Du Wei's mood at the moment is how weird and weird it is. It's really unexpected for this Prince Chen to do things. At such a time, there is such a hand?

What does he want to do? Push himself to the stove and roast himself?

To support the Chancellor of the Exchequer is to offend the military. To support the expansion of the military is to offend the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

While everyone in the hall was staring at Du Wei, Du Wei suddenly smiled, and he slowly stood up - hell, his ass had just sat down.

"Your Highness. Du Wei smiled lightly, but there was a hint of cunning in his eyes: "Everyone here is an important minister of the empire, I am just a frontier lord, I am young, what can I think of......?"

When he said this, he seemed to pause deliberately, and then he chuckled in a low voice: "I saw that the Prime Minister has been sitting steadily...... Lord Robesschan, it seems, is already confident. Your Highness, why don't we listen to the advice of the Prime Minister, and with his vast experience, there may be a better way. ”

With a few words, he kicked the ball to the old prime minister, who looked like he was out of the way.

Although this hot potato was thrown by him to old Robustschan. However, it seems that the old prime minister does not seem to be very annoyed, his eyes that were originally half-closed and half-squinted finally opened slowly, as if he also glanced at Du Wei, and there was no dissatisfaction in his eyes, but a trace of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

Well...... This young boy, who is so honored and pampered, can know how not to be in the limelight, and to keep his head ...... Looks like a good candidate...... It's just that. Your Royal Highness the Regent, the candidate you picked is probably too young.

That's it...... Let me contribute a little more to the Augustinian dynasty at the end.

When Prince Chen heard Du Weidi's words, he also smiled slightly, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little satisfied.

However, this is indeed a temptation, but also a test, if Du Wei really listened to his own words, he dared to speak out to evaluate who was right and who was wrong between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the No. 1 boss in the military...... That's stupidity, no matter how aggressive you are. It doesn't matter how genius you are...... In this ***, it's about qualifications!

Even if you're right. You are smart. But some people, some things. If you don't have enough qualifications, don't talk about it!

Retreat...... It seems that this kid has been training well in the northwest for more than a year.

Originally, seeing that Du Wei was young, he was actually arranged by the regent to sit in the most sensitive "lower left first" position as soon as he came in, even if everyone knew that the young duke was turning purple, but such a "surge" still made some old guys dissatisfied after all. Inevitably, there will be some imbalance. Fortunately, Du Wei didn't say anything boldly. pushed the boat down the old prime minister's body so smoothly, and others listened. didn't blame Du Wei for being cunning, but at the same time gave birth to such a thought in his heart:

This hairy boy talks and does things, and he is still on the road!

"Hmm. Then please tell me what you mean, Prime Minister. The regent smiled and looked at old Robschel, who had been dozing off.

The old prime minister coughed a few times at first. A lifetime of eunuch life, experienced the reign of Emperor Augustine VI for decades, he was also born into a big family, relying on qualifications and experience, as well as family power step by step to the position of prime minister.

Emperor Augustine VI was not a servant monarch. Assisting this great emperor, the work is not easy. Often because the courtiers could not satisfy the vanity of the monarch's transition, the excessive waste of national strength, and some unrealistic requirements, the trouble ended miserably. For example, the previous Chancellor of the Exchequer......

And this Robeschel, his position as prime minister, has always been as stable as Mount Tai! The bigwig-level figures of various departments of the empire do not know how much they have changed during the reign of Emperor Augustin VI, but this old Robeschan has sat in the position of prime minister for twenty years!101du

More importantly, he is not the kind of slanderer who blindly flatters the monarch, he is always very clever to find a breakthrough in contradictions, and uses skillful political skills to soften all kinds of sharp contradictions. It's not the kind of mediocre person who blindly hugs the emperor's thigh in order to satisfy the emperor who is happy with his great achievements - in fact, in the officialdom of the empire, the evaluation of the old prime minister's reputation is quite good.

"The prime minister didn't speak just now, and we thought you were asleep. Prince Chen appropriately "beaten" again.

The old prime minister smiled, he reluctantly stood up, his old body looked even weaker, but at this moment, his smile showed the calmness of an old politician!

"Your Highness. Robeschel smiled and said, "Please forgive me for being silent...... However, I have only been thinking about two things just now. ”

"What's the problem?"

The old man held up two fingers: "One is urgent, the other is slow."

He calmly turned around and bowed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Old General Hughes: "In my opinion, what both of you said makes sense. There is nothing right or wrong between the so-called major national affairs, whether it is finance or military affairs, but although there is no right or wrong in the matter itself, there is a distinction between urgency and slowness. ”

As soon as the old man spoke, after all, he has been the prime minister for twenty years, although he has gradually been dormant in recent years, but this weight is still there, as soon as he spoke, these heavyweights below did not speak, but listened quietly to the old man's words.

