dognovel Chapter 240 Emperor Wu’s Suspicion
Chapter 240 Emperor Wu’s Suspicion
Emperor Wu was very satisfied to see that he refused so easily.
Now Emperor Wu is becoming more and more satisfied with his son Ning Yi. He has made great contributions this time by quickly putting down the war and ensuring the safety of the capital.
So Emperor Wu also decided to forcibly give him the Beijing Camp.
"I heard that you are very good at training soldiers. The thousands of little servants in your mansion can kill people on the battlefield and defeat the Fang family army. It just so happens that my Beijing troops have not been trained for many years. You should train them well and make them not just a bunch of useless people."
Seeing that Ning Yi was still about to refuse, Emperor Wu frowned and said, "Why, you don't want to be a brick in the Great Wu Kingdom anymore?"
Ning Yi's mouth twitched wildly, hating himself for bragging so much just now.
He had no choice but to obey the order, but Ning Yi immediately said: "Father, I have been training the book boys all year round, and the number of them is very small."
"However, the Beijing Camp has tens of thousands of soldiers. I cannot guarantee that I can train them well. However, once the Beijing Camp training is completed, please revoke your order immediately. I just want to stay safely in the Prince's Palace."
These words showed that Ning Yi had no interest in military power and only wanted to be an arrogant and domineering prince. With Emperor Wu around, he was not afraid at all.
This made Emperor Wu feel more at ease, and he told Ning Yi to just focus on training.
This will save the Beijing troops from being just idlers waiting to die, and they will be dealt with by any group of rebels.
The father and son were chatting happily. The Wu Emperor, who was originally smiling, suddenly said leisurely, "Sixth Brother, did you know that Prince Ji's Mansion was swept by the army?"
"Ah? Prince Ji's Mansion?" Ning Yi said in surprise, "How is that possible? Prince Ji's Mansion is in Jizhou, hundreds of miles away from Prince Huai's Mansion. How could it be swept through?"
Emperor Wu stared at him with piercing eyes: "You really don't know?"
"How could I possibly know?" Ning Yi wondered innocently, "I've been in Huaizhou Prefecture for quite some time, leading 50,000 elite troops to focus on the battle between Prince Ji and Prince Huai. How could I care about Jizhou, which is hundreds of miles away?"
Emperor Wu saw that he did not seem to be lying and looked at Eunuch Zhao beside him.
Eunuch Zhao coughed and said in a duck-like voice, "Sixth Prince, someone reported a while ago that when Prince Ji was leading his army to attack Huaizhou under imperial orders, a large army of over ten thousand suddenly broke through Jizhou Prefecture and plundered the entire Prince Ji's mansion. We currently don't know who did it."
"There is such a thing?" Ning Yi laughed to death in his heart. It was him who did it. He felt very good. This vote made him rich.
All the wealth accumulated by King Ji for generations was taken away by Ning Yi.
Even the jewelry of the women in Prince Ji's mansion was confiscated. That was not all, a large number of properties of the wealthy families in the city were also looted.
But Ning Yi said openly, "That's impossible, Father. Although Prince Ji sent troops to attack Prince Huai, they were indeed elite soldiers, but it's impossible that Jizhou Prefecture was not guarded."
"And to capture Jizhou Prefecture, at least 20,000 elite troops are needed. There's no way such a large number of troops could be mobilized without leaving any traces. Is this news true? Is someone deliberately spreading rumors?"
Normally, this is indeed the case. Who would believe that the lair of the dignified King Ji could be easily attacked and ransacked? It is simply unbelievable. Such a thing has never happened in all dynasties.
But Eunuch Zhao said, "The news is indeed true. This is what Prince Ji personally sent to report to Your Majesty. Not only is he asking Your Majesty to report the losses incurred by the troops, but he also hopes that Your Majesty will conduct a thorough investigation into which prince sent the troops and started the attack."
Ning Yi, who was being stared at by the old emperor, showed no flaws at all and said in a very good acting manner: "Vassal King? How is that possible? Where is the nearest vassal king?"
"At least several hundred miles away. A 20,000-strong army marched to Jizhou Prefecture to rob?"
"Father, that fat guy Prince Ji must have said that on purpose."
"Your Majesty, you don't know. After Prince Ji killed Prince Huai, he even wanted to annex Prince Huai's tens of thousands of elite troops and attack Prince Huai's palace and plunder the city. I warned him several times, but that fat guy had no idea what to do. If your Majesty hadn't sent 30,000 Northwest Cavalry to seize the opportunity, he would have plundered Huaizhou Prefecture."
When it comes to Prince Ji, Ning Yi gritted his teeth and always called him an insatiable fat man.
I think the fat guy must have felt that he was at a disadvantage, that he didn't get the Prince Huai's Palace and didn't gain any advantage, so he made up this excuse and wanted to ask the old emperor for favors.
Emperor Wu finally spoke calmly: "Prince Ji was indeed robbed, but I don't know how much was taken."
"And what you said is indeed due to this reason. Prince Ji wanted to seize Huaizhou Prefecture and had this plan for a long time, but I have always refused to allow it."
"Since you don't know about this, forget it. Go back and have a good rest. Reorganize the Beijing camp. Your two princesses have already returned home. Go and reunite with them."
Ning Yi bowed respectfully and left.
As soon as he walked out of the palace, he was covered in cold sweat. The old emperor suspected that he had done it.
After all, at that time in Huaizhou Prefecture, the troops closest to Jizhou Prefecture were his and King Huai's troops.
King Huai was already dead, so it was understandable to suspect him.
However, there has been no evidence. Although the ragtag Beijing camp led by Ning Yi has an army of 50,000, the combat effectiveness of each individual is very weak.
It is almost impossible to expect them to rob Jizhou Prefecture, which is hundreds of miles away.
Maybe they would disperse halfway through the journey.
What's more, there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers stationed in Jizhou Prefecture, and thousands of Prince Ji's most loyal guards are in Prince Ji's Mansion. How could it be possible that this group of scum he brought with him did it?
However, Ning Yi was worried that if the old emperor had any suspicions, he would still send someone to investigate.
After all, this was too much of a coincidence. When Prince Ji sent troops to attack Prince Huai, he did not suspect that there was such a large army targeting his Prince Ji's palace.
So we can only say that this large army has been lying in ambush near Jizhou and has not been discovered at all.
However, there were only a few people who knew in advance that Prince Ji was going to send troops to attack Prince Huai.
Who leaked the information to the perpetrator?
What's more, it was Ning Yi who proposed that Prince Ji attack Prince Huai, so it would be hard not to arouse the old emperor's suspicion.
Fortunately, Ning Yi was relieved that the old emperor probably suspected that he had leaked the information to other forces and vassal kings, so he did not have the strength to break through Prince Ji's Mansion.
But this kind of thing must not be done again next time. The old emperor was too shrewd. After a little thought, he felt that the sixth brother must have been involved.
The old emperor was not afraid of the princes' palaces being robbed. He wished that all the princes' palaces in the world would be robbed clean, so that they would become impoverished and unable to support the army.
But the person who robbed this powerful guy must not be his own son.
Otherwise, it would really threaten his throne.
Only if there are a few sons can one ascend the throne naturally and be accepted by most people in the world, and there will be fewer people who rebel.
Otherwise, if other princes rebelled and ascended the throne, they would immediately be opposed by countless people.
He must immediately give orders to the Second Army to wipe out all traces, and he must also make the base behave itself as it is recently. This is a good opportunity to divert everyone's attention while training the Beijing Camp.
There is no need to keep focusing on the robbery of Prince Ji’s Mansion.