The most romantic little emperor

Chapter 156 The greater the risk, the greater the benefit

Su Zhengfang's face changed slightly, and he clenched his hands. He slowly stood up, walked in front of everyone, and slowly asked: "I wonder what plans my colleagues have in mind? You might as well tell us all so that we can discuss it together."

Lin Guodong, the general of Xuanwu Guard, was a ruthless and smart man. He stood up and said fiercely, "We can't let the prince go on like this, otherwise all of us here will be doomed sooner or later."

Kong Boli nodded and said worriedly: "Over the years, all of us here have made a lot of money from the court. If the prince takes power and sits in that position, will he forgive us?"

"No, in my opinion, what's the point of confessing and being lenient, while resisting and being strict? Based on what we have done, can we really confess?"

"Even if we confess, can he forgive us for a while? Can he forgive us forever? Who can guarantee that he won't abandon us in the future?"

"Once he has stabilized the government and has time to spare, he will definitely deal with us one by one. By then, our fate may not be much better than that of Wang Youzhi's family."

"So, I suspect this is a trap set by the prince for us to get caught in! Once we get caught in it, we will never be able to get out."

Du Youwei also stood up. He had heard about what happened in the morning court today. Originally, the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was reserved for him by Su Zhengfang, but it was disrupted by Xie An and taken advantage of by Dong Sicheng's people.

He was unwilling to accept this and thought for a long time before he realized that the reason why Xie An recommended Dong Sicheng's people to the position was to destroy the alliance between the Su and Dong families. Various signs indicated that Qin Hao was behind this, so he was very dissatisfied with the prince.

So he said angrily: "General Lin and Lord Kong are both right."

"My Lords, please think about how much good things Qin Hao has ruined for us during this period. He doesn't take us seriously at all. He either beats or scolds us, demotes us or punishes us, and even kills two people in our camp one after another."

"If we don't take action, he will kill us one by one sooner or later."

"So, we can't just sit there and wait for death. I suggest that we let Qin Hao step down and replace him with someone else to be the crown prince."

Su Zhengfang was secretly happy when he heard Qin Hao say what he was thinking.

But on the surface, he scolded loudly: "Du Youwei, you are so bold, do you still have the prince in your eyes? You dare to call him by his name."

"That's fine, but you still dare to speak so arrogantly and say that you want to replace the crown prince. Do you know what crime this is? This is treason, a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan."

"How can you afford it? Who among us here can afford it?"

Su Zhengfang became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and he almost cursed at someone, but he also felt happier and happier.

Seeing this, Su Yong quickly handed over tea and said, "Father, calm down. Lord Du is doing this for everyone's good. He was just angry for a moment and complained a little!"

Su Zhengfang slapped him and scolded him, "Get lost, you know nothing. If His Highness heard us discussing this kind of thing, the Crown Prince would definitely think that I am plotting a rebellion, and I would never be able to clear myself even if I jumped into the Yellow River."

It has to be said that Su Zhengfang's fake-like performance fooled most people, but it could not fool his old partners Wen Tai and Kong Boli.

Kong Boli stepped forward, grabbed Su Zhengfang's raised right hand, and said kindly: "Minister Su, the eldest son has good intentions. Why did you hit him? Besides, he didn't say anything wrong!"

Su Zhengfang struggled twice more before he put down his right hand and said unhappily, "Get lost. I don't want to see you anymore. Let your brother come over."

Su Yong knew what his father meant, so he pretended to be angry and said, "Okay, I'll leave."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Everyone looked at each other.

Kong Boli advised: "Sir, I think what Lord Du said makes sense. You might as well think about it. Now that we are forced into this state by the crown prince, should we just sit there and wait for death?"

Others also gave their advice and sought Su Zhengfang's opinion.

Su Zhengfang seemed to be thinking about something, and asked Wen Tai, the Minister of War beside him, "Minister Wen, what do you think about this matter?"

Everyone looked at Wen Tai. Wen Tai frowned, raised his head suddenly, and looked at Su Zhengfang. He said viciously: "It's going to be a knife anyway, why don't we pull him down and replace him with someone we can control."

"If we succeed, we can continue to enjoy our wealth and prosperity, and even make further progress. Even if we fail, the worst that can happen is that we will die."

"It's better than just sitting there and waiting to die, don't you think?"

Everyone was whispering and discussing.

Just then, Su Meng limped in. As soon as he entered the door, everyone stopped discussing and focused their attention on him.

"Xiao Meng, what's wrong with you?" Lin Guodong asked with concern.

Su Meng chuckled and said, "Second uncle, Meng'er is fine. He just drank too much last night and had a fight with Yingying, that woman. Father couldn't stand it and beat me up."

After that, he walked up to Su Zhengfang and asked respectfully, "Father, are you looking for me?"

Su Zhengfang asked him to find a seat and then said, "To be honest, Meng'er also said something similar to me last night. He was also dissatisfied with the crown prince and said that he wanted to pull Qin Hao down and replace him with someone else, but I refused."

"Meng'er, tell these elders what's on your mind!"

Su Meng's mind was active, and he immediately understood what his father meant. He bowed to the adults present and said angrily, "My dear uncles, Crown Prince Qin Hao has ruined our plans several times, and I have heard about it a long time ago."

"Earlier, he had joined forces with Wang Jian to oppose my nephew taking over the Azure Dragon Guard, which had already seriously damaged our interests."

"So, my nephew's opinion is to support the ninth prince Qin Ming, born to my aunt Zi Yan, as the crown prince. If the ninth prince ascends the throne in the future, everyone present here will have made contributions to the emperor. At that time, the ninth prince and my Su family will definitely repay all uncles."

"I wonder what you uncles think!"

As soon as Su Meng finished speaking, everyone's hearts exploded.

For people like them, the greater the risk, the greater the benefits they will gain, otherwise they would not have boarded the Su family's pirate ship in the first place.

Over the years, they have reaped a lot of benefits from the Su family, and of course they have also done a lot of bad things.

Therefore, when Su Meng mentioned the "merit of following the dragon", everyone was jealous and excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.