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

"Your Majesty, the prince took away the sword you gave to the Prince of Penglai!"

Inside the palace, the shadow guard reported the latest news.

The emperor, who was drinking tea, almost choked on his tea.

Eyes as big as bells!

The sword I bestowed upon Chu Ning, how dare the prince take it away?

This rebellious son is so bold!

Anger instantly rushed to his head, and the tea stuck in his throat was swallowed forcefully.

"Be bold!"

The emperor slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Go and ask that rebellious son to come to see me!"

That sword was only given to Chu Ning symbolically.

When Chu Ning dies in the front line, the sword will still belong to the prince!

But the prince is so anxious to get the sword back, does he think I, the emperor, don't exist?

The shadow guard looked at the angry emperor, his mouth twitching, not knowing whether to tell the truth.

"What are you still standing there for? Why don't you go and pass on the message?"

The emperor's eyes were cold and he threw the teacup in his hand heavily onto the table.

The shadow guard explained carefully: "Your Majesty, the sword was sold to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by the Prince of Penglai."

Sell...sell?

The emperor was stunned.

Chu Ning actually sold my sword?

The emperor was so disappointed that he clasped his hands and asked coldly, "How much silver did he sell it for?"

The shadow guard hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully: "Sixty thousand taels."

"How many?"

The emperor thought he had heard it wrong.

"Sixty thousand taels of silver." The shadow guard raised his voice.

"You are a traitor, you are a traitor!"

The emperor was so angry that he paced back and forth: "My sword is only worth 60,000 taels of silver?"

The shadow guard was stunned.

It turned out that the emperor was not angry because Prince Penglai sold his sword.

But I'm angry that he doesn't know the value of things!

"No, Chu Ning grew up among the common people. It's understandable that he doesn't know the value of my sword."

The emperor sighed and his expression eased a lot: "Sixty thousand taels of silver is indeed a sky-high price for a person of common origin!"

But then his face darkened: "But Chu Ning doesn't know, doesn't the prince know?"

"Humph, he is deliberately bullying Chu Ning because he has never seen the world. He took away my sword with such a small amount of silver!"

The emperor became more and more angry the more he thought about it. He clenched his hands and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

The prince is ambitious, and as an emperor, how could we not know this?

But Chu Ning is about to go to the front line as a scapegoat, and the prince even wants to snatch Chu Ning’s things. This is too much!

"Come here, immediately pass on the order and have the Crown Prince copy a scripture for the Queen who will celebrate her birthday next month!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said in a cold tone: "He is not allowed to leave the East Palace before the scriptures are copied out!"

"Yes!" Zhao Ming, the chief eunuch outside the palace, responded and was about to pass on the order.

But just as he turned around, the emperor's voice came from the hall again: "Wait until Chu Ning receives the prince's silver, then go to the East Palace to pass on the order!"

"The slave understands."

The emperor wants to help the Prince of Penglai.

It is said to be copying scriptures, but in fact it is a disguised form of house arrest.

Zhao Ming's mind was active. He turned the beads and whispered, "Your Majesty, the sword..."

The emperor snorted coldly: "Since the Prince of Penglai has been sold to the prince, it is not easy for me to take it back. However, I have more than one sword!"

"After you go to the East Palace to pass on the order, give the gun I used when I was young to the Prince of Penglai!"

Zhao Ming's eyes widened in disbelief, but he still responded and went downstairs to make arrangements immediately.

The shadow guards in the hall were also filled with surprise.

Wearing a sword is a symbol of the emperor's status, representing that he can suppress many people in person.

But that gun was the one the emperor used when he fought on the battlefield.

With this gun in hand, you have the power to kill first and report later!

Compared to the sword, the spear used by the emperor is more deterrent!

The shadow guard quickly reminded: "Your Majesty, you gave the Bright Silver Spear to the Prince of Penglai. If he uses this spear to do something wrong, it will be difficult to deal with him."

