Chapter 28: I Will Devote Everything to the Crown Prince"No need for gifts."Li Chen said faintly, "Since you took the initiative to meet me, then the things are already prepared"Chapter 1118: Dismantling the Five Army Governors' Mansion

As soon as these words were spoken, Su Zhen's brow furrowed.

They are all loyal subordinates who have served me for many years. Even several of them fought alongside my father on the battlefield...

Li Chen sighed.

He knew that, despite Su Zhenting's seniority and experience, he had fallen prey to the same mistake almost every high-ranking official with a military background made.

Too trusting of friends.

On the battlefield, you can trust your comrades implicitly.

But in the political arena, there's no such thing as absolute trust.

"General Su, just like you, this palace believes that your integrity will not lead you to do such things. You don't need to. Su Pingbei is destined to take over for you, and Jinpa is already the Crown Princess. Your Su family is destined for glory in the future. Why resort to factionalism This palace is your faction, your private interest."

But what about your subordinates

"If your subordinates are reliable, well, your subordinates also have their own confidantes, their own juniors to look after. How can General Su guarantee that With what guarantee"

Li Chen's string of rhetorical questions struck Su Zhetong like a bolt from the blue.

After all, he was Su Zhen Ting. He reacted and accepted the reality in a very short time.

"A horse may stumble, but I never thought that I would come to this."

Su Zhenning smiled wryly, then bowed deeply to Li Chen and said, "It was my fault for being careless."

Li Chen looked at Su Zhen Ting and didn't intend to investigate further.

Delving deeper would not only cause panic among the military, but more importantly, it would hurt Su Zhen's heart.

This would further endanger the Su family's prestige within the military.

Now, Li Chen needs to use the Su family's prestige to reshape the military's cohesion.

"Since this matter arose from General Su's oversight, then General Su should resolve it himself."

Li Chen said seriously: "This palace has only one requirement, the army, absolutely cannot have problems."

Su Zhenting nodded and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured, this time I will personally handle it and will not disappoint Your Highness again."

Nods, the two of them tacitly agreed to drop the subject.

Things have been dealt with, and Li Chen also believes that with Su Zhen Ting's skill and influence, he can definitely smooth things over.

"Where is Su Pingbei" Li Chen asked.

“I’m standing guard at the Shenwu Gate,” Su Zhen said.

Li Chen was taken aback. "He's a general of the imperial court after all, you're having him guard the city gate"

"Last time, his task was to defend the Shenwu Gate. I ordered him to hold it at all costs, but he retreated in the middle of the battle, leaving the Shenwu Gate vulnerable and giving the rebels an opportunity to attack. Such a grave error, not killing him is already showing mercy."

Su Zhen Ting said solemnly, "Therefore, I punish him by reducing his rank by three levels. He will be sent to Shenwu Gate to guard the city gate for a month before further action is taken."

Li Chen seemed to be able to see Su Pingbei standing at the gate of Shenwu Men with a resentful look on his face at this moment. He couldn't help but say, "He is also considered to have come to the aid of Taimiao, so it is understandable."

"Therefore, I did not execute him according to military law, Your Highness. This concerns military discipline, so please allow me to handle it myself." Su Zhenting rarely refuted Li Chen's face.

"Okay."

Li Chen said he was helpless.

"There is one more thing, Your Majesty, that I must tell you first."

Upon hearing this, Su Zhen'ting immediately perked up.

So that big thing just now was only the opening act

So what could be important enough to be the main event

Li Chen pondered for a moment before saying, "This palace intends to announce the imperial court's reform at tomorrow's early court session. Among them, the military reforms will be substantial."

After glancing at Su Zhentiing, Li Chen said, "This palace intends to abolish the Five Armies Inspectorate." still has a salary. How can this be Could it be that you're deliberately putting on a show"As soon as these words were uttered, the faces of Xu's family members instantly changed.The woman in purple...