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

Chu Ning looked at the body of King Anding in front of him, and a solemn look appeared on his face.

If the arrow shot by Chu Xiao last night was directed and acted by Prince Anding himself, he could have said it before he died.

If you don't say it out loud, there are only two possibilities.

First, King Anding himself didn’t know who the assassin was.

Second, King Anding wanted to leave suspense deliberately!

However, Chu Ning prefers the first possibility.

Although King Anding is crazy, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do anything to achieve his goals.

And the target of the assassination was his own son!

That’s the legitimate son!

In this era where status and origin are valued, no matter how ruthless Prince Anding is, he would never use his legitimate son as bait.

But, if it wasn’t Prince Anding who directed and acted it out himself, then who assassinated Chu Xiao?

While deep in thought, the old King Qin behind him took out a silk scarf, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and a look of relief appeared on his face.

He almost died at the hands of King Anding just now. Although he looked ready to die, he was still a little panicked inside.

Now that Prince Anding has been killed, he finally stepped forward and said with a smile, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise and brave, and he made arrangements in advance. Prince Anding's conspiracy was exposed, and he deserves to die."

"Now that the situation has been decided, Your Highness, please order the Youzhou troops to leave the city first."

There are too many Youzhou soldiers in the city. Although they have surrendered, who can guarantee that there are no diehard fans of King Anding among them?

If these people cause trouble in the city, I'm afraid there will be another bloody storm.

He would only feel at ease if the troops from Youzhou were transferred out.

Chu Ning certainly understood the old King Qin's concerns, and nodded slightly when he heard this: "Okay, let Mulan lead a team of imperial guards to lead the way and place them in the camp outside the city."

"The prince is wise!" The old King Qin breathed a sigh of relief.

But Feng Mulan pouted and looked reluctant: "Why would you let me go in person for such a small matter?"

Logically speaking, we just need to let the imperial guards take the Youzhou troops out of the city. If that doesn't work, we can let Zhao Yu go. There is no need to let the prince's concubine go.

Chu Ning smiled slightly, walked up to Feng Mulan's ear and whispered a few words.

At first Feng Mulan looked reluctant, but as she listened, her expression became strange.

After a moment, her lively eyes turned and a smile appeared on her face: "Okay, I promise you!"

"But we have agreed that from now on, I will be the commander of the Youzhou troops."

Chu Ning chuckled and said, "Okay, if there is a chance, you can lead the Youzhou troops."

After getting a satisfactory answer, Feng Mulan turned to look at the Youzhou soldiers and said loudly:

"The Crown Prince has ordered that the Youzhou troops be stationed outside the city. I will personally lead the imperial guards to escort you out of the city!"

After she finished speaking, she picked up her heavy sword, put her light sword back into the scabbard, and left with the imperial guards and Youzhou soldiers.

Chu Ning watched Feng Mulan and the others leave, then looked at Zhao Yu: "Let's go to Anding Palace."

The old King Qin's face changed slightly when he heard this: "Your Highness, do you want to kill them all? Now that the Youzhou troops have surrendered, if we kill all the people in Anding Palace at this moment, I'm afraid it will cause public outrage."

Today, the Anding Palace exists in name only, with only Chu Xiao who is still in a coma.

When the situation has been decided and the Youzhou troops have just surrendered, if we still go to destroy the Anding Palace, who can guarantee that the Youzhou troops will not rebel again?

But Chu Ning shook his head and said calmly: "Although the people in Anding Palace deserve to die, it's not now."

The old King Qin wiped the sweat from his forehead again and asked tentatively: "Then why did His Royal Highness go to Anding Palace at this moment..."

Chu Ning raised his head and looked in the direction of Anding Palace, and said in a deep voice: "I want to go over and find out who shot Chu Xiao with an arrow!"

"If it weren't for this arrow, King Anding would have no reason to take action."

This made the old King Qin's face change drastically: "Your Highness, do you think there is someone behind this?"

In this Kyoto city, if there is still a driving force behind this, it may only be the one in the imperial palace.

"Yes, this matter is too strange!"

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows and said, "Although King Anding is reckless, he is not a fool. He was taken advantage of this time."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked out, leaving a message before leaving: "I'll have to trouble the old King Qin to send someone to clean up this place."

He was now eager to go to Anding Palace, so the task of cleaning the scene could only be left to the old King Qin.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will take care of the body, but please spare Chu Xiao's life. You must not kill him at this time."

The old King Qin was worried that Chu Ning would not be able to find the person behind this, so he took it out on Chu Xiao.

However, Chu Ning did not answer, leaving only his back to the old King of Qin.

"What a troubled time, what a troubled time!"

The old King Qin sighed, feeling powerless, and could only order people to clean up the battlefield first.

After Chu Ning left the Prince of Qin's Palace, he immediately led the white horse cavalry straight to the Prince of Anding's Palace.

Three quarters of an hour later, the mighty cavalry surrounded the entire palace.

At this moment, there were only more than 30 guards in Prince Anding's palace. When they heard that Prince Anding and his son were killed and the Youzhou troops surrendered, they dared not resist and took the initiative to open the door of the palace.

Led by the palace guards, Chu Ning walked through the corridor and came to a room in the backyard.

As the door opened, a young man with a bandaged shoulder and a pale face appeared in Chu Ning's eyes.

Who else could it be but Chu Xiao!

When he saw Chu Ning, Chu Xiao's face changed drastically, and a look of disbelief flashed across his eyes.

"You...you actually survived. Then my father and Chu Zan..."

"They're all dead!"

Chu Ning put his hands behind his back, stared at Chu Xiao's face with his eagle eyes, and asked coldly: "Your conspiracy has been exposed, should you tell us the details of what happened now?"

He glanced at the wound on Chu Xiao's shoulder and reminded him, "For example, who shot you with an arrow!"

Chu Xiao was furious when he heard this: "If I knew who shot the arrow, would I still let my father and Chu Zan mutiny?"

"If it weren't for me, they wouldn't have been killed by you!"

"Chu Ning, stop pretending, you must have secretly arranged all this!"

"You sent someone to shoot me with an arrow, deliberately provoking my father to launch a mutiny, and then took the opportunity to kill him!"

"My father was only against you taking in the descendants of the previous royal family, but you are so vicious that you want to destroy my entire family!"

Chu Xiao became more and more angry and roared: "Although I am seriously injured, I will not let you do whatever you want!"

After saying this, this person suddenly rushed towards Chu Ning.

Zhao Yu, who was standing behind Chu Ning, snorted coldly upon seeing this, stepped forward and grabbed Chu Xiao's hands, exerting a little force, which made Chu Xiao unable to move.

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

This Chu Xiao doesn't even have any martial arts skills!

Looking at this desperate posture and the angry expression just now, it doesn't seem like acting.

Could it be that the person who shot the arrow last night was not actually Prince Anding who directed and acted it out himself?

This is too strange!

If the assassin was not deliberately arranged by Prince Anding, could it be arranged by the emperor?

After all, the only person in Kyoto who has such strength and courage is the emperor!

Could it be that the emperor was trying to sow discord between him and Prince Anding, hoping that he would kill each other?

For a moment, Chu Ning fell into deep thought.