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

The murder of the eighth prince had little impact on Chu Ning.

The two had no friendship, and the Eighth Prince had also plotted against Chu Ning. Chu Ning had no reason to be sad about this man's death.

What's more, the imperial examination has already been completed, and there is still a pile of papers waiting to be marked, so how can I have the energy to do other things?

Besides, the emperor has already sent the prince to handle the matter, so there is no need to get involved.

But it was different for other princes.

The death of the Eighth Prince was too shocking for them.

But what surprised them even more was that the emperor actually handed the matter over to the prince to investigate and even gave him the power to act at his discretion.

This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue!

Given the prince's narrow-minded character, he will definitely not let them go.

Of course, the most anxious one was the Fourth Prince.

Among all the princes, the Fourth Prince, the Second Prince, and the Eighth Prince all have the support of many ministers and are the most threatening to the Crown Prince.

Now that the prince has the power to act at his own discretion, he will definitely not let him go easily.

For this reason, after receiving the news, the Fourth Prince acted promptly and summoned all the other princes to discuss the matter.

However, after receiving the invitation, Chu Ning refused on the grounds that he had to mark exam papers.

But all the other princes were present.

It's time.

The fourth prince's residence.

Fourteen princes gathered together, all with grim expressions. Even with the aroma of fragrant tea around them, it was still difficult for them to calm down.

On the main seat, the Fourth Prince glanced at everyone with a sullen face, taking in everyone's expressions, and then said in a cold voice:

"I believe you all know the news that my eighth brother was killed. Now that the crown prince is in charge of investigating this matter, he will definitely target us. I wonder what plans you have for dealing with it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Third Prince frowned and said, "Fourth brother's worries are not unreasonable, but the Crown Prince has a verbal order from our father. If he needs our cooperation, can we still refuse?"

But there was also a prince who sneered: "Father only asked him to investigate the matter. If he dares to abuse his power for personal gain, I can still report him!"

Someone immediately agreed: "That's right, we can't let the prince do whatever he wants, that will only make things worse."

The other princes became excited upon hearing this, and began to shout that the prince did not dare to attack them.

The Fourth Prince was annoyed by the crowd and frowned, "Okay, let's hear what the Tenth Prince thinks!"

At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to look at the Tenth Prince Chu Han!

As the Eighth Prince's brother from the same father and mother, Chu Han always follows the Eighth Prince's lead and supports him unconditionally in everything.

Compared to other brothers, these two are real brothers and have feelings for each other.

Now that the Eighth Prince has been killed and his property has been confiscated, the Crown Prince is going to investigate the matter and may even take action against them. Of course, everyone wants to hear Chu Han's opinion!

The tenth prince Chu Han looks somewhat similar to the eighth prince, except that he has a broad face and big ears, and looks a bit honest.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Chu Han's face was filled with grief and indignation: "My brothers, my eight brother was killed, and I am at a loss. I hope you can give me some advice."

Such a sad and angry expression and desperate tone made all the princes feel cold in their hearts.

Who knows, they might become the next Eighth Prince someday!

In this matter, they must not go against the prince alone, otherwise the prince will deal with them one by one.

Thinking of this, the princes looked at each other and nodded.

The Fourth Prince saw that everyone had a tacit understanding, and a ruthless look appeared on his face: "Don't worry, Tenth Brother, as long as we are united, the Crown Prince will not dare to attack us.

Our current plan is to find the murderer before the prince takes action against us!

Only in this way can the Crown Prince not gain merit and at the same time, he will have no reason to attack us."

Mainly anti-customer!

As long as they get involved in this matter, not only will the prince have one less reason to take action, but they can also snatch the prince's credit.

Everyone was delighted when they heard this: "Fourth brother still has a solution!"

"A brilliant idea, a brilliant idea!"

"Fourth brother, just tell me what you plan to do. The people in my house are ready to be deployed at any time!"

"Yes, Fourth Brother, it's already this late. We must be one step ahead to seize the initiative!"

The princes are not fools. Not only can they make meritorious service, but they can also stop the crown prince from taking action. It is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. Of course, they must make this happen as soon as possible.

The Fourth Prince stood up and said in a deep voice, "Since you are willing to help, let's mobilize everyone in our palace to investigate this matter with all our strength.

The commotion must be big, big enough for the whole city to know, big enough for the emperor to understand our intentions!"

All the princes responded in unison, and then returned to their respective palaces to gather people to investigate the murder of the Eighth Prince.

Such a big commotion soon spread throughout Kyoto City, and everyone knew that the princes were investigating the murder of the eighth prince last night.

The news soon reached the emperor's ears.

Hall of Valor.

The emperor, in a bad mood, did not sleep all night. His eyes were bloodshot and he stood at the palace gate with his hands behind his back.

Two sons died one after another. Even though the emperor was the most ruthless family, he could not hide his grief at this moment.

The pain of seeing his son die before him made it difficult for him to calm down and review memorials. He even had no time to look at the mausoleum drawings that he cared about the most.

Just as the emperor was immersed in grief, the shadow guard came quietly to the outside of the palace.

Zhao Ming knew that the shadow guard must have brought important news, and he immediately waved the dustpan in his hand, signaling the surrounding imperial guards, maids and eunuchs to retreat.

"Your Majesty!" The shadow guard bowed.

The emperor calmed down, glanced at him indifferently, and asked in a cold voice: "Tell me, what happened?"

The shadow guard said in a deep voice: "The Fourth Prince summoned all the princes after receiving the request from the Crown Prince to investigate the murder of the Eighth Prince. Now that they have spread the news, they also want to investigate the matter."

The emperor was not surprised by this and still looked indifferent: "Chu Ning also wants to investigate?"

The shadow guard shook his head: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu did not go to the Fourth Prince's residence. He refused on the grounds of marking the examination papers."

The emperor's expression softened somewhat, and he narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice, "How is the matter I asked you to investigate going? Was Old Eight killed by these people?"

The shadow guard's face changed slightly, and he quickly knelt on the ground: "I am incompetent and cannot find out about this matter, but the forces that these princes belong to did not take any action last night."

The power of all the princes had long been monitored by the shadow guards. If it was really one of the princes who killed the Eighth Prince, there was no way they would not find out.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, a puzzled look on his face: "If they didn't do it, then who could it be?"

After a moment of silence, the emperor shook his head and said, "Since we can't find out, let's make the situation in Kyoto chaotic. Maybe we can find the person behind the scenes!"

"As for Chu Ning, I believe there will be a result in the next two days. Next, I have to prepare for the palace examination!"

The implication is that Chu Ning was excluded from the investigation into the murder of the Eighth Prince.

In other words, Chu Ning is not qualified to inherit the throne and can only work for the court!

But the emperor didn't know that the current Chu Ning was no longer the Chu Ning who had no desires and only wanted to live in peace in a corner!

After experiencing the incident with the Second Prince, Chu Ning had already had the ambition to seize the throne!

As for the murder of the Eighth Prince, Chu Ning was merely retreating in order to advance.

Next, the big show begins!