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

"Everyone get on your horses immediately and chase after them!"

Chu Ning left the palace, his face full of murderous intent: "If you dare to steal my things, Cao Zhi must die!"

Ran Ming shouted angrily, "Go!"

The neatly organized cavalry rushed out and headed straight for the south of the city.

But at the city gate, they were stopped by the Han soldiers guarding the place.

"Stop whoever comes!"

As city defense forces, their mission is to check people entering and leaving the city and prevent anyone from causing trouble in the city.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Ran Ming roared, "Get out of my way! Cao Zhi, that bastard, stole my prince's banknotes. I'm going out of the city to chase him!"

"If anyone dares to stop me, I will blow his head off!"

When these words were spoken, the city defense soldiers turned pale with fear.

It was not until this moment that they realized that they had let Cao Zhi and others escape.

If this is traced back, they will definitely be punished.

The best way is to prevent this matter from being known to the people above.

Therefore, they must not let Chu Ning chase out of the city.

On the city wall, Li Li, the lieutenant general who had originally had a calm expression, changed his expression drastically and immediately came to the city gate.

"You must immediately set up your battle formation. You must not let them get out of the city and chase Cao Zhi, otherwise we will surely die!"

"All archers on the city wall, draw your bows and follow my orders."

"Also, you guys, close the city gates immediately."

After giving the order, Li Li came to the city gate with a spear in hand.

"It turns out that it is His Royal Highness the King of Chu who has come to visit. I, Li Li, greet His Royal Highness!"

"The King of Chu is going to leave the city? But we haven't received any news that you can leave the city!"

Li Li pretended to be calm, smiled and saluted: "How about this, I will send someone to report to His Majesty, if you get permission, I will let you go immediately."

As they were talking, the city gate had been closed.

Chu Ning looked at the closed city gate, his face expressionless and his eyes cold.

"Waiting for your report?"

Chu Ning sneered: "The time it takes to go back and forth is enough for Cao Zhi to run another five miles!"

"Although I don't know why you want to stop me, if you open the city gate now, I will forgive you for what happened."

Chasing Cao Zhi was his first goal, there was no need to conflict with the person in front of him and waste time.

Unexpectedly, Li Li pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Your Highness, King of Chu, you are making things difficult for me. This is an important place in Kyoto. How can I let people in and out easily without receiving orders?"

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows: "Really? Then why was Cao Zhi able to go out?"

"This……"

"Don't tell me that he got permission from your emperor!"

Chu Ning didn't wait for this person to make an excuse, and sneered: "How can he, who was expelled from the palace, get permission?"

Li Li's face turned pale.

He knew that he had been discovered.

At this moment, Ran Ming's face was full of impatience: "Your Highness, don't say anything to this person, just rush over!"

But it was this sentence that made Li Li's eyes turn cold, and a hint of cruelty flashed across his face: "How dare you try to force your way through the city gate!"

"Come on, get ready for battle!"

As he spoke, Li Li retreated back into the crowd.

On the city wall, archers drew their bows and aimed their arrows at Chu Ning and others.

At the city gate, the Han soldiers held spears and formed a battle formation to fight back!

This scene made Chu Ning look gloomy: "It seems that you have accepted benefits from Cao Zhi, otherwise you wouldn't have taken such an extreme approach."

"You have to think it over carefully. Once this matter is exposed, are you sure you can afford the risk of a war between the two countries?"

But Li Li laughed wildly and said, "King of Chu, don't try to scare me. I have also fought on the battlefield!"

"You have so many princes in Chu, so what if you're missing? Will the Emperor of Chu go all the way to war with our dynasty just for you? Hahahaha!"

This person is very arrogant!

"is it?"

Chu Ning suddenly raised the corner of his mouth slightly and shouted behind him: "Guanjun Hou, you heard it, this is the person you brought out!"

As Li Li looked at him in surprise, the sound of horse hooves came from far away on the street.

Then, the figure of a person who frightened him appeared in his sight.

Champion Marquis Huo Quji is here with his troops!

"How dare you talk to His Royal Highness the King of Chu like this, you bastard!"

Huo Quji rode his horse to the middle of the two sides, staring at Li Li with his eyes like an eagle: "Who gave you the order? Why don't you kneel down and beg for mercy from His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

Li Li breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that Huo Quji did not take action immediately shows that the situation could still be salvaged and his life was saved.

Without saying a word, Li Li stepped forward and knelt on the ground.

"My Lord, what you are saying is that I was blinded by greed and offended His Royal Highness the King of Chu. I beg Your Royal Highness the King of Chu to forgive me."

As he said this, he kowtowed continuously!

"Boom~boom~boom~"

He kowtowed three times in a row until blood was dripping from his face.

Seeing this, Huo Quji turned to look at Chu Ning and saluted: "Your Highness, it is because of my poor teaching that this person offended you."

"But this man's crime does not deserve death. I beg the King of Chu to spare his life for my sake."

Since he was given enough face, Chu Ning had no choice but to give him face.

"Since the Marquis is begging for mercy, I will give you this favor!"

Chu Ning said calmly: "However, the people on the city wall are still pointing bows and arrows at me."

Huo Quji's face darkened, and he turned to the people on the wall and shouted angrily: "How dare you point your bows and arrows at His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

The soldiers were so frightened that they dropped their bows and arrows.

"not enough!"

Chu Ning just uttered two words slowly, and Huo Quji knew that Chu Ning's request was more than that.

Huo Quji gritted his teeth and made a prompt decision: "You will be fined one month's salary and given 20 strokes of the cane. After the rotation, you will go to the barracks to receive the punishment."

"Yes!" No one dared to refute.

"Your Highness, Prince Chu, are you satisfied?"

"For the sake of the Marquis, I will not pursue this matter. Let them open the city gates!"

"What are you still standing there for? Open the city gate quickly!"

At Huo Quji's request, the city gate was opened and Chu Ning led his men out of the city on horseback.

But when passing by Li Li, Chu Ning suddenly winked at Ran Ming.

Ran Ming was stunned at first, then he reacted and smashed the spear in his hand towards Li Li, who was kneeling on the ground with his head down.

"Ah~"

With a scream, Li Li's head was blown up, and red and white substances splattered onto the wall.

The pungent smell of blood spread throughout the venue.

Li Li didn't know how he died until he died, and he never thought that he was beaten to death in this way.

Huo Quji, who was riding alongside Chu Ning in front, looked drastically changed when he heard this. He turned around and saw Li Li's headless man.

"Your Highness the King of Chu, what do you mean by this?" Huo Quji turned to look at Chu Ning with anger on his face.

Chu Ning shrugged, looking calm: "I did say that I would not bother with him, and I did not kill him. The one who killed him was Ran Ming!"

"If Champion Marquis has any questions, you can ask Ran Ming."

Ran Ming, who was riding a horse behind him, glared at him, and his aura suddenly exploded: "That guy has humiliated us again and again, and even stopped us from chasing him. He deserves to die!"

Huo Quji glanced at Ran Ming, whose face was full of murderous intent, weighed the distance between them, and finally suppressed the urge to blame him.

With such a close experience, if Ran Ming acted rashly, he would be afraid that he would not be able to withstand the attack.

"We'll talk about this after we catch up with Cao Zhi!"

Leaving behind a word, Huo Quji rode his horse to chase Cao Zhi.

Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then spurred his horse to chase after him.