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Chapter 143 Speed up
Ning Yi returned to the mansion and called the shopkeeper first.
His mind kept replaying what the Ninth Princess had just told him.
It is true that the barbarians are cooperating with the Fourth Prince.
And now the barbarians have assembled hundreds of thousands of troops on the border.
They are all waiting for Aturu to succeed in the territory of Wu.
He immediately led a large army to attack the border and put pressure on the State of Wu.
However, their plan was different from that of the Fourth Prince. They not only contacted the Fourth Prince but also planned things together.
He also contacted other ministers who had military forces.
The barbarians are full of confidence this time.
The right time to take action is to wait until Ning Yi and the Ninth Princess get married, and then the barbarians will come back and snatch the Ninth Princess away.
The Fourth Prince was still dreaming of killing the Second Prince, breaking into the palace to seize the throne, killing the Sixth Prince, and supporting the Ninth Princess to become the Queen.
After pondering for a while, Ning Yi asked the shopkeeper, "What did the Second Prince say?"
The shopkeeper bowed and said, "Your Highness, upon receiving the news, the Second Prince was furious and immediately tightened the security. He is strictly checking everyone entering and leaving the palace. Even eating and sleeping require someone who is absolutely trusted to check."
"However, he didn't know it was us who reported the news. He just thought that the servants he arranged in the Fourth Prince's Mansion had found out the information."
Ning Yi nodded with satisfaction. This was the best. Right now, he had to hide.
"Now, send your capable assistant to monitor Duke Dingguo's every move at Hushan Pass."
The shopkeeper was surprised: "Your Highness, are you talking about Duke Dingguo?"
"That's right." Ning Yi's eyes were cold. "Duke Dingguo has secretly colluded with the barbarians. What a traitor he is."
These words made everyone in the room gasp.
Zeng Rou, the little girl who only helped Ning Yi organize information and write letters, didn't feel much danger.
Qin Haifeng was shocked. "Your Highness, Duke Dingguo is guarding Shanhu Pass with tens of thousands of troops. Shanhu Pass is a crucial barrier for the capital to the north. If Duke Dingguo joins forces with the barbarians, they can break through the border, cross Shanhu Pass, and reach the capital easily."
This is a huge matter.
That was the capital's barrier to the north. I didn't expect that even an important official relied on by the court like Duke Dingguo would defect to the barbarians.
Ning Yi sneered, "What's so incredible about this? It's just that the barbarians made too many promises."
"Duke Dingguo is such a fool and insatiable. This prince will deal with him sooner or later."
Ning Yi ordered again: "Send a message to our people to keep a close eye on all the roads leading from the capital to the Fourth Army."
"Once you find someone delivering a letter, find a way to get the letter out of the way."
"Yes." The shopkeeper and Qin Haifeng took the order together.
This requires the new army to pretend to be bandits and also requires the cooperation of the Intelligence Department.
"Also..." Ning Yi tapped the table with his finger: "Spread the news in the capital."
"The Fourth Prince is colluding with the barbarians and intends to attack the capital together and usurp the throne."
"This..." Qin Haifeng was surprised: "Your Highness, why is this so?"
"This prince naturally wants to force that idiot, the Fourth Brother, to rebel sooner rather than later."
Ning Yi said coldly: "That bastard has gone crazy."
"For the throne, I don't want to wait any longer. If that's the case, there's no need for a three-way balance of power. I can just let the Second Prince get rid of him."
Even if he did so, Ning Yi would have to face the second prince alone.
But if we don't stop the fourth brother now and get rid of him, this madman will really cause chaos in the world.
"Also..." Ning Yi ordered, "Tell the Xiqing Gate garrison to immediately withdraw their troops and replace them with 3,000 newly trained soldiers."
"Your Highness, you can't do that." Qin Haifeng immediately stopped him. "Your Highness, our plan is to gradually replace the troops. We need to do it step by step. If we rashly replace them all now, it will easily arouse suspicion."
According to their plan, the officers at Xiqing Gate have already replaced their servants one after another.
The soldiers need to kick out the old and weak who are just waiting to die.
Then, the others were gradually arranged to other places, using the excuse of reorganizing the military camp.
But if we quickly replace them across the board now, it will easily lead to serious problems.
But Ning Yi didn't wait any longer: "Time waits for no one, this prince doesn't have that patience anymore."
"Right now, the fourth brother is busy keeping an eye on the second brother, and the second brother is also very nervous, so he has no time to care about Xiqing Gate."
"Furthermore, this prince must ensure that if something goes wrong, his army can enter the capital quickly and smoothly."
Ning Yi must make arrangements as soon as possible, otherwise when the fourth guy really takes action, the entire capital will be under control, and he probably won't even have a place to escape.
Only by taking control of Xiqing Gate as soon as possible, whether it is to quickly send his own 20,000 troops to support the city, or to rely on the 3,000 Xiqing Gate defenders to defend and escape, can there be a way out.
Qin Haifeng had no choice but to obey the order and arrange it immediately.
"Also." Ning Yi looked at the shopkeeper and said, "This prince wants you to take over the two Beijing camps in the southwest as soon as possible. Within a month, the newly recruited 10,000 soldiers must be replenished."
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, tens of thousands of new soldiers have been recruited from all over the country."
"Except for the 3,000 men who are going to Xiqing Gate, the remaining manpower is less than 8,000. Moreover, for the men recruited from other places, coming to the capital is not only a long journey, but also very expensive."
"This prince doesn't care about that." Ning Yi looked at him dangerously: "If you can't do it well, this prince will replace you."
The shopkeeper was terrified and immediately knelt down: "Your Highness, don't worry, this old servant, within ten days, I will capture the two commanders of the Beijing camp in the southwest, and will do my best to recruit able-bodied men as soon as possible."
The shopkeeper was sweating coldly. As the intelligence chief, he had done a lot of bad things in order to get useful information.
If his position was replaced and he lost the Sixth Prince's support, he would probably be taken care of by his enemies within a few days.
Only then did Ning Yi nod in satisfaction.
He looked at Qin Haifeng again: "Also, the training of the servant has been accelerated. We don't have much time left."
"The latest batch of book boys is coming soon, get ready."
Qin Haifeng was also worried: "Your Highness, everything else is easy to deal with, but the weapons and equipment for such a large army cannot be produced so quickly, and we are still short of manpower."
"Simple." Ning Yi sneered: "I've been controlling the Minister of Works for a while now, it's time to ask him for help."
After all the instructions were completed, Ning Yi looked outside with a gloomy look: "Barbarian, the fourth brother, is such a troublemaker. He doesn't even want to give this prince a moment of his time."
"In that case, you should die in advance."
On Ning Yi's side, all departments of the Intelligence Department quickly became busy.
Merchant caravans traveling to various places, under the pretext of recruiting guards, continuously recruited batches of able-bodied men and sent them to the Beijing camp.
Many veterans of the Tiger Guards took over and trained them quickly.
The Xiqingmen military camp even transferred all the soldiers there for various reasons.
For this purpose, a lot of money was given to these soldiers who served as gatekeepers of the era.
When a new batch of soldiers rushed into the barracks and guarded the city gate as usual, no one noticed any flaws.