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

"Lord Ling, I don't have time to waste with you!"

In the lobby of the Ministry of Justice.

King Wu's face was gloomy, and he said in a cold voice: "According to the agreement just now, this king has been waiting for half an hour. If you don't hand over the clues, this king will bring people to destroy your Ministry of Justice."

Immediately, a group of palace guards came forward with ferocious looks on their faces.

Under the powerful momentum and pressure, an official finally couldn't help but whispered:

"Lord Ling, please tell King Wu the clues you found."

"Yes, King Wu is also trying to find the murderer, so let's not be stubborn."

"We are all investigating the case, why do we have to go to this extent? Since there is no news from the Crown Prince, that means it is tacit consent."

"That's right, Lord Ling, for the sake of the Ministry of Justice, please give the clue to King Wu."

The words of the officials from the Ministry of Justice made Ling Haoran look a little ugly.

King Wu walked down the hall slowly, stared at Ling Haoran and sneered, "Why, Lord Ling, do you want to break your promise?"

Ling Haoran sighed, took out a document from his sleeve and handed it over: "This is the current clue of this case, please read it thoroughly, Your Highness King Wu..."

Before he could finish, King Wu snatched the document, took a close look at it, then walked away laughing.

Ling Haoran's face changed drastically, and he shouted from behind: "King Wu, that's my criminal document, you can't take it away!"

But King Wu ignored him and just left with the documents.

Facing such a powerful King Wu, Ling Haoran was helpless. He wanted to rush forward, but he didn't have the courage.

In the end, he could only watch King Wu leave with the document.

The matter was of great importance, so Ling Haoran did not dare to delay and immediately set off for the palace. He wanted to report to Chu Ning in person.

East Palace.

After hearing Chu Xuan's so-called clues, Chu Ning couldn't help but show a look of doubt on his face.

"So, brother Wang, the only thing you have found out about the three states in Jiangnan is the rumors that they were not caused by the noble families there?"

We have been talking for more than half an hour, and the so-called clue... is this it?

But Chu Xuan looked proud and self-righteous: "Prince, don't underestimate this matter. Since it was not done by the Jiangnan family, there must be another force involved."

"There is a new force in Chu State. This is no small matter."

Isn’t this nonsense!

Chu Ning couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Is it necessary to come and report this kind of thing specially, and even take so long to report it?

However, on the surface, Chu Ning nodded slightly and said seriously: "This matter is indeed not to be underestimated. Please continue to investigate, brother."

After a pause, he glanced at the sky outside, stood up and said, "It's late at night, I won't keep you, brother."

Chu Xuan calculated the time and felt it was about time, so he stood up, bowed, and took his leave.

As soon as he left, Zhao Yu came in and reported: "Your Highness, Lord Ling from the Ministry of Justice has sent someone."

"Let him come in and talk."

The official from the Ministry of Justice who came to report immediately came into the palace. "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Tell me, Lord Ling, what's the important matter?" Chu Ning asked calmly.

The bailiff hurriedly told the king about his visit to the Ministry of Justice.

Chu Ning's face changed after hearing this: "Oh no, I've been fooled. They are pretending to build a plank road but secretly attacking Chencang!"

The clues Chu Xuan provided just now were clearly of no use. Instead, he was restrained by Chu Xuan and did not immediately receive the news that King Wu went to the Ministry of Justice.

Now that more than half an hour has passed, it is estimated that King Wu has succeeded.

While he was deep in thought, Zhao Yu beside him said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, let me take people to the Ministry of Justice immediately. Maybe it's not too late!"

"Okay, take people there immediately!"

This is the only solution. Let's see if we can catch up and make amends.

Zhao Yu turned around and left without saying a word.

But in less than a moment, Zhao Yu turned back, with Ling Haoran behind him.

"Your Highness, Lord Ling is here."

Chu Ning, who originally wanted to review the memorial and was waiting for news, raised his eyebrows, put down the memorial and looked up.

Ling Haoran came up to the palace with a guilty look on his face and bowed, "Your Highness, I am incompetent and let King Wu take away the documents on the King of Yan's case."

Chu Ning frowned: "What happened? Tell me in detail."

Ling Haoran quickly recounted what had just happened.

After hearing this, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and a cold light flashed across his eyes: "King Wu is really bold and reckless. Humph, he actually rushed to the Ministry of Justice to take away the documents."

"He got the clue and will definitely intervene in the case, which will make it even more difficult for your Criminal Department."

There was no intention of blaming Ling Haoran in his words. Instead, his words were full of dissatisfaction with King Wu.

Ling Haoran breathed a sigh of relief. What he feared most was that Chu Ning would put the blame on him.

Fortunately, Chu Ning did not mean to blame him, but Ling Haoran still felt a little ashamed and said, "Your Highness, you cannot let King Wu intervene, otherwise this case will become an unsolved case."

Chu Ning certainly understood this.

King Wu is a military man and also a reckless person. Once he intervenes in this case, there will definitely be many twists and turns.

If you want to break the impasse, you must make the clue in King Wu's hand useless.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and a cold look flashed across his face: "Since so many people want to get involved in this matter, then let them all get involved!"

"Lord Ling can announce this clue and let all the princes know. Then, not only will King Wu investigate the case, but others will also intervene."

"Anyway, the investigation into the rumor-mongering won't yield results so quickly, so why not let them fight over this case?"

This is going to completely disrupt the situation.

Once other people intervene, King Wu will definitely not dominate alone and thus hinder the Ministry of Justice from handling the case.

Moreover, with so many people investigating, conflicts are inevitable. By then, there might be unexpected gains.

Ling Haoran was slightly stunned: "Your Highness the Crown Prince wants all the princes to investigate each other together?"

It is said that everyone will be allowed to investigate together, but in fact it is giving these people the power to investigate each other.

These people are competitors for the position of Zongzheng. Now that they have been given a legitimate reason, how can they not investigate their competitors?

Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly, with a hint of amusement: "Of course, let them take the opportunity to test each other's bottom line, maybe there will be unexpected surprises."

Anyone who dares to kill someone in Kyoto must be a powerful person. Perhaps the murderer is among these princes.

Let this group of people investigate each other, who knows if they can find out something.

Of course, if no clues about the case are found, but other evidence of the opponent's crimes is found, that can also be used to attack the opponent.

Anyone who is not a fool will use this incident to attack the other party in order to become the leader.

Ling Haoran finally reacted at this time.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to take this opportunity to start a huge fight among all the princes and nobles.

But it’s better this way. If those people start fighting, they won’t really investigate the case, and he can then take the officials from the Ministry of Justice to investigate.

"Your Highness is wise!"

Ling Haoran immediately stated: "I will send someone to inform other princes of the clues!"