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

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

The King of Chu stood in the hall, with his hands behind his back, looking up at the huge plaque in the hall.

The plaque was shining with golden light, and there were four big words written on it: Aboveboard!

There was only one person in the hall, which seemed particularly deserted and no longer as lively as before.

Ever since Chu Ning became the Crown Prince Regent, only the Grand Tutor would come to visit on weekdays, and other officials rarely come here.

Whether it was politics or military affairs, Chu Ning was in control of everything.

Many officials in the court were promoted by Chu Ning. Although some of them were old ministers, a new emperor chooses new ministers. With Chu Ning's strong rise, the old ministers also turned to Chu Ning.

The King of Chu had a pair of eyes as calm as water, but his heart was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

At this time, Zhao Ming's voice came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."

The King of Chu came back to his senses and said calmly, "Please come in, Prince."

The palace door was pushed open, and a ray of sunlight fell on the emperor along with Chu Ning's figure.

The shadows of the two people actually overlapped at this moment.

It was not until Zhao Ming outside the hall reached out and closed the door that the sunlight dissipated, leaving only two opposing figures.

"Your son greets you, father!" Although Chu Ning didn't know why the emperor asked him to come here, he still bowed.

The King of Chu did not turn around, but chuckled and said, "You did a good job this time. Not only did you capture King Wen, but you also allowed the Fifteenth to return to his fiefdom safely."

According to Chu Ning's previous temperament, the Fifteenth Prince would have absolutely no chance of survival.

But this time, Chu Ning changed his previous decisive character. Not only did he not kill Chu Xuan, he even allowed him to leave Kyoto City with his family.

This surprised the Emperor of Chu.

But Chu Ning shook his head and said calmly: "Now that I am the regent prince, there will be many things I need to deal with in the future. I can't just kill people whenever I encounter problems."

"Besides, this time the King of Yan died, and I ordered the execution of King Wen, which has already intimidated everyone. There is no need to kill the fifteenth brother again."

"Besides, Brother Fifteen has already stated that he will not enter the capital without a plan. If I kill him again, it would be too much."

"Of the eighteen brothers, only five are left now, and I am unwilling to commit murder again."

This reason made the King of Chu very satisfied, and he slowly turned around, and the two men looked at each other.

Although it was known that the main reason Chu Ning did not kill Chu Xuan was because he did not have a suitable reason, Chu Xuan still survived anyway.

He had many sons in the past, so he didn't feel sad if a few of them died.

But now he only has a few sons left, and he can’t help but feel distressed.

Emperor Chu looked at Chu Ning with admiration, nodded and smiled, "Father is very pleased that you think this way."

After a pause, he suddenly laughed at himself: "I originally wanted to wait a little longer, but now it seems that there is no need to wait any longer."

He pointed at the dragon crown on his head, his tone became firm, and he said seriously: "I want to put this dragon crown on your head!"

The sudden words made Chu Ning slightly stunned.

Why do you suddenly want to abdicate?

With a bit of doubt, Chu Ning couldn't help but ask: "Why does Father have such an idea?"

The King of Chu narrowed his eyes slightly, a flash of reminiscence flashed across his face, and he murmured to himself: "This court is no longer my court.

There are only a few of my sons left. The Thirteenth is still on the front line, and the Fifteenth has gone to his fiefdom. Only you and Chu Bin are left, Chu Bin.

Prime Minister Yang Wende went to Yan, the old King of Qin is bedridden because of the incident with the Prince of Fufeng, and most of the civil and military officials in the court are your people.

I am tired and don’t want to stay in this Kyoto city any longer. I want to build a mausoleum.

Before I leave, I want to pass the throne to you so that you can govern the country legitimately."

There was a hint of disillusionment in his words.

Chu Ning was silent.

To be honest, if he were the emperor, facing such a situation, he would not want to stay in Kyoto.

There were only five sons left after their death, and two of them were no longer around. There had been a major replacement of ministers in the court, and only one grand tutor came to visit him regularly.

As a former emperor, a powerful figure, no one could accept this sudden desolation.

But even so, he did not want to ascend the throne at this moment.

Taking a deep breath, Chu Ning suppressed the throbbing in his heart.

Faced with the temptation of the throne, he actually wanted to nod and agree.

But he knew that he couldn't agree to it.

Because he has more important things to do.

Chu Ning calmed down and said in a deep voice: "It's fine if Father wants to abdicate, but now is not the right time."

Refused?

Emperor Chu was a little surprised and looked at Chu Ning deeply: "This is the second time you have refused my abdication."

"Tell me, why is the timing so bad?"

He believed that Chu Ning was not a person who acted without purpose. Since the timing was not right, something big must have happened.

Chu Ning's eyes were solemn, and he said sternly: "The rebellion of the kings in Kyoto City has just been quelled. If I ascend the throne at this moment, I am afraid that some people will criticize me."

"Although King Wen was killed, his influence in the three states of Jiangnan has not been eliminated. I still need to send people to clear it out."

These two reasons made the Emperor Chu look a little unhappy: "Just because of these two things, you don't want to ascend the throne?"

"of course not!"

Chu Ning said in a deep voice: "This is just a domestic matter. The other two things are foreign affairs."

"One is that the Queen of the Great Zhou sent an invitation. She will confer a title on her daughter at the end of the year, and I want to go there in person."

After hearing this, the King of Chu couldn't help but ask, "Are you going there in person?"

Chu Ning nodded heavily.

Emperor Chu pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked at Chu Ning with a playful look and asked, "Wu Xiuning looks very similar to you, and there is also the word Ning in her name. Could she be the child of you and the Queen of Great Zhou?"

These words made Chu Ning blush and look embarrassed.

At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the illegitimate child he once was.

When Emperor Chu saw Chu Ning's expression, even if Chu Ning didn't answer, he knew the answer and couldn't help laughing:

"Hahahaha~ Good, very good. No matter what the reason, I am very happy that you can take down the Empress of the Great Zhou!"

"But you just mentioned two things. What is the other one?"

The awkward look on Chu Ning's face suddenly disappeared, and a solemn look appeared on his face. He said slowly:

"The Han and Wei are about to decide the winner. Once they decide the winner, I will personally lead the army to seize the city."

He had agreements with both the Han and Wei dynasties. No matter who won or lost, he would get a lot of territory.

Only he can go there in person for this matter. If someone else goes, the Han and Wei may not recognize it.

When it comes to expanding territory, the King of Chu immediately became interested.

"Could it be that the Han and Wei have already shown signs of a clear winner?"

Chu Ning nodded and explained: "The Wei Kingdom was already in retreat, and they began to ask Qin for help, but Brother Thirteen stopped the Qin army in Maple Leaf City."

"Perhaps after the beginning of the new year, the State of Wei will no longer exist. Then, it will be the day for me, your son, to lead the army to war."

"However, I am afraid that I will not be able to celebrate the Lantern Festival in the country this year."

The King of Chu nodded slightly, expressing his understanding: "Since Xiuning is going to be canonized, you as a father should indeed go there."

"Put aside the matter of abdication for now. Come back to me when you think it's appropriate."

Chu Ning was about to nod his head in agreement, but a voice outside the palace exclaimed, "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, happy events, great happy events!"