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

Half an hour later, the ministers who received the news gathered in Yingwu Hall.

More than ten hours have passed since the tenth prince's rebellion last night, but none of these civil and military officials have come to the palace on their own initiative.

Only after receiving the emperor's order did everyone rush to the palace.

The palace, which had experienced a rebellion, still retained the scenes of last night's fierce battle.

The imperial guards, eunuchs and maids were still cleaning up the remaining arrows and blood in the palace.

When the officials who came here on orders saw this scene, they looked at each other, with a hint of worry in their eyes.

Last night, the tenth prince rebelled and the emperor sent out smoke signals. Only Chu Ning led his troops to the rescue in the entire Kyoto city.

Now that the rebellion has been quelled, how can the emperor forgive them so easily?

For a moment, everyone was in panic.

Especially the ministers who were close to the aristocratic families, their faces showed anxiety.

However, the people who were more anxious than them were the princes.

At this moment, everyone was regretting deeply. If they had known that Chu Ning was so brave and could quell the rebellion, they should have brought troops to come to the king's aid last night.

But now Chu Ning has done the job alone, and they have nothing to do with it.

All the credit goes to Chu Ning, and they might even be punished. How can they not be panicked?

With collapsed and uneasy hearts, a group of princes and civil and military officials with their own thoughts came to the Yingwu Palace.

In contrast, Chu Ning looked energetic and full of energy at the moment!

Everyone else thought that Chu Ning looked like this to receive a reward, but only Chu Ning himself understood that he had just experienced a loving experience with Shen Wanying and was still immersed in the pleasure just now.

"Greetings to His Majesty (Father)!" Everyone bowed and saluted in unison.

The emperor stood in front of everyone with his hands behind his back, glanced at them, and said calmly, "Chu Ning, you don't have to be so polite."

Chu Ning grinned: "Thank you, Father!"

He stood up and stared at everyone with an expression as if he was watching a good show.

This time the emperor was really angry. He didn't even bother asking everyone to stand up. He just made everyone stand with their backs bent.

The ministers seemed to know that they were at fault. None of them dared to make a sound and the scene became eerily quiet.

The emperor stared at everyone for a moment, then walked over to them and said calmly:

"Didn't everyone see the smoke signals last night? Grand Master, as the Emperor's teacher, you chose to stand by and watch?"

The tutor's face changed slightly, and he was about to speak to explain, but the emperor did not give him a chance to speak. He walked to the prime minister and said coldly:

"Mr. Prime Minister, are you also blind and can't you see the smoke signals coming from the palace?"

Prime Minister Yang Wende was startled and was about to speak, but the emperor came to the third prince and said coldly:

"As a prince, you chose to stand aside and watch when your father was in trouble. What? Do you wish that I would be killed by the rebels?"

The Third Prince's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground: "Father, I definitely did not mean that."

The emperor sneered and looked at the fourth prince.

The fourth prince had learned his lesson. Without waiting for the emperor to speak, he knelt down immediately and said, "Father, I was mobilizing troops at that time..."

"Mobilize troops?" The emperor seemed to have heard a huge joke: "Why haven't your troops appeared yet?"

"My son..."

"enough!"

The emperor was furious: "Do you think I don't know what you are thinking? You all hope that I will be killed by the Tenth Master, and then you can fight for the throne, right?"

The faces of the princes changed drastically, and they immediately knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Father, please calm down."

"Calm down?"

The emperor laughed in anger and stared at everyone: "If it wasn't for Chu Ning last night, I would have become a corpse now!"

Chu Ning, who was praised, took the opportunity to stand up and said, "Father, calm down. Don't get yourself hurt by getting angry."

The emperor took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and said in a deep voice: "They stood by and watched last night, and you still want to speak well of them?"

Chu Ning laughed awkwardly, "Father, that's not what I meant. They deserve to be punished for being late in coming to your rescue.

It's just that the incident happened suddenly, and it's possible that they really didn't have time to react, or that they wasted time mobilizing manpower, so I hope that Your Majesty will be lenient with them."

The ministers were stunned. No one expected that Chu Ning would actually speak well of them.

Even the emperor was a little surprised.

This is not like Chu Ning's style.

How could someone who has never suffered any loss plead for others?

From Chu Ning's perspective, shouldn't he be adding insult to injury now?

The emperor rolled his eyes and decided to see what Chu Ning was going to do.

"A lenient sentence?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes, stared at Chu Ning and asked, "Tell me what you think!"

Chu Ning's face straightened, and he said in a deep voice: "Father, the Bingzhou troops have been fighting with the Zhao State for several months. Although they have reached the heartland of the Zhao State, problems have also arisen.

The battle line was too long, and the transportation of food and military pay became the biggest problem. Moreover, after months of fierce fighting, a lot of food and military pay in Bingzhou had been consumed.

How about this: all civil and military officials in the court will be fined one year's salary, and the remaining money will be used as military pay for the Bingzhou troops.

In addition, according to the size of their official positions, they are required to donate food and fodder. If they do not, they will be severely punished!"

War costs too much money!

Even with the facial mask and refined salt business, Chu Ning still felt a little overwhelmed. He had to take this opportunity to severely cheat this group of people.

The emperor finally reacted after hearing this.

Chu Ning appeared to be begging for mercy for everyone, but in reality he was collecting military pay and food for the front line.

But think about it, it is indeed not easy to support 100,000 soldiers in Bingzhou alone.

What's more, there are too many civil and military officials involved in this incident, and the law does not hold everyone responsible. We can't really kill all of them.

By agreeing to Chu Ning's request, he could give Chu Ning some face, stabilize the morale of the soldiers on the front line, and punish everyone.

Three birds with one stone!

"Since you asked, Chu Ning, I will grant you your request!"

The emperor looked at the ministers with cold eyes and asked, "My dear ministers, what do you think?"

"We are willing!" The ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Not coming to rescue the emperor would be a capital crime, but now I can cover this up with a year's salary and some food. Only a fool would refuse.

And if you refuse, the emperor will definitely kill you!

It is worth paying some price for your fame and future.

It was their fault for misjudging the situation this time, allowing Chu Ning to gain the upper hand and successfully protect the emperor!

At this time, the emperor saw that everyone agreed, so he nodded slightly, showing satisfaction: "In this case, this matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue!

Remember, there must be enough food to ensure that the soldiers on the front line are not trapped by food problems."

Liu Shouren, the Minister of Finance, immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will handle this matter properly!"

Liu Shouren is Chu Ning's man. Letting Liu Shouren be in charge of this matter is also for Chu Ning's face. At the same time, it is also telling the ministers not to interfere in this matter!

"Okay, now let's discuss how to deal with the rebels!"

The emperor's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Bring up that rebellious son and Xiao Tianming!"