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

Chapter 246 Let the vassal king send troops?

Emperor Wu had a good idea, but Ning Yi was not so optimistic.

Han Dingtian anxiously sent a letter asking for support, proving that there were indeed heavy casualties on the front line.

Moreover, many cities were lost. Han Dingtian could not withstand the pressure and estimated that he did not have enough time.

Ning Yi bowed and said, "Father, the Northwest Army is too slow. The Southern Army, last time the capital was replenished, tens of thousands were drawn. This time, another 30,000 were drawn. The Southern Army still doesn't have many elite troops left."

This is the truth. The Southern Army is composed of soldiers from various provinces. In fact, each province only has a small number of combat-capable troops, which are used to stabilize the local area.

Emperor Wu had almost drained away all his time by mobilizing him everywhere.

But those big mouths don't think so.

They immediately asked, "Sixth Prince, His Majesty's orders are for supporting the front lines. What do you mean by vetoing them?"

"Could it be that, Sixth Prince, you don't want to send people to support the front line, which will lead to the loss of the front line and the barbarians approaching the city?"

This is too hurtful.

Ning Yi turned his head and looked at the ministers coldly: "Whoever said that, stand up for me."

With just one word, he immediately silenced a group of people who were talking nonsense.

They were driven away by the Sixth Prince last time, and this time they were honest and didn't want to be caught.

But what was said just now was a false accusation, and no one was willing to admit it.

Someone immediately said, "Sixth Prince, it's useless to worry about this."

"Your Majesty is asking you for advice now. The border is in imminent danger, and the Great Wu Kingdom is in dire straits. As a prince, shouldn't you help Your Majesty resolve this problem?"

Ning Yi was disgusted by this kind of accusation. He just snorted coldly, "This prince is naturally here to help my father solve this problem, but if you can't come up with a good solution, just shut up. Otherwise, disrupting the court is a minor matter, but delaying important matters is enough to have your property confiscated and your clan exterminated."

He hates these empty talk the most, but he usually has no ability to deal with them.

But they were more trouble-making and finding fault than each other, so he decided that after he ascended the throne, he would deal with them first.

"Alright," the Prime Minister said, "Your Highness, don't worry about this. Now that you think this plan is not working, does Your Highness have any ideas on how to address the current shortage of troops at the border?"

The Prime Minister has long been accustomed to those verbal attacks. Who in the entire court is not disgusted by them?

But these people have this ability.

Of course, there were also some good talkers among the prime minister’s lineage, which led to frequent quarrels in the court.

It must be Ning Yi, who caught them last time and forcibly drove them out.

Ning Yi thought for a moment and said, "The Northwest Army is far away. If they arrive there, they will be delayed in the battle and lose the opportunity to fight."

"The Southern Army still has a limited number of elite troops. If we continue to withdraw them, it will be difficult for them to maintain combat effectiveness, and the region will also become unstable."

"As for the Beijing Camp, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses that have just been reorganized are barely able to maintain the security of the capital and cannot be mobilized again."

He went on to talk about a bunch of problems in various places, saying that there were no soldiers available anywhere.

Ning Yi suddenly said, "But, Father, we have some strong and elite soldiers from our Great Wu Kingdom who can be sent to the border to resist."

"Oh?" Emperor Wu immediately became interested and asked, "Where are the troops?"

Emperor Wu knew very well how many soldiers and horses were in various parts of the Great Wu Kingdom. How could he not know that there were still elite troops that could be transferred to the border?

Ning Yi said calmly, "Vassal King's soldiers."

As soon as these words were spoken, the court was in an uproar.

"What? The prince's soldiers?"

"Your Majesty, this is impossible. The vassal kings are all arrogant and domineering. How could their vassal kings' soldiers be willing to obey the orders of the imperial court?"

"Your Majesty, I think this is absolutely impossible. It is better to mobilize tens of thousands of troops from the south to the border as soon as possible, and then endure the hardship and wait for the Northwest Army."

The ministers immediately stood up to stop it.

The mouth cannons pointed at Ning Yi and roared with gritted teeth: "Sixth Prince, what do you mean by asking His Majesty to mobilize the vassal kings' troops?"

"Do you want to embarrass His Majesty? Which vassal king in the world would be willing to send elite troops to help the court fight? Your Majesty's imperial edict is useless."

"Now that the borders are at war, Your Majesty wants to order the princes to send troops. Doesn't that prove the court is incompetent? Each prince will become more powerful. Does the Sixth Prince want chaos throughout the country?"

"Sixth Prince, what are you planning to do? Are you planning to join them in a rebellion by asking the vassal kings to mobilize their army northward?"

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince's actions are malicious. Please punish him severely."

"Your Majesty, please punish me severely."

A bunch of people were talking nonsense and shouting loudly.

Everyone knows that the soldiers of the vassal kings will never obey the orders of the imperial court.

They only obey the princes, and each prince has his own army and is arrogant and domineering. How can he care about the problems of your court?

Ning Yi naturally wouldn't let them make random accusations against him.

He said coldly: "The imperial court suffered heavy losses in the border war, but their vassal kings are also vassal kings of the Great Wu Kingdom, and their vassal kings' soldiers are also soldiers of the Great Wu Kingdom. Why can't they go to fight?"

The mouthpieces seized the opportunity and immediately said, "Sixth Prince, everyone knows that the vassal kings have ill intentions. If a large number of vassal kings' troops march north, the capital will be in danger. Have you forgotten that Prince Huai is rebelling?"

"Sixth Prince, you colluded with the princes and plotted evil. You deserve the death penalty."

Ning Yi was too lazy to argue with them, as they were the most eloquent. He turned around and bowed, saying, "Father, please give me a knife."

"I will kill these evildoers who dare to slander me."

The people who were talking nonsense were immediately frightened, and their faces turned pale and red.

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is so arrogant and domineering that he even wants to kill ministers like me in the court. This proves that he has sufficient collusion with the vassal kings."

"Enough, shut up." Emperor Wu slammed the table fiercely.

After everyone quieted down, the Emperor Wu looked at Ning Yi, who had a calm expression on his face. "Sixth Brother, tell me why you chose to send the vassal kings' troops north. I want to hear your reasons. What is the reason that can convince me? Otherwise, I will not forgive you."

Rebellion by vassal kings is the most feared thing in all dynasties.

Having just experienced King Huai's rebellion, how could Emperor Wu not be wary of them? Otherwise, he would not have handed the capital city over to Ning Yi to rectify.

Even when there was a crisis in the north, Emperor Wu did not dare to mobilize the Beijing troops at will.

Ning Yi said calmly, "Father, the armies everywhere are no longer able to urgently support the border. The troops sent are too weak, which is a sheer waste of resources and a mere gift of death."

"We need elite troops to stop the barbarians from moving south, and currently the most elite troops in the entire Dawu Kingdom are from the various vassal kings."

"Besides, each of the vassal kings only needs to send 10,000 elite troops this time, which is enough for over 100,000. I believe they are not subordinate to each other, and some may even have hatreds between them. In this case, even if there are more vassal kings' troops, what is there to fear? On the contrary, once they reach the border, they will have to be under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Otherwise, they will be regarded as treason."

Ning Yi's words made some people ponder, and Emperor Wu also frowned and considered it slightly. This is not without feasibility.

But the mouthpieces immediately criticized: "Sixth Prince, you say it easily, but among all the princes, how many are willing to obey the court's arrangements?"

"They are vassal kings and are not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court at all. Moreover, Taizu has ordered that the imperial court shall not arbitrarily interfere in the affairs of vassal kings."