In the Qiande Hall, King Yuan frowned.
He remembered what happened yesterday.
Even though Yuan Xionghuan and Wang Tianhua were sent out openly, two masters of Gang Qi realm, Heifeng Heisha, were secretly sent.
But the results of the battle in Zhenghui Garden are still not very good.
Wang Tianhua was killed directly in the battle, and Yuan Xionghuan was seriously injured.
Black Wind and Black Devil also fled back in embarrassment.
According to what they said, a master finally came, with unfathomable martial arts skills and peak strength, and he might even be a heavenly being!
But fortunately, he shouldn't be from the prince's camp.
After all, if the prince can hire such a fierce man, then there is no need for him to seize the throne.
It would be better to just surrender and admit defeat, and then leave and work honestly.
But even people who were not the prince had a huge impact on the situation.
He didn't know whether the last batch of people fell into the hands of the prince.
It would be okay if not, but if it really falls into the hands of the prince...
Could it be that the prince's remonstrance was just to make trouble?
King Yuan looked tense, waiting for the prince to continue.
The prince smiled, cleared his throat, and said: "As far as I know, from today onwards, my father ordered Lieutenant Zhang to step up training of his soldiers in preparation for declaring war on Beiyan in the coming spring."
On the dragon chair, Emperor Renxuan nodded and remained calm.
This is not a confidential matter. It is done with great fanfare. Even if the prince knows about it, there is nothing wrong with it.
"It's just that it seems to be quite restricted by money and food?"
Emperor Renxuan nodded again, noncommittal.
In fact, the food is not bad. The prince personally supervised the last million kilograms of food, which is enough for consumption for a long time.
The key is money!
Last time, both food and iron ore for making weapons and armor were bought with money from the treasury.
This time, a lot was removed.
In addition, hundreds of thousands of soldiers have to be paid and fed, which is still a bit stretched.
After receiving a positive reply, the prince's smile widened further and he said loudly: "The Northern Expedition is a major matter involving the country. How can it be restricted by money and food?"
"My son is not talented. Over the years, I have been frugal and saved some money in the treasury of the East Palace."
"The total is about three hundred thousand taels, and I am willing to donate it all!"
boom!
As soon as these words came out, it was like thunder erupting from the ground, which really shocked everyone.
The entire Qiande Hall was completely silent for a moment, and you could hear a needle drop.
You know, this is three hundred thousand taels!
Although it was nothing in front of hundreds of thousands of troops, it was enough to solve the court's urgent needs.
When taxes arrive next year, military pay will naturally not be a problem.
If the attack on Beiyan goes well, I am afraid that a lot of gold, silver, food and grass will be looted as compensation.
It is truly a blessing for the prince to have such an awareness!
All the courtiers looked at the prince with admiration.
At the same time, I also remembered that not long ago, some officials were so picky about a mere hundred thousand kilograms of grain that they even fell out with His Majesty. The comparison between the two is really... people don't know what to say.
Yang Huai looked around and took in the reactions of all the officials.
My heart suddenly sank to the bottom. What does the prince mean? Isn't this putting us on the fire?
Want to cook a family faction?
No, I was working under your hand before.
If there is no benevolence and righteousness in the transaction, why should one kill him?
The second prince also breathed a sigh of relief. It didn't matter what trouble the prince wanted to make, as long as it had nothing to do with him.
At the same time, some doubts arose. The aristocratic family faction was an extremely difficult nut to crack.
Even Emperor Renxuan found it quite difficult.
If the prince really wants to touch them, both sides will lose!
Then...can our side get some benefits from it?
Even Emperor Renxuan, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, smiled happily when he heard this.
No matter what the prince's plans are, he doesn't care whether he wants to disturb the family's faction.
He only knew that these three hundred thousand taels of silver actually fell on the heads of the soldiers, and that was enough!
"Baichuan is really my son of Qilin!" Emperor Renxuan was very happy, and naturally he was not stingy with words of praise.
The emperor has made such a start, if the others don't praise it, it will be a bit unreasonable.
For a time, the entire court was filled with words of praise for the prince.
There were only two people who didn't look very good, one was Yang Huai and the other was King Yuan.
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After the dispersion of the dynasty, Prince Yuan's Mansion.
King Yuan Xiang Longyuan sits in the first place, the staff and think tanks represented by Mr. Sai sit on the left, and the military attachés headed by Wei Ziyang sit on the right.
"Let's talk about Zhenghui Garden first." Xiang Longyuan's tone was low, not angry or authoritative.
When Yuan Xionghuan heard this, his heart suddenly thumped, and he quickly stood up: "This is a humble and incompetent matter. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Xiang Longyuan glanced at him, expressionless.
Although most of the responsibility for this incident lies with Heifeng Heisha, those two people are not easy to show up. Now that they want to discuss the crime, they can only blame Yuan Xionghuan. After all, Wang Tianhua is dead.
"Hmph, after the injury recovers, go and get a hundred military sticks yourself!"
When Yuan Xionghuan heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
If a hundred military sticks were to fall down, even if he was at the peak of his Qi cultivation, he would not feel very comfortable.
But now that the matter was over, he couldn't say much more: "The guilty will be punished!"
"Besides, there is one more thing."
"At the court meeting this morning, the prince suddenly said that he would transfer three hundred thousand taels of silver from the inner treasury of the East Palace for military training, which made my father very happy."
"After going to court, Commander Pei immediately transferred the Linziying under my command to the prince."
"Do you think these two things are connected?"
Everyone was surprised when they heard this.
Wei Ziyang pondered for a while and said: "Your Highness, do you think that His Highness the Crown Prince used these three hundred thousand taels of silver to buy the right to call Lin Ziying from His Majesty?"
King Yuan nodded, noncommittal.
"But as far as the general knows, Commander Pei not only transferred the Linzi Camp to the prince, but also transferred the Shanzi Camp, which is commanded by His Majesty himself, to the prince!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed, and even King Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
If only one Lin Ziying was missing, they would still have the Heaven and Earth Second Battalion in their hands. Facing the four battalions on the Prince's side, although there was a slight disparity in strength, they could barely compete.
But Shanziying was different. Like the "Fire" and "Blood" battalions, it was directly commanded by Emperor Renxuan and was one of the best among the Nine-ziyin Battalion.
With the addition of such a team, the prince's military might be able to directly crush their side.
"Father, what do you mean by this? I was born in the military, and the prince is good at political affairs. Besides, Lin Ziying has been given to him, so Shanziying should also be given to me!"
King Yuan frowned and became angry for a moment.
