"Your Majesty, my son is tasked with investigating a wrongful case, and there are still no results. How can we send him to the frontier? Besides, we haven't given everyone an explanation yet. How can Your Majesty let him leave halfway?"
Seeing an opportunity to transfer Feng Moran out of the capital, Mu Quan naturally wouldn't let it pass.
While Prime Minister Shen was still pondering how to begin, Mu Quan spoke first.
"It's alright. After the Second Prince leaves, I will personally write a letter to instruct them to ensure his safety!"
Feng Mo Ran ignored Mu Quan. Although she didn't show it on her face, she was extremely annoyed inside.
Even so, Feng Mo Ran continued the conversation in an extremely calm tone.
“Father, I am responsible for the case of the Prince of Libei, and I cannot give up halfway. Father can first allocate some money and grain from the national treasury, and then have someone investigate the situation on the border.”
Mu Quan turned his head and gave Feng Moran a meaningful look.
"Your Majesty, since the Second Prince does not trust us soldiers, we may retire and return to our hometowns!"
Feng Guche frowned after hearing this.
Feng Mo Ran usually speaks with great discretion, so Feng Gu Che was somewhat surprised that she had openly offended Mu Quan.
Feng Guche raised his head and spoke in a cold voice.
"Stop talking nonsense! Lord Mu and the soldiers on the frontier are all meritorious officials of our dynasty, and you have no right to criticize them!"
The emperor turned back to appease Mu Quan.
"My lord, the second prince is young and inexperienced. He was rude just now, please take it to heart."
Feng Guche glanced at Feng Moran and urged him on.
"Come over here and apologize!"
Upon seeing the Emperor's anger, Feng Guche immediately put on a smiling face, approached Mu Quan, and bowed respectfully.
"Lord Mu, I was just speaking without thinking. I hope you are magnanimous and will not hold it against me. I apologize to you here."
In front of the Emperor and everyone else, Mu Quan couldn't openly cause trouble, so he also put on a smiling face.
"Haha! It's alright, as long as it doesn't delay important military matters, everything is negotiable."
The Emperor nodded in satisfaction.
"In that case, I grant Mu Quan's request to increase military pay."
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After the matter was settled, the two left the inner palace. On the way, Prime Minister Shen rarely showed a smile.
"It has to be you, Mu Quan. I didn't expect you to make the Second Prince apologize to his face. You didn't see how furious he was just now. It really gave me a sense of relief."
Mu Quan frowned, his face devoid of any smile.
"Don't you think the Second Prince is meddling too much?"
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Shen's expression froze.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about this. The Second Prince rarely interferes in court affairs, so why is he standing up against us now?"
Mu Quan snorted coldly.
"That's because he saw that the Crown Prince had lost power and took this opportunity to suppress us. However, this Second Prince is too scheming. In the future, whenever we need to wage war, he will probably jump out to obstruct us."
Prime Minister Shen looked solemn.
"If it weren't for Cang Xixue's intervention, the Emperor would probably have already ordered the Second Prince to go to the frontier. This mother and son are working together, and it's no wonder the Emperor is blinded by his own limited perspective."
"Cang Xixue will be in charge of internal affairs, while the Second Prince will be in charge of external affairs. From now on, you and I will be extra careful."
Seeing the solemn expression on Lord Mu's face, Prime Minister Shen sighed.
"It's hard to be a good person. In my life, I can say that I have been honest with the Emperor, if not devoted to the court. I hope the Emperor can be reasonable and not break our hearts."
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