should be known that the number of soldiers in the border military camps was 120,000.

Even though the Northern Legion had suffered a lot of damage in the last battle with the Xiongnu, it still had 100,000 troops.

The capital only had 80,000 troops, and the Jiangnan military camp had only 40,000!

The number of soldiers in the two legions combined was only equivalent to the number of soldiers in one border military camp.

If a three-front war were to break out, the first to collapse would definitely be their side.

After calming down, He Fengkui also understood this, and said, "This subordinate will listen to Your Majesty's orders!"

"Yes."

Jiang Chen nodded, pondered, and said, "You transfer 30,000 troops to the south to monitor the movements of the Southern military camp. Send the remaining 10,000 to the west to monitor the movements of the Western military camp."

"I will first solve the problem of the Northern military camp, and then deal with the other two major military camps!"

"This subordinate obeys!"

The next day at the early court, Jiang Chen, in the shocked gazes of the ministers, asked Feng Jin to draft an imperial decree.

"During my last campaign against the North, I discovered that there seemed to be discrepancies in the number of soldiers and the supply of food and grass in the Northern military camp. I order the Commander of the Northern military camp to return to the capital to explain!"

This big move shocked the ministers.

Was he going to take action against the Northern military camp?

The imperial decree quickly reached the Northern military camp.

Cao Zhenrong, the Commander of the Northern military camp, looked at the imperial decree several times, his brows furrowed.

"The number of soldiers and food and grass are incorrect? How did he discover that?"

Cao Zhenrong couldn't figure out the reason.

After failing to understand, he decided not to think about it.

The key question now was whether he could return to the capital.

These problems, of course, existed, and they were not small.

Once he returned to the capital, he would inevitably be exposed.

At that time, he would die in the capital.

He must not return!

After making his decision, Cao Zhenrong met with the Minister of the Ministry of War who came to deliver the decree and said, "Your Majesty's envoy, please tell His Majesty that this subject certainly wants to go back to explain, but now the Xiongnu seem to be making moves, and this subject dares not leave."

"Please forgive His Majesty."

After speaking, Cao Zhenrong didn't even offer a meal and drove the imperial envoy out of the military camp.

At the same time, he sent a trusted aide to the Western military camp to pass the news to the other party.

The imperial envoy returned to the capital with a disgraced face and met Jiang Chen to report.

After listening to the imperial envoy's response, Feng Jin on the side scolded in a shrill voice, "What a great胆 (daring)! He even dares to defy His Majesty's decree!"

Jiang Chen, on the other hand, was expressionless.

The other party's defiance was completely within his expectations.

The fact that the other party dared to embezzle public funds so blatantly for so many years showed that they had long disregarded himself and even the imperial court.

After all, the other party had more troops than the capital.