The Crown Prince had already approached and saluted: "Father Emperor, this horse wasn't fed, so it won't work."
"Why wasn't it fed?" Emperor Xuanjing's face was full of confusion.
"Perhaps the guards were negligent or... careless." The Crown Prince's gaze casually swept over the ministers nearby.
Shen Wanxing's heart suddenly trembled.
"Nonsense." Emperor Xuanjing frowned, "Are all the people we hire dead?"
Everyone quickly lowered their heads.
"Father Emperor." The Crown Prince suddenly knelt to the ground, "Horses refuse to run when they don't eat grass, let alone humans?"
Shen Wanxing's unease expanded again, yet he felt it was impossible. He wasn't trying to take down Gu Qingheng this time, only to cause him a little trouble.
The soldiers' pay was collected by the Ministry of Revenue and then sent out on time.
The soldiers, given their pay monthly, can gather the strength to fight.
