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

Chu Ning looked at the second prince's body in silence.

After a long time, red clouds rose in the eastern sky and the view gradually became clear.

Feng Mulan couldn't help but roll her eyes and warned, "If you don't go back, the emperor will suspect that you are really in cahoots with the second prince!"

Chu Ning came back to his senses and sighed: "Take my second brother, the Crown Prince of Zhao, and Geng Chengkang's body with you and return to the city to report!"

Nearly three thousand people died at the scene, but there were only five hundred White Horse Cavalrymen. To deal with so many corpses, they could only take the bodies of the Second Prince and his two sons back first.

As for the other bodies, of course we had to go back to the city and find other people to bury them.

At the command, the White Horse Cavalry immediately packed up the bodies and rode towards the capital.

Along the way, Chu Ning remained silent and his expression was very serious.

This made the lively Feng Mulan feel a little uncomfortable, so she immediately rode her horse to chase after him.

"Hey, why aren't you talking?" Feng Mulan took the initiative to ask.

Chu Ning sighed, looked at the sun rising in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "My second brother is a prince after all, I didn't expect that he would end up like this because of one thing.

As the saying goes, "To be with the emperor is like being with a tiger." I didn't understand it before, but now that I see my second brother like this, I finally understand why there is such a saying."

In front of the emperor, there is no family affection at all.

For the benefit of Chu, the emperor can sacrifice anyone.

Even his own son is no exception!

After all, the emperor would not feel sad if one of his eighteen sons died.

But Feng Mulan didn't care: "Second Prince, it was his own fault, and His Majesty has already spared his life and let him return to his fiefdom. It was he who insisted on taking the risk to kill the Crown Prince of Zhao!

If he had listened to your majesty and returned to his fiefdom, there wouldn't have been so many problems."

Only a woman with big breasts and no brains like Feng Mulan could say such a thing.

It's easy to say, but if the second prince really goes to his fiefdom, he will lose all his properties in Kyoto, and the ministers who support him will also turn to others.

By then, how could the other princes miss the opportunity? They would definitely take the chance to annex the second prince's fiefdom, nibbling away at it step by step, and eventually causing the second prince to lose everything.

How could the arrogant Second Prince accept such an outcome? Instead of returning to his fiefdom, he decided to take the opportunity to give it a try.

If successful, it would definitely disrupt the situation in Kyoto City and trigger a war between Chu and Zhao. Then, he would have the opportunity to return to the pinnacle of power.

However, these words cannot be said to Feng Mulan, and even if they are said, she will not understand.

Chu Ning took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down: "Let's go back first."

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Feng Mulan snorted coldly and didn't ask any more questions.

Soon, Chu Ning brought his troops to the palace. The imperial guards did not dare to stop him and allowed Chu Ning to enter the palace with the three corpses.

Hall of Valor.

The emperor, who was waiting anxiously, paced back and forth, and the hall was filled with princes on both sides.

Except for the second prince and Chu Ning, all the princes were present.

No one dared to breathe, for fear of angering the emperor who was already furious.

"The traitor, the traitor!"

The emperor became angrier and angrier, and he cursed, "He himself failed, yet he still wanted to kill the prince of Zhao!

If anything happens to the Crown Prince of Zhao, I will never forgive him!"

Just as he finished speaking, Zhao Ming's voice came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is back!"

The emperor's eyes lit up: "Quick... let him in!"

Chu Ning, who had received permission, came into the hall and saw that everyone was there. He nodded to everyone and then bowed to the emperor:

"My son, please see your father!"

The emperor looked outside the palace and asked quickly, "Where is the crown prince of Zhao?"

Chu Ning sighed and said, "I'm afraid I will disappoint my father. I was a step too late. Zhao Tianling has already been killed by my second brother."

The emperor was suddenly shocked as if by lightning. He trembled all over and took several steps back.

"No... this is impossible. Zhao Tianling still has 700 people under his command. How could he be killed so easily?"

The emperor's face was full of disbelief.

The prince was also shocked at this moment: "Eighteenth brother, you can't talk nonsense about this matter!"

If Zhao Tianling died in the capital of Chu, the alliance between Chu and Zhao would be meaningless and Zhao would definitely send troops!

Seeing that everyone didn't believe him, Chu Ning could only shout outside the hall: "Someone, bring the body in!"

Several imperial guards carried three bodies covered with white cloth into the palace.

The emperor's heart sank, and he hurried forward to lift the white cloth. The first corpse that came into view was not Zhao Tianling, but the second prince Chu Ming.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then snorted coldly: "It's not a pity to die!"

When the white cloth covering the second corpse was lifted, Zhao Tianling's already cold body was revealed, and the emperor's face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

It goes without saying that the third body must be that of Geng Chengkang, the Minister of Rites of the State of Zhao.

After looking at the body, the emperor turned around and stared at Chu Ning, questioning: "The white horse cavalry under your command is extremely fast, why didn't you save Zhao Tianling?"

The Crown Prince also started to attack at this moment, and said in a cold voice: "Eighteenth brother, you have always been against marriage. Could it be that you deliberately watched Zhao Tianling being killed by the second brother in order to destroy the alliance between the two dynasties?"

The other princes looked at each other, with different thoughts in their minds.

With the second prince killed, they lost a competitor.

It would be great if we could take the opportunity to move Chu Ning in as well.

But at this moment, Chu Ning said calmly: "Father, my second brother is very determined to kill Zhao Tianling!

Although my son brought people to the scene, my second brother sent people to resist the White Horse Cavalry while ordering people to shoot Zhao Tianling.

When I led my men in to charge in, Zhao Tianling had already been shot to death by a sharp arrow. If you don’t believe me, you can look at the injuries on his body.”

When everyone heard this, they looked and found that Zhao Tianling was covered with arrow holes.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, unable to determine the truth in Chu Ning's words for a moment.

After a moment of silence, the emperor took a deep breath and said, "Prince, take the criminals from the Ministry of Justice to the scene immediately!"

"Yes!" The prince responded, looked at Chu Ning with a sneer, and then left with a smirk on his face.

Chu Ning took the opportunity to bow and said, "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Wait, you have some merit in this matter. The second son is no longer alive, and you will be responsible for his funeral. In addition, you will lead people to confiscate his house, and all the property in the palace will belong to the national treasury!"

But Chu Ning shook his head and said, "Father, the Crown Prince of Zhao has been killed, and Zhao will definitely not let it go. I want to go back to the palace to prepare countermeasures in advance.

Regarding my second brother's funeral and the confiscation of our property, I would like to ask the Emperor to find someone else to handle it."

After saying this, without waiting for the emperor to refuse, Chu Ning bowed, turned around and left.

The emperor frowned and looked at Chu Ning's departing back with a puzzled look.

With Chu Ning's temper, how could he miss such a good opportunity as house confiscation?

I deliberately had his property confiscated because I wanted to give him some benefits.

Why did this guy change today?

The emperor was very confused.

However, what Chu Ning said makes sense. The State of Zhao will definitely not let it go after the death of its crown prince and will definitely take revenge.

Next, the real crisis begins!