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Chapter 152 You’re Not That Incompetent

As a result, those officials with ulterior motives became even more certain that the emperor would find a prince to handle state affairs on his behalf.

The emperor still cares about the relationship between brothers.

"I will be taking all the soldiers of the Shenji Camp with me to support the border. I also need two lieutenants to accompany me. Are there any of you who would like to join me in the expedition?"

All the officials' eyes fell on Ling Xuan. He was the emperor's favorite, and he would most likely bring General Ling with him.

But Ling Xuan did not stand up to volunteer, and Leng Qingyi's eyes never fell on Ling Xuan.

Seeing that Ling Xuan did not move, other generals with lower ranks immediately stood up. This was a good opportunity to earn military merit.

What danger could there be in following the emperor? Wouldn't that mean all the military merits would be given away for free?

Leng Qingyi's gaze swept over the generals who stood out one by one.

I picked out a few people who looked honest.

"After the court session, follow me to the Qinzheng Palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The next half hour was spent discussing how the Yao family should deal with the case of the mysterious assassin who murdered an imperial official.

Although the Yao family has fallen, as a century-old family, its influence can be imagined. What's more, Yao Wenyue once served as the Taifu and taught the late emperor, and he also had many students all over the world.

Even though the evidence of his guilt was clear, many people still pleaded for Yao Wenyue.

However, those who came out to plead for the Yao family were either reprimanded by Leng Qingyi or demoted.

Loyalty and filial piety are very rare qualities, but people who are blindly loyal and filial without looking at the truth or asking the reasons are either stupid or doing it intentionally for other purposes.

Everyone's minds were focused on the border war and who would be in charge of the government, and they didn't have much energy to pay attention to those who were pleading for the Yao family.

A family that has been able to stand for a hundred years naturally has extensive connections and many political enemies.

Leng Qingyi's handling of Yao Wenyue's disciples was a good thing for them, so they would naturally cooperate with the emperor.

After a few were dealt with, no one came forward again.

As for the case of assassinating an imperial official, the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court stated directly in court that the evidence pointed to the imperial palace.

Many people gasped and looked at the emperor sitting on the high throne, and a chill ran down their spines.

"This case must be concluded before I leave the capital. The palace gates will be open to the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court at all times for the next two days. You must devote all your efforts to investigating this case."

Seeing the emperor so confident, all the officials began to wonder who could have such great ability and still be in the palace.

They didn't have much time to think, because Nie Yueming invited the four princes who were still alive.

After the four of them paid their respects to the emperor who was sitting high up in the seat, they stood in front of Leng Wuqin.

In Dongxia, princes can attend court, such as Zhongli He who died not long ago.

However, these princes of the same generation as Zhongli Yuan have looked down on each other since Zhongli Yuan ascended the throne.

Apart from attending the enthronement ceremony, he basically did not attend court at other times.

Even after Leng Qingyi came, he rarely attended court.

I don't know what the four of them were called here for this time.

Nie Yueming has learned his lesson now. In order to avoid being threatened and bribed by the four princes in the days ahead, he did not reveal a single piece of information.

Even if they were all-powerful, they would not be able to know what was just said in the court.

As the four princes took their seats, their supporters immediately entered combat mode, ready to engage in a debate for the one they favored.

Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by the emperor and had to shut up and wait for the opportunity.

"Royal brothers, do you know why I summoned you here today?"

Nie Yueming returned to his seat and let out a sigh. Fortunately, he kept his mouth shut and didn't say anything this time.

Without waiting for his elder brother, the eldest prince, to speak, the rebellious eighth prince spoke first.

"The servants beside the Emperor were very tight-lipped and didn't tell me why they called me here so early in the morning."

Leng Qingyi glanced at Nie Yueming, who was holding his head high, without saying anything.

The eldest prince, who was about to speak in reply, had an ugly look on his face. He looked at the servile Nie Yueming and the ignorant eighth prince with great displeasure.

"I have heard that Eighth Prince is very resourceful. I would like to ask you something."

"Oh, my brother has become the emperor and still has something to ask me. How strange."

Leng Qing didn't care about the other party's sarcasm at all and asked in a gentle tone.

"Eighth brother, Beidong attacked our Dongxia city and massacred an entire village of Dongxia people. If you were the emperor, what would you do?"

"Of course I fought back. What else can I do when they hit me in the face? My Royal Brother, you don't want to negotiate, do you? Why are you so cowardly?"

"How do we fight?" Leng Qingyi's expression remained gentle.

Only those officials who supported the Eighth Prince looked embarrassed. They knew that the Eighth Prince was as domineering as the deceased Fifth Princess, but they did not expect that the Eighth Prince would act so recklessly regardless of the occasion.

"How else can we fight? Just send in hundreds of thousands of troops to crush them. I can't stand such arrogance."

The left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, who was the uncle of the eighth prince, had a face so gloomy that it looked as if water might drip out of it.

In recent years, his sister died early, leaving behind only this one son, who is also the blood of the royal family. The Cui family dotes on him in every way for fear of letting him down.

The eighth prince has done very well in his studies in the past two years. As his uncle, he is very pleased and has neglected the discipline of his nephew.

I didn't expect that he would become so bad in just two years. He is not calm at all and is too reckless.

"Do you know how many soldiers we have in Dongxia?"

"During such a great national crisis in Dongxia, don't we have hundreds of thousands of soldiers? Father can't be so incompetent, right? Or is it you, my brother, who is not good enough?"

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War could no longer bear it and coughed twice to remind the Eighth Prince that they were in the Golden Palace.

The eighth prince, Zhongli Che, felt his buttocks tighten and he immediately straightened his expression.

Leng Qingyi didn't mind it. He even felt that the Eighth Prince was not domineering enough and should be more arrogant.

It's ridiculous to say that such a fool is so resourceful.

"Dongxia currently has over 500,000 soldiers, and Beidong has 180,000 soldiers on the battlefield. Excluding the casualties of the past few days, there should be 160,000 to 170,000 soldiers left. How should this battle be fought?"

"Just find a general who knows how to fight. How would I know the intricacies of war?"

"That's right. Let me ask you again: if you were the emperor and the battle in Beidong was intense, and your entire focus was on the battlefield with Beidong, how would you respond if Xichun or Nanqiu attacked Dongxia at the same time?"

"Then send the troops over to fight. Apart from the 180,000 soldiers, there are still 320,000 soldiers. What's there to be afraid of?"

"What if the national treasury can't support both countries going to war with Dongxia at the same time?"

"Then find a party to negotiate."

"Okay, now the peace talks are successful and the other party wants you to cede three cities to him and immediately cease fire. Will you cede them or not?"

"After you cede the city to them, what will you do if another country covets Dongxia's territory and immediately launches a war?"