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

Under the night sky, the autumn wind is howling.

The sound of horse hooves, illuminated by the torches, illuminated groups of white war horses.

Under the astonished gaze of the crowd, Chu Ning, wearing a dragon robe and riding a horse, came over with an expressionless face.

“Make way!”

Zhao Yu had a serious expression and uttered two words. Only then did the princes and guards react and make way for him.

The war horses passed unhindered all the way, passing through the layers of people and arriving in front of the kings.

Seeing the Crown Prince coming, the kings did not dare to neglect and stepped forward to salute: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Chu Ning glanced at everyone with an indifferent expression and snorted, "Do you still have eyes for this prince?"

"Look at what you have done today. You have gathered here to make fun of yourself. Is this the royal family of Chu?"

A simple rhetorical question made everyone afraid to respond.

The scene was quiet, with only the howling of the night wind, accompanied by Chu Ning's cold eyes, sweeping over everyone, making people shudder.

Seeing that no one was talking, Chu Ning snorted coldly: "Who will give me an explanation for what happened today?"

When King Wu saw that no one came out, he could not bear it any longer.

He took two steps forward and said loudly: "Prince, I did not participate in this matter tonight, but found the poison in Prince Chen's mansion, so I brought people here to find Prince Chen!"

As he spoke, he handed over the poison he found in Prince Chen's mansion.

The faces of the others suddenly changed when they heard this. They didn't expect that after fighting for such a long time, they actually got the upper hand over the reckless King Wu?

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows, reached out to take the poison, glanced at the note on the bottle, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

"King Chen, how do you explain this?"

"Prince, this is unfair... cough cough..."

King Chen was in a hurry to explain, but he started coughing because he was too anxious.

"King Chen, why bother?"

King Wu was full of impatience: "The evidence is right in front of you, and you still want to quibble?"

"This king... has no excuses!"

King Chen quickly explained: "This thing really does not belong to me, and I don't know why it appeared in the mansion."

As soon as he finished speaking, the fifteenth prince Chu Xuan's eyes turned and he quickly stood up: "Prince Chen, since we have found this thing in your house, you should confess the truth.

If you tell the truth in front of the prince, he will give you a lighter sentence.

Otherwise, the prince will have no choice but to hand you over to the Ministry of Justice. You should know what the situation is like in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, right?"

King Wu found the clue. If you can help King Wu deal with this matter, the position of Zongzheng will definitely be King Wu's.

By then, according to the agreement between the two, he would be the Shaoqing of Zongzheng.

He must help King Wu in this matter.

This made Prince Chen very anxious: "Fifteenth Prince, how can you be sure that this thing belongs to me? What if someone has framed me?"

King Wu was furious, his eyes glared, he took two steps forward and shouted angrily: "You said that I put the blame on you?"

Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, King Wen, who always liked to be a peacemaker, sighed and took the initiative to stand up:

"Don't be angry, King Wu. Let's talk it over nicely."

As he spoke, he came to King Chen, frowned and asked, "King Chen, if this is really what you did, then just admit it."

"If this is not your fault, then you should provide evidence to refute it."

As expected of King Wen, he went straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth.

It’s very simple to deal with this matter. You say the poison is not yours, so produce the evidence!

"This……"

King Chen was a little stunned: "I don't know why there is a heartbreak grass in my house. King Wen asked me to produce evidence, but I really don't know what evidence to produce."

King Wen, who originally wanted to be a peacemaker, was suddenly confused.

Without any evidence, do you think you can convince others with just a few words?

King Wen sighed and shook his head: "If there is no evidence to refute it, I cannot speak for you."

King Chen suddenly panicked.

From what he said, King Wen also thought that he was the one who poisoned the person?

Including King Wu and the Fifteenth Prince, there are three princes who suspect him.

If this continues, his guilt will surely be confirmed.

Anxious Prince Chen couldn't help but look at the Sixteenth Prince Chu Bin, with a bit of expectation in his eyes: "Sixteenth Prince, you know what kind of person I am. I will not do such a thing."

Chu Bin had a blank expression on his face, but he was sneering in his heart.

So what if I know what kind of person you are?

When I approached you to join forces, you rejected my request outright. Now you want me to speak well of you?

Go dream!

Chu Bin pretended to sigh: "Alas, if King Chen has evidence to prove that this thing is not yours, I will naturally believe you."

"But King Chen, you have no evidence after all you have said. I can do nothing about it."

"Investigation requires evidence. If you have evidence, I will speak for you."

"But now I only have my mouth to rely on. I really don't know what to say."

The well-reasoned words left King Chen stunned.

Yes, without evidence, he can't prove his innocence.

Is it that I can only plead guilty?

No, he is not the murderer behind the scenes, he cannot plead guilty!

Turning to look at the Seventeenth Prince, he pleaded, "Seventeenth Prince, you..."

"Uncle Chen!"

The seventeenth prince Chu Yun interrupted and said, "My brother and I have the same idea. If Prince Chen feels wronged, just show us the evidence."

Although he didn't want King Wu to become the chief of the clan, the evidence was before his eyes. What happened tonight must have a result, so he pushed King Chen out to change the subject.

Once it is confirmed that King Chen is the murderer, today's fight among the kings can be resolved into a small matter.

When King Chen heard this, his face turned extremely pale.

He was already ill, so how could he withstand such a blow? He was so angry that his blood boiled and his face turned red.

"You... you..."

Prince Chen trembled slightly, his face full of fear: "You all want to put the blame on me, you are framing me, I...I don't accept it!"

"Dissatisfied?"

King Wu narrowed his eyes, and a cold look flashed across his face: "The poison is here, don't even think about denying it!"

He turned to look at Chu Ning and said sternly, "Your Highness, the evidence is now solid. Please order the arrest of Prince Chen and convict him, and give an explanation to the deceased Prince Yan!"

The fifteenth prince nodded in agreement: "Yes, this matter concerns the reputation of the royal family and must be dealt with as soon as possible."

They are allies, and if they can handle this matter quickly, the position of Zongzheng can fall into their hands as soon as possible.

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows, turned around and looked at the other princes, and asked, "Everyone, what are your opinions?"

The kings looked at each other, and then said in unison: "Please let the prince decide!"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and pondered.

At this time, a Jinyiwei came to report and whispered a few words in Chu Ning's ear.

The kings were confused and looked sideways.

After listening to the report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Chu Ning raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a smile.

Amid the surprised eyes of the crowd, Chu Ning slowly turned his head, looked at one of the kings, and sneered:

"The murderer has been found, but it's not King Chen!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

King Wu's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help asking, "Why do you say that, Prince? We clearly found the Heartbreak Grass in King Chen's mansion, so why wasn't he the murderer?"