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

Chapter 305 How Can a Man Say No

"What? General Wu Ming wants to meet with me alone, and the Great Zhou army will only withdraw after I meet with her?"

The next morning, Chu Ning, who was having dinner, received a message from Wu Si.

Cai Xingchao said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, according to my observation, the Great Zhou army has already moved out of camp overnight and is indeed preparing for retreat.

As for General Wu Ming's request to meet you alone, it is probably because he is not convinced. You can take General Zhao Yu out of the city for a while. If the situation is not right, I will personally lead people out of the city to meet you."

Worried that Chu Ning would not go to the meeting, Cai Xingchao took the initiative to comfort him.

Chu Ning's mouth twitched, and he looked helpless.

Is this what the King is worried about?

What I am worried about is that the Empress will use other means to deal with me.

Now the identity of the empress cannot be exposed, otherwise it will definitely anger the other party.

The Empress must have grasped this point, which is why she wants to meet with me.

Calculating the time, the effect of the medicine on the empress has worn off and her strength has recovered. If I meet her alone, the risk factor will rise sharply.

But I have to go!

This must have been the Empress's own request, Wu Si was just a mouthpiece.

Scratching his head, Chu Ning showed helplessness on his face: "Forget it, I will go meet her!"

In order to get the 50,000 Zhou troops to withdraw as soon as possible, they had no choice but to agree.

No matter what methods the Empress uses to target me, at least she won’t harm my life!

Chu Ning was certain that the empress would not dare to harm him, and with Zhao Yu there, once the empress took action, Zhao Yu would be able to provide support immediately.

Cai Xingchao heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, as he was afraid that Chu Ning would refuse.

"I'm going to make arrangements now!"

Soon, the two sides negotiated, and an hour later, each side sent a team of more than ten guards to the pavilion.

Zhao Yu, accompanied by ten white horse cavalrymen, escorted Chu Ning to the pavilion.

The pavilion was not big, but there were more than a dozen Great Zhou guards outside, guarding a huge purple carriage.

Chu Ning rode his horse to the front of the carriage, looked around, and did not see the empress. Then he turned his attention inside the carriage.

At this time, a cold voice came from the car: "Is Your Highness the King of Chu looking for me?"

Chu Ning pretended to be calm and grinned: "General Wu Ming asked to see me alone, I wonder what's the matter?"

Wu Zhao's eyes flashed coldly in the carriage: "Of course I want to discuss the next trade with His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

After a pause, Wu Zhao gave the order: "You retreat two hundred feet. No one is prepared to move forward without my order."

At the command, the soldiers of the Great Zhou retreated one after another.

Chu Ning frowned.

Now the problem falls to this king.

If I also let Zhao Yu and others withdraw, will Wu Zhao take the opportunity to retaliate?

But if I don't let Zhao Yu and others withdraw, it would seem that I am guilty.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, made up his mind, and made a prompt decision: "General Zhao Yu, take your men and retreat two hundred feet. Do not come over without my order."

"Your Highness..." Zhao Yu was anxious.

"Follow the order!" Chu Ning interrupted Zhao Yu directly after he finished speaking.

Zhao Yu didn't dare to say anything more and immediately retreated with the white horse cavalry.

Only Zhao Yu and Empress Wu Zetian were left at the scene.

The atmosphere seemed a little weird at this moment. Both of them were silent and the scene was extremely quiet.

At this time, the spring breeze blew, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing the empress's stunningly beautiful face.

The two looked at each other at this moment.

Chu Ning discovered that the empress was not wearing armor today, but a blue suit. Her three thousand black hair was tied up on her head and held up with a hair crown, making her look neat and tidy.

But, just as Chu Ning was looking at the empress, Wu Zhao narrowed her eyes and a sneer appeared on her face.

"I heard that you want to sell facial masks to my Great Zhou?" Wu Zhao spoke first.

Chu Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that the empress was looking for me for business. This is easy!

As long as you are not looking for me to settle the score, everything is fine.

Chu Ning laughed: "Yes, Her Majesty the Empress must have used my facial mask before. It is such a magical thing, so I naturally want more people to use it and sell it for more money.

Although Her Majesty has facial masks, the quantity should not be much, right? If this deal is successful, I will give you ten bottles every month!"

After all, she is the empress, so we have to curry favor with her no matter what.

This is related to one's own interests, so the bribe must be paid.

Wu Zhao sneered when she heard this: "You think I'm a beggar just because you want to get rid of me with ten bottles of facial masks?"

Chu Ning's mouth twitched.

I knew that he was coming with bad intentions, and it seemed that he wanted to share my profits.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "I wonder what Her Majesty the Empress wants?"

Wu Zhao stretched out her right hand and said coldly: "You must give me 50% of the profits from the facial masks you sell in my dynasty!"

"Why don't you go and grab it!"

Chu Ning's eyes widened: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. If I give you 50% of the profit for no reason, then I will have no profit."

After a pause, he seemed to feel that his words were a bit absolute, and added: "I will give you 30% of the profit at most!"

"Thirty percent?"

The empress narrowed her eyes, and a cold light flashed across them: "Too little, you sell this mask so expensively, but only give me 30% profit, do you think I will agree?"

Chu Ning shrugged: "Why, Queen, do you want to discuss the alliance privately?"

Anyway, you signed the alliance yourself, so if you have the guts, try to tear it up yourself!

If this were to be done, the Great Zhou Dynasty would lose the trust of the world.

This king will hold on to this point of yours!

But the empress snorted coldly: "I will naturally not tear up the covenant I signed, but this covenant was signed under unequal conditions. If I want to change the distribution of benefits, I'm sure others won't dare to say anything."

"This……"

Chu Ning's eyes rolled and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

This empress is more difficult to deal with than I imagined.

"Fifty percent profit is definitely not acceptable!"

Chu Ning said firmly: "I am responsible for production, transportation and sales, and only get half of the profits, while Her Majesty the Empress does nothing and wants to take half. This is unfair to me."

"unfair?"

Wu Zhao's eyes turned cold: "Why don't we make a bet? If you can survive an hour, I will take 30% of the profit. If you can't survive an hour, I will take 50%!"

Chu Ning frowned: "What are you betting on?"

Wu Zhao sneered, and suddenly swung out a long sleeve with her right hand, tying Chu Ning up before he could react.

With a pull of the right hand, Chu Ning was pulled from the horse's back into the carriage.

Chu Ning's eyes widened, staring at her in disbelief: "Does the Empress want to compete with me in horseback riding?"

"riding?"

Wu Zhao showed a strange look on her face: "Yes, I want to compete with you in horseback riding!"

As she spoke, she reached out and opened Chu Ning's clothes.

"Last time, you took advantage of my weakness and gained the upper hand!"

"This time, I have regained my strength. Let's see who is stronger, you or me!"

Chu Ning was dumbfounded.

So this is the riding skill that the empress was talking about.

Facing the empress in her prime, can I do it in just one hour?