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

"Your Majesty, something has happened. A troop of soldiers is rapidly approaching the city defense camp!"

The shadow guard arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, bowed and saluted, his tone somewhat hurried.

The emperor's heart skipped a beat, his face changed, he rushed out, grabbed the shadow guard by the collar, and asked fiercely:

"Where did the troops come from?"

There is an army in Kyoto City that the emperor doesn't know about. If a mutiny breaks out, wouldn't it be dangerous?

The shadow guard was frightened by the emperor's ferocious appearance. He swallowed and whispered, "Yes... he came from the Ministry of Justice."

"Criminal Department?"

The emperor was startled, and his hands that were tightly grasping his collar suddenly loosened. He asked, "How many people are there?"

"About three thousand people!"

"Impossible, the Ministry of Justice doesn't have so many yamen runners!"

But Zhao Ming, who was standing by, suddenly had an idea and whispered, "Your Majesty, the guards of the ten princes are being held in the Ministry of Justice. There are exactly three thousand of them."

"This……"

The emperor's face changed, he turned to look at Zhao Ming, and asked coldly: "You mean to say that these people are the guards of the ten princes."

Zhao Ming smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that's the case, otherwise it's impossible for a 3,000-man army to appear in the city."

After that, Zhao Mingchao asked the shadow guard, "Do you know who is the leader?"

"Reporting to Chief Steward Zhao, it is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lord Yun Jianye!"

As soon as the name came out, the emperor immediately understood.

Yun Jianye was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue by Chu Ning from Bingzhou. Among the five people transferred to the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Xuan had been transferred to Liangzhou as the governor, and Wen Kaicheng was killed for betraying Chu Ning.

The remaining ones are Liu Shouren, the Minister of Revenue, and Lu Xiuwen and Yun Jianye, who were promoted to Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Revenue!

Chu Ning mobilized all his confidants today, even Liu Shouren and Deng Hongwen showed up, which made everyone have an illusion - there was no one available around Chu Ning!

But Yun Jianye was originally the governor of a county in Bingzhou, and he had been in the Ministry of Revenue for almost two years, so his ability was unquestionable.

Although I don’t know how this person persuaded the guards of the ten princes to participate in this battle, I guess this was arranged in advance by Chu Ning!

Thinking of this, the emperor narrowed his eyes and took a breath.

"I have calculated everything, but I didn't expect that I would miss this army!"

The emperor looked towards the city defense camp and muttered to himself, "It seems that Chu Ning had deliberately detained these three thousand people. Could it be that he had already anticipated that I would send troops into the city?"

While he was deep in thought, the sound of hurried footsteps interrupted his thoughts.

When he looked up, he saw the Minister of Justice Ling Haoran walking towards him quickly.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

"No need to be so polite. Lord Ling, are you here for the matter of the three thousand guards from the Ministry of Justice?"

Ling Haoran's face changed.

Just when I was about to come and report, the Emperor had already received the news in advance. It seemed that His Majesty knew everything about the situation in the city.

Fortunately, I didn't intend to hide it!

Heaving a sigh of relief, Ling Haoran said solemnly, "Your Majesty is wise. This humble minister came here for this matter. This morning, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lord Yun, came to the Ministry of Justice, saying that he was ordered by His Royal Highness the King of Chu to question the three thousand guards.

I did not dare to be negligent and personally accompanied Lord Yun to the interrogation, but Lord Yun sent me away on the grounds that the matter involved confidential information.

Afterwards, the city defense camp sent out a signal smoke signal for help, and Lord Yun actually wanted to take the three thousand men to provide support.

I led some people to stop them, but Lord Yun said that the three thousand people wanted to redeem themselves for meritorious service, and I was outnumbered and could not stop them, so they were allowed to rush out of the Ministry of Justice. "

Although it was downplayed, the emperor knew that the situation at that time was definitely more serious than Ling Haoran said.

As the Minister of Justice, he would naturally not let these people leave the prison easily. It must be that Yun Jianye relied on his large number of people to threaten Ling Haoran, so he led his people out of the prison.

But there was nothing that could be done about it. The Ministry of Justice only had so many people, and with Yun Jianye's persuasion, the group of captured guards could certainly rush out.

"Great job Chu Ning, great job Yun Jianye!"

The emperor snorted coldly: "It is true that a strong general has no weak soldiers under his command. I never thought that a minister of the Ministry of Revenue would have such courage!

Humph, after this matter is over, I will definitely settle the score with him.

Lord Ling, after this battle, you write a memorial to impeach Yun Jianye and Chu Ning!"

Ling Haoran was stunned, then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and could only bow and agree.

If I had known that I would become the emperor's pawn, I would rather not come to report.

Now the emperor wants to use him to target Chu Ning.

"Okay, go down and write the memorial first." The emperor waved his hand, signaling him to leave.

"I'll take my leave." Ling Haoran left with a helpless look on his face.

The emperor stared at his departing figure and raised his eyebrows, saying, "With three thousand new people joining, is it possible for Chu Ning to turn defeat into victory?"

Zhao Ming's eyes rolled, "It's hard to say. The Shadow Guards sent a message saying that a strange group of soldiers appeared on the street. They are probably the ones who killed the Seventh Prince and robbed the silver.

Given the current situation, the other side probably wants His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to die in the city defense camp, so they sent people to block the street."

The emperor nodded slightly and looked satisfied when he heard this.

But the shadow guard beside him whispered, "Manager Zhao, the Ministry of Justice is not far from the City Defense Camp, and it seems that the area is not blocked."

As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's face changed and he looked suddenly ugly.

Zhao Ming was also stunned and fell silent.

After all the planning, they forgot about the terrain!

At the same time, Yun Jianye had already led the three thousand guards of the ten princes straight to the city defense camp.

Today, Yun Jianye has changed from his gentle appearance in the past. His face is full of murderous intent, his eyes are like torches, and he is like a man-eating beast!

"Hurry, hurry up, as long as we wipe out the rebels, His Royal Highness the King of Chu will definitely reward you for your merits!"

"The soldiers of Sizhou rebelled and dared to besiege the city defense camp and murder His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Such a heinous crime will be intolerable to heaven and earth!"

"Today, anyone who kills one person will be rewarded with ten silver coins, anyone who kills three will be rewarded with a hundred silver coins, anyone who kills five will be rewarded with three hundred silver coins, and will be promoted one rank!"

"For those who died in battle, the King of Chu will give a one-time pension of 3,000 taels, and the family's wife and children will be supported by the King of Chu's Palace!"

Yun Jianye urged everyone to speed up while constantly shouting out the conditions Chu Ning gave them.

This greatly stimulated all the guards in the palace.

Although as the prince's guards, their treatment was far better than that of ordinary soldiers, the conditions offered by the King of Chu were really too generous.

Not only will they get a lot of silver, but they can also get promoted. More importantly, Chu Ning will not hold them accountable for wanting to take away 10 million taels of silver!

And even if they died in battle, the pension alone would be enough for their entire family to live a worry-free life for the rest of their lives!

We must win this battle even if it costs our life!

No one knew who started to shout first: "Rescue the King of Chu and wipe out the rebels!"

The others immediately became full of energy and shouted loudly: "Rescue the King of Chu and wipe out the rebels!"

In an instant, the morale of the crowd rose a hundredfold. With weapons in hand and red eyes, they rushed towards the city defense camp like wild beasts.

Today, even if the emperor comes, he can’t stop them!