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

"Welcome the triumphant return of the King of Chu (Eighteenth Brother)!"

Chu Ning rode his horse and led the white horse cavalry to the city gate, and all the civil and military officials headed by the prince shouted in unison.

The surrounding soldiers and civilians were also infected by the momentum of the officials and shouted: "Welcome His Royal Highness the King of Chu back in triumph!"

The crisis of Da Chu was resolved by Chu Ning. No matter how arrogant and domineering Chu Ning was rumored to be, at this moment, everyone sincerely welcomed the return of the hero of Da Chu.

Chu Ning glanced at everyone on his horse, smiled slightly, turned over and dismounted to return the greetings to the prince and others: "Thank you, prince, brothers, and all the adults for coming out of the city to welcome us."

After a pause, he turned to look at Zhao Ming and said with a smile, "Butler Zhao is here too?"

Zhao Ming laughed and said, "I am here on behalf of His Majesty to welcome you back. Your Highness won a great victory in this battle, which made it impossible for Great Zhao to invade our dynasty in a short period of time. Your contribution will be remembered for generations to come."

Upon hearing that he was coming on behalf of the emperor, Chu Ning's face straightened: "I didn't expect that this matter would alarm my father. This makes me panic."

Zhao Ming shook his head and smiled, "Your Highness is too modest. Now you are a meritorious official of our Great Chu. His Majesty will host a banquet in the palace tonight. Please attend on time."

Chu Ning nodded and agreed: "I will be there on time tonight."

"In that case, I will not disturb Your Highness. You are exhausted from the journey, and I believe Your Highness should also go into the city to rest."

Zhao Ming said something polite, bowed, and turned to leave.

The attitude has been made clear, there is no need to stay any longer.

Seeing this, Chu Ning waved his hand and said, "Enter the city!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the prince suddenly stretched out his hand to block Chu Ning's way.

The civil and military officials looked like they were enjoying the show, while the princes seemed to be indifferent and not surprised by the crown prince's behavior.

The prince said calmly, "Eighteenth brother, please enter the city slowly."

Chu Ning frowned: "Brother Crown Prince, do you have any other instructions?"

Although he knew that the prince would take revenge on him because of Du Yuanji, he still did not expect him to attack so blatantly at the city gate.

"Eighteenth brother, regarding the murder of Shangjun Governor Du Yuanji, the emperor has ordered the Minister of Justice to investigate the matter!"

The prince said calmly, "Please ask my eighteenth brother and Lord Ling to go to the Ministry of Justice!"

As soon as these words came out, Feng Mulan behind Chu Ning could no longer stand.

"Your Highness, Chu Ning hasn't done this yet, but you are making things difficult at the city gate. What does this mean? Are you trying to frame a loyal minister?"

Feng Mulan didn't indulge the prince and went straight to his face and started to attack him.

"presumptuous!"

The prince's eyes turned cold, and he glanced at Feng Mulan fiercely: "How dare a mere woman like you talk about me?"

Feng Anguo, one of the officials, stepped forward immediately upon seeing this and said, "Mulan, stop talking nonsense and follow your father back!"

"No return!"

Feng Mulan snorted coldly: "I want to see what the prince wants to do to Chu Ning!"

Even though Chu Ning always made me angry, he helped me defeat the State of Zhao after all. How could I just watch Chu Ning being taken to the Ministry of Justice?

"you……"

Feng Anguo was furious: "Do you want to piss off your father to death?"

The prince sneered: "Master Feng, if you can't handle this matter, then my guards can help you!"

This completely angered Feng Mulan, and she immediately drew the heavy sword on her back and said loudly: "Come on, I'm so angry!"

"Mulan, stop messing around!" Feng Anguo suddenly became anxious and stepped forward to hold Feng Mulan's hand.

But Feng Mulan was too stubborn to back down, and said harshly: "How can a meritorious official be investigated as soon as he returns? They are clearly trying to destroy the bridge!"

