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

"What? Cao Zhi was killed on the spot by Chu Ning? You even killed Dian Wei and Liu Ye at the hands of Ran Ming?"

The Imperial Palace of the Han Dynasty, Weiyang Palace.

Liu Che, who had not slept all night and was anxiously waiting for news, looked unhappy after hearing Huo Quji's report.

No matter what, Cao Zhi and Liu Ye were both envoys. Now that they died in the Han Dynasty, they must give an explanation to the Wei Kingdom.

What’s more, it wasn’t just these two who were killed this time, but also Dian Wei, the most powerful general of Wei State!

If only Cao Zhi and Liu Ye were killed, the Emperor of Wei might have swallowed his anger.

But Dian Wei was the most beloved and trusted general of the Wei Emperor. His death would surely make the Wei Emperor angry.

Thinking of this, Liu Che's eyes turned cold and he said in a deep voice: "No, I must write a letter to the Emperor of Wei to explain this matter myself!"

But just as he picked up the brush, Liu Che thought of something and frowned and asked, "Chu Ning has caused me great trouble. I must keep him here. If Wei State holds me responsible, I can put the blame on him."

Huo Quji's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, do you want me to persuade him to stay?"

Liu Che picked up his pen and wrote, nodding his head and saying, "I don't care what method you use, you must keep this person in Chang'an City!"

"I understand!" Huo Quji responded, bowed and left.

Liu Che finished writing the letter after two quarters of an hour. He read it himself and then ordered someone to pack the letter and send it to the State of Wei as quickly as possible.

This time the Wei delegation was completely wiped out. This was a huge event for the Wei State. If it was not explained as soon as possible, the Wei State would definitely mobilize the entire country's army to attack the Han Dynasty.

Although the Han Dynasty was indeed prepared to fight the Wei State, it was only a plan and the pre-war preparations had not yet been completed.

Starting a war hastily would be disadvantageous to the Han Dynasty!

Watching the messenger leave, Liu Che's face showed a cold expression: "Chu Ning, you should bear the responsibility for the trouble you brought to me!"

The Han Dynasty could not be held responsible for Chu Ning's murder.

All the responsibilities will be placed on Chu Ning.

At this moment, Chu Ning, who was unaware that someone was thinking about him, had already returned to the villa.

"Pass the order down, all the wounded will rest for three days, and then we will set off to return to the court!"

After Chu Ning gave Ran Ming his instructions, he looked at Su Cheng and said with a smile, "Thank you General Su for your help tonight."

Su Cheng laughed: "Your Highness the King of Chu is too polite. If you hadn't helped me, I don't know what situation I would be in now."

Su Cheng was very grateful to Chu Ning.

Originally he was just a rebel and should have been eliminated along with Li Long, but with Chu Ning's help, he not only got a chance to survive, but also rose rapidly in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Chu Ning asked him to help this time, and he had no reason to refuse.

However, Chu Ning did not want to treat this group of people unfairly, so he took out a stack of banknotes and handed them over: "This is a little gift from me, take it and share it with the brothers as tea money."

If you ask him to do something and get it done, you have to give him some benefits.

"This……"

Su Cheng frowned and said, "Your Highness, if I accept this banknote, I will be accused of being ungrateful in the future. Please take it back."

He is the kind of person who helps sincerely without asking for anything in return.

But Chu Ning shook his head and smiled, "Everyone has worked hard tonight. This little bit of money from me is just your hard work fee."

As he said that, he took Su Cheng's hand and stuffed the banknote into his hand.

"Well... well, I will obey your orders. From now on, if Your Highness needs anything, just let me know!"

Su Cheng bowed and said, "It is already the middle of the night. I will not disturb Your Highness to rest. Goodbye."

Chu Ning nodded slightly, watched Su Cheng and the Great Zhou troops leave, then turned around and returned to the villa.

This time, not only Cao Zhi was killed, but also the most powerful general of Wei State was beheaded. I believe that Wei State will definitely have a dispute with the King of Han.

As long as these two dynasties fight, Zhao and Yan will have no external aid, and it will be easy to deal with these two dynasties!

Yes, he killed Cao Zhi on purpose!

Of course there are personal grudges involved, but many of them are still for the overall situation.

If the State of Chu wanted to destroy the States of Zhao and Yan, it had to first consider whether other dynasties would send troops.

If other dynasties send troops, it will not be a good thing for the State of Chu.

The best way is to let other dynasties get into war and have no time to take care of other things. In this way, Chu can destroy Zhao and Yan with peace of mind!

This tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west depended on whether the Wei State would be fooled and whether the Han Dynasty would take the bait.

With a hint of amusement on his face, Chu Ning returned to the yard to rest.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered, he bumped into Ran Ming who was coming out.

"Your Highness, please forgive me." Ran Ming quickly took two steps back and bowed to apologize.

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows: "The matter has been dealt with, why are you so anxious?"

Ran Ming touched his huge head and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

It was hard for Chu Ning to see him like this, and he couldn't help but be curious: "What bad thing did you do?"

"No no!"

Ran Ming waved his hands repeatedly: "How could I do anything bad? Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me. I just want to... want to..."

After talking for a long time, he was just too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Chu Ning's mouth twitched, and he turned to look at Deng Hongwen who came over with Ran Ming and asked:

"What's wrong with him? Which girl has he taken a fancy to?"

Deng Hongwen's usually stern face couldn't help but tremble when he heard this, and he suppressed his smile and said slowly:

"General Ran Ming does have a lover in Kyoto, and they are planning to get married. However, he does not have enough money to hold a grand wedding, so he followed me in placing the bet this time."

Chu Ning's eyes widened: "Are you guys betting on me this time too?"

Deng Hongwen said solemnly: "I will always believe in Your Highness. How can I not bet on such a good thing that is delivered to my door?"

"It's just that I and General Ran Ming don't have much money. I only paid 5,000 taels, and General Ran Ming paid 20,000 taels."

Both of them have followed Chu Ning for a long time. Chu Ning never treated them unfairly and rewarded them with a lot of silver.

This time, they bet everything they had.

According to the odds, Deng Hongwen won 50,000 taels, and Ran Ming could get 200,000 taels!

Chu Ning reacted and laughed: "So that's how it is, Ran Ming wants to ask me for money, right?"

Ran Ming chuckled and touched his head embarrassedly.

Chu Ning shook his head: "It's just a trivial matter, why make such a fuss about it? Someone, take out 200,000 silver notes for Ran Ming, and 50,000 silver notes for Lord Deng!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" They both bowed at the same time.

Chu Ning waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, let's stop here. Ran Ming, you have earned enough money. After you go back, I will personally prepare the wedding for you."

Ran Ming's eyes lit up and he saluted again: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

It is a great honor to have a prince preside over the wedding.

Ran Ming was so excited that he wished he could grow wings and fly back to Kyoto.

But what they didn't know was that just as they were dispersing to rest, a murder occurred in another inn!