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

"A great victory?"

The emperor frowned and glanced at Chu Ning, feeling very confused.

Just as Chu Ning was punished, news of a great victory came from Bingzhou?

Who would believe that there is no trick involved?

While thinking, the prime minister's heart moved, and he quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the great victory in Bingzhou is a great thing."

The emperor knew that the prime minister wanted him to summon the people outside the palace to come to the emperor.

The emperor glared at Chu Ning and thought to himself, let's see what tricks this kid can come up with.

"The Prime Minister is absolutely right. Let him in!" The emperor nodded in agreement.

Zhao Ming immediately shouted outside the palace: "Envoy Xuan Jie, please come to see me!"

A soldier in armor came into the hall and bowed, "Your Majesty."

"How is the battle situation at the front?" The emperor did not ask this person to hand in a victory report, but asked directly.

The soldier said excitedly: "Your Majesty, our army of 150,000 soldiers is divided into two routes, led by General Feng Anguo and General Han Xing respectively.

Led by the two generals, they attacked along the west and south of Zhao State. The two armies were unstoppable and captured several states of Zhao State.

Now, Zhao State only had two states left and only 50,000 soldiers. For this reason, the Emperor of Zhao State gathered all his soldiers in Kyoto, intending to have a decisive battle with our army.

Although General Feng Anguo was ordered to go to Yunzhou at this moment, all the troops under the leadership of General Han Xing had surrounded the capital of Zhao State.

Today, most of the cities in Zhao State except the capital are occupied by our army. However, because Zhao State is too large, our army has to divide its forces to occupy and govern.

This also meant that our army had only 100,000 troops surrounding the capital of Zhao State, and the rest of the troops were all scattered throughout Zhao State.

General Han adopted a siege strategy, hoping to wait until the Zhao capital ran out of food before launching an attack.

However, the most urgent task is to send people to Zhao to govern the prefectures and counties, so as to prevent the local people from being misled and causing riots. "

When these words were spoken, everyone at the scene except Chu Ning was shocked.

None of them expected that Bingzhou, which had no news for a long time, actually took only half a year to reach the capital of Zhao State.

The emperor even felt like he was dreaming and couldn't help but secretly pinching his palm.

pain!

It hurts!

This is not a dream!

The emperor was suddenly extremely excited.

As an emperor, who doesn't want to expand the territory, who doesn't want to become the most meritorious emperor of this dynasty?

In the past, he was deeply constrained by officials and aristocratic families in the court and had no way of launching wars against other countries, let alone expanding his territory.

But now, the Bingzhou troops gave him a huge surprise!

However, the emperor still didn't quite believe it.

He suppressed his inner excitement, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why does our army have 150,000 soldiers?"

The news that had been sent back previously had always said that there were only about 100,000 people in Bingzhou. How come there were suddenly 50,000 more people?

The soldier looked at Chu Ning and then said cautiously, "Your Majesty, it was His Royal Highness the King of Chu who asked us to keep the information about the number of troops secret so as not to make it too conspicuous and arouse the State of Zhao's precautions."

The emperor came to his senses and realized that it was Chu Ning who was hiding his abilities.

However, this is indeed something Chu Ning can do.

This kid is like this, he will come up with some surprising things from time to time.

Just when the emperor was excited, Chu Ning said calmly: "I have been demoted to a commoner by my father. From now on, you can no longer call me the King of Chu."

These words left the Bingzhou soldier stunned and at a loss as to what to do.

And the emperor's expression at this moment was as wonderful as it could be.

As soon as Chu Ning's status as a prince was stripped away, Chu Ning's Bingzhou troops attacked the capital of Zhao State.

Isn't this a slap in his face?

The Prime Minister and the Grand Tutor looked at each other and immediately understood why Chu Ning dared to kill Xiahou Yan tonight.

It's obvious that he came prepared.

Chu Ning must have received the news of the great victory in Bingzhou a long time ago!

However, the deprivation of Prince Chu Ning's status was an order from the emperor and had nothing to do with them, so it was best not to speak at this time.

For a moment, the scene fell silent.

When the emperor saw that no one spoke, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he felt regretful in his heart.

If he had known that Bingzhou’s troops could reach Zhao’s capital, why would he have deprived Chu Ning of his status as Prince!

Now he is in a difficult situation.

If we don't find a way to appease Chu Ning, once the Bingzhou troops learn of this, they will no longer be willing to continue working for the court.

Chu Ning was the only one who provided the food and military pay for the Bingzhou troops, and those people only obeyed Chu Ning's orders.

If Chu Ning was dead, things might be easier to handle, but now Chu Ning is alive and well, he was just stripped of his status as a prince, so the Bingzhou troops will certainly stand up for Chu Ning.

Now there are only two paths before him!

Either kill Chu Ning and cut off the backbone of Bingzhou’s troops to eliminate future troubles!

Either find a way to restore Chu Ning's identity, appease the Bingzhou troops, completely capture the capital of Zhao State, and complete the cause of destroying the country!

The former is risky. If after Chu Ning is killed, the Bingzhou troops rebel, occupy Zhao State, and declare themselves king, the imperial court will have no way to deal with them.

The latter is a matter of face and is relatively easier.

Thinking of this, the emperor narrowed his eyes and a look of determination flashed across their faces.

Compared with such an amazing achievement as destroying the State of Zhao, what does face mean?

As long as he destroyed the State of Zhao, he would be the greatest emperor of the State of Chu, and maybe even be given the posthumous title of "Emperor Wu" after his death.

It doesn't matter if he loses face in front of Chu Ning now. He wants to leave his name in the history books for eternity, bring honor to his family, and become a overlord that surpasses all the previous emperors of Chu!

Compared with the two, face seems so insignificant.

After taking a deep breath, the emperor suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahahaha, Chu Ning, what are you talking about? I was just joking with you just now, don't take it seriously."

Then, his face straightened and he said in a deep voice: "Xiahou Ren colluded with foreign enemies and intended to murder you. It is only natural for you to kill him!"

"The four Xiahou brothers surrounded the palace for this reason, defying the royal dignity, and they deserve to be put to death!"

"The Xiahou family is helping the tyrant. They deserve death. Even if I don't kill them, I will kill them!"

"As for Xiahou Yan, I wanted to appease him, but I didn't expect him to be so cruel and attack you. It's not unfair for him to die in your hands!"

"Come here, pass on my order. The Xiahou family colluded with foreign enemies and plotted to murder the King of Chu. All nine clans will be exterminated!"

In order to appease Chu Ning, the only choice is to sacrifice the Xiahou family.

However, the Xiahou family has been completely killed by Chu Ning, and only the nine clans are left to kill.

The Prime Minister and the Grand Tutor reacted immediately after hearing what was said, and they both smiled and persuaded Chu Ning:

"Your Highness, the King of Chu, the Xiahou family deserves to be killed. Well done!"

"The Xiahou family has controlled important military affairs for many years. They are so arrogant and domineering that they even ignore the royal family. They deserve to be exterminated!"

They did not mention a word about the emperor's deprivation of their status.

But Chu Ning said calmly, "Since your father thinks that the Xiahou family should be destroyed, what should I say about my victory over the Yan army in Zhou and the great victory in Yunzhou?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's expression changed slightly.

He knew that Chu Ning felt that the conditions he offered were not generous enough and took the initiative to make demands.

This guy is such a smart guy, he never misses any opportunity to take advantage!

The emperor frowned.

What reward should be given to Chu Ning?