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

The next morning at court, the emperor sat on the dragon throne with the help of Eunuch Zhao.

Countless officials knelt down angrily and shouted "Long live the emperor".

Eunuch Zhao shouted in a duck voice: "If you have something to say, please report it early. If not, please leave the court."

Immediately, an official from the Ministry of Revenue stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"As a prince, the Sixth Prince was ordered by His Majesty to be in charge of disaster relief in Jiangdong. However, the Sixth Prince secretly resold the relief grain, making a large sum of money. He also colluded with Han Dingtian, the commander of the northern border army, to form a clique for personal gain. I implore Your Majesty to severely punish the Sixth Prince."

As soon as one official stood up, more officials came forward to make complaints.

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince's actions are simply insatiable greed. He has caused countless people in Jiangdong to starve to death. He deserves death."

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince and Han Dingtian are forming a clique and are extremely ambitious. We must be on guard."

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince's affairs have infuriated the heavens and the people. I hope Your Majesty will punish him severely."

The Fourth Prince, who was standing in the crowd watching the show, appeared calm on the outside, but was actually beaming with joy in his heart.

Yesterday he simply asked his housekeeper to notify every household, but who would have thought that countless families would immediately agree and insist on reporting him, the Sixth Prince.

Everyone hates the Sixth Prince. The losses this time are really too great.

Now the Fourth Prince has become smarter. He doesn't stand up himself, but forces others to do so.

Just look at the people present, there are nobles, civil officials and military generals.

Many of the Second Prince’s men were among them.

The second prince beside him frowned. Although he had suffered a lot of losses this time, he still had to support tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and he also had to provide for so many soldiers from the Beijing camp and nearby areas.

If you don't give benefits to those soldiers, why would they follow you?

But the second prince would not forcibly deal with the sixth prince just for the money.

In his opinion, the current three-way balance of power is very good. He just needs to wait patiently until the old guy dies, and then he, the prince, can naturally succeed to the throne. By then, it will be easy for him to deal with the two guys who are competing with him for the throne, right?

But now, the second prince had to worry.

If the sixth brother falls, the fourth brother, who is powerful, has a large number of troops and the full support of the prime minister, will be left, and things will be very difficult.

The Second Prince said somewhat unhappily, "Fourth brother, were you the one who contacted all these people?"

The Fourth Prince rolled his eyes and said, "Second brother, please don't talk nonsense. These people, Ginseng Lao Liu, have nothing to do with me. Didn't you see that one of your people is among them?"

The Second Prince's mouth twitched twice. His own people also suffered losses this time. They were also willing to report the Sixth Prince. He couldn't blame them.

"Fourth brother, no matter what, you can't trick Old Six like this."

"We are brothers. If you sue him like this, Lao Liu will be in big trouble. Don't you have any regard for family affection?"

The second prince spoke in a dignified manner.

But the Fourth Prince thought he was really disgusting.

Everyone knows who, why are you acting so arrogant?

Wasn't it you who gave this prince's weapons workshop to that young and foolish guy, Old Six?

The Fourth Prince sneered: "Second brother, haven't you been looking for various precious medicinal herbs to present to Father recently?"

"Brother, I happen to have a batch in my house as well. I'll have someone send one to you later. Go and fulfill your filial duty. As for this matter, leave it to the emperor."

The second prince was depressed and had no way to deal with the fourth prince.

He saw that the old man above had a dark face, and thought to himself that something was wrong.

Lao Liu must not fall, at least not at this time.

It seems that I can only protect him myself.

The second prince kept signaling to his people, warning them to stop his father immediately if he decided to do so.

Emperor Wu also had an ugly expression on his face and felt very bad.

He has been in poor health recently, and even in the memorials he submitted, he only dealt with important matters in a general way.

Everything else is managed by various departments.

He did not manage the government much.

But Lao Liu actually resold the disaster relief grain and made a profit from it, which made him very angry.

But Lao Liu was actually colluding with Han Dingtian, which immediately made him feel cold in his heart.

A prince and a commander with an army of 200,000 elite soldiers, once they unite.

If an army of 200,000 were to march south at any time, his throne would be in jeopardy.

Tan Donglin and the other two in the crowd were the most anxious. They were the Sixth Prince's men. If the Sixth Prince was in trouble, they would not have a good ending either.

Fang Wanhua muttered, "Brother Tan, can we beg for mercy?"

"No." Tan Donglin stopped him immediately.

"If we dare to ask for mercy at this moment, His Majesty will definitely drag us out and chop us into pieces first."

No matter how anxious Tan Donglin was, he knew that now was not the right time and he had to find a way to notify the Sixth Prince to come up with a countermeasure.

The extremely suspicious Emperor Wu snorted coldly, "How dare Lao Liu be so bold and presumptuous? Come, arrest Lao Liu for me."

This order was given with gritted teeth, which shows how much Emperor Wu hated the Sixth Prince.

"Wait a minute."

A sudden voice of stopping made everyone look over.

Seeing the person who was speaking, not only Emperor Wu was surprised, but all the civil and military officials in the court were puzzled.

The Fourth Prince stepped out, cupped his hands, and said earnestly, "Father, I think we shouldn't be so hasty about this matter."

"What?" Emperor Wu was very surprised. "Could it be that you, the brother who has always been against the Sixth Brother, have pleaded for him?"

This is a very rare thing, let alone the Emperor Wu.

The second prince was also confused. The fourth prince, who had just wished that the sixth prince would die sooner, actually stepped forward to stop him.

In the crowd, Yang Long, whose face was already pale and covered in sweat, was even more puzzled.

Just now, so many people accused the Sixth Prince and Han Dingtian of forming a clique for personal gain, he had to be afraid.

Although the Yang family also sent a caravan to Jiangdong to transport grain in the hope of making a fortune, they were intercepted and sent back by the Sixth Prince halfway.

Originally, Yang Long was dissatisfied. This son-in-law was too disrespectful. He didn't even think of him as the opportunity to make a fortune.

But within a few days, the grain price in Jiangdong unexpectedly dropped sharply, which made Yang Long feel relieved and sighed that this son-in-law was still the best.

If Emperor Wu really convicted the two of them of forming a clique for personal gain, then the Yang family would have no good luck.

However, the Fourth Prince, his mortal enemy, took the initiative to stand up and oppose. Yang Long could not figure out the reason in his fat head. He did not believe that the Fourth Prince had a change of heart and cared a lot about blood ties. There must be some major conspiracy.

The Fourth Prince held his head high and chest puffed out, saying with great courage, "Father, I feel that it would be too hasty to make a hasty decision on such a major matter."

"I believe that we should conduct a thorough investigation to confirm whether Sixth Brother actually did so. This is the only way to convince the world."

Yang Long snorted in his heart and realized that the Fourth Prince wanted to make things real.

Make it impossible for the Sixth Prince to refute, and in this way, the Sixth Prince can be completely crushed to death.

Since the Fourth Prince said so, the Second Prince immediately winked at someone.

Immediately, a minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. We can first have someone conduct a thorough investigation before making a decision."

Emperor Wu also calmed down a little and nodded slightly: "What you said is correct."