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

"Your Majesty, the suspect Su Tingmei is here!"

Ran Ming, who was tall and wearing armor, escorted Su Tingmei into the hall and bowed to her.

The emperor glanced at Su Tingmei and a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face.

Isn’t this the military advisor who used to follow Xiahou Ren?

The emperor was impressed by this man.

In the past, every time Xiahou Ren won a battle, he would ask for credit for this person, but he would only give him gold, silver and treasures, not an official position.

At that time he was very curious about why Xiahou Ren did this. Only after Xiahou Ren's death did he realize that this was to pave the way for Xiahou Yan.

Su Tingmei's official position is not high, so she will assist Xiahou Yan wholeheartedly!

However, he did not expect that the Xiahou family was destroyed by Chu Ning, and Xiahou Yan was also killed by Chu Ning, which made everything Xiahou Ren had done come to nothing.

At this moment, Su Tingmei has become a suspect, and she must have participated in this matter to avenge the Xiahou family.

"Oh it's you!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Tell me, how did Zhou Lecheng plan this?"

Su Tingmei was slightly stunned and didn't understand what the emperor meant.

He was clearly the mastermind, so why did the emperor say Zhou Lecheng was the mastermind?

While she was surprised, Chu Ning said calmly, "Su Tingmei, why are you still standing there? Father asked you to explain how Zhou Lecheng planned to kill my seventh brother!"

Su Tingmei turned her head and glanced at Chu Ning, and she understood what was going on. She thought that Chu Ning must have deliberately misled the emperor.

If we put all the blame on Zhou Lecheng, he would just be an accomplice and his crime would not be serious.

After thinking for a while, Su Tingmei shook her head and sighed: "Your Majesty, in fact, I am the mastermind behind this matter."

Chu Ning frowned when he heard this.

This king wanted to save him, but he was determined to commit suicide!

Sitting on the main seat, the emperor narrowed his eyes and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

He also didn't expect that Su Tingmei would take the initiative to take responsibility.

This is a serious crime that will implicate nine generations of your clan!

At this moment, the emperor couldn't help but look at this man with admiration.

"Really? Since you are the mastermind, then tell me how you planned it." The emperor asked in a deep voice.

Su Tingmei's slender eyes trembled slightly, and a bitter look appeared on her old face: "After the Xiahou family was destroyed, the soldiers and people in Sizhou were in a panic."

"Some people think that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu will take advantage of the situation to clean up the Sizhou camp, while others think that the Prince of Chu will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to control the Sizhou troops."

"And they were all promoted by General Xiahou Ren, and they were all worried about being purged, so Zhou Lecheng and other generals came to me and asked me to give them advice."

"I think that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is at his peak of power at the moment. We cannot confront him head-on. The best way is to disrupt the situation in Kyoto City."

"For this purpose, we used the people that the Xiahou family had previously arranged in the city to secretly gather information and wait for the right opportunity to take action."

"When we offended the princes and were going to Zhao's fiefdom, I thought this was an opportunity, so I took advantage of the conflict between the Seventh Prince and the Crown Prince and secretly sent someone to harm the Seventh Prince."

"In order to frame His Royal Highness the King of Chu, they even used a crossbow. As long as the King of Chu is suspected, His Majesty will definitely take action against him. Then we might be able to take action against the King of Chu."

At this point, Chu Ning suddenly interrupted and asked, "So the general named Zhou who went to the Ministry of Works to take over the crossbow was Zhou Lecheng?"

Su Tingmei nodded slightly: "Yes, Xiahou Ren forced the Minister of Works He Peng to build this batch of crossbows for him."

The crossbow was originally used to kill the enemy, but it was unexpectedly used to frame someone.

After hearing this, the emperor finally understood the whole story. It was all because Chu Ning destroyed the Xiahou family, which caused the generals who were close to the Xiahou family to become frightened and worried about being liquidated.

"I see!"

The emperor snorted coldly: "These people really deserve to die. I support them, but they have two minds!"

