Chapter 128: Court affairs
Because the Sixth Prince is back, the court is not at peace anymore. Everyone has their own opinions. The emperor wants to find a backer. After all, Bei Yeliang's power has been expanding, and he can no longer sit still and wait for death.
He still needs to reconsider the matter of expanding territory.
"Your Majesty, I have just come back from outside. You may not know the situation outside. The capital is indeed a bit troublesome, but our center cannot just be placed in the capital."
The Sixth Prince knew that the Emperor was helpless and that if he continued to develop, it would probably bring disaster. In fact, he did not want the Emperor to have to develop, he just gave him a suggestion.
The current prosperity of the capital is only superficial. If we do not expand the territory, we must find ways to build other cities so that the people can live a good life.
The Fourth Prince doesn't think so. The current situation seems to be that it is not appropriate to expand the territory. After all, there is a gap between them and others in terms of military strength and manpower.
If we focus on construction at this time, I'm afraid it won't work. No matter how prosperous the city is, if there is no military strength, sooner or later these things will belong to others.
"Your Majesty, I disagree. You must know that if we start building a city now, it will require a lot of manpower. If these people are gone, then who will protect this country? From my point of view, I think this matter should be put aside for the time being.
Let’s put it aside for now, and when our national strength is strong, it will be too late to think about it again.”
The fourth prince looked at Bei Yeliang. He didn't know why. Bei Yeliang had been silent for so long. He couldn't possibly have any other suggestions. However, the two of them's suggestions were enough to give the emperor a headache.
The emperor didn't know how to decide for a while, and it was very difficult to find a backer.
"Bei Yeliang, what do you think about this matter?"
He looked at Bei Yeliang, wondering if he had any other thoughts about this.
For a moment, he thought of Concubine Yun. In fact, he should have listened to Concubine Yun at that time. Now Bei Yeliang's power is increasing, with the fourth prince in front and the sixth prince behind.
It would also be a good choice to use him as a backer at this time, but Concubine Yun had always wanted to have a good relationship with Bei Yeliang before. Now that he thought about it, he seemed to have a little frown.
Bei Yeliang thought for a while, the decision-making power on this kind of matter still lies in the hands of the emperor. No matter what it is, it is just a suggestion from him.
"I think it is better to follow the advice of the Fourth Prince. The Sixth Prince's idea is very good, but it is a pity that he has not considered it comprehensively. However, I do not completely agree with the Fourth Prince. After all, our military strength here is not as bad as imagined. I think the two
We can put it into perspective, training soldiers on the one hand, and strengthening urban construction on the other."
Bei Yeliang knew that both people's proposals had good intentions, but under the current situation, there was no way to get the best of both worlds. If he had to choose one, he felt that it would be better to choose military training.
After all, it is necessary to defend the country. If you cannot protect it well, no matter how beautiful the city is, it will not help. You must know that there is a country, and the emperor cannot watch it.
Let others take it away.
The emperor thought for a while and realized that what Bei Yeliang said was indeed reasonable, but there was still no way to help him decide.
He looked at the others and casually asked a minister to express his opinion. Raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a while. With so many ministers, it's impossible that they can't even make decisions on this kind of thing.
"Weichen thinks that the Sixth Prince's suggestion can be given a try. If the city is built well, the people's lives will be better. In the end, I think there will be many people willing to join the army because they have to protect their homes. If the people can't make a living,
, life is in ruins, I think the probability of joining the army is greatly reduced."
The Sixth Prince nodded, as this minister understood him better.
There were various opinions, and the emperor didn't know which one to consider at the moment. This matter still needed to be investigated on the spot, and then he would talk about it slowly. He couldn't come to a conclusion so quickly.
"Let's stay here for now. I'll think about the rest slowly. If you have any new opinions, you can tell me in private."
The emperor will go back and think about it for the time being. This matter is indeed a bit tricky. Both Bei Yeliang and the Sixth Prince have said very well. After all, they are just talks on paper. I don't know which one will have a better effect.
Those people nodded and then retreated.
The Sixth Prince smiled when he saw Bei Yeliang. Bei Yeliang thought that the Sixth Prince would say something bad to him because of this incident, but he didn't.
"Bei Yeliang, I didn't expect you know a lot of things. You are indeed worthy of your reputation. In fact, when I think about it now, my suggestion seems a little bold, but I think if it really succeeds, it will be very successful."
Maybe it’s exactly what the minister said.”
It's a pity that what to do if it fails, the Sixth Prince made this suggestion. If anything goes wrong, he will be the first one the emperor looks for.
Bei Ye smiled coldly. This is nothing. In fact, it is good for the Sixth Prince to express his own opinions. Although the court has not been so lively for a long time, because everyone has the same opinion, there is no problem.
Now that the Sixth Prince came, there was a lot of excitement. He knew that this was inevitable. If the court was deserted, it could be seen that the ministers had no intentions.
"I think your proposal is very good. If there is a chance, I would like to give it a try."
Bei Yeliang also had this plan, but it never came to fruition. He knew that if this kind of thing came to fruition, the good days of the common people would not be far away.
The Sixth Prince smiled. It would be great if it was really like this. He had experienced it personally, so he knew very well. If it was really done, there would be no need for the people to live in the open.
After the emperor retired from the court, the first thing he wanted to do was not to rest, but to see Concubine Yun. He hadn't seen her for a long time because of a quarrel, and he didn't know how she was doing in the harem.
"Your Majesty, do you have any plans for the afternoon? I can help you arrange it."
The eunuch looked at the emperor, not daring to vent his anger for fear of something else happening.
The emperor thought for a while, since we haven't seen each other for a while, why not take this opportunity to take a look.
"Go and see Concubine Yun's palace."
Chapter completed!