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

At the emperor's command, Zhao Ming quickly came forward with a cup of poisoned wine.

Looking at Chu Ning who looked calm and fearless in front of him, a trace of pity flashed in Zhao Ming's eyes.

The eighteenth prince has worked for His Majesty and has now succeeded, but in order to appease the anger of the noble families, His Majesty has no choice but to sacrifice him.

With a deep sigh in his heart, Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the King of Chu, this wine is called Crane's Beak Red, and it is the most poisonous in the world. If you take it, you will die of the poison in a moment."

"You...go on your way with peace of mind!"

As he spoke, Zhao Ming knelt on his knees and handed over the wine glass in the most solemn manner.

Chu Ning glanced at the red-crowned crane in front of him, still looking calm.

This made the prince standing by very uncomfortable.

Humph, it’s already this time and you’re still pretending to be calm?

With a roll of his eyes, the prince stepped forward, pretended to pat Chu Ning on the shoulder, and comforted him:

"Eighteenth brother, rest assured and go on your journey. I will take good care of you in the Chu Palace!"

As long as you, Chu Ning, die, I will seize Prince Chu's Palace immediately and force Shen Wanying to be the Crown Prince's concubine!

You never thought that, Chu Ning, you worked so hard for our father, but in the end, it was me who benefited!

At this moment, the prince wanted to jump up with excitement.

But he understood that Chu Ning was not dead yet, and he had to make Chu Ning take the Crane's Beak Red, and the matter would be settled tonight.

In order to avoid any more trouble, the prince took the red-crowned crane and handed it over, with a trace of sadness on his face:

"Eighteenth brother, I will give you a ride!"

Chu Ning looked at the red crest in the prince's hand, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and took the initiative to reach out and take it.

"I didn't expect that the prince would be so polite and even come to see me off. I am so grateful!"

After Chu Ning finished speaking, he held the wine glass and slowly brought it to his mouth.

The prince's eyes widened and he stared at Chu Ning, muttering to himself: Drink it quickly, drink it quickly!

As long as you drink it, I will have the final say in Kyoto City from now on!

Your palace will be my wealth!

Your princess will be my woman!

The prince was extremely excited, and even his eyes showed excitement.

The emperor sitting on the main seat seemed to be a little reluctant and turned his head away, not daring to look at him directly.

The heads of the aristocratic families who were kneeling on the ground were extremely happy. As long as Chu Ning drank the poisoned wine, they could once again safeguard the interests of the aristocratic families!

All of their eyes were focused on Chu Ning, anticipating the tragic scene that would occur after Chu Ning drank the poisoned wine. Some even began to imagine how to insult Chu Ning's corpse.

They would return all the humiliations that Chu Ning had imposed on them.

However, under everyone's gaze, Chu Ning's hand holding the glass stopped in mid-air.

"Father!"

Chu Ning suddenly turned to look at the emperor: "I suddenly remembered something."

The emperor was stunned.

What else can you remember at this time?

Could it be that this kid is scared and is stalling for time?

With a hint of doubt, the emperor asked, "What's the matter?"

Chu Ning grinned, slowly took out a token from his arms, and held it high under the gazes of everyone.

In the dazzling golden light, everyone could clearly see the four huge words written on it: "Golden Medal of Immunity from Death"!

Suddenly, the scene became deathly quiet.

The emperor was stunned.

The prince was dumbfounded.

The heads of the noble families were collectively petrified.

Chu Ning actually has a golden medal of immunity from death!

Chu Ning glanced at everyone and chuckled, "Father, this golden medal of immunity from death was given to you personally. I'm sure you haven't forgotten it, right?"

The emperor came to his senses.

In order to allow Chu Ning to go to Dunhuang County to deal with the 50,000 troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was specially granted a golden medal of immunity from death.

However, some time had passed since the incident and Chu Ning still hadn't taken out the golden medal of immunity from death, and everyone had forgotten that he still had such a golden medal in his hand.

No wonder this brat looked so fearless, it turns out he had the gold medal in his hand and was well prepared!

However, this is also a good thing. I can take this opportunity to take back the golden medal of immunity from death!

In this way, I not only use Chu Ning to weaken the power of the aristocratic family, but also take back the golden medal of immunity from death, killing two birds with one stone.

The person who ultimately benefits is still me!

Moreover, Chu Ning doesn't have to die, and he can also give an explanation to the wealthy family!

The emperor nodded and said, "This golden medal of immunity from death was given to you in front of all the civil and military officials. How could I not remember it?"

Chu Ning laughed and threw the wine glass in his hand aside.

"Sizzle~" the poisoned wine spilled onto the ground, and the red carpet suddenly made a "sizzling" sound.

"With the golden medal of immunity in hand, I can escape death this time. I will not drink this poisoned wine."

As he spoke, Chu Ning threw the golden medal of immunity from death in his hand to Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming took the gold medal and quickly presented it to the emperor.

The emperor took a look at the golden medal of immunity from death and confirmed that it was correct, then signaled Zhao Ming to put it away.

"Since we have the golden medal of immunity from death, let's end this matter here!"

The emperor stood up and glanced at everyone: "Everyone, please stand up. The King of Chu has paid the price for this. I believe you are satisfied. Please disperse."

As soon as these words were spoken, the prince's face changed slightly and he felt unwilling.

But Chu Ning had used the golden medal of immunity from death, so he couldn't say much. He could only stand there with a gloomy face and remain silent.

He even felt that he was a bit like a clown, jumping up and down all the time, but ultimately failed because of a golden medal of immunity from death, making himself a laughing stock.

At this time, the family heads looked at each other, feeling grief and indignation in their hearts.

They thought everything was going according to their plan and they could force the emperor to execute Chu Ning tonight, but they didn't know that Chu Ning actually had a golden medal of immunity from death in his hand.

Miscalculated, miscalculated!

However, they couldn't say much about it. After all, it was a golden medal of immunity from death bestowed in public. Even if Chu Ning didn't use it this time, he would use it next time.

Now that Chu Ning has used up his golden medal of immunity from death, he won’t be so lucky next time!

Besides, they also saw the emperor's attitude clearly. As long as he could find something wrong with Chu Ning next time, the emperor would make Chu Ning a scapegoat.

Everyone changed their minds and bowed: "I'll take my leave!"

There is no way to kill Chu Ning tonight, so we can only go back and discuss what to do next.

However, just as everyone stood up, Chu Ning said calmly: "Everyone, I have something else to ask!"

The family heads were stunned.

It’s already this late, do you still have something to do?

Even the crown prince couldn't bear to watch it anymore, and frowned, saying, "Eighteenth brother, you have already escaped death because of the mercy of the emperor, so don't ask for trouble again."

Chu Ning glanced at the prince and said, "This is what our father has instructed us to do. Brother Prince, please stand aside and watch."

"you……"

The prince was about to speak when Chu Ning walked past him and came in front of the family heads.

"Tonight, someone set fire to the palace and burned a lot of my refined salt. Now the murderer has been caught by me, and they are giving out the mastermind behind it."

Chu Ning stared at the family heads and said calmly: "I know that someone among you must have participated in this matter!

Now you have two choices, either hand over the silver that was misappropriated from the treasury and let me complete the task assigned by my father, I will execute the murderer and everyone will live in peace.

Either you resist to the end, and I will go to your house to arrest you after I get your confession, but if you do that, you may end up like the Huangfu family!"

Threat, this is a naked threat!

By using the emperor's name, he killed the five family heads and forced a number of noble families to hand over their treasury silver.