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

East Palace Hall.

Ling Haoran looked at Yang Yuntao's departing back, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

In fact, he didn't want to see the prince and Chu Ning fighting, and he didn't want to see the pillars of the Chu State killing each other because of this.

But he also understood that he could do nothing, let alone stop it.

While deep in thought, the prince said calmly: "My father-in-law seems to be worried?"

Ling Haoran came back to his senses and sighed, "I'm afraid that when His Royal Highness Prince Chu returns to the capital this time, there will be another bloody storm."

The prince raised his lips slightly, revealing a hint of amusement: "He killed the general without authorization, my father will not forgive him, and Xiahou Yan will not let him go either!

All of this was caused by my Eighteenth Brother. Why would he kill the general for no reason? "

After a pause, the prince stared at Ling Haoran and said in a deep voice: "Father-in-law, this time the emperor will definitely investigate the murder of the general. As the Minister of Justice, you should know what to do, right?"

Ling Haoran finally reacted after hearing this.

The prince wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to use his authority as the Minister of Revenue to embarrass Chu Ning.

Ling Haoran, who had always been upright, frowned and said in a cold voice: "Your Highness, you know that I always enforce the law impartially. I will not do anything that violates the law."

It's not that he didn't want to help the prince, but he couldn't speak his mind and do something against his principles.

But the prince didn't seem surprised by this, and sneered: "Don't worry, I won't let you break the laws of the court, you just need to do what the Minister of Justice should do!

Once the emperor orders Chu Ning to be interrogated, you must not show mercy because of his identity, understand?"

Ling Haoran sighed and said, "I understand. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left without waiting for the prince to speak.

The prince stared at Ling Haoran's back, a cold look appearing on his face.

This old guy is just like his daughter!

Humph, if I didn’t need the help of your Ling family right now, I would never let your family act so presumptuous!

The prince cursed the Ling family in his heart before leaving in anger.

At the same time, the prince blocked the news of this victory and did not let anyone know.

On the one hand, it was to prevent Chu Ning's reputation from rising after the news spread.

Secondly, he wanted to give Xiahou Yan a chance to prepare!

As long as the people in Kyoto City don't know about this, Xiahou Yan will have enough time to make arrangements in advance.

On this side, after receiving instructions from the prince, Yang Yuntao rode his horse straight to the Sizhou camp that day.

The Sizhou camp has 20,000 soldiers stationed there and is only a hundred miles away from Kyoto City, serving as a barrier to protect Kyoto City.

This camp had always been guarded by General Xiahou Ren, but after Xiahou Ren was transferred to Yunzhou to guard the border, this camp was handed over to the Vice Minister of War Xiahou Yan!

The camp was located on a huge plain. From time to time, shouts could be heard from inside the camp, and cavalrymen often patrolled outside the camp.

At this moment, in the main military tent in the camp, a young man in his thirties was staring at the map of Yunzhou in the camp in a trance.

This man was tall, but looked somewhat elegant. His wise eyes flashed with a gleam from time to time, making people dare not look directly at him.

He was none other than Xiahou Yan, the Assistant Minister of War.

That is Xiahou Ren’s son!

Although he was in the Sizhou camp, his heart was on the Yunzhou battlefield. He really wanted to help his father defeat the Yan army and gain more military exploits!

While he was deep in thought, he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the camp: "General, Lord Yang Yuntao from the Ministry of Justice is here to visit."

Xiahou Yan raised his eyebrows, a hint of surprise flashing across his face.

Their Xiahou family has never had much interaction with the court officials, nor has it had any connection with the princes. Now, Yang Yuntao, who is the prince's confidant, actually took the initiative to visit.

After thinking for a while, Xiahou Yan said in a deep voice: "Let him in!"

He didn't even take Yang Yuntao seriously, and was willing to meet him only for the sake of the prince.

The tent curtain was opened, and Yang Yuntao stepped in, bowing and saying, "Your subordinate Yang Yuntao, greetings to General Xiahou!"

Without even looking up, Xiahou Ren stared at the map and said calmly, "I have to train the troops later. Sir Yang, you only have time for a cup of tea."

It was an obviously unwelcome remark, but Yang Yuntao was not surprised.

He knew that the Xiahou family had made great military achievements and looked down on the civil officials in the court.

Besides, a cup of tea is enough!

He believed that the news he brought was enough to make Xiahou Yan face him.

"I didn't expect General Xiahou Yan to have the leisure to look at the map of Yunzhou."

Yang Yuntao said calmly: "But it's better this way. After all, General Xiahou will have no chance to see the map of Yunzhou in the future."

As soon as these words came out, Xiahou Yan narrowed his eyes, a hint of displeasure flashed across his face, and he turned around and stared at Yang Yuntao:

"What do you mean, Lord Yang?"

Yang Yuntao laughed and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu rushed to Yunzhou and defeated the Yan army twice in half a month. Now only more than 10,000 Yan soldiers have escaped, and the rest have all been killed. Even the general Yan Yucheng was beheaded by His Royal Highness the King of Chu as a warning to the public!"

"This...this is impossible!"

Xiahou Yan's face changed drastically: "Although His Royal Highness the King of Chu has been on the battlefield, the few battles he fought were mostly due to luck. How could he defeat the Yan army in a place like Yunzhou?"

Yang Yuntao said calmly: "This is what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said in the victory report. It is absolutely true!"

Yang Yuntao knew that he didn't believe it, so he told him the contents of Chu Ning's victory report.

At first, Xiahou Yan didn't think there was anything wrong, but as he listened, he realized something was wrong.

When Xiahou Yan heard that his father was captured by Chu Ning and beheaded for colluding with foreign enemies and murdering the prince, he was immediately furious.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

Xiahou Yan rushed to Yang Yuntao, grabbed his collar tightly, and roared: "My father is not that kind of person!"

Yang Yuntao said indifferently: "General Xiahou, please respect yourself. I am only here to tell you this!

Now this victory report has not been spread, and not many people know about it. If General Xiahou has any objections to this matter, you can ask him in person when His Royal Highness the King of Chu returns."

This is to remind Xiahou Ren that if you want revenge, then do it before Chu Ning returns to Kyoto City.

Once Chu Ning returns to Kyoto City, it will be difficult to take action again.

Of course Xiahou Yan understood the implication in Yang Yuntao's words, and his face immediately turned gloomy.

The prince deliberately concealed the victory news from the outside world, obviously wanting to use him to deal with Chu Ning.

Humph, you really have a good plan.

Xiahou Yan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

He knew that he had to stay calm now and not be fooled by the prince.

Even if I want to avenge my father, I must find a suitable opportunity and must not do it according to the prince's ideas.

Thinking of this, Xiahou Yan's eyes turned cold: "How dare you, King Chu, kill my father? I will never coexist with you!

Come, summon all the generals to discuss this matter immediately!"

After saying that, Xiahou Yan let go of Yang Yuntao and said in a deep voice: "Thank you Sir Yang for coming to tell me this. I have something important to do, so I won't keep you here."

Yang Yuntao smiled secretly in his heart, but on the surface he bowed and saluted: "I understand General Xiahou's mood at the moment, so I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye."

Xiahou Yan stared at Yang Yuntao's departing back, a cold look appearing on his face.

Chu Ning killed his father, so he is not a good person, but the prince wanted to use him, so he is not a good person either.

Humph, how can I let you get what you want?