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

"Your Majesty, Chu Ning led the white horse cavalry towards Jinyang City."

Tang army camp.

Pei Xingjian looked serious and came forward to report with a bow.

"Oh? Chu Ning actually went back?"

Li Shiming stood on his horse, looking at the Chu army in the distance, and said with some surprise, "Going back at this time, is there something wrong in Jinyang City?"

After a pause, he retracted his gaze and looked at Pei Xingjian: "General Pei, what do you think of this Chu army in front of you?"

Since the Han Dynasty had decided to join forces with Wei to plot against Chu, it was natural that they had to first understand the combat effectiveness of the Chu army.

The 50,000 Chu troops in front of him demonstrated their capabilities right in front of him, allowing him to see the momentum and combat effectiveness of the Chu army.

He was very shocked, but as Pei Xingjian was the commander of this place, he naturally had to ask the other party's opinion first.

Pei Xingjian's face changed slightly, and he said sternly: "Your Majesty, Han Xing is worthy of the title of military god. The soldiers he trained are not inferior to our army in terms of momentum and combat effectiveness."

"Because of their armor and weapons, I am not sure I can defeat them if we have equal forces."

The Tang army had always wanted to attack the State of Jin, occupy its cities, and expand its influence.

But the Chu army in front of them was an obstacle to them. If they wanted to expand their strength, they could only defeat the Chu army in front of them.

But Pei Xingjian clearly stated that with the same number of troops, he would not be able to defeat the Chu army at all.

Li Shiming naturally understood the meaning of Pei Xingjian's words. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and showed a solemn look.

"I thought that if Chu Ning left, our army might still have a chance, but I didn't expect the person who came would be Han Xing!"

Li Shiming shook his head, feeling depressed: "Forget it, let's follow the plan with Sima Yi and Liu Che."

"General Pei, I leave this place to you!"

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will never let the Chu army enter our territory!" Pei Xingjian bowed and accepted the order.

Li Shiming nodded slightly: "Okay, you don't have to see me off. I will take Jincheng back."

After saying this, Li Shiming turned his horse around and left with a team of imperial guards, protecting Princess Jincheng's carriage.

However, on the way back, Li Shiming came to Princess Jincheng's carriage.

"Your Highness, His Majesty is here." The maid's voice sounded outside the carriage.

Princess Jincheng lifted the carriage curtain and looked at Li Shiming outside the carriage with some doubt: "Father, you..."

"What do you think of Chu Ning?" Li Shiming interrupted Princess Jincheng before she could finish.

Princess Jincheng was stunned, not understanding why her father suddenly asked this question.

However, when she thought of the scene when she was caught by Chu Ning, her face became a little gloomy.

"Father, Chu Ning is very cunning!"

"Although I don't know why he spared my life, she must have had a plan for sending me back!"

"After all, you should have heard that this person always likes to take advantage and will not do anything that loses money."

Li Shiming nodded slightly, and then asked: "Then who do you think has a better chance of winning if the emperor and Chu Ning go to war?"

"This……"

Princess Jincheng hesitated for a moment before answering cautiously, "If it were before, I would have said that you have a better chance of winning!"

"But after seeing how powerful Chu Ning is, I feel that he is too cunning. Your chances of winning are hard to say."

This answer surprised Li Shiming a little.

He was a powerful figure who had ruled the Tang Dynasty for decades, but this was the first time he had heard such an evaluation from his own daughter.

But this also shows that Chu Ning is indeed not easy to deal with!

"It seems that I will have to use some tricks to deal with this person!"

Li Shiming muttered to himself, then spurred his horse and sped away.

He already had a preliminary understanding of Chu Ning, so his chances of winning the next battle with the State of Chu were much better.

However, the fact that Chu Ning returned to Jin in such a hurry this time must be investigated thoroughly.

And this side.

The sound of horse hooves was like thunder and smoke and dust was rolling.

Chu Ning led 10,000 white horse cavalrymen galloping on the official road leading to Jinyang City. The snow-white cloaks fluttered in the wind, like a rolling sea of clouds.

His face was stern, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. He whipped the horse hard, and the warhorse neighed, speeding up by three points.

Suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from behind.

"Your Highness! Urgent news!"

Jia Yu rode his horse at a gallop, his clothes torn into a mess by the strong wind, and a few strands of messy hair on his forehead were soaked with sweat and stuck to his pale cheeks.

He pulled the reins hard, and the horse stood up. Amid the neighing, he dismounted and saluted.

"Say!"

Chu Ning's voice was icy cold, without a trace of warmth.

Jia Yu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The reason why Yang Xingye was assassinated has been found out!"

Chu Ning's pupils shrank slightly, and he slowly raised his hand. The thousands of cavalrymen behind him instantly reined in their horses. The entire army came to an abrupt halt like a tide, and a murderous atmosphere filled the air.

"speak!"

Jia Yu whispered, "Since taking Jinyang, Yang Xingye has been in charge of all Jin's government affairs. Many of the new policies have been implemented in accordance with the laws of our Chu State. However..."

He paused, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes, "These new policies have touched the interests of the old nobles of Jin State."

"Oh?"

Chu Ning sneered: "What benefits?"

"Land annexation, commercial tax reform, military household investigation..."

Jia Yu's voice gradually turned cold. "Especially those aristocratic families that once depended on the Jin royal family. Now their lands have been nationalized, their trade routes have been controlled by the court, and their private armies have been disbanded. How can they be willing to accept this?"

Chu Ning's eyes suddenly showed murderous intent: "So, they attacked Yang Xingye?"

Jia Yu nodded: "Not only that, when Yang Xingye surrendered the city, the people of Jin regarded him as a traitor and held a grudge against him."

"This riot started with a crowd protesting outside Yang's residence, shouting 'Kill the traitors!' Yang Xingye heard the news and rushed to mediate, but who knew there was an assassin hidden in the crowd!"

"Assassin?" Chu Ning's knuckles cracked.

"Yes."

Jia Yu said in a low voice: "The assassin mixed in with the people, took advantage of the chaos to approach Yang Xingye, and stabbed him three times, one through the abdomen, one wounded the shoulder, and the last one went straight to the throat.

"If it weren't for the guards of the Yang Mansion who fought to the death to protect him, Yang Xingye would have died on the spot!"

There was a surge of blood in Chu Ning's eyes, and the murderous aura around him spread like a substance. Even the warhorse under him took two steps back nervously.

"Where are the people?" His voice was hoarse, like the whisper of a devil from hell.

"The assassin committed suicide on the spot and was not captured alive."

Jia Yu gritted his teeth and said, "But the mastermind behind this has not yet been identified."

"Ah……"

Chu Ning suddenly laughed, his laughter was chilling and piercing, "Okay, very good."

He slowly raised his head and looked in the direction of Jinyang City, with no warmth in his eyes anymore.

"Pass the order."

"All troops, speed up and reach Jinyang City as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

Ten thousand cavalrymen galloped again, their iron hooves crushed the mountains and rivers, and their murderous aura soared into the sky.

Jia Yu rode his horse closely beside Chu Ning and whispered, "Your Highness, this matter involves a lot of people. If we rashly start a massacre, it may provoke greater resistance from the old people of Jin State..."

"Resist?"

Chu Ning sneered: "I want to see who dares to resist!"

He cracked his whip with a sound like thunder.

"Since they dare to touch Yang Xingye, they must be prepared for rivers of blood to flow!"

"This time, I want to let them know—"

"What is real fear!"

The setting sun was as red as blood, illuminating the murderous cavalry on white horses, like the god of death descending and rushing straight to Jinyang!