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

Lizheng Hall, in the courtyard.

Chu Ning, who had hurried over, looked at the palace door which was still motionless and remained silent.

After a moment, he asked the white horse cavalry guarding outside the yard, "Has anyone come out from inside?"

"Your Highness, no one came out."

At this moment, Chu Ning's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

From this morning till now, three hours have passed since Wu Zhao launched the attack, a full six hours, but there has been no movement coming from inside.

Although I know that having a child takes a certain amount of time, this time is a bit too long.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and a look of determination flashed across their faces.

Regardless of whether he can get in or not, he must go in and take a look this time.

It has been too long. He has already come down from the battlefield, but there is still no movement inside. He is really worried.

Without saying a word, Chu Ning looked up and walked into the hall.

But just as Chu Ning arrived at the palace door, someone inside suddenly opened it.

A maid came out, sweating profusely. Seeing Chu Ning outside the palace, she was startled and quickly saluted:

"Meet His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

Chu Ning frowned: "What's the situation inside?"

The maid looked around and found that there was no one in the yard outside, so she whispered, "Your Majesty is having a difficult delivery, and the midwife is trying to find a solution."

Chu Ning's face changed drastically.

Difficult labor, the thing he was most worried about finally happened.

The empress had only had sex with him twice, and her body had not yet fully developed, so it was understandable that she had a difficult delivery.

But in this era, if a childbirth fails, the mortality rate will reach a terrifying 70%.

Out of ten women who have a difficult birth, only three can survive.

Chu Ning rushed inside without saying a word.

But the maid stopped him quickly: "Your Highness, you can't go in. If you go in now, you will only cause trouble and cannot help His Majesty."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Wu Zhao's shouting was heard from inside.

Chu Ning was startled and was about to rush in regardless of everything, but another maid came out: "Your Highness, Prince Chu, there is not enough hot water. Please send someone to warm up your hands immediately."

Wu Zhao did not have many confidants, only two maids and a midwife. All three of them were in the room, and no one prepared hot water.

Chu Ning took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down: "You go in and help immediately. I will send someone to prepare hot water."

After saying that, Chu Ning went down to make arrangements personally.

A quarter of an hour later, several large basins of hot water were carried outside the hall, and then Chu Ning carried them in personally.

There was no other way; in order to keep it secret, he had to do it himself.

I also took the opportunity to enter the Lizheng Hall to see how Wu Zhao was doing.

Entering the palace and looking through the heavy beaded curtain, I saw the midwife in front of the dragon bed constantly shouting: "Your Majesty, push harder, you must push harder!"

"Take a deep breath, don't be nervous, don't be nervous at this time, you must relax."

Wu Zhao grabbed the two silks placed on the dragon couch, and beads of sweat the size of beans kept dripping down her forehead.

She seemed to sense someone staring at her from behind the bead curtain. She turned around and met Chu Ning's eyes.

Chu Ning was about to go in, but Wu Zhao shouted, "Don't... don't come in."

The midwife was also anxious: "Your Highness, please don't make trouble at this time. Go out and wait. I will send someone to notify you if there is anything."

Chu Ning's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "If you can only choose one of the two, you must find a way to save His Majesty."

After saying that, Chu Ning glanced at Wu Zhao, then turned and left.

Staying in the hall would only put pressure on Wu Zhao and would also make the midwife afraid to move freely. It would be better for her to go out and wait.

However, there are enemy troops outside the city and they may attack at any time. He was worried that he might not be outside, so he instructed the midwife in advance to protect the empress.

It’s not that he is cruel, but if he can only choose one of the two, he can only protect the empress.

When Chu Ning entered the palace, he was restless and paced back and forth in the yard.

But even so, his eyes would still look towards the Lizheng Hall from time to time, and he even wanted to rush in a few times.

Knowing that this wouldn't work, Chu Ning asked the cavalry to bring a spear to practice shooting in the yard. Only in this way could he calm down.

At this moment, in the military camp outside the city, a conspiracy was taking place.

The southeast corner of the military camp is where Yan Yucheng arranged the 20,000 rebels to live.

At this moment, several generals were gathered together to discuss.

The leader was a tall, burly man wearing black armor. He was Su Cheng, the general of the 20,000 rebels.

Seeing everyone gathered, Su Cheng said in a deep voice: "Everyone, King Liang has been killed, and we are not from Yan State. I wonder what you are going to do next?"

Everyone looked at each other, and then said in unison: "We are willing to listen to General Su's arrangements!"

"very good!"

Su Cheng narrowed his eyes, a look of determination flashed across his face: "Since Your Majesty has forgiven us and given us a chance to redeem ourselves, why not take this opportunity to turn against us and take down the Yan army!"

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Then, a lieutenant frowned and said, "General Su, we are now in their military camp. If we act rashly, we will definitely be besieged."

Another lieutenant also stood up and said, "Yes, General Su, our spies have discovered that the Yan army has sent people to keep an eye on us. If we take any action, they will definitely take action first!"

But some people stood up to support Su Cheng's idea: "If we can make up for our crimes, we are not traitors!"

"The Yan army is preparing to burn down Luo City in three days, and they will definitely let us be the vanguard. If we don't find a solution, we will become cannon fodder!"

Some people were hesitant, some were worried, but some also supported Su Cheng's idea.

Seeing this, Su Cheng's eyes turned cold and he stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop.

"Everyone, I know what you are worried about. Let's put our troops on hold for the next few days and send people to contact the city to see what General Xue has to say!"

Su Cheng said seriously: "Our army is in a bad situation now, we can't act rashly, we can only wait for General Xue's arrangements.

Besides, we are being watched now, so we must find a way to attract their attention and then send someone to convey the message to the city."

After a moment's silence, Su Cheng's eyes lit up: "Got it. When it gets dark, I will invite Tang Gang to drink. At the same time, I will send someone to deliver this king's handwritten letter to the city."

After saying that, Su Cheng wrote a handwritten letter in front of everyone, and then handed it to a group of captains to read.

"What do you think?"

Everyone answered in unison: "This is a brilliant plan!"

"In this case, please sign and seal your names, so that General Xue will believe that we are truly repentant and surrender!"

For such a big thing, if you want to gain people's trust, you must show sincerity.

All the captains signed and put their fingerprints without saying a word.

After everyone signed and sealed, Su Cheng called his trusted guards and said, "Tonight you must shoot this letter with an arrow onto the city wall, and wait for the other party to reply."

The confidant took the letter and put it in his arms, saying in a deep voice: "General, rest assured, I will definitely deliver it."

This letter is related to the upcoming battle!