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

"Oh? Zhang Qian actually wants to fight with Du Ruhui, and he even said before that he wants to deal with me?"

East Palace, inside the palace.

Chu Ning looked at the imperial guards reporting in front of him, with a hint of amusement on his face: "It seems that my performance just now scared them."

"But it's also good this way. If I can let them kill each other, it will be a good thing for me."

"Tell the three of them that they can return to the inn. I can even let them off the hook and let them send someone to investigate."

"But the three of them can only stay in the post house and can't go anywhere else."

"Yes!" The imperial guards responded and immediately went down to pass on the order.

Things are getting more and more interesting.

Chu Ning changed his original idea. He felt that if he allowed these three people to join the investigation, it might lead to the other party killing each other.

If these three people died at the hands of the enemy, perhaps the alliance of four dynasties could be disrupted.

Even if these three people are extremely smart and will not kill each other, they will definitely not think of investigating the case of Hongyufang last night.

With the means of these three dynasties and the intelligence of these three people, maybe they can really find out something.

It's better than letting that young man Shen Zhengqing go and investigate it alone.

Outside the East Palace.

The imperial guards surrounded Zhang Qian, Du Ruhui and Xun Yu.

But at this moment, Xun Yu stood between Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui, blocking their angry gazes.

"My two lords, you are both prominent figures, why do you have to tear each other apart at this moment?"

Xun Yu tried to persuade them earnestly: "Our situation is already very bad now. If we continue to fight among ourselves, we will only be laughed at."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Qian's face flushed and he roared, "If it weren't for Du Ruhui today, how could the Crown Prince of Chu know our secrets?"

"Master Xun, you must be careful with this person and don't make friends with him anymore."

Zhang Qian was very angry about Du Ruhui's sudden betrayal.

If someone hadn't stopped him, he would have definitely smashed the other person's face.

No matter what the reason was for Du Ruhui to betray him, he would be targeted by Chu Ning.

Given Chu Ning's personality, he probably won't let him go.

But Du Ruhui sneered when he heard this: "I am just telling the truth. If you have never done such a thing, why should you be nervous?"

"You are killing people in the capital of Chu State just to drag me and Lord Xun into this!"

"Huh, do you really think we are fools?"

It would have been fine if Zhang Qian had taken action against Chu Ning himself, but because of the assassination last night, he was also placed under house arrest, so he naturally refused to accept it.

Why should he pay for the actions of others?

Therefore, now is the right time to betray Zhang Qian.

It was Zhang Qian who disregarded morality and tried to drag him into this situation first, so naturally he would not show mercy.

"I have already said that I was not the one who did what happened last night!"

Zhang Qian was a little furious and shouted angrily, "If I really wanted to do something, why would I do it so loudly and even leave traces behind?"

"This is clearly a frame-up by someone with ulterior motives. You've all been fooled!"

But no matter what he said, Du Ruhui just sneered and didn't believe it at all.

Seeing that Du Ruhui didn't believe him, Zhang Qian could only look at Xun Yu.

But at this moment, Xun Yu lowered his head, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

Zhang Qian was furious and was about to scold the two men when a guard came out of the hall.

"His Royal Highness has ordered that the three envoys can send people to investigate the incident at Hongyufang last night, but the three of you must stay in the post house and cannot go anywhere else."

Investigation is investigation, but house arrest is still necessary.

These three people are too smart. We must not let them leave the inn to avoid any accidents.

Zhang Qian, who originally thought he was dead, suddenly felt like he had survived a calamity.

He even doubted for a moment whether he had heard it wrongly.

"You mean, the Crown Prince of Chu is willing to let me go back to the post station?" Zhang Qian couldn't help but rush to the front of the imperial guard and ask carefully.

After seeing the imperial guards nod, Zhang Qian burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, good, good!"

He turned around and looked at Du Ruhui fiercely: "Don't you suspect me? Then you'd better not let me find out anything!"

After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and turned to walk out of the palace.

He was determined to find evidence that Du Ruhui was the only one who killed people in the delegation.

Even if we can't find it, we must find the Tang Dynasty's spy base here.

In a word, he will not let Du Ruhui have an easy time.

If you dare to betray him or plot against him, you will have to bear his revenge.

At this moment, Du Ruhui had a gloomy face, staring at Zhang Qian's departing back, and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Chu Ning unexpectedly went against his usual practice and did not kill Zhang Qian, which was something he had not expected.

Not only that, Chu Ning even wanted the three of them to participate in the investigation.

This was clearly giving Zhang Qian a reason to target him.

Thinking of this, Du Ruhui's face suddenly changed. Without even having time to talk to Xun Yu, he immediately walked out of the palace.

He was worried that Zhang Qian would abuse his power for personal gain and find out all the spies stationed by the Tang Dynasty here.

Xun Yu looked at the two people's backs as they left, a look of worry appearing on his face.

The three of them should have worked together to deal with Chu Ning.

Unexpectedly, because of their selfishness, they were used by Chu Ning.

During this trip out of the palace, Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui would definitely investigate each other's spies and leak the news to the State of Chu.

What started out as an assassination case at Hongyufang in the State of Chu was soon to turn into a fight between the Han Dynasty delegation and the Tang Dynasty delegation.

Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui are not fools, they should be able to see it.

But Du Ruhui's behavior today completely angered Zhang Qian, which made Zhang Qian want to retaliate at all costs.

As an important official of the Tang Dynasty, Du Ruhui would naturally not sit idly by and wait for death.

If these two people fight, there will definitely be losses, and it will be an advantage for the State of Chu.

Thinking of this, Xun Yu couldn't help but turn around and look inside the East Palace.

Through the morning sun, he seemed to see a man standing at the entrance of the hall, with his hands behind his back, looking towards him with a calm expression.

With a long sigh, Xun Yu shook his head, turned and left.

Although he saw through Chu Ning's plan and even told Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui, he was powerless to stop it.

The feeling of powerlessness made him feel exhausted, so he had to go back to the posthouse and restrain the people below from getting involved in this matter.

He knew that this was Chu Ning's evil plot, but he was helpless. Even this wise prime minister who was famous for his wisdom found it difficult to deal with.

Now he just hoped that Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui could see the situation clearly and not take it seriously, and just put on an act on the surface for Chu Ning to see.

Otherwise, once all the spies of the two dynasties here are found out, they will not be able to get any news from Chu once a war breaks out in the future.

At this moment, Xun Yu suddenly became a little worried about the alliance of the four countries.

Even the envoys below are so scheming, let alone the monarchs of the four countries?

Presumably, this alliance will also be a round of mutual calculations and no agreement can be reached in a short period of time.

With a long sigh, Xun Yu quickened his pace to leave.

He couldn't control Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui, so he could only control the delegation under his command.

But what happened next was far beyond his expectations.