Sure enough, when the third prince saw the emperor, his eyes immediately flashed with stern expression.
"Father, the sixth brother is obviously talking nonsense. Where can he get the evidence..."
"Father, these are the details of the account books of the Household Department and the Ministry of War assigned by my son. The whereabouts of every money are clearly recorded." Before the third prince could finish speaking, Chen Changfeng took out an account book from his arms.
Liu Xi ran down and sent the account book to the emperor.
The third prince's expression immediately darkened.
He suddenly realized that Tang Mingren's proposal and Chen Changfeng's previous words were all paving the way for this moment.
Chen Changfeng had actually been waiting for the report from the Ming border army.
Just for this moment.
He even prepared the account books in advance!
"Second brother, if you don't help me speak, my father will remove the generals first and then the civil servants later." The third prince looked at the second prince with a cold tone.
A look of hesitation flashed across the face of the second prince, then he nodded slightly and walked out of the queue: "Father, if you really want to go to war with the Chu Empire, you must not think of dismissing the generals at this moment."
"Before a war, if something happens to the army, it is a bad omen."
"Then you are planning to make me become a coward like you?" The emperor slapped his palm on the table.
It's not like he didn't expect that if some generals were dismissed at this time, it would have a huge impact on the morale of the Ming army.
But if there are no cuts, so many people will be eating empty wages here, sooner or later, as Chen Changfeng said, the Ming Empire will also be devoured by these people.
The changes in the military that the second prince mentioned were nothing more than the dissatisfaction of those who had been laid off.
But I have let them eat and drink for free for so many years, what else do they want?
If you have other ideas, don't blame your butcher knife for being too sharp.
A small impatience can ruin a big plan, but the Chu delegation had already been arrogant in front of him, the Ming emperor, and regretted it several times.
The thirteen cities of Nanjun that were supposed to be returned this time were also directly rejected by the Chu Empire, and the Ming envoy was also killed.
The emperor believed that if he tolerated it any longer this time, the Chu Empire would become even more arrogant and even dare to use force directly against the Ming Dynasty.
No matter what happens this time, even if it fails, we must let the Chu Empire know that the Ming Dynasty man is still bloody.
Even if he can't defeat him, he still has to bite off a piece of his Chu Empire's flesh.
"If my father abolishes half of the generals, he can save three hundred thousand taels of unnecessary expenses. If the military resources are insufficient in the future, I have some money in my hands and am willing to do my part for our Ming Dynasty." Chen Changfeng said, as if
The last straw that broke the emperor's worries.
It also made the second prince, third prince and all the civil and military officials of Taiji Hall feel tense instantly.
The emperor knew that Chen Changfeng owned Fengxue Bookstore.
I heard Chen Changfeng mention it before and knew that he made half a million taels in half a month.
Even if the novel is not as popular as before, I still won’t make too little money in a month.
Chen Changfeng was willing to provide money to help him vent his anger, and the emperor was very satisfied.
"Father, generals cannot be dismissed before war!"
"Sixth brother, he clearly has ulterior motives!" The third prince knelt directly in the Tai Chi Hall.
Chen Changfeng was even willing to pay the money. If he didn't stop him, the emperor would definitely agree.
The emperor stared at the third prince. Could he not know what Chen Changfeng had planned?
We have understood this since Chen Changfeng said that he needed to take the imperial examination to become the emperor.
Chen Changfeng planned to recruit new forces to join his command through the imperial examination.
Chen Changfeng's plan was not a conspiracy at all, but an honest conspiracy.
At least the emperor now has no reason to reject Chen Changfeng's proposal.
"The prince has ulterior motives? Okay, I will give you a chance. If you are willing to provide the military resources of half of the generals, I will not abolish them."
"And you, second brother, among the civil servants, if you provide them with redundant officials, I will not touch them!" the emperor said with a cold face.
The second prince and the third prince looked embarrassed.
How can they afford to support so many people?
And if they do this, wouldn't they be paying to help the emperor support his people?
Isn’t this the kind of person who has great resentment?
The half-dead silence of Tai Chi Hall.
The emperor's words were all stated, and everyone knew that it was impossible to change the emperor's idea of abolishing civil servants and generals.
And the culprit is the prince in front of him.
"Father, you forgot to mention that the dismissed civil servants and military officers can take the imperial examination. If you recommend someone in the future, as long as the quota is not exceeded, you can wait for the official together with the people who took the imperial examination. If the quota is exceeded,
, then you can also take the imperial examination." Chen Changfeng quickly reminded the emperor.
Otherwise, in the future, all the officials in the court will hate themselves to death?
You have to give them a chance, right?
The emperor looked at Chen Changfeng and secretly thought that this boy is really smart as hell.
The emperor had now thought that Chen Changfeng might have known about the situation of the border troops for a long time, so he mentioned the dismissal of generals in advance.
Everything today was planned by Chen Changfeng.
However, this boy actually knew the situation of the border troops before he did.
He is the emperor of the Ming Empire!
"Prime Minister Yao, I will leave it to you to abolish the civil servants and military generals. You must satisfy me."
"Prince, I have remembered what you just said. Don't forget it."
"Quit the court!" After the emperor said a few words, he waved his hand and turned to leave.
All the officials stared angrily ahead, but they were staring at Yao Xiaoren, not Chen Changfeng.
"Lao Liu, you are very good, just wait." The third prince's face was as dark as water.
Abolition of half of the generals is enough to break his muscles and bones.
The second prince also looked ugly, but he just glanced at Chen Changfeng and turned around and left.
The Tai Chi Hall soon became quiet, and Yao Xiaoren and Tang Mingren walked up to Chen Changfeng.
Yao Xiaoren smiled bitterly.
"Prince, Your Majesty must have guessed the news about the border troops. I told the prince about it, so..." Yao Xiaoren shook his head.
The emperor asked him to take charge of the work of abolishing civil servants and military generals.
This is definitely not a good thing.
Anyone who is punished will offend others.
The civil servants were fine, but if the general had a bad temper, he would probably kill Yao Xiaoren directly.
Dismissing one person means cutting off one person's future, or even the entire family's future. This cause and effect is too great.
Chen Changfeng nodded, but he could only comfort Yao Xiaoren: "Old Yao, you have to work hard on this matter. I will keep it in mind."
Chen Changfeng had no one around him, so he, the prince, couldn't personally lay off those people.
What happened?
Then what else do they need to do?
Yao Xiaoren's face looked much better: "With the words of the prince, I feel relieved."
Yao Xiaoren knew that if things went well, after the first imperial examination, Chen Changfeng would have many useful people under his command.
When the officials at the court were dismissed, or the local officials were dismissed, they would make way for those who passed the imperial examination.
Let those who are truly willing to follow Chen Changfeng take the lead.
It's just that this matter has a long way to go.
After Yao Xiaoren left, Tang Mingren looked at Chen Changfeng. After a moment of silence, he said, "Prince, are you too rash to promise His Majesty that you are willing to pay part of the military expenses?"
"How can you have so much money?"
War means burning money. Tang Mingren thinks that Chen Changfeng promised the emperor too rashly.
How can there be so much money for the emperor then?
"I didn't, but you did." Chen Changfeng looked back at Tang Mingren and smiled.
"I have?" Tang Mingren was stunned.
"Your Majesty... Your Highness, you don't want me to pay for it, do you?"