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

Prince Yan came out of the palace, and he did not participate in the alliance among the kings.

He had no interest in the post of Zongzheng. If the emperor had not ordered him to come to the capital, he would rather eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures in Youzhou than come to the capital, which is a place of trouble.

Although the fifteenth prince also approached him, he was rejected.

When he came to Kyoto, he just wanted to stay out of the world and didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the court.

As for the position of Zongzheng, whoever wants it is welcome, he doesn't want to take it anyway.

The carriage gradually drove away from the palace, and the coachman asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, are we going back home?"

The King of Yan in the car shook his head and said with a smile: "I heard that there is a temple in the east of the city. I want to go there and take a look."

"Okay~" the coachman responded and drove the carriage towards the east of the city.

The guards followed behind at a run.

On the street, people saw a purple carriage approaching and gave way.

Too many princes and dukes have come to Kyoto City these days, and they dare not offend the powerful.

The carriage traveled unimpeded all the way and arrived at Hanguang Temple in the east of the city after more than half an hour.

"Your Highness, we're here." The coachman shouted towards the carriage with an expression of respect.

However, no one responded in the carriage.

The carriage was stunned, and turned to look at the head of the guards beside him: "Captain Liu, is the prince asleep?"

Captain Liu was slightly stunned: "It's impossible. The prince had a good rest last night, and the prince has always been strict with himself. It's impossible for him to fall asleep at this time."

After saying that, he took the initiative to step forward, bowed, and raised his voice: "Your Majesty, we have arrived at Hanguang Temple."

However, the carriage was still completely silent.

Hanguang Temple is located in a remote area and the entrance is very quiet.

With such a loud noise, it was impossible for Prince Yan in the carriage not to hear it.

Captain Liu realized that something was wrong and hesitated for a moment. Then his face changed slightly and a firm look flashed in his eyes:

"My Lord, I am sorry!"

After saying that, he reached out and opened the curtain of the carriage.

What came into view was a corpse lying on its side!

"Ah... Your Majesty!"

Captain Liu's face changed drastically. He quickly dropped the sword in his hand and jumped directly onto the carriage to check.

When I got closer, I found that black blood was oozing from the corner of King Yan's mouth, his eyes were wide open, his right hand was on his throat, and his left hand was on his abdomen.

This is a clear sign of poisoning!

"Oh no! Something has happened to the prince! Someone, hurry up and inform His Majesty and the Crown Prince!"

"Also, send someone to notify the Ministry of Justice!"

Captain Liu was shocked and angry. He didn't know who had poisoned King Yan right under their noses.

They clearly didn't hear any noise, so how could the King of Yan die?

But since such a big thing had happened, he didn't dare to hide it. He could only send someone to the palace to report the news and notify the Ministry of Justice to send someone to investigate.

Three quarters of an hour later, in the Imperial Palace, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"What, King Yan is dead?"

Upon receiving the news, the face of the King of Chu changed drastically. He suddenly put the Buddhist scripture in his hand on the table and angrily shouted:

"Who is it? Who on earth is so bold as to kill someone in Kyoto?"

"The King of Yan just gave me a Buddhist scripture. I was just about to have a deep conversation with him, but he was poisoned to death at this time!"

"Investigate, you must find the murderer for me!"

"Zhao Ming, go to the East Palace in person and let the Crown Prince take charge of this matter!"

"Old slave obeys!"

The death of a prince is no small matter.

If he had died at an ordinary time, the matter might not have been so serious.

But now all the kings have gathered in Kyoto City. Poisoning a prince at this time would be a provocation to Chu Ning and to the State of Chu!

At this moment, Chu Ning also received the news.

East Palace.

Chu Ning listened to the report from King Yan's guard with a gloomy face, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"So, you didn't notice anything at all, and the King of Yan was poisoned to death right under your noses?"

Chu Ning found it a little unbelievable. Who could poison someone in public?

The guard was frightened by Chu Ning's violent aura and immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Highness, Prince Yan was fine when he came out of the palace, but when he arrived at Hanguang Temple... just..."

At the end, the guard could not continue.

Chu Ning frowned, looking thoughtful.

He was fine when he left the palace, so the most likely possibility is that he was poisoned on the way.

Or maybe... was it someone in the East Palace who poisoned him?

At the banquet just now, he arranged a lot of wine, food, fruits and snacks!

Thinking of this, Chu Ning's face suddenly changed.

Could it be that someone is trying to frame him?

Thinking of this, Chu Ning made a prompt decision: "Zhao Yu!"

"Your Highness!" Zhao Yu came in from outside the hall and bowed.

"Immediately check all items from the banquet. Don't miss any clues."

Chu Ning had a gloomy face and said in a cold voice: "And the maid who poured wine for King Yan, investigate her strictly!"

"Yes!" Zhao Yu realized the seriousness of the situation and went downstairs to make arrangements immediately.

At this moment, a guard's voice came from outside the palace: "Your Highness, Chief Steward Zhao wants to see you. He said he has a message from His Majesty."

It's so fast!

"Let Manager Zhao come in!"

Zhao Ming took small steps and walked quickly into the hall. He bowed and saluted: "This old servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "What instructions does the emperor have?"

Zhao Ming said solemnly: "Your Majesty has asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to personally take charge of the matter of the poisoning of the Prince of Yan and find the murderer as soon as possible."

This answer was within Chu Ning's expectations.

Even if the emperor didn't send anyone over, he would investigate the matter personally.

After all, it was he who summoned everyone to the capital this time, and now that Prince Yan is in trouble, he is of course responsible.

"Please ask Chief Steward Zhao to report this to the Emperor. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."

"In that case, I will go back and report." Zhao Ming saluted, turned around and left.

Chu Ning looked at Zhao Ming's departing back, a solemn look on his face.

He knew that the death of Prince Yan was not as simple as it seemed, and the other party's target might very well be him.

He had just left the East Palace and died under the protection of the guards not long after, and he was poisoned.

The biggest possibility is that he was poisoned in the East Palace!

If someone else secretly adds fuel to the fire, there will definitely be a wave of investigations into him.

Killing King Yan was not the other party’s real purpose; the real purpose was still him!

"It's really interesting. Just when I was about to investigate the person who spread the rumor, someone killed the King of Yan to slander me!"

Chu Ning sneered: "I want to see who is fanning the flames this time!"

He knew very well that this time the other party just wanted to disrupt the situation and bring trouble to him.

Only in this way will the princes stop investigating the rumors and turn their attention to him.

If they could take advantage of the opportunity to dethrone the crown prince, I believe all those princes would join forces and would never let go of this opportunity.

The opponent's tactic of attacking Wei to save Zhao is really powerful!

But it's better this way. He is not afraid of the other party using conspiracy or tricks, but he is afraid that the other party will hide in the dark and not come out.

As long as he comes out, he will find a way to find the other party!

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, glanced at the guard who came to report, and said calmly:

"Let's go and take a look at the scene!"