PDLP Chapter 156 East?
Chapter 156 East?
The temptation of being the regent is too great. To obtain such power is equivalent to gaining the support of the entire court.
Only then can his position as crown prince be truly stable.
And the old guy's health is getting worse day by day.
According to the eunuchs in the palace, Emperor Wu needed someone to help him step by step when he got out of bed in the middle of the night.
Who knows when he will die.
The second prince felt that he was about to ascend the throne and the whole world would belong to him.
Do you still care about such a small number of troops?
It's not worth it to get into trouble with the old guy over such a small number of troops.
Ignoring the opposition of his advisers, he readily gave up such a large number of troops.
Now the Second Prince was dumbfounded. He no longer had the strength to make Emperor Wu wary of him, and his status was even lower than before.
Such a large number of troops were the wealth he had accumulated bit by bit through the caravan.
Even with the assistance of the Dongfang family, it would still cost money.
Although the Dongfang family is his mother's family, the price is not cheap.
The Second Prince may be angry, but now that things have come to this, he can only accept defeat.
"Since we can't deal with Lao Liu, let's suppress his little pugs first, no problem."
The counselors thought this was fine.
Anyway, the Sixth Prince is in the court, and there are only a few big and small cats.
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Ning Yi was training his servants in the mansion.
There are currently more than 1,200 servants.
Five hundred are from the sixth batch, and five hundred are from the seventh batch just after the Chinese New Year.
The seventh batch has been training for a month.
He is not in a hurry now, so he naturally needs to train them well for a long enough time.
Unlike the previous issues, in order to raise a large army as quickly as possible, many of them were hastily sent into the army with only three or four months of age.
At present, we can only arrange some teachers to give them extra lessons while they continue their training in the army.
Logically speaking, the sixth batch should be transferred to the army now.
But Ning Yi stopped him. One reason was that the army should not continue to expand to avoid being discovered. Now was a critical period and they should lie dormant for a while.
Just after the Chinese New Year, with the cooperation of the Prime Minister.
Ning Yi had just incorporated the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses left behind by the Fourth Prince.
A large number of the generals of these private armies were replaced.
Select 10,000 elite soldiers from all over the country to form a new army.
We plan to use the sixth batch of servants to fill in the ranks of grassroots military officers and keep them under firm control.
But now, in order not to attract the attention of Emperor Wu, Ning Yi had to abandon this plan and disperse all the more than 10,000 troops and hand them over to the Intelligence Department to become guards for the caravans that frequently traveled to various places.
As they disperse and their numbers decrease, naturally no one will pay attention to them.
Moreover, the various listed relationships behind the caravan are so complicated that it is impossible to trace them back to Ning Yi.
After a period of preparation and reintegration, they will become a new elite army.
For one reason, starting from the sixth phase, he had to pay more attention to it. He could no longer just train batches of grassroots officers in a short period of time, but should focus on quality.
The other two hundred book boys were collected from all over the country and were all literate.
Ning Yi attaches more importance to them, and these will be sent to other places in the future.
The Intelligence Department, in particular, needs such good talents.
Tan Donglin and the other two came to report at this time.
They all bowed with sad faces and then started to complain.
"Your Highness, I can't stay in this court anymore."
Ning Yi was puzzled: "What's wrong?"
Tan Donglin was the first to speak: "Your Highness, now, in the government office, everyone is against me."
The other two also complained: "Not only is he being benched, but he's also being ostracized by his colleagues."
"And he keeps finding fault. If he keeps going like this, we'll all be driven out of Beijing."
They came together to complain, just to tell Ning Yi.
We followed you, but now we are being bullied by other people's minions. As the boss, you can't just ignore it, right?
Ning Yi quickly understood what it meant.
He looked at Qin Haifeng and said, "Send someone to ask the Prime Minister what's going on."
"As the head of all officials, can he really take charge of things?"
Ning Yi naturally knew that the Prime Minister was now neutral and would not help either side.
In name, he defected to him and went to the eldest prince to serve as a spy.
I guess he would be loyal and protective of the eldest prince.
But how could Ning Yi let him have his way with both sides?
Not long after, the servant who went to the Prime Minister's house came back and handed Ning Yi a piece of paper.
Others also gathered around to watch.
There were only two words written on it: East.
Tan Donglin said unhappily, "What does the Prime Minister mean?"
"Dongfang, are you asking us to find the emperor?"
If they look to the east, they can see the direction of the imperial palace.
Tan Donglin and the other three have suffered a lot of grievances recently.
Isn’t it because there are not only the prince’s people in it, but also the prime minister’s people.
They had a lot of complaints about the Prime Minister.
Only Ning Yi looked towards the east for a while, his eyes slightly raised, and he chuckled softly, "Everyone, please go back first and wait patiently. This prince will naturally help you."
The three of them had been following Ning Yi for quite some time, so they naturally trusted the Sixth Prince, who was a man of many means. Since His Highness said so, they just had to go back and wait for news.
After they left, Qin Haifeng finally couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, are you going to the palace?"
"What are you going to the palace for?" Ning Yi shook his head slightly: "Are you going to complain to the old emperor?"
"That would prove that this prince is forming a clique for personal gain."
"And the Prime Minister has already told this prince the method, hehe."
Qin Haifeng racked his brains but couldn't figure out what His Highness meant.
Ning Yi suddenly asked curiously, "The three of them came here to complain after being wronged, but why is Gao Qingshui not here?"
When mentioning Gao Qingshui, the old angry young man, Qin Haifeng smiled on his dark face.
"Your Highness, you may not know that in the Inspectorate, not only do other people cause trouble for Master Gao, but Master Gao also causes trouble for others every day. Everyone avoids him."
Ning Yi also laughed with a chuckle.
Although Tan Donglin and the other two had joined Ning Yi, they were still in the officialdom and it was impossible for them to cut off all contact with their colleagues.
Of course, we will make friends frequently.
But high-definition water is different. It is like a stone from a pit toilet, smelly and hard.
Thanks to Jiangdong's political achievements, he was not only promoted one level, but also became a fourth-rank censor.
In the Inspectorate, I always have to say a few words to anyone I am dissatisfied with.
Everyone who sees him is annoyed, but there is nothing they can do about him.
Not only did this guy not embezzle a penny, he also often helped disaster victims outside the city and had a very good reputation.
Even the old emperor often praised him for his diligence in work and called him the best judge in Wu State.
Not only does he have no leverage at all, but he also has a very bad temper. He doesn't care whether you are his superior or not. He will blame you if he is not satisfied.
Not convinced?
Emperor Wu personally stipulated that the censors were to speak out when they saw something bad, and if they were dissatisfied, they could go to the emperor.
Ning Yi also sighed: "There are still too few officials like him in the world. But if all of them were like him, this prince would also have a headache."
Gao Qingshui is not only nagging to others.
Even if he encountered Ning Yi doing something excessive, he would still say a few words, leaving Ning Yi helpless.
He suddenly asked, "How far is Qizhou from the capital?"