Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

The voice of Emperor Dingwen, "You don't hate me, do you?" echoed in Hongxuan's mind.

Just as Hongxuan was about to explain,

Hongxiong's eyes suddenly lit up and he took the lead.

He knelt on the ground and said, "Father! Hongxuan must not be allowed to leave the capital. I advise you to imprison my seventh brother. He is very cunning and will definitely seize the throne and threaten the crown prince."

Hongxiong defeated Hongxuan.

At the same time, it also split the relationship between him and the prince.

When the prince heard this, his pupils shrank and he looked at Hongxuan with narrowed eyes. If there was anyone who could compete with him for the throne now, among all the princes, it would only be his seventh brother Hongxuan, who would hold military power in the future.

Hongxuan felt that the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse and was extremely unfavorable to him.

He originally wanted to take advantage of the crown prince's succession to the throne and leave the capital.

But now Emperor Dingwen Dinghuangjing is suspicious of him. After all, the death of Hongxuan's mother, Concubine Xiang, is closely related to him.

"I second the proposal. The Prince of Zhenbei has the intention of rebellion and should stay in the capital!" Yang Shou, the Minister of War of the Hongli faction,

"I second the proposal. The King of Zhenbei should stay in the capital." Minister of Works Tan Baoyi

"I second the proposal!"

More and more ministers agreed to let Hongxuan stay in the capital.

"Father! I think that my seventh brother cannot go to Zhenbei border and should stay in the palace!" said the Crown Prince Hongze. He also realized that he could not let Hongxuan grow up and must strangle him.

Hongxuan only felt that he was surrounded by enemies.

"Haha! Haha! Hahahaha!" Hong Xuan laughed and said loudly: "Father! I will stay in the palace! I pray that you will take away the title of King of Zhenbei and give it to my elder brother Hong Li, and let him go to the northern border to guard the Dafeng North Gate!"

"This prince cannot bear even a little bit of hardship. What is your intention in letting me go to that bitter and cold place?" Hong Li said angrily.

Hong Xuan glanced at Hong Li with contempt, and then his eyes fell on Hong Xiong: "Father! The title of King of Zhenbei belongs to my second brother Hong Xiong!"

"Hmph! The title of King of Zhenbei? You want me to leave the capital? You're dreaming!" Hong Xiong flatly refused.

Hong Xuan said to Emperor Ding Wen:

"Father! Since no one dares to defend it, we won't defend it. If the 300,000 cavalrymen of Northern Shang break through the border, we will just wait for Dafeng to fall!"

The Hall of Supreme Harmony was silent.

Yes! Now we are not in favor of peace, but of war.

Since we advocate war, the northern border is the most dangerous place, with fierce fighting and dangerous situations.

Emperor Dingwen realized it.

Among his sons, except Hongxuan, all the others were vying for fame and fortune, and would not care about the survival of Dafeng.

"My son! Don't say anything to vent your anger. You are still needed to resolve the crisis in the North."

This is a fact. Hongxuan asked the other princes in person, and no prince was willing to go to that dangerous place.

Hong Xuan smiled and said, "Father, I am not angry. When the Beishang Imperial Master returns to the barracks, the first thing he will do is to gather troops to attack Dafeng."

"Can't you defend the border if there are fewer soldiers? There are so many generals at the border. I don't believe that we can't stop the mere 300,000 Northern Merchants cavalry." Hong Xiong said brainlessly with bared teeth.

"Hongxiong! Shut up. Just 300,000 cavalry? Can you use just that? I am really disappointed." Emperor Dingwen said angrily.

"Father! Today, I have made up my mind and will go to the border of Zhenbei!"

Hongxuan said firmly.

"Father, you must not do this!"

"Father, you can't let my seventh brother leave Kyoto!"

"Father, put him under house arrest! My seventh brother's temperament has suddenly changed. Who knows what he will do in the future. He will definitely avenge his mother."

The two princes and the crown prince all wanted to kill Hongxuan.

