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

Inside the hall, red palace lanterns illuminated the gilded chessboard, and the tattered black bird curtains fluttered in the draft.

Wu Zhao flicked away the broken pieces of glazed tiles that had fallen on the chessboard with her fingers, and then, holding the black jade chess piece in her crimson armor, she knocked it on the square with the Chinese character "Qin" in its pattern.

"Today, you will slaughter all the relatives of the Ying clan."

She suddenly crushed the chess piece engraved with the word "Qin", and jade chips fell down her wide sleeves with dragon pattern.

"Just like this chess game, it will never be revived."

Chu Ning looked at the white pieces scattered across the chessboard. The city markings carved from rhino horns were still stained with blood.

He did not discuss today's matter with the empress because he knew that she would agree.

"It seems that Her Majesty the Empress has a lot of hatred towards the Qin State~" Chu Ning couldn't help but tease.

Wu Zhao suddenly laughed softly, and the pearls hanging from the nine-tassel crown obscured the sharpness in her eyes.

She picked up the red tassel that bound Chu Ning's hair and wrapped it around the white jade chess piece that symbolized the Chu State: "You said before that when you conquer the world, you will marry me."

The fingertips stained with nail polish brushed across Chu Ning's Adam's apple, and she chuckled and said, "Now that you have conquered three of the Nine Dynasties, Wei and Jin are nothing to be afraid of. You are getting closer to the oath you made."

"It seems that I should prepare some dowry every time I go back, and wait for your sedan chair with eight bearers at any time."

"When you conquer the world, I will take Xiuning with me to watch her father destroy the country!"

The firm words revealed decisiveness.

She has made up her mind to help Chu Ning conquer the world and is willing to be Chu Ning's woman.

Chu Ning looked at the empress in front of him with a smile as beautiful as a flower, and his heart was filled with pride!

"When I conquer the last four countries..."

He suddenly drew his sword and cut off half of his robe, then pressed the remaining cloth onto the black jade seal representing the Zhou Dynasty on the chessboard.

"I will build a golden phoenix platform on the top of Mount Tai, and let the people of the world watch me being crowned emperor!"

"And you will be my final trophy!"

Wu Zhao grabbed his sword-holding hand and pressed it against her chest. The gilded armor pierced through the collar of Chu Ning's clothes embroidered with black bird patterns:

"Then I will wait!"

Her eyes sparkled with tenderness: "When that day comes, I will take off the crown from my head and go to the State of Chu with you."

She knew Chu Ning's intentions and understood that she could not resist Chu Ning's proposal.

Now, three of the nine dynasties have fallen into Chu Ning's hands, and the Zhou Dynasty is an ally of Chu, leaving only the Tang Dynasty, the Han Dynasty, the Wei Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty.

Although there were four dynasties, the Wei Kingdom was controlled by Sima Yi and existed in name only.

After the last battle, the State of Jin lost all its infantry and only had its navy left, so it was not a threat at all.

As long as we can overcome the natural barriers, we can take down the State of Jin!

So, strictly speaking, Chu Ning’s real opponents were only the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty had been fighting fiercely with the State of Wei in the past two years, suffering heavy casualties. Although it had been making up for the losses, its strength was certainly not as strong as before.

The only country that could compete with the State of Chu was the Tang Dynasty.

She believed that with Chu Ning's ability, after stabilizing the situation in just two or three years, he would be able to directly attack the Tang Dynasty and unify the world!

On that day, she will definitely fulfill her promise.

Chu Ning looked at Wu Zhao, who was showing her affection, with a touch of tenderness in his eyes. He put his arm around her slender waist and said softly:

"Don't worry, that day is not far away."

"Before you leave, you will stay here tonight, and I will accompany you well."

Wu Zhao blushed when she heard this.

Of course, she understood that staying here was not just to talk with Chu Ning all night, but also to...

However, thinking that they would not be able to meet for a while after returning to the court, she could not help but nodded in agreement.

