Chapter 204: A Small Victory
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“Your Majesty, please forgive us!”
All the ministers had never seen Emperor Xiao Wenxuan this angry before. Cui Hao was so frightened that he trembled and immediately begged for forgiveness.
“Hmph, all of you stand on the shore acting all righteous. Do you really think I’m a fool? If we can’t take back Youzhou, then it belongs to the barbarians.” Xiao Wenxuan continued speaking.
Then he looked around the entire Chengqing Hall and said, “Since you all disagree with Prince Qi’s plan, fine. I’ll give you the chance. Whoever takes back the land of Youzhou, I will reward them with that land. Do you dare?”
Cui Hao and the other civil officials immediately shrank back, not daring to speak. They were good at arguing, but when it came to real battle, they were too scared to fight.
After waiting a while with no one speaking, Xiao Wenxuan sneered, “It seems no one else is willing to go to the grasslands and fight for me. In that case, I grant Prince Qi’s request as a reward.”
“Thank you, Father,” Xiao Ming bowed.
It had to be said, just now Xiao Wenxuan finally acted like a true emperor, full of authority.
Xiao Wenxuan sat back on the dragon throne and looked at Prince Wei. “Prince Wei, what reward do you want?”
“Your Majesty, your brother only wants to ask if Prince Qi could sell me some cannons,” Prince Wei said hesitantly.
The Third Prince immediately said with suspicion, “Third Uncle, it’s understandable that the northern lords like Prince Zhao and Prince Liang need cannons to defend against the barbarians. But what do you need them for?”