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

Prince Chu's Palace, backyard.

Today, Shen Wanying was acting out of character. She did not write or embroider in the pavilion, but paced back and forth in the yard.

There was a hint of worry on her delicate face.

Seeing this, the maid Xiaoqing at the side could not help but smile and comfort: "Miss, His Highness is just going to the palace to discuss matters, why are you so nervous?

Your Highness has been to the palace for meetings before, so why are you like this today?"

Shen Wanying came back to her senses, shook her head and sighed: "You don't understand, Yan Wuji's death will definitely trigger the Yan State to send troops. Calculating the time, there should be news from the Yan State.

I am worried that if you go to the palace this time, His Majesty will ask you to go to the front line to meet the enemy."

Xiao Qing curled her lips and said, "Isn't there a general on the front line? It is said that the general is very powerful and has commanded troops for many years. I believe he should be able to resist the troops of Yan State."

Although he didn't know much about the fighting on the front line, he was well aware of the general's reputation.

In Xiaoqing's mind, as long as the general is at the front line, the King of Chu doesn't need to go.

But Shen Wanying shook her head repeatedly after hearing this.

Xiaoqing didn't know the situation in the court, but she knew it better than anyone else.

During this period, the Chu Palace took over many of the Tenth Prince's businesses because of its contribution to suppressing the rebellion, and became the most powerful man in a short period of time.

But this also aroused hostility from other forces.

Whether it is the Crown Prince or other princes, they have now regarded the Chu Palace as a thorn in their eyes.

It would be fine if there was no chance, but once there was a chance, these people would never let it go.

Yan Wuji was killed. If Yan State sent troops, all the civil and military officials in the court would be eager to let Chu Ning go to the front line.

While he was deep in thought, footsteps were heard outside the yard, followed by Chu Ning's laughter:

"Why isn't Wanying embroidering today?"

As Chu Ning arrived, Xiao Qing bowed and took the initiative to step down, leaving the two to talk alone.

Shen Wanying stepped forward to help Chu Ning straighten his clothes and said with a smile, "I'm a little worried about you."

Chu Ning smiled slightly, took her hand and sat in the pavilion: "Don't worry, although my father asked me to go to the front line, I also asked for some benefits."

The thing I was most worried about happened.

Shen Wanying's face looked a little ugly.

"The State of Yan has sent troops? This... can we stop them here?" A trace of worry appeared on Shen Wanying's delicate face.

Once on the battlefield, no one can guarantee that they can come back safely.

What's more, this time the State of Yan comes with great momentum under the banner of revenge for the prince, and the morale of the other side is high, so the battle is bound to be extremely fierce.

Thinking that Chu Ning was going to the battlefield in person, she couldn't help but worry about Chu Ning.

But Chu Ning stroked her cheek and chuckled, “It’s not like I haven’t been on the battlefield before, you don’t have to be so anxious.

What's more, Ran Ming is accompanying me, so even if there is danger, I can still turn it into safety."

When she heard Ran Ming's name, Shen Wanying's worries eased a lot.

But she still hugged Chu Ning's waist tightly, muttering to herself: "Can't we just not go?"

Chu Ning shook his head: "I'm afraid not. The Chu Palace has overshadowed the Crown Prince and others recently. Father has always liked to balance the forces of all parties. He wants to take this opportunity to transfer me to the front line and make me disappear from the sight of the people.

As time goes by, the matter of suppressing the rebellion will be over. Even if I come back alive by then, I will not be as powerful as I am now."

Although he knew this was the emperor's plan, he did not refuse.

Firstly, he didn't want to fall out with the emperor right now, and secondly, he wanted to use this matter to gain more rights.

For example, this time we obtained the autonomy of Liangzhou!

Although Liangzhou is located in a remote area, it is not completely useless. At least grapes can be grown there, and the wine produced there can be sold at a high price in the future.

Of course, he definitely didn't need to handle this kind of thing personally, he could just hand it over to Zhang Xuan, the new governor of Liangzhou.

While deep in thought, I suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the yard, followed by Ran Ming's voice:

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Without any notification, Ran Ming rushed in directly.

When he saw Chu Ning holding Shen Wanying, he was slightly stunned, then quickly turned his head away, as if he saw nothing.

Shen Wanying was a little shy, so she quickly pushed Chu Ning away and ran into the house.

Chu Ning smelled the remaining hair fragrance in the air, the corner of his mouth twitched, he turned his head to look at Ran Ming, and said in a cold voice:

"If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation, you will not be able to escape the twenty military sticks today!"

Ran Ming's face changed slightly, and he handed over a letter: "Your Highness, this is a handwritten letter from the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, sent to you at an expedited speed of 800 miles."

Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

When Chu Ning heard the name suddenly, he was stunned, and his thoughts were drawn back to that day and that carriage.

The two had two wonderful encounters, one at night and one in a carriage.

That time at night, he took the initiative to take down the other party.

While in the carriage, the empress, who had regained her strength, drained him dry.

However, since the Queen of the Great Zhou has already returned, why did she write a letter?

Given the other party's identity, how could he possibly take the initiative to write a letter?

Chu Ning frowned and asked, "Are you sure this is a handwritten letter from the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Ran Ming smiled awkwardly: "Your Highness, I can't read. It was the messenger outside the door who said that."

With a twitch of his lips, Chu Ning reached out to take the letter and took a look.

The flourishes of the characters were quite domineering, but the content shocked Chu Ning.

In the letter, the Queen of Great Zhou explained why the Great Zhou Dynasty was defeated by the State of Yan during this period.

It turned out that four months after the Empress of the Great Zhou returned, unexpected changes took place in the court of the Great Zhou.

A group of ministers led by King Liang plotted rebellion and instigated half of the Zhou army to turn against the State of Yan, resulting in a great defeat for the Zhou army that was fighting fiercely with the State of Yan on the front line.

The general of the Great Zhou Dynasty made a prompt decision and immediately retreated with his troops, which allowed the State of Yan to enter the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

But the Great Zhou Dynasty did not miss this opportunity. They joined forces with King Liang and defeated the Great Zhou army.

But even so, the Queen of the Great Zhou still did not compromise and abdicate. Instead, she went to the front line to command the battle and stabilize the morale of the army.

At this point, the two sides entered a stalemate.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Yan Wuji was killed and the State of Yan sent troops to the State of Chu. However, in order to prevent the Great Zhou from rebelling, the other side organized a large-scale attack.

The army of the Great Zhou suffered a crushing defeat and retreated all the way to the capital city, and all the cities along the way became the property of King Liang.

Now the King of Liang was approaching with 100,000 rebels and 80,000 Yan troops, while the Empress of Zhou had only 70,000 soldiers.

Although they sent people to other dynasties for help, they were all rejected.

With no other options left, the Queen of the Great Zhou remembered Chu Ning and wrote this personal letter.

After reading the letter, Chu Ning's face looked a little ugly.

Although he knew that the Great Zhou Dynasty would be faced with many crises, the Empress of the Great Zhou was once his woman, and he could not sit idly by and watch his woman encounter a crisis while he remained indifferent.

But on the other hand, he has now been ordered to go to the front line to fight against the State of Yan, and there is a conflict in time between the two!

There is no way to save the empress if we go to the front line to fight against Yan State.

If we save the empress, we won’t be able to go to the front line to fight against the State of Yan!

What should we do?