Prince's Hall study.

Zhou Chong, the cabinet secretary, and Li Chenyuan, the minister of the Ministry of War, who had a bad nose in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, are pointing at the map on the long case, repeating to the crown prince what they just said to the emperor.

It is still the same rhetoric that suggested sending troops to stir up trouble.

The two ministers hoped that the prince would persuade the emperor to send troops to assist the many small tribes outside the border to resist the invasion of the Khitan army.

"I understand all the things you said." After listening to the prince, his expression was normal: "You also know what the father means, not not not to send troops, but to wait for a period of time after the war between the Khitan and the united nomadic tribes. The Great Qi Iron Cavalry will go all out again to destroy the Khitan remnants."

Zhou Chong glanced at Li Shangshu, Li Shangshu immediately nodded and said to the crown prince: "Your Highness, in the memorandum sent back by the Northwest General Army, a detailed comparison of the combat power of Khitan, Jurchen and other tribes has been given.

In the past eight years, the Khitan has never fought a war except to harass the frontier defense. Now it is roughly estimated that its elite army may reach [-] people. If we only want to reap the benefits, the Khitan will defeat more than ten tribes in the future and dominate the territory outside the border. It was as easy as pie.

This battle not only failed to consume Khitan's combat strength, but instead allowed him to occupy a place where he could win.At that time, the Khitan's [-] cavalry plus the foreign soldiers confiscated will attack from three sides, which may cause serious trouble to our army's northwest frontier defense. "

The crown prince frowned and looked at the Shangshu of the Ministry of War: "Master Li, in the memorials of your Ministry of War, according to the statistics, there are 13 major ministries in Jianyi, Jixi and other places and a number of small ministries, with a force of [-], which is clearly enough to compete with Khitan. But now it is said that the Khitan can easily defeat all the tribes with only one hundred thousand troops, how can the emperor care about this?"

Zhou Chong couldn't wait for the minister of the Ministry of War to explain, so he stepped forward and replied: "Eight years ago, our army fought in the northwest and severely damaged the two major groups of the Khitan clan. A group of tribes have obtained the permission to trade with us on the border over the years, and their lives have become more and more peaceful. The soldiers and horses have already lost their spirit. Some small tribes heard that the Khitan intends to invade, and even surrendered without a fight. Therefore, the statistics of this troop strength cannot Judging by the number of people!"

The prince lowered his eyes in thought when he heard this.

After a while, he raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Chong: "If it is true as your lord said, the twelve frontier fortresses are powerless to resist, then what is the difference between us sending troops to help the battle now and facing Khitan afterwards?"

The Minister of the Ministry of War hurriedly replied: "It is to seize the land of Xingsheng. It is better to conquer Jianyi and other places before Khitan, and not let them capture it!"

The prince nodded solemnly, feeling that what the two ministers said made sense.

The problem is that the emperor probably won't pay attention to this matter. Eight years ago, Daqi sent troops and defeated the Khitan cavalry in three battles.

The emperor is probably still immersed in his prestige back then, he will not pay attention to Khitan at all, and Khitan's [-] elites are now [-] less than what they were back then, which is ridiculous compared to Daqi's military strength.

Maybe the emperor is still looking forward to another personal conquest by the emperor to show the prestige of the country.

The prince agreed to persuade and sent the two ministers away.

The inner eunuch came to report, and the fifth, sixth and seventh princes sought an audience in the side hall.

The prince pretended to be majestic and complained: "They are so big, and they are still so clingy. They are so busy all day long that they don't touch the ground, and they have to serve these little ancestors."

The master complained like this, and the other eunuchs would have been too scared to speak out, but the old eunuch next to the prince understood it very well—the master was showing off that he was relied on by his younger brothers.

So, the old eunuch pointed at the position and flattered fiercely: "This servant feels sorry for His Highness's troublesome work, and just now asked a few little princes to go to the second prince for advice, but the little princes just want you."

The prince was very happy to hear that, but he still controlled the corners of his mouth, pretending to be impatient, and went out to meet his younger brothers.

In the side hall of the Prince's Hall.

The three little princes sat upright.

Xue Yao has tried his best to dissuade him.

It is impossible for the prince to let Zhang go back to the palace four times. If he persists in pestering, the three cubs will definitely be violently beaten by the prince one by one.

But the three cubs refused to listen, they insisted on coming to deliver the head, and dragged him to death together.

Xue Yao just wanted to find a helmet to wear at the moment.

When the prince entered the door, he still had his usual serious expression.

