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

"Your Highness, you... you don't want to sell this gun as well, do you?"

"You can't do that. This gun was used by your majesty in his early years. It is extremely precious and cannot be sold!"

When Zhao Yu and Guan Yun saw Chu Ning's posture, they immediately panicked.

You sold the emperor's sword, but the emperor did not punish you. That was a favor to you, Prince.

But if I sell this gun again, the emperor will definitely be angry!

Chu Ning grinned, looking at the spear in his hand in amazement: "This spear was used by my father, it must be more valuable!"

"I will be going to the frontline soon. If I don't have enough silver, how can the soldiers under me obey my orders?"

Guan Yun and Zhao Yu fell silent.

The defeat at the front was not only due to lack of food and fodder, but also due to insufficient military pay.

If the Prince of Penglai left empty-handed, who among the soldiers on the front line would listen to the orders of a prince who has no power, no influence and no money?

Everything that Prince Penglai did was entirely for the soldiers on the front line!

At this moment, Chu Ning's image in their minds completely changed.

They thought Chu Ning was just a scapegoat for the prince, but Chu Ning's actions completely conquered them.

"Your Highness is concerned about the safety of the country, and he is willing to sell the spear given by His Majesty. Zhao Yu is willing to lead the way for His Highness!"

Chu Ning grinned and said, "Let's go to the Second Prince's residence first."

……

In the palace, the emperor is reviewing memorials.

Suddenly, the shadow guard came to report: "Your Majesty, the Prince of Penglai is heading towards the Second Prince's residence with a bright silver spear."

The brush writing on the memorial suddenly stopped, and a ball of ink instantly submerged a large area of the words.

The emperor was so angry that he threw the memorial to the ground and said, "What does Chu Ning want to do? Does he want to sell the bright silver spear I gave him?"

This bastard, doesn’t he know that the spear I gave him can save his life at the critical moment!

The shadow guard replied cautiously: "Zhao Yu sent a message that the Prince of Penglai really wants to sell the bright silver spear to raise enough silver to comfort the troops at the front line!"

The still angry emperor was stunned.

Yes, Chu Ning is a powerless man. How can he make 100,000 troops on the front line obey him without money?

All in all, the imperial court still owed the soldiers on the front line three months' salary.

It turns out that Chu Ning sold his sword and gun in order to raise enough military funds and stabilize the morale of the troops!

Chu Ning is serving the country!

It was me who wrongly blamed him!

"Keep an eye on him first. I want to see who dares to buy the bright silver spear!"

"My subordinate understands!"

……

The second prince’s residence, living room.

Chu Ming's eyes lit up as he looked at the bright silver spear in front of him.

This is the spear that my father used when he was young. It is much more meaningful than a sword!

Chu Ning looked at his brother with a simple and honest look on his face.

"Brother, do you like this gun?"

"like!"

Chu Ming couldn't let it go and nodded without hesitation.

"Since Second Brother likes it, why not sell this gun to him!"

Chu Ning got straight to the point: "Father's sword was sold to the Crown Prince for 60,000 taels of silver. This spear must be better than that sword. For 100,000 taels of silver, you can keep the spear!"

The second prince panicked when he heard this.

"I like it, but this spear was given to you, my eighteenth brother, by our father. As a brother, I cannot take away someone else's love!"

What a joke! The prince was put under house arrest in disguise after buying the sword. If I buy this gun, I don’t know how my father will punish me!

I like it, but I don't want to be punished.

Now the crown prince has become a joke among the other princes. Who would dare to buy your gun, Chu Ning!

I don't want to become the second joke after the crown prince.

Chu Ning immediately became anxious when he heard this: "If you think my price is too high, you can bargain."

“It’s not about the price!”

The second prince wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to explain, so he had to return the bright silver spear: "Take the spear and leave quickly!"

He can't afford to offend this plague god.

"Second brother, if you also give me 60,000 taels of silver, the gun will be yours!"

Chu Ning simply took the initiative to lower the price.

The second prince's mouth twitched.

If it's really a price issue, then it's not a big deal at all.

But this is a matter of face, which cannot be solved by price.

"I appreciate your kindness, Eighteenth Brother, but I really cannot accept this gun!"

The second prince sighed and said, "But my eighteenth brother can't make a wasted trip. I have one thousand taels here. It will be your compensation for wasting your time."

The servant immediately brought a small box and after opening it, rows of silver were neatly arranged inside.

Chu Ning's eyes lit up when he saw Yin Zi, but on the surface he looked disappointed: "Okay, since the second brother doesn't want it, I'll go ask the third brother."

"I have something important to do, so I won't send my eighteenth brother off!"

The second prince watched Chu Ning leave and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

This plague god is finally gone.

Although he was cheated out of one thousand taels, it was countless times better than putting the prince under house arrest!

By the way, Chu Ning just said that he wanted to go to his third brother’s place?

Hehe, things would be interesting if my third brother bought it!

Chu Ning did go to the Third Prince’s residence.

But the news of the Second Prince's residence had already spread, and the Third Prince directly rejected Chu Ning's proposal to sell guns.

Of course, in order to get rid of Chu Ning, the third prince also gave him one thousand taels of silver.

The next thing was easy. With the lessons learned from the second and third princes, the other princes prepared one thousand taels of silver without waiting for Chu Ning to arrive.

The three men had come out empty-handed, but when they returned they had no choice but to buy a carriage, which was filled with sixteen small boxes.

The eighteen princes, excluding the crown prince and Chu Ning himself, each received one thousand taels, a total of sixteen thousand taels!

Just from this trip, Chu Ning returned with a full load!

If you want to go to the front line, how can you do it without enough silver? Getting silver is the first priority!

And this news soon reached the palace.

"Each prince was given one thousand taels to send off?"

The emperor's eyes widened: "Chu Ning got so much silver just by walking around like this?"

The shadow guard nodded.

The emperor was so angry that his hands were shaking.

When these princes were asked to raise money when the war broke out, they all hid the money and didn't want to contribute at all.

But now, in order to get rid of Chu Ning, he spent one thousand taels!

How generous!

It's a pity that your generosity was used in the wrong place. If it had been used on the soldiers on the front line, why would the Great Chu Dynasty have come to this?

The emperor, who was getting angrier and angrier, slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Zhao Ming, immediately issue an order. To celebrate the Queen's birthday, all the princes except Chu Ning must copy a scripture for her!"

"Yes!" Zhao Ming responded and immediately went down to pass on the order.

Chu Ning, the instigator, looked at Guan Yun and Zhao Yu who were carrying boxes and asked, "My mansion is too big and there are too few people. Do you have anyone to recommend?"

Having already cheated all the princes, it will be difficult to cheat these people of their money again. Next, I have to get some people to protect my life!