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

"Control the court?"

King Anding laughed out loud: "Isn't this what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been doing?"

Amid the surprised looks of the crowd, Prince Anding narrowed his eyes and sneered, "The officials in the court are all appointed by the crown prince, and the power in the army is also in the hands of the crown prince!"

"If we talk about controlling the court, it has to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"As a member of the royal family, I have the right to uphold the imperial power and the dignity of your majesty!"

In front of all the civil and military officials in the court, this man didn't give Chu Ning any face at all.

When the two met for the first time, they both burst out with anger and neither of them was willing to give in.

Upon seeing this, the Imperial Tutor immediately stepped forward to persuade them: "Your Highness, Prince Anding, you two are both members of the royal family, why do you have to do this?"

"Your Majesty has not yet reached a conclusion on the matter of the descendants of the previous royal family. You two don't need to hurt your relationship over this matter."

Chu Ning sneered: "Master, it seems that the capital city is going to be lively again!"

After saying that, Chu Ning turned and left.

Now that we know King Anding’s attitude, the next step will be easy.

As long as we deal with this person, no one in the court will oppose his suggestions.

As soon as Chu Ning left, many ministers in the court also left.

King Anding looked at the backs of the people leaving and a sneer appeared on his face.

"Prince, today is just an appetizer. When the descendants of the previous royal family arrive in Kyoto, the battle between you and me will begin!"

When Chu Ning was about to walk out of the hall, King Anding shouted.

But Chu Ning did not stop because of this sentence.

Shaking his head, King Anding put his hands behind his back, stood up and left with a calm expression.

His two sons Chu Xiao and Chu Zan followed him out.

The Grand Tutor looked at all this and couldn't help but reveal a hint of anxiety on his face.

If these two were allowed to continue fighting, God knows what would happen.

In a hurry, the tutor immediately went to find the emperor.

A quarter of an hour later, inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The emperor looked at the tutor who was chattering in front of him, and a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

"Master, what do you want me to do about this?"

"I can't help anyone, because I will offend someone else!"

If he could handle it, how could he allow Chu Ning and Prince Anding to quarrel?

There are only 20,000 imperial guards in the capital city, but there are 30,000 soldiers in Youzhou. At this moment, he can no longer influence King Anding's thoughts.

As for Chu Ning...

Not to mention, he disobeyed the order yesterday and now wants Chu Ning to listen to him?

The Grand Tutor seemed to realize that this matter was difficult to handle, but he still said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if the Crown Prince and Prince Anding come into conflict over the descendants of the Imperial City, our dynasty will surely be in great trouble."

"After the Qin State was defeated in the last war, it has been eyeing our country covetously, trying to regain its face."

"If the Qin State knew that the Crown Prince and King Anding had a conflict, they would definitely send troops to attack our dynasty."

"Your Majesty, please find a way to mediate this matter!"

As the Grand Tutor, he knew that what happened next would affect the entire Chu State, and he could not sit idly by.

But the emperor was helpless: "I also want the Crown Prince and Prince Anding to live in peace, but the Grand Tutor also saw just now that these two people don't take each other seriously at all."

"Even if I personally come forward to mediate, they will not compromise with the other party."

The emperor felt powerless at this moment.

He is the supreme ruler, but he is unable to control the people below him.

Whether it is Chu Ning or King Anding, their strength has surpassed his!

In this world, strength is respected. Whoever has stronger strength and harder fists will have their words heard!

The Grand Tutor naturally understood the emperor's situation. Hearing this, he sighed and said, "As long as your majesty is willing, there will be a way to solve this matter."

"How about this, I personally go to the Qin Palace and ask the old Qin King to mediate this matter?"

The old King of Qin is the most senior person among all the royal relatives, and he is in charge of the Zongzheng Temple, so all the royal relatives will give him some face.

The emperor thought about it and said helplessly, "It's the only way. Thank you for your trouble, Master."

The Grand Tutor said righteously: "For Your Majesty, for the court, and for the Great Chu, this little hardship of this old minister is nothing."

After saying this, the Grand Tutor bowed, turned around and left.

The emperor looked at the tutor's departing back, his expression changing from gloomy to bright, his eyes flashing with an unfathomable look.

After a long time, the emperor withdrew his gaze.

Regardless of whether the old King Qin can mediate or not, Chu Ning and King Anding will quarrel.

No matter who wins or loses between the two, he will be the only one who benefits in the end.

Because he is the emperor of Chu!

At this time, Chu Ning was not angry about what happened in the court. After returning to the East Palace, he sent someone to invite the Minister of Justice Ling Haoran.

Coming back this time, dealing with the descendants of the previous royal family was just an accident. His real purpose was to deal with the rumors that were unfavorable to him!

Now that the emperor has ordered the descendants of the previous royal family to return to Kyoto first, this matter can be put aside for the time being.

The rumors that were unfavorable to him had now spread throughout the State of Chu, and he had to deal with the matter as soon as possible.

East Palace, inside the main hall.

Ling Haoran stepped in with a stern face and bowed: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly and said in a cold voice: "Lord Ling, you should know why I am looking for you, right?"

Ling Haoran's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "It must be because of the news from the three states of Jiangnan."

"In fact, I have already ordered people to investigate this matter, but the other party is too cunning, and almost every time they find a clue, they lose it!"

"But please rest assured, Your Highness, this matter was definitely not done by people from the three states of Jiangnan."

Chu Ning was very satisfied with this, and nodded, "Lord Ling is quite honest. However, since it was not the news spread by the aristocratic families of the three states of Jiangnan, where did this news come from?"

"The three states of Jiangnan have always been the territory of your families. Why do you allow such words to appear?"

He always felt that the Jiangnan families headed by the Ling family were wealthy and powerful, and were the masters of the three Jiangnan states, and no one could possibly cause trouble in the three Jiangnan states.

But this time, he overturned his own cognition!

Therefore, he had to ask Ling Haoran for an explanation.

"Your Highness, someone must be trying to frame the three Jiangnan states' noble families on purpose!"

Seeing Chu Ning getting angry, Ling Haoran expressed his thoughts: "It is no longer a secret that the three Jiangnan states' noble families belong to His Highness."

"If someone is deliberately targeting Your Highness and wants to cause a rift between you and the three Jiangnan states' noble families, causing misunderstandings, then they must be trying to sow discord between the two sides."

"These rumors that are unfavorable to you could have come from other states, but they didn't. Instead, they came from the three states in the south of the Yangtze River. There must be some unspeakable secret behind this!"

After saying so much, it can actually be summed up in three words: alienation strategy!

Chu Ning reacted, a cold expression appeared on his face: "I thought the same thing, otherwise I would have taken action against the three Jiangnan states' noble families long ago!"

"However, this matter is of great importance. Lord Ling should work together with Yun Jianye to find out who is behind this as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" Ling Haoran responded and immediately turned around to investigate.

After seeing Ling Haoran off, Chu Ning shook his head and went towards the back hall.

He wants to find Shen Wanying.

His advice today failed, and he still has to give Shen Wanying an explanation.