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

Chapter 224 Not allowed to enter the city

Ning Yi led an army of 50,000 and marched southward rapidly. It took almost three days to arrive after covering a distance of several hundred miles.

This meant giving up a lot of baggage so that they could catch the best opportunity for King Huai to attack the city.

He didn't want King Huai to capture the capital. If that happened, the capital would become ruins, and how would he ascend the throne in the future?

Duke Baoguo saw that Ning Yi's army had defeated King Huai's defeated troops.

He cleverly seized the opportunity, led thousands of people out of the city immediately, and ordered people to immediately capture the young captives who were running around.

Now the entire capital is in chaos. From the north and west, there are tens of thousands of able-bodied men running around.

The thousands of people led by Baoguo Gong dispersed and captured people everywhere. Some teams of only a dozen people captured hundreds of prisoners.

However, outside the capital city, there were even more young men killed or wounded, all of whom were forced to attack the city.

The cleanup of the city's periphery is now handed over to the Beijing camp that has come out with Lu Xu and the Marquis of Zhennan.

These Beijing troops showed no mercy to the injured men and killed them with a single blow.

Looking at the scene in front of him, even the ruthless Ning Yi couldn't bear it.

Qin Haifeng frowned at him and advised, "Your Highness, these people are rebels. There's no need to feel bad for them."

Ning Yi glanced at him and said calmly, "They are just ordinary people being coerced."

"Tell the Jingying camp that this prince requests that if someone is only lightly injured and can be treated and walk away on their own, don't kill them. Don't let others say that my Great Wu Kingdom is too cruel and ruthless."

As for the seriously injured, Ning Yi didn't say anything. They couldn't get up, and with the current medical conditions, they could only wait to die.

Qin Haifeng nodded and sent someone to pass on the message to Marquis Zhennan.

Marquis Zhennan glanced in the direction of Ning Yi and nodded slightly, asking the soldiers to restrain themselves. Anyone who could stand up and leave on their own would be spared.

War is cruel. These people were swept up in the chaos and even attacked the capital, committing heinous crimes.

As for the generals who have made military achievements in battles, it is actually easier to deal with them.

But His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince had just come from the north to rescue the emperor and had made great military achievements.

I want to say a word for these rioters. It doesn't matter if their lives are spared. They are just a group of rioters anyway, and are not King Huai's loyal vassal soldiers at all.

Duke Baoguo rode over with a beaming face. When he reached him, he dismounted and bowed, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. Your Highness has eliminated the rebel Fang Chengyu and saved the capital from danger. I am deeply grateful."

Ning Yi nodded. He had a good impression of the Duke of Baoguo.

He started his career by following the old emperor, fighting on the battlefield, and after the old emperor ascended the throne, he went to the northwest border to become the commander-in-chief.

But later he was transferred to the capital by the old emperor to spend his remaining years in retirement, which actually meant that he was stripped of his military power.

But he is definitely an experienced old general.

"No need to be so polite, Lord Baoguo. It's because of Lord Baoguo's presence in the capital that we were able to wait for this prince to come to support us. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous."

Both sides gave each other face. Duke Baoguo happily praised Ning Yi for his ability and wisdom. At such a young age, he was able to rely on some ordinary Beijing troops to destroy Fang Chengyu's Fang family army. It was simply a miracle.

However, while waiting, a eunuch from the palace came out to deliver the imperial edict, shouting loudly: "Sixth Prince, receive the order."

Ning Yi did not dare to be negligent and knelt down with a group of generals to receive the order.

The young eunuch muttered sharply to the imperial edict, "By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor hereby declares that the Sixth Prince, Wu Lingyun, bravely stepped forward in times of national crisis, first destroying the rebel Fang Chengyu, then defeating the rebel Huai, and saving the capital. I am deeply pleased. He is worthy of being my son. However, although the rebel Huai has retreated, the danger remains, and I am deeply worried. For the sake of the Great Wu Kingdom, the Sixth Prince will continue to serve as the General who Suppresses the Rebels. He does not need to enter the city to recuperate. Once the rebel Huai is defeated, I will confer a high reward..."

The young eunuch kept talking a lot, and Ning Yi's mouth twitched. It seemed that the old emperor didn't let him enter the city, but let him rest outside the city and continue to deal with the thief Huai.

But in the capital, Ning Yi naturally did not dare to resist, and shouted loudly and uprightly: "My son accepts the order, long live the emperor."

When Ning Yi received the order, the young eunuch smiled and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty was very excited when he heard that Your Highness hurriedly led a large army to defeat the Huai bandits and resolve the crisis in the capital."

"But His Majesty said that now is a time of national crisis. As a prince of the royal family, Your Highness should serve the country. I only hope that Your Highness can quickly eliminate the thief Huai and restore peace to the Great Wu Kingdom."

Ning Yi nodded: "No problem, go back and tell my father that I will get rid of Prince Huai as soon as possible."

However, he changed the subject and continued, "It's just that our army has rushed all the way here and is exhausted. We hope that the emperor will allow the brothers to have a full meal."

They came in such a hurry that they brought no rations at all. Each person only brought enough food for two or three days.

Otherwise, how could they have rushed so quickly? You have to know that this was a large army marching, not just a few people rushing along.

Ning Yi just wanted to tell the old emperor that we are too tired, we need to take a rest and give us food and drink, otherwise we will not be able to fight this battle.

He didn't want to be forced by the old emperor to attack immediately, otherwise he would probably suffer a great loss.

Besides, he still has his own plans to complete.

The young eunuch smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will definitely bring a message to His Majesty."

Then he looked at Feng Zhong and said, "Feng Jianjun, His Majesty is calling you to the palace quickly."

Feng Zhong glanced at Ning Yi, who had an expressionless face, nodded slightly, and followed the young eunuch into the city.

After they left, the Duke of Baoguo smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. I believe the imperial court will not neglect your military rations. Just take a rest first, and leave everything else to us."

The tens of thousands of soldiers brought by Ning Yi were so tired that they sat on the ground and couldn't get up. The rest were left to the Beijing camp guarding the city.

He also secretly asked Qin Haifeng to quickly send someone to the base to check it out. After all, the base was his foundation. If something big happened there, he would lose a lot of money.

However, Ning Yi looked at the gate of the capital and felt sad that the old emperor did not believe him.

He had just returned with his troops. Was he still afraid that I would lead my troops to fight for his throne?

Didn't he know that the troops he led were just ordinary ones from the Beijing camp? Logically speaking, none of the leaders in that group would follow him in rebellion.

Instead, he only let Feng Zhong enter the city, which showed that he trusted Feng Zhong enough, but he did not trust his son very much.

Ning Yi had nothing much to say, so he sent someone to the city to see how things were going at home.

But when someone came back to report to him, he found out that the two princesses had been brought into the palace, supposedly for their own protection.

This made Ning Yi angry. The old emperor was too treacherous.

You are clearly holding them hostage. They are fighting for you outside and suppressing the rebellion, but you don't allow them to enter the city and go home to rest.

You even brought my two wives into the palace. Do you distrust people so much?

Ning Yi really had an impulse to mobilize his elite troops and take advantage of the opportunity to forcibly break through the capital, kick the old emperor off the chair, and ascend the throne himself.