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

Chapter 250: Another National Disaster

Not only the vassal kings, but also the helpless ones had to obey orders and march north.

Even the big families are careless.

The imperial court asked them to provide military rations, and especially the imperial edict of Emperor Wu was personally delivered to them.

Let them face the national crisis and make sure they contribute to the Dawu Kingdom.

Otherwise, it will be regarded as treason, and then the whole world will attack it. I believe that once the group of friendly vassal kings are told that they can attack these families and divide up their property, they will definitely be very active and will not care about whether the relationship is good or not. Even if it is a marriage alliance, it is not as important as interests.

Qin Haifeng reported to Ning Yi, who was watching the Beijing Camp training, "Your Highness, the whole world is now saying that it was you who gave His Majesty the idea. All the princes and noble families are scolding you."

Ning Yi didn't care: "Let them scold me as they please, even if they praise me, when I do something, no one will help me."

"A bunch of Dawu country termites, they only know how to suck blood from this big tree and never pay taxes. If they don't contribute to the big tree when it's in trouble, who will? When the country is in trouble, everyone must contribute."

Qin Haifeng smiled bitterly: "The country is facing a crisis again, and now this sentence is being discussed everywhere."

Ning Yi also found it funny. Now, whenever Emperor Wu gave orders to anyone, he would first mention the national crisis, and everything he did was done at a time of national crisis.

Not to mention those princes and aristocratic families.

Even the Dongfang family was ordered by Emperor Wu to pay a large sum of money and grain.

The Dongfang family was furious. They were the king's uncles and the queen's family. How could Emperor Wu do this?

But Emperor Wu said that at a time of national crisis, you, as royal relatives, need to actively take money and food, otherwise you will be committing treason.

Emperor Wu is very cruel. If there is enough benefit, he will dare to attack anyone.

The Dongfang family is notoriously stingy, so they went to find Dongfang Qing and asked her to come forward.

Dongfang Qing was unwilling to go find Emperor Wu. She was still thinking about the heartless and unfaithful man outside the palace. Ever since Ning Yi led his troops to war, she had been worried about him.

Fortunately, Ning Yi came back. She was looking forward to Ning Yi coming back to accompany her, but this heartless man didn't come to see her for even one day in so many days, as if he had forgotten her.

Dongfang Qing had no choice but to shamelessly go to Emperor Wu.

In the end, Emperor Wu just glanced at her and said with disinterest, "The Queen should not interfere in the affairs of state. Tell the Dongfang family that if he, the uncle of the emperor, is unwilling to help when the country is in crisis, then he wants to leave it to the invading barbarians. I, the uncle of the emperor of the Great Wu Kingdom, should quit my job and go to the border to surrender to the barbarians."

Dongfang Qing was helpless and was driven away by Emperor Wu. She could only ask someone to deliver a letter to the Sixth Prince outside the palace.

The letter I sent did not express my longing for you, but only asked for help from the Sixth Prince who came up with this idea.

In fact, it wouldn't matter if this kind of letter was discovered.

Isn't it just that the Queen wanted to help her family, and Emperor Wu didn't care, so she asked a prince for advice.

Ning Yi simply glanced at Dongfang Qing's letter and put it aside, telling the person who came to tell Dongfang Qing: "Tell the Queen."

"This prince will naturally have a good talk with the Dongfang family."

Dongfang Qing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was still Lao Liu who cared about her, unlike the old man Wu Huang.

She doesn't care about her as the queen at all. She even wishes the old man would die sooner.

But how come this old fellow, Emperor Wu, seemed to be in a critical condition at first, now he seems full of energy again?

He doesn't look like he's seriously ill at all. Dongfang Qing is a little anxious. If this old man doesn't die, how can her unfaithful man ascend the throne and how can they hug each other every night?

Ning Yi sent a letter to Dongfang Wang, telling him that all the princes and aristocratic families in the country were mobilized this time, so how could they leave out your Dongfang family?

Isn't it just some money and food? For your Dongfang family, the first of the aristocratic families, it's just a drop in the bucket.

If everyone contributes money and food, and you don't, you will be collectively attacked. I don't think your Dongfang family wants to wait until that day.

Besides, you are going to become an independent kingdom in the future, which requires enough merits. Otherwise, when the time comes, so many noble families will be dissatisfied. How can your Dongfang family do it?

Now is the time for you to make achievements, satisfy the old emperor, and let the people of the world think that your Dongfang family is a role model. Wouldn't that be better?

He also went to see Emperor Wu and told him that the Dongfang family was too arrogant and could be scared.

For example, let the nearby vassal soldiers get closer and threaten them.

Of course, it is impossible to really eliminate the Dongfang family. Otherwise, Emperor Wu would even have to deal with his wife's family, which would be too unpleasant.

The old emperor had actually been dissatisfied with the Dongfang family for a long time.

Do you really think he doesn't know about the bad things the Dongfang family has done?

Now that the old emperor is anxious to use money and food for the war, he naturally has to deal with the Dongfang family, the troublemaker, first.

All the big families are keeping their eyes on the Dongfang family, the number one family. When the Dongfang family takes the lead in resistance, they will also resist with all their might and will not allow themselves to be manipulated by the imperial court.

In fact, these noble families are indeed very rich, so it is not impossible to ask them to donate some money and food.

But I’m afraid that after I give them the money, the imperial court will ask them for money every few days when something happens. Who can bear this?

To this end, Emperor Wu actually ordered several passing vassal kings' soldiers and 5,000 cavalrymen from the Beijing camp to go out.

The passing vassal soldiers gathered together numbering more than 20,000.

So many soldiers and horses surrounded the Dongfang family, which scared them. Just looking at the endless sea of heads outside Qizhou City, who wouldn't be worried?

Dongfang You yelled, "Dad, we won't give any money. Let's see what the imperial court can do."

"We are royal relatives and the Empress's family. Could the Emperor really confiscate our property?"

Dongfang Wang was also very distressed. After all, the Dongfang family was notoriously stingy. Even when the prince wanted military equipment, they had to sell it at a high price.

Now that the Sixth Prince wants military equipment, the price is also raised, the same as the price for other princes who order military equipment.

Even so, Dongfang Wang still felt that he had supported the Sixth Prince.

Otherwise, he would never have sold it to the Sixth Prince.

In those days, weapons and equipment were extremely valuable. Whoever had more soldiers and more troops was the king, and the emperor would not dare to do anything to him.

The noble families that were able to mass-produce military equipment naturally had the cooperation of many princes.

However, when Dongfang Wang thought of the letter from the Sixth Prince, the idea of the Dongfang family becoming an independent country that he had always dreamed of was always strong in his heart.

Although he felt sad, he still felt that this amount of money was far from enough to build an independent country.

Looking at the huge army outside, Dongfang Wang said angrily, "You know nothing."

"You said they won't fight if they don't want to? If that were really possible, your aunt would have persuaded them long ago. Why would she have waited until the army arrived?"

Dongfang You still didn't believe it: "They are just trying to scare our Dongfang family."

"Dad, if they really dare to make a move, the one who takes the lead will be a rebel."