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

Chapter 266 It’s All the Sixth Prince’s Blame

All the ministers were already in the hall, and Ning Yi was called in advance this time, which showed that the matter was of great significance.

As the Minister of War, Yang Long was definitely the first to know what the 800-mile express delivery was all about.

He stood up with a big belly on his back and said in a heavy voice, "The Ministry of War has just received news that the barbarian army has broken through the border defense line, and a force of over 100,000 soldiers is heading towards Hushan Pass."

"what?"

"The border has been breached?"

"How can it be."

"What about the hundreds of thousands of troops on the border, the elite troops supporting the Beijing camp, and the princes' troops? Are they all dead?"

"Yang Long, what exactly is going on? How did you, the Minister of War, allow the barbarians to break through the defense line?"

The ministers cried out in panic.

The barbarians broke through the defense line and headed towards Hushan Pass.

Hushan Pass is hundreds of miles away from the capital.

There are plains all along the way. For the barbarians, it is like a flat land and a world of cavalry.

This is like hitting the doorstep.

Now they finally understood why Emperor Wu was so anxious to gather them all together to attend court.

Even Ning Yi was shocked. He didn't expect that the elite troops on the border would collapse to such an extent.

He had always felt that even if the vassal kings' soldiers were no match for him, he did not want to fight a decisive battle with the barbarians.

But let Han Dingtian force the vassal soldiers into the city. If you don't resist, the city will be destroyed and people will die. Let's see what you will do.

But now, after such a short time, the defense line was breached.

The border was thousands of miles long, with hundreds of thousands of troops stationed there and reinforcements continuously dispatched. Countless money and food were wasted, yet how could it be breached?

"Shut up." Emperor Wu slammed the table hard.

The whole place was very quiet.

He said angrily, "The barbarians are about to attack our doorstep, what are you still yelling about? If anyone has any suggestions, please bring them up immediately."

Emperor Wu was also anxious, he had to be anxious.

The barbarians' resistance was even more brutal and extreme than that of other people.

If the situation is not handled properly, the capital will really be breached, and the emperor will have no choice but to flee.

When King Huai came to attack, the emperor was confident that he could stop the attack of King Huai's group of rubbish.

But he wouldn't be so foolish as to sit in the capital and wait until he was trapped to death by the barbarians.

I believe he will actively go south.

Otherwise, if the barbarians besieged the capital, there would be no soldiers to rescue him. How could he rely on those vassal kings? There was no way they would pay any attention to him.

The other ministers were all confused and had no idea what to do for a while.

However, those who talked big immediately stood up and shouted: "Your Majesty, Han Dingtian is the general commanding the border, and the court has continuously supported them."

"First, there are hundreds of thousands of elite troops in the capital, and then there are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from the vassal kings. Countless money and food have been sent to the capital. Yet, it has only been a short time, less than a year, and they can't even hold the border. Han Dingtian deserves death. Your Majesty, please issue an order immediately to arrest Han Dingtian and set an example for others."

At this time, they stood up again and clamored to deal with Han Dingtian.

Someone even shouted, "Your Majesty, the war has collapsed to such a state, and Yang Long cannot shirk his responsibility. He is the Minister of War, responsible for coordinating the overall situation, but now he has suffered such a crushing defeat. He should be imprisoned immediately and thoroughly investigated."

"Your Majesty, please arrest Han Dingtian and Yang Long."

A group of people knelt down while talking nonsense.

Emperor Wu glanced around coldly. Apart from this group of people talking nonsense, no one else said anything.

Everyone knows that punishing us now is useless.

Yang Long's fat face turned very pale. He was really worried that Emperor Wu would use him for surgery.

Emperor Wu said calmly, "Yang Long, tell me."

Yang Long gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and said with a bow, "Your Majesty, news has arrived from the border several times."

"The vassal kings' soldiers, having arrived at the border, did nothing. They refused to engage the barbarians in a decisive battle. Instead, they simply watched from the sidelines, watching them suffer without helping. They even tacitly agreed with the barbarians not to attack each other."

"They also demand money and food, leaving the border stretched thin and suffering heavy losses. Han Dingtian at the border has issued several warnings, but to no avail."

"We even assigned them to defend the city, but they actually abandoned it and fled, leaving the entire city to suffer. They became lambs under the iron hooves of the barbarians. The culprits for the border defeat are these vassal kings' soldiers."

There is no way Yang Long didn't get the news about this.

Everyone could see clearly what the princes' soldiers did on the border, and countless border generals and soldiers suffered from their actions.

Han Dingtian didn't know how many times he had talked to the Ministry of War, and even placed the letter in front of Emperor Wu.

But they had no other choice but to write letters to reprimand the princes, which was of no use.

But that group of talkers suddenly seemed to have discovered some light.

Someone immediately shouted, "Your Majesty, the prince's soldiers are guilty of this and deserve death."

"But it was the Sixth Prince who first proposed sending in the princes' troops for support."

"Now that the border troops have been defeated, the Sixth Prince bears unshirkable responsibility. Your Majesty, please punish me."

After saying this, everyone else looked at the Sixth Prince.

Immediately, a group of mouth cannons started to shout: "The Sixth Prince originally sent the vassal kings' troops to support the border, but it was not only useless, but also made the situation on the border even worse."

"Such a disastrous consequence, he, the Sixth Prince, is the main culprit."

"Your Majesty, the prince's soldiers and the barbarians are so tacitly aligned, they must be colluding in secret."

"And the Sixth Prince had originally taken the initiative to propose that the vassal kings send troops to support us. So the Sixth Prince must have colluded with them. When the barbarians break through the border and approach the city, it will be the perfect time for the Sixth Prince to rebel. Your Majesty, please investigate the Sixth Prince immediately."

After they said this, the story became more and more outrageous, but many people looked at them strangely.

Could it be that the Sixth Prince really did this?

But if it is not explained this way, it is really hard to believe.

Ning Yi became even more annoyed after hearing this, as he was worried about the border.

After all, once the border is breached, the barbarians will reach the capital. Once the capital is breached, the only thing waiting for him, the prince of the Dawu Kingdom, is death.

Does he really think that the Khan of the barbarians would care about his so-called son-in-law?

He suddenly looked at this group of damned mouth cannons: "How dare you slander this prince? Do you really think that this prince dare not kill you?"

But the group of mouth cannons were not afraid, and they shouted loudly: "Sixth Prince, you are colluding with the barbarians, the evidence is irrefutable, and you are even colluding with the vassal kings. Such actions are simply bringing disaster to the country and the people."

They knelt one after another and shouted, "Your Majesty, please do this for us, for the Great Wu Nation, and for the fallen soldiers. Investigate the Sixth Prince thoroughly."

You know what, with all this talk, things are becoming more and more confusing.

Even the prime minister was surprised. Could it be that the Sixth Prince really did this?

Especially Yang Long, the thought that Ning Yi might have raised a lot of soldiers in private and led the Beijing Camp in the capital really made people suspicious.

Could it be that he was really waiting for the moment when the barbarians entered the pass and surrounded the capital, and then he would completely bare his fangs and ascend the throne?

Although he is his son-in-law, Yang Long doesn't want him to do this, as that would make him a puppet of the barbarians.