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

The flickering lights illuminated two elongated figures.

The open palace door was blown by the cold wind, and the lights were blown out from time to time.

Standing at the entrance of the hall, Emperor Liu Che of Han had anger, resentment and confusion flashing in his eyes.

He knew that what Chen Pin said was right. Now was not the time to kill the Chu envoys. They should establish good relations with Chu.

But the hatred he had for Chu Ning in his heart made him unable to give up the opportunity to take revenge on Chu Ning.

He had suffered losses at the hands of Chu Ning in several consecutive fights. How could he be willing to let Deng Hongwen and the Han envoys go back like this?

But now Sima Yi has taken the initiative to send troops and even captured a big city. The morale of the Han army is low. If they become enemies with the Chu army again, Chu Ning will inevitably be pushed to Sima Yi's side.

Chu Ning alone is enough for him to deal with, and with Sima Yi, he will definitely lose.

"That's all~"

Liu Che suddenly seemed to have aged by ten years. He waved his hand and said, "Let them go!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Chen Pin breathed a sigh of relief and secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He was afraid that Liu Che would get angry and really order the killing of Deng Hongwen and others.

The current conflict between the Han Dynasty and the State of Chu is merely a personal grudge between Liu Che and Chu Ning, and has not yet risen to the point of a dynasty split.

But once the Han Dynasty killed Deng Hongwen and the delegation, the relationship between the two dynasties would be completely broken.

Stabilizing the State of Chu at this moment would mean that the Han Dynasty would have no worries and could focus on dealing with Sima Yi.

However, in order to improve relations with the State of Chu, Chen Pin suggested: “Your Majesty, since you are going to let them go, you might as well sell them again.

Tell the garrisons along the way not to make things difficult for us, and let Deng Hongwen go back as soon as possible. He has some say in the Chu court. If we let him go, he will surely not help Sima Yi speak in the court."

Liu Che nodded slightly and said, "I'll leave this matter to you, Prime Minister."

After saying this, Liu Che turned and left.

The light shone on Liu Che's face, revealing an expressionless face.

At this moment, Liu Che knew that he had lost again.

Although he was unwilling, for the sake of the Han Dynasty, he had no choice but to let Deng Hongwen and others leave.

If he had known this earlier, he should have fulfilled his promise and sent troops to attack Sima Yi. At least he could have obtained Qingzhou and the Bailian Steel Crossbow.

Now, Chu Ning changed his mind. Not only did he get nothing, but he also suffered the loss of more than 10,000 soldiers on the front line.

This time, he lost more than he gained, and even lost both his wife and his army!

However, he did not hold this account against Sima Yi, but against Chu Ning.

Because he knew very well that Chu Ning and Sima Yi must have joined forces, otherwise Sima Yi would not have been so bold as to attack the Han army.

If the Han army had not been unprepared this time, how could they have been defeated by Xu Fang's surprise attack!

"Chun Ning!"

In the closed hall, Liu Che stared at the flickering lights in front of him, a cold look appearing on his face.

"Just wait. Once I capture Sima Yi, it will be your turn next!"

Liu Che flicked his sleeves and a gust of wind blew out, extinguishing all the lights in front of him.

The hall suddenly became dark, half bright and half dark, shining on Liu Che's face, reflecting that gloomy face.

Chen Pin outside the hall did not dare to delay and immediately passed on Liu Che's order.

The next day, all the major cities within a hundred miles outside Chang'an City received the news - let the Chu delegation leave, and no one is allowed to make things difficult for them!

In this way, Deng Hongwen left the Han Dynasty with his delegation and troops.

On the way, a Jinyiwei came to report: "Sir, the Han people have sent a message to let our delegation leave safely, and no one can stop us or make things difficult for us!"

Deng Hongwen smiled calmly, nodded and said: "Master Jia's plan is indeed powerful. Just by changing the people we cooperate with, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty will have no choice but to let us go.

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returns triumphantly, I will probably host a banquet for Lord Jia to thank him properly."

He paused, glanced at the soldiers behind him, and laughed loudly: "Everyone, we are safe. Next, we have to travel day and night and return to Kyoto immediately!"

After he finished speaking, without waiting for everyone to cheer, he rode away first.

The soldiers immediately followed.

Although the Han Dynasty had issued an order, they dared not stay here, and no one could guarantee whether the Han emperor would change his mind.

They must leave the Han Dynasty as soon as possible while the Han Dynasty does not make things difficult for them.

The journey that would have taken ten days was completed in just five days, completely leaving the Han Dynasty's sphere of influence.

After escaping from the predicament, Deng Hongwen immediately asked the Jinyiwei to send a pigeon to convey the message to Chu Ning who was far away in Hecheng.

A few days later, in Feihe City, the imperial palace.

Chu Ning was holding a sharp sword that was shining with cold light and was practicing sword skills slowly in the yard.

Ran Ming on the side said helplessly: "Your Highness, you can't use your inner strength, what's the point of just putting on a posture?"

Chu Ning smiled slightly: "I haven't exercised for a long time since I was poisoned, and my hands are itching."

Ran Ming curled his lips and was about to persuade Chu Ning to cultivate himself, but unexpectedly, footsteps were heard from the gate of the yard.

When he turned around, he saw that it was Jia Yu who came with a piece of intelligence.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"No need to be polite."

Chu Ning stopped his sword moves, glanced at Jia Yu, and said with a smile: "What good news is there, Lord Jia?"

Jia Yu smiled slightly: "Your Highness is very smart, there is indeed a good thing, Lord Deng and others have left the territory of the Han Dynasty, and will be able to resist the capital city in a few days."

Ran Ming's eyes lit up: "So, Liu Che has compromised?"

Jia Yu nodded slightly: "He has no choice but to compromise. Sima Yi's surprise attack this time actually caused Huo Quji to suffer a great loss. How could Liu Che not know the consequences of attacking Lord Deng?"

"Perhaps Liu Che is now regretting that he did not agree to Your Highness' request. Now that he has lost both his money and his belongings, he must be regretting it deeply."

“Hahahaha~” Ran Ming touched his huge bald head and said, “It’s obvious that Liu Che is not a good guy. Let him regret it!”

But Chu Ning looked calm, not surprised by this, and raised his eyebrows and said, "Liu Che suffered a great loss this time, I'm afraid he will bear a grudge.

But it doesn’t matter. Now he needs to deal with Sima Yi and will not take action against our dynasty for the time being.

On the contrary, our army had a fierce battle with Wang Jian last time and was evenly matched, which greatly boosted the morale of the Qin State.

Now Wang Jian is on the defensive, waiting for our army to attack, and setting up an ambush on the road. I'm afraid this battle will not be easy!"

In the last battle outside Hecheng, the Qin army was defeated, and Chu Ning agreed to a decisive battle three days later.

But three days later, when the Chu army launched a fierce attack, they found that the Qin army was well prepared and defended it tightly!

Even when Guan Yun and Ran Ming led the charge, they were unable to break into the Qin army camp and instead suffered thousands of casualties.

For this reason, Chu Ning ordered people to rest in the city these days while waiting for news from Deng Hongwen.

Now that Deng Hongwen and others are safe, the next step is for him to find a way to deal with Wang Jian and the 100,000 Qin troops in front of him!