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

"Is King Chen so eager to lose to me?"

Chu Ning looked at Cao Zhi who had stepped forward in front of him, and a hint of amusement appeared on his face.

"Lose to you?"

Cao Zhi sneered repeatedly: "This prince is recognized as the most talented person in the world. I have received royal education since I was a child and have practiced martial arts since I was young!"

"You are just a bastard. How can you defeat me?"

"Humph, in the battle between General Dianwei and Ran Ming just now, he only won by relying on the sharpness of his weapon. It was an unfair victory!"

"In this battle between you and me, don't play any tricks or use any hidden weapons."

This was a plan he had made long ago.

As long as he can limit Chu Ning's sleeve arrows, he will surely win this battle.

However, Chu Ning sneered upon hearing this: "Hidden weapons? When did I ever say I would use hidden weapons? All this is just your wishful thinking."

"Also, I didn't say I wanted to compete with you in martial arts first."

"Oh? So, you want to compete with me in literary talent first?"

Cao Zhi narrowed his eyes, and a hint of sarcasm flashed across his face: "You really don't know your place. You actually chose to compete in literary talent first."

"But it's good this way. It really should let you know the gap between us."

On the main seat.

Dou Lianyi saw that the two were getting angrier as they talked, but a smile appeared on her face.

The more fiercely these two quarreled, the more beneficial it was to the Han Dynasty.

However, as the birthday girl today, she still had to say a few polite words.

"Two princes."

Dou Lianyi's voice was not loud, but it was quite penetrating.

Chu Ning and Cao Zhi, who were arguing, suddenly stopped, and all the ministers turned to look at Dou Lianyi.

Under everyone's gaze, Dou Lianyi said calmly: "Since the two of you have agreed to compete, let's get started!"

She really couldn't bear to watch it anymore and wanted the two to compete immediately.

Of course, the purpose of her doing this was just to know the outcome as soon as possible, to see Chu Ning's cards, and whether she could win.

After all, she bet one million taels of silver.

Emperor Liu Che, who was standing by, laughed out loud when he heard this: "The Empress Dowager is right. I can't wait to see the most talented man in the world!"

Dou Lianyi bet on Chu Ning to win, but Liu Che bet on a tie between Chu Ning and Cao Zhi.

As an emperor, although he had a lot of money, it didn't come from the wind.

One million taels was a considerable sum of money for Liu Che.

Cao Zhi raised his lips slightly when he heard this, and said calmly: "I will definitely not let the Emperor of the Han Dynasty down!"

He turned around and looked at Chu Ning with a provocative look, sneering: "Come on, let us see the literary talent of the eighteenth prince of Chu."

The ministers around immediately pricked up their ears.

Everyone has heard about Chu Ning's background, and they all want to know what talents a person of humble origin can have!

Unexpectedly, Chu Ning chuckled and revealed a hint of amusement: "This competition was proposed by you, King Chen, so naturally you should go first."

"Hahahaha!"

Cao Zhi suddenly burst into laughter: "I never thought the King of Chu would be such a coward."

When Ran Ming heard this, he became furious and rushed forward with his fists clenched.

But Chu Ning stretched out his hand to stop him and said calmly: "I can handle it, leave!"

Ran Ming's mouth twitched, and although he was indignant, he still retreated.

Chu Ning turned to look at Cao Zhi and sneered, "You said that I am a coward? If I were really a coward, why would I agree to your request for a competition?"

"I am only giving you face by letting you go first."

"Of course, if you feel you have no chance of winning, I can come first."

Cao Zhi smiled contemptuously at the mocking words: "Alright, I don't want to hear your quibbling. When I finish writing this poem, you will know how powerful I am."

"In the face of absolute talent, your true colors will be revealed!"

"Come here, bring the pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"

Huo Quji immediately winked at the maid beside him, and the maid brought up the four treasures of the study that had been prepared long ago.

At the same time, two guards carried a table to the middle of the hall.

Cao Zhi twisted his right sleeve with his left hand, picked up the brush with his right hand and dipped it in the inkstone.

Then, he wrote like a god, and a line of words quickly appeared on the white paper.

Huo Quji took two steps forward, took a look, and chanted: "The golden chariot is headed by eight dragons!"

As soon as he finished reading, the ministers took a deep breath.

There are nine dynasties in the world, and Cao Zhi wants to subdue the eight dragons. Doesn't that mean that other dynasties will be benefited by the Wei Kingdom?

Although such spirit is a bit bold, this is poetry, and it was written during a competition. Without seeing the sequel, everyone was just surprised for a while.

Then, Cao Zhi dipped the brush in ink and wrote the second sentence.

This time, the second prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shiming, took the initiative to go up and recite: "Yun Jia Ting Shi Yu Chang Feng!"

Compared with the domineering first sentence, the second sentence seems much more restrained.

But if it is connected with the first sentence, doesn’t it mean that the State of Wei wanted to conquer other dynasties and live a carefree life after the conquest?

Such treasonous words immediately made some ministers unhappy.

The original expectation turned into anger at this moment.

But Cao Zhi didn't care about these people's reactions. He was completely immersed in his own world and just wanted to finish the poem as soon as possible.

Amid the ministers' pointing and criticizing, Cao Zhi wrote the third sentence.

This time, the one who went up to check was Princess Changping of the Qin Dynasty.

She looked at the third line she had just written and slowly said, "I am drinking and writing poetry with a spear in my hand!"

Although Cao Zhi is a talented man, as a prince, he is also a good martial artist, so this sentence is quite suitable for him.

The ministers did not discuss the third sentence much.

As the fourth round was finished, the second prince of Jin took the initiative to step forward to check.

"One day I will climb the sun and shoot into the sky!"

After the last sentence was read, the scene fell into silence.

If the first sentence offended the eight dynasties, then with the last sentence, the whole poem was sublimated.

At first, everyone thought that Cao Zhi only wrote the poem targeting the dynasty, but they didn’t expect that he was actually writing about the sky.

In this way, the first sentence seems insignificant and the offense is ignored.

Someone immediately laughed and said, "You are indeed the most talented person in the world. Your literary attainments put us to shame."

"Yes, even after decades in the literary world, I still can't write such bold words!"

"You are worthy of being recognized as the best in the world. I admire you very much!"

"With such a poem, I'm sure His Royal Highness Prince Chen will win."

"I don't know what the King of Chu will do to deal with this."

"Deal with it? Haha, can he still come up with a poem? In my opinion, he'd better admit defeat first, maybe he can still save some face."

People were talking about it, some praised Cao Zhi, while others belittled Chu Ning.

Even Dou Lianyi, who was sitting at the main seat, couldn't help but nod slightly after hearing this, and said calmly:

"The world's most talented person, he really lives up to his reputation!"

After receiving the praise from the Empress Dowager, Cao Zhi smiled and said, "Thank you for your praise, Empress Dowager. It's just a poem, nothing to mention."

After a pause, he pointed at Chu Ning and smiled contemptuously: "Next, it's the turn of the eighteenth prince of Chu to write a poem!"

The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of pride, he raised his eyebrows towards Chu Ning and said, "Your Highness, Prince Chu, please!"

Cao Zhi didn’t think Chu Ning could beat him, so he was just waiting to see the show!