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

With the prince's instigation, the news that Chu Ning killed the fourth son of Xiahou quickly spread.

Suddenly, the whole city of Kyoto was in an uproar.

Everyone knew that Chu Ning would take action when he returned, but no one expected that Chu Ning would actually kill Xiahou Yun and the other three!

The fourth prince's residence.

Upon hearing the news, the Fourth Prince was surprised at first, and then burst into laughter.

“Hahahaha, Eighteenth Brother, Eighteenth Brother, you are still as reckless as ever!”

The fourth prince looked towards the direction of Prince Chu's mansion outside the hall and said, "Father will be back soon. You can't even wait for this little time. I think too highly of you."

As long as the emperor comes back, Chu Ning will be able to properly handle the matters with the Xiahou family based on his military achievements.

But Chu Ning never thought of letting the emperor deal with it, he just started killing people when he came back!

Doesn't this give the emperor a reason to deal with him?

Next, even if other forces did not add fuel to the fire, the emperor would not let Chu Ning go.

Not only did they kill Xiahou Ren, they also dragged his corpse back to the capital. Now they have killed the four sons of the Xiahou family. The conflict between the two sides has reached a point where it cannot be resolved.

Next, as long as the emperor returns to Beijing, Chu Ning will be in great trouble.

The more he thought about it, the more excited the Fourth Prince could not help but laugh again: "Come here, spread the news that Chu Ning killed the four sons of the Xiahou family!"

Such a good opportunity must of course be promoted vigorously.

Chu Ning, Chu Ning, even if you have made great achievements in this battle, you can't escape the punishment of our father!

Thinking that Chu Ning might be executed for this, the smile on the Fourth Prince's face grew even wider.

After all the major forces learned of this news, they either fanned the flames or stood idly by, and the news spread like wildfire throughout Kyoto in just one hour.

At the same time, Xiahou Yan, who followed Liu Shouren to the Ministry of Justice, was being questioned by the Minister of Justice Ling Haoran.

In the lobby, there were no yamen runners, only Ling Haoran, Liu Shouren and Xiahou Yan.

Ling Haoran's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "General Xiahou, you mobilized the troops privately this time without asking His Majesty for permission, and without the permission of the Ministry of War. This is a serious crime!"

Xiahou Yan seemed to have expected this, and said coldly: "My father, as the Minister of War, has been killed by the King of Chu. The Vice Minister of War, General Feng Anguo, has been transferred to Yunzhou. As the Vice Minister of War, I have the right to mobilize troops."

The meaning is clear, the power of the Ministry of War is now in his hands, and his orders are equivalent to the orders of the Ministry of War!

"This..." Ling Haoran frowned, feeling that this matter was very tricky.

This time, Xiahou Yan mobilized troops to stop a prince. If he doesn't give an explanation, Chu Ning will probably not let it go.

At this time, Liu Shouren frowned and said, "General Xiahou, even if you are the Minister of War, you still need documents from the Ministry of War to mobilize troops. You directly mobilized troops from the Sizhou camp this time without notifying the Ministry of War in advance!"

Xiahou Yan snorted coldly: "There are priorities and urgency in matters. I will mobilize the troops first and fill in the paperwork later!"

Now that the Ministry of War is under the control of Xiahou Yan, it is easy for him to issue a document to mobilize troops.

Liu Shouren frowned. He didn't expect Xiahou Yan to be so tough.

For a moment, the scene was deadlocked.

At this moment, hurried footsteps were suddenly heard outside the hall, and a servant from the Xiahou family rushed in.

"Second Master, something has happened. The four masters have been killed by the King of Chu!"

As soon as these words came out, Xiahou Yan's face changed drastically, and his momentum was shaken. He suddenly rushed forward and grabbed the man by the collar, and asked with a ferocious look:

"What did you say? Tell me clearly who killed whom?"

The palace guard trembled slightly and said, "Second... Second Young Master, the King of Chu killed four young masters, and all our people were killed at the gate of the King of Chu's palace."

"what……"

Xiahou Yan roared, threw the mansion servant aside, and shouted: "Chu Ning, you are going too far!"

After saying this, Xiahou Yan rushed out.

Liu Shouren narrowed his eyes and immediately ordered: "Come here, follow General Xiahou!"

Someone followed immediately.

Ling Haoran's face changed and he sighed, "Something big is going to happen in Kyoto City."

Liu Shouren looked at him deeply and said, "Lord Ling, you should think carefully about how to explain this to His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

After saying that, Liu Shouren turned and left.

Ling Haoran's heart was shocked.

He knew that Liu Shouren was referring to the time when Deng Hongwen asked for help and the Ministry of Justice did not send anyone to the Prince of Chu's Mansion to rescue him.

Given Chu Ning's vengeful character, he will definitely come to the Ministry of Justice to demand accountability.

Thinking of Chu Ning's tough attitude and the fact that he had killed four Young Master Xiahou today, Ling Haoran suddenly felt a headache.

After thinking about it, he decided to go to the East Palace and talk to his daughter about this matter.

With her daughter's status as the Crown Princess and her friendship with Chu Ning, she wanted to see if she could resolve the matter.

At this time, at the gate of Prince Chu's Mansion.

Chu Ning looked at the battle that had stopped and said coldly, "Come here, buy all the dogs around and feed all the corpses to the dogs!"

After saying that, Chu Ning turned around and went back home.

After fighting for a long time, he was a little tired. As soon as he entered the mansion, he saw Shen Wanying with an anxious look on her face in the yard.

Seeing that Chu Ning was in poor spirits and had blood on his body, Shen Wanying's face changed drastically, and she quickly stepped forward and took Chu Ning's hand:

"Your Highness, where are you hurt?"

Chu Ning smiled slightly: "I am fine, it's all someone else's blood."

Shen Wanying breathed a sigh of relief and, not caring about the other servants around her, threw herself into Chu Ning's arms.

She hadn't seen him for a long time, and when she saw Chu Ning's appearance as soon as they met, she was scared.

Chu Ning stroked her back gently and comforted her softly, "Okay, it's okay. I'm sorry that you were frightened during this period. Let me handle the rest."

Feeling the familiar scent and Chu Ning's comfort, Shen Wanying's emotions gradually calmed down.

She stood up straight, wiped the tears from her eyes, frowned and said, "If you kill all the Xiahou family members today, the Xiahou family will definitely not let you go."

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, a hint of murderous intent flashed across his face: "That would be best, I can take this opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop!"

As they were talking, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the mansion.

"Greetings to the King of Chu and the Queen of Chu!" Liu Shouren's hurried voice came.

Chu Ning turned around, looked at Liu Shouren who looked anxious, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What made Lord Liu so flustered?"

Liu Shouren smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, General Xiahou Yan was furious when he learned that you killed the four sons of the Xiahou family. He has gone to the city gate to persuade the guards to open the city gate and let the three thousand soldiers outside the city into the city.

Now, they are rushing to the Chu Palace with great momentum, and they are ready to take action!"

So many people in the Xiahou family died, Xiahou Yan couldn't bear it!

Even if he didn't want to confront Chu Ning head-on, he had to take action for the sake of the Xiahou family's reputation and status.

But Chu Ning sneered when he heard this: "You've come just in time. Now there is only Xiahou Yan left in the Xiahou family. If we take care of this man, the Xiahou family will be extinct!"

But Liu Shouren's face was full of bitterness: "Your Highness, they have 3,000 people, and we only have about 800 people here. We don't have the advantage in numbers."

How could Deng Hongwen's five hundred intelligence personnel, two hundred white horse cavalrymen, and one hundred palace guards resist the three thousand Sizhou soldiers?