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

"Hahahaha!"

"I'm out of town. Even if Chu Ning gets the news and wants to chase me, he won't be able to catch up!"

After leaving the city, Cao Zhi laughed wildly. Looking at Chang'an City getting farther and farther away behind him, a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.

Although he lost three cities this time, suffered a loss of millions of taels of silver, and even lost the title of the world's most talented man.

But the silver notes obtained from Chu Ning were enough to make up for this loss.

Although I haven't seen the exact number of silver notes, a rough calculation shows that there are tens of millions of taels of silver!

This was enough for him to report back.

Liu Ye, standing by, was alert. "Your Highness, don't underestimate the enemy. Although we have left Chang'an City, they will soon receive the news. There are many cities along the way. If we can't get through, we will be intercepted by them."

Cao Zhi smiled confidently: "Don't worry, with the speed of our cavalry, even if they know the news, we will have already run away for dozens of miles."

"You want to catch up with us? Dream on!"

Having said that, Cao Zhi still gave the order: "Pass the order down, advance at full speed!"

The soldiers of the Wei State delegation galloped their horses and accelerated again.

Fortunately, they had no baggage and traveled light, moving very quickly.

At the same time, the defeated White Horse soldiers came to the palace to report.

Inside Changle Palace.

The singing and dancing continued, and everyone was toasting each other, making it very lively.

Today, Chu Ning became famous in one battle and completely replaced Cao Zhi as the world's number one talent.

At the scene, Chu Ming became the focus.

Whether they admired him or hated him, everyone was toasting him at this moment.

The alcohol content of the wine was quite high. Chu Ning drank it for more than an hour and was already a little drunk.

But the big guy Ran Ming seemed to never get drunk. He drank under the pretext of blocking Chu Ning's drinking.

Anyone who came to toast was stopped by Ran Ming.

The guy drank more and more, and a look of excitement appeared on his face.

It has been a long time since he had such a good drink, so of course he wanted to drink to his heart's content!

Seeing this scene, Huo Quji's eyebrows twitched.

Ever since the battle between Ran Ming and Dian Wei just now, he has been paying attention to Ran Ming's every move.

Although the two sides are friends now, there is no guarantee that they will not become enemies in the future.

While he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a voice coming from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, the soldiers of His Royal Highness the King of Chu want to see you. They said that the posthouse was attacked and the banknotes were stolen."

As soon as these words were spoken, the music stopped, the kabuki performance stopped, and everyone turned to look at Chu Ning.

Sitting in the main seat, Dou Lianyi and Liu Che looked at each other.

There was anger, surprise, and rage in his eyes.

In the capital city of the Han Dynasty, someone actually dared to snatch the banknotes of the envoys from the State of Chu.

If such a big thing gets out, the Han Dynasty will lose all face.

Dou Lianyi's face darkened: "Let him come in and talk!"

With permission, a soldier covered in blood and wearing silver-white armor came to the hall.

Chu Ning had already put down his wine glass and stood inside the hall, looking at the soldier kneeling on the ground with a face that showed neither joy nor sadness.

"Your Highness!"

The soldier on the white horse knelt and said, "Just now, King Chen of Wei suddenly came to the posthouse with his troops. We were caught off guard. Although we fought hard, we could not resist the enemy's attack. Now all the banknotes in the courtyard have been snatched away by them!"

As soon as these words came out, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and a hint of murderous intent flashed across them.

"How dare you, Prince Chen, snatch my banknotes!"

Chu Ning turned to look at Liu Che and saluted: "Your Majesty, this man ignored the laws of the Han Dynasty and even robbed my banknotes. This is a heinous crime!"

"Please allow me to lead my troops in pursuit. I will capture him with my own hands!"

"Well..."

A look of hesitation appeared on Liu Che's face.

Although this matter is indeed related to Chu Ning, if Chu Ning catches up with Cao Zhi and kills Cao Zhi, then this matter will be inseparable from the Han Dynasty.

But if I don't let Chu Ning chase him, it seems a bit guilty, after all, Chu Ning lost so many banknotes.

While he was deep in thought, Huo Quji suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army and pursue together with His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

The pursuit is inevitable, but Chu Ning cannot be left alone, lest Chu Ning kill Cao Zhi.

The best way is to have someone go with you!

Liu Che reacted and understood what Huo Quji meant. He nodded and said, "Okay, just in case, Marquis Guanjun, you dispatch 2,000 imperial guards to pursue them!"

"Remember, you must capture King Chen!"

To be on the safe side, he also specifically emphasized the need to capture Cao Zhi.

The meaning of capturing him back is that Cao Zhi cannot be beaten to death.

"The general will obey the order!"

Huo Quji responded, then turned to look at Chu Ning: "Your Highness, Prince Chu, please come in!"

Chu Ning snorted coldly: "I will lead the pursuit first. It will take time for you, the Champion Marquis, to gather your troops. Just chase after us!"

After saying this, he turned around and left without waiting for Huo Quji to reply.

Ran Ming didn't care about drinking at this moment and followed immediately.

Deng Hongwen took the initiative to step forward and bowed to Liu Che, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. My Highness is extremely anxious about the banknotes being taken away. I want to get them back as soon as possible. Please forgive me if I have offended you."

Chu Ning acted on his own without asking Liu Che for permission, and even turned around and left without saying hello.

From a diplomatic perspective, this is impolite.

As the Minister of Rites, Deng Hongwen had to step in to handle these details.

Chu Ning may not care, but Deng Hongwen cannot.

After all, this concerns the reputation of the Great Chu Dynasty.

Liu Che nodded slightly when he heard this: "It's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning. If the King of Chu had gone after him earlier, maybe he could have caught up with him."

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!" Deng Hongwen saluted again.

At this time, Huo Quji said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I see that the King of Chu is murderous and I am afraid that someone will die. I will take him over right away!"

"Go, and find a way to stop him. Don't let anything happen to Cao Zhi!" Liu Che was afraid that Huo Quji would not understand what he meant, so he just said it clearly.

Although the Han Dynasty was going to take action against the Wei State, before that, it could not allow the Wei State's envoys to encounter any danger in the Han Dynasty.

Even when two countries are at war, they do not kill envoys. Moreover, Cao Zhi came in the name of celebrating the birthday of the Empress Dowager.

"I understand!" Huo Quji responded and immediately went down to mobilize the troops.

At this time, Dou Lianyi, who was sitting in the main seat, lost interest in continuing and stood up and said in a deep voice:

"I never thought that such a thing would happen in my Han Dynasty. Today's birthday banquet ends here!"

After saying this, he turned and left with the help of the Queen Mother and the soldiers.

"Farewell to the Empress Dowager!" All the ministers bowed and saluted.

Afterwards, Liu Che also got up and left.

When the ministers saw that all three had left, they scattered like birds and beasts.

However, the messengers looked at each other at this moment.

Princess Changping looked amused and asked, "Everyone, are you interested in going over to take a look?"

Di Ying's expression changed slightly: "I, Zhou Chao, will not get involved in this matter."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Jin's eldest prince Ji Yinghao thought about it, then shook his head: "Forget it, I won't interfere."

But Ren Wenxuan and King Wu looked at each other and sneered, "I would like to go over and take a look!"

"That's exactly what the king intended!"

Li Shiming, who didn't express his opinion in the end, thought about it and said with a smile: "It's good to go and take a look!"

The four of them made an appointment and then left the palace together.