As she spoke, she looked at the prince with disdain on her face: "The prince must be jealous of Chu Ning's victory over Zhao State, so he deliberately made trouble for Chu Ning."

Feng Anguo's face changed drastically, and he shouted angrily: "Shut up!"

But as soon as the words were spoken, the people around were suddenly in an uproar.

"No way, the prince really wants to deal with the King of Chu?"

"It's hard to say. The title of King of Chu is there, and he is the most likely person to challenge the status of the crown prince."

"Who says it's not true? Otherwise, the prince wouldn't be so anxious to cause trouble for the prince."

For a while, everyone was criticizing the prince.

The prince's face turned cold on the spot.

He thought he could stand on the moral high ground and take the opportunity to suppress Chu Ning, but he didn't expect Feng Mulan to show up halfway.

This crazy woman!

We can’t go on like this, otherwise public opinion will be unfavorable to me.

The prince had a gloomy face and waved his hand: "Come here, take Feng Mulan down!"

A dozen East Palace guards immediately rushed up.

Feng Anguo was startled and was about to step forward to negotiate with the prince, but Feng Mulan suddenly exerted force to break free from his right hand and rushed forward.

Seeing that the two sides were about to clash, Chu Ning suddenly smiled and said, "Ms. Feng, this is my business, let me handle it."

"Brother Crown Prince, you wouldn't really be so picky with a woman, would you?"

The prince sneered at this and said, "Since my eighteenth brother is willing to take the initiative to stand up, I will naturally not bother with a woman."

With a wave of his right hand, the guards of the East Palace retreated immediately.

After all, Chu Ning has cavalry behind him. If a conflict really occurs, it is not certain whether he can win.

When Feng Mulan saw the other party retreat and Chu Ning spoke again, she snorted coldly and put the heavy sword back into the sword bag behind her.

But she still glared at Chu Ning with dissatisfaction: "They are going to arrest you, and you still want to reason with them?"

Chu Ning smiled slightly: "There is nothing that cannot be explained by reason."

Feng Mulan rolled her eyes: "Okay, I want to see how you reason!"

This guy is really ungrateful. Today, I'm going to see how you make a fool of yourself!

Feng Mulan changed her mindset and stepped aside, looking like she was watching a show.

Chu Ning chuckled, looked at the prince and said, "May I ask, Prince Brother, has the emperor given you the task of investigating Du Yuanji's murder?"

The prince sneered: "This is a matter for the Ministry of Justice, why would I interfere?"

"It turns out that the Emperor did not order the Crown Prince to handle this matter!"

Chu Ning looked as if he had suddenly realized something. "Since my father has not issued an order, and my brother the Crown Prince is not the chief official of the Ministry of Justice, why do you want to deal with this matter?"

"This……"

The prince rolled his eyes and sneered, "Lord Ling, the Minister of Justice, thought that your contribution in this battle was too great, and was worried that he could not invite you to the Ministry of Justice, so he asked me to come forward."

"is it?"

Chu Ning chuckled, looked at Ling Haoran among the officials and asked, "Lord Ling, do you really want to invite me to the Ministry of Justice right now?"

Ling Haoran had a blank expression on his face: "This matter is of great importance. Your Highness, please follow me to the Ministry of Justice to explain this matter, so that I can also explain it to Your Majesty."

Chu Ning raised his lips slightly: "I can go to the Ministry of Justice with you now, but I don't plan to go back after I go there. If you delay my father's celebration banquet tonight, you and the prince will bear the responsibility!"

After that, Chu Ning ordered Zhao Yu: "General Zhao, you settle the cavalry, and I will follow Lord Ling to the Ministry of Justice."

After saying this, Chu Ning walked towards the city on his own.

Now the prince and Ling Haoran were in a difficult situation.

Based on their understanding of Chu Ning, this guy really dares to stay in the Ministry of Justice!

But the words have already been said, should I take them back in public?

If I really take back what I said just now, it would be like slapping myself in the face in public!

For a moment, the prince and Ling Haoran were in a dilemma.