Chu Ning was overjoyed, and his hands suddenly became restless.

But Wu Zhao suddenly reached out and held him down, and asked: "Your body..."

"It doesn't matter!"

Chu Ning smiled and explained: "Although there are some residual toxins, it does not prevent me from doing my job."

After saying this, he came forward impatiently.

But Wu Zhao reached out to stop him and whispered, "You were practicing martial arts just now, and you smell of sweat."

"Sweat?"

Chu Ning sniffed his clothes, his face full of confusion: "Why didn't I ask?"

Wu Zhao was about to explain, but Chu Ning suddenly gave her a princess hug.

Caught off guard, Wu Zhao instinctively reached out and hugged Chu Ning's neck.

"Since you smell of sweat, then accompany me to take a shower!"

"You...wu..."

Just as Wu Zhao was about to refuse, her mouth was blocked and she could only make a humming sound.

Finally, she gave up resisting.

As they were about to part, the two expressed their feelings to each other and could not hide their feelings of separation. They could only completely immerse themselves in each other and make the time they spent together more meaningful.

In January, drizzle comes suddenly.

The sparse drizzle soon turned into a downpour, soaking all the fragrant grass outside the temple.

Chu Ning and Wu Zhao didn't wake up until noon the next day, and by the time they took a bath, it was already afternoon.

After lunch, Chu Ning personally led people to escort Wu Zhao out of the city.

The Zhou army's flags fluttered in the north wind. The Zhou army marched out of the city in a mighty manner. The carriage pulled by twelve pure white horses in the middle looked particularly dazzling.

On the city wall, Chu Ning looked at Zhou Jun's departing back with a thoughtful look on his face.

Chu Ning didn't look away until Zhou Jun disappeared from his sight.

He turned around and looked at the generals behind him, and said calmly:

"Tomorrow Di Wenyao will bring a group of officials here. He will take care of this place, and I can return to the court without any worries."

"However, before leaving, I still need to make some arrangements."

All the generals bowed and saluted in unison: "We will obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Chu Ning glanced at everyone and finally fixed his gaze on Han Xing.

"General Han, you will lead 50,000 soldiers and horses to stay in Daqin with Ran Ming and guard the various fortresses in Daqin."

"General Feng, you lead Guan Yun to Cangjiang and cooperate with Su Tingmei to build warships and train the navy."

"General Ma Chao, you lead your cavalry back to Maple Leaf City and cooperate with Brother Thirteen to guard Maple Leaf City. Keep an eye on the movements of Han Chao and Sima Yi at all times."

"I obey your command!" Everyone bowed in unison.

But at this moment, Feng Mulan suddenly stood up and asked, "What about me?"

Chu Ning smiled slightly and said, "You have been training soldiers in Youzhou for a long time and have suffered a lot. You should return to the capital with me to recuperate for a while."

Unexpectedly, Feng Mulan snorted coldly when she heard this: "I don't want to go back. The palace is boring. I'd rather lead the army to fight on the front line."

But Chu Ning's face changed: "This time when you go back, you have something important to do."

"Serious business? How come I don't know?" Feng Mulan looked surprised.

Feng Anguo, who was standing by, raised his eyebrows and scolded, "Just do whatever your Highness says."

Seeing her father speaking, Feng Mulan had no choice but to nod and agree, no matter how unwilling she was.

After convincing Feng Mulan, Chu Ning looked at Jia Yu and Zhao Yu and said, "You two should follow me back to the capital!"

"As ordered!"

Now that the matter in Qin State has been resolved, it’s time to go back and see Shen Wanying and the child.

Thinking of the child, a hint of tenderness appeared on Chu Ning's face.

Half a year had passed in the blink of an eye, and he really missed Shen Wanying and the child.

I don’t know what that fat boy looks like now.

At this moment, Chu Ning's heart flew to Chu State, and he wished he could grow wings and return to Chu State immediately.

But what he didn't know was that a conspiracy was waiting for him in the State of Chu!