readytorunbook Chapter 193: Frame the Royal Family?
Chapter 193: Frame the Royal Family?
Yang Long was uneasy, and the prime minister was also worried.
As an old fox prime minister, he always has more thoughts than others, and he always feels that the rebellion breaking out everywhere this time is really unusual.
I always feel that there is a huge black hand behind the scenes uniting everything.
Could it really be the work of the Sixth Prince?
Although the Prime Minister has surrendered to the Sixth Prince, he does not want the Sixth Prince to use this as an excuse to rebel and destroy the entire capital.
While everyone was waiting, Ning Yi finally went to court in a dragon robe, looking dignified and calm.
He knelt down in front of the Emperor Wu on the stage and said, "Long live the Emperor."
"Well, please stand up." Emperor Wu said lightly.
He doesn't have time to praise Lao Liu for being honest recently.
When Ning Yi stood up, he had already made up his mind, but he pretended to be ignorant and asked, "Excuse me, father, why did you call me here?"
Emperor Wu looked at Yang Long, who understood what he meant. He looked at Ning Yi with mixed feelings, "Your Highness, it's like this. We just received urgent news from eight hundred miles away. Duke Ding of Hushan Pass is leading an army of 100,000 south to purge the emperor's court. Prince Huai of Huai's Mansion is also raising an army of over 100,000 eastward. However, the capital is short of troops, and the court is in dire straits. His Majesty has authorized you to be summoned to the court for questioning."
They both knew it very well in their minds, but they still had to perform in public.
Ning Yi was stunned as if he had just received the news and pretended to be dumb and asked, "Duke Dingguo is purging the emperor's court? Prince Huai is rebelling? That's all?"
"Your Highness the Sixth Prince, what do you mean by this?" The talkers were immediately dissatisfied.
They were the Second Prince's subordinates and had long been quite dissatisfied with Ning Yi. Naturally, they seized the opportunity and were about to criticize him.
"Sixth Prince, they have over 200,000 soldiers and horses attacking us. Are you being disrespectful to His Majesty by speaking like this?"
"Your Majesty, I request that the Sixth Prince be punished for his disrespect."
A bunch of big talkers shouted, not taking Ning Yi seriously at all.
Seeing that they were arguing again, Emperor Wu was very annoyed and immediately slammed the table: "Shut up."
After silence, he said calmly, "Sixth Brother, I called you here to ask you, what is your opinion on the current situation?"
Emperor Wu still had some expectations. After all, although the Sixth Brother had always been arrogant and domineering, he still respected him and was smart. What if there was a way?
Ning Yi pondered it for a moment and pretended to be considering it seriously.
The chatterboxes on the side immediately added, "Sixth Prince, if you have no other options, apologize as soon as possible. There is no need to waste His Majesty's time here. This is a critical moment for the Great Wu Kingdom. You are harming the country."
Ning Yi glanced at them calmly, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have a solution."
"Oh? Then tell me quickly." Emperor Wu asked immediately.
But Ning Yi took the lead and said, "Father, before I suggest any further suggestions, please first allow the Royal Guards outside the palace to enter."
"Why is this?" Emperor Wu wondered.
But the mouthpieces immediately shouted, "Sixth Prince, what do you mean? Now is the time to discuss military and national affairs. If you have a solution, why don't you speak up? Instead, you let the Imperial Guards enter the palace first. Are you colluding with the Imperial Guards as well? Are you trying to emulate the deceased Fourth Prince?"
After saying this, even the Emperor Wu looked unhappy. The fourth brother was a bastard, but it was his scar that was so embarrassing.
The fourth brother almost took the opportunity to overturn his throne.
Once he really abdicated and became the emperor emeritus, even if the fourth brother was dealt with in the future, he would never be able to become the emperor again.
However, Emperor Wu did not think that the Sixth Brother would have the opportunity to collude with the current Imperial Guards.
The current Royal Guards are all soldiers strictly selected by him. Each of them is very loyal and has strong combat effectiveness.
Ning Yi said loudly: "Of course we'll kill them first."
Ning Yi pointed at those people who were talking nonsense.
This sentence caused an uproar among everyone.
The mouth cannons were even more furious: "Sixth Prince, you actually said such words in the hall, are you planning a rebellion?"
"Wrong." Ning Yi said calmly, "This prince is cleaning out a bunch of you who are misleading the country and the people and only know how to make false accusations."
"The Great Wu Nation is already facing numerous crises. You can't fight for the Great Wu Nation, and you can't come up with a plan to repel the enemy. What use are you? Are you just here to frame others and delay important matters? Instead of doing this, I'd rather kill you first."
Ning Yi was very passionate and directly confronted their group of empty talk.
If there is nothing else to do, they will just make false accusations against others.
Of course, these people with bad mouths are not easy to bully.
"Sixth Prince, you are so arrogant and domineering. We are the Imperial Censors who were established when Taizu founded the country. We can speak the truth to the court. Don't you even respect Taizu?"
"Are you worthy enough to represent Taizu?" Ning Yi looked at him with serious contempt.
"I told you to tell the truth, not to tell lies. You don't even understand the principle of catching thieves and taking care of the dirty work. You start by accusing me of rebellion and disrespect. You are seriously slandering the royal family. Not only will I chop you off, I will do it myself."
"Father," Ning Yi bowed and shouted, "Please tell the Imperial Guards to give me a knife. I will be here today to help you get rid of this useless bunch of rubbish who are slandering the royal family."
Emperor Wu was also annoyed by the nonsense of that group of people. Normally, he only cared about his face and was not afraid of them.
Now he really wanted someone to give Lao Liu a knife and kill them.
But still said: "Okay, no need to make any more noise."
But Ning Yi did not let them go: "Then please, Your Majesty, drive them all out."
"This is a critical moment for the entire Great Wu Nation. They are completely useless. Just because they framed the child just now, that's enough to drive them away."
"Sixth Prince, you are talking nonsense. We just want you to respect His Majesty. When did we ever frame you?"
The talkers are getting anxious. Usually when they say this, no one takes it seriously.
But Ning Yi held on to this point of theirs: Don't deny what you just said. False accusation is false accusation. False accusation is not the truth. False accusation is an insult to the royal family and is an insult to Taizu.
Emperor Wu was also annoyed, so he waved his hand and ordered his men to drive out all those talkative people.
The rest are officials from various departments of the court.
Only then did Ning Yi begin to speak: "Father, this is actually not difficult."
"Hmm?" Emperor Wu asked immediately, "Tell me, how do we resolve this rebellion?"
Ning Yi stood up straight and shouted, "Father, I am willing to personally lead tens of thousands of troops from the capital to fight against Duke Dingguo. I guarantee that I will defeat him."
Ning Yi actually took the initiative to lead the army to fight against the Duke Dingguo's 100,000 troops.
A group of officials were discussing the matter, although no one was talking nonsense.
But everyone still didn't believe it.
Yang Long's heart skipped a beat, and he was even more afraid that Ning Yi would really rebel. He immediately said, "Your Highness, war is no joke. If we lose, there will be no recovery."
In name, he was trying to persuade Ning Yi not to act rashly, but later on he wanted him to think it over carefully. If he was defeated, the Fourth Prince would be the best proof.
Ning Yi was unconcerned. "Don't worry, Lord Yang. Duke Dingguo only has a few elite troops, and not all the others have truly surrendered. Only 50,000 elite troops are enough. Of course, we also need our father to mobilize 10,000 elite imperial guards to march north to resist. Otherwise, if it's too late, the enemy will be at the gates."