He gave Murong Qingyu a fierce look.
If that damned Murong Qingyu hadn't damaged his foundation, would he have needed to target these bandits with his financial strength? You know, if the bandit suppression was unsuccessful, the damage to his reputation would be a small matter. But if those bandits harmed the royal family and envoys coming to South Vietnam, he would be in big trouble.
"Your Majesty, although I am the Grand Marshal guarding the border, I now live in the capital all year round. The safety of the capital should be my responsibility. I beg Your Majesty to send troops to me. You don't need 50,000, just 30,000 elite soldiers. I will definitely wipe out all the bandits within a month." Murong Qingyu also stood up from his seat and asked for a fight.
Receiving Qian Yechen's gaze, Murong Qingyu glared back with even greater resentment.
Qian Yechen was truly audacious. He had truly underestimated him before. He had actually discovered his hidden 100,000 elite soldiers without making any noise. The loss of 100,000 elite soldiers was undoubtedly a huge blow to him.
In total, he hid 400,000 elite soldiers in the mountains and villages across Nanyue. Since Emperor Dezheng ordered the revocation of private military power, with each family's soldiers no more than 30,000 and the Grand Marshal's soldiers no more than 50,000, he could not expand the army any further. Therefore, he devoted almost all his efforts to training and improving the 400,000 Murong family soldiers.
His idea was that if he couldn't increase the number of people, he would improve the strength and combat effectiveness of each person, so that they could at least fight one against two or three. In this way, even if his plan failed one day and he faced the royal army, he would still be able to defeat the larger force with a smaller one.
But Qian Yechen didn't make a move, and instead targeted his 100,000-man army. He couldn't bear this vengeance no matter what.
Although he didn't know what Qian Yechen was planning at the moment, he just didn't want Qian Yechen to succeed.
Emperor Dezheng looked at the two men kneeling before him, his eyes unconsciously glancing towards the Crown Prince. Ever since Murong Xiao had given him the antidote, confirmed by the imperial physician as an excellent antidote, he had completely trusted the Crown Prince. They were now in the same boat, sharing common enemies and interests. If the Crown Prince asked for orders to suppress the bandits, he would certainly agree.
As an emperor, how could he not know that suppressing bandits would bring staggering profits? Not to mention the fact that the Crown Prince could make a fortune suppressing bandits, just considering the Crown Prince's skills, he believed that as long as he led his troops, he would be successful.
After he succeeds, he can legitimately hand over 50,000 elite soldiers to resist Murong Qingyu.
Unexpectedly, the look he cast was ignored by the prince. At this moment, the prince was looking at the two people kneeling and begging for orders, and said to Qian Yechen:
"Third brother, this bandit suppression is no joke. If the bandits are not completely eliminated and they become vindictive, the envoys of the Five Nations Chamber of Commerce will be in danger.
Even if you have ten heads, they won't be enough for Father to chop off. This prince thinks you should just give up. If you want a reward, you can ask Father to assign you to something else later. Let the Grand Marshal do this."
Qian Yechen hadn't expected that the usually mild-mannered Crown Prince Qian Yeming would actually intervene to stop him. The Crown Prince was often criticized by his father, so unless it was absolutely necessary, he, who was already preoccupied with his own affairs, would not stir up trouble.
So for the prince who suddenly attacked at this moment, Qian Yechen attributed his attack to the fact that his attack on Murong Qingyu angered him.
Ignoring Qian Yeming's words,
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