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

The mastermind behind the assassination was finally found!

As Chu Ning expected, it was done by the eight great families of Bingzhou.

In fact, I had long guessed that it was these people who did it, but I just had no evidence.

Now that we have the recognition of a number of noble families, it will be reasonable and well-founded to take down the eight noble families in Bingzhou.

The prince looked at Chu Ning's departing back, a hint of unwillingness flashing in his eyes.

Not only did this guy recover the misappropriated treasury silver today, he also secured money for the construction of the mausoleum for my father. I'm sure my father will like him even more!

No, we must not let Chu Ning succeed.

The prince narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Father, my eighteenth brother is so bold and reckless that he will definitely make the noble families feel disgusted with him. This is not good for our Great Chu Dynasty. After all, we still have to rely on the noble families for many things in the future."

But the emperor was immersed in the joy of building the mausoleum at this moment. When he heard that the prince actually slandered Chu Ning, his face suddenly became gloomy.

"Prince, I know what you are worried about, but Chu Ning has made great contributions this time. With these treasury silver, our Great Chu Dynasty can stabilize the domestic situation next!"

The emperor looked at the prince coldly and said, "What are you doing here tonight? Do you want to see Chu Ning make a fool of himself?

As the crown prince, you should learn more from Chu Ning. Okay, step down now!"

"Yes!" Although the prince was unwilling, he did not dare to disobey the emperor's wishes.

The emperor looked at the prince's departing back and shook his head, feeling a little disappointed.

Compared with Chu Ning, the prince is simply not comparable.

If Chu Ning hadn’t been ranked eighteenth, I would really like to give the position of crown prince to Chu Ning.

Wait... why do I suddenly have the idea of deposing the crown prince?

The emperor's face changed slightly and he quickly shook his head to shake the thought off.

"Zhao Ming!"

"The old slave is here."

"You will inform the civil and military officials of what happened last night, and ask them to come up with a reward for the King of Chu."

"As you wish~"

Chu Ning has made such a great contribution, it would be unreasonable if he was not rewarded.

As for Chu Ning's pursuit of the eight great families in Bingzhou, it is no longer important.

Even the Huangfu family has been destroyed, so why bother about what the eight great families in Bingzhou do?

What's more, the other party actually dared to assassinate the prince, he deserves to be put to death!

Even if Chu Ning didn't bring people to hunt them down personally, the royal family would never let them go.

At this moment, Chu Ning's face was full of murderous intent, and he was galloping on his horse.

Behind him, Ran Ming led the white horse cavalry and followed closely behind.

"Your Highness, there are horse hoof prints ahead. They should be right ahead!" A spy came to report.

"Chase!" Chu Ning did not hesitate and immediately led his men to chase after him.

The White Horse Cavalry's horses were all top-quality horses and extremely fast. After two hours of chasing, they finally saw a cavalry galloping in front.

"Chase them and kill them all!"

Chu Ning showed no mercy to the mastermind behind the assassination!

At the command, the white horse cavalry, as fierce as wolves and tigers, galloped forward with angry shouts.

Suddenly, screams were heard and the guards of the eight great families fell to the ground and died one after another.

Although the guards had some martial arts skills, they were no match for the White Horse Cavalry, and their formation was broken up in just one round.

Immediately, spears came charging in, the guards were in mourning, and the heads of the houses in the carriages were terrified.

In a quarter of an hour, there were more than fifty corpses on the ground. The heads of the families were caught and all knelt in front of Chu Ning.

Chu Ning glanced at everyone, his expression somewhat grim: "Where's Xie Yuwei?"

There were only seven people at the scene, missing the eldest daughter of the Xie family.

"She...she separated from us halfway and escaped alone."

The head of the He family was afraid that Chu Ning would get angry, so he quickly pointed in another direction.

Chu Ning frowned.

Xie Yuwei is so good, she actually used these seven pieces of trash to attract my attention, and she herself ran for her life in the opposite direction.

If this woman runs away, she might become a big trouble in the future.

However, now is not the time to think about these things, let’s deal with these six people first.

"Hmph, tell me, why do you want to assassinate me?" Chu Ning asked the seven people coldly.

The seven family heads fell silent.

Why did they assassinate you? Don't you have any idea?

Originally, Bingzhou was under the control of the aristocratic families. Now that you, Chu Ning, have gone to Bingzhou and taken back all the land, the aristocratic families have no way to survive.

If I don't kill you, who will I kill?

But they didn't dare say this, for fear that Chu Ning would attack them.

"You won't say it, right?"

Chu Ning sneered: "If that's the case, then you are useless. Come on, kill them all!"

At the command, before the seven people could react, Ran Ming smiled grimly, raised his knife and chopped off the head of a family head.

Upon seeing this, the other cavalrymen dropped their swords one after another. In an instant, six more souls were added to the scene.

The pungent smell of blood spread. Chu Ning covered his nose and waved his hand, signaling: "Burn the body and bury it on the spot!"

Half an hour later, everyone set out to return to the city.

After a night of running around and chasing, the cavalrymen were tired. After returning home, Chu Ning asked everyone to go down and rest.

At this time, Shen Wanying smiled and welcomed Chu Ning into the living room: "You're back just in time, take a look at these things."

As soon as he entered the living room, Chu Ning saw several large boxes.

When I went forward to open it, I saw that it was full of silver.

Shen Wanying smiled and said, "This was sent by the noble families in the city, saying it was to compensate for the loss of refined salt. By the way, the noble families also sent people to kneel at the gate of the palace, saying that they were grateful for what you said in front of the emperor."

After saying that, Shen Wanying shook her head and chuckled, "It seems that they still remember your words that you asked them to kneel down and beg for mercy, so they deliberately gave you face."

Chu Ning laughed and stretched out his hand to cover the box: "The noble families are all shrewd people, they do this to please me!

Now that the five major families have been destroyed, they will surely start a war for the head of the family. No one wants to offend the king at this time."

After a pause, Chu Ning glanced at the box on the ground and asked, "How much silver is here?"

"I have just lightened it up. No more, no less. It is exactly one hundred thousand taels."

“These people are really thoughtful.”

Chu Ning grinned: "It seems that they dare not provoke me for the next period of time, and they may even seek cooperation with me."

Shen Wanying nodded slightly: "The family affairs can come to an end, but you have been too prominent this time. I am worried that the other princes will be afraid of you. If they join forces with the eight major families in Bingzhou, it will cause us a lot of trouble."

Chu Ning sneered: "Don't worry, the eight great families in Bingzhou no longer exist, only Xie Yuwei escaped.

Next, I will send someone to deliver the silver to Bingzhou, and at the same time let Feng Mulan completely eradicate the eight great families in Bingzhou and truly control Bingzhou!"

After so much effort, the mission was finally accomplished. Not only did he implement the new policy in Bingzhou, but he also destroyed the eight major families in a fair and open manner.

From now on, Bingzhou will belong to me alone!

But Shen Wanying frowned, revealing a trace of worry: "That being said, it is better to be careful in everything."

Chu Ning held her shoulders and said with a smile: "I have already sent people to hunt down Xie Yuwei. As for the other princes...

Hehe, now it should be their turn to be nervous. After all, I have made great contributions, and my father will definitely reward me!"

Chu Ning was looking forward to what kind of reward his father would give him this time.

At this time, the palace guards came to report: "Your Highness, someone from the palace has sent a message asking you to attend the morning court tomorrow."