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

"Were you tricked...?"

Feng Mulan glared and said, "Who is so powerful that he can play you and my father in the palm of his hand?"

Are you kidding?

Although the words sounded a bit harsh, he was indeed fooled this time.

Chu Ning looked calm, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said in a cold voice: "Although this person is cunning, he must be in the city."

"Now that I have the Shadow Guards and Imperial Guards under my control, and there are Youzhou soldiers outside the city, I must seize the opportunity to find this person."

"Zhao Yu, immediately send someone to spread the news that I am the regent."

"Also, urgently order Di Wenyao to return to the capital to assist me in handling government affairs."

"Yes!" Zhao Yu responded and went downstairs to make arrangements immediately.

Once you have power, of course you have to use it properly.

First, we must seize the initiative in public opinion and take control of the overall situation to prevent those with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the opportunity to manipulate public opinion.

As for the affairs of the court, they can be easily resolved when Di Wenyao returns.

After doing all this, he wanted to see what other tricks the person behind the scenes had.

During this time, he can let the Shadow Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards secretly investigate the people in the city.

If the other party doesn't make any movement, he will be able to find out slowly.

Once the other party makes a move, he will definitely be exposed, and that will be the best opportunity to take him down.

He deliberately made a big noise just to alert the enemy.

Because he was eager to know who this person was!

Who else in this Kyoto city is so bold as to plot against him and the emperor!

In the next half month, the news of Chu Ning's regent spread throughout the State of Chu, and even other dynasties learned about it.

For this reason, the Han Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty were completely relieved!

They were very worried that they would have to fight a decisive battle here, but Chu Ning suddenly intervened.

But now Chu Ning is the regent, and the internal affairs of Chu are enough to delay Chu Ning for a while. They can take advantage of Chu Ning's unstable foothold to launch a decisive battle.

The Tang Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty reacted calmly to this and only sent envoys to congratulate Chu Ning.

The Qin Dynasty did not take any action, as if everything in Chu had nothing to do with Qin.

Of course, the happiest person must be the Empress of the Great Zhou, who even sent people to present rare treasures to congratulate them.

During this half month, Di Wenyao was ordered to return to Kyoto City and became the left prime minister.

On this day, Chu Ning summoned Di Wenyao and Yun Jianye to discuss matters.

East Palace, inside the main hall.

Di Wenyao and Yun Jianye came together: "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly and said with a smile: "The reason why I summoned you two here this time is because the descendants of the previous dynasty's royal family are coming to Beijing."

"Master Yun, I wonder where they are now?"

Chu Ning was a little tired from handling government affairs these days, but when it came to the descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty, he still forced himself to ask.

After all, he is Shen Wanying's relative. No matter how tired he is, he must take care of this matter personally.

Yun Jianye smiled and replied, “According to their route, they will be able to resist the capital tomorrow.”

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "They have been walking for more than half a month, so they should be here soon."

After a pause, he looked at Di Wenyao and asked, "According to the laws of our dynasty, what etiquette should be used to welcome these people?"

The crown prince is the crown prince, and the regent is the regent, and he needs to take care of everything.

What's more, this was his first major event after becoming the Crown Prince Regent, and he hoped to do it without leaving any evidence.

If you want to become a qualified emperor, you must start with these small things.

Di Wenyao was an old man from the previous dynasty and was also the left prime minister, so he had the most say in this matter.

But Di Wenyao smiled bitterly upon hearing this, and said with difficulty: "Your Highness, there is no clear rule on this matter. It is entirely up to Your Highness to decide what etiquette to use to welcome the people from the previous dynasty."

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows, revealing a hint of surprise: "Without clear regulations, this will be difficult."

If the standards were too high, people would inevitably accuse the emperor of favoring the Crown Princess and deliberately raising the standards to welcome the descendants of the previous royal family.

The standards are too low. It will be difficult for him to explain to Shen Wanying, and he will probably be known as a narrow-minded person.

Rubbing his temple, Chu Ning asked, "Has there been similar incidents in the past? Is there any specific reference?"

Di Wenyao hesitated for a moment before he said seriously, "Your Highness, there have indeed been several similar incidents in the past."

"Like the current Queen of the Great Zhou, she killed half of the royal descendants of the previous dynasty and treated the remaining half with the courtesy of a prince."

"Another example is Emperor Cao De of Wei. He first exiled the people of the previous dynasty and demoted them all to commoners, but in the end he secretly killed them all."

"There is also the Great Jin Emperor, who imprisoned the descendants of the previous dynasty for his entertainment."

"Of course, there are also dynasties like the Tang Dynasty that treated the descendants of the previous dynasty well and treated them with honors."

There are good and bad ones, but there is no fixed standard when it comes to courtesy.

Chu Ning nodded slightly after hearing this: "It seems that we can't publicize the matter of welcoming the descendants of the previous dynasty too much, but we can't lose our manners either."

After a moment's silence, Chu Ning's eyes suddenly lit up: "Got it, I and the Crown Princess will go to greet them personally."

Di Wenyao's face changed drastically: "Your Highness, you must not..."

But Chu Ning waved her hand and smiled before he could finish, "Don't worry, I know the importance of each of us. I will just go out with the Crown Princess to greet them secretly."

"Of course, in order to avoid being discovered, this time the Crown Princess and I will only take a small number of people out of the city, and we will meet them in a place far away from Kyoto."

"After meeting them, I will secretly return to the city with the Crown Princess, and you can ask the Ministry of Rites to welcome them with a gift of honor."

He and Shen Wanying went to greet them secretly first to show their importance, but this only represented themselves.

The Ministry of Rites' welcoming ceremony with marquisate ceremony represented the attitude of the Chu court!

Di Wenyao finally reacted after hearing this, bowed and saluted, and said happily: "Your Highness is wise!"

No matter what, he is also a member of the previous dynasty, and of course he hopes that the descendants of the previous royal family will be treated well.

But now he is the left prime minister of Da Chu, and there are some things he cannot interfere in, for fear of arousing suspicion from Chu Ning.

Fortunately, Chu Ning was understanding and came up with a solution that would satisfy both parties.

"Alright, both of you go down. I will also tell the Crown Princess this good news!"

After Chu Ning finished speaking, he turned and left without waiting for the two to greet him.

During this period, he was busy with political affairs, and he and Shen Wanying could only be alone at night.

Now that I have the opportunity, I can take Shen Wanying out of the city for a day or two.

But what Chu Ning didn't know was that on the very night he made the decision, something happened to the descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty!

The night is falling and the full moon is hanging high in the sky.

The nights in September are less hot than during the day and have a bit of coolness.

On the official road, a long dragon of torches was slowly moving towards Kyoto City.

This team mostly consists of horse-drawn carriages. Except for the coachmen and a few guards, almost all of them are old women and some young men in their twenties.

They were the descendants of the previous royal family who were ordered to come to Beijing.

As we were getting closer and closer to Kyoto City, we heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

The driver at the front heard the noise, stopped the carriage and shouted to the carriage behind:

"Madam, someone is coming from the front...ah!"

Before he could finish his words, a sharp arrow whistled towards him and instantly pierced his throat!

Under the cover of night, a massacre began.