The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Chapter 247 Private Discussion

The entire court was in chaos.

The mouth cannons randomly accused Ning Yi: "Sixth Prince, do you want to go against the ancestral teachings?"

Ning Yi's expression was cold. Standing in the hall, he said in a sonorous voice, "Grandfather Taizu also said that when the country is in crisis, all the descendants of the emperor must fight for the country."

"As descendants of Taizu, they sit in charge of a region. Now that the border of Dawu State is in crisis, it is time for these descendants of Taizu to go all out. Could it be that they no longer want to admit that they are subjects of Dawu State, or that they no longer want to admit that they are descendants of Taizu?"

"Or..." Ning Yi glanced at them coldly and dangerously, "You are their spokespersons, trying every possible way to stop them from sending troops and reduce their losses?"

"Sixth Prince, please shut up! How can you, a member of the royal family, slander others like this?"

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince has slandered us so much. Please seek justice for us."

Ning Yi made all the talkers look furious. They actually said that they were the spokespersons of the vassal kings. Wasn't this intentional?

Ning Yi snorted coldly and ignored them, then bowed to the Emperor Wu and said, "Father, as descendants of Taizu, we, the princes, must follow Taizu's words and devote all our strength to the cause in times of national crisis. Now is the time for such a response."

"Father, please issue imperial decrees to all of them, announcing to the world that all vassal kings must send troops north to support the border. Anyone who dares not to send troops will be regarded as a traitor who disobeys the teachings of our ancestor and disregards the national crisis of Dawu. They will be attacked by the whole world."

Emperor Wu was silent for a while, he still couldn't make up his mind.

Although what Ning Yi said was very tempting, if the princes each sent out 10,000 troops, or even a few thousand, it would be enough to have 100,000 elite troops.

These are the real elites, treated like treasures by a group of princes, and can even compete with the Imperial Guards.

With so many elite troops heading north, the border is stable enough.

But the princes' troops are a double-edged sword. If they cause trouble in the north, he, the emperor, will be in trouble.

Emperor Wu looked at the Prime Minister: "What do you think, Prime Minister?"

The Prime Minister pondered for a moment, then glanced at the Sixth Prince, the other ministers, and the others who were talking nonsense and looking anxiously at him. He paused for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, this is too serious a move. I, this old minister, must consider it carefully."

Emperor Wu could also see that this kind of thing had never happened in any dynasty.

The Prime Minister’s view is reasonable.

He then turned to the Minister of War, Yang Long, and said, "Lord Yang, as the Minister of War, what are your thoughts?"

Yang Long smiled bitterly. Who would dare to rashly express opinions on such matters? If something happened to the vassal king's soldiers, who would be able to take responsibility?

After all, a group of vassal soldiers are arrogant and domineering, and they cannot be easily managed by the imperial court. What if they start fighting before reaching the border?

Yang Long had no choice but to step forward and perfunctorily said, "Your Majesty, I also need to think about it. After all, this has never happened before."

Emperor Wu looked at the other ministers, none of whom dared to express their opinions.

We all know that they are also worried that it would be difficult to take responsibility if something goes wrong. This situation is really too big.

Finally, Emperor Wu stood up and said, "Dismiss the court."

Everyone left one after another, and Ning Yi felt a little disappointed.

This Martial Emperor is really thinking too much. It's already this time, why are you still hesitating so much?

Do you have to wait until we are defeated at the border, a large number of barbarian troops march south, and the capital is surrounded, then you will regret it?

By then, no vassal king’s troops will come to defend the king’s territory.

Ning Yi had just walked out of the hall and ignored the way those talkers were gritting their teeth at him.

These people hated the arrogant and domineering Sixth Prince the most.

Not only do they not follow the rules of etiquette, but they are also arrogant and have no respect for them at all.

They would use knives to attack people at any time, and even slandered them as agents of vassal kings. How hateful they were.

In the court of the Great Wu Kingdom, everyone has criticized them.

Even if Emperor Wu did something wrong, they would speak out.

But everyone else would just ignore them or walk around them.

It’s just that this Sixth Prince is always scaring them, it’s so unbearable.

But they didn't dare to let the Sixth Prince take a knife, because the Sixth Prince really had a history of killing ministers. If they stabbed them on the spot for slandering the royal family, they would lose their lives. How could they criticize the Sixth Prince? Would they go to the King of Hell to complain?

Also, they have always supported the crown prince, believing that he is the most likely successor. This so-called sixth prince actually went against the crown prince, which is a heinous act of treason.

A young eunuch came over and whispered, "Your Highness, His Majesty invites you to the Imperial Study."

Ning Yi nodded. Needless to say, the old Emperor Wu Huang was still undecided about the issue of mobilizing the troops of the vassal kings.

When he arrived at the imperial study, he found that several ministers were there.

There is the prime minister, the minister of war, the minister of works, the minister of revenue, as well as the director of the grain storage department and the Duke of Baoguo.

Ning Yi immediately knelt down and saluted: "I pay my respects to my father, the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."

"Please stand up and take a seat." Emperor Wu said lightly.

Ning Yi thanked him, and the eunuch put down the chair he had brought over, and Ning Yi sat on it calmly.

This is the imperial study, and it is also where Emperor Wu actually makes decisions and issues orders.

He said leisurely: "Okay, everyone is here."

"Tell me, everyone, is it appropriate to mobilize the vassal king's troops?"

The others looked at each other, and Yang Long was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, mobilizing the vassal kings' troops is not impossible."

"If Your Majesty tells them to obey their ancestors' teachings and send troops, they will have no choice but to do so. However, if they go to the north and cause trouble, the troops of the various vassal kings are very arrogant and domineering."

Emperor Wu looked at Ning Yi and said, "Sixth Brother, you speak."

Ning Yi's mouth twitched. It turned out that he called me here just to help me solve my doubts.

Ning Yi smiled and said, "This is easy."

"Your Majesty, all you need to do is have each vassal king send a different number of troops. Once they arrive in the capital, we'll assign them a general to lead them north. If anyone dares to cause trouble, we'll kill them as a warning to the others."

"I believe that each of the princes' soldiers, numbering only a few thousand, wouldn't dare to rebel against the hundreds of thousands of elite troops in the capital. Furthermore, it's impossible for the other princes' soldiers to collectively oppose the imperial court and our father just because their leader is deliberately causing trouble and disobeying orders, right?"

"They don't have the possibility or time to connect with each other."

Emperor Wu thought for a moment and looked at Duke Baoguo.

The Duke of Baoguo smiled bitterly and bowed: "Your Majesty, I am old and can no longer lead the troops north. Moreover, they are a group of arrogant vassal soldiers."

Emperor Wu felt that the man leading the troops, Duke Baoguo, was quite good. He also didn't believe that Duke Baoguo could rebel with a group of vassal kings' soldiers.

Ning Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Baoguo. This time, you can lead the troops north and hand them over to General Han at the border. You can come back naturally."

"If they refuse to fight the barbarians at the border, disobey orders, or even flee, they will be charged with treason and desertion. I believe their masters, the princes, will not say a word for them."