Chapter 1127: Argument
The Imperial Court fell silent.
Qi Xiuyuan glared at his brother.
The ministers also looked at Qi Haoran in shock. How could Prince Rong suggest such a thing just as he was about to be conferred a fief? Shouldn’t the ministers be the ones who were kneeling on the ground crying and begging the Emperor not to confer a fief, and Prince Rong confronting them about their opposition?
Why was it the other way around now? Now that they had agreed, Prince Rong was objecting to it?
Qi Haoran did not know that the people behind him were shocked. Seeing that his brother was stunned, he righteously said what Ah Ling had advised him last night.
Just as Ah Ling had said, generals could be used to defend the borders and defend the country. As long as the country equally values military and civil talents, they would not end up like the previous dynasty, which valued literature over martial arts. Even if there were no vassal kings guarding the borders, they could still protect the country and even avoid many conflicts of interest.
Qi Haoran had already thought it through last night. He took the opportunity to suggest expanding the scale of the martial academy and turning it into something like the Imperial Academy. Regardless of whether the ruler valued literature over martial arts or martial arts over literature, they had to nurture a certain number of martial arts students every year and ensure their quality.
Only then, regardless of the character and ability of the Emperor who ascended the throne in the future, Great Qi could at least ensure that there would be no lack of civil and military talents. Only then could the country prosper and be stable.
This was what Qi Haoran thought of after pondering about it last night. It was still an incomplete idea, but he was very pleased with himself that he had come up with it. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this policy would bring about peace in Great Qi for a long time. If not for the fact that he could not turn back, he would definitely carefully observe the expressions on the officials’ faces.
However, the officials did not pay attention to the latter half of what he said. They were all focused on his suggestion to completely abolish the vassal system.