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

The whole audience fell silent after hearing one word of dissatisfaction.

No one expected that Cao Zhi would lose.

No one would have thought that Cao Zhi would not admit defeat!

As a writer, if you lose, you lose.

Refusing to admit defeat in front of everyone is simply a loss of status.

Even the ministers who originally supported Cao Zhi now had a sharp drop in their favorability towards him.

Even the Han Emperor Liu Che could not help but frown at this moment: "Prince Chen, since it is a competition, there will naturally be winners and losers."

"I understand how you feel about losing to the King of Chu, but this is not a reason for you to be dissatisfied!"

But Cao Zhi was full of indignation: "Since ancient times, there has been no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Everyone has a different understanding of poetry. Why do you insist on saying that Chu Ning's poetry is better than mine?"

"In my opinion, his poem is just so-so. How can it be compared with my majestic poem?"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

Although they knew that Cao Zhi was defending himself, there was some truth in what he said.

In terms of literary attainments, everyone's understanding is indeed different. It is hard to say who wins and who loses in a poem.

If it comes to a competition of responding to the occasion, Chu Ning would naturally win.

But when it comes to domineering, Cao Zhi is obviously better.

And no topic was set before the competition, which made this matter controversial.

"This……"

Liu Che was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to respond.

Even the Grand Empress Dowager Dou Lianyi frowned and looked embarrassed every day.

If the Han Dynasty refuted Cao Zhi, it would inevitably become enemies with the State of Wei. Although the Han Dynasty wanted to go to war with the State of Wei, the time was not yet ripe.

But if he didn't refute, he would have to agree with Cao Zhi, and this would inevitably offend Chu Ning.

While thinking, the Queen Mother, who had been silent all this time, suddenly smiled and said, "As the most talented person in the world, I can understand how Prince Chen feels."

"Since you are not convinced, why not tell me what you think."

You were the one who brought up the issue, so you should at least tell us how to resolve it, right?

No matter how it is resolved, this matter has nothing to do with the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che reacted, nodded and said in a deep voice: "The Queen Mother is right. Since Prince Chen is not convinced, then tell me how to solve this matter?"

Cao Zhi narrowed his eyes, turned around and stared at Chu Ning, sneering: "I don't believe that a bastard of humble origins like him has such talent. Maybe this poem was written by Deng Hongwen for him to recite!"

"It's easy to solve this matter. Just use the name of domineering and let Chu Ning write another poem!"

Not only did he question whether Chu Ning's poem was inferior to his, he even questioned whether the poem was written by Chu Ning at all.

Even Deng Hongwen was involved!

Deng Hongwen's face darkened. "Prince Chen, don't talk nonsense without evidence!"

As a man of letters, he valued his reputation more than his own life, so he would naturally not allow others to slander him.

Cao Zhi sneered: "Whether it was you who did it, you know it in your heart. It's easy to prove it. Let Chu Ning write another poem in the name of domineering!"

He was sure that Chu Ning couldn't write it!

Even if I write one, it won't be able to surpass the one he just wrote.

If Chu Ning didn't write it, he would insist that the poem was not written by Chu Ning.

No matter what choice Chu Ning makes, he will be invincible!

Seeing this, Liu Che looked at Chu Ning and asked with a frown, "What do you think, Your Highness the King of Chu?"

Chu Ning raised his lips slightly, with a playful look on his face: "I have no objection, but since I am asked to write another poem, shouldn't King Chen also express his opinion?"

"First you refused to obey me, then you questioned me, and even slandered my subordinates!"

At this point, his tone suddenly became stern, staring at Cao Zhi and sneering: "If I agree so easily, wouldn't it be too easy for him?"

Cao Zhi snorted coldly and looked at Chu Ning: "What do you think?"

"It's easy!"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and sneered, "If the poem I write next is better than yours, you only need to go to the street with a sign."

"However, the sign should read: Cao Zhi is inferior to others in skills, and I admit defeat!"

Humiliation, this is naked humiliation!

This is no different from parading prisoners through the streets.

"impossible!"

Cao Zhi refused without even thinking: "As the prince of Wei, how can I do something that would damage the dignity of Wei?"

Even Liu Che couldn't stand it anymore and frowned, saying, "King of Chu, this condition is too harsh."

"Harsh?"

Chu Ning thought for a moment and said, "Since His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty has spoken for you, let's change someone else."

"You are the King of Chen, so your fiefdom must be in Chen. How about this? I want three cities from you!"

"impossible!"

Cao Zhi's face changed drastically: "I only have ten cities in my fiefdom, and you want to take three of them at once. How can I survive in the future?"

It was impossible to parade them through the streets, and it was even more impossible to cede the city.

Parading through the streets would only damage the dignity of the State of Wei, while ceding the city would harm his own interests, so it was even more impossible for him to agree to it.

However, the higher the conditions Chu Ning offered, the more excited Cao Zhi became.

The purpose of setting such high conditions is to make him refuse and stop writing poetry.

What does this mean?

This shows that Chu Ning is not sure.

It seems that his bet was right, the poem just now was not written by Chu Ning at all.

Now Chu Ning was forced to this point by him, but was afraid of being exposed, so he deliberately used harsh conditions to make things difficult for him.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhi narrowed his eyes and stared at Chu Ning with a sneer: "If you are sincere in making conditions, then make one that both you and I can accept. It's not just empty talk!"

Princess Changping was very upset by this and couldn't help but retort: "Humph, you are the one who refuses to admit defeat and you are also the one who refuses to accept the conditions!"

"Why does the King of Chu have to agree to your request to rewrite a poem, but you can't agree to the King of Chu's request?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone at the scene started talking.

"Prince Chen's move is indeed a bit excessive."

"It is clear that the King of Chu has won, but it is the King of Chen who refuses to admit defeat. Since the King of Chu is willing to write a new poem, then you should agree to his request."

"I also think that King Chen has gone too far in this matter."

"If I were the King of Chu, I would never agree to King Chen's request. Why would there be so many problems?"

Cao Zhi heard what everyone said and felt extremely ashamed.

But for the sake of his own face and reputation, he could only bite the bullet and look at Chu Ning: "Three cities are too many, I can only promise you one city at most!"

Anyway, he was sure that Chu Ning could not write a poem better than his, so even if he agreed, he would not really cede the city.

But bargaining is necessary, and you can't agree to Chu Ning's request easily!

Chu Ning was not a pushover. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "How about this? One city plus two million taels of silver!"

If he gets the chance, he will tear her to death!

This bastard keeps saying he's an illegitimate child and that he's from a humble background. Does he really think Chu Ning has a good temper?

He will return all the humiliations one by one.

Not only does he want to damage Cao Zhi's reputation, he also wants to make Cao Zhi feel heartbroken!

Seeing Chu Ning "concede", Cao Zhi didn't even think twice and nodded with a sneer: "Okay, I promise you!"

"Come on, let me see how you can write a poem that surpasses mine!"