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

"Humph, a mere piece of tea actually exchanged for ten of my fine horses!"

East Palace.

Prince Chu Wei's face was filled with anger, and he threw the green tea in his hand to the ground.

But he was still not satisfied, so he stomped his feet on the green tea on the ground and shouted outside: "Someone, take this green tea and feed it to the dogs!"

This green tea is just like Chu Ning, it makes me upset when I see her!

The Seventh Prince, who had always supported the Crown Prince, chuckled and said, "Brother Crown Prince, why would you want to fight with a dying man?"

"Grudge?"

The prince's face was gloomy: "My father gave his sword to Chu Ning, so the sword should belong to me. If I have my father's sword, my prestige and reputation will completely surpass those of other princes!"

The Seventh Prince raised his lips slightly and chuckled, "That Chu Ning is just a commoner who has never seen the world. Brother Crown Prince went to find him in person. Could he dare to leave my father's sword behind?"

How dare a mere commoner compete with the prince for the emperor's sword?

Even if he was conferred the title of a prince, it was just an empty title with no power, no influence, and no fiefdom.

The prince narrowed his eyes, a hint of surprise flashed across his face: "That makes sense. I will go there myself. Father's sword must not be in the hands of such a person!"

With a wave of his sleeves, the prince ran out of the palace with full confidence.

At this moment, on Zhuque Street, Chu Ning twitched his lips as he looked at the large house covering an area of one hundred acres in front of him.

It's too luxurious for only three people to live in such a big house.

"Your Highness, please come in." The dignified-looking guard gestured with his hand.

Chu Ning took a look at the two men. One was tall and slender with a broad face and a heavy chin, while the other was tall and strong with a face as red as a date.

As he walked toward the door, he asked, "What are your names?"

"Guan Yun!"

"Zhao Yu!"

"Please prepare some hot tea for me. Some guests will be arriving soon." Chu Ning gave instructions and started walking around the house.

Guan Yun and Zhao Yu looked at each other, a hint of doubt flashed in their eyes.

Isn't this Prince a commoner? Why does he have guests visiting him as soon as he arrives in the capital?

Although they were confused, they went downstairs to prepare hot tea.

At this moment, inside the palace, the emperor was drinking tea.

"This tea is good, the aroma is so fragrant that it makes me feel refreshed. I don't know where Chu Ning got it."

The emperor held the teacup and praised it highly.

The chief steward Zhao Ming chuckled: "It's rare that your majesty likes it. I'll ask the Prince of Penglai to bring up some more tea tomorrow."

As he was speaking, a man in black tights and a black turban appeared in the hall.

"Your Majesty, the prince has left the palace!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and put the teacup in his hand heavily on the table: "Humph, he must have gone to find Chu Ning!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"Keep an eye on him. I want to see what he wants to do!"

"Yes!"

……

In the courtyard of the mansion, Chu Ning, who had just taken a walk, was examining the emperor's sword.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the mansion.

"The prince has arrived!"

Guan Yun and Zhao Yu's faces changed slightly and they looked at each other.

The prince really got it right!

Guests are coming!

"My dear brother, you have come to visit me. Please forgive me for not welcoming you in person!" Chu Ning pretended to be surprised and went to greet him.

The prince was very satisfied with Chu Ning's performance.

You should be so docile in front of him!

"I came here uninvited, what crime have I committed, Eighteenth Brother?"

"Brother Crown Prince, please come in. Someone, serve tea!"

Chu Ning welcomed the prince into the hall, and the prince sat in the main seat without any hesitation.

And Chu Ning could only stand.

Guan Yun served tea, but the prince didn't even look at it. All he had eyes for was the emperor's sword!

Chu Ning raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled secretly in his heart.

I knew this guy had bad intentions. His eyes never left the sword when he was in the court.

You want it, right?

That would cause heavy bleeding!

In this ruthless imperial family, if you have no money, no power, and no soldiers, you will be killed sooner or later.

You must build up your own power!

Let’s start making money from the prince, who is the sucker!

"I wonder why Prince Brother is here?" Chu Ning took the initiative to speak.

The prince said calmly, "My eighteenth brother has just arrived in Kyoto. I came here specially to see if you need any help, and to bring you the gift I promised you."

Chu Ning was touched: "Thank you, Prince Brother!"

"Forget the verbal thanks, thank you for something real!"

The prince pointed to the emperor's sword in Chu Ning's hand, narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "My father once said that he would leave this sword to me."

Good guy, this is a steal.

No disguise at all!

However, if you want to snatch something from Chu Ning, you will have to bleed a lot!

Chu Ning was full of reluctance: "This sword was given by my father. If I give it to my brother, the crown prince, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to my father."

Explain?

What explanation do you want as a dying man?

The prince sneered, looking condescending: "I'll exchange something with you for this sword. I'm sure the emperor won't blame you if he knows."

"You are new to Kyoto, so you must be missing a lot of things. Just ask for whatever you want!"

As long as Chu Ning is willing to hand over the sword, the emperor can do nothing to him even if he knows about it.

Chu Ning was silent for a moment, and said reluctantly: "Since the prince has asked, I can't refuse. Now I have to go to the front line to fight the enemy country, and I need some silver to motivate the soldiers!"

Want money?

You should have told me earlier!

As a prince, he has nothing in abundance, except for a lot of money!

"How much silver do you want?"

"Brother Crown Prince, please give me whatever the sword is worth."

After Chu Ning finished speaking, he threw the sword in his hand into the prince's hands without any intention of staying.

The prince was a little confused.

This is the emperor's sword. It can save lives at critical moments!

Does Chu Ning really not understand or is he just pretending not to understand?

Forget it, why bother with these things.

No matter whether Chu Ning really handed over the sword or not, the sword was already in his hands!

Looking at the sword he had always dreamed of in his hand, the prince's hands could not help but tremble and his heart was filled with excitement.

With this sword, he can completely suppress the other princes!

This Chu Ning helped him a lot.

Glancing at Chu Ning who was looking down, the prince laughed loudly and stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder: "Eighteenth brother is so straightforward, I can't be stingy!"

"How about this, I'll give you fifty thousand taels of silver, how about that?"

Chu Ning fell silent immediately.

He thought the prince would give him at most 10,000 taels, but he didn't expect the prince to ask for 50,000 taels right away.

He underestimated the prince's strength.

Seeing Chu Ning didn't say anything, the prince thought it was too little, so he frowned and said, "Sixty thousand taels should be enough, right?"

It’s more than OK, it’s absolutely amazing!

Chu Ning nodded quickly: "Whatever the prince says is the correct number."

"Hahahaha, you are very sensible. I am very satisfied. I will send someone to deliver the silver right away!"

As the prince spoke, he approached Chu Ning and warned him in a low voice: "But you can't tell father about this, otherwise I will take back all my money!"

Chu Ning waved his hands quickly: "Don't worry, Prince, I will never mention this to my father!"

The prince was very satisfied and left with a big laugh.

In the yard, Guan Yun and Zhao Yu saw the prince leaving with the emperor's sword, and they immediately became anxious.

"Your Highness, the sword was given by His Majesty. Now that it has been taken away by the Crown Prince, His Majesty will definitely punish you!"

"Your Highness, go catch up with the prince before he gets far away!"

Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly and chuckled: "Don't be impatient, let the bullets fly for a while!"