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

"Prime Minister Guo, do you really believe what he said?"

As soon as Chu Ning left, Yu Jing couldn't wait to turn around and look at Guo Xiao and asked.

He has always been cautious about Chu Ning and dared not trust him completely.

Of course, he was also worried that Guo Xiao had never dealt with Chu Ning and would be fooled by Chu Ning.

But Guo Xiao narrowed his eyes, and a strange look flashed across his eyes: "Chu Ning is always cunning, I don't believe a word of his words!"

"Then... why did you agree to his request just now?" Yu Jing was stunned.

He didn't believe Chu Ning, but agreed to Chu Ning's request, and Chu Ning didn't have to do anything.

No matter how you look at it, they are the ones who suffer!

"I agreed to his request only to prevent Chu from interfering in the war between our dynasty and the Han Dynasty!"

Guo Xiao coughed twice and said seriously, "The situation on the front line has been deadlocked. It will be May soon, and the summer harvest will come soon. If the winner cannot be determined, the two sides will have to engage in a large-scale decisive battle!"

Summer harvest means that both sides have food and fodder support.

By then, both sides, blinded by murderous intent, would surely want to defeat each other as quickly as possible, thus launching a large-scale battle.

It would be great if we could gain an advantage before that.

Even if you cannot gain an advantage, you cannot let your opponent gain one.

And the State of Chu is a variable!

Once the State of Chu participates in this war and sends troops to the State of Wei, they will face attacks from both dynasties and be attacked from both sides.

Thinking of this, Yu Jing's face changed drastically: "So, in this case, it would be best for Chu to remain neutral in this tripartite meeting?"

Guo Xiao nodded: "Yes, as long as the State of Chu does not take action, it is fine to hand Princess Changping over to him."

"Next, you must find Princess Changping's whereabouts in the city and hand her over to Chu Ning as much as possible, so that Chu Ning can leave this place as soon as possible."

Yu Jing immediately bowed and said, "I understand!"

"Everyone, listen up! Immediately search for Princess Changping's whereabouts in the city. Whoever finds her will be rewarded handsomely!"

Without further ado, Yu Jing immediately led his troops to conduct a massive search in the city.

At this time, Chu Ning had already returned to the inn where he was staying.

A moment later, Zhao Yu came in personally carrying the food.

"Your Highness, please eat something."

Chu Ning nodded slightly, picked up his chopsticks and asked with a smile: "Is there any movement from the Wei army?"

Zhao Yu said seriously: "The soldiers in the city are now searching for Princess Changping's whereabouts. It seems that they really want to fulfill their promise."

After a pause, Zhao Yu said with some concern: "Your Highness, if they really find Princess Changping, will they really hand her over to you?"

Now everyone knows how important Princess Changping is to Chu Ning. Whoever controls Princess Changping is equivalent to whoever controls Chu Ning.

What if Wei State uses Princess Changping as a bargaining chip to force Chu Ning to side with Wei State during the tripartite alliance? How should we respond?

But Chu Ning was not angry when he heard this. Instead, he laughed and said, "Since they realize the importance of the tripartite alliance, they will not offend me."

"If they use Princess Changping as a threat, aren't they afraid that I will side with the Han Dynasty?"

Zhao Yu suddenly realized and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness is indeed thoughtful. Now we just need to wait for news from Beijing."

Just as he finished speaking, a soldier's voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty wants to see you."

Dongfang Su is here!

Chu Ning was not surprised by this and said calmly: "Let him in."

A moment later, Dongfang Su came into the room, and Zhao Yu bowed and left.

Only Chu Ning and Dongfang Su were left in the room.

"Prime Minister Dongfang has arrived at the right time. Let's have dinner together." Chu Ning smiled and gestured to Dongfang Su to sit down.

But Dongfang Su laughed: "Your Highness the Crown Prince of Chu doesn't seem to be worried about Princess Changping's whereabouts at all."

"The Wei army is searching for you now. If they find you, they will use you as a bargaining chip to threaten you!"

The first words he spoke were provocative.

No wonder the Emperor of the Han Dynasty sent this man here, he is indeed a great eloquent person.

Chu Ning smiled as he ate, "Prime Minister Dongfang, don't worry about this. I have already reached an agreement with Prime Minister Guo. As long as he hands over Princess Changping, I will leave with my people and will not interfere in the war between your two countries."

Dongfang Su was caught off guard by this frank statement.

He originally wanted to use this as a bargaining chip to get Chu Ning to express support for the Han Dynasty in putting pressure on the Wei State.

But now it seems that he is a step too late.

Chu Ning wants to take advantage of the three-party alliance to take over two parties!

It turns out that this is Chu Ning’s real purpose.

What a cunning guy.

Thinking of this, Dongfang Su took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Do you really believe that Guo Xiao will keep his promise?"

Chu Ning shrugged, put a piece of meat in his mouth, and said calmly: "If he breaks his promise to me, it won't be too late for me to send troops again."

"I guess Prime Minister Dongfang won't just sit there and watch, right?"

Mainly anti-customer!

Dongfang Su was speechless for a moment.

He thought he could control Chu Ning, but unexpectedly, he was controlled by Chu Ning instead.

Taking another deep breath and trying to suppress his inner emotions, Dongfang Su stared at Chu Ning and said in a deep voice:

"The killing of Cao Zhang is a great thing for our Wei Kingdom. Maybe our frontline troops can take this opportunity to break through the Wei army's defenses in one fell swoop!"

"If you can say a few words for our dynasty during this meeting, our dynasty is willing to offer three cities."

He knew that people like Chu Ning would not show their strength until they saw the rabbit. He knew that it would be impossible to convince Chu Ning without giving him benefits and holding out bargaining chips.

He felt it was worth it to exchange the three cities for Chu Ning's pressure on the State of Wei.

But Chu Ning chuckled: "If the Han army breaks through the Wei army's defense, it will not be as simple as just taking a dozen cities. If it can sweep across most of the Wei Kingdom."

"You want to bribe me with just three cities. Prime Minister Dongfang is really generous."

Although he spoke generously, his tone was somewhat sarcastic.

Just three cities to get rid of him?

It seems that Dongfang Su has not yet realized how fierce the upcoming battle will be.

Chu Ning shook his head, pointed outward with the chopsticks in his hand, and said calmly: "I still have to eat. If Prime Minister Dongfang has nothing else to do, please go ahead."

He doesn't even want to talk about conditions that are not sincere.

Dongfang Su sensed Chu Ning's intention to send him away, and he also understood that if he did not show sincerity, the next meeting would definitely be disadvantageous to him.

Gritting his teeth, he said in a deep voice: "If you help our dynasty put pressure on Wei and hand over the three states after their defeat, our dynasty is willing to help you take Willow Leaf City!"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed across them.

This is the condition.

Willow Leaf City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we take control of this place, it will be equivalent to cutting off the connection between Wei and Qin.

In the future, it will be very convenient to transfer troops from Yan, whether entering Wei or Qin from here.

This city is what he has always wanted!

However, the troops he brought were too few to launch a large-scale attack in the city.

The only way is to ask the Han army for help!

"You said this yourself, Prime Minister Dongfang. I didn't force you to do it!"

Chu Ning made a prompt decision: "Someone, bring me some writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone!"

He wanted Dongfang Su to write it down in black and white so that he would not deny it.

For the sake of the Han Dynasty, Dongfang Su did not hesitate and immediately wrote a document!

Chu Ning laughed after reading it: "Very good, if the Wei army does not find Princess Changping in the next two days, then during the alliance meeting, I will work with you to put pressure on the Wei Kingdom!"

The good show is about to begin!