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

Under the command of Xiahou Yan, Zhou Hao led his men straight to Kyoto City.

But they were numerous, so their marching speed was naturally not as fast as Chu Ning's two hundred men.

At dawn, Chu Ning had already arrived at the gate of Kyoto with Ran Ming and others.

Red clouds rose in the sky and the view gradually became brighter. The soldiers guarding the city heard the sound of horse hooves outside the city and immediately became alert.

"Who is coming?"

The guards at the city gate immediately blocked the entrance to the city with spears in hand.

Ran Ming, who was at the front of the team, shouted, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu has returned triumphantly, why don't you retreat quickly?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the soldiers at the city gate changed slightly. They all made way, saluted, and shouted in unison:

"I didn't know it was His Royal Highness the King of Chu who returned triumphantly. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

Chu Ning rode his horse in front of the crowd and glanced at them. Although he did not say anything, a powerful pressure emanated from his body, causing everyone to shiver.

The less Chu Ning spoke, the more pressure the defenders felt.

Cold sweat ran down my back and soaked my clothes.

After a long while, Chu Ning said coldly: "You even dare to stop me, who gave you the courage?"

"We dare not, please forgive us, Your Highness!" The guards knelt on the ground one after another, fearing that Chu Ning would be angry and blame them.

Now that Chu Ning has defeated the Yan army and returned victoriously, he is so powerful that they dare not offend him.

"Please forgive me!"

Chu Ning snorted coldly: "If you help me do one thing, I will forgive you for what happened."

"Please let me know, Your Highness the King of Chu."

"After Lord Liu and General Xiahou Yan enter the city, you will hang this body on the city wall!"

Chu Ning pointed at Xiahou Ren's body, which was dragged to a state of disarray by Ran Ming, and said calmly: "Remember, no matter who comes to take this body next time, you must stop them without my permission. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, the defenders looked at each other and stood there in a daze for a moment.

They didn't understand why the King of Chu would do such a thing himself.

The leading centurion gritted his teeth and asked cautiously, "May I ask, Your Highness, whose body is this?"

Chu Ning's eyes turned cold, and he glanced at the centurion: "Why, do I need to report to you before I do anything?"

"This... I dare not." The centurion's face changed drastically and he quickly bowed his hands to apologize.

Chu Ning snorted coldly: "Since you don't dare, then follow my orders. Remember, without my orders, you must stop anyone from taking the body, otherwise I will hold you accountable!"

After saying that, Chu Ning turned to look at Ran Ming and said, "Give him the body."

Ran Ming grinned, untied the headless corpse and threw it towards the centurion.

The centurion, with a bitter face, had no choice but to catch the body and personally lead his men to carry it to the city wall.

Seeing that the other party followed his orders, Chu Ning took Ran Ming to the Prince Chu's Mansion.

On the city wall, the centurion looked at Chu Ning's departing back with helplessness on his face, feeling bitter in his heart.

At this time, the guard next to him whispered: "Sir, could this body be the general's?"

Everyone in Kyoto knew that Chu Ning had killed General Xiahou Ren and dragged his body back to the capital.

Now there happened to be such a corpse, and they were not stupid, so of course they knew that it was the corpse of General Xiahou Ren.

The centurion's face changed drastically when he heard that, and he slapped him with his backhand.

"Snapped!"

Under the horrified gaze of the soldiers, the centurion said fiercely: "This is the body that His Royal Highness the King of Chu gave us. Remember, we don't know the identity of this body. We are just following the orders of His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Do you understand?"

If people knew that they knew this was the general's business and still dared to hang the body on the city wall, would the Xiahou family forgive them?

The soldier reacted and nodded quickly in agreement: "I understand your teaching, sir. I will go down and tell the other brothers right away."

Having said that, the soldier turned and left.

But at this time, the centurion called out to him: "Wait!"

"Is there anything else, sir?"

"The King of Chu just said that he would wait until Lord Liu and General Xiahou entered the city before hanging the body. When you see someone coming, you must not stop them. Let them pass."

"Little understands."

As the two were talking, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the city.

Liu Shouren "escorted" the gloomy-faced Xiahou Yan into the city.

At this moment, Xiahou Yan had already seen clearly that Liu Shouren only had a few hundred people left, which made him very angry.

If he had known that Liu Shouren didn't have many people, he should have attacked Chu Ning just now!

Unfortunately, he hesitated and allowed Chu Ning to enter Kyoto City safely.

Now, he had no other plan to deal with the situation and could only go to the Ministry of Justice to explain the matter of mobilizing troops.

Fortunately, he had a trick up his sleeve. As long as Zhou Hao followed his orders, everything was under his control.

With the idea of going to the Ministry of Justice early and coming back early, although Xiahou Yan was unhappy, he still followed Liu Shouren and went quickly to the Ministry of Justice.

But what they didn't know was that just as they were passing through the street at the city gate to the Ministry of Justice, Chu Ning's figure appeared behind them.

Seeing that Liu Shouren successfully restrained Xiahou Yan, a sneer appeared on Chu Ning's face.

Next, as long as the defenders at the city gate can tie down the Sizhou troops outside the city, he can start a massacre!

Of course, his people were not at the city gate, so he still needed to observe.

While he was deep in thought, Ran Ming's ears moved and he suddenly said, "Your Highness, a large number of people are coming from outside the city!"

Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a sneer: "They are here, let's see what the situation is on the city wall next!"

He made preparations for both scenarios.

If the defenders can stop the Sizhou troops outside the city, he will immediately go to the palace and kill the fourth son of Xiahou!

If the defenders are weak and incompetent, that’s another matter!

This was done on the one hand for safety reasons, and on the other hand to test his prestige in the city.

A prince who returns victorious should have the demeanor of a winner!

As they were talking, the guards at the city gate blocked the troops outside the city.

"Who is coming?" the centurion asked in a deep voice on the city wall.

Outside the city, Zhou Hao looked calm and composed: "I am the deputy general of the Sizhou camp, Zhou Hao, and I have been ordered to enter the city!"

The centurion saluted and said, "It's General Zhou. Your troops have been ordered to enter the city, but I have not received any orders to let you in."

Zhou Hao frowned and was about to speak, but suddenly he found a corpse hanging on the city wall!

"Be bold!"

Zhou Hao was furious: "How dare you hang the general's body on the city wall!"

The centurion's face changed slightly: "General Zhou, I don't know what general's body is. I just followed the order of His Royal Highness the King of Chu to hang this body here."

"Damn it!"

Zhou Hao's face was gloomy. "You still dare to quibble? When I enter the city, I will definitely question you. Come on, charge in!"

At the command, three thousand Sizhou soldiers rushed towards the city gate with roars.

On the city wall, the centurion's face changed slightly, and he immediately ordered: "Close the city gate!"

He knew the combat effectiveness of the Sizhou camp's troops and did not dare to fight them, but he also did not dare to disobey Chu Ning's orders.

The best way at this moment is to close the city gates and avoid offending either side!

"Bang~"

As the city gates closed, the three thousand soldiers of the Sizhou camp were locked outside the city.

No matter how Zhou Hao roared, the centurion refused to open the city gate.

Chu Ning, who was standing on the city street, saw this scene and a hint of murderous intent appeared on his lips: "Very good!"

"Now, everyone follow me to the palace to kill people!"