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

Half of the barbarian delegation was killed or wounded in an instant, and almost all the guards were killed.

Aturu widened his eyes. Their guards were carefully selected by the barbarians, but they didn't expect that there would be so many casualties as soon as they met this group of ordinary bandits.

They haven't encountered any bandits yet, so there are no casualties.

In desperation, Atulu shouted anxiously: "Stop fighting, we surrender, surrender."

If the fighting continues, their entire delegation will be wiped out here.

The death of a few guards is nothing. We can go back and ask Emperor Wu for an explanation and wipe out this group of bandits.

But there must be no mistakes when it comes to the Barbarian King.

The barbarians surrendered, and everyone laid down their weapons, allowing the bandits to search them and take away all their valuables.

Only a few mule carts were left for them to leave.

Although this battle was only a small microcosm, it was the first actual combat of the Mandarin Duck Formation. At the cost of zero casualties, the entire barbarian delegation was defeated.

It wasn't long before Ning Yi received the letter found on the right prime minister.

All of the above are spies from the Wu State ambushing on the grassland.

After hearing the entire battlefield story, Ning Yi remained calm.

The Mandarin Duck Formation was trained by him personally, and he knew best how effective it was.

Even with this letter, I still don’t believe that the fourth brother will not fall.

Ning Yi sneered, took the envelope and went straight to the palace.

In the imperial study, Emperor Wu, whose health had improved slightly recently, asked the eunuchs to read memorials to him.

Someone outside announced, "The Sixth Prince requests an audience."

Emperor Wu was puzzled: "If he is not busy with the matter of getting married, why is he coming here?"

Eunuch Zhao beside him chuckled, "Your Majesty, the delegation has just left, and the Ninth Princess has been taken to the inn. The Sixth Prince should be here to report."

Eunuch Zhao has been quite dissatisfied with the Sixth Prince recently.

Not only was he very impressive during the diplomatic corps competition, he also married a barbarian princess.

This is extremely threatening to the second prince.

As expected, the Emperor Wu frowned slightly after hearing this: "Is it worth coming all the way here for such a trivial matter?"

I felt a little dissatisfied and felt that Lao Liu was making a big deal out of nothing.

But let Lao Liu in anyway.

As soon as Ning Yi stepped through the gate, he immediately knelt respectfully: "My son pays homage to the emperor, father."

Emperor Wu had listened to many memorials today and was a little tired. He gave him a perfunctory look and said, "Get up."

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Ning Yi stepped forward and took out a letter: "Father, I have obtained evidence from the barbarians. This is a complete list of spies."

When Emperor Wu heard about this, he immediately took it with his two old eyes shining.

After just reading these lists, veins on Emperor Wu's sickly face throbbed, proving that he was extremely angry.

He handed the letter to Eunuch Zhao and said, "Check whose notes it is."

This was not difficult to check. Soon Eunuch Zhao returned and reported: "Your Majesty, it is the Fourth Prince's."

"The fourth old man is a traitor." Emperor Wu suddenly roared and threw the teacups on the table to the ground.

But after the Emperor Wu finished his rage, he looked at Lao Liu calmly and said, "Lao Liu, you don't have to worry about this matter. I will make the decision."

"Huh?" Ning Yi was a little stunned. No way, old man, the fourth brother is committing a serious crime of betraying the country, and you just let him go?

Ning Yi didn't want to miss such a good opportunity, so he took the initiative to bow and said, "Father, Fourth Brother has indeed gone too far this time. If..."

"No ifs." Emperor Wu interrupted him calmly and indifferently: "I will deal with the Fourth Brother. Besides, the news has not been spread. Even if it was spread, it was just a few spies. If the spies are gone, we can send more. It has nothing to do with the overall situation."

What kind of bullshit is this? Ning Yi really wants to spit him in the face.

The Fourth Prince was able to get away with such a serious crime so easily. Ning Yi seriously suspected that the Emperor Wu was obsessed with medicine.

Eunuch Zhao standing by gave the Sixth Prince a calm look with a slight disdain.

He has been with Emperor Wu for many years, so he naturally knows what His Majesty means. This is a critical period, and he cannot allow anything to be escalated.

It was just betraying a few spies. In the past, the Fourth Prince would have been thrown into jail, but now, at most he would be beaten up.

Ning Yi left the palace disappointed. It seemed that the old emperor was getting worse and worse. At the same time, he knew that time was running out.

On the same day, the Fourth Prince was also beaten with a stick in the courtyard of the palace by Eunuch Zhao and a group of eunuchs.

The fourth prince begged for mercy with tears and snot.

As soon as a group of eunuchs left, the Fourth Prince was helped to sit down.

He immediately started yelling and cursing at the sixth brother Wu Lingyun as a bastard.

He swore that he would cut Wu Lingyun into pieces.

"Go, have our people kill those bandits bribed by Lao Liu."

The Fourth Prince gritted his teeth. He couldn't overthrow the old man now, nor could he deal with the Sixth Prince, so he might as well take a group of bandits to deal with him first.

......

On the second day, Han Dingtian, the commander of the 200,000-strong border army, brought his son Han Shixian to the imperial study in the palace to meet Emperor Wu.

The father and son knelt together and shouted: "Long live the emperor."

Emperor Wu said kindly, "Everyone, please stand up. Come and take your seats."

Watching the father and son sit down together, Emperor Wu first asked Han Dingtian about military issues on the border.

Han Dingtian did not dare to hide it, and reported in an exaggerated manner that they had blocked many barbarian attacks.

At the same time, he also boasted about his own son with some personal opinions.

Emperor Wu nodded slightly and looked at Han Shixian with appreciation: "As expected, a tiger father will have a dog son. At such a young age, he has already achieved several military exploits. He is indeed a talented person of the Great Wu Kingdom."

"Tell me what reward you want."

Han Shixian was very excited when he met the emperor for the first time.

Now that he was praised by Emperor Wu, he felt even more elated.

Speaking of rewards, the image that immediately came to his mind was Yang Ziqin, the one he could never forget.

I really want to ask Emperor Wu to bring Yang Ziqin back.

Of course, he is not stupid. If he wants the prince's wife at this time, he will be seeking death.

He bowed respectfully and earnestly, and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, I killed the enemy on the border only to protect our Great Wu Kingdom from being bullied by the barbarians, and also to serve Your Majesty. I dare not ask for any reward."

This attitude made Emperor Wu nod his head with a smile on his face.

Han Dingtian took advantage of the fact that Emperor Wu was happy and took the initiative to bow and said, "Your Majesty, at present, although the barbarians want to form an alliance with our Great Wu Kingdom."

"However, the barbarian army of hundreds of thousands is stationed on the border, and we must be on guard. The 200,000 soldiers on the border are not only short of clothing and weapons, but they are also unable to provide enough food. This time, I came to the capital to meet Your Majesty, mainly for..."

As Han Dingtian was speaking, he noticed that Emperor Wu's face darkened. He felt a pang in his heart and knew that something bad was going to happen.

Yang Long was right. Asking the emperor for food at this time would be tantamount to seeking death.