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

Sure enough, the second prince heard the report from his servants and discovered that there was a weapons manufacturing site in the east of the city.

Moreover, the production was in large quantities. After tracking, they found that they were donated to two Beijing camps in Beijing.

The Second Prince frowned: "Does the Beijing Army still need to secretly manufacture weapons and armor?"

If the Beijing Army needs anything, they can just ask the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works. Is there any need to manufacture it secretly by themselves?

The second prince naturally wanted to investigate clearly who was secretly doing this.

The results were found out in a few days.

It’s not that the Xiao family isn’t keeping it secret, it’s just that the Fourth Prince has been anxious lately.

The old emperor was about to die, and once he died, his chances of ascending the throne would be almost slim.

He could only rely on his own army to forcibly seize the throne back.

So recently the Xiao family has been frantically producing various military weapons in large quantities.

With large production, there is great pressure on transportation. How can it be concealed?

After listening to the servant's report, the Second Prince snorted coldly: "Good for you, Fourth Prince."

"I thought you were just arrogant and liked to argue with Old Six, but I didn't expect you to do so much behind my back."

From the results of the investigation, it can be seen that the so-called Xiao family weapons manufacturing base of the fourth brother has actually armed tens of thousands of troops.

How could the Second Prince allow such a thing to happen?

He could watch the fourth and sixth brothers fighting each other, and then deal with them together after he ascended the throne.

But the fourth brother's actions have seriously affected his vital interests.

The second prince didn't want to be attacked by the fourth prince with a large army to seize the throne when he ascended the throne after the old emperor died.

The counselor asked, "Your Highness, the Fourth Prince has indeed gone too far. You can report this directly to the Emperor and have him charged with treason."

Just what happened to the Fourth Prince was enough to make him pay for it.

However, another counselor shook his head slightly: "Your Highness, this is not possible."

"The Fourth Prince already has tens of thousands of troops at his disposal. If we tell the Emperor now, he will definitely become desperate and forcibly attack the capital."

“It’s not good for us.”

The first counselor frowned. "Why should we be afraid? Our Crown Prince can still muster tens of thousands of troops, plus the ten thousand imperial guards in the palace. He should be afraid of the Fourth Prince's motley crowd, and the hundred thousand troops in the capital camp, most of whom have already surrendered."

The second strategist shook his head slightly. "Do you intend for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince to both lead tens of thousands of troops to start a war outside the capital?"

"What do you think the Emperor will think of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince then?"

This made the first strategist dumbfounded. Yes, although the Fourth Prince was forced into a corner, he was desperate and attacked the capital.

But don’t forget, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also has tens of thousands of troops at his disposal. Wouldn’t that also make the Emperor wary?

Finally, the Fourth Prince was appeased, and the next one to be dealt with was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Even if he is the crown prince, no matter how seriously ill Emperor Wu is, he would not be allowed to secretly hide tens of thousands of troops, right?

Several people looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and let him make the decision.

The Second Prince frowned as he listened to them finish their story, then suddenly asked, "What about the Sixth Prince? Did he also secretly hide a lot of soldiers and horses?"

The servant who was investigating the situation shook his head: "Your Highness, according to the report from the Sixth Prince's spies."

"The Sixth Prince has recruited several hundred fifteen- and sixteen-year-old children and taught them to read and write, including swords and spears, but he hasn't recruited any soldiers."

"And the tens of thousands of disaster victims who had gathered have also dispersed."

The Second Prince was puzzled: "This Sixth Prince, recruiting hundreds of disaster victims to learn to read and write? Does he still expect them to pass the imperial examinations?"

No one can explain this, it feels strange.

A counselor said with a smile, "Your Highness, in my humble opinion, the Sixth Prince is actually cultivating his own loyal guards."

"If we support these fifteen or sixteen-year-old disaster victims now, they can become a strong guard team in a few years. This is a good option for self-protection."

Self-preservation is bullshit! The second prince rolled his eyes.

If that were really the case, he would be torn to pieces if the emperor was dissatisfied. The few hundred guards would not be enough to fill the gaps in the Imperial Guards' teeth.

The counselor bowed, "Your Highness, the Sixth Prince is not a cause for concern. He is short-sighted, focused only on the hundreds of disaster victims and his relief grain. He was even busy arguing with the son of the Minister of Works."

Speaking of this, the Second Prince found it funny: "Old Sixth, that fellow, went to the brothel and got into a fight with Minister Zhao's son."

"He's completely useless, and has only made things difficult for Eunuch Zhao."

The backstage of Wangyue Tower is integrated with the Second Prince, and the Second Prince found it funny after hearing it.

At this moment, let alone the murder in Wangyue Tower, even if the Sixth Prince burned down Wangyue Tower, the Second Prince would not feel sorry at all.

After laughing, he nodded slightly: "What you said is right, there is nothing worth worrying about Lao Liu."

"But this Fourth Brother, instead of competing with the Sixth Brother, has crossed my bottom line. I cannot forgive him."

But how can we deal with this Fourth Prince without being pushed into a corner?

One of the counselors pondered for a moment, then stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Your Highness, this is not difficult."

After the counselor expressed his opinion, the Second Prince gave a strange look and nodded slightly: "Let's do it."

"What?" Ning Yi was resting in the mansion.

Hearing what the housekeeper said, he suddenly stood up and asked, "Are you sure it's someone from the Second Prince's Mansion?"

The butler assured: "Your Highness, I dare not deceive you. He really claims to be from the Second Prince's mansion."

Ning Yi's eyes looked even weirder.

Someone from the Second Prince's Mansion came specifically to deliver the message to them.

The Xiao family in the east of the city actually secretly manufactured a large number of weapons and armor, and the fourth prince was behind it.

Qin Haifeng's face next to him was flushed red.

Even the little girl Zeng Rou covered her mouth and turned around, her shoulders trembling as she tried not to make any sound.

His Highness has just sent someone to quietly pass this news to the Second Prince.

The second prince actually sent someone to deliver the message directly.

He even told them face to face that the information was sent by the Second Prince, and they didn't need to thank him, they could just report it.

Ning Yi was extremely contemptuous: "Damn Second Prince, he is addicted to being the oriole and wants me to be the mantis."

Qin Haifeng finally recovered and said, "Your Highness, why don't we just ignore it and pretend we don't know anything."

Ning Yi thought about it for a moment and shook his head slightly: "No."

"The fact that the second brother passed on the news shows that the good-for-nothing fourth brother has touched his nerves. If we don't take action, the second brother will become suspicious."

The sixth brother, who usually likes to cause trouble for the fourth brother, actually behaved himself and pretended not to know.

Judging from the Second Prince's personality, he probably guessed that the Sixth Prince was also planning something and couldn't care less about the Fourth Prince.

What's more, Ning Yi is determined to take over the Xiao family's property.

He thought for a moment and said, "Well, I will go to the palace immediately and accuse the fourth brother of being a good-for-nothing. But the second brother can forget about watching the show."

Even if he wanted the property, he would not allow the second son to just hide behind and take advantage of it.

In Emperor Wu's bedroom, the old emperor was sitting in a rocking chair, being fed nutritious porridge spoonful by spoonful by Concubine Xian.

Eunuch Zhao came in and bowed, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince said he wants to see you regarding something important."