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

The black-armored imperial guards swarmed down the street, separating the injured Xiahou Yan from the palace's men.

As the sound of horse hooves came, eight pure white horses pulled a huge carriage slowly in.

The carriage stopped in front of Xiahou Yan, and the eunuch chief Zhao Ming immediately stepped forward and pulled open the curtain. The emperor came out of the carriage with a majestic look on his face.

Following Zhao Ming's outstretched hand, the emperor slowly got off the carriage.

Looking at the corpses on the ground in front of him, the emperor had a blank expression on his face, as if the lives and deaths of these people were not important to him at all.

In his eyes, there was only Xiahou Yan kneeling on the ground.

"General Xiahou, how did you become like this?" the emperor asked indifferently.

Xiahou Yan ignored his own injuries, endured the pain, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the King of Chu killed my four brothers. Please Your Majesty, make a decision for my Xiahou family!"

As soon as these words came out, the emperor narrowed his eyes, turned his head to look in the direction of the palace, and asked in a cold voice: "Chu Ning, is what he said true?"

Chu Ning, Wang Shouren and Deng Hongwen came forward and saluted: "Your Majesty!"

Then, Chu Ning looked down at Xiahou Yan and said in a cold voice: "Father, Xiahou Fourth Son led people to surround the palace and not allow anyone to enter or leave. This is so treasonous and is a humiliation to the royal family!

Just then, my son came back and saw the situation and asked them to leave, but they relied on their numbers and spoke rudely to me.

In order to maintain the royal dignity, the sons and ministers had no choice but to take action. They did not expect them to be so useless, and no one knew who killed them during the conflict.

When Xiahou Yan received the news, he led his troops into the city and besieged the palace without permission.

It is a serious crime to mobilize troops without authorization. I did not wait for you to come back, so please forgive me."

With these words, he completely pushed the blame onto Xiahou Sizi.

As soon as these words came out, Xiahou Yan's face suddenly became extremely ferocious. He raised his head and stared at Chu Ning, roaring:

"Do you want me to sit back and watch my four brothers being killed by you without doing anything?"

"You not only killed my four brothers, but also my father. This feud is irreconcilable!"

"His Majesty!"

Xiahou Yan changed his expression to one of grief and indignation: "My father has made great contributions to the Chu State, but I never thought that the King of Chu would frame him for colluding with foreign enemies and even hang his body on the city wall after killing him!

My Xiahou family shed blood and sacrificed their lives for the Chu State, but in the end, they ended up like this. How will the world view the court, and how will the soldiers view the royal family! "

The sad and angry expression, coupled with these passionate words, and the face that was still bleeding, was as pitiful as it could be.

At this moment, Xiahou Yan no longer had the arrogance of the past, nor did he have the arrogance of being the Minister of War, nor did he have the confidence of winning as he had at the beginning.

He disguised himself as a victim in order to gain the emperor's sympathy.

Even though we were defeated today, as long as we are still alive, there is still hope!

As long as the emperor is willing to speak, he will have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

Now, it depends on whether the emperor believes Chu Ning or him!

After hearing Xiahou Yan's words, the indifference on the emperor's face disappeared, replaced by a look of contemplation.

Although I know Xiahou Yan is playing the victim, there is some truth in his words.

Even if General Xiahou Ren was wrong, Chu Ning couldn't just kill him like that.

If a prince could kill a general at will without being punished, wouldn't the State of Chu be in chaos in the future?

What's more, Chu Ning caused such a big commotion in Kyoto City this time. If it is not dealt with, how can we convince the public?

However, Chu Ning insisted that Xiahou Ren colluded with foreign enemies and proved Xiahou Ren's guilt, so it would be difficult to convict Chu Ning on this basis.

For a moment, the emperor didn't know how to deal with Chu Ning.

The scene became eerily quiet.

After a moment's silence, the emperor's eyes suddenly turned cold: "This is a serious matter. Order all officials above the fifth rank in the court to come to the palace immediately to discuss the matter!"

After saying that, the emperor glanced at Chu Ning, frowned and said, "You killed the general without authorization, which is a serious crime. If you cannot convince me and the ministers, I will punish you severely!"

After saying this, without waiting for Chu Ning to explain, the emperor turned around and got into the carriage.

Xiahou Yan stood up trembling slightly, looking at Chu Ning with an expressionless face, a hint of sarcasm appeared on his face:

"Chu Ning, I am not dead. It is His Majesty's turn to deal with you next!"

"You wanted to kill me before His Majesty returned to the city, but you didn't expect His Majesty to arrive in time, hahahaha!"

At this moment, Xiahou Yan was extremely happy.

He felt that his chance had come!

Once we go to the palace, Chu Ning will no longer have the final say.

The Crown Prince, other princes, and a group of ministers will certainly not miss this opportunity and will take the opportunity to impeach Chu Ning.

However, Chu Ning looked at Xia Houyan who was laughing wildly and smiled contemptuously: "You are such an idiot!"

"You... humph, you are so vulgar!"

Xiahou Yan sneered: "Forget it, I will not argue with a bastard like you who was born in the common people."

After saying this, he threw away his battle robe and prepared to return to the palace with the imperial guards.

But Chu Ning behind him sneered: "You and I have both fallen into the trap set by our father, and you haven't figured it out until now. I feel so sorry for you."

Xiahou Yan was stunned.

Fell into the emperor's trap?

What does it mean?

and many more……

Could it be that the emperor did not return to the city at the right time, but was waiting for one of him and Chu Ning to be eliminated before appearing?

If this is true, the emperor wants to use them to eliminate one of the forces.

As for who to eliminate, it all depends on the strength of both parties.

No matter who is eliminated, it will be in the best interests of the emperor.

If he was eliminated, the troops of the Sizhou camp would be taken back by the emperor, and the Xiahou family would be eliminated.

And if Chu Ning was eliminated, Bingzhou’s troops and all of Chu Ning’s property would belong to the emperor!

Thinking of this, Xiahou Yan's face changed drastically.

Could it be that this time when he went to the palace, the emperor wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of himself, destroy the Xiahou family, and regain control of the troops in the Sizhou camp?

If this is true, his trip to the palace this time will not be a chance to turn things around, but a fall into a tiger's mouth.

"Impossible, this is impossible!"

Xiahou Yan clenched his hands and turned to look at Chu Ning fiercely: "You are lying to me, you must be lying to me!"

Chu Ning sneered and said nothing, just staring at Xiahou Yan.

Seeing this appearance, Xiahou Yan's face darkened. He gritted his teeth and turned to go towards the palace.

At this moment, Xiahou Yan had no choice but to do as the emperor said.

Because the current Xiahou family is no longer the same Xiahou family as before.

And if you want to move to Chu Ning, you can only rely on the power of the emperor!

But Chu Ning stared at Xiahou Yan's departing back, with a hint of murderous intent on his face.

"Ran Ming!"

"What are your orders, Your Highness?"

"Take your men and go to Xiahou's house under cover of night, leaving no one alive!"

Chu Ning gave the order in a cold voice, with no intention of stopping his attack on the Xiahou family just because the emperor returned.

But Ran Ming pouted and said, "Your Highness, if I go to the Xiahou family, who will protect your safety?"

Chu Ning glared at him and said, "Don't worry, my father won't kill me. You must seize the opportunity and completely eradicate the Xiahou family!"

After saying that, Chu Ning called Liu Shouren and Deng Hongwen to go to the palace.