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

The prince was very confused.

How did the Tenth Prince become so powerful?

While he was deep in thought, Deng Hongwen came in from outside the hall.

"Greetings to the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Tenth Prince!"

"Hahahaha, Lord Deng, there's no need to be so polite. How are you doing with what I asked you to do?"

The Tenth Prince was very polite to Deng Hongwen, as if he had already regarded Deng Hongwen as his own confidant.

Deng Hong, however, remained calm and said in a deep voice, "The Wang family servants have confirmed the identity of the murderer. You can report this to His Majesty immediately!"

As soon as these words came out, the prince's face changed drastically and he immediately stood up: "How could the Wang family servant know the identity of the murderer?"

The tenth prince smiled mysteriously, "Brother Crown Prince, there is actually one thing I have never told you. One of the servants who escorted you back home that night is still alive!

The man was seriously injured and the murderer thought he was dead, so he escaped. After two days of treatment, he is now completely awake.

Just now, Lord Deng went to personally ask that person about the identity of the murderer."

Deng Hongwen nodded and added, "I just asked, and the servant identified two palace guards as the murderers who killed Lord Wang that night."

The prince was overjoyed: "So, the person behind this must be Chu Ning? Then what are you waiting for? Go and report to your father."

If we can take the opportunity to get rid of Chu Ning, then Chu Ning's property will be within our grasp.

The tenth prince smiled and stood up: "Now that we have the evidence, of course we must act immediately. Brother Crown Prince, please follow me into the palace."

The prince sneered, "Such a big thing must be made known to the whole court. I will send someone to inform them to rush to the palace!"

An hour later.

Upon receiving the news, all civil and military officials gathered in the palace.

In the Golden Palace, a man was sitting on the golden dragon throne.

The emperor glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "My dear ministers, the tenth prince said that he has found the real culprit, and he wants to expose the true identity of the real culprit in front of you!

Lao Shi, you found out about this, so tell us what you have to say."

Although he didn't know what the tenth prince had found out, the emperor also wanted to know who the murderer was.

Of course, the emperor had some doubts about the fact that the tenth prince found the murderer in such a short time.

The murderer dared to kill someone outside Kyoto, so his plan must have been flawless. How could the Tenth Prince find the flaw so quickly?

While he was thinking, the Tenth Prince who was named stood up and said, "Father, when Lord Wang was killed that night, there were servants with him. One of them was lucky. Although he was seriously injured, he was able to survive.

After two days of treatment, this person has regained consciousness and is able to identify the murderer. He is now waiting outside the palace to be summoned!"

When these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

"This is impossible. There is still someone alive?"

"How did the Ministry of Justice do things? They didn't even know there was a survivor?"

"The Tenth Prince is truly amazing, his insight is as sharp as fire!"

"As expected of the Tenth Prince, he found the flaw in just two days."

Although everyone was surprised, there were more words of praise than doubts.

The Tenth Prince listened to what everyone said, his lips slightly raised, revealing a hint of excitement.

As long as this is done, not only can he move to Chu Ning, but he can also gain reputation in the court, and there may be opportunities to seize the throne in the future!

Sitting on the dragon throne, the emperor was also very confused. He turned to look at the Minister of Justice Ling Haoran and asked, "Sir Ling, didn't your Ministry of Justice find any survivors at that time?"

Ling Haoran's face changed slightly, and he immediately stood up and said in a deep voice: "In reply to your Majesty, the scene was too chaotic at the time. In order not to cause unnecessary trouble, I ordered all the bodies to be carried back.

Later, Lord Deng took over the matter, and all matters were investigated by Lord Deng, so I did not interfere in the matter anymore."

The emperor looked at Deng Hongwen and nodded, saying, "As expected of the new champion, you are bold and careful!"

After a pause, the emperor narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Since there is a living person, bring him up!"

The emperor also wanted to know who the murderer was!

Afterwards, a man with disheveled hair was carried into the hall on a stretcher.

Half of this person's face, hands, body, and feet were all wrapped in white cloth, with blood oozing out on the cloth. He looked extremely miserable.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" The servant was unable to move and shouted weakly while lying on the stretcher.

The emperor frowned.

Deng Hongwen took the opportunity to explain: "Your Majesty, this man was stabbed dozens of times all over his body in order to protect Lord Wang from escaping. Now he can't move at all."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "Since he can't move, can he still identify others?"

Deng Hongwen said sternly, "Let this person tell the story. I believe Your Majesty will understand after listening to him. But before that, please ask Your Majesty to ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to come and listen as well."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall began to talk.

Asking Chu Ning to come and listen at this time means that Chu Ning is closely related to this matter.

Even the emperor looked puzzled.

Could it be that Chu Ning really did this?

The emperor's face darkened: "Okay, come here, bring Chu Ning up!"

The tenth prince, who had been prepared in advance, stepped forward and said, "Father, I have ordered someone to bring my eighteenth brother to me. He is outside the palace."

"Let him in!"

A moment later, Chu Ning walked into the hall "escorted" by two imperial guards.

After taking a look at the servant lying on the ground whose appearance could not be seen clearly, Chu Ning raised his hand and bowed to the emperor: "Greetings, father!"

The emperor said indifferently, "Old Ten has found the servant next to Lord Wang. He can identify the murderer. Please listen to the side."

After saying that, the emperor looked at Deng Hongwen and said, "It's time to start!"

Deng Hongwen walked up to the servant and said, "Tell me what you know."

The servant looked at Chu Ning and then slowly said, "That night, we were escorting Lord Wang back home, and we were ambushed on the way. To protect Lord Wang, we stayed behind to stop the assassins.

However, the other party was highly skilled in martial arts, and we were outnumbered, so we ultimately failed to protect Lord Wang.

However, when I fell down from exhaustion, I threw out my sword and knocked off the masks of the two assassins. I also saw their appearance. They were the guards of the Prince of Chu's Palace!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the court fell into deathly silence, and everyone looked at Chu Ning!

But Chu Ning still looked calm and composed, without any sign of panic.

At this moment, Deng Hongwen suddenly asked, "Why can you recognize that they are the guards of the Prince of Chu's Palace?"

The servant quickly replied: "We waited for a long time in the Chu Palace when we went to pick you up. The guards of the Chu Palace kept patrolling the palace, so I have seen them."

When the Tenth Prince heard this, he immediately bowed to the Emperor and said, "Father, this person's words are enough to prove that Chu Ning is the murderer of Lord Wang!

As a prince, my eighteenth brother, for the sake of power, did not hesitate to kill the ministers of the court. This is simply an unforgivable crime. I hope that the emperor will make a wise judgment!"

All the officials, except those from the Ministry of Revenue, knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Majesty, please make a wise decision!"