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

"He sold the refined salt to you so easily?"

East Palace, Main Hall.

Two rows of candlelight reflected on the prince's gloomy face, revealing a hint of surprise.

Ling Feiyan, who had returned to her usual self, looked indifferent and said in a cold voice, "Why, are you still suspecting that I did something shameful with him?"

Although his tone was calm, his mind was recalling what had just happened in the Prince Chu's Mansion.

I actually felt a little guilty.

The prince stared at Ling Feiyan for a long time without saying anything.

Although there is no evidence, there is always a shadow in my heart.

With Chu Ning's personality, how could it be possible for him to deliver refined salt to the East Palace so easily?

Although the price has doubled, it is relatively acceptable compared to other costs.

While thinking, Ling Feiyan frowned: "Are you going to pay the money or not? If we delay it any longer, with Ran Ming's personality, there's no guarantee that he won't just turn around and leave."

The prince snorted coldly: "It's just a little silver. Come on, go to the storehouse and get the silver!"

No matter what, let’s buy the refined salt first.

However, one hundred kilograms of refined salt is too little for the Eastern Palace!

It seems that Chu Ning wants to wait until the refugees go to Bingzhou and then sell more refined salt to the Eastern Palace.

The prince reacted with a gloomy expression: "Also, send someone to inform Lord He immediately and ask him to count the 15,000 refugees to Bingzhou!"

Ling Feiyan breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the prince agrees to Chu Ning's request, the matter of refined salt will be easy to handle.

After bowing slightly to the prince, Ling Feiyan turned and left.

But at this moment, the prince's eyes were like eagles, staring at her departing back, and said in a cold voice: "I want you to sleep with me tonight!"

Ling Feiyan did not stop walking away, and said as she walked: "Go find your concubine!"

The prince clenched his hands and stared at the beautiful figure disappearing before his eyes with gritted teeth.

Damn woman, just wait for me!

You don't want to sleep with me, right? When I become emperor, I will make you kneel before me and beg for mercy.

Now is not the time to turn against the Ling family!

A cold light flashed in the prince's eyes, and he turned around to find the concubine to sleep with him.

The East Palace refined salt crisis finally came to an end with the joint efforts of the Crown Prince and Ling Feiyan.

In the next few days, Kyoto City was peaceful and unusually quiet.

The Ministry of Revenue had fewer troubles and was conducting summer harvest accounting in an orderly manner.

Seeing that the Ministry of Revenue was fine, other government offices did not dare to offend Chu Ning and began to promote the imperial examination.

Chu Ning has been staying at home these days, and has only been going to the Ministry of Justice from time to time, without any other unnecessary actions.

But the more this happened, the more the emperor felt something was wrong.

After five days of suffering, the emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Inside the Yingwu Hall.

The emperor paced back and forth in the hall with an irritated look on his face, and his maid followed him, fanning him with a gold-threaded fan in her hand.

But as the emperor's steps became more and more hurried, his irritation grew.

"Back off, all of you, back off!" The emperor looked annoyed.

Zhao Ming on the side quickly waved his hand to signal everyone to leave.

"Your Majesty, this is the Qingxin tea brought from the imperial kitchen. Would you like to try it?"

"I don't have the heart to think about it!"

The emperor frowned and asked, "What do you think Chu Ning has been doing in the mansion these days?"

Zhao Ming laughed awkwardly: "Your Highness, you know me, I never ask about these matters."

The emperor snorted coldly and immediately shouted, "Shadow Guard!"

The elusive shadow guard appeared from the darkness and saluted: "Your Majesty!"

"Tell me about Chu Ning's situation these days!"

"Your Majesty, except for three visits to the Ministry of Justice, the Prince of Chu has been staying in the palace the rest of the time and has not interacted with officials in the court."

This answer made the emperor frown: "Does Chu Ning really not want to take care of Feng Mulan's marriage?"

Zhao Ming seized the opportunity and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Princess Mingyue has always been carefree, while Princess Chu is gentle by nature. Perhaps His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is eager for Princess Mingyue to get married and does not want Princess Chu to have too much contact with Princess Mingyue."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked thoughtful.

Is this really the case?

If this is true, then there is no need for Feng Mulan to come back. Wouldn't it be better for her to stay in Bingzhou?

With Chu Ning's character, how could he turn a blind eye to Feng Mulan marrying the Crown Prince of Zhao?

He hasn't made a move yet. Is this guy waiting for something?

No, we must not let this marriage fall through!

Today, the Great Zhou Dynasty is being suppressed by the Great Yan Dynasty. Once the Great Yan Dynasty has time, it will definitely take action against the Great Chu.

By then, Da Zhao will definitely cooperate with Dayan.

This marriage must be completed to cut off the chance of an alliance between the Zhao and Yan dynasties.

Thinking of this, the emperor narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice: "Where is the convoy of the prince of Zhao?"

The shadow guard quickly replied: "According to the news sent back by our people, they have passed Bingzhou and it will take a few more days to reach Kyoto City."

It will take a few more days!

The emperor suddenly felt that the days were passing by like years.

"Send someone to urge them. No, send someone to protect them!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "In order not to give anyone a chance, we must ensure that they arrive in the capital safely!"

"Yes!" The shadow guard responded and was about to go down.

But at this moment, an excited voice suddenly came out from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, great victory, great victory on the front line!"

The emperor was stunned.

Great victory?

Where can we find a great victory now?

The shadow guard who wanted to go down just stood there in a daze, forgetting to go down and do his own thing.

Zhao Ming was also stunned for a moment, then he immediately reacted and shouted to the outside of the hall: "Present it quickly!"

A dusty general wearing armor walked in quickly.

If Chu Ning were here, he would definitely recognize that this man was Chen An, the general who defected in Dingxiang City.

However, Chen An is no longer a minor general. He has won two wars under Chu Ning's command and has been promoted to General Zhenxi.

"General Chen An pays respect to His Majesty!"

The emperor frowned, stared at the man and asked, "How can there be a great victory?"

Chen An's face was full of excitement: "Your Majesty, the Bingzhou troops, led by General Han Xing, attacked from three sides and launched an attack on the border of Dazhao under the cover of night!

The enemy had already suffered a great defeat and their morale was low. They had never expected our army to attack and they immediately fled across a hundred miles!

Our army pursued the enemy and captured ten cities in three days, beheaded 30,000 people, and seized 300,000 cattle, sheep, and horses."

As he spoke, Chen An handed over the victory report.

The emperor took the victory report with a stunned look on his face.

He recognized all the characters, but when they were put together, the emperor felt that he couldn't understand them, as if he was dreaming.

How could the army of our Great Chu Dynasty be so powerful?

I woke up in shock from my dying dream, and found that the great powers were actually me?

"Ten cities in a row! Ten cities in a row!"

The emperor was incredulous: "Such a record, an amazing achievement!"

But then, the emperor's face changed and suddenly became extremely ugly.

I was about to form an alliance with the Great Zhao just now, and the Bingzhou troops captured ten cities of the Great Zhao right after?

This is trouble. Da Zhao will definitely not let it go.

Is the Crown Prince of Zhao, who is about to arrive in Kyoto City, willing to continue the marriage?

Thinking of this, the emperor made a prompt decision: "Come here, gather everyone to discuss the matter."

Zhao Ming's heart moved, and without waiting for the emperor to speak, he took the initiative to ask: "Your Highness, do you want to invite the King of Chu to come?"

"of course yes!"

The emperor gnashed his teeth and said, "His troops in Bingzhou have done something so earth-shattering. How can I not invite him to discuss matters?"