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

In the dim cell, the pungent smell of blood was nauseating.

With the death of Xie Shan, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue could no longer hold on.

Just after the first old man knelt down, the other officials looked at each other and then knelt halfway.

"I also said that I only ask His Royal Highness the King of Chu to give me a way to live."

"I am also helpless. I beg Your Highness the King of Chu to show mercy."

"Your Highness, the King of Chu, I know that Chen Guowei has embezzled money from the national treasury, and I am willing to expose him!"

Seeing the Minister of Revenue being killed in front of their own eyes, everyone was terrified.

The King of Chu even dared to kill the Minister of Revenue, let alone them?

Chu Ning looked amused, glanced at the people kneeling down, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face:

"You have made the right choice. Don't worry, as long as your information is useful, I will definitely let you survive!"

After a pause, Chu Ning's eyes suddenly changed, a hint of murderous intent flashed across his eyes, and his gaze fixed on the other officials who did not kneel down.

This group of people either had a cold expression, or looked disdainful, or had a determined look on their faces. They all looked tenacious.

Since you don’t want to tell me, there’s no point in keeping it!

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, pointed his right hand at the group of people, and said calmly: "Lord Ling, this group of people is stubborn and unyielding. I suggest you kill them on the spot!"

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent. No one had expected that Chu Ning would order the execution of the Ministry of Revenue officials without a trial or the emperor's approval.

Even Ling Haoran's face changed drastically at this moment, revealing an incredible look.

"Your Highness, they are all officials from the Ministry of Revenue, and many of them are from aristocratic families. If we kill them like this, I will have a hard time explaining to Your Majesty."

Ling Haoran was sweating profusely, his eyes full of rejection.

The group of Ministry of Revenue officials who had refused to surrender would rather die than surrender burst into laughter upon seeing this.

"Your Highness, Prince Chu, we are all appointed officials of the imperial court. If you kill us, even if you are a prince, His Majesty will not be able to protect you!"

"Lord Ling is sensible and knows not to obey the King of Chu in everything."

"Hahahaha, King of Chu, ah King of Chu, if you kill us, your Chu Palace will be destroyed in an instant."

"Your humble servant advises His Royal Highness the King of Chu to be more sensible and not to make trouble for himself!"

For a moment, the sounds of ridicule and sneer filled the entire prison.

How could Ran Ming tolerate others humiliating Chu Ning like this, and he immediately let out a long roar!

The sound was like a loud bell, shaking the world and making the officials' eardrums swell and hurt. They quickly covered their ears with their hands, with looks of pleasure on their faces.

After a long while, Ran Ming finally stopped, his eyes wide open, staring at the officials who refused to yield, and shouted angrily:

"How dare you be so arrogant in front of the King of Chu? Do you believe I will kill you?"

The ferocious appearance of the evildoer, coupled with the fact that they had just witnessed him killing Xie Shan, stunned the officials of the Ministry of Revenue and they dared not speak.

Chu Ning glanced at them with a sneer, but finally set his sights on Ling Haoran.

"Lord Ling, my father has entrusted this matter to you and me. Now that I have caught the man, I am only asking you to carry out the execution. What do you have to be afraid of?

If we really want to investigate, it is my responsibility, and has nothing to do with you, Lord Ling. You are just following orders.

Besides, there are witnesses here, so even if this matter gets out, the noble family won’t blame you.”

Chu Ning pointed at the group of kneeling officials.

Ling Haoran's face turned pale and blue for a long time before he finally made up his mind.

"In this case, I can only follow the orders of the King of Chu. If your majesty and the noble families blame me, please ask the King of Chu to speak a few words for me."

"Don't worry. If anything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility."

With Chu Ning's assurance, Ling Haoran immediately made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "Come here, these people are corrupt and have embezzled treasury silver. They are extremely evil. By order of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, they must be executed immediately!"

At the command, runners from the Ministry of Justice rushed into the cell with sharp knives in hand.

The officials of the Ministry of Revenue who refused to comply were suddenly horrified.

"Ling Haoran, you are so bold! If you kill us, you will be blamed!"

"How dare you! I am from the Huangfu family. How dare you kill me?"

"I am from the Liu family. If you kill me, the Liu family will not let you go!"

But no matter how the crowd threatened, the runners from the Ministry of Justice still rushed over, holding sharp blades and pinning everyone to the ground.

"Kacha~Kacha~"

With a wave of the knife, heads were chopped off one after another, blood spurted, dyeing the prison red.

The pungent smell of blood spread, causing the officials who were kneeling on the ground in surrender to secretly think that it was a close call.

Fortunately, I changed quickly, otherwise I would be the one losing my head.

While deep in thought, Chu Ning looked at the dungeon full of heads with an indifferent expression, and a sneer appeared on his face.

"This is the fate of being stubborn and unyielding. My Lords, it is your turn to expose Chen Guowei and other officials of the Ministry of Revenue. I hope you will not let me down!"

Chu Ning waved his hand and said, "Come here, bring some pens and ink, and have them write down the charges against Chen Guowei and the others!"

Soon, the runners of the Ministry of Justice brought a lot of pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and a group of submissive officials from the Ministry of Revenue knelt on the ground and began to write down the crimes of Chen Guowei and others.

At the same time, in the Prince of Chu's mansion, Zhao Ming, who had come to deliver messages, paced back and forth in the hall.

Chu Ning had not returned for a long time. On the one hand, he was waiting in the palace, and on the other hand, he sent people to inquire about Chu Ning's whereabouts.

But so much time has passed and there is still no news, Zhao Ming can't help but get anxious.

Just then, hurried footsteps were heard outside.

"Manager Zhao, the King of Chu... His Royal Highness the King of Chu has found his whereabouts."

Zhao Ming's face lit up with joy, and he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Where is His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

"In... in the prison of the Ministry of Justice." The imperial guard who came to report answered breathlessly.

Finally found it!

Zhao Ming breathed a sigh of relief and immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "Hurry to the Ministry of Justice Prison!"

In a flash, Zhao Ming and others disappeared without a trace.

Just after they left, Shen Wanying came out from the side hall.

Looking at the backs of the people leaving, he murmured to himself: "This is all I can do for you. I hope you have made some progress."

Of course she knew Chu Ning's whereabouts, but she did not tell Zhao Ming because she wanted to buy time for Chu Ning.

But it must be said that the palace was well-informed and found out Chu Ning's whereabouts in a short time.

Zhao Ming did not dare to delay and arrived at the Ministry of Justice prison in three quarters of an hour.

Just as he was about to go in, he ran into Chu Ning who had just come out of the prison.

Zhao Ming was stunned for a moment, then he quickly saluted: "Greetings to His Majesty the King of Chu!"

Chu Ning grinned: "What brings Manager Zhao here?"

Zhao Ming's face straightened: "Your Majesty has ordered that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu release the arrested officials from the Ministry of Revenue immediately!"

Chu Ning shrugged: "This news is late."

Zhao Ming was stunned for a moment, not knowing what was going on. "Why do you say that, Your Highness?"

"You'll know if you go in and take a look yourself." Chu Ning pointed towards the prison.

Zhao Ming was shocked and rushed to the prison.

A moment later, Zhao Ming's exclamation came from the cell:

"The sky is falling, the sky is falling, hurry... hurry and report to His Majesty!"