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

"Father, I have already written down the candidate I would like to recommend. Please review it!"

Chu Ning seemed to have anticipated the emperor's question, and he took out a written list from his sleeve.

The eunuch chief Zhao Ming immediately went down to take the list and handed it to the emperor with a respectful look on his face.

After taking a look at the list in his hand, the emperor frowned and remained silent.

The queen on the side was a little curious and turned to take a look.

The first name in the first row is the prince!

The queen was very surprised.

Strange, Chu Ning's relationship with the prince is not very good, why would he recommend the prince at this moment?

However, a fiefdom is a good thing. If the prince can really get a state of Zhao, his position will be more stable.

At this moment, the Queen looked at Chu Ning much more favorably.

But the emperor didn't think so.

Looking at the names on the list, the emperor narrowed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

The crowd who were originally toasting each other seemed to notice the emperor's abnormality and soon quieted down.

The lively banquet fell silent at this moment, as if time and space had stopped.

But the more this happened, the more anxious the princes became.

They all wanted to go to the fiefdom of Zhao State. No one wanted to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Even the prince was looking at the emperor eagerly, hoping that the emperor would announce the list as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the emperor did not remain silent for too long. He slowly closed the list, looked at Chu Ning deeply, and asked calmly:

"Chun Ning, are you serious about this list?"

Chu Ning said with a serious face: "Father, this list was carefully selected by me these past few days. I wrote down the names of my ten brothers after careful consideration."

The emperor's eyes turned cold: "Really? Then let the gentlemen hear who you recommended!"

As he spoke, the emperor handed the list to Zhao Ming who was standing beside him.

Zhao Ming understood that the emperor wanted him to read out the names on the list, so he quickly reached out and took them.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu recommends the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Sixth Prince, the Ninth Prince, the Eleventh Prince, the Twelfth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince, and the Fourteenth Prince to go to the fiefdom of the State of Zhao!"

After these words were spoken, the ministers fell silent, while the princes were mixed with joy and sorrow.

Among the eighteen princes, except Chu Ning himself, the second prince, the eighth prince and the tenth prince who had already died, and the seventh prince who had offended Chu Ning, the top-ranked princes were among them.

This made the Seventh Prince so angry that he clenched his hands tightly, wishing he could eat Chu Ning alive!

If this list is arranged by age, why is he not on it!

If they are ranked according to strength and status, he, the seventh prince, is stronger than the princes behind him.

But Chu Ning just excluded him!

The furious Seventh Prince was the first to stand up and object: "Father, I think this list is inappropriate."

The emperor did not seem surprised by this and said calmly, "Oh? Really? Old Seven, tell me why it is inappropriate."

The Seventh Prince said angrily: "All the people on the list gave gifts to my Eighteenth Brother. He is clearly abusing his power for personal gain!"

But just as he finished speaking, Chu Ning laughed and said, "Seventh Brother, what you said is not right. Didn't you give any gifts, Seventh Brother?"

"you……"

"enough!"

The emperor snorted coldly and interrupted, "Seventh Brother, don't judge others by your own standards. If you just wanted to accept a gift, why didn't Chu Ning accept your gift?"

"Father, son and minister..."

"okay!"

The emperor interrupted with impatience: "I don't want to hear your explanation, leave!"

Although he was unwilling in his heart, the Seventh Prince was unwilling to go against the Emperor's wishes.

But after he left, the emperor looked at the other ministers and asked, "My dear ministers, what do you think of this list?"

The Minister of Industry, He Peng, was the first to stand up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think this list is very reasonable!"

As long as the prince can be selected, he can go to Zhao State in place of the prince. By then, he will be a frontier official!

Moreover, Zhao State was far away from Chu State, and he had the final say in many matters and could do whatever he wanted.

Of course we must do our best to make this happen.

The emperor looked at He Peng coldly, then glanced at the other officials and asked, "Are there no other ministers who object to this list?"

When these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked.

This clearly tells them: the emperor is not satisfied!

I asked this question deliberately because I wanted someone to stand up and oppose it.

But most of the ministers have joined the princes, so of course they would not stand up to oppose at this time.

For a moment, the scene became quiet again.

Seeing this, Chu Ning couldn't help but laugh and said, "Father, since no one objects, why don't we send these ten brothers to Zhao State?"

A cold light flashed in the emperor's eyes.

This guy transferred all the most powerful princes away. Could he be trying to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a mutiny?

If these powerful princes were really transferred to Zhao State, there is no guarantee that Chu Ning would not have other thoughts.

No, we must not let Chu Ning get what he wants!

What's more, Chu Ning and the prince were not on good terms in the first place, and this time he actually recommended the prince. It was obvious that he wanted to transfer the prince away on purpose!

The emperor, who felt that Chu Ning was setting a trap for him, sneered and said, "Don't worry, the Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister haven't spoken yet."

The Taifu and the Prime Minister who were named looked at each other. They already understood what the emperor meant.

This is to make both of them stand up and oppose!

As the emperor's teacher, the Grand Tutor knew the emperor's temper and personality very well, and was the first to stand up and object:

"Your Majesty, there is indeed something wrong with this list of nominations. The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne, how can he go to Zhao?"

Prime Minister Yang Wende also stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "I also think that we should change people. Why not add the Seventh Prince?"

The Seventh Prince, who was originally very angry, was suddenly dumbfounded.

He had no relationship with the prime minister at all, so why would the prime minister take the initiative to recommend him?

Just as the Seventh Prince was surprised, the Emperor nodded slightly and said, "You two ministers are right!"

The emperor paused and pondered for a moment before continuing, "How about this, the crown prince doesn't have to go, and the seventh son will take his place."

The prince's face changed drastically, and he suddenly felt like the sky was falling.

Everything was going fine, why did the situation suddenly take a turn for the worse?

"Father!"

The prince quickly stepped forward and asked: "Why can't I go?"

The emperor glared at her and said, "Didn't you hear what the Grand Tutor said? As the crown prince, you should handle state affairs properly instead of being obsessed with one state."

The scolded prince twitched his lips, but was unable to refute.

The emperor did not give him a chance to speak, and immediately looked at Chu Ning and said in a deep voice: "Chu Ning, I cannot fully agree with the person you recommended!

How about this, the third, fourth and fifth princes will be replaced by the fifteenth prince Chu Xuan, the sixteenth prince Chu Qing and the seventeenth prince Chu Ling!"

There were ten vacancies, including the replaced crown prince, the emperor replaced four in one go!

It was said that Chu Ning was asked to recommend candidates, but in fact, the emperor had the final say on all selections.

Chu Ning didn't seem surprised by this, and bowed respectfully: "I have no objection!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the prince from the corner of his eye, a smirk on his face.

This time, the prince lost both his wife and his army.

I don’t know if the prince will take any drastic action next!