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

Chapter 227 Ask Fang Weihong to come forward

Emperor Wu was angry, but that bastard King Huai had not been pacified yet, so he naturally couldn't take his anger out on the Sixth Prince now.

Let Lao Liu continue to fight. If you have so many conspiracies and tricks, use them all on the thief.

But Emperor Wu suddenly said, "Let all the imperial guards return to the city, and let Lao Liu lead the Beijing camp to redress the injustice."

"Ah?" The old eunuch was shocked: "Your Majesty, the fighting power of the Beijing Camp..."

What a joke! Once the Imperial Guards come back, can we rely on a bunch of useless people from the Beijing Camp?

But the Emperor Wu said indifferently: "What's wrong with the Jingying? Isn't it my army? They are well-equipped and well-armed. Can't they defeat the tens of thousands of rioters led by Huai Zetian?"

"If the Sixth Brother can't suppress the Huai bandits, he can just go to the prison. Without the Imperial Guards, he can't do anything. What use is there for me to have him then?"

The old emperor was extremely dissatisfied with the sixth son.

Eunuch Zhao had no choice but to send someone to convey the imperial edict.

Ning Yi outside the city received the imperial edict and watched the royal guards packing up their things and returning to the city.

The corners of his mouth twitched. Old emperor, you are really sick in the brain. Is now the time to feel sorry for your elite troops?

Instead of thinking about getting rid of King Huai as soon as possible, you're trying to cut off the source of his trouble. Aren't you afraid that this prince will be chopped to pieces by King Huai's vassal soldiers along with this bunch of trash?

No matter how useless King Huai was or how ignorant he was about military affairs, he was still surrounded by 20,000 elite vassal soldiers, and his combat effectiveness was not weak.

Moreover, there are 3,000 cavalrymen, which is an even deadlier threat. Why should we rely on this group of rubbish Beijing troops? Are we just going to give ourselves up to death?

But Ning Yi had no choice but to obey the order. However, he also knew that the old emperor was seriously dissatisfied with him and did not want to waste his life-saving direct line.

After all, the Imperial Guards are stationed in the imperial palace. Only with them around can the old emperor feel at ease.

Qin Haifeng watched the Imperial Guards leave with concern and asked, "Your Highness, how can we fight Prince Huai?"

"How about calling back the Second Army?"

The Second Army is hiding in the direction of Jizhou, and there are also several thousand cavalrymen and several thousand miscellaneous soldiers from the First Cavalry Army.

If they were called back, it would be easy for them to defeat King Huai's troops.

Ning Yi shook his head slightly: "No, the Second Army has its uses and cannot be mobilized. Even without the Second Army, we can still deal with King Huai."

As he spoke, he looked at his two direct subordinates from the Beijing Camp.

With them around, although we cannot destroy the arrogant fool King Huai, we can easily delay him.

Qin Haifeng thought about it and decided not to persuade her.

Ning Yi then asked Qin Haifeng to send a message to the Second Army: "Let the Second Army start the action."

"Now?" Qin Haifeng said worriedly, "Your Highness, it's a bit early to act now. Prince Ji is still fighting fiercely in Huaizhou Prefecture. If Jizhou Prefecture is attacked, he will definitely lead his troops back immediately. By then, Prince Huai..."

"What's there to worry about?" Ning Yi didn't care at all. "I believe that Fatty will find out that Jizhou Prefecture has been breached and will definitely seek compensation from Huaizhou Prefecture. It will save us a lot of trouble."

"Also..." Ning Yi looked towards the northwest. The 30,000 cavalry of the Northwest Army should have arrived.

The old emperor mobilized 30,000 troops from the Northwest Army to come to the capital for support. These were all truly elite soldiers.

The old emperor was reluctant to use the Imperial Guards for him. You can't be so reluctant about the 30,000 cavalry you mobilized. You have to intercept them and deal with King Huai for me.

