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

In the palace, fierce fighting continues.

The originally prosperous palace was now filled with screams and cries of killing.

Under the cover of night, fresh lives continued to fall down as corpses.

The pungent smell of blood was so strong that Chu Ning, who was outside the palace, could smell it as soon as he got close.

After sending out scouts to gather information, Chu Ning observed the palace from a distance.

At this moment, the gates of the imperial palace were closed, and there were imperial guards guarding the gates. It was unknown whether they were the emperor's imperial guards or rebels who had defected to the Tenth Prince!

Fortunately, the scout did not make Chu Ning wait too long. After a while, he rode up to report.

"Your Highness, I have investigated and found that the four gates of the palace are now closed and the people guarding them are all rebels!"

The scout said in a deep voice: "Although they don't have many people guarding the palace wall, they are all equipped with bows and arrows, relying on the tall palace wall for protection. If we force an attack, our army will have to pay ten times the price to break through it!"

The side defending the city naturally has the advantage of geographical location, not to mention that the palace wall is more than ten feet high, so it is not easy to attack it.

Not to mention the city gate, which was specially forged and extremely strong. Attacking it by force would not only be time-consuming and laborious, but would also cost the lives of many soldiers.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, and a hint of coldness flashed across them.

A forceful attack would definitely not work, as he only has so many men on his side, and the entire army might be wiped out before the attack.

At this time, the tenth prince behind him suddenly laughed out loud: "Eighteenth brother, if you surrender to me now, I can give you a way to live!

What lies before you now is an insurmountable gap, and you can't get over it!

As long as you surrender now, I will lead your troops into the palace, and when I ascend the throne, I will give Bingzhou to you. How do you think?"

Even at this time, the Tenth Prince still has not given up his dream of becoming emperor.

Chu Ning sneered when he heard this: "A mere imperial palace, do you think you can defeat me?"

The Tenth Prince's eyes turned cold: "If you don't accept my toast, you will be punished. Humph, I am waiting for your miserable appearance after losing many soldiers and generals!"

Seeing Chu Ning's refusal, the Tenth Prince stopped pretending and a murderous look appeared on his face: "Wait until my people take over the palace, then it will be your turn!"

Chu Ning gave him a cold look and said, "Really? Then Brother Ten, just watch and see how I enter the palace!"

After saying that, Chu Ning waved his right hand and said, "Shut his mouth!"

Ran Ming chuckled, picked up a silk scarf and stuffed it into the Tenth Prince's mouth.

"You...are so bold...wuwu..."

The Tenth Prince, who was about to curse, had his mouth stuffed and could only make a whimpering sound, staring at Chu Ning with a pair of eyes full of hatred.

But Chu Ning was unmoved, and turned to look at Deng Hongwen: "Master Deng, it seems that this matter still needs your help."

Deng Hongwen nodded slightly: "Your Highness, are you asking me to trick you into opening the city gate?"

"Not bad!"

Chu Ning smiled and said, "You are now a popular figure around Brother Ten. I believe his subordinates should know you. If you go there in person, they will definitely believe you.

Just tell them that Tenth Brother was stopped by the king on the street and his life is in danger, and they will definitely leave the palace to rescue him.

By then, the soldiers and horses that I have ambushed here can rush into the palace."

After saying that, Chu Ning reached out and took off a jade pendant from the Tenth Prince and handed it to him: "Take this as a token of my love!"

Deng Hongwen nodded slightly after hearing this, took the jade pendant and said in a deep voice: "Great idea, in that case, I will take a few people with me."

Afterwards, Deng Hongwen selected several inconspicuous people from among the Shen family's servants and rode towards the palace.

This scene made the Tenth Prince’s face change drastically, and he kept roaring and struggling.

But with his mouth blocked and his body tied up, he could do nothing but roar in anger in his heart.

He knew that once the soldiers on the palace wall were lured out, with the strength of the White Horse Cavalry, they would be able to break in in a short time!

And now he could do nothing but watch it all happen.

The only thing that could be done was to pray silently in his heart that the soldiers on the palace wall would not come out.

While he was deep in thought, Deng Hongwen had already led his men towards the palace wall.

On the palace wall, the rebels saw someone coming and immediately shouted, "Captain Jiang, someone is coming!"

Captain Jiang, wearing armor, holding a spear and with a stern face, looked outside the palace and found that there were indeed five or six people rushing towards the palace.

"Archers prepare!"

At Captain Jiang's command, the archers on the palace wall immediately aimed at the intruders.

Outside the palace, Deng Hongwen rode his horse to within an arrow's reach and shouted, "I am Deng Hongwen, ordered by the Tenth Prince to come and ask for help. Let your leader answer the question!"

When Captain Jiang heard that it was Deng Hongwen, his tense nerves suddenly relaxed. He waved his right hand, and the archer immediately put down his bow and arrow.

"It's Master Deng!"

Captain Jiang bowed and said with a smile: "Sir Deng is with His Highness, why did you come to the palace?"

Although he asked with a smile, there was a hint of temptation in his words.

At this moment, Deng Hongwen showed his acting skills, and said anxiously: "Your Highness and I led people to stop the Chu Palace troops, but the enemy's fighting power was too strong, and the Tenth Prince was surrounded by them!

I led them to fight my way out of the encirclement, just to ask Captain Jiang for help. Captain Jiang, please send troops to rescue us as soon as possible!"

When Captain Jiang heard that the Tenth Prince was in trouble, his face changed drastically.

The purpose of their rebellion tonight is to allow the Tenth Prince to ascend the throne. If something happens to the Tenth Prince, what is the point of their rebellion?

Thinking of this, Captain Jiang immediately ordered his men to leave the palace.

But then he thought of something and suddenly asked, "Since Lord Deng broke out of the siege, why couldn't Your Highness come out?"

Deng Hongwen sighed: "The other party's target is the Tenth Prince. There are King Chu's people everywhere, and the Tenth Prince can't get out at all.

By the way, before leaving, the Tenth Prince, please give this item to me!"

As he spoke, Deng Hongwen held up the jade pendant he got from the tenth prince.

Although there was a distance between them, Deng Hongwen held up the torch so that Captain Jiang could see the jade pendant clearly.

Seeing that the jade pendant was indeed the Tenth Prince's, Captain Jiang no longer hesitated and immediately ordered: "The Tenth Prince is in trouble, leave a team to guard the palace gate, and the rest of you follow me out of the palace!"

At an order, the palace gate opened, and Captain Jiang led the men out.

But at this moment, a cavalry suddenly rushed out from not far away!

"Oh no, we've been fooled...Ah!"

Captain Jiang's face changed drastically. He was about to order a retreat, but what came towards him was a dense barrage of sharp arrows.

Before he could finish his words, Captain Jiang was shot to pieces.

Ran Ming led the charge with the white horse cavalry to the palace gate. The imperial guards were all infantry, so they were no match for them and the white horse cavalry rushed directly into the palace.

Chu Ning rode his horse to the outside of the city under the protection of the guards and said loudly: "The tenth prince has been captured for his rebellion. Those who lay down their weapons and surrender can live. If they resist to the end, they will be killed without mercy!"

This voice rang in the ears of the rebels, and at the same time, the captured Tenth Prince appeared in their eyes.

At this moment, the rebels' morale dropped sharply and they had no fighting spirit at all!