"What nonsense!"

Liu Sandao said angrily.

"Your Majesty, the princess is deliberately targeting our Ministry of War! I'm afraid she has a lot of complaints about our Ministry of War, otherwise why would she force her way in?"

"What's more, His Majesty is in the government office right now, and she barged in without any notice. This is deceiving the emperor. Please issue an order."

The emperor ignored him and instead looked in Qian Ruoyu's direction.

"My dear, please continue speaking. I will make the decision after I hear what you have to say."

After seeing this action, Qian Ruoyu was immediately certain in his heart that it seemed that the emperor still supported him in his heart, so Qian Ruoyu continued to speak.

"Your Majesty, based on the remnants of the bandit suppression army, I asked them after I came back. There are currently more than 1,400 bandits on Jiulong Mountain. In addition, there are several hundred old men, women, and children. We can barely count them as 1,800!"

"I'm afraid the people in the Ministry of War knew this information before. In addition, there should be another more important piece of information, which is how the 1,200-man bandit suppression army defeated the bandits who outnumbered them while fighting away from home?"

"What's more, those bandits are well-trained, and 20% to 30% of them are wearing armor. The bandit-suppression army has been trained for less than ten days, and their weapons are not yet fully prepared. Isn't it a death sentence? Overall, your Ministry of War has an unavoidable responsibility for this defeat!"

"Besides, you don't even understand the principle of surrounding the enemy three times as much. Are you people in the Ministry of War just here to eat and do nothing? Or do you really understand how to fight a war?"

Qian Ruoyu's words left all the people in the Ministry of War speechless, and some of them even showed guilty expressions on their faces.

After hearing this, the emperor slammed the table in anger, because he never thought the situation would be as urgent as Qian Ruoyu said.

If Qian Ruoyu had not said these words in this situation, the emperor would probably still be kept in the dark until now, so he said this angrily, slamming the table.

"What? There are nearly 2,000 bandits? You guys in the Ministry of War have only trained 1,200 bandit-suppression troops, and I heard the number is less than 1,000. Is that true?"

Before Liu Sandao was about to make an excuse, the emperor simply extended his hand to him.

"That's enough, you don't have to say it!"

"Eight out of ten words I heard from you are false. You said she was treasonous and committed treason. What about you? You are also treasonous and committed treason. You should also be beheaded?"

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Liu Sandao immediately began to tremble all over. After all, what the emperor said was as good as gold, and even a casual remark could be realized directly.

At that time, two guards could directly drag him to the door and behead him, so Liu Sandao was suddenly frightened.

The emperor looked at the other ministers behind him.

"It's your turn to speak. Tell me the truth one by one. If anyone's answer is wrong, Princess Ye, please correct it for me immediately."

"Anyone who talks nonsense will be beheaded on the spot!"

Hearing this, Qian Ruoyu said with a smile, "I will obey your majesty's order!"

Then the emperor asked them questions one by one, and they answered immediately without any hesitation.

Liu Sandao, who was standing aside, didn't dare to say a word.

After all, the emperor's order had already been issued, and Qian Ruoyu, who knew the truth of the matter, was there, so no one dared to say anything more.

In the end, the money and food spent by the anti-bandit army, the number of people, etc. were all revealed. When the emperor heard these data, he was extremely angry, but he could only grab the chair heavily with his hands.

After seeing his appearance, Qian Ruoyu was immediately certain that the emperor seemed to have no way to deal with these people in the Ministry of War, because the Ministry of War represented the master faction.

The six ministries and the Prime Minister's Mansion are important places for the master faction. It can be said that almost everyone there is a master faction, and they are also the toughest nut to crack in the court.

Even if the emperor wanted to deal with the Ministry of War, the officials of the other six ministries would most likely cause him some difficulties.

These people sent by the master would only cover and help each other. Thinking of this, the emperor could not get even more angry and could only grab the table helplessly.

Qian Ruoyu was also certain in his heart that the number of people sent by the master was completely different from their status in the court. No wonder even the emperor was speechless about this.

Qian Ruoyu has always wondered in her heart, if the master's faction is so rampant in the court, what method can be used to completely break up this faction?

Otherwise, the way the master faction is doing, it will be almost impossible for the emperor to manage better.

And the most important thing is that Lian Qian Ruoyu will most likely be in trouble here. After all, if an anti-bandit army is set up next, the money and food will have to come from the Ministry of Revenue, and the tent camps where they live will also need funding from the Ministry of Works.

All of this was restricted by the master's orders. Qian Ruoyu was now only able to barely negotiate peace with the Ministry of Revenue.

Thinking of this made Qian Ruoyu feel a little headache, but the emperor also said at this time.

"I didn't expect that I could entrust all of this to you with confidence, but your Ministry of War ended up doing this. I am really disappointed!"

"From today on, all the staff of the Ministry of War will be exempted from two months' salary. I advise you to perform your duties conscientiously and not to take on any responsibility!"

After hearing what the emperor said, both Liu Sandao and several other ministers from the Ministry of War knelt down almost at the same time.

"Thank you, Lord!"

"Everyone, get up. What are you thanking me for?"

"In that case, do you have any opinions on expanding the number of bandit suppression troops?"

At this time, people from the Ministry of War had no objections, and even Liu Sandao could only nod his head.

"Your Majesty, since Your Majesty feels that it is necessary to increase the number of troops, then let the bandit suppression army expand its number. However, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Beijing Arsenal to provide an equal number of weapons and equipment. Currently, most of the equipment has been taken to Nandu for repair..."

After hearing this, the emperor and Qian Ruoyu naturally knew that this was just an excuse made by the Ministry of War, and they would even rather no one knew what the real situation was.

Therefore, the emperor's gaze also turned to Qian Ruoyu.