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

"This prince will immediately hand over the military power to the Duke of Baoguo." Ning Yi was very easy to talk to, which made the eunuch satisfied.

As soon as the eunuch who delivered the decree left, the Duke of Baoguo said with a smile: "Your Highness, in this case, I will..."

But before he could finish his joy, Ning Yi suddenly said, "Duke Baoguo, you've worked hard on the journey. Go back and rest first. The handover will begin tomorrow."

But the next day, Duke Baoguo was actually imprisoned.

Han Dingtian said nothing, knowing that His Highness was planning a mutiny, but he had no choice but to follow His Highness all the way to the end.

Ning Yi handed the border issue over to him on the spot.

He led his own army of 100,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of cavalrymen and began to march south in a mighty force.

When the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict returned to the palace and told Emperor Wu that the Sixth Prince would be back in Beijing soon and had handed over the military power to the Duke of Baoguo, Emperor Wu breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Sixth Prince was still very honest.

But a few days later, news came that Lao Liu was coming back, but he was bringing an army of more than 100,000.

Even these armies were not so-called temporary troops. Emperor Wu was shocked and immediately sent people to stop them.

However, Ning Yi only used the reason of settling these troops, and all those who tried to stop him were forcibly arrested.

Ning Yi also wrote letters to Emperor Wu, saying that these soldiers were all captives and able-bodied men who were homeless and could only go back and resettle them first.

When Ning Yi's army arrived in the capital, martial law was already in effect.

Emperor Wu would never dare to let Ning Yi's army enter the city.

He even sent the eunuch to the outside of the city to ask Ning Yi to enter the city on his own.

Emperor Wu also summoned civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.

But soon after, Ning Yi suddenly entered the city, leading a private army of 100,000 into the city. Each of them was wearing distinctive armor and directly controlled every part of the capital.

When they arrived at the palace gate, Emperor Wu was shocked when he heard the news. He was furious with his rebellious son and immediately ordered the Imperial Guards to defend the palace.

All the ministers in the hall were in a panic, only the prime minister remained calm, thinking to himself that this day had finally come.

But just as he gave the order, Feng Zhong came running over in a hurry: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Someone from the Imperial Guards has opened the palace gates, and the Sixth Prince has already entered the palace."

"What?" Emperor Wu suddenly stood up from his chair.

He could never have imagined that the Imperial Guards, whom he trusted the most, would actually side with Ning Yi in the end.

A large group of soldiers in round hats rushed into the hall.

All the ministers were frightened as they watched Ning Yi walk in wearing a dragon robe.

Emperor Wu pointed at him and said, "Sixth Brother, you, what do you want to do?"

Ning Yi looked at everyone, then at Emperor Wu on the dragon throne, sighed and shook his head, saying, "Father, I didn't intend to do anything. Wasn't it you who asked me to return to the capital?"

"But, you, what are you doing rushing in with such a large army?" Emperor Wu pointed at the army rushing in and said, "Are you planning a rebellion?"

Ning Yi smiled and said, "Father, I will never rebel."

"It's just that my father is seriously ill and in poor health. He needs to be respected. As the prince of Wu State, I am naturally worried about him. I will help him govern the country first. Come on, let him go back and rest first."

"How dare you." The emperor was furious. "Are you trying to imprison me?"

Ning Yi looked at the Prime Minister among the ministers: "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

On the surface, their relationship had always been calm, but now the Prime Minister had no choice but to step forward and bow, saying, "Your Highness is the Regent, as is proper. His Majesty is ill, and it's time for him to rest."

"But Your Highness, if the princes of the south are..."

"That's fine." Ning Yi said unconcernedly, "The various vassal kings are arrogant and domineering, and they don't obey the imperial court. Father has long hated them."

"We've already defeated the barbarian army of 800,000. Why are you still afraid of them?"

"King Ji should have been destroyed by now."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers gasped.

The Prime Minister stood up in support, and all the ministers immediately supported Ning Yi as regent.

As for Emperor Wu, he was forcibly taken away.

Ning Yi officially took control of the capital, and Emperor Wu was imprisoned deep in the palace, guarded by many soldiers every day.

For this purpose, Ning Yi also specially asked people to take good care of him, such as giving him more medicine to make the Emperor Wu's own cultivation power continue to weaken.

He then carried out a major overhaul of the imperial court, starting with the Ministry of Works. Zhao Yinghong, the chain smoker, had his house raided.

Several vassal kings in the north were successively eliminated on the grounds of having secret dealings with the barbarians.

Even the Chen family was wiped out. The army of tens of thousands could not hold out for a few days before the Chen family compound was broken into by the continuous siege army.

The entire Chen family was eradicated, their property was confiscated, and all of Ning Yi's money, food, and supplies were taken away.

Ning Yi was in charge of rectifying the north as the regent, and with the assistance of the prime minister, even if the southern princes were dissatisfied, no one would rebel for a while.

After all, the old emperor is still in power in name.

But Ning Yi spent two years to reorganize the north and reorganize all the troops.

Suddenly in the third year, massive armies launched an attack, sweeping away all the southern princes and noble families along the way.

Originally, the Dongfang family was hoping that Ning Yi would give them an identity to establish a country abroad.

But who knew that Ning Yi actually used Dongfang's private property to collude with the barbarians, and they were all dealt with the next year.

The nearby princes who dared to support were defeated one after another and were all dealt with in a random manner.

However, for Dongfang Qing's sake, Dongfang Wang and his son were reduced to civilians, but the Dongfang family's confiscated property was simply enormous.

All business was immediately taken over by the Intelligence Department's caravan to quickly stabilize the area.

In the fifth year of Ning Yi's regentship, hundreds of thousands of elite troops, carrying thousands of artillery pieces, took control of the entire Wu Kingdom.

In the Wu Kingdom, all the thousand-year-old families and more than ten generations of vassal kings were wiped out.

From then on, the entire Wu Kingdom was like a blank sheet of paper, allowing Ning Yi to develop his talents.

Elite troops from various places occupied various places and immediately carried out local cleanup. All the confiscated land was nationalized and distributed to individuals, and private transactions were not allowed.

Reform the imperial examination system, popularize education, and require officials and gentry to pay taxes together.

Anyone who dares to oppose will have their property confiscated and executed.

Wherever roads are being built, opponents like them are often found contributing their spare time as laborers.

And this year, the prime minister had to retire and return home.

The Prime Minister also knew that the Sixth Prince kept him as a reward for his support, but if he didn't give up the throne, he would be ungrateful.

In the eighth year, Zeng Zhizhong, who became the prime minister, led all the civil and military officials in the court to persuade Ning Yi to ascend the throne.

The old emperor's power had long been dissipated. His face was full of wrinkles and his hair was full of white. He couldn't even get out of bed.

Looking at Ning Yi standing in front of him, his eyes were still full of hatred.

Finally, the old Emperor Wu said helplessly: "Sixth Brother, I can write the edict of succession, but you must promise me that you will not portray me as a tyrant."

This is the old Emperor Wu’s last extravagant hope.

Ning Yi thought for a moment and nodded: "You once led the Wu army and conquered all corners of the country, making great contributions to the Wu country. No one can discredit this."

Emperor Wu stared at him for a long time, then finally smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, I have nothing else to ask for. Bring me paper and pen."

Ning Yi left with the succession letter and said softly, "From now on, the Wu Kingdom will be named Ning."

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