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

The nine-tiered jade steps of the East Palace were immersed in the soft moonlight. When Chu Ning stepped on the ice crystals condensed in front of the steps and broke them, he suddenly saw twelve shark silk gauze curtains being lifted up at the same time.

Shen Wanying stood in the corridor holding the swaddling baby. Her silver-vermilion brocade robe was two fingers wider than when she left Beijing. The pearl tassels under the gold filigree phoenix coronet trembled, leaving winding tear marks on her cheeks.

"Your Highness..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, she was embraced in the cold arms of Tiejia. The black iron heart guard pressed against the mandarin duck embroidered collar, and actually pressed cracks in the lotus pattern.

Chu Ning smelled the familiar scent of agarwood mixed with frankincense in her hair, and suddenly felt warmth on his shoulder.

Turning around, he saw a half-year-old baby clutching the belt of his cloak. His glass-like eyes reflected the twenty-eight bright corner lamps under the eaves, which were three times brighter than the night pearls looted from the Qin Palace.

When the wet nurse was about to take Chu Tian away, the little guy suddenly grabbed the golden hook of Chu Ning's belt.

Shen Wanying burst into laughter and gently tapped the baby's nose: "This little guy has slept enough during the day, but he insisted on waiting for Your Highness..."

Before he finished speaking, Chu Tian suddenly spit out a foam of milk, and his lotus-like calves kicked off the brocade swaddling, revealing a cinnabar birthmark on his ankle that was exactly the same as Chu Ning's.

"Why are you so thin?" Chu Ning untied the black iron armband and stroked his wife's sunken collarbone with his fingertips.

Shen Wanying lowered her eyes and took off his armor for him. Her jade-like neck curved into a crescent moon: "Chu Tian cries every night, and I..."

Her fingertips touched the butterfly bone on the back of Chu Ning's heart, and her voice suddenly choked - the strange purple color there was the mark of erosion by the blood spider poison.

A spark flew from the gilded incense burner, startling Chu Tian so much that he waved the swaddling clothes decorated with golden bells.

Chu Ning lifted his son over his shoulder and said calmly, "Ninety percent of the toxins have been excreted through sweat, and the rest..."

He suddenly fell silent because Shen Wanying's handkerchief was gently wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"Doctor Sun said that the remaining poison causes pain every time the moon is full. Is that true?" Shen Wanying asked in a trembling voice, digging her fingernails into her palms.

Chu Ning smiled and stuffed the agate box he got from Qin into her sleeve: "It's nothing like the pain in your fingers when you gave birth."

The moonlight shone through the small window onto the jade bricks, making her bare face look even more pale:

"Let Cui Shanggong take twelve wet nurses to take turns tomorrow. You will tire yourself out like this if you continue to do so."

After saying this, he suddenly hugged his wife and children tightly.

The golden phoenix in Shen Wanying's hair leaned against his shoulder blade, causing him to gasp in pain, but in return the hug became even heavier.

Chu Tian kicked his legs in protest in his parents' arms, but it was of no avail.

"Now that we're back, we shouldn't have to go to the front lines again, right?"

Perhaps Shen Wanying noticed Chu Tian's discomfort, so she pushed Chu Ning away and changed the subject.

But Chu Ning shook his head and signaled the wet nurse beside him to take Chu Tian away.

In the quiet hall, only Chu Ning and Shen Wanying were left looking at each other.

"Now our Chu State occupies the land of four dynasties and is the most powerful. The Han Dynasty has invited Wei, Jin and Tang to form an alliance. The situation will become more serious in the future."

Chu Ning pulled Shen Wanying to sit down and said, "I came back this time to deal with the spring planting in China and to let the soldiers on the front line rest and recuperate."

We must fight, but it certainly won’t happen in a short period of time.

Shen Wanying's face looked a little unhappy at first.

But when he heard that Chu Ning would be in the country for a short time, the worry on his face gradually dissipated.

"The alliance of the four countries will indeed have an impact on our early morning court. It seems that we can only store food and expand our strength to deal with it."

