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

"Captain, what should we do now?"

At the city gate, the soldiers of the patrol camp looked at each other, no one dared to act on their own, and they could only look at He Qingyun.

As the son of the Minister of Works, personally appointed by the Emperor to guard the city gate, and the highest-ranking official on the scene, this decision could only be made by He Qingyun.

At this moment, He Qingyun's face was ashen.

No matter what choice he makes, he will offend people.

If you listen to Chu Ning, you will offend the Crown Prince and the Tenth Princess of Da Zhao.

If you don't listen to Chu Ning, you will not only offend Chu Ning, but also offend the emperor and the other sixteen princes.

After all, the sixteen princes all want Chu Ning to go to the front line and don't want anything to happen to Chu Ning at this moment. If they let Zhao Feiyan enter the city, Chu Ning will definitely be unhappy. If Chu Ning doesn't want to go to the front line, the sixteen princes will skin him alive!

Thinking of this, He Qingyun had a gloomy face and gritted his teeth as he ordered: "Come here, close the city gate!"

The soldiers of the city defense camp were stunned, and then retreated into the city, and the city gates slowly closed at this moment.

Outside the city, Zhao Feiyan looked a little unhappy.

Who would have thought that Chu Ning, an illegitimate son, could actually make the soldiers in the city defense camp obey his orders!

At this time, the centurion Han Ping beside him said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, how should we deal with it now? Should we force our way in?"

The two sides were not very far apart, and the city gates were closing very slowly. They were all cavalry, so there was a great chance that they would break in if they charged at this moment!

But Zhao Feiyan glanced at him and said calmly: "Even if we rush in, do you think the soldiers of Da Chu will just leave it alone?

There are only a hundred of us. If a conflict breaks out, we will all be slaughtered.”

Han Ping's face changed. "How... how is this possible? How dare they attack us? When two countries are at war, they don't kill envoys. If they attack, aren't they afraid that our front-line army will launch a massive attack?"

Zhao Feiyan sneered: "If they are unreasonable, they will not dare to take action, but if we force our way through the city gate, they will have enough reason to take action!

Maybe this is Chu Ning's plan, he is hoping that we will force our way in so that he can catch us all here."

Han Ping was shocked and dared not speak.

At this moment, he no longer dared to look down on Chu Ning!

I thought that an illegitimate child left among the people would have no ability and would definitely be suppressed by Her Royal Highness the Princess.

But after several rounds of verbal exchanges, they did not make any substantial progress except that their birthright gave them an advantage.

Instead, they themselves were locked outside the city gate!

Once this matter gets out, it will definitely make Da Zhao a laughing stock.

After all, there are envoys from other dynasties attending Chu Ning’s engagement party this time!

Fortunately, at this moment, Zhao Feiyan raised her lips slightly and chuckled: "Forget it, since he wants to make a big deal, then this princess will grant his wish!

Just wait, when Da Chu receives the news, they will definitely send someone to let us in, then... hehe~"

Chu Ning tore up the prince's invitation in public, which was a complete disrespect to the prince.

Considering that the prince invited himself but did not inform Chu Ning, it means that the prince also wanted to give Chu Ning a warning.

Since these two people have a conflict, she can profit from it!

Han Ping's eyes lit up: "Your Highness the Princess is wise!"

Just as the two were talking, on the streets of the city, Chu Ning stood on his horse in an alley with a look of disappointment on his face.

"Zhao Feiyan is indeed difficult to deal with. She did not take the opportunity to rush in. It is impossible for me to take the opportunity to kill her!"

Although somewhat disappointed, this result was also within his expectations.

The other party has a good reputation. If he is really so easy to deal with, I wouldn't dare to come here easily.

Guan Yun frowned and said, "Your Highness, since you know that the other party is not here with good intentions, why don't you strike first?"

This is clearly the capital of the Great Chu, so it is very easy to deal with Zhao Feiyan and others.

But Chu Ning shook his head: "After all, she came here on behalf of the Great Zhao, and she has the identity of an envoy. How can we attack her without a legitimate reason?

