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

"Eighteenth brother, this... this is a misunderstanding."

When the Sixth Prince saw that the ten million taels of silver were discovered, a look of panic immediately appeared on his face.

The Eleventh Prince's mouth twitched as well: "Yes, this is indeed a misunderstanding. We passed by here and discovered the robbers' whereabouts. We then annihilated them and obtained this batch of silver. It is not what you think, Eighteenth Brother."

The other princes nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Eighteenth Brother, you have to trust us."

"The robbery of the silver has nothing to do with us."

"We really just happened to be passing by and found the robbers here."

They were afraid that Chu Ning would misunderstand, so they quickly stated that the matter had nothing to do with them.

Chu Ning stared coldly at the princes, his eyes sweeping across the faces of each of them.

Every time he looked at someone, his expression became darker and the murderous intent in his eyes grew stronger.

Everyone felt frightened by Chu Ning's gaze, and no one dared to look at Chu Ning.

After a long while, Chu Ning said coldly: "Do you think I am a three-year-old child? Will I believe such a poor excuse?"

The Sixth Prince smiled awkwardly and wanted to explain something, but Chu Ning did not give him a chance to speak. He turned to look at Ling Haoran behind him and asked:

"Do you believe what they say?"

"This……"

Ling Haoran glanced at the Sixth Prince and the others, and said cautiously: "Although what the princes said is very convincing, this is too much of a coincidence."

Who would believe such a coincidence?

Moreover, as the Minister of Justice, he had solved countless cases and what mattered was evidence. The one-sided words of a few princes could not be trusted.

Chu Ning snorted coldly upon hearing this, and turned to look at the Sixth Prince and the others: "Since the silver is in the hands of you brothers, please follow me back to the city and report this matter to my father!

Go before the Emperor and see if he believes what you say."

As soon as these words came out, the Sixth Prince's face darkened: "Humph, we are going to Zhao's fiefdom under the order of our father, how can we delay it because of this?"

The eleventh prince reacted and immediately said in a cold voice: "Why, eighteenth brother, do you want to stop us from going to Zhao State?"

The other princes also expressed their opinions: "To stop us is to go against the will of our father. Do you want to disobey the order?"

"Chu Ning, if you know what's good for you, let us leave!"

Just when the princes were taking a tough stance, Ran Ming came back from deep in the woods.

"Your Highness, I have checked it, and it is indeed the silver we lost!"

Ran Ming's face was full of murderous intent: "These people must have robbed our silver last night, we must catch them!"

"presumptuous!"

The eleventh prince shouted angrily, "We are talking to my eighteenth brother, what right do you have to interrupt?"

Ran Ming glared and was about to speak, but Chu Ning reached out to stop him.

"Eleventh Brother, you can go to Zhao State at any time, but now the silver is in your hands, you must go back to the city with me to explain this to my father!"

Chu Ning said coldly: "You went to Zhao State on the orders of the emperor, but I also followed the orders of the emperor to investigate the robbery of silver!

You said that I was disobeying my father's order by stopping you. Now aren't you also disobeying my father's order by stopping me from investigating the silver?"

These well-reasoned remarks silenced all the princes.

After a moment, the Sixth Prince frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Isn't it possible to make some compromises? You can take the silver back with you, and we can send someone to go back with you, but we have to go to Zhao State!"

At this point, they had no choice but to give in.

Now that the silver has been discovered, there is no way to take it away. After all, it originally belonged to Chu Ning.

But they also didn't want to be stopped by Chu Ning and return to the city at the critical moment, so they had to go to the Zhao State's fiefdom as soon as possible!

The best option at this moment is to let Chu Ning take the silver back, and at the same time they send someone back to report the matter to the emperor.

However, Chu Ning sneered when he heard this: "Sixth brother, are you stupid or do you think I'm stupid?"

"Until the matter is thoroughly investigated, you are all suspects and cannot leave Kyoto City!"

"Lord Ling, am I right?"

With Ling Haoran, the Minister of Justice, by his side, Chu Ming has enough say.

Ling Haoran secretly groaned in his heart.

Although he knew that he would be used by Chu Ning, who wanted him to be the Minister of Justice?

His face straightened, and Ling Haoran said in a deep voice: “Such a major event, your highnesses have indeed explained the matter to His Majesty in person.

If His Majesty feels that you are not suspicious, I believe he will not waste too much of your time."

Although saying this would offend the ten princes, his duty as the Minister of Justice forced him to say this.

What's more, Ling Haoran is an upright person and will not be partial!

Now the silver is found in the hands of ten princes. Regardless of whether it is for the justice in his heart or his responsibility as the Minister of Justice, he must take these ten people back for questioning.

But these words completely angered the Sixth Prince!

"Ling! Hao! Ran!"

The Sixth Prince's eyes were cold: "Don't think that just because you are the Crown Prince's father-in-law, I won't dare to do anything to you!"

The eleventh prince also snorted coldly: "Lord Ling, do you know what you are saying? You are helping Chu Ning!"

Even the seventeenth prince, who was about the same age as Chu Ning, couldn't help but say, "Lord Ling, you are harming us!"

Ling Haoran frowned and saluted: "Your Highnesses, I have absolutely no intention of framing you. I am just doing my job."

This sentence completely made the ten princes give up.

They knew that it was impossible to get Ling Haoran to speak for them!

The ten people looked at each other, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in their eyes.

Now there are only two paths before them.

Or they could do as Chu Ning said and follow Chu Ning back to be investigated.

Either take the opportunity to kill Chu Ning and Ling Haoran, and then immediately go to the Zhao State's fiefdom.

As long as they went to Zhao State, the emperor was far away and they could keep delaying even if the emperor wanted them to come back.

There is no doubt that if they choose the former, they will most likely lose their fiefdoms, or even be trapped in Kyoto because of the silver robbery.

Choosing the latter, although it is very risky, but if successful, they can not only get rid of Chu Ning and cut off the prince's arm Ling Haoran, but also get 10 million taels of silver, killing three birds with one stone!

The Eleventh Prince narrowed his eyes, and a ruthless look flashed across his eyes: "Everyone, given the situation, we should make up our minds. Should we leave or stay?"

The Sixth Prince sneered: "I will never go back!"

The Thirteenth Prince hesitated for a moment, then clenched his hands and said, "Since this is the case, we have no choice but to take action!"

The Fourteenth Prince had a sinister smile on his face: "Chu Ning doesn't have many people around him. Are we three thousand people afraid of him?"

The other princes looked at each other, then nodded heavily and reached an agreement.

They are going to take action!

Seeing this, Chu Ning showed no joy or sadness on his face, as if he had already expected such an outcome.

"It seems that the ten brothers have made their choice. In that case, let's see today who is more powerful, you or me!"

Even though the other side had three thousand people, Chu Ning still did not show any sign of panic.

This confident look made the Sixth Prince feel inexplicably nervous.

Thinking of Chu Ning's previous actions, he couldn't help but ask, "Why, Eighteenth Brother, do you want to fight a rock with an egg?"

"To throw an egg against a rock?"

Chu Ning sneered: "Today, I want to see who is fighting against the stone with an egg!"