Especially Crown Prince Hongze, who had just received a favor from Hongxuan. It was he who named the candidate for the crown prince, but now he is repaying the kindness with hatred.

As the saying goes, the imperial family is the most ruthless.

Emperor Dingwen was furious: "Assholes! Listen to what you are saying? Xuan'er went to the northern border to guard the border for the Great Feng Kingdom, and the crisis hasn't been resolved yet, and you want to kill your brothers?"

Hearing Emperor Dingwen's rage, the three of them shrank their necks.

"I don't dare!"

Emperor Dingwen looked at Hongxuan in the hall and said, "Hongxuan!"

"My son is here!"

"Since you are in favor of fighting! If you are willing to set out today, I will promise to give you a thousand personal guards."

"Thank you, Father, for your permission!"

Hongxuan thanks you.

"Xuan'er, don't be so quick to thank me. I have promised you that I will give you a thousand soldiers to go to the northern border. However, Xuan'er, you have been raised in Jingyou Palace since you were a child. How can you lead the troops?"

Hongxuan's heart trembled, he knew that Emperor Dingwen still didn't want to let him go.

Although Emperor Dingwen is my father, he is also the emperor with a very unpredictable temperament. If I am suspected by him, the only consequence is imprisonment.

If it weren't for the Beishang Kingdom's cavalry approaching, he would have been under house arrest by now.

If he doesn't survive the next day, he will be killed by Imperial Noble Consort Cao and Second Prince Hongxiong.

"Although I am in Qingyouyuan, I spend most of my time studying military strategies!" Hongxuan replied.

"Haha! Art of war is art of war! I want to see how you lead troops to kill the enemy. How about this! Since you said you can command troops, the day after you leave the imperial city, your father will send the same 1,000 guards to capture you. My son, as long as you can escape the 1,000 pursuers I sent, it means that you are indeed capable of leading troops. I will then be completely relieved to hand over the northern border to Xuan'er!"

Emperor Dingwen personally took action and sent troops to capture Hongxuan.

Is this a capture or a kill on the spot?

The princes and ministers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony looked at Hongxuan with pity.

"Your Majesty is wise! We'll know if Hongxuan can really defend the northern border after a try." Prince Hongze said happily.

"Father! I think that if Hongxuan is caught, he must be punished and convicted of deceiving the emperor!" Hongxiong said, adding fuel to the fire.

"Yes! Father! Hongxuan keeps saying that he can guard the border. If he is caught, not only will he not be qualified to be the King of Zhenbei, but he is also deceiving your father and treating the safety of Dafeng as a joke!" said Hong Li.

Emperor Dingwen looked at Hongxuan and said, "My son, what do you think?"

Hongxuan glanced at the entire hall. He wondered if his fickle father wanted to kill him.

"I am leaving the imperial city with a thousand guards. If I am caught by the guards sent by my father, I will be punished for deceiving the emperor and sent to the dungeon of the Dali Temple to reflect on my sins. I am willing to be imprisoned in the dungeon until I die of old age."

"Okay! Since I am the ruler of a country, I will not joke! Today, you will go to the west gate of the imperial palace to select a thousand personal soldiers and military supplies. Go to the weapons depot to collect equipment according to the quota of a thousand people!"

"Thank you, father, for your grace!" Hongxuan kowtowed to express his gratitude.

The two princes Hongxiong and Hongli sneered, while the crown prince seemed relieved and looked at Hongxuan as if he were a prisoner.

Hongxuan understood that Emperor Dingwen was really cruel to him. Although he did not intend to kill him, Emperor Dingwen no longer believed in him, a scheming prince.

There is no other reason.

Although Emperor Dingwen assigned Hongxuan a thousand personal guards, the food and fodder had to be sent first before the army moved.

Just equipping them with troops and weapons but not with food, are we going to let these guards starve?

but!

Hongxuan had no complaints at all.

He knew that the one thousand guards the emperor could give him was already the limit. According to Emperor Dingwen's calculations, Hongxuan would definitely not escape his capture. If that was the case, why should he give him food?