Forget it, if she stays in Kyoto City obediently and allows me to get engaged safely, it will be fine. But if she dares to be clever, I don’t mind letting her stay forever!"

After saying this, Chu Ning rode his horse back home, and Guan Yun and Zhao Yu immediately followed.

Soon, the news that Chu Ning had locked Zhao Feiyan outside the city spread throughout Kyoto.

For a moment, all the ministers were in an uproar!

Some were extremely nervous, some were waiting for the development of the situation with a spectator attitude, and some began to write memorials to report to Chu Ning.

In the East Palace, the Crown Prince also received the news.

This news was brought by He Peng himself.

"What? You said Chu Ning actually locked Zhao Feiyan outside the city?"

The prince, who was copying scriptures, was shocked when he suddenly heard the news. The brush in his hand tilted, and a pool of ink flowed down the brush and soaked all the scriptures that night.

"Damn it!"

The scripture that he had copied with great effort was ruined. The angry prince tore off the page of scripture, crumpled it into a ball and threw it to the ground.

He Peng in the hall lowered his head and dared not speak.

Zhao Feiyan was invited by the prince, but now she can't even enter the city gate. This not only makes Zhao Feiyan lose face, but also damages the prince's reputation.

This is also the case with Chu Ning. Just let Zhao Feiyan in. Why bother to fight with her at this moment?

She is the tenth princess of the Great Zhao, a powerful princess who can mobilize 300,000 troops on the front line!

Chu Ning was too bold to offend the Crown Prince and Zhao Feiyan at the same time!

"Master He!"

The prince's cold voice came at this moment: "Report this matter to the emperor immediately, and I will go outside the city to pick him up myself!"

He Peng's mouth twitched, and he smiled bitterly: "Lord Wang, the Minister of Rites, is already reporting this matter to His Majesty."

The prince was stunned for a moment, then snorted coldly: "Well, you go with me to greet Zhao Feiyan, which is considered giving her enough face!"

"Yes!" He Peng did not dare to refuse and followed the prince straight out of the palace.

At this time, in the Yingwu Hall, the emperor was listening to Wang Wenguang's report.

When the emperor heard that Chu Ning had locked Zhao Feiyan outside the city, the corners of his mouth twitched.

This bastard Chu Ning really knows how to cause trouble!

That was the tenth princess of the Great Zhao. Yet she was locked outside the city. It seemed that she was determined to humiliate her.

If this matter is not handled properly, the frontline soldiers of Da Zhao might launch an attack prematurely.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, and a hint of helplessness flashed across his face: "Sir Wang, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Wang Wenguang smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, the best solution at this moment is to let the Crown Prince personally invite Zhao Feiyan into the city. This will also give her enough pomp and ceremony."

The emperor was about to agree when the shadow guard suddenly came in to report: "Your Majesty, the prince left the palace and headed straight for the city gate!"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does the prince want to personally invite Zhao Feiyan into the city?"

The shadow guard glanced at Wang Wenguang and said nothing.

Wang Wenguang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, since the Crown Prince has gone to the city gate, I, as the Minister of Rites, should also go with him."

The emperor hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well, I'll trouble you to make another trip!"

"Wei Chen resigns!"

As soon as Wang Wenguang left, the emperor's face turned gloomy.

"Nonsense!"

The emperor slammed the table and said coldly: "How dare Chu Ning refuse Zhao Feiyan's admission?"

The shadow guard immediately recounted briefly what had happened at the city gate.

The emperor's expression eased a lot when he heard Zhao Feiyan humiliate Chu Ning as an illegitimate child and that the prince invited Zhao Feiyan without informing Chu Ning.

"Oh, never mind. He is from the common people after all. I owe him my status!"

The emperor shook his head: "However, Zhao Feiyan will not miss this opportunity. She will definitely ask to see me and ask me to punish Chu Ning.

Shadow Guard, what punishment do you think I should give Chu Ning?"