"Let's start with the Chancellor's proposal...... The question of the combat effectiveness of the local garrisons of the empire. Well, we must understand that there are some things that can be quickly cut through the mess! But there are some things that cannot be solved in a day or two! The redundancy of the local garrison is already a problem that has caused headaches for the empire for decades or even generations. Low combat effectiveness, that's right. That's a lot of numbers, and that's right. Military spending is too wasteful, and it is even more true. ”

He glanced at the old General Hughes, who seemed to be arguing, and without waiting for the other to speak, he said, "Hughes, my old friend. Don't refute these questions yet. Because they are indeed facts. Of course...... Nor am I in favor of attacking the huge local garrison now. After all, now is not a good time! We have a lot of problems. The empire is not yet stable. What's more, the vast territory of the empire also needs to be defended by a large number of troops. This question. It needs to be solved slowly. Even if there is to be disarmament, it will be a long process. ”

Old Hughes's face was a little complicated, he shook his head, and finally did not speak.

"Next...... Say the North. The situation of the Storm Legion. It's urgent! The lack of military strength is an undeniable fact. Robsscel glanced at the Chancellor of the Exchequer again: "All right, Munes, you don't have to refute it. I think you have an idea. That is, to move the local garrison to the north. That's a stupid idea. The Storm Legion in the north is second to none in terms of the Empire's main battle legion! If even they can't stop those damn demonic beasts...... Oh. Sorry, Your Majesty. My words are a little rude, and I lose my identity......"

He said it calmly, but Du Wei's eyes suddenly lit up!

Because it's in this sentence that the old guy just said. His title to Prince Chen seems to be a mistake in habit. Or is it deliberate...... He called it. Unconsciously. From His Royal Highness to "Your Majesty"!

For this salutation. Prince Chen didn't seem to notice—maybe......

"If even the Storm Legion can't stop those monsters. So what reason do we have to believe. Where can the local garrison do better than the brave Stormstorm Legion?Munes, my old friend. You understand your financial concerns. In fact. I agree with you. But you have to understand...... To the south of the Storm Legion, it is the vast land of the northern part of the empire! So the next year...... No, there is no need to wait for the next year's fiscal revenue for this year's chūn season. It's going to be a big impact! So, since you're worried about the fiscal situation. Then you need to think more about it, if we don't inject the Northern Stormwind Legion with fresh and reliable combat power, once our northern barrier is lost...... So. The north is in chaos. The loss of revenue will be even greater! Gentlemen, this is a difficult problem! I can't think of a perfect solution. But we may be able to weigh the pros and cons. Then choose a more important, more urgent-problem to solve, as for the other bad ones. We might as well put up with it for a while. ”

Du Wei listened. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart......

Not a drop of water, not a drop of water...... Is this the experience of an old politician who has been in the sea all his life? Such a soft and hard moderate, but can not offend all sides...... He clearly blamed the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of War at the same time, but he supported both at the same time...... In the end, he also expressed his position euphemistically.

Such remarks are definitely not something that can be done by relying on cleverness alone -- this requires experience! It also requires status and qualifications! Among so many people in the venue, perhaps Du Wei is much more in the limelight than this old man now, but if he says such things, he is afraid that he will anger those two big guys, even if others are hindered by Prince Chen and dare not refute it face to face, he is only afraid that he will mock himself for "not knowing the height of the sky."

Only this old prime minister, with his 20 years of influence and prestige, speaks out, even if he accuses the chancellor of the exchequer and the military bigwigs, the two old fellows can only accept it, and it is difficult to refute it - this is said by any person, and it is absolutely not based on the prestige and qualifications of the old prime minister!

"So, you're in favor of expanding the army?" said the Regent laughed.

"No, Your Highness, I am not in favor of - the expansion of the army-, but I think we can make some adjustments appropriately. My suggestion is that this matter should be carried out in three steps! The first step is to mobilize two divisions from the Wangcheng Guards to the north at once! The second step can be carried out at the same time as the first step, that is, to order the Southern Army Corps stationed in the southern swamps to transfer a division to supplement the Wangcheng Guards! As for the third step, we can recruit new soldiers! However, these recruited recruits are used to supplement the Southern Army. Moreover, I mean, this call-up must be carried out according to the standards of combat effectiveness of the main corps, and the number, not two divisions, but four......! I propose that next year's military spending on local garrisons be cut somewhat, and that we can make some adjustments. ”

Emperor Chen pondered for a while and muttered, "Dispatch the two divisions of the Wangcheng Guards to the north...... Prime Minister, wouldn't this be a bit risky? Northwest ......"

When the sensitive topic of "Northwest" was mentioned, everyone was silent, especially the military boss General Hughes, whose face was even more ugly - after all, it was Lu Gao of the Northwest Army that he vigorously promoted back then. It was almost a stain on his political career that could not be washed away.

Although, in Du Wei's opinion, these are not his faults -- after all, the disciple of the Witch King of the Great Snow Mountain, Chi Shui Xuan, is really not an ordinary person! He has such a strong strength, coupled with his intelligence, how can he stand out! He can't blame this old minister of the military entirely.

"So, I think, it's a decision that takes courage. The old prime minister's words were soft, but they seemed to have a heavy weight.

"It takes courage to make a decision...... "Prince Chen nodded, and after a while, he seemed to smile: "Well, yes, it does take courage." However, I, the Augustinian family, have never lacked courage! Wang Cheng's Guards, even if there are two divisions missing, is it afraid of the northwest? Not to mention...... In the short term, I think we will have a famous tulip duke in the northwest!"

He took one last look at Du Wei.