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

Hall of Valor.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Chu Ning's departing back, feeling confused.

This kid is so smart, how come the prince got there first this time?

"Shadow Guard!"

A figure flashed out from the darkness in the hall.

"His Majesty!"

"Follow Chu Ning and see if he immediately takes his men to Old Eight's mansion."

"Yes, sir!" The shadow guard knew the seriousness of the situation, so he responded and turned away.

At this time, Chu Ning was in the palace, gathering the imperial guards.

The black mass of imperial guards quickly assembled, and in less than three quarters of an hour, five hundred imperial guards gathered at the gate of the palace!

The armored imperial guards had resolute faces and exuded murderous intent, making people dare not look directly at them.

Chu Ning stood in front of the crowd with a serious face and said in a deep voice: "My fellow soldiers, the Eighth Prince formed a clique for personal gain and deliberately ordered people to leak the test questions in order to sabotage this imperial examination!

This prince, following the order of his father, has captured the Eighth Prince. Tonight, anyone who participates will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. If you capture one person, you will get an additional five taels of silver!"

After a pause, Chu Ning raised his voice and said loudly: "Whoever captures the Eighth Prince will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the imperial guards, who had been expressionless, suddenly became excited.

Everyone has desires.

Working in the palace under the emperor's nose doesn't bring much benefits, but now you can get money for your merits, so why not do it?

"Capture the Eighth Prince!"

I don't know who shouted first.

The others reacted immediately and shouted, "Capture the Eighth Prince!"

Chu Ning nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Very good, you all have such momentum, I believe you can definitely capture the Eighth Prince tonight!"

"However, in order to avoid making any noise, all the horses' hooves were wrapped to avoid being noticed."

The imperial guards thought it made sense. Such a confidential matter could naturally not be discovered by others.

Soon, the imperial guards began to wrap the horses' hooves with cloth.

At this time, the Crown Prince had surrounded the Eighth Prince's residence with the officials from the Ministry of Justice and the guards from the Eastern Palace.

Under the cover of night, the Eighth Prince's residence seemed unusually quiet.

The two lanterns hanging high at the door kept flashing red light, like the eyes of a wild beast, as if to devour everything!

The prince led his men to this place and immediately ordered: "Come here, surround this place!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Ling Haoran suddenly said, "Your Highness, we can't surround them, otherwise the Eighth Prince will notice it."

The prince frowned: "What does Lord Ling mean by this?"

Ling Haoran said in a deep voice: "After all, the Eighth Prince is a prince. Although we have evidence to prove his guilt, we must not act rashly without His Majesty's order and before the clan officials have interrogated him, lest others catch us."

This made the prince narrow his eyes.

Could it be that Chu Ning wanted to create a conflict between me and Old Eight so that he could reap the benefits?

Good boy, if Lord Ling hadn’t reminded me, I would have almost fallen for your trick.

Thinking of this, the prince nodded slightly: "That makes sense!"

"Someone, knock on the door and tell them that I want to see the Eighth Prince!"

A palace guard immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door.

The door of the palace opened and a man who looked like a butler came out. When he saw so many people outside, his face suddenly changed.

"Quickly inform the Eighth Prince that the Crown Prince is here in person. Let the Eighth Prince come out for a talk!"

"Please wait a moment. I...I will go and report right away."

The butler quickly closed the gate of the palace and went to the backyard immediately.

On the way, he immediately shouted: "Come quickly, wake up everyone in the mansion, the prince is here with his men!"

This one word caused a thousand waves, and the people in the Eighth Prince's mansion were awakened one after another.

The guards and servants picked up their weapons and waited at the door with nervous expressions.

A moment later, the Eighth Prince, who received the news, came to the door with a gloomy face.

As the door opened, the Eighth Prince saw a large crowd of people outside the door.

The Eighth Prince was shocked and did not dare to leave the house. He could only stand at the door and bow to the Crown Prince from a distance:

"Greetings, Prince. I wonder why you brought so many people to my house so late at night. What's your intention?"

The prince sneered, "Eighth brother, at this point, you should stop pretending, Wen Kaicheng has confessed everything!

Now my eighteenth brother has gone to the palace with his confession. I believe that the emperor will give the order soon. If you know what's good for you, follow me to the palace now to apologize to the emperor.

Perhaps the emperor will be lenient with you because of your sincere attitude."

When these words were spoken, the Eighth Prince was shocked and a look of horror appeared on his face.

Unexpectedly, the plan failed. No wonder the assassin didn’t come back!

However, it is impossible to make me admit defeat like this!

The Eighth Prince narrowed his eyes, pretended to be calm, and laughed, "Brother Crown Prince, I don't know what you are talking about."

The smile on the prince's face disappeared, revealing a cruel look: "It seems that you won't cry until you see the coffin, eighth brother!

Do you have to wait until the emperor's order comes down and the imperial guards arrive in person before you surrender?"

The Eighth Prince smiled contemptuously: "Brother Crown Prince, there is no need to deceive me. How can I admit something I have not done?"

These words made the prince so angry that his face changed drastically.

Damn it, he's still so stubborn!

It seems that we can only take him down by force!

"Humph, since Eighth Brother refuses to give in, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The prince raised his right hand and was about to give an order.

Unexpectedly, the Eighth Prince smiled contemptuously: "Brother Crown Prince, I advise you not to let others take advantage of you. If you and I take action, it will only benefit others."

The prince, who was already doubtful, looked slightly changed.

Yes, if we fight with Lao Ba now and fail to defeat him in a short time, he will be the one to take advantage when Chu Ning comes.

For a moment, the prince hesitated.

But at this moment, a group of fast horses came galloping.

Then, the man came to the Eighth Prince and whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, it's bad. The King of Chu is leading 500 imperial guards in the palace and is heading this way!

In addition, His Majesty has ordered you to be arrested and handed over to the Imperial Clan Court for interrogation!"

The eighth prince's face changed drastically.

If this news came from someone else, he naturally wouldn't believe it.

But the person who delivered the message was the insider he arranged in the palace, and the person he trusted the most!

The fact that the other party came in person to deliver the message meant that time was tight and he could not ask anyone else to deliver the message, so he had to take the risk and come in person.

It seems that the prince was right, Wen Kaicheng has confessed!

There are only two options left now. Either lay down your weapons and be captured by the prince, becoming a prisoner and completely losing the qualification to compete for the throne.

Either fight your way out of Kyoto City, or maybe there's still a chance of survival.

Thinking of this, the Eighth Prince narrowed his eyes and a hint of cruelty flashed across them.

How could a prince become a prisoner?

Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we must give it a try!

The Eighth Prince made up his mind and acted immediately. He shouted angrily, "The Crown Prince slandered me and wanted to take me down. Come on, charge out!"

At the command, the palace guards and servants immediately rushed towards the East Palace guards and the Ministry of Justice runners.

The prince's face was gloomy, and he roared: "Well, you dare to take the initiative, come, kill them all, kill them all!"