As the most talented woman in the Great Chu, how could she not understand the purpose of Chu Ning's return to the court this time.

The most important thing in war is food, and she knows this better than anyone else.

Chu Ning nodded slightly when he heard this: "That's right. The first half of this year will focus on stabilizing the domestic situation. We must speed up the spring planting and summer harvest."

After a pause, he stretched out his hand to hold Shen Wanying's slender waist: "Don't worry about the affairs of the court, I will take care of it."

"But you have lost so much weight that I feel sorry for you."

"Tonight, I will make it up to you!"

After saying this, without waiting for Shen Wanying to speak, he carried her to the bed in the inner hall.

The two of them are like newlyweds after a long separation, and everything is self-evident.

When I woke up the next morning, the sunlight was shining into the hall, illuminating Shen Wanying's stunningly beautiful face.

Shen Wanying couldn't stand the whole night's tossing and turning, and was still sleeping soundly.

Chu Ning got up carefully, afraid of waking her up.

When he arrived at the palace, he told the maid Xiaoqing to take good care of her, and then went to the Yangxin Palace.

This time when he came back, he had not discussed his plans with his father.

The Chu State now occupies too many territories, and the troops from various places are also very mixed. He needs to thoroughly reorganize the troops.

It just so happened that this time when the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, some soldiers were lost, and we could take this opportunity to replenish our troops and reorganize them.

Of course, for such a big matter, he would definitely discuss it with the emperor.

It was said to be a discussion, but in fact it was just going over in person to inform them to show sincerity.

Inside the Yangxin Hall.

The King of Chu had just finished his breakfast and was admiring the spoils that Chu Ning brought from the State of Qin.

At this time, the eunuch chief, Zhao Ming, spoke: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."

"Let him in."

Chu Ning came into the hall and bowed: "Greetings, Father!"

The King of Chu laughed loudly, pointed at the night-shining pearl on the jade table and said, "No need to be polite. I am very satisfied with the gift you gave me."

"As long as father likes it." Chu Ning said calmly.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?" The Emperor of Chu knew that Chu Ning would never come to visit him unless there was something important.

Chu Ning said solemnly: "Father, although we have destroyed the Qin State this time, our army has also suffered heavy losses. I have decided to expand the army!"

"In addition, I plan to organize all the troops into eight legions, each with 100,000 soldiers."

The face of the King of Chu changed slightly: "800,000. If we add the imperial guards and the soldiers from various counties, wouldn't it be expanded to one million soldiers and horses?"

"Yes, we need one million soldiers!"

Chu Ning's aura rose, and he said in a deep voice: "I have already thought of the specific arrangements."

"General Feng Anguo led the soldiers recruited from the three states in the south of the Yangtze River to form a navy named the Goshawk Legion!"

"The Crown Prince's concubine Feng Mulan led the Youzhou troops to form the Suzaku Corps."

"Thirteenth brother Chu Kuang is organizing the Crazy Dragon Legion! This legion is a little special, and all other legions must transfer some people to this legion."

"Zhao Yu formed the White Horse Corps based on the White Horse Cavalry."

"Guan Yun formed the Tiger Corps based on the Mo Dao Corps!"

"Ran Ming uses the Divine Machine Camp as a base to form the Silver Leopard Corps!"

"Ma Chao formed the Canglang Legion based on the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry!"

"Han Xing uses the Yunzhou troops as a base to form the Xuanwu Army!"

"As for the Imperial Guards, I haven't decided who will take charge yet. I will be in charge for now."

"As for the local county soldiers, they are still nominally under the charge of General Feng Anguo, but the specific training is arranged by the local Sima himself."

If you want to dominate the world, you naturally have to build an invincible army!

These eight legions are only temporary. When the time is right, he will expand them to ten legions, and the main force will reach one million!

As for the remaining two large corps, he had already made plans to leave them to the Zhou Dynasty.

After hearing Chu Ning's words, Emperor Chu's expression became serious.