Emperor Qi nodded slightly and glanced at the prince with praise, but did not immediately express his opinion. He needed to hear if there were any different voices.

Duke Li Yuanchang of Lu stepped forward and said, "What the Crown Prince said is very true. If such a two-pronged approach is taken, it will be possible to quell the bandits and the refugees who are wandering abroad soon."

Next, several ministers came forward to discuss, all of whom agreed with the prince's proposal.

Xiao Yichen stood below and did not speak for a moment, because there was indeed nothing to be picky about in the prince's proposal.

Seeing that so many people agreed with the prince’s proposal, Emperor Qi nodded and said, “I also think that this method is feasible. So, who can bear this important task?”

The prince immediately stepped forward and said, "Father, my son is willing to lead troops to fight against the bandits."

As soon as the prince said this, Li Yuanchang, who was standing beside him, immediately stepped forward and said, "Emperor, Your Highness the Crown Prince is the crown prince of the country. You must not lead troops to take risks."

The Crown Prince Xiao Ziyu just asked for his life to fight against the bandits. In fact, it was not a true statement. He just wanted to show his heroic and fearlessness in front of Emperor Qi.

So, when he heard Li Yuanchang coming out to speak for him, he gently touched Chu Yi next to him with his right elbow, turned his eyes to look at him, and signaled him to come forward and ask for his order.

Chu Yi's eyes were like water, standing there as if he had not understood the meaning of Prince Xiao Ziyu's eyes, and he had no intention of coming forward to ask for his life.

At this time, Meng Xingyu stepped forward and said, "Emperor, my minister Meng Xingyu is willing to lead troops to attack the bandits. Please forgive me."

As he said that, Meng Xingyu knelt down and pleaded with his fists to the emperor.

Meng Xingyu took the initiative to ask for his appointment because of several considerations. First, he first returned to the Meng family and wanted to obtain the position of the future head of the Meng family, and made great achievements; second, if he did not ask for his appointment, the fight against the bandits would most likely fall on Xiao Yichen. In another three months, it will be the day for Xiao Yichen and Miss Ling to get married. At this time, he should naturally stay in Qidu and prepare for the wedding.

Emperor Qi glanced at Meng Xingyu, nodded slightly, and said, "Xingyu has outstanding talents and extraordinary cultivation, and is worthy of this responsibility. I will now appoint you as the general of the attacking enemy. In three days, lead 5,000 elite troops to Nanning City to fight against the enemy."

Meng Xingyu buckled his head and thanked him, "Thank you, the emperor."

The prince was very depressed, but now he didn't care about his depression and stepped forward and said, "Father, let me help the refugees."

Emperor Qi was also thinking that the prince would do this, because rescuing refugees was a matter of showing merit, and the prince was the future monarch, so it was naturally the most suitable thing for him to do.

This is also the reason why Emperor Qi did not agree immediately when the prince asked for his order to attack the bandits.

Emperor Qi nodded and said, "Crown Prince, I have appointed you as the relief ambassador. Three days later, I will set out with the attacking general Meng Xingyu to provide relief to the refugees."

Xiao Yichen suddenly stepped forward and said, "Father, the refugees fled in scattered places. If only the emperor's brother went there, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to take care of it. My son thought that one more person should be sent to assist the emperor's brother from the side."

Xiao Yichen suddenly realized that one of the reasons why the prince was so concerned about the relief of refugees was that he could deduct a lot of benefits from it. To a certain extent, these benefits could also be supplemented by the last time the prince misappropriated the treasury.
Chapter completed!