By then, King Huai, the big fool, would be retaliated by King Ji from behind and blocked by himself from the front. Once the 30,000 cavalrymen arrived, it would be his death.

The army rested for a night, ate and drank their fill early in the morning, and then began their mighty march westward.

This time when he marched west, Ning Yi reorganized the Beijing camp and brought with him some of the troops that had just participated in the defense of the capital, as well as the troops that had marched south, gathering a total of 50,000 people. Feeling that this was enough, he began to raise the banner of redress.

When he arrived at the base, Ning Yi came to take a look around.

Zeng Zhizhong came to greet him in person, and he was relieved. Fortunately, King Huai was defeated. Otherwise, if King Huai really broke through the capital, the world would be in chaos.

Zeng Zhizhong bowed and smiled, "Your Highness, you have annihilated the Fang family army and defeated King Huai. This is a great achievement. Congratulations."

Ning Yi waved his hand: "That's all empty talk. The real thing is how much benefit we get."

Speaking of this, Zeng Zhizhong immediately said: "Your Highness, the countless money and grain have been stored in the warehouse and are all hidden in the hidden warehouse in the mountains. They are heavily guarded and will not be discovered by anyone. In addition, the more than 30,000 Fang family soldiers who have been sent here have all arrived. It's just that..."

"Just what?" Ning Yi asked.

Zeng Zhizhong smiled bitterly: "Your Highness should know that the Fang family army is the direct descendant of the Fang family. A large number of generals and soldiers have received favors from the Fang family. It is somewhat difficult to get them to join us smoothly."

Ning Yi understood what he meant. It would be difficult for the captives of the Fang family army to truly surrender.

The Fang family has been operating in Hushan Pass for many years and has taken good care of the families of the Fang family's army. Now that the Fang family's army has been destroyed, many people are not happy about asking them to surrender and kill the Sixth Prince of the Fang family.

Ning Yi frowned a little. You guys are all rebels. It's already quite good that this prince spared your lives. If you were handed over to the court, I would definitely chop off all your heads and the others would be enslaved.

A bunch of ungrateful people.

"What can I do?"

"There is a way." Zeng Zhizhong said, "Your Highness, I think there is a way to quickly bring the Fang family army back to their side."

"Tell me." Ning Yi asked.

If he could get these 30,000 people to return as soon as possible and quickly reorganize the combat effectiveness of the elite army, he felt that it would be worthwhile to pay some price.

Zeng Zhizhong didn't show off and explained, "It's very simple. As long as the Fang family's Patriarch comes out and explains in person, they will no longer resist Your Highness."

"The Patriarch of the Fang family? Fang Chengyu?" Ning Yi shook his head slightly: "Don't even think about it. He's already been sent to the Sky Prison."

As soon as he returned to Beijing, Ning Yi handed Fang Chengyu over to the person sent by the emperor himself to take Fang Chengyu away.

It is impossible for him to go to the Heavenly Prison to save Fang Chengyu. That would be a huge sin.

The old emperor now wished to cut Fang Chengyu into pieces, so how could he allow others to kidnap her?

Zeng Zhizhong smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I know Fang Chengyu has been arrested, but we still have the young master of the Fang family in our hands."

"You mean, Fang Weihong?" Ning Yi was surprised.

Zeng Zhizhong nodded. "Fang Weihong is Fang Chengyu's eldest son and the young master of the Fang family. He has served in the military for many years. He is widely regarded as the next Duke of Dingguo and the head of the Fang family. His words are still very effective."

Ning Yi thought about it for a moment and felt that it was reliable. Fang Chengyu was arrested for rebellion and thrown into prison. At this time, the only one who could replace Fang Chengyu was Fang Weihong.

Fortunately, he had ordered the First Army to arrest all the members of the Fang family first. In fact, at that time he was thinking about whether he could dig out more treasures and benefits left by the Fang family.

I didn’t expect that the Fang family would have such benefits now. It can be regarded as an unexpected gain.