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

Chapter 145 Zhao Yinghong's Scolding

Finally, the concubine's personal maid hurried in with a small bag in her hand: "Master, Master, the medicine has been delivered."

Zhao Yinghong was breathing rapidly, his eyes were red, and he took it quickly like a wolf. When he opened it, he saw that it was the longevity powder he had been missing for a long time.

He quickly urged the maid to use it.

After drinking a bowl of ginseng soup, Zhao Yinghong felt relaxed all over.

Only then did he look at the longevity powder and frowned in dissatisfaction: "Why is there so little? It's gone in just one meal?"

"Why don't you ask for more? Didn't I give you enough silver?"

Zhao Yinghong didn't care at all even if it cost a little more money for such a good thing, as he had plenty of money at home.

At this time, the maid took out a letter from her pocket and nervously handed it to Zhao Yinghong: "Master, the medicine delivery person said that you should follow the instructions on this letter, and only then will you have medicine delivered in the future. Otherwise, there will be no medicine in the future."

"What?" Zhao Yinghong was very dissatisfied.

But now he is quite dependent on this longevity powder. He quickly opened the letter and took a look, which made his old eyes widen.

The letter actually asked him to deliver tens of thousands of pieces of equipment to a mountain pass fifty miles outside the city, and forbade anyone to keep an eye on it, otherwise everything would be lost.

Zhao Yinghong tore the letter to pieces, slammed the table and roared, "How dare the thief!"

He is the Minister of Works, and he has many workshops specializing in the manufacture of various weapons and equipment.

Of course, I understand how terrifying the equipment of tens of thousands of people is.

If he really dared to do this, it would be like putting him, the Shangshu, on the fire. Once the news was leaked, his entire family would be dead.

"Where's the thief? Where did he go?"

The maid was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Master, please forgive me. I don't know who sent the medicine."

"I only know that it was an old farmer selling vegetables nearby, and he didn't know who sent it."

Zhao Yinghong was an old fox, so he naturally understood that someone was deliberately going around in circles to conceal the truth.

For the time being, it is really impossible to find out who wants to harm him.

Originally, Zhao Yinghong decided to stop taking the Yishou Powder.

He was very perseverant. The next day, his whole body felt sore and weak, and he was panting heavily, but he forced himself to endure it.

But after just a few days, he found it difficult to walk, and it felt like ants were crawling inside his bones, which was very unbearable.

And another letter arrived.

It was clearly stated above that these weapons were only needed for self-protection and no one would ever find out. If he ascended the throne in the future, Zhao Yinghong would be the prime minister.

Zhao Yinghong now has completely lost his resistance and feels uncomfortable all over.

After seeing the letter, he was carried directly to the Ministry of Works.

The Shangshu came in person and went to the warehouse specifically. He wrote a note on the spot, ordering that the equipment for tens of thousands of people in the warehouse be loaded into carriages and sent to the designated mountain pass by his confidants on the pretext of sending them to the Beijing camp.

Soon a group of refugees in ordinary clothes came to meet the carriage.

Zhao Yinghong received a ten-day supply of Yishou Powder that night.

After finally satisfying his craving, Zhao Yinghong sighed. He was now full of regrets. Why did he crave this kind of thing so much in the first place? He couldn't quit.

He was also extremely worried about being discovered.

Once the news reached the emperor's ears, he would know that this drug addict had secretly provided weapons and equipment to tens of thousands of unknown people because of his drug use.

The emperor could confiscate his house.

Moreover, since he has done something for the other party this time, Zhao Yinghong would not dare to disobey if the other party threatens him again in the future.

He kept wondering who was behind this.

Excluding some people with ulterior motives, it can only be the Second Prince or the Fourth Prince.

As the Shangshu, Zhao Yinghong naturally knew more than others.

For example, the second prince has a lot of private soldiers and horses, and so many private soldiers and horses require a large amount of weapons and equipment.

But the Second Prince has the assistance of the Dongfang family. It is said that the weapons and equipment sent by the Dongfang family to the Second Prince are in batches.

There is no need to take action against him, the Minister of Works who is only in charge of the Beijing camp.

Could it be the Fourth Prince?

A while ago, the Fourth Prince’s weapons workshop was demolished, and he was anxious to expand his troops, so it was normal for him to need weapons and equipment.

Zhao Yinghongzhong felt that it was the Fourth Prince's doing.

He gritted his teeth and cursed the Fourth Prince, saying that he was so shameless that a prince would do such a thing.

As for the Sixth Prince, although Zhao Yinghong also looked down on him, he never doubted that it was him.

With the Sixth Prince's arrogant and domineering attitude, he only knew how to train a bunch of so-called servants in the mansion and asked for a group of craftsmen from the Ministry of Works.

At most, they are just a few hundred little brats. He has no qualifications to participate in the fight for the direct lineage.

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Ning Yi doesn't have to do anything in the mansion, but everything can be controlled remotely.

Seeing that the two guard camps had been completely taken over, the fifth batch of servants, who had only been trained for a few months, were all stuffed in.

In addition, tens of thousands of strong men recruited from all over the country are undergoing rapid training and are expected to be ready in two months at most.

As for becoming elite, that is debatable.

A servant came over and handed the letter to Qin Haifeng.

Qin Haifeng opened it first and tested it to see if it was poisonous. Then he took the initiative to report: "Your Highness, Wang Hu sent a message that the 5,000 war horses sent by the Dongfang family have been safely received."

Ning Yi was in high spirits when he heard this. He said with a smile, "The Dongfang family is really kind. They sent so many war horses all the way from the border. They know that this is what we need most."

"By the way, you didn't doubt us, did you?"

Qin Haifeng's dark face was filled with a bright smile: "Your Highness, don't worry. The place where Wang Hu took action is 500 miles away from the capital."

"All the members of the Dongfang family have been killed. Even the Dongfang family hasn't received any news yet."

Ning Yi nodded in satisfaction, stood up and said, "Adding the 5,000 war horses that Han Dingtian will soon send, there are over 10,000 in total. Training several thousand cavalrymen shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Qin Haifeng assured on the spot: "Your Highness, with so many war horses, if we don't need to engage in long-distance raids, 5,000 cavalry will definitely be enough."

"Also, the Intelligence Department has specifically recruited able-bodied men who can ride horses from the border troops and the northwest. We already have over 3,000 cavalrymen. Add to that our own well-performing servants and the over 2,000 cavalrymen we've been training, and we have more than enough to form a cavalry army."

Ning Yi took a deep breath. In this case, two recruit armies, one cavalry army, plus two guard battalions, a total of more than 40,000 troops.

He just wrote a letter to Han Dingtian, with the attitude of giving it a try and seeing if there was any result.

I didn’t expect that Han Dingtian would actually send tens of thousands of high-quality war horses. What are I waiting for? I must keep them all.

With more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, Ning Yi no longer had any worries. What he lacked most at the moment was time. Once all the troops were fully trained, it would be a great opportunity.

Moreover, the firearms that he had ordered to be made and the training had been completed. With an army of more than 40,000, fighting against 70,000 or 80,000 troops near the capital city would be a piece of cake.

At this time, Ning Yi finally had the confidence to protect himself and fight for the throne.

The final moment of the fight for the throne is a fight for military power.