"Does my dear minister have any ideas?”Seeing that everyone agreed with Xiao Rui's words, the Emperor also asked.
"Actually, this is quite simple. We just need to think of a way to disintegrate these martial artists. We can kill them, capture them, or chase them away. There are many ways to do this. We just need to send a general to lead some aces from Six Fan School and the Embroidered Uniform Guards. It shouldn't be difficult.”
Seeing the Emperor's anxious gaze, Xiao Rui also cupped his fists and said loudly.
Hearing Xiao Rui's words, many people in the court nodded, and the eyes of the military people also lit up. One had to know that this was a big contribution!
"You said that there were two points. The first point has been resolved. What about the second point?”Seeing that no one spoke in the court, the Emperor's eyes narrowed. When he looked at Xiao Rui, the two of them exchanged a look. Although Xiao Rui and the Emperor had not communicated much before this, the moment their eyes met, Xiao Rui knew what to do next.
" The second problem is our military system..." At this point, Xiao Rui's words suddenly stopped. Hearing Xiao Rui's words, many people in the court felt their hearts thump.
"Military issues?" Although he had already discussed this issue with Xiao Rui in private, this was the first time the Emperor had brought this issue up on the table. At the same time, he guided Xiao Rui to speak.
Hearing the Emperor's act of being silly, Xiao Rui knew that the Emperor was waiting for him to say this matter. Although Xiao Rui was not willing to be the villain, he thought that the stability of the Great Zhou was also beneficial to him, so he directly said it.
"The reason why Prince Ning's 30,000 elite soldiers were able to withstand the attack of my 200,000 strong army was firstly because of those martial artists, and secondly because of the desires of my army…Prince Ning has been operating in his fief for decades. He has no shortage of provisions, armaments, money, and food. Behind him is the shadow of the great families in the south. His soldiers eat well, drink well, and have enough money to reward them. This makes his soldiers fight with their lives, while my army's training is poor. The guards have been enslaved by their officers for a long time. He had long since lost all sense of life. He lived just to muddle through the days. Under such circumstances, it was not without reason that 200,000 would find it difficult to take down 30,000.”
"Ridiculous!" Sure enough, the moment Xiao Rui finished speaking, a minister in front of him stood up and shouted at Xiao Rui,"Confucius said to achieve benevolence, Meng said to obtain righteousness…"
"Your Majesty, I request that this lord use his benevolent words to go to the front line and act as a suicide squad to persuade Prince Ning and his generals…"
However, before he could finish his words, Xiao Rui cupped his fists and said to the Emperor.
Hearing Xiao Rui's words, the minister's words instantly returned to his throat. Asking him to talk about benevolence, righteousness, morality, loyalty, and love for the country with the rebels was a joke with his life!
Seeing that this person had been rebuked, an old man standing at the front stepped forward and said,"Lord Xiao, although Lord Zhang's words are a bit radical, it's not without reason. Think about our great country…"
"Then, Lord Li, please lead the army!”However, Xiao Rui didn't let him finish his sentence. This Lord Li was one of the newly formed cabinet members. Xiao Rui didn't care if he offended these people. Since he didn't agree with what I said, then he would do it according to your method!
" This old man is already 72 years old this year. As for the expedition…" Seeing Xiao Rui directly flip the table, the old man's expression was quite ugly.
Xiao Rui could flip the table because he did not care about his own career, but the old man could not. First, he cared about his current position. Second, he did not dare to go to war, nor did he want to. Xiao Rui had just said that the other party had a group of martial artists who specialized in assassinating higher-ups. Even the Grand Tutor was dead, so what more did he have…
"Since you don't dare to go out, then please listen quietly!”Looking at this old man, although Xiao Rui's words were very literal, he actually meant that if you don't dare to go, then don't do it.
"Brat, how dare you humiliate us like this? What grudge do you have with the Jiangnan aristocratic families?”However, the writing style of this era was best at using words. If you talked about the country's situation, he would talk about politics, you would talk about politics, he would talk about the people's livelihood, you would talk about the people's livelihood, he would talk about the way of Confucius and Mencius, and you would talk about the way of Confucius and Mencius, and he would use the moral height to deny you…
The person who stood up and shouted at Xiao Rui was also a descendant of a Jiangnan aristocratic family. Although he did not collude with Prince Ning, he still had the backing of an aristocratic family.
"Deceive someone's innocence? Hehe, on the 7th of this month, the Liu family of Jinling donated 40,000 stones of rice and 500,000 taels of silver to Prince Ning…The Zhao family of Su Province donated 54,000 stones of rice and 370,000 taels of silver to Prince Ning…Last December, the Xu family donated 75,000 stones of rice to Prince Ning…"
Looking at this person, Xiao Rui said calmly.
As mentioned before, the Great Zhou Dynasty was the same as the Ming Dynasty. The officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty could not investigate. The filth and stench here were unimaginable to ordinary people. After hearing Xiao Rui's words, the expressions of everyone in the imperial court were quite ugly. According to what they said, the scholars in the world were one family.
Although this was done by the Jiangnan aristocratic families, it didn't stop them from thinking that Xiao Rui still had some dirt on the other aristocratic families in the Land. Thinking of this, these people's faces all turned rather ugly.
Especially the person who was insulted by Xiao Rui. His expression changed and he was ready to use a big move to directly deny Xiao Rui on the level of personality."Hmph, we hate spies like you the most in our lives. You don't dare to do it openly…"
"Your Majesty, this official has requested for an edict to confiscate this lord's house. This official wants to see if he is as clean as he says.”Unfortunately, Xiao Rui had never been a fun person. He would not follow the routine. It was a big move. It seemed that everyone did not know how to do it.
" You..." Hearing Xiao Rui's words, this person's face suddenly turned purple. This was the first time he knew that his family would be implicated if he were to shoot his mouth off.
"Lord Xiao, if you have something to say, say it. Don't complicate things.”Just as this person was retreating, another person walked out and said with a serious expression.
When this person said this, his gaze was very gloomy. The intention of threatening him was obvious, but who was he threatening? Would Xiao Rui care about this?"
"What can you do if I cause trouble? I've been an official for less than 20 days. I haven't been to the yamen for a day. All my assets are earned by me. Every sum and every clause is clear. If you want to play, then I'll ask for an edict today. Everyone's property will be confiscated.”Xiao Rui looked at this person with disdain and said loudly in the court!
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