Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Chu Ning led only five hundred white horse cavalrymen and headed straight for Liuye City.

The deputy general behind him couldn't help but ask: "General, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brought such a small number of people into the city, isn't he afraid of the Wei army..."

"Don't talk more!"

Ma Chao glared at the man before he could finish his words and said coldly, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is such a great man, how could he not know this?"

"Don't worry, His Highness has his own arrangements!"

"Order everyone to set up camp, recuperate, and wait for His Highness' orders."

At the command, 50,000 cavalrymen outside the city began to set up camp.

At this time, Chu Ning and others had arrived at the gate of Liuye City.

Yu Jing, who had received the news long ago, had already opened the city gate and lined up with a team of soldiers to welcome them.

The man was about forty years old, with a tuft of dark beard. He was not as tall as the average general, but was not much different from an ordinary person.

Coupled with his thin figure, he actually looks a bit weak.

Chu Ning rode his horse to the city gate, and Yu Jing took the initiative to step forward and bowed: "Yu Jing, the foreign minister, pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Chu!"

Chu Ning glanced at the man and nodded slightly: "I have heard of General Yu Jing's name for a long time, but it's rare for me to meet him."

"After seeing the defenses of Willow City today, I was surprised to find that there are indeed many talented people in the world. This arrangement alone is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

These words made Yu Jing slightly stunned.

I have heard of Chu Ning's reputation for a long time, and I also know that Chu Ning is a man of few words, but after meeting him today, I find that this Prince of Chu is not as aggressive as the rumors say.

After being stunned for a moment, Yu Jing straightened his face and said in a deep voice: "Prince Chu, thank you for your praise. I just did what I should do."

Chu Ning smiled calmly: "General Yu is too modest. By the way, I heard that Princess Changping has entered the city. I wonder where she is staying now?"

"Princess Changping is entering the city?"

Yu Jing looked bewildered: "I don't know where the Crown Prince of Chu got the news, why don't I know about it?"

do not know?

Is this person pretending to be ignorant, or is he truly unaware?

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, and a hint of coldness flashed across his face: "General Yu, I am not joking with you. I hope you don't pretend not to know."

"Princess Changping was sent here by the Emperor of Qin himself. If she wants to go to your Wei State, she will definitely pass through this place."

Zhao Yu at the side could not help but snorted coldly: "General Yu, my prince came here just for Princess Changping, you can't be unaware of this, right?"

"It will do you no good to hide this now. I hope you understand that."

They went through untold hardships to come here and facilitate the tripartite alliance, with the biggest goal being Princess Changping.

Now Yu Jing says that he has not seen Princess Changping. How is this possible?

But Yu Jing's expression was a little ugly at the moment: "To be honest, I have received news that Princess Changping will arrive tomorrow!"

Chu Ning and Zhao Yu couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this. They had both seen countless people, so they could naturally tell whether Yu Jing was lying or not.

Judging from Yu Jing's expression, he was clearly kept in the dark and had no idea where Princess Changping was going.

That would be strange.

Yu Jing had clearly received the news that he would arrive tomorrow, but what Ma Chao found out was that Princess Changping had already entered the city.

One of these two people must be lying or being deceived.

Ma Chao is their man, so of course they would not doubt Ma Chao.

But Yu Jing in front of him also looked worried at the moment, and it didn't look like he was acting.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Enter the city and talk as you walk!"

Yu Jing reacted and immediately shouted, "Welcome the Crown Prince of Chu into the city."

The Wei army lined up with their flags raised, and musicians and drummers beat drums and gongs. As everyone lined the streets to welcome them, Chu Ning led five hundred white horse cavalrymen slowly into the city.

On the way to where we were staying, Chu Ning began to ask:

"Since you have received news that Princess Changping will arrive tomorrow, do you know the current location of her convoy?"

Yu Jing smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "How could the people of Qin tell this to me?"

"Although I have asked, the other party turned a deaf ear and just told me to prepare to welcome Princess Changping."

Chu Ning frowned.

If the State of Qin had not revealed too much information, it is possible that Yu Jing did not know the current whereabouts of Princess Changping.

But he had clearly come here on his own initiative according to Ying Zheng's arrangement, so why did Ying Zheng conceal Princess Changping's whereabouts?

Are you worried that he will intercept you halfway?

But this is not true. If Princess Changping is outside the city now, she will not be able to enter the city at all.

After all, his troops were outside the city, and Princess Changping would be discovered as soon as she appeared.

In other words, Princess Changping must enter the city before his 50,000 troops arrive.

But the general defending the city, Yu Jing, said that he had never seen Princess Changping, which is worth pondering.

Is Yu Jing lying, or is there another reason?

Thinking of this, Chu Ning took a deep breath, suppressed his inner emotions, raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Have the other participants of this meeting arrived?"

Yu Jing shook his head: "My king and prime minister will need to resist until the day after tomorrow. As for the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Dongfang Su, he will be here tonight."

This made Chu Ning a little confused: "Logically speaking, the journey from the Han Dynasty to here is farther than that from your Wei State, so why did the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty arrive first?"

"This……"

Yu Jing hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly explained: "His Royal Highness King Wei of our dynasty is fighting the Han army on the front line. The Prime Minister needs to wait for King Wei to return to Kyoto before coming here to meet together."

It turns out he was waiting for Cao Zhang. No wonder he was one day later than Dongfang Su.

I just don't know if that guy will still be as arrogant as before when he meets Cao Zhang this time.

If this person had been sensible and voluntarily given up the marriage alliance with the State of Qin, he could have saved himself a lot of trouble.

If this person is arrogant and determined to be his enemy, then don't blame him for being ruthless.

When it comes to his woman, he will never show mercy.

"I see. It seems that I can only meet with the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty first!"

Chu Ning left a meaningful sentence, then sped away on his horse.

Yu Jing reacted and his face looked a little ugly.

In a tripartite alliance, if two parties reach an agreement before the alliance, the remaining party will definitely be the targeted party.

But even though he knew it, Yu Jing had no way to deal with it. He could only ride his horse and take Chu Ning to the inn to stay.

After the meal with Chu Ning, Yu Jing immediately went back and sent someone to notify Cao Zhang and Guo Xiao, asking them to come as soon as possible.

If Chu Ning and Dongfang Su reached an agreement first, it would be bad news for Da Wei.

After leaving the inn, Yu Jing left quickly.

But what he didn't know was that at this moment Chu Ning was standing on the second floor of the inn, staring at his departing back indifferently.

Zhao Yu behind him was puzzled: "Your Highness, why did you deliberately leak the news to him?"

Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said calmly: "If we don't put some pressure on Wei State, do you think they will hand over Princess Changping easily?"

"Okay, you've been tired these past few days, take a good rest!"

"When Dongfang Su arrives tonight, I will meet him."