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

More than twenty cavalrymen rushed forward and shouted, "Your Highness has ordered that no one leave the city."

Then he looked at the officer at the city gate and said, "We have taken over the defense of this city gate."

Your Highness? Which Your Highness?

The military officer at the city gate said with a distorted expression, "The city gate is a strategic location. No one is allowed to approach. Who are you? Back off immediately."

He didn't dare to give up the command of the city gate easily, otherwise he would lose his head. Dozens of city gate guards behind him were on high alert.

At the same time, he looked at the city defense official who was about to take people out of the city.

The City Defense official's face changed drastically. The order he received was to send these people out of the city immediately without any mistakes, and they must not be stopped by the Sixth Prince.

"How dare you! I'm a fourth-rank official from the City Defense Department. How dare you block my way? Do you want to rebel?"

The City Defense Officer shouted anxiously to the military officer at the city gate: "Stop them quickly."

The two sides confronted each other, and the officials of the City Defense Department urged the carriage to move faster.

At this time, another group of infantry arrived.

Hundreds of infantrymen, each holding various weapons, surrounded these people.

The City Defense Department officials' voices changed: "How dare you stop the City Defense Department's carriage, you..."

The next moment, his voice seemed to be stuck.

A man wearing a python robe and holding a long sword walked out from the crowd.

Ning Yi first looked at the city defense officer: "This city gate is now under the control of this prince."

The military officer at the city gate bowed and saluted: "I pay my respects to Your Highness."

"Your Highness, the city gate is a strategic location. If it weren't for wartime, I wouldn't dare hand it over. I hope Your Highness will understand."

Seeing how frightened he was, Ning Yi still didn't dare to surrender the city gate.

I also know how important this city gate is to this military officer, as it involves the lives of his entire family.

He nodded slightly: "It's okay, this prince, I'm just arresting a few people here."

He looked at the City Defense Department official again and said, "Leave the people in the carriage behind and get out of here."

The City Defense Department official didn't want to hand over the person, so he said stubbornly, "Your Highness, I am the Left Envoy of the City Defense Department. The person in the car is an important figure in my City Defense Department. If Your Highness intercepts me, it will be a hindrance..."

With a "swish", Zuo Shi shut up. A cold light was already hitting his chest, and he subconsciously took half a step back.

"You're talking too much nonsense." Ning Yi said coldly, holding the dragon-patterned sword: "Believe it or not, this prince will kill you right now. Si Cheng, you don't even say a word, get out of here."

The left envoy swallowed his saliva. He believed that the Sixth Prince would dare to execute him.

Qin Haifeng asked the servants to push away the left envoy and a group of followers, and pulled the carriage away.

Before leaving, Ning Yi gave the military officer a warning: "If your superiors blame you, just come to me."

Watching a group of soldiers in distinctive armor follow the Sixth Prince away.

The military officer at the city gate breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone said that the Sixth Prince was arrogant and domineering, and today they finally saw him.

But at least he still had a reason to explain to his superiors.

However, the left envoy of the City Defense Department still had cold sweat on his back. He was anxious but there was nothing he could do. The people had been stopped and he didn't know how to explain to his superiors.

The Prime Minister sipped tea in the hall indifferently.

The Fourth Prince looked at the door from time to time, his anxiety clearly evident.

"Your Highness, don't worry. I believe they have left the city by now."

The Prime Minister's consolation made the Fourth Prince feel a little more relaxed: "That's the best. I'm just worried that something might go wrong."

"No," the Prime Minister said confidently with a smile, "With the seal of the City Defense Department, no one dares to stop us."

Suddenly, the butler came running in to report, "Your Highness, Prime Minister, someone from the City Defense Department just reported that someone was stopped by the Sixth Prince."

"What?" The Prime Minister stood up suddenly.

Even he couldn't sit still.

The Fourth Prince's expression changed drastically. He grabbed the butler by the collar and glared at him angrily, "Did the Sixth Prince stop him?"

"How did he stop it?"

The butler was so frightened that his face turned pale and he trembled violently. "Your Highness, this old servant, this old servant, doesn't know. The person who reported it said that the Sixth Prince led his troops to intercept him."

"What a waste." The Sixth Prince pushed him away.

He turned around and asked the Prime Minister anxiously with an ugly expression: "Prime Minister, didn't you say it was foolproof?"

"Didn't they say there was the City Defense Division's Seal? How come even that was stopped by Old Six?"

The Prime Minister also had a gloomy expression: "Your Highness, don't be anxious. You need to calm down now."

"I can't stay calm." The Fourth Prince practically shouted, "Sixth Brother has been caught red-handed. If he reports this to my father, I'll be thrown into jail. How can I stay calm?"

"No." The Fourth Prince's face twisted. "We can't wait like this any longer."

"Without further delay, gather our forces immediately, storm the Sixth Prince's residence, and chop that bastard into pieces."

"No." The Prime Minister hurriedly stopped him: "Your Highness, if you do this, there will be no chance of recovery."

A dignified prince was actually killed in the capital by someone who broke into his residence.

The Fourth Prince is killing his brother. Emperor Wu will definitely punish him.

The Fourth Prince almost lost his mind: "There is no chance of recovery now. Death is inevitable. It is better to kill the Sixth Prince."

The Prime Minister frowned and shook his head slightly: "Fourth Prince, please be patient. We still have a solution."

The Fourth Prince, who had been clamoring to chop off the Sixth Prince, was stunned when he heard this: "Prime Minister, do you have any other ideas? Tell me quickly."

The Prime Minister's eyes narrowed as he said slowly, "The Sixth Prince stopped these merchants simply to get confessions and witnesses."

"If there's no witness, won't he be helpless?"

"But the person was taken away by the Sixth Prince. How can we find him?" The Fourth Prince was now only anxious and thought about many problems in a more direct way.

The Prime Minister was very shrewd and said with a laugh, "That's not difficult at all."

"The Sixth Prince has set out with a large army. They can't hide. We should immediately send assassins to follow them and kill them before they can be interrogated and the results come out. Wouldn't that be the end of it?"

The Fourth Prince thought it was feasible and finally smiled: "The Prime Minister is smart. This is even better."

"Old man, go and send more people to my Highness. This time we must succeed."

The Fourth Prince had just given the order to urge the butler to do it when he shouted, "Also, if anyone else comes with the news, don't stop them, you useless piece of shit."

The butler left in a hurry, and the Fourth Prince finally felt relieved.

His mind began to think of something else, and with a shifting gaze, he smiled as he spoke, "After we kill these merchants, I'll report him for leading his troops to rob the Canal Transport Office in the middle of the night and storm the city gates. I'll have my father give him a good beating."

The Prime Minister then nodded with a hint of satisfaction.

The Fourth Prince turned the passive situation into the active one. Although he could not move the blame on the Sixth Prince, he could certainly throw dirt on him.

Ning Yi has led a large army and escorted a group of merchants to a quiet courtyard.

Gao Qingshui stepped forward to greet him and bowed, "Your Highness."

Ning Yi asked as he walked: "How is it going? Did you find out anything from the interrogation?"

Gao Qingshui smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, they are just some ordinary foremen at the docks. They don't have any important information at all."

"Then let's interrogate these pigs." Ning Yi waved his hand.

Six tied-up businessmen were pushed into the hall by guards.

Soon, screams and pleas for mercy were heard in the hall.