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

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Penglai was certainly wrong, but fifty military sticks is too heavy!"

"Why not let His Highness hand over the silver, and the matter will be over."

Nangong Kangping was the first to stand up and oppose.

What a joke! If these fifty military sticks are used to hit them, they will be held responsible.

Besides, Chu Ning just said that this matter was caused by them. If Chu Ning cannot go to the front line, one of these people must be selected to go to the front line.

Among the dozen or so ministers present, only Nangong Kangping came from a military background and knew how to march and fight, so he was the most suitable one to go to the front line.

The best way at the moment is to prevent Chu Ning from being punished, just hand over the silver!

As long as the money is returned, it doesn’t matter whether Chu Ning is punished or not.

The other ministers reacted immediately upon hearing this and echoed the words.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of the Protectorate is right. We just want our silver back."

"Your Highness is a rich man after all, and you have to go to the front line, so this punishment will be waived."

"Yes, Your Majesty. If His Highness is punished, no one will go to the front lines."

"Since Your Highness has already acknowledged his fault, we will not pursue the matter any further. Just return the silver to us."

The ministers are not fools. They certainly would not let Chu Ning get into trouble at this critical juncture.

The emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard this and looked at Chu Ning deeply.

Good job Chu Ning, he actually has this trick.

But in this case, Chu Ning might not be able to keep the silver in his hands!

Shaking his head, the emperor felt helpless.

Although I want to help, I am powerless.

You can't ask me personally to ask the ministers to admit that the money was donated, right?

"Since all the gentlemen think that Chu Ning should not be punished, I can't refuse!"

The emperor acted like a peacemaker: "Chu Ning, just return the silver to the gentlemen."

Although one million taels of silver was a lot of money, the emperor did not want to offend so many ministers because of this matter.

But Chu Ning didn't think much about it.

How can you give back something you have already obtained?

"Father!"

Chu Ning said indignantly: "When those young masters gave the things to me, they said they were donating them to the soldiers on the front line!

Now these ministers want to take back the silver for redeeming those things at this moment. It is obvious that they deliberately don’t want me to fight the enemy on the front line. They are holding me back. "

When such a serious crime was brought against them, the faces of more than a dozen ministers changed drastically.

"Prince Penglai, what do you mean by this?"

"I have been watching for more than ten years and have fought with the enemy country dozens of times. How could I hold you back, Your Highness?"

"Your Highness, what is your intention in pinning this crime on us?"

"If you don't make this clear today, I will never forgive you!"

All of a sudden, more than a dozen ministers were excited and rushed to Chu Ning and surrounded him.

Facing the crowd's siege, Chu Ning remained unmoved and said calmly: "My Lords, I have already said that this silver is for your descendants to redeem their personal belongings!

If you insist on taking back the money now, wouldn't that put them in an awkward position? After all, they themselves said that these things were donated to the front line.

Now that you are so insistent on taking back the silver, I have to wonder if you don’t want me to defeat the enemy on the front line!”

After saying that, Chu Ning turned to look at the emperor and said in a deep voice: "Father, you also know that the soldiers on the front line have not received their salaries for three months. If I don't bring the money with me, this war can't be fought at all.

Originally, I wanted to use this money to stabilize the morale of the army, and by the way, tell the soldiers on the front line that this money was donated by you gentlemen, so as to gain reputation for you gentlemen.

But your actions now chill my heart. If they insist on taking back the money, I will not go to the front line. Whoever wants to go can go!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd, who were originally filled with indignation, suddenly quieted down.

If Chu Ning didn't go to the front line, the emperor would definitely be angry.

If the emperor gets angry, he will definitely ask one of them to go to the front line.

After all, it was them who made Chu Ning unwilling to go to the front line!

Now, everyone panicked.

Chu Ning is such a bastard, he refuses to go to the front line if there is a disagreement!

That would be fine, the scariest thing is that this guy actually wants to choose one of them to go to the front line!

If you think about it carefully, this couldn't be Chu Ning's plan, right?

In order to avoid going to the front line, Chu Ning deliberately caused this incident so that they would jump out and find a scapegoat?

If this is true, then I must not be fooled.

The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that Chu Ning was setting a trap for himself.

No, Chu Ning must not be allowed to get his wish.

The person who goes to the front line must be Chu Ning!

They don't want to go to the front line!

Zhou Chengyi's eyes rolled, and he quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't know that this was the good intention of the Prince of Penglai. I misunderstood Your Highness. I don't want this silver. I will consider it as a donation to the soldiers on the front line!"

It's just 70,000 taels of silver. Compared with your own life, it's nothing.

Besides, if word gets out that he donated money, he can gain a good reputation.

The emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

Are you giving up now?

I haven't even started to put pressure on you!

This guy Chu Ning is really awesome.

You are worthy of being my son!

The emperor was happy in his heart, but on the surface he had a blank expression on his face: "Master Zhou, are you speaking from the bottom of your heart?"

"Every word I say is from the bottom of my heart. From now on, I will never mention this matter again!" Zhou Chengyi expressed his position again.

The emperor nodded slightly: "It is rare that Lord Zhou is so loyal to our Great Chu. I just wonder what other lords think about this matter?"

He glanced at everyone, wanting everyone to express their opinions!

Nangong Kangping sighed and immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I misunderstood Your Highness just like Lord Zhou did. Please forgive me. As for the silver, I don't want it!"

Since the two most important ministers said so, the other ministers dared not insist and expressed their unwillingness to take the money.

The emperor nodded slightly, slowly stood up, and said in a deep voice: "I have all the beloved ministers in the Great Chu State, and we will surely win this battle!

Well, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, my dear ministers, please leave!"

"Your Majesty, please leave!"

Everyone bowed and left, leaving only Chu Ning and the emperor alone in the hall.

After everyone left, the emperor looked at Chu Ning and said calmly, "When did you become so courageous?"

Chu Ning smiled bitterly: "Father, the military pay at the front is a big problem. If I am not brave enough, I can't go to the front empty-handed, right?"

The emperor shook his head and said, "Don't think those ministers can be dismissed so easily. At your engagement banquet, someone will definitely make trouble for you and embarrass you. Be prepared!

In addition, envoys from other countries will arrive in the next two days. Originally, the Crown Prince was in charge of this matter, but now he has to copy scriptures for the Queen. I plan to hand this matter over to you.

After all, it is your own wedding, so it is reasonable for you to personally receive the envoys from other countries."

Chu Ning frowned and was about to refuse, but the emperor waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "Don't worry, I will send the Minister of Rites to assist you!"

Chu Ning had no choice but to bow and say, "Your Highness obeys my order."

He agreed readily, but Chu Ning had no idea what kind of person he would be facing this time!

This time he snatched the job that originally belonged to the prince, so the prince was naturally very angry!