A pair of sleeping phoenix eyes indifferently swept across the fifth and sixth princes, and when they fell on the seventh prince's chubby face, the prince still couldn't help showing a loving smile.

"Finally, what are you asking for advice today?" The prince walked to the north and sat down, and a row of little princes immediately stood up.

"Brother! We came today to beg you..." The fifth prince swallowed, but before he could say anything, his head was already aching.

The prince picked up the teacup and picked up the tea leaves, and looked at the fifth younger brother curiously: "What are you begging for?"

"I have an unfeeling request..." The sixth prince saw that the fifth brother did not dare to speak out, so he had no choice but to answer: "If the eldest brother agrees, we will take turns to beat the back and rub the shoulders of the eldest brother every day for the next three months! ?"

The prince sneered, and looked at the sixth younger brother: "That depends on how 'unfeeling' your request is, and if you can agree to Gu, you will naturally agree. If you have any bad thoughts about not agreeing, in the next three months, you will not be able to agree. Take turns to be beaten every day."

Fifth Prince: "..."

The sixth prince: "..."

The Seventh Prince gasped, and opened his mouth to look at his elder brother with an aggrieved face.

The prince was so amused by the expression of the seventh brother that he almost spit out a mouthful of tea, put down the teacup, raised his head to comfort the little baby brother and said: "Seventh brother will save it, you are still young and ignorant, if you want to be beaten, you will share it with your two brothers." Just on the head."

Fifth Prince: "..."

The sixth prince: "..."

The Seventh Prince cautiously reminded the eldest brother: "I'm going to roll in a while, brother can't forget what I said, if you want to fight, hit the fifth brother and the sixth brother."

The prince didn't hear clearly: "What are you going to do in a while?"

The sixth prince turned his head and covered the seventh brother's mouth.

Don't let the eldest brother see that they have premeditated!

"What is this for? It's mysterious." The prince smiled and shook his head.

The fifth prince and the sixth prince exchanged glances, then turned their heads and mustered up the courage to say to the prince: "Brother, half a year ago, the three of us ran into a eunuch at your place. Teach us kung fu, you praised us for improving our skills, and this is all thanks to him."

As soon as these words came out, the gentle expression on the prince's face froze instantly, and a pair of indifferent phoenix eyes swept across the three younger brothers, and finally gave Xue Yao a cold look.

Xue Yao, who was hiding in the corner, was suddenly filled with grievances.

It was the bad idea of ​​these three cubs themselves!

He just didn't hide the truth, and he didn't have such a treacherous idea of ​​releasing Zhang Sihui Palace at all.

Seeing that the eldest brother's expression was different from the usual, the little princes immediately dared not speak out.

The prince whispered to the accompanying eunuchs: "Bring the whip."

The faces of the little princes immediately turned pale.

Ever since I was a child, I have only seen my elder brother whipping my third brother twice, and it was the third brother who made a huge mistake.

I never thought that such a punishment would fall on me.

The fifth prince was full of panic.

The sixth prince wanted to cry, not because he was afraid of being beaten, but because he was afraid that he would make a big taboo, and that his elder brother would not like him.

The Seventh Prince looked sideways at the two elder brothers, and asked silently with the eyes of "Is the Lord still rolling?"

The old eunuch knew that the master loves these younger brothers the most, and he couldn't tell whether the prince really wanted a whip, or wanted to scare the younger brothers, so he persuaded first: "Your Highness, don't get angry..."

"What's so angry about Gu?" The prince snorted coldly: "It's just because I'm afraid that these incompetent younger brothers will be lawless and cause great trouble in the future, and I blame Gu for being too conniving in the past, so bring the whip!"

Seeing that the prince was serious, the old eunuch immediately nodded and retreated.

"Brother..." The Fifth Prince said in a low voice: "Zhang Si is good at it. The method of teaching kung fu is completely different from other instructors. It is very practical. The three of us have just learned a little bit, so we really don't want to give up halfway, so..."

"So you want Zhang Si to return to the palace?" The prince squinted his eyes and glared at the fifth prince: "Did Xue Yao tell you why Zhang Si was expelled from the palace alone?"

The sixth prince replied in a low voice: "I said a little..."

"Which point is it?" The crown prince looked at Xue Yao: "Have you told them the truth? If they don't know, each person will receive ten lashes; if they know, each person will receive thirty lashes."

Xue Yao hurriedly replied: "The princes who can't accept the kung fu master suddenly disappeared. I revealed some unavoidable circumstances. If His Highness wants to punish, please let me alone receive the whip!"

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