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

At three quarters past three in the yin hour in the East Palace meeting hall, the smoke from the bronze crane lamp flowed between the twelve rosewood screens.

Grand Tutor Dugu Xin was kneeling on a mattress with a coiled dragon pattern, holding the staff bestowed by the Emperor of Chu against a bloody half-piece of the black bird totem in the gap between the screens - that was the one that Shen Zhengqing had specially ordered to be embedded there last night.

"I beg Your Highness to send troops to hunt down the remnants of the Zhao Kingdom!"

Dugu Xin suddenly slammed his head against the ground, and the corner of his forehead broke the dried blood scab in the cracks between the floor tiles.

"My Dugu family has been a single-line family for three generations, and we only have one child, Yan'er. If I cannot avenge him, I will die with regret!"

At this time, Minister of Rites Lü Xiuwen suddenly started coughing violently, but he still endured the pain in his body and said in a deep voice:

"My son was killed innocently, and he was killed in Hongyufang in Kyoto City. If this matter gets out, I will be ashamed to face people."

"Your Highness, you must do this for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Pingyang Hou Lu Mengran stood up suddenly, and the jade belt buckle on his waist broke the glass cup on the edge of the table.

His bulging eyes were reflected in the shattered fragments, and he shouted angrily: "The arrow wound on my son's left palm was caused by the three-edged arrow specially made by the Zhao people! This is clearly revenge!"

"These damned Zhao people, our dynasty has done everything for them, but they don't think of repaying our kindness, instead they repay kindness with hatred!"

"Your Highness, please allocate three thousand soldiers to me. I will definitely find those damned remnants in the city!"

The words of the three people echoed throughout the East Palace Hall, causing the candlelight in the hall to flicker and dim.

However, Chu Ning did not speak, but looked at the remaining two people.

Liu Feng, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, had a gloomy face, clenched his hands, and said unwillingly: "This matter is clearly aimed at our Chu officials. If we can't find the murderer, the capital city will be in a state of panic!"

"Your Highness, if we block the city gates now, we will definitely be able to capture the remnants of the Zhao State in the city!"

The Imperial Censor Li Shaoyuan's face flushed red as he said fiercely, "Your Highness, the remnants of the Zhao State are too abominable. I suggest that all the Zhao people in the city be arrested!"

"If you spread the word again, as long as the murderer doesn't show up, we will kill ten people a day as punishment!"

Chu Ning looked at the different expressions and words of the five important ministers in front of him, with no joy or sadness on his face.

The five people's reactions were within his expectations.

After all, the dead were the other party's son and grandson, it was impossible not to be angry.

However, as the crown prince, he could not be as angry as these five people.

He must stay awake and not be confused by the current predicament.

"Five adults!"

As soon as Chu Ning opened his mouth, the five people who were kneeling on the ground stopped one after another.

"This matter is not as simple as the revenge of the remnants of the Zhao State. How could they have the guts to kill the son of an official in the capital of our dynasty?"

"There must be other dynasties behind this. We must not only find the perpetrators, but also the masterminds behind it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the five angry people reacted immediately.

Yes, the remnants of Zhao Yu simply don’t have the courage to take action here.

Unless someone supports it!

"It must be the Han Dynasty!"

Grand Tutor Dugu Xin suddenly shouted, "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, has always been at odds with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Moreover, this man is very calculating and likes to kill people with borrowed knives."

"This time, using the remnants of the Zhao State to kill people is exactly his usual method."

The killing of the only grandson in three generations meant that the Dugu family would have no descendants. One can imagine how angry Dugu Xin was at this moment.

He wished that Chu Ning would immediately send someone to the Dahan Inn to capture Zhang Qian for interrogation.

But Lu Xiuwen said in a deep voice: "It is also possible that it is Wei. Sima Yi has always been extremely treacherous and likes to act secretly. Maybe these remnants of Zhao are kept by this man."

The two people disagreed.

However, Li Shaoyuan, the Chief Censor, frowned and said, "In that case, the possibility of the Tang Dynasty is the greatest!"

In the eyes of everyone's surprise, Li Shaoyuan explained: "The Han Dynasty and Wei have been fighting openly and secretly, and they don't have much time to keep the remnants of Zhao in captivity!"

"Only the Tang Dynasty has never been at war. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty is financially strong and has many civil officials and counselors. Only these people would keep the remnants of the Zhao Kingdom captive in advance and wait for the right opportunity to take action."

Compared with the Wei Kingdom and the Han Dynasty, Li Shaoyuan was more certain that it was the Tang Dynasty that did it.

After all, there was no war in the Tang Dynasty, so those civil officials and counselors would have nothing better to do than to keep the remnants of the Zhao State in captivity.

This time, the Chu State wanted to recruit soldiers and the commotion it caused was too big, so the Tang Dynasty let the remnants of the Zhao State take action!

Liu Feng narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, and a hint of coldness flashed across his face: "Lord Li is right. It would cost a lot of money to keep the remnants of the Zhao Kingdom in captivity. It is unlikely that the Han and Wei Kingdoms would keep these people in captivity at the moment."

"And judging from the current situation, if a war breaks out between our dynasty, Wei, or the Han Dynasty, it will be most beneficial to the Tang Dynasty."

"Perhaps the Tang Dynasty is waiting for us to both suffer losses and then reap the benefits."

If something like this happens, the State of Chu will definitely investigate.

However, if the envoys of the Han and Wei were killed for this reason, these two dynasties would certainly not let it go and would choose to send troops.

If the State of Chu sends troops to respond, it will only benefit the Tang Dynasty.

Each of them thought they were right, and no one could convince anyone else.

Seeing that the five people were about to quarrel, Chu Ning slowly stood up and said in a deep voice: "My Lords, there is no point in speculating!"

"If we want to find the real mastermind behind this, we just need to arrest the three messengers and interrogate them."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the five ministers changed drastically.

Although they wanted to avenge their families, they did not want the State of Chu to offend the other three dynasties because of this.

Capturing the envoys of the Three Kingdoms at once is a huge matter!

Dugu Xin's face changed slightly, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and advised: "Your Highness, don't be too anxious. You need to wait until you have evidence before arresting people."

Liu Feng nodded slightly: "Yes, we don't have solid evidence now, so we can't do anything to him even if we catch those three people."

Lu Xiuwen's face was also solemn at this moment: "Once those three people are arrested, it means that our dynasty will become an enemy of the three dynasties. Your Highness, please think twice!"

Although he wanted revenge, for the sake of the State of Chu, he would rather sacrifice himself and suppress the grudge between the four people first.

But Chu Ning raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said in a cold voice: "This matter has too great an impact. Whether it is to give an explanation to the adults or to the people of the whole city, I must bring those three people to the palace first!"

"Come here, pass a message to Shen Zhengqing, and ask him to bring Zhang Qian, Xun Yu, and Du Hui to the palace immediately!"

Regardless of whether this matter was instigated by these three people, he must first see the attitudes of these three people.

When the clock struck 'Dao', five important ministers left in the morning dew.

At this moment, most of the anger in the five people disappeared.

With such a Crown Prince who cares about them, they no longer have to worry about not being able to avenge themselves.

And they still have to deal with the issue of recruiting soldiers!