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

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Imperial Palace, Yingwu Hall.

The emperor, who had just sent Huangfu Gao away, was rubbing his temples, thinking about how to deal with the next situation.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chen Guowei's loud shout was heard outside the hall.

The emperor frowned, his face showing displeasure: "Why are you making so much noise outside the palace?"

Zhao Ming came in from outside the palace with a bitter face and reported: "Your Majesty, it is Mr. Chen from the Ministry of Revenue who is crying outside."

Crying?

The Minister of Revenue was actually crying outside the palace?

If this gets out, people will think I have done something to him.

Isn't it just to let Chu Ning investigate the Ministry of Revenue? Now that the aristocratic families are obstructing him, I believe that Chu Ning will be more restrained. Why are you crying, Chen Guowei!

A real man, yet he is so petty.

The emperor shook his head: "Let him in."

With permission, Chen Guowei quickly walked into the hall and knelt down on the ground with a plop.

"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me. Otherwise, I will not be able to continue my position as the Minister of Finance."

As he spoke, Chen Guowei took off his official hat with both hands.

The emperor was shocked.

Chen Guowei was recommended by all the aristocratic families. If he does not serve as the Minister of Revenue, who will the court ask for food and military pay in the future?

"Chen Aiqing, why is this?"

The emperor quickly stood up and took the initiative to help Chen Guowei up: "If you have something to say, please speak slowly. Why do you have to do this?"

But Chen Guowei was determined and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the King of Chu has gone too far. He just brought people from the Ministry of Justice and the Prince's Palace into the Ministry of Revenue and arrested more than a dozen officials from the Ministry of Revenue.

Now half of the officials in the Ministry of Revenue have been arrested, and the entire Ministry is unable to maintain normal operations. If the King of Chu is arrested again, the Ministry of Revenue will be finished!

The King of Chu has been so reckless, I really don't know how to be the Minister of Finance, please ask Your Majesty to find someone better!"

Threatening to resign.

It seems that Chu Ning really made Chen Guowei angry this time.

However, since half of the Ministry of Revenue officials had been arrested, the cleanup was considered complete.

If the dispute continues, it will be disadvantageous to both parties. It is better to stop at the right time so that both parties have room to turn around.

The emperor rolled his eyes and made a prompt decision. He pretended to be disappointed with his friend and said in a deep voice:

"Please rest assured, Lord Chen, I will never let Chu Ning investigate further!"

"Someone is coming!"

"I'm here!" Zhao Ming immediately came in from outside the hall.

"Send an order, have Chu Ning stop investigating the Ministry of Revenue and focus on investigating the assassination case. The Ministry of Revenue's affairs are over!"

"Yes!" Zhao Ming responded and immediately went down to convey the order.

Chen Guowei breathed a sigh of relief.

Although half of the people in the Ministry of Revenue were arrested, as long as Chu Ning stopped arresting people, he could order people to take up the vacant official positions.

Rich families don’t have a lot of anything, just a lot of people.

From now on, Chen Guowei will have the final say in the Ministry of Revenue!

"Lord Chen, are you satisfied with the way I handled this matter?"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

"In this case, you will continue to help me stabilize the Ministry of Revenue. The court cannot do without Chen Aiqing."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will do my best for our dynasty."

The two of them staged a drama of affection between a monarch and his subject. To show his comfort, the emperor specially kept Chen Guowei to have lunch.

But what they didn't know was that at this moment Chu Ning was in the Ministry of Justice prison, interrogating the captured Ministry of Revenue officials.

In the dark and damp prison of the Ministry of Justice, the moldy walls exuded a smell of decay.

From the cell that was cut off by wooden stakes came the sound of people crying out for justice and the clanging of iron chains.

A group of Ministry of Revenue officials in official uniforms were detained in four cells, with seven or eight people in each cell, which seemed very crowded.

"Let us out, let us out quickly!"

"I am a senior official of the Ministry of Revenue. If you don't let me out, watch out for your heads!"

"How dare you arrest even the officials of the Ministry of Revenue? Do you want to die?"

"Wait until I get out of here. From now on, I will not approve any money from the Ministry of Justice!"

A group of Ministry of Revenue officials were either threatening or begging, and the scene was noisy.

Just then, a hearty laugh interrupted the noise.

"Even at this point, you still can't change your dignity as superiors!"

When everyone recognized the voice as that of the King of Chu, the scene suddenly became quiet.

Accompanied by Ling Haoran, the Minister of Justice, Chu Ning walked out of the cell with his hands behind his back.

Upon seeing this, all the officials from the Ministry of Revenue looked at each other, but no one bowed in greeting.

They all knew that the two sides were enemies and that they were already prisoners thanks to Chu Ning.

There is no need for them to be polite to their enemies.

Ling Haoran frowned and scolded, "Why don't you show respect when you see His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

Xie Shan, who was beaten half to death, has recovered his breath. With the help of two officials, he stared at Chu Ning and said bitterly:

"We are already prisoners, why should we salute?"

Ling Haoran's face darkened, and he was about to refute, but Chu Ning stretched out his hand to stop him and said calmly: "I am not here to reason with them."

He glanced at everyone, and finally set his sights on Xie Shan, chuckling, “Now you have two choices!

First, cooperate with me and give out evidence of the crimes of Chen Guowei and other officials, and I will give you a chance to live.

Second, resist to the end. I will kill them all as an example to warn the monkeys. I believe the people behind you will not fight me for you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed drastically, and they understood the purpose of Chu Ning's visit.

"Don't even think about it!"

Xie Shan shouted to everyone nervously, "Don't listen to him, Master Chen will definitely find a way to rescue us!"

Chu Ning grinned and chuckled, "You can make a bet and see if I can kill you before Chen Guowei saves you.

Gambling requires a price, and if you lose, the price you have to pay is your life."

The scene fell silent. Under the light of the torches, the faces of the officials from the Ministry of Revenue looked somewhat grim.

Everyone knows that Chu Ning is bold and reckless and dares to do anything.

What's more, the cleansing of the Ministry of Revenue was tacitly approved by the emperor. Even if they were killed, the emperor would not be able to do anything to Chu Ning.

After all, he is the emperor's son.

The official from the Ministry of Revenue became more and more frightened the more he thought about it, and his heart began to waver.

Seeing that no one was talking, Xie Shan was shocked and shouted loudly, "There are so many of us, does he really dare to kill us?

As long as everyone is united, he will never dare to kill us. Lord Chen has just gone to the palace to see His Majesty, and maybe an order will be issued soon!"

The officials of the Ministry of Revenue, who were originally wavering, became hesitant after hearing these words.

After all, they were recommended by the aristocratic families. If they betrayed Chen Guowei, the aristocratic families would definitely not forgive them.

Just as everyone was silent, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, a hint of murderous intent flashed across his eyes, and he waved his right hand, signaling Ran Ming behind him to take action.

Ran Ming's eyes widened and he smiled grimly: "How dare you be disrespectful to the King of Chu, you will die!"

He drew out the sword of the criminal officer behind him with his right hand and threw it towards the cell.

"what!"

With a scream, Xie Shan was nailed to the wall by his sword.

The blood spurted onto the faces of the officials around the Ministry of Revenue. The warm and bloody smell made an old man kneel down on the spot and shout:

"I said, I said anything!"