"Su Tingmei, I'll give you a chance. Tell me all about these people and I'll kill you. Otherwise, you'll be dead!"

The emperor was so angry that he could no longer bear it and started a massacre.

There is no point in keeping these generals, so it is better to get rid of them.

Su Tingmei seemed to have been prepared for this. He took out a list from his arms and handed it over: "Your Majesty, this list is here, but His Royal Highness the King of Chu promised that after the list is handed over, the remaining Sizhou troops will go to Yunzhou."

At this time, he still did not forget to bargain with the emperor.

The emperor raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and looked at Chu Ning with displeasure: "How could you agree to him without permission?"

The prince's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he immediately accused him, "Eighteenth brother, you are so brave. You agreed before the emperor did. Why, do you think you are more powerful than the emperor?"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother Crown Prince, this is wrong. If I don't agree, do you think Su Tingmei will write this list?"

After saying this, Chu Ning bowed to the emperor and said solemnly, "Father, the Sizhou soldiers are elite after all. It would be a pity to kill them all."

"Besides, they were just following orders and didn't do much wrong. Now that the war situation in Yunzhou is not favorable, it would be best to let them go to Yunzhou and be under the command of Lord Feng Anguo."

When the emperor heard the words "the war situation in Yunzhou is unfavorable", his brows twitched.

He has been worrying about this these days!

After hesitating for a moment, the emperor asked, "How many soldiers are left in Sizhou?"

"About 4,000 people."

After a morning of fighting, there was not even a single ordinary person left among the ten thousand people.

The emperor suddenly felt distressed.

These are all elite troops!

However, having these 4,000 people go to Yunzhou can help stabilize the morale of the soldiers on the front line.

Moreover, Feng Anguo was promoted by Xiahou Ren, so it would be safe if these people were handed over to Feng Anguo for command.

Thinking of this, the emperor nodded slightly: "Since Chu Ning pleads for them, I will give you face and agree to this matter!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Su Tingmei breathed a sigh of relief and then raised the list in her hand.

Zhao Ming immediately went up to take the list and brought it to the emperor.

When the emperor opened the list, his face suddenly looked a little ugly.

"Humph, I didn't expect that even the Imperial Guards would have people like you!"

The emperor's face darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "Prince, listen to my order. I order you to arrest people according to this list. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

"After you capture him, have him interrogated by the Ministry of Justice, report to me for review, and execute him in the street in a month!"

"My son obeys the order!"

The emperor was determined to cleanse the remaining Xiahou forces in Kyoto and eliminate the influence of the Xiahou family in the military.

The prince was extremely excited at this moment!

I originally thought that this matter would be handed over to Chu Ning, but I didn't expect that it would fall on his head in the end.

At this time, the emperor spoke again: "The troops of Sizhou camp are transferred to Yunzhou. This will make Sizhou empty and it is inevitable that someone will take advantage of it."

"Prince, I will give you six months to recruit new soldiers and horses. From now on, the Sizhou Camp will be under your command."

The prince was stunned for a moment, then ecstatic, and while kowtowing, he shouted, "Father, rest assured, I will definitely rebuild the Sizhou camp!"

Commanding the Sizhou camp and controlling Sizhou and Kyoto City, this is the aura of a prince!

Although Chu Ning and the other three princes were a little surprised when they heard this, Chu Ning was not too surprised.

After all, the art of balance is the emperor's strong point!

However, the Third Prince and his two companions looked extremely unhappy.

After working so hard for a long time, they got nothing, and instead the prince got a benefit!

The emperor did not give them a chance to object and immediately ordered: "Since the matter is clear, Su Tingmei, you were only forced to participate in it. I will spare your life and let Chu Ning deal with it."

Since we have given benefits to the prince, we cannot fail to give face to Chu Ning.

Besides, Su Tingmei has already handed over the list, so there is no point in killing him. It is better to give Chu Ning some face.

After all, he still had something else to ask Chu Ning to agree to.