"Although I don't care about you, but let me tell you, I won't apologize for what happened last time. I will pinch you once when I see you!"
She originally wanted to let him go! But he acted like she was a shameless maniac who wanted to take advantage of him!
Okay, she will tell him to see what taking advantage means!
As a human being, you still have to be careful!
She is who she is, different fireworks!
Chen Ning: "..."
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Chen Ning and Jing He were arguing over Ming Lan Ruo's tip.
On the other end, Minglan Ruozheng and Shangguan Hongye were discussing the details of the bandit suppression and they were getting excited.
"Your Highness, think about it, now that His Highness the Prince has lost his job in the black market, Your Majesty is annoyed with him."
"If your northern patrol can wipe out the bandits in Changbai Mountain in one fell swoop, and then take the blame for the Tang magistrate, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"
Shangguan Hongye said coldly: "Of course I know this is a great achievement, but suppressing bandits requires soldiers and money. Now the Ministry of Household Affairs is in the hands of the prince. Even if the Ministry of War wants to send troops, how can the prince tell the Ministry of Household Affairs that he is poor?
Food and salary coming?”
It's not like he hasn't thought about it, but the forces in the imperial court are complicated, so it can't be that easy.
"The soldiers and horses have not been moved, but the food and grass have gone first. Northeast Xinjiang has suffered a major disaster this year. The Ministry of Household Affairs only needs to come up with the excuse that they have no money for disaster relief this year, and they can justifiably refuse to suppress the bandits."
Ming Lanruo listened and nodded silently.
Shangguan Hongye is not a wealthy waste who relies on his status as a prince to be ignorant and self-righteous.
On the contrary, like Shangguan Zhou, he was an outstanding prince who grew up in the fierce struggle for imperial power, and had a very clear control and understanding of the court situation.
He said calmly: "The garrison in Northeastern Xinjiang is already under the control of the Tang Prefecture, and the court cannot mobilize it. Soldiers from other provinces must be used. Without food, grass and benefits, who will help you?"
Ming Lanruo thought for a while: "Even if the Ministry of Revenue provided financial and food relief, the military expenditures spent on suppressing the bandits would still be far lower than a formal border war."
King Shangguan Hongye of Qin was good at using troops, and his main forces were placed in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment.
Prince Shangguan Zhou was good at amassing money, and the Ministry of Revenue was under his control. He had never been short of money in these years, so Emperor Ming could rest assured to give him the black market.
Only then could he, the crown prince, be able to secure his position as the crown prince of the East Palace despite the joint encirclement and suppression by the Queen of Zhou and Queen Qin's mother and son.
Therefore, even if the Ministry of Revenue provides disaster relief, it will definitely not be without money to support the suppression of bandits.
Regardless of their ruthless nature, the two most outstanding sons of Emperor Ming had their own skills, and neither of them was really stupid.
"So, we need a reasonable reason for sending troops that His Majesty will not refuse under any circumstances and force the Ministry of Revenue to pay!" Ming Lanruo said with a sly and sharp look.
But then, she sighed again: "But now I can't think of any reason for Your Majesty to send troops to suppress the bandits. Your Highness is His Majesty's most beloved son. What do you think? This matter can only be good for you!"
Shangguan Hongye was stunned and frowned.
Of course he knew that sending troops to suppress the bandits and destroying the gang of gangsters and the Tang magistrate who colluded with Prince Shangguan Zhou would cut off one of Shangguan Zhou's avenues of wealth, which would only benefit him.
But......
What reason could force my father to send troops...
He couldn't think of it for a moment.
"It's not difficult to find a reason for His Majesty to send troops." A gentle voice suddenly sounded.
Ming Lanruo and Shangguan Hongye were both stunned and looked out the door.
A tall, slender figure wearing black clothing walked in, holding a food box in his hand.
When Ming Lanruo saw that he had a Shura mask on his face and his beautiful thin lips were curved to smile at her, she shuddered inexplicably.
Her dark eyes rolled slightly, and she said calmly and obediently: "Qiao Yan, you are here. I didn't see you when I woke up. I waited for a long time and didn't see you back, so I came to treat His Highness King Qin."
Why did this man come back so early? He was most annoyed by Shangguan Hongye.
She still had to smooth out his hair.
Qiao Yan looked at his little empress sitting beside Shangguan Hongye's bed, still some distance away.
She was well-behaved and spoke to him openly. She even folded her delicate white hands neatly on her knees and explained to him softly.
Even though I knew she wasn't completely telling the truth——
For example, she didn't wait for him at all, but called the person named Sister Hong and Chen Ning into the room to talk.
But there was something sweet hidden under her cool look, like a bowl of smoothie covered with sweet lychees just waiting for him to enjoy, it was ice-cold and sweet without even realizing it.
It pleased him inexplicably.
Qiao Yan licked the roof of his mouth with the tip of his tongue and smiled faintly: "Is there anything else that feels wrong, little lady?"
Ming Lanruo knew that she had smoothed the big devil's hair a little, so she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at him: "It's okay."
Shangguan Hongye always felt the ambiguous and strange atmosphere flowing inexplicably between the two.
Shangguan Hongye had a gloomy and angular handsome face, and snorted coldly: "Ling Bo is really getting more and more unseemly, and everyone has been let in." This chapter has been completed!