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

King Wu's words of reward silenced everyone present.

The corners of Emperor Chu's mouth twitched. He wanted to open his mouth to refute several times, but he didn't know what to say.

Just refuse it. They did kill some spies of unknown origin in Kyoto City. How can we not reward them?

You can agree to it. It is obvious that these spies belong to the princes and dukes. If you agree to reward King Wu, you will offend all these people.

For a moment, Emperor Chu stood there, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Seeing this, Di Wenyao could only sigh, take the initiative to stand up, and bow:

"Your Highness, King Wu, the identities of these people still need to be confirmed. As for the rewards..."

"Shut up!"

King Wu glared and said, "I am talking to His Majesty, when is it your turn to interrupt?"

"Humph, you are just favored by the Crown Prince. Otherwise, with your status as a former official, how could you have reached this point?"

"Why, do you still want to lecture me here in front of everyone?"

After these words were spoken, Di Wenyao's face turned a little ugly.

At this moment, a sneer came from behind everyone: "King Wu is so majestic today!"

Hearing Chu Ning's voice, all the ministers made way.

Chu Ning was seen walking towards me with his hands behind his back and a calm expression.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Everyone bowed and saluted.

Chu Ning walked through the crowd and came to the emperor. He bowed slightly as a greeting, then looked at King Wu and said coldly:

"Why, King Wu doesn't want to perform the ceremony?"

King Wu frowned, glanced at Zhao Yu behind Chu Ning, and then bowed reluctantly: "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

But just with this salute, his aura actually weakened a little.

At this moment, Chu Ning's aura suddenly rose, he took a step forward and sneered:

"It turns out that King Wu knows that I am the crown prince. People who don't know would think that King Wu is the crown prince when they see him coming here in such a threatening manner."

King Wu's face changed slightly, and he was about to open his mouth to refute, but Chu Ning pointed at the head beside him, with a murderous look on his face:

"It's fine that you killed someone, but you actually dared to bring the head here. Don't you know that this is an important place in the palace?"

"You dare to ask for a reward from the emperor? Humph, it's only because the emperor is merciful. If it were me, I would be lucky if I didn't beat you with thirty sticks!"

The emperor was very pleased with the flattery.

Since he couldn't handle the matter anyway, he might as well take the opportunity to throw it to Chu Ning.

"Since the prince wants to deal with this matter, I am happy to have some free time."

The emperor pretended to be helpless, pointed at the heads on the scene, and shook his head, saying: "It's a mess here, clean it up quickly."

After saying this, the emperor turned around and returned to the palace.

If I stay, I'll just be a vase, and I might even be used as a scapegoat. It's better for me to leave.

King Wu looked at the emperor's departing back and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

But when the emperor heard King Wu's call, he quickened his pace, and in the blink of an eye he became a little man in the distance.

This look of avoidance stunned the civil and military officials.

Even King Wu was stunned. He didn't expect the emperor to leave so easily.

Not only did he leave, but he actually handed the matter over to the prince to handle?

What good things could this prince possibly be hiding?

Never mind. I don't want this reward.

"Since Your Majesty feels it's a mess, then take these heads away!"

King Wu did not waste time and directly ordered the guards to take the head away.

He knew Chu Ning's character very well. When the emperor was not present, Chu Ning had the final say on all matters.

He dared to be arrogant in front of the emperor, but he did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Chu Ning.

The guards should not delay and immediately stepped forward to pick up the head.

Chu Ning did not say a word, but just watched coldly as the other party collected all the heads.

In the blink of an eye, all the blood-stained heads were collected.

King Wu heaved a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "I still have to deal with these heads, so I will leave first!"

After bowing, you should be ready to mount your horse.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chu Ning snorted coldly: "King Wu is showing off his might at the gate of the palace and he wants to leave so easily?"

King Wu turned around and paused, his eyes flashing with ferocity.

It seems that Chu Ning wants to use him as a scapegoat today!

Humph, the worst that could happen is that he would turn against Chu Ning. Does Chu Ning dare to kill him for this?

He turned around and stared at Chu Ning, sneering, "What does the prince want?"

Just as Chu Ning was about to speak, the seventeenth prince Chu Yun stepped forward and shouted, "Prince, King Wu has gone too far. He must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others!"

The sixteenth prince also immediately stood up and agreed: "Yes, he killed people in Kyoto without asking any questions and even brought the heads to the palace. Such a serious crime cannot be let off lightly."

One must be severely punished, and the other must not be let off lightly. These two people just want to cause trouble between Chu Ning and King Wu.

Only when both sides quarrel will they have the opportunity to reap the benefits!

But the fifteenth prince raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he took the initiative to step forward and frowned:

"Prince, although King Wu's actions today were somewhat inappropriate, they are harmless."

"With so many people watching King Wu, anyone would be angry. It's understandable that he killed all these spies."

He and King Wu were allies. Although King Wu also killed his spies, it did not mean that his alliance with King Wu was broken.

At critical moments, he still has to stand on the side of King Wu.

Chu Ning glanced at the three of them and understood their purpose clearly.

"What the three brothers said makes sense. I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. I reward those who have made contributions and punish those who have made mistakes."

Chu Ning said calmly: "How about this, King Wu has killed so many unknown spies for his meritorious service, and his fief will be increased by one thousand households!"

King Wu was very happy.

The fief was increased by one thousand households, which was a huge reward.

But before he could fully smile, Chu Ning continued, "But you brought the head to the palace today, and you disrespected my father. I will punish you by reducing your household by 2,000!"

The smile on King Wu's face suddenly froze.

Everyone at the scene was also stunned.

This increase and decrease directly reduced King Wu’s household by a thousand!

King Wu, who had just reacted, was immediately furious: "I refuse to accept this!"

"Dissatisfied?"

Chu Ning sneered: "You can refuse to obey, or you can ask the Zongzheng Temple not to execute it, but the prerequisite is that the Zongzheng Temple must have a Zongzheng."

"There is no candidate for the position of Zongzheng at present. The Zongzheng Temple will definitely execute my orders!"

"If King Wu is not convinced, then wait until you become the chief of the clan before you come and talk to me."

After saying that, Chu Ning turned around and went back to the palace.

But after taking two steps, his nose twitched, and he suddenly pointed at the blood on the ground and said coldly:

"By the way, King Wu asked your people to clean up this place. I don't want these bloodstains to remain here!"

After a pause, he added: "Including the bloodstains on the entire street, everything must be clear and clean!"

"If not, I will cut off another thousand households from you!"

After saying this, Chu Ning returned to the palace under everyone's respectful gazes.

King Wu wanted to say something but stopped himself, his clenched hands as if he wanted to hit Chu Ning.

He wanted to refuse, but he knew that refusal would bring greater revenge.

It was not until Chu Ning left that King Wu said with murderous intent on his face: "Hmph, you are cruel, but this matter is not over yet, just wait for me!"