PDLP Chapter 155: Being Tricked by the Old Man
Chapter 155: Being Tricked by the Old Man
Emperor Wu used the instability of the border as an excuse to supplement the border strength with elite troops from the Beijing camp.
Troops were also drawn from the northwest, southwest, and southeast to supplement the Beijing camp.
In the name of training, 40,000 of the 60,000 elite troops that the second prince had secretly raised were forcibly withdrawn and sent to the northwest.
The second prince could only watch helplessly as the elite troops he had raised and trained were taken away.
He dared not disobey the order because the soldiers of several guards in the Beijing camp had been replaced.
Even if he wanted to rebel, gathering 100,000 elite troops would be stronger than the motley crowd that the fourth brother had led.
However, it was difficult for these people to quickly capture the capital city, which was also garrisoned by more than 100,000 elite troops mobilized from various places.
If they fail to take it, the northern army will march south at any time, and even troops from other places will quickly come to support the king.
As the prince, he is really doomed.
The Second Prince, who had once led a hundred thousand elite troops, was reduced to less than twenty thousand of his own troops in a blink of an eye.
That’s not all. All the troops that were transferred away and all the generals were replaced.
Of course, in order to maintain stability, Emperor Wu handed over the court affairs to the second prince.
This did indeed paralyze the Second Prince for a while.
After the Second Prince had to hand over so much military power, he still thought that at worst he could just recruit and train again later.
As a result, Emperor Wu acted quickly and removed two assistant ministers of the Ministry of War on the grounds that the Fourth Prince was forming a clique for personal gain. Almost all of the Second Prince's people in the Ministry of War were expelled.
Ning Yi sighed, the Martial Emperor was indeed the Martial Emperor, his methods were vicious.
With just one move, he eliminated most of the threats posed by the second prince.
Fortunately, Yang Long is not the second prince's man, otherwise this Minister of War would have to be removed.
Fortunately, Ning Yi did not openly touch any of the military power of the Beijing Camp.
There are only thousands of servants recruited from the mansion.
Ning Yi also used the excuse that the Fourth Prince was rebelling and that he was afraid of him to expand the number of servants from several hundred to more than a thousand.
Emperor Wu was too lazy to pay attention to the Sixth Brother, who was training those little brats in his house every day.
In his opinion, it was no different from playing house. He couldn't expect these more than a thousand little guys who were only sixteen or seventeen years old to make even a little bit of a splash.
Ning Yi was also very cautious about this.
He didn't dare to ask Yang Long for help anymore and attacked a certain guard in the Beijing camp.
To this end, he mobilized all intelligence agency networks and tried his best to hide his actions.
Otherwise, if Emperor Wu were to find out, not only would Yang Long be replaced.
The tens of thousands of assets that he had accumulated with great difficulty would soon be attacked by everyone.
By then, Ning Yi would have no choice but to raise the flag in advance, and his fate would be no better than that of the fourth brother.
A while ago, Emperor Wu kept mobilizing the Beijing guards to the north, and Ning Yi was worried for a long time.
He had just taken over the two guards in the south, so there couldn't be any mistakes.
Fortunately, Emperor Wu did not find anything abnormal about the two guards and only punished the two commanders for corruption.
Judging from Emperor Wu's actions, Ning Yi can be sure that the old emperor's military power is still very strong.
With just a few imperial decrees, he could mobilize so many soldiers to fight for him.
All the efforts put into secretly cultivating the Second Prince were wasted.
Completely solve all future problems.
At the same time, Ning Yi wondered if the Emperor Wu’s illness was fake.
He deliberately took this attitude in order to make the people below continue to fight for it.
For example, although he promoted the second prince to be the crown prince, he also handed over most of the government affairs to him.
But he did not appoint a regent, but simply gave the second prince a number one successor, who would be his number one.
It was only because of this number one issue that the Second Prince was unable to make up his mind to rebel.
Otherwise, if he rebelled at this time, not only would he be opposed by the whole world, but he would also completely lose the qualification to inherit the throne.
It's better to wait until the old guy dies and then ascend the throne naturally.
Another thing is, if Emperor Wu really decides to prepare for his funeral.
It is also impossible to keep the sixth brother serving the prince and causing trouble for him.
The sixth brother was sent to that remote corner to be a vassal king a long time ago.
Keeping Ning Yi was clearly intended to allow Ning Yi to compete with the Second Prince for power.
Similarly, Ning Yi did not deal with the second prince in order to stabilize the Martial Emperor. Otherwise, if he dealt with the second prince now, the Martial Emperor would be the next to deal with him.
For this reason, there are both good and bad things for Ning Yi.
The good thing is that as long as Emperor Wu continues to reign, he will have time to continuously expand his strength.
Until the entire capital's army, hundreds of thousands of troops, are in his hands, with the assistance of Han Dingtian at the border.
He is truly qualified to compete with the Second Prince after the death of Emperor Wu, and his chances of winning are very high.
The bad side is that Emperor Wu doesn't have any serious problems at all, or in other words, his condition is not yet life-threatening.
If he continues to reign for another ten or eight years, Ning Yi will have no choice but to take action himself and follow the fourth prince's old path to compete with Emperor Wu personally.
If that were the case, the whole country would probably be in chaos again.
There are so many vassal kings, each of whom has military power in his hands. They are all eager to cause chaos, become kings, and split the Dawu Kingdom.
It would be quite troublesome to unify them all.
......
In the East Palace.
The Second Prince was furious and started to scold his advisor: "What kind of idiot did you send out?"
"You claim to be the best master, but this is all? Just a piece of trash."
The counselors were also very bitter.
"Your Highness, the Dali Temple prison is really not easy to break into."
The Second Prince's face was gloomy and he snorted coldly: "In the final analysis, it was that bastard, Old Six, who was looking for trouble."
"Since he is so ignorant, please help me deal with him first."
For Lao Liu, who can only train a group of little brats in the mansion.
The second prince didn't care at all.
The counselor advised: "Your Highness, this is not possible."
"Although you are now the regent, the Sixth Prince is still a member of the royal family. If you rashly touch him, you will definitely displease the higher-ups."
"If the person above gets angry, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
Although the second prince does not have the title of regent in name.
But they had already shouted it out in private, and the Second Prince really liked others to hear him say it.
But at this time, the Second Prince was extremely dissatisfied: "Old man, you are so sick and drink medicine every day, why don't you die?"
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words. Don't say such things carelessly." The counselor immediately advised.
But the Second Prince didn't care: "What are you afraid of? He was forced to step down by the Fourth Prince. If it weren't for me, he would have been sent to the cold palace long ago."
"If you stay in the palace obediently now, I will naturally not bother to pay attention to you. Otherwise, I can also..."
Having said that, the second prince stopped talking.
He looked at several counselors, and they all shook their heads helplessly.
The Second Prince's mouth twitched, and he kicked the table hard, saying angrily: "Old fellow, you have fooled me."
At that time, Emperor Wu's actions were dazzling, and he transferred the Beijing camp everywhere.
He even mobilized the second prince's private troops on the condition that he be given the power of regent.
The counselors had the foresight to persuade the Second Prince not to abandon so many troops at will.
But the second prince was dazzled by the impending power. That was the regent, how could he not want it when it was right in front of him?