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

The next day, at the hour of Mao.

The drizzle continued and the biting cold wind howled, making people feel chilly.

Under the foggy night sky, a bright light lit up, breaking through the darkness and revealing two figures.

Shen Wanying dressed Chu Ning neatly while frowning and said, "His Majesty suddenly asked the prince to attend the morning court. I'm afraid it's because of Yang Yuntao."

Chu Ning nodded and consoled him with a smile: "Don't worry, I have a plan to deal with it, the prince can't make any trouble."

But Shen Wanying shook her head. She understood that Chu Ning knew that she was not worried about the prince, but about the emperor.

I mentioned the prince on purpose because I didn't want her to worry.

"Be careful. If something goes wrong, you can ask Lord Liu and Lord Deng for help."

Looking at Shen Wanying, who was chattering in front of him like an ordinary woman, Chu Ning felt emotional.

With Shen Wanying's intelligence, she would never have given such instructions if she hadn't encountered a crisis.

Holding her hand, applying a little force, their bodies were pressed tightly together, each able to feel the other's breathing and heartbeat.

He kissed her gently on the forehead and then turned and left.

Before leaving, he left a message: "Wait for me to come back!"

Looking at Chu Ning disappearing before her eyes, Shen Wanying sighed softly: "Your Majesty, if you take the initiative this time, I'm afraid the situation will be different from before."

The emperor never acts rashly, but this time he definitely has a way to punish Chu Ning.

She is very worried.

But she didn't know that Chu Ning also understood this.

Once the emperor takes action, it will definitely not be as simple as it seems. This morning court session is likely to be full of crises.

So, when they arrived at the gate of the palace, Chu Ning ordered: "Ran Ming, dispatch a thousand Xiliang troops to patrol outside the palace in the name of inspecting the city defense!"

"Yes!"

Although Ran Ming didn't know what Chu Ning was going to do, he immediately went down to make arrangements.

Chu Ning rode his horse and headed straight for the palace, escorted by a team of guards.

The sound of galloping horses broke the quiet streets, torches illuminated the way forward, and the drizzle could not stop the crowd's footsteps.

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Ning rode his horse to the palace.

At the palace gate, officials were constantly coming. When they saw Chu Ning coming, they all stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings to His Majesty the King of Chu!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "My Lords, there is no need to be so polite."

Liu Shouren and Deng Hongwen stepped forward at the same time: "Your Highness."

Chu Ning stretched out his hand to signal them not to speak: "Talk while we walk."

The three of them entered the palace together.

"Your Highness, someone is spreading rumors, blaming you for the fire at Yang Mansion last night."

"I'm afraid this was done by the Crown Prince. His Majesty has appointed you to attend the court today. I'm afraid he wants to do something."

Both of them were intelligent people, and they felt that today's morning court session would definitely not be peaceful.

Chu Ning nodded slightly, with a calm expression: "This king knows, so I dispatched a thousand soldiers to patrol outside the palace."

Liu Shouren's face changed slightly, and he turned to look at Deng Hongwen.

Of course, one thousand people are not many, but the purpose of patrolling outside the palace is obvious, which is to warn the emperor!

If you can mobilize a thousand people, you can mobilize ten thousand people!

The Liangzhou troops are now in the city.

It seems that this time, the King of Chu is determined to confront the imperial court head-on!

As the two were shocked, the Golden Palace came into their minds clearly. They each returned to their respective positions and followed a group of officials into the palace.

"Your Majesty is here!"

"Greetings to His Majesty (Father)!" All the ministers and princes bowed and saluted.

The emperor, wearing a dragon robe and looking imposing, glanced at everyone and finally fixed his gaze on Chu Ning.

Seeing Chu Ning, the emperor nodded slightly and said, "My dear ministers, please stand up without formalities. If you have something to say, please report it as soon as possible. If you have nothing to say, please leave the court."

As soon as he finished speaking, the prince could not wait to stand up and said angrily:

"Father, Yang Yuntao's house caught fire last night, and he was burned to ashes. Someone saw Chu Ning leading people to Yang's house!"

"How dare Chu Ning be so bold and presumptuous as to kill a senior official of the court without authorization, under the feet of the emperor. If he is not punished, won't our dynasty be laughed at in the future?"

"Please punish me severely for this matter, Father!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other officials who had already received the news looked calm. They knew that the court struggle today would definitely be more intense than ever before.

Yang Yuntao's death completely intensified the conflict between the prince and Chu Ning.

The other princes, at this moment, looked like they were watching a show. They were hoping that the Crown Prince and Chu Ning would have a conflict.

No matter who wins or loses, it’s good for them!

On the dragon throne, the emperor narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, a hint of coldness flashed across his face, he stared closely at Chu Ning, and asked in a cold voice:

"Chun Ning, what do you have to say about the Crown Prince's accusation?"

Chu Ning stood out of the line with a calm expression: "Father, I think what the Crown Prince said is too one-sided."

"Oh?"

The emperor pretended to be surprised: "Then what is your explanation for this matter?"

Chu Ning said in a calm and composed voice: "First of all, Yang Yuntao has been dismissed from his post. He is not an official in the court. Brother Crown Prince has raised this matter to an unacceptable level."

As soon as these words came out, the prince sneered: "Father only said to temporarily dismiss me!"

"Is temporary dismissal not dismissal?"

Chu Ning chuckled and said, "Brother Crown Prince, you can't favor Yang Yuntao just because he has a good relationship with you."

"you……"

“Brother Crown Prince!” Chu Ning suddenly raised his voice and said loudly: “I have obtained evidence that Yang Yuntao leaked the information.”

After saying that, Chu Ning took out He Qing's confession and turned to look at the emperor: "Father, this is the evidence of Yang Yuntao's crime. It is the confession of his housekeeper He Qing. Please take a look."

"Send it up."

Zhao Ming immediately went down to take the confession and presented it to the emperor with a respectful look on his face.

When the emperor opened the confession, his face suddenly turned ugly.

Although Chu Ning has always been certain that Yang Yuntao was the leaker, the emperor never believed it.

As a fourth-rank official in the court, Yang Yuntao's actions undoubtedly destroyed his own future.

But now there is the confession of the Yang family's housekeeper, and it also contains a lot of information about what Yang Yuntao did to help the prince.

For a moment, the emperor's face was extremely gloomy.

The prince, who had been observing, felt his heart sink when he saw this, and asked cautiously, "Father, is this really the confession of the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion? Could it be false?"

The emperor said indifferently: "Look for yourself!"

As he said this, he handed the confession to Zhao Ming, who immediately took it to His Highness and handed it to the prince.

The prince opened the confession with a look of surprise and his face turned pale instantly.

"Puff~"

The prince knelt on the ground, his face full of misery: "Father, this is completely a false accusation, please forgive me!"

Chu Ning, who was standing by, raised his lips slightly and said calmly, "He Qing said that Yang Yuntao helped the Crown Prince to privately enclose land and secretly amass wealth, and even interfered with the appointment of the generals of the Imperial Guard."

"Each of these crimes is enough to make you suffer, Prince. No wonder you are so protective of him."

The prince's face changed drastically, and he turned around and stared at Chu Ning: "You...you are slandering me. I didn't do anything, so don't slander me!"

Anyway, Yang Yuntao is dead. As long as he refuses to admit it, what can Chu Ning do to him?