The emperor glanced at the shadow guard and said, "Mess around? Do you think Chu Ning knows what this gun represents?"

The shadow guard's mouth twitched.

The Prince of Penglai even dares to sell the emperor's sword. It seems that he really doesn't understand how precious the sword is.

But if he goes to the frontline, he needs to be able to control his soldiers. It is definitely not enough to just rely on his status as the Prince of Penglai.

Only with the bright silver spear bestowed by the emperor can the frontline soldiers obey orders!

Thousands of words finally converged into one sentence: "Your Majesty is wise!"

……

In the East Palace, the prince looked at the emperor's sword in his hand with excitement.

"I have wished for many years, and today I finally got what I wanted!"

Looking at the golden sword body, the prince couldn't help but make a sword flower.

The scene of using this sword to suppress other princes has already occurred to my mind.

With this sword in hand, all the princes of Kyoto City will submit to him from now on!

But at this moment, footsteps were heard outside the hall.

Then, Zhao Ming's shrill voice came: "Your Majesty's oral order has arrived!"

The prince quickly put away his sword and went outside the hall to pay his respects.

Zhao Ming said calmly: "Next month is the Queen's birthday. To show filial piety, the Crown Prince needs to copy a scripture himself. He is not allowed to leave the East Palace until the scripture is copied!"

The prince was stunned.

What does father mean?

Just copy the scriptures, but not allowing you to leave the East Palace is a disguised form of house arrest.

Everything was fine, why did you suddenly put me under house arrest?

and many more……

Is it because I bought the sword that Chu Ning had in his hand?

But this is something we both want!

A flash of anger crossed the prince's face, and he was filled with indignation.

"Your Highness, please accept the order."

Seeing that the prince had not made any movement, Zhao Ming could not help but remind him.

The prince's expression changed slightly: "I will ask my father personally about this matter!"

Zhao Ming's eyes turned cold, and his tone became gloomy: "Your Highness, do you want to disobey the order?"

"I am not disobeying your order..."

"Since you are not disobeying the order, then accept it!"

Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has sent the imperial guards to protect the prince. During this time, you just need to concentrate on copying the scriptures!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a team of imperial guards rushed in from outside.

The prince looked a little unhappy.

The Emperor actually sent the Imperial Guards to monitor me!

A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. Anyway, my father’s sword is already in my hands!

"Your son... obeys your order!" The prince gritted his teeth and agreed.

An hour later, in the Penglai County Prince's mansion, Chu Ning was counting silver in the backyard room.

This is the first time in my life that I have seen so much silver, more than a dozen large boxes.

At this time, a voice came from outside: "The imperial edict has arrived!"

Chu Ning threw away the silver in his hand and went out immediately to receive the order.

Although I don’t know what the cheap emperor wanted to tell me about at this time, it must be related to him selling the sword.

Zhao Ming glanced at Chu Ning, who lowered his head and looked harmless, and sighed. He slowly said, "The Prince of Penglai is about to go to the front line as a prince. I am deeply pleased. To show his loyalty to the country, I specially reward him with a bright silver spear!"

Then, a guard wearing black armor from behind handed over a snow-white spear.

"My son, I accept the order and thank you!"

Chu Ning grinned and said to Zhao Ming, "Thank you for delivering the order, eunuch. This little money is my invitation to tea."

A silver ingot weighing fifty taels was handed over.

Zhao Ming was so frightened that his face turned pale. He waved his hands quickly and said, "It is my duty to convey the imperial edict. The Prince of Penglai does not need to do so. I have other matters to attend to in the palace. I will take my leave first."

After saying this, without waiting for Chu Ning to speak, he turned around and disappeared.

The prince bought his sword with silver, and the emperor put him under house arrest.

If he accepted Chu Ning's money, the emperor would probably chop off his head!

Chu Ning looked at Zhao Ming who looked frightened and couldn't help but shook his head, then looked at the spear in his hand.

"Zhao Yu, Guan Yun, how much silver do you think this gun is worth?"