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

"Those who disobey the order will be killed without mercy?"

Prince Chu's Mansion.

When Chu Ning heard the news, a hint of amusement appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The cheap emperor really wants to take back the Bingzhou troops.

Inside the palace, Ran Ming's eyes widened upon hearing this, and his whole body aura suddenly shook: "Why!"

"Your Highness worked hard to raise the Bingzhou troops, why should we listen to Feng Anguo? Even if we want to fight a fierce battle with the State of Zhao, Your Highness should be in charge!"

Although he is honest and does not understand politics, Ran Ming knows that whoever brings out the troops will own them.

Shen Wanying sighed and said, "You can't say that. Bingzhou belongs to the Great Chu Dynasty. Your Highness is the prince, and your Highness's troops belong to your Majesty.

This battle is of great importance, and it is understandable that Your Majesty has issued this order in order to enforce strict military discipline."

Ran Ming only dared to refute Princess Chu's words and could only turn to look at Chu Ning.

Chu Ning smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry about the frontline. From now on, I will focus on the imperial examination. The frontline will be handed over to Lord Feng Anguo. Don't worry."

As smart as Shen Wanying was, she seemed to understand something, and a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on her delicate face.

"I understand."

Shen Wanying smiled and said, "You can take advantage of this time to have a good rest. You haven't had a good night's sleep since you came back at the beginning of the year."

Chu Ning laughed and stretched out his hand to hold her slender waist: "Okay, I will accompany you to play outside the city in the next few days."

I have been married for half a year, but I haven't spent enough time with Shen Wanying. I should take good care of myself and recuperate while I have free time now.

As for the imperial examination, the provincial examination has now been completed and students from all walks of life are on their way to Kyoto City. There is still about a month before the metropolitan examination.

This amount of time is enough to spend time with Shen Wanying.

During this period, we can also observe the situation in Zhao State and Bingzhou.

Although there is a high probability that Zhao will send troops, Chu has sent an envoy. What if Zhao agrees to peace talks?

In a word, Chu Ning will have a lot of free time from now on.

This made Ran Ming very anxious.

"Your Highness, how about you let me go to the front line and bring General Zhao Yu back!"

Ran Ming was displeased: "It's too boring to stay in this Kyoto city. It's better to go to the front line to kill the enemy."

Chu Ning glanced at him and frowned, "Why, you don't want to protect me anymore?"

"No, no, no, my lord, that's not what I meant."

"Alright, I have something to entrust to you!"

Chu Ning's face straightened, and he said in a deep voice: "Send someone to inquire about the situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and make sure to find out why they suddenly can't defeat the Great Yan Dynasty."

Although he didn't know what happened in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he had met the Empress of the Great Zhou for several days after all. Now that she was in trouble, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

Hearing that he had something to do, Ran Ming suddenly became alert: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will go down and arrange it right away."

Shen Wanying was a little curious: "Why are you suddenly paying attention to the situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Chu Ning felt a little guilty, but he had already thought of a reason, and said seriously: "The Great Yan Dynasty was originally restrained by the Great Zhou Dynasty and did not dare to take action against our dynasty.

But now the Great Zhou Dynasty is being defeated step by step. If the State of Zhao and the Great Yan Dynasty form an alliance, our dynasty will be in danger.

If we can find out the situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, or even help it through this crisis, we can eliminate the threat of the Great Yan Dynasty to our dynasty."

Although Shen Wanying was a little surprised, Chu Ning's explanation made sense, so she stopped asking questions.

Plus, Chu Ning wanted to take her out for a trip, so she didn't ask any more questions.

The city of Kyoto was very peaceful over the next few days.

Although the Crown Prince and other princes were trying every means to seize the Second Prince's property, this had no impact on the court. The Emperor turned a blind eye to the matter and pretended not to see it.

In addition, the emperor's attention is now on Zhao Guo and Chu Ning, and he is not so concerned about the crown prince and other princes.

In the following period of time, after the shadow guard reported that Chu Ning had been taking Shen Wanying out of the city for fun, the emperor was completely relieved.

The imperial decree has already been issued. What else can Chu Ning do except obey?

The emperor was very happy for this and even had time to find concubines in the harem to sleep with him.

At the same time, ten days later, news of Zhao Tianling’s death finally reached the State of Zhao.

The peace envoy from Chu also arrived on the same day.

Zhao State, Kyoto, Imperial Palace.

The majestic imperial palace stands tall, and the buildings block out the sky. From a distance, it seems as if there is no end in sight.

In the majestic palace, a magnificent hall is located in the middle, shining so brightly that people dare not look directly at it.

Inside the hall, civil and military officials stood on both sides.

In the hall, there was a man wearing a five-clawed golden dragon robe, a dragon hat, and a gloomy face.

"My dear ministers, I believe you are all very clear about the matter. The crown prince died in the State of Chu. What do you think about this?"

Zhao Wenyuan, the Emperor of Zhao, asked in a cold voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, a general in armor suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the crown prince has been killed. If our dynasty does not dare to go to war, we will definitely be ridiculed by the world!"

However, a civil official quickly stood up to object: "Your Majesty, we must not start a war. We don't have many soldiers and horses now, and the soldiers and horses of Chu and Bingzhou are strong. Let alone attacking the heartland of Chu, even if it is Bingzhou, our army can't break through!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the military generals were immediately in an uproar and stood up to criticize.

But the civil servants were not to be outdone and immediately fought back.

For a while, the two sides were arguing, each trying to defend their own position.

This scene made the Zhao emperor's face darken. He slammed the dragon throne, stood up and roared: "Enough, shut up!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Everyone bowed and saluted.

The emperor glanced at everyone, and finally set his sights on the leading general, Yelu Liaoyuan:

"General, if we go to war, what are our chances of winning?"

Yelu Liaoyuan frowned, but still told the truth: "Your Majesty, our army's chances of winning are less than 30%!"

The emperor frowned.

But Yelu Liaoyuan continued, "However, our dynasty can join forces with the Great Yan Dynasty to send troops together. Putting pressure on the Chu State from both sides will surely overwhelm them and create opportunities for our army!"

Zhao Wenyuan nodded slightly, his face full of murderous intent: "The alliance with the Great Zhou Dynasty has been going on, but I originally planned to live in peace with the Chu State, so this matter has been put on hold.

Now that our crown prince has been murdered by the State of Chu, if we do not start a war, wouldn't it be a joke to us?"

As soon as these words came out, the face of the Prime Minister of Zhao, Ximen Hongtu, changed drastically, and he reminded: "Your Majesty, should we contact the Chu delegation first to see their sincerity before making a decision?"

Zhao Wenyuan sneered: "They killed my prince and still want to negotiate with me. This is looking down on me and the Great Zhao!

Come on, kill all the Chu envoys, expose their bodies to the sun for three days and then feed them to the dogs!"

As soon as these words came out, Ximen Hongtu shouted that it was over.

If they are ruthless next time, the two dynasties will never have a chance to negotiate peace.

Next, it will be a fight to the death.

Zhao Wenyuan was still not satisfied with this and sneered, "I heard that Chu Ning led his troops to rescue the prince but failed. Humph, I suspect he deliberately let the prince be killed!

Send a message to the Dragon Guards, and ask them to find a way to assassinate Chu Ning!"

If a prince dies, then let the State of Chu bury one of its princes with him!