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

The next day.

Yang Yuntao went to the Prince of Chu's Palace from the East Palace, bringing with him elixirs that could increase his power and one million taels of silver.

The one million taels of silver were packed into dozens of large boxes and it took ten horse-drawn carriages to transport them.

Although Yang Yuntao had some doubts about Chu Ning's recommendation of the prince to obtain a state fief, he could not think of any conspiracy of Chu Ning and could only go to the Prince of Chu's mansion to test it himself.

However, before reaching the Prince of Chu's Palace, he was forced to stop, and the entire convoy stopped with him.

Yang Yuntao frowned and was about to ask when an East Palace guard came to report: "Sir Yang, the road ahead is blocked and we can't pass."

Yang Yuntao's face changed: "What's going on?"

"It is said that other princes sent money to His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, and there were so many escorting convoys that the entire street was blocked."

These words made Yang Yuntao's eyes turn cold. He immediately dismounted and walked quickly towards the street ahead.

After passing through the convoy and pushing aside the people who were watching the excitement, Yang Yuntao finally arrived at the street outside the Prince of Chu's Palace.

At a glance, Yang Yuntao saw that the streets were crowded with carriages, making it impossible to pass through.

With a twitch of his mouth, Yang Yuntao rushed forward and asked someone at random, "Which mansion are you from?"

The man was about to start cursing when he turned around and saw Yang Yuntao wearing a blue official uniform. He was immediately frightened and saluted quickly: "Greetings, sir."

"I am asking you a question. Which mansion are you from?"

"Your Excellency, I am from the Fifth Prince's residence."

Yang Yuntao narrowed his eyes and asked, "I wonder how much silver the Fifth Prince sent?"

"I dare not deceive you, my Lord. The Fifth Prince sent me three hundred thousand taels of silver."

This made Yang Yuntao feel relieved. Since the amount of silver was not as much as that of the crown prince, Chu Ning would definitely give priority to recommending the crown prince.

but……

Did the King of Chu want to use this incident to make money?

Look at the people all over the street, they were all sent by other princes. Even if each prince gave 100,000 taels of silver, the total would be several million.

But if Chu Ning accepts all the money, whose name should be written on the recommendation list?

Is the recommendation list written according to the amount of silver given by everyone?

If this is true, then we must find out how much silver the other princes sent.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuntao immediately returned to his own motorcade and summoned the East Palace guards.

"You guys should change your clothes immediately and go get information to see how much silver other princes gave to the King of Chu."

Yang Yuntao narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Remember, after you find out clearly, you must count how many boxes and carriages they have and then report back!"

"Yes!" Several East Palace guards responded and immediately went down to investigate.

Yang Yuntao took his time to find a teahouse nearby and drank tea leisurely.

There are too many people sending money and the road is blocked. It will take a while for us to get through. It is better to figure out the situation first.

It took a full hour, and the tea on the tea table had been changed several times, before the guards from the East Palace who had gone to investigate came back one after another.

"Master Yang, I found that the amount of silver those people said does not match the actual amount!"

"It's the same situation here. The people in the twelfth prince's house said they only brought 200,000 taels, but judging by the boxes and carriages they used to transport the silver, they must have brought at least 600,000 taels!"

"It's the same with the Seventh Prince. I think they brought at least 800,000 taels of silver. There were eight carriages filled with boxes."

Yang Yuntao was not surprised by this, and even showed an amusement look after listening to it.

"These princes are more shrewd than each other. Of course they will not tell the truth about how much money they gave. They even deliberately let the people in the mansion lie to confuse others!"

After Yang Yuntao finished speaking, he stood up, dusted himself off, and said confidently, "I now understand the King of Chu's intention. He just wants to make money from this matter."

"Let's go, follow me and deliver the silver to the Prince of Chu's mansion."

After knowing Chu Ning's purpose, Yang Yuntao was no longer nervous.

If Chu Ning was just trying to make money, it would not harm the prince.

As long as we can take over a state, paying some silver will not be a big deal, and we can earn more from Zhao State in the future!

After an hour of transportation, the other princes' men also transported the silver into the Prince of Chu's Palace, and the East Palace convoy also arrived at the gate of the palace.

But then, an accident happened.

Ran Ming, who was guarding the door with his soldiers, held a spear and blocked the convoy in front.

"The King of Chu will not accept your silver!" Ran Ming stared at the convoy with a sneer on his face.

The thin middle-aged man dressed as a butler in the lead couldn't help but change his face when he heard this: "Rush to General Ran Ming, why don't you accept the silver from the Seventh Prince?"

The money that was delivered to the door was actually rejected?

This scene aroused the interest of Yang Yuntao who was watching not far away.

While thinking, Ran Ming sneered: "My Highness does not accept money from everyone. Besides, the Seventh Prince was rude to my Highness a few days ago. Who cares about his money?"

"You...how can you be so rude!"

The Seventh Prince's housekeeper was furious: "You have no right to represent His Royal Highness the King of Chu. I want to see His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

Ran Ming grinned, spun the spear in his hand, and his whole body's aura suddenly shook.

He swept the spear out mercilessly, frightening the butler so much that he quickly retreated.

"Hey, if you want to see His Highness, ask about the spear in my hand first!"

Ran Ming smiled grimly: "Go back and tell the Seventh Prince that he is not on the list of nominees this time, don't waste your energy!"

Everyone around burst into laughter upon seeing this.

The housekeeper suddenly felt embarrassed and stared at Ran Ming: "Okay, okay, you wait, the Seventh Prince will not let you go, let's go!"

At the command, the convoy of the Seventh Prince's residence left in disgrace.

Yang Yuntao narrowed his eyes, and a hint of excitement flashed across his eyes.

With just this one incident, the Seventh Prince is completely doomed!

"Transport the silver over!" Yang Yuntao made a prompt decision and ordered the convoy to move forward.

"General Ran Ming!" Yang Yuntao saluted Ran Ming politely.

Ran Ming stood on the steps of the palace and looked down at Yang Yuntao: "I know you, you seem to be... the prince's man."

Yang Yuntao smiled awkwardly: "General Ran Ming has a good memory. This time, I am here to bring one million taels of silver and ten bottles of elixirs to increase the power of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Ran Ming laughed: "His Highness has instructed that the things sent by the East Palace should be accepted. Come, move this silver in!"

At the command, the guards of the palace and the Eastern Palace started to move the silver together.

It took a full quarter of an hour to move all the boxes.

Taking this opportunity, Yang Yuntao smiled and said, "May I go in and see His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

Ran Ming shook his head: "No, the King of Chu is discussing with Lord Deng about the transportation of silver after the Lantern Festival, so he has no time to entertain you."

As soon as these words came out, Yang Yuntao narrowed his eyes and keenly caught the message in Ran Ming's words.

"In that case, I will return to the palace to report to the Crown Prince!" Yang Yuntao said and turned to leave.

He wanted to report the news to the prince.

After all, if we can rob this much silver... it will be of great use to the prince!