The most romantic little emperor

Su Zhengfang paused for a moment, and slowly scanned the faces of the ministers around him. Seeing their different reactions, he was satisfied, and then continued: "Regarding the recruitment of new soldiers, we should flexibly adjust according to the current actual situation. The number of new soldiers can be flexible, more or less. In addition, we can let veterans lead the new soldiers, so that we can quickly form a powerful army."

"In addition, now is the time of autumn harvest, and the taxes collected in the first and second half of the year will inject a considerable amount of funds into the national treasury. As long as the treasury is full, we can expand our military and prepare for war at any time."

The ministers privately agreed with Su Zhengfang's proposal and nodded in support.

Qin Hao smiled, pretending to be overjoyed, slapping the table excitedly, praising it endlessly: "Great, this is a great idea!"

After that, he turned to the Minister of War Wen Tai and asked in a somewhat inquiring tone: "Minister Wen, as the Minister of War, you hold the power to allocate the military forces of the court and have an unshirkable responsibility to deploy the various armies. In your opinion, what do you think of Minister Su's suggestion?"

Wen Tai praised without hesitation: "Minister Su is mature and prudent. This suggestion can be regarded as a good policy for the country. I think it can be adopted."

"Master Dong, what do you think?" Qin Hao turned his gaze to Dong Sicheng and asked lightly.

Dong Sicheng had a blank expression on his face, not giving any face at all, and said coldly: "Your Highness, I think this is inappropriate."

Qin Hao nodded slightly, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, which clearly meant, please start your performance.

"Your Highness, the strength of the two battalions and four guards in the capital has remained the same over the years. Now that a part of these troops are suddenly withdrawn to form a new army, what will those soldiers think? Can they understand the court's painstaking efforts? Can they still work hard for the court as before?"

Dong Sicheng suddenly asked three questions in a rather hostile tone. He then said, "Even if they really obeyed the order, who can guarantee that there will be no problems? Who can guarantee that they will not have dissatisfaction in their hearts? Where is the combat effectiveness of such an army?"

He paused slightly, then turned his gaze to Su Zhengfang, raised his eyebrows slightly, and sneered: "Your Highness, I have no objection to the establishment of a new army. But there is one thing, the foundation of the army must not be shaken, this is my bottom line."

"If anyone wants to support Your Highness in establishing a new army, as long as he can raise the military pay and not add burden to the national treasury, let alone establishing a Qilin Guard, even if it is to establish ten new armies, I will support it."

Qin Hao frowned and fell into deep thought, but his heart was filled with joy. Go ahead and pinch me. The more you pinch, the happier I will be.

Su Zhengfang felt something was wrong when he heard Dong Sicheng's rebuttal. Could this be a trick of the prince?

Did he expect this to happen? If so, the prince's scheming is truly terrifying.

He raised his head slightly, his eyes wandering over Qin Hao, only to see that Qin Hao had a frown on his face, his expression solemn, as if he had lost his soul.

This expression, no, it didn't seem to be fake. Su Zhengfang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the tension in his heart eased a little.

"Grandmaster Dong, this is wrong. If we can shake the foundation of the two camps and four guards by transferring only one or two thousand people from each army, then how can these armies survive? This situation is simply a great irony to the two camps and four guards."

For Su Meng's future, Su Zhengfang had no choice but to break up with Dong Sicheng. After all, if Su Meng could ascend to the position of General of Qilin Guard, the power of his Su family would completely surpass that of Dong family, and even the crown prince would have to look at Su Zhengfang's face.

By then, even if his Su family plans to do great things one day, the chances of success will greatly increase.

"This is ridiculous! Let alone transferring one or two thousand men from each of the two battalions and four guards, I would strongly oppose even if it was just one man."

Dong Sicheng ruthlessly blocked Su Zhengfang's retreat with a stern voice and glared at him fiercely, mocking him: "Minister Su, how can you disregard the safety of the country for your own selfishness? What's the difference between such behavior and that of a villain?"

With such a big hat put on him, no matter how good Su Zhengfang's Qi-cultivation skills were, he couldn't help but turn pale with anger.

It has to be said that Dong Sicheng's shameless and cruel words were undoubtedly a fatal blow to him, leaving him unable to refute and speechless.

Seeing his brother-in-law being insulted, General Lin Guodong of Xuanwu Guards stood up without hesitation and retorted: "Master Dong, you can't say that. As we all know, Minister Su has devoted himself to state affairs. His support for the Crown Prince in establishing a new army is an act of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. How can you lightly accuse him of disregarding the safety of the country?"

"I'm sorry, but I dare not agree with your point of view. I believe that the gentlemen present here will share the same opinion as me and support the decision of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Minister Su."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Guodong's eyes turned to those ministers who were on good terms with the Su family. When these ministers saw the look in Lin Guodong's eyes, they all stood up to defend Su Zhengfang.

Their words were sharp, like a surging river, endless and caught Dong Sicheng off guard.

However, Dong Sicheng was not an easy person to deal with. The trusted ministers around him were equally unwilling to be outdone and they all stepped forward to refute Su Zhengfang's proposal.

For a moment, in the court, the two forces intertwined and collided, like a whirlpool in a torrent, constantly turbulent.

In an instant, this solemn and dignified court became as lively and noisy as a vegetable market.

Qin Hao watched coldly, watching the ministers from the Su family and the Dong family fighting like fighting cocks, and he was secretly delighted in his heart. If he had not been in the court at this moment, he would probably have burst into laughter.

When the quarreling sound gradually died down, Qin Hao slammed the table and shouted angrily with a sullen face: "Nonsense, do you think the court is a market? What a disgrace to quarrel with!"

"Haha, you are all important officials of the court and pillars of the country. Today really opened my eyes. You are all like shrews, and you are just short of cursing in public. You have disregarded the dignity of the court. After the court session, you all should be treated well by me..."

suddenly!

Qin Hao felt like he was struck by lightning. His mind was in a daze and he almost fell off the chair. His body was shaking. In a panic, he grabbed the handle of the armchair tightly with his hands, thus steadying his body and not falling.

When the ministers in the court saw this scene, they looked at each other in confusion. What happened to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Old Feng was keeping his eyes and ears open. Seeing this, he immediately stepped forward and quickly approached Qin Hao. He put one hand on Qin Hao's back and silently transferred his internal energy to him.