readytorunbook Chapter 195 Ning Yi's Method
Chapter 195 Ning Yi's Method
Even if we stop Duke Dingguo, we cannot stop King Huai. Duke Dingguo will then be stationed in the north to contain the confrontation.
King Huai's army in the west has arrived at the capital. Can the capital rely on these tens of thousands of remaining soldiers to resist?
In other words, we can only take care of one side at the moment, and we can't take care of the other side at all, and there are quite a lot of troops on both sides.
The Duke of Dingguo had an army of 100,000, but it was said to have 200,000, including the civilian laborers.
King Huai had an army of over one hundred thousand soldiers to purge the court of corrupt officials. Who wouldn't be worried?
Ning Yi smiled confidently and said, "Prince Huai?"
"According to what this prince knows, he only had a mere 10,000 soldiers and vassal kings last year, but now he has over 100,000 soldiers and horses."
"Isn't it just a bunch of refugees and disaster victims who were recruited and given a bunch of weapons? They are just a mob."
"Your Highness, don't say that." Yang Long said immediately, "Even if Prince Huai's elite troops are few, many ants can kill an elephant. Hundreds of thousands of troops are no joke."
Even if the others are miscellaneous brands, they are still soldiers. The number of heads is enough to shock people.
Ning Yi smiled and said, "Minister Yang, what's the harm? As long as our father gives the order, tens of thousands of elite troops will come to the west to destroy Prince Huai. We don't need to pay any attention to them."
"what?"
"Tens of thousands of elite troops in the west? Where?"
"Your Highness, are you talking about the Northwest Frontier Army?"
"But the northwestern border troops are thousands of miles away. By the time the army gathers, gathers supplies, and marches eastward, King Huai will already be at the gates of the city."
All the ministers immediately refuted.
This is no joke. The Northwest Frontier Army has elite troops, and their number is not small.
But the numbers are far enough. Instead of letting the northwestern army advance eastward in a mighty manner, it would be better to let the southern army march north directly, which would be faster.
Even the old emperor was disappointed. He thought the sixth prince was so powerful, but it turned out that he had such a plan.
He was an emperor who had actually fought on the battlefield when he was young, otherwise he would not have such great prestige.
Even though his illness was serious, he still firmly controlled the military power, and all the soldiers of the Dawu Kingdom followed his lead.
He also has a good understanding of military affairs. If it were not for his poor health, the old emperor really wants to lead the army again to quell the rebellion.
I must catch this bastard Fang Chengyu with my own hands and chop this ungrateful and treacherous guy into pieces.
He was so good to Fang Chengyu in the beginning, promoting him step by step to become Duke. But this bastard rebelled when he saw that he was seriously ill. He simply didn't take him seriously.
As for King Huai, he used to be very honest in front of him and would always take the initiative to greet him when they met.
But such an honest brother actually rebelled at the critical moment.
The old emperor wanted to strangle him to death himself to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Ning Yi said confidently: "It is indeed too late for the northwest army to come to support us, but the tens of thousands of elite troops in the west that this prince mentioned are not them."
"Everyone, don't forget, there is also King Ji."
"King Ji?"
"The one from Jizhou?"
All the ministers were stunned. There was indeed a King Ji in Jizhou, and his strength was not weak.
If you really count, he is the emperor's cousin and has been a vassal for several generations.
This is even further away from the royal bloodline.
The Prime Minister said leisurely, "Your Highness, are you saying that we should have Prince Ji send troops to redress Prince Huai's wrongdoing?"
"Prince Ji is willing to wade into this muddy water?"
"Why not?" Ning Yi said with a confident smile, "Huaizhou is three hundred miles away from Jizhou."
"With such a short distance, it would only take two or three days for Prince Ji to lead his elite army to arrive."
"And Prince Huai's rebellion must have affected Prince Ji."
"I believe that as long as my father conveys the imperial edict, Prince Ji will definitely be willing to send troops to Huaizhou. I believe he has been looking forward to Huaizhou for a long time."
"No," someone immediately objected, "Your Majesty, Prince Ji is arrogant and unruly."
"He has tens of thousands of elite troops. Just Jizhou alone has already made him so disrespectful of the imperial court. If he is allowed to have Huaizhou as well, wouldn't that be a disaster?"
The old emperor frowned. The rebellion of King Huai already worried him, and he was even more worried that King Ji would also gain weight.
Ning Yi also said: "Father, Prince Ji is indeed arrogant and domineering, and his strength is formidable."
"But he only has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at most."
"As long as I go north and pacify Duke Dingguo, why would I still be afraid of Prince Ji?"
Seeing that the old emperor was still hesitant, Ning Yi simply said, "Besides, Prince Ji can delay Prince Huai for a while. I believe that the tens of thousands of reinforcements from the northwest should be able to arrive soon."
"Do you all think that Prince Ji dares to rebel now? He doesn't have the qualifications."
All the ministers thought about it and realized that it was true.
The Prime Minister suddenly coughed and said, "Well, I think we should talk about this later."
He looked up at the old emperor, who pondered for a moment and said, "What the Prime Minister said is correct. Everyone, please withdraw from the court. Lao Liu, the Minister of War, the Prime Minister will stay."
All the ministers had no choice but to leave the hall while discussing with each other.
The second prince had a complicated look of envy, jealousy and hatred.
He is now seriously envious of Lao Liu's high-spirited and energetic look.
It would be great if it were him, but unfortunately he is just a puppet now.
The old emperor felt that he was a puppet, using the regent's hat to fool people.
As for the Sixth Prince, he used him as a shield and deliberately blocked the old emperor's gaze.
The second prince is now feeling depressed and feels like a rat in a bellows, being bullied from both sides.
But he gritted his teeth, secretly hating the past in his heart, and just waited, because sooner or later he would ascend the throne**.
As long as he can ascend the throne, it will be useless for the now high-spirited Old Six to threaten him again.
By then, no matter it is the Sixth Brother, the Prime Minister who betrayed him, or those bastard ministers, they will all be dealt with by him one by one.
After everyone else had left, the old emperor asked, "Sixth Brother, are you really sure?"
Ning Yi stood up straight and said seriously, "Father, I am sure I can get rid of Duke Dingguo as soon as possible."
"As for Prince Huai, there's no need to worry. With Prince Ji's support, it's enough. All my father needs to do is hint that Huaizhou can be managed by him in the future. I believe Prince Ji will be tempted. He doesn't want his neighbor, Prince Huai, to become too powerful."
"Father, please send the Northwest Army to support us as soon as possible. It will be enough to recapture Huaizhou and make Prince Ji lose everything. It will also prevent Prince Ji from spying on the court."
Ning Yi paused and continued, "If Prince Huai's troops were gone, Duke Dingguo would be like a tree without roots, and there would be no need to worry about him at all."
This is true. Duke Dingguo dared to rebel and purge the court, which was nothing more than connecting with the barbarians.
Then he joined forces with King Huai.
Once their rebellion succeeded, they would definitely recommend a new emperor, that is, King Huai.
As the emperor's younger brother, he was very close by blood. He only needed to kill the old emperor in the capital, and all the princes would die in the war.
It is reasonable and legal for the emperor's younger brother to ascend the throne.
Even if the whole country is in turmoil at that time, it doesn’t matter. As long as the capital is captured, the border troops will have no way out and will have to choose to surrender.