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

It’s a sunny July.

The scorching heat was unbearable, and sweat kept dripping down Chu Ning's cheeks.

In the courtyard of Yingwu Hall, the cicadas on the big trees were chirping, which made people even more impatient.

Chu Ning, who was punished to stand, stood firm like a mountain, his face full of determination, without any sign of giving in.

This scene made Liu Shouren and other Ministry of Revenue officials feel ashamed. They wanted to stand together with Chu Ning as punishment, but Chu Ning stopped them with his eyes.

They had just been kneeling for an hour and were already sweating profusely. If they continued to be exposed to the sun, they might not be able to hold on.

Chu Ning would certainly not let the Ministry of Revenue officials accompany him to be punished.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly stopped the cicadas in the yard.

Then, a laugh was heard: "Eighteenth brother, what are you doing standing here?"

The prince appeared in front of Chu Ning with a playful look on his face.

Chu Ning glanced at him, pointed his right hand at the big tree next to him, and said calmly: "I think the cicadas here are very good. Although they are a bit noisy, they can please me!"

The prince sneered.

Quarrel?

Are you ordering me?

To please you?

Haha, you were punished by your father to stand, yet you are still being stubborn?

The prince raised his lips slightly and gave a thumbs up: "I admire your spirit, Eighteenth Brother. There is nothing hard about you except your mouth!"

After saying this, the prince glanced at the officials of the Ministry of Revenue around him and chuckled, "My lords, please enjoy my eighteenth brother's standing posture. I am sorry that I cannot accompany you if I am looking for someone else, my father!"

After saying this, the prince put his hands behind his back and walked into the Yingwu Hall with a victorious look on his face.

Liu Shouren frowned, came to Chu Ning, and whispered: "Your Highness, could the investigation of the Ministry of Revenue be the work of the Crown Prince?"

Chu Ning nodded, staring at the prince's departing back, and said in a cold voice: "Just now, I have learned from my father that it was the prince who suggested investigating the Ministry of Revenue.

The prince thinks that you registered the refugees, and the refugees helped Bingzhou soldiers transport food, which violated the military order that forbids the court to help. "

Liu Shouren was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "We have won a great victory on the front line, but I didn't expect the prince to do this behind the scenes."

After a great victory at the front, the imperial court is looking for revenge in the rear. Isn't the imperial court afraid of discouraging the soldiers at the front?

But Chu Ning smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, I will let them know how powerful I am in a while."

While the two were talking, the prince came into the hall.

"My son, I will meet my father."

"No need to be polite."

The emperor waved his hand, his face somewhat grim: "I agreed to your suggestion, but it aroused the anger of the officials in the Ministry of Revenue. Now they all want to resign. How do you think this matter should be handled, Prince?"

The prince was delighted.

All resigned?

Wouldn't that be a bargain for me?

Suppressing his excitement, the prince quickly replied: "Father, the Ministry of Revenue is of great importance. Now that the summer harvest is over, it is time to calculate taxes. If there is no one in the Ministry of Revenue, it will affect our tax revenue this year!

I suggest that officials be immediately transferred from the noble families and other government offices to fill the vacancies in the Ministry of Revenue."

With such a good opportunity, of course all the officials in the Ministry of Revenue must be replaced.

Chu Ning, ah Chu Ning, you have come to this day!

Without the Ministry of Revenue, your so-called imperial examination is nothing but a joke.

Just wait and see how I will humiliate you when I get out.

However, the emperor on the main seat frowned and looked thoughtful when he heard this.

Selecting people from aristocratic families is bound to repeat the same mistakes. What if the Ministry of Revenue remains the same as before, resulting in the national treasury being out of money? The court will still suffer the loss!

While he was deep in thought, Zhao Ming's urgent voice suddenly came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, something big has happened!"

The emperor's heart skipped a beat, and the bad feeling he had just had became even stronger.

"Come in and talk. What happened made you so panicked?"

Zhao Ming, who hurried into the palace, didn't even bow to the prince, and said in panic, "The refined salt... the refined salt is gone!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes, and a cold look flashed across his face: "What is going on? Tell me clearly!"

Zhao Ming quickly explained: "The imperial kitchen ran out of refined salt this morning, so I ordered someone to go out of the palace to purchase some, but the person who just purchased it reported that the Prince of Chu's Palace was out of refined salt.

Now that the imperial kitchen has run out of refined salt, we can’t even prepare lunch.”

The emperor's face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

It turns out that this kid Chu Ning is waiting for me here.

Over the past month, everyone in Kyoto has completely abandoned coarse salt and switched to refined salt. Without refined salt, who can still eat?

Good boy, you actually use this method to threaten me.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly: "Go and call Chu Ning in!"

"Yes!" Zhao Ming responded and quickly left the hall.

The prince took the opportunity to fan the flames, and said angrily: "Father, Chu Ning is too arrogant. He dares to threaten you with refined salt. It is better to take back all his salt mines, so that he won't do whatever he wants with the salt mines!"

The emperor looked at the prince coldly and said nothing.

The prince frowned, somewhat puzzled.

For a moment, the hall fell silent.

At this moment, Zhao Ming came to Chu Ning outside the palace and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, His Majesty invites you in."

Chu Ning shrugged and said calmly, "Father asked me to bask in the sun here, but I haven't had enough. Please wait a little longer."

wait wait wait?

In this whole world, perhaps only His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu dares to make Your Majesty wait!

Zhao Ming felt bitter in his heart and begged repeatedly: "Your Highness, please don't get angry with His Majesty at this time. If His Majesty gets angry, you will be the one who suffers."

"is it?"

Chu Ning grinned: "I refuse to believe in evil, today I will see who will suffer the loss!"

I have grown up so big, but I still don’t know how to write the word “suffer a loss”!

Zhao Ming was helpless and had to go back to the palace to report.

"What, he said he wanted to bask in the sun some more?"

The emperor was so angry at these words that he slapped the armrest of the chair and stood up suddenly:

"You like standing, right? Let him stand. I want to see how long he can stand!"

The prince was secretly delighted.

With the sun so strong, Chu Ning won't be able to hold on for long.

As soon as he finished speaking, a maid came to report: "Your Majesty, the Queen's facial masks are all used up. I want you to ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu for some."

The smile on the prince's face suddenly froze.

He suddenly rushed to the maid and asked fiercely: "Why are you bothering my father with just a facial mask?"

The maid was startled and quickly explained, "Your Highness, the Prince of Chu usually sends facial masks to the Queen and the other ladies. This time, the masks were supposed to be delivered yesterday, but they haven't been delivered until today, so the Queen sent me here to inquire."

The prince reacted.

His mother was too embarrassed to ask Chu Ning for a facial mask, so she went to his father.

"They are just some facial masks. I will send someone to buy them and send them to my mother later!" The prince did not want his mother to beg others for help.

But the maid bit her lip and explained, "Your Highness, I actually went to buy some privately, but the people in Prince Chu's Palace said that the mask was sold out.

However, I have observed privately that the Chu Palace is still selling facial masks, but they are not sold to the imperial palace."

The prince reacted.

Chu Ning is targeting his own mother!

The emperor also came to his senses.

Chu Ning’s counterattack has begun!