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

Ling Lixuan's defection was beyond everyone's expectations.

The aristocratic families have always been united, why would the Ling family stab them in the back this time?

Faced with Chu Ning's relentless pressure, Huangfu Gao's face became completely gloomy.

Although he had thought that Chu Ning might come up with a countermeasure by gathering everyone, he never expected that this countermeasure would actually incite the Ling family to rebel.

Although the Ling family can only be considered upper-middle class among the aristocratic families, with the Minister of Justice Ling Haoran in the court, the Ling family can also be ranked among the aristocratic families in Kyoto City.

Now that the Ling family has voluntarily handed over the silver, this will affect the determination of other families.

No, we must not let a single bad apple spoil the whole barrel!

Huangfu Gao's eyes were cold as he stared at Ling Lixuan: "Okay, very good, since your Ling family has made the choice, I will not force you, but you must think clearly about the price of doing so and be prepared to face the wrath of everyone!"

Ling Lixuan lowered his head and remained silent.

In fact, when Ling Haoran brought up this matter last night, he refused at first.

But when Ling Haoran pointed out the seriousness of the matter and said that Chen Guowei would be killed to establish his authority, he reacted.

To resist stubbornly is to go against the emperor.

And now the emperor is worried about the money for building the mausoleum. If someone finds a reason to target the emperor at this moment, the Ling family will definitely be the first to bear the brunt.

Because Ling Haoran is the Minister of Justice and the father-in-law of the Crown Prince.

If the Ling family does not take the initiative to take the lead in this matter, the emperor will definitely take action against them.

Why are you so sure?

Of course it’s because Chu Ning has a bad relationship with the prince.

Given Chu Ning's vengeful character, how could he miss the opportunity to target the Ling family?

After all, targeting the Ling family is targeting the prince!

After weighing the pros and cons, the Ling family had no choice but to stab the wealthy family in the back and choose to take the initiative to hand over the money.

But because he felt guilty, he could only remain silent in the face of Huangfu Gao's accusations.

Chu Ning looked at the broken Huangfu Gao, with a hint of amusement on his face: "Why is the old Patriarch Huangfu so angry? This is the choice of the Ling family, you should accept it."

"Hahahaha~"

Suddenly, Huangfu Gao laughed out loud, his eyes like an eagle staring at Chu Ning: "King Chu is very clever, this move is really unexpected!

But, as an old man, do you dare to come here without making any preparations?"

Chu Ning grinned, "Really? I want to know what preparations and methods the old Patriarch Huangfu has, just use them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps outside the hall.

Then, a shopkeeper-like man came to report: "Your Highness, the Prince of Chu, the migrant workers in the city suddenly refused to accept the Shen family's employment, and now the transportation of the Shen family's rice and grain store has been completely interrupted!"

The methods of the aristocratic families are here!

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, glanced at everyone present, and finally fixed his gaze on Huangfu Gao.

"Is this your method?"

Huangfu Gao showed a cold smile on his old face: "Your Highness the King of Chu, what are you talking about? Since ancient times, those who are righteous have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous have few supporters. Perhaps the migrant workers can't stand what the King of Chu did, so they vented their anger on the Shen family."

As soon as he finished speaking, another person dressed as a shopkeeper came to report: "Your Highness, it's bad. The mask transportation encountered bandits. We lost thousands of bottles of mask shipped to Dajin!"

Chu Ning's eyes turned cold.

They actually dared to target the Prince of Chu's Palace. These people are so bold.

This batch of facial masks was transported to Dajin for business with Prince Consort Yang. Now it was robbed. Not only could they not explain to Prince Consort Yang, but they also lost the facial masks.

But there is more to it than that.

Then another shopkeeper came in a hurry to report: "Your Highness, many shop owners who rented shops to the Shen family have broken their contracts and want to take back their shops. The deadline is three days.

If they don't move out by then, they will file a complaint with the authorities. Madam Shen is at a loss right now, so please ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to make the decision."

Not only was the Chu Palace targeted, but the Shen family was also included in the plan.

So many rice and grain shops in the city were rented by the Shen family. Now others want to take them back, and the Shen family is under their control.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, and a strange color flashed across them.

The power of the aristocratic families should not be underestimated!

However, with so many aristocratic families, I'm sure they have more than just this ability, they must have other means.

He glanced at Huangfu Gao and the others, only to see that they were sneering.

The heads of other noble families also looked like they were enjoying the show.

It was obvious that these people were responsible for this, and their purpose was to force the Shen family and the Chu Palace to compromise so that they would not hand over the silver.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning couldn't help but chuckle: "Is this what you guys are doing?"

This time, without waiting for Huangfu Gao to speak, Xie Yuwei took the initiative to step forward and said calmly: "Your Highness, why do you say that? They don't want to rent the shop to the Shen family. What does this have to do with us?"

Xie Yuwei remembered the murder of Xie Shan, but she didn't dare to show it in front of Chu Ning.

Chu Ning glanced at the woman and smiled playfully: "This alone is not enough. I believe you have other means. I will wait and see what other means you have."

Xie Yuwei's delicate face was calm and she said calmly, "The King of Chu is doing evil things, and there must be many people who can't stand it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a man came running in from outside, looking nervous and saying, "Your Highness, it's bad. The salt shops, tea shops, and cloth shops in the city won't sell anything to the palace or the Shen family.

I have been talking for a long time, and my mouth is sore, but they just won’t sell. If this continues, the salt in the palace will be used up in a few days.”

Tea and cloth are easy to deal with, but once there is no coarse salt, how can you swallow the food?

Moreover, this matter was not only aimed at the Wang Mansion, but even the Shen family was implicated.

It's obvious that they don't want these two families to have an easy time!

The aristocratic and wealthy families control the resources of the Great Chu Dynasty and have many ways to target the Chu Palace and the Shen family.

Sometimes the most brutal fights start in this most primitive way.

Chu Ning was not surprised when he heard this, but instead sneered.

Aristocratic and wealthy family?

Haha~ they are just a bunch of petty thieves.

Do you think you can make me surrender by using such despicable and shameless means?

too naive!

Chu Ning grinned, slowly stood up and glanced at everyone, then slowly said: "If there is no salt, I will dig it myself!"

Everyone was stunned, and then burst into laughter.

The crude salt of the Great Chu Dynasty has always been occupied by the Huangfu family and the other three major families in Kyoto City. Even the crude salt of the imperial palace is under their responsibility.

Now, Chu Ning wants to say that he is going to dig salt?

Not to mention that salt can’t be found, even if it is found, can Chu Ning make salt?

Huangfu Gao shook his head repeatedly: "I thought His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was a great man, but I didn't expect that he was just a big talker. I am very disappointed!

In this case, I am waiting to see how you dig out the salt!"

After he finished speaking, Huangfu Gao took the lead and left, and the other family heads also left amid loud laughter.

Chu Ning stared at their departing backs and chuckled, "Remember your expressions today. Within three days, you will be kneeling at the door begging me!"

It's time to sell the first batch of refined salt shipped from Bingzhou!

After planning for a long time and driving out the eight great families of Bingzhou, they finally made refined salt!