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

Shen Wanying was skeptical about Chu Ning's words.

If it were in the past, she would never have believed it.

But after seeing Chu Ning's shameless methods, she still had some hope in her heart.

But just in case, she also has to prepare herself in advance.

On the one hand, he established good relations with people who were on good terms with the Shen family, and on the other hand, he sent people to investigate who wanted to take action at the engagement party.

Chu Ning, on the other hand, looked unconcerned and spent the next few days in the blacksmith shop.

Naturally, the emperor also knew that Chu Ning had cheated everyone out of their money.

"What? You said Chu Ning asked them to pay a premium to get back what belongs to them?"

When the emperor suddenly heard the news, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

The shadow guard who was bowing in the hall nodded and said, "It is absolutely true. Now all the silver is in the treasury of the palace. There should be about one million taels of silver."

The emperor's mouth twitched.

This guy Chu Ning is really ruthless. He spends one million taels of silver in one go.

He is worthy of being my son. If he doesn't take action, it's fine. But once he does, he will make a big splash.

The look of surprise on his face soon turned into a smile, and the slightly raised corners of his mouth caused his beard to tremble.

Finally, the emperor couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahaha!"

The laughter was so deafening that it could be heard outside the hall, causing the eunuchs and guards to look at each other in bewilderment.

Since the fighting on the front line, they have never heard the emperor's laughter again.

But today, the emperor laughed heartily.

Everyone was curious about who could make His Majesty so happy.

Soon, the laughter stopped, and the emperor stroked his beard with his right hand and said with a smile: "Those guys have suffered a loss, and most of them will go back and complain.

How about this, Zhao Ming, you go and pass the order to summon all the officials to discuss the matter, and I will explain to them that this money is to be used on the front line."

Chu Ning has cheated so many people in one breath. If he doesn't deal with the aftermath, those ministers who suffered will definitely not be able to swallow this.

I can only help deal with it myself.

This money can be regarded as a donation from the ministers to the front line. I believe those guys won’t dare to say anything more.

Humph, I asked you to donate money before, but you all made excuses!

Now you feel relieved, my son has cheated you out of such a huge sum of money.

Thinking of the gloomy faces of those ministers after receiving the news, the emperor's smile became even wider!

Zhao Ming in the hall stepped forward and said with a smile, "I will go down and pass on the order right away!"

After a pause, he smiled and said, "It's rare that your Majesty is happy. I will ask the imperial kitchen to prepare more lunch for today."

The emperor nodded slightly: "Okay, I am indeed a little hungry."

Zhao Ming responded and was about to go down to pass the order, but he suddenly thought of something and stood there hesitating.

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Anything else?"

Zhao Ming smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty, if we calculate the date, the engagement banquet of the Prince of Penglai should be about to begin, and the envoys from other countries will soon arrive in Kyoto. Logically, we should send someone to receive the envoys."

Originally, the prince was the one who received envoys from foreign countries.

But the crown prince had recently displeased the emperor, so the ministers below did not dare to bring up the matter.

On the one hand, the emperor was worried about the war on the front line, and on the other hand, he had to pay attention to Chu Ning, so naturally he put this matter behind him.

The emperor narrowed his eyes upon hearing this and said, "I actually forgot about this matter. Originally, this matter was the responsibility of the crown prince, but the crown prince is still copying scriptures for the queen, so I'm afraid he doesn't have time.

Zhao Ming, which prince do you think is most suitable to take charge of this matter?"

Zhao Ming laughed awkwardly, stood there stiffly and didn't dare to speak.

There are some things that the emperor forgot that he can remind.

But he couldn't mention how to deal with the matter specifically.

It is a big taboo for eunuchs to interfere in politics!

The emperor glared at Zhao Ming and said, "You old fellow, you are still so cautious!"

Zhao Ming gave a dry laugh and remained silent.

The emperor shook his head and said slowly: "The other princes were also implicated by the last incident, and they are all copying scriptures. The only one who is free now is Chu Ning.

This is good, let Chu Ning gain more experience, and let him handle the reception of foreign envoys."

"I obey your command!" Zhao Ming responded and immediately went down to pass on the order.

However, as soon as Zhao Ming came out of Yingwu Hall, he heard a noise outside.

"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me!"

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Penglai used a trick to cheat my son out of 60,000 taels of silver. The Prince of Penglai must give an explanation for this matter!"

"The Prince of Penglai is so audacious, please punish him, Your Majesty!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Prince of Penglai is lawless and doesn't take us seriously at all."

For a while, there was a lot of noise outside the Yingwu Hall.

Zhao Ming frowned and snorted coldly: "My Lords, this is the Imperial Palace. How can we make such a commotion? His Majesty has issued an order to summon you all."

The emperor in the hall also heard the voices of the crowd and said calmly: "My dear ministers, please speak."

Everyone had bitter faces, and they knelt on the ground as soon as they entered the hall, shouting in unison: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for us!"

The emperor glanced at the crowd and found that there were only sixteen ministers, and the Minister of Works He Peng was not among them.

And these people are the families of the young masters who were cheated by Chu Ning.

"Let me make the decision for you? Then tell me the whole story!"

The emperor was not surprised by the arrival of the crowd. Instead, he sat in the main seat and drank tea leisurely.

The leader, a thin, white-haired old man in his sixties, sighed and said, "Your Majesty, this is what happened..."

The Minister of Personnel Zhou Chengyi briefly explained the cause and effect of the matter.

Although the emperor already knew this, he still couldn't help laughing secretly when Zhou Chengyi said it.

This kid Chu Ning is really good at playing tricks on people.

However, I cannot laugh out loud in front of everyone!

The emperor tried his best to suppress his urge to laugh and pretended to be helpless.

"How shameful! How shameful!"

The emperor was deeply distressed: "Chu Ning is from the common people and doesn't know any rules, yet he actually set his sights on you.

Someone, go and call Chu Ning to me!"

The matter has become so serious that an explanation must be given to all the ministers, otherwise there is no way to resolve it.

Zhao Ming, who was outside the hall, did not leave. He responded after hearing what was said and immediately sent someone to pass on the message.

Half an hour later, Chu Ning, who received the news, came to Yingwu Palace.

As soon as he entered the hall, he felt more than a dozen eyes focused on him.

That cannibalistic gaze was like that of a wild beast, wishing to cut him into pieces!

Chu Ning laughed awkwardly, ignored the dozen ministers, and stepped forward to bow to the emperor and said, "Greetings, Father!"

The emperor glanced at Chu Ning and snorted coldly: "Do you still have respect for me, your father?"

Chu Ning played dumb: "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly: "Are you still pretending? So many people have accused you of cheating a lot of money, and you still don't admit your guilt?"

This guy is so arrogant!

He must be taught a lesson, otherwise this guy will really think he can do whatever he wants in Kyoto.

What's more, with so many ministers pointing the finger at him, I would have no way to explain to them all if I didn't give him some punishment.

The emperor made up his mind to handle this matter with caution.

Chu Ning, you must be punished today!