Chapter 2270 Worry
The third prince thought, if they captured them now and did not support Su Huai, Su Huai might not be willing to withdraw his troops. What if they were defeated again?
Wouldn't his reputation as an emperor be completely lost?
In the end, the Third Prince just ordered someone to bring the Su brothers before him, reprimanded them sternly, fined them 50,000 silver coins, and left a sentence "If you do it again next time, you will be severely punished!" He had to give in to Su Huai.
The ladders and catapults were approved, but Su Huai was sent to escort them, and once they arrived in Hangzhou City, he was not allowed to send troops to fight on his own initiative. He had to obtain the consent of the people he sent.
And if Su Huai loses the battle again this time, he will be stripped of his military power!
The Su brothers remained noncommittal about this.
Just give them the ladders and catapults, and the rest can be dealt with after they come back after winning the battle.
The Su family is the only one who can fight under the emperor. All the emperor's territories were conquered by the Su family. Without the Su family, who can the emperor rely on?
Don't worry about what he says now, what use is it?
The Su brothers were worried about their father and were unwilling to wait even a day longer. The next day, they forced the Ministry of War to send people to move ladders and catapults and arrange for large ships to transport them. They worked day and night, and the first batch set off a day later.
The ministers under the Third Prince were all indignant and disappointed when they saw that the Su family was so disrespectful and arrogant that they were not severely punished.
In contrast to the Su family, they all became a joke, and the entire court became a joke.
On the night when the Su brothers were shouting and urging the Ministry of War to arrange the delivery of ladders and catapults, many of their subjects tossed and turned all night and could not sleep.
Thinking about his own future, the future of the court, and the future of the Qin Dynasty, the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, and the more confused he became.
The Su family was originally a gang of bandits. Even if the emperor conferred official titles on them, they still behaved like bandits. They had no etiquette, no upbringing, were rude, ignorant, brutal, and domineering. But they were good at fighting, and they were the only group of people under the emperor who could fight.
The reason why the emperor repeatedly indulges them is naturally related to this.
They all understood the emperor's difficulties, and they all knew in their hearts that they should not be dissatisfied because of this.
However, if the emperor relies on such people, what hope and future does this court have?
But if the emperor doesn't rely on them, who should he rely on in this world where military force is more useful? Even if they are dissatisfied with the Su family, they have to admit that when it comes to fighting, they are not as good as the Su family, let alone replacing the Su family.
After thinking about it, I couldn't figure out which was right or which was left. No matter how I thought about it, there was no way out for the future.
This made them extremely sad and confused.
How to break this situation?
It seems that it can't be broken no matter what.
Unless there is a capable and wise minister who has both military talent and is good at fighting, and who also knows the rules and etiquette and is well-educated, he will surrender to the emperor. However, with the Su family around, even if there is such a person, can he surrender to the emperor?
Many ministers thought of Shao Yunduan at the same time.
Although Shao Yunduan himself cannot fight, he has many capable fighters under his command. After all, even the Second Prince and the Sun family cannot take advantage of him, and the Su family has also suffered a great loss at his hands.
It would be great if Shao Yunduan was willing to submit to the emperor.
Unfortunately, this was just a dream. Shao Yunduan had already been severely offended by the Su family...
(End of this chapter)
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