The most romantic little emperor

Su Meng patted his horse and said, "Father, what you said makes sense. Why didn't I think of this?"

Su Zhengfang was in a good mood when he heard the second brother's flattery. He laughed and said, "During this period, the prince has ruined a lot of our good things. If this continues, our Su family will suffer a great loss sooner or later, or even be finished."

"So, tomorrow morning, I plan to force the Crown Prince to abdicate and force him to appoint the second son as the general of the Azure Dragon Guard. If he knows what's good for him, I might be able to spare his life. If he doesn't know what's good for him, don't blame me for turning my back on him. I will bring him down at all costs."

"That's great, father. If I can become the general of Qinglong Guard, our chances of winning will be greater." Su Meng said happily.

Su Yong also nodded and praised: "I also agree that you should take over the position of the Azure Dragon Guard, but I am a little worried that the Crown Prince is determined not to let you take over the position of the Azure Dragon Guard's general smoothly."

"The road ahead is dark, and we don't know which is the right way. We can only keep going."

Su Zhengfang sighed, "It's not that my father likes to fight for power and profit, but our Su family can't stop. Just based on what our Su family has done over the years, it's not too much to chop off your head a hundred times."

"So, you must be mentally prepared. We can fight to the death with the imperial court at any time."

Su Yong and Su Meng looked at each other in silence for a moment. Their father's heartfelt words caused huge waves in their hearts.

The two of them began to realize that their father seemed to be hiding something important.

Su Zhengfang looked at his two sons' anxious expressions and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, your father has been running the business for so many years, how could he not be prepared at all?"

"Let me tell you the truth! The most elite force of our Su family is not in the capital, but in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. There is a private army belonging to our Su family there."

Su Meng suddenly thought of something and asked, "Father, is that army in the hands of my second uncle?"

Su Zhengfang was shocked and asked in confusion: "How did you know? Did your second uncle tell you? No! This is top secret, your second uncle couldn't have told you."

"Don't worry, father. My second uncle never mentioned this to me. It was only when I was returning to Beijing that he came to see me off and said something to me, and then I had this association." Su Meng said slowly.

"Second brother, what did your uncle tell you?" Su Yong asked anxiously.

Su Meng imitated his uncle's voice and said, "Father, big brother, this is what my uncle told me at the time, Meng'er, don't lose face for our Su family when you return to the capital. Don't be afraid when you encounter problems, just do it. Don't worry, even if you poke a hole in the sky, my uncle will help you fix it."

Su Meng continued to explain: "At that time, I didn't quite understand what my second uncle meant. It was not until he gave me an elite force of 3,000 men before he left that I began to guess a little."

Su Yong also thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Father, our Ruifenghao grain store has to transport grain to the northern border every month. And the swords, spears, swords, and other military supplies you asked me to get from the right camp, aren't they used to sell to the enemy country, but to support our Su family's private army?"

Su Zhengfang clapped his hands and laughed, "You are all right, and what you said is almost right. The private army of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun is the foundation of our Su family, and it is also our Su family's trump card."

"Your grandfather and your father did this for a reason. We know that you can't put all your eggs in one basket, and we also understand that only what you have in your hands is the most reliable."

"Back then, your grandfather had made great contributions to Emperor Taizu, and it would not have been excessive to make him a king of a different surname, or at least a duke. But Emperor Taizu only made him a marquis because he killed some civilians in vain."

"Later, because of the dispute over the throne, your grandfather stood on the wrong side and was eventually stripped of his hereditary title of marquis. What did our Su family gain in the end? Nothing."

"Your grandfather was resentful and even more dissatisfied with Emperor Taizu and his son. That's why we formed a clique and fought against the emperor and his people, which led to the current situation."

"And for the long-term stability of the Su family, your father and your two uncles secretly planned the Liao invasion two years ago, forcing the current emperor to lead the army in person, and ultimately defeated Jinzhou City."

Su Yong and Su Meng looked at each other and gasped. Neither of them had expected their father to be so cruel.

Su Zhengfang took in the expressions of the two men, without even glancing at them, and continued, "If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth."

"After this battle, the imperial court was badly defeated and the national strength was greatly damaged. My Su family gained greater power in the court. Not only did we divide the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun with the Liao Dynasty, but we also got an opportunity for rapid development."

"So, in the past two years, our Su family has been recruiting soldiers and secretly developing a private army, which led to the current situation."

Su Yong asked weakly: "Father, how many private armies have we developed?"

Su Zhengfang shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't know the exact amount, but it should be no less than 100,000!"

Su Yong and Su Meng gasped in shock.

Su Meng stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "One hundred thousand? There are so many? With this army in hand, my Su family has nothing to fear from anyone!"

Su Zhengfang immediately brought him back to reality and scolded him, "These 100,000 troops cannot be moved unless it is absolutely necessary. If they are moved, it will be considered as rebellion. Do you understand?"

Su Meng smiled awkwardly and said, "Father, I know I was wrong."

Su Zhengfang warned the two of them, "Don't tell anyone what we three just said. Got it?"

"After the morning court tomorrow, we'll see what Qin Hao's attitude is. If he still insists on doing it, we'll make other plans."

The two nodded and said they would never leak the news.

Su Zhengfang looked at the time and said slowly, "It's getting late. Let's all go back and get some sleep! We have important things to do tomorrow."

After saying that, he left the study first. Su Yong and Su Meng exchanged a few words before leaving.

……

After a night of romance, Qin Hao felt sore in his waist and legs. He didn't know if it was caused by the bumps he had last night, or if he had used too much force or collided too frequently.

The first moment he opened his eyes, he did not see Dong Meir. Although the bedding still retained the special scent of last night's ambiguity, the beauty was no longer there, and of course the phoenix robe was gone too.

He patted his dizzy head. He was very drunk last night and couldn't even remember much of the ambiguous scenes.

Afterwards, he immediately called the palace maid to change clothes, and left quickly without seeing Dong Meir again.