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

"What, King Wu is dead?"

In another courtyard.

Chu Ning, who had just gotten up, saw Ran Ming rushing over to report. When he heard that King Wu had been killed, Chu Ning was stunned.

Then he reacted, frowned and asked, "Do you know how he was killed?"

Ran Ming chuckled, looking like he was enjoying the fun: "I heard that the assassin entered from the front yard, attracted the attention of the Zhao soldiers, and then suddenly attacked the back yard, killing the King of Wu on the spot, and even beheaded him."

Originally Chu Ning thought it was nothing, but when he heard that King Wu’s head was chopped off, his face turned a little ugly.

"If it weren't for the deep hatred, it would be impossible to cut off the head!"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that the King of Wu has an enemy here?"

Ran Ming on the side curled his lips: "If there is an enemy, it seems to be us."

He does not mean that.

Chu Ning's eyes lit up, as if he realized something.

But at this time, Deng Hongwen's voice came from outside the courtyard: "Your Highness, someone from the Han Imperial Palace has come and asked you to come to the palace immediately."

As he was speaking, Deng Hongwen had already arrived in the yard.

"Your Highness, this summons must be about the murder of King Wu. You must be careful!"

Deng Hongwen said cautiously, "Our dynasty has a bad relationship with the State of Zhao. You had another dispute with him last night. Now that he has been killed and his head has been chopped off, you will become a suspect."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ran Ming immediately quit.

"No, the murder of that damn King Wu has nothing to do with us. It wasn't us who did it!"

Ran Ming was indignant: "If you ask me, why don't we go to the palace and see what they can do to us!"

Deng Hongwen's mouth twitched: "General Ran Ming, this is not the Great Chu Dynasty. We can't do whatever we want."

After a pause, Deng Hongwen turned to look at Chu Ning and said, "Your Highness, the people in the palace are waiting outside. You should go over and take a look first."

"General Ran Ming and I will gather everyone immediately. If something goes wrong in the palace, we will go with the Great Zhou army to support you!"

The palace, you have to go.

But we can’t just let it go without any preparation.

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "Okay, Lord Deng will take care of the affairs outside the palace. Oh, remember to hide the banknotes to prevent others from taking advantage of the situation."

"I understand."

After giving some instructions, Chu Ning left the yard.

Outside the villa, a group of Han imperial guards were waiting.

Chu Ning glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "Why is the Emperor of Han worried that I won't go to the palace?"

The leading eunuch in palace attire laughed awkwardly, "Your Highness the King of Chu is joking. The King of Wu was assassinated last night, and the city is not peaceful. That's why His Majesty sent the imperial guards to personally escort you into the palace."

Chu Ning chuckled, not wanting to say anything more, he jumped on the horse and raised the whip in his hand: "Go!"

Amid the sound of horse hooves, the team headed straight for the palace.

Weiyang Palace.

The eunuch led Chu Ning outside the palace and shouted into the palace: "Your Majesty, the King of Chu is here."

"Come in!" Liu Che's cold voice came from the hall.

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows. From the sound of his voice, Liu Che was in a bad mood. It seemed that the death of King Wu made Liu Che angry.

With a faint smile, Chu Ning stepped in.

Inside the palace.

Princess Changping, Li Shiming, Ji Yinghao, Ren Wenxuan, and Di Ying had already arrived and were standing on the left and right sides of the hall.

Chu Ning stepped forward and bowed to Liu Che: "Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of Han!"

Liu Che narrowed his eyes, a hint of coldness flashed across his face, and he asked fiercely, "Chu Ning, were you the one who sent someone to assassinate the King of Wu of Zhao last night?"

There were no extra words, no extra temptations, just questioning from the start.

Chu Ning sneered: "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty said this, does it mean that I am the mastermind behind this?"

Liu Che stared at him intently and said, "You had an argument with the King of Wu last night. I have already heard this from the three messengers."

Not only Huo Quji was present at the scene last night, but also Princess Changping, Li Shiming and Ren Wenxuan.

The testimony of these three people is enough to prove that Chu Ning had a conflict with King Wu last night.

"so what?"

Chu Ning looked contemptuous: "I just had an argument with the King of Wu. Does the Emperor of Han think that I will use this as an excuse to send someone to assassinate him?"

"Why isn't it possible?"

Liu Che asked coldly, "Who in the world doesn't know that you, the King of Chu, are the most vindictive? Moreover, the King of Wu quarreled with you in public, and you held a grudge and sent someone to assassinate him, which was reasonable."

It seems that Liu Che is determined to put the blame on him!

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, revealing a hint of amusement: "If you conclude that I am the murderer just because of this incident, but you can't provide evidence, I am afraid that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty will be ridiculed."

"Although I am indeed the most suspicious, without evidence, I am afraid it will be difficult for the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to convince others."

"Besides, I just had an argument with King Wu last night, and he was assassinated that night. It's clear that someone is framing me."

"If the Emperor of the Han Dynasty cannot even see through this, then I can only say that you have fallen into the trap of the murderer."

After these words came out, Liu Che's face turned a little ugly: "Are you mocking me?"

Chu Ning shrugged, looking nonchalant: "This king didn't mean that, I just don't want the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to make a judgment based on his intuition!"

"As the king of a country, you need to rely on evidence to do things. How can you convict me without evidence?"

These words made Liu Che look a little ugly.

Judging from Chu Ning's attitude at the moment, not only did he not intend to plead guilty, he even wanted to confront him head-on.

This is troublesome.

Although he didn't have much contact with Chu Ning, judging from the fact that Chu Ning killed Cao Zhi, he was a tough guy.

A head-on conflict with Chu Ning would be of no benefit to the Han Dynasty.

However, if the murder of the King of Wu was not explained as soon as possible, not only would the State of Zhao be unable to respond, it would also affect the reputation of the Han Dynasty.

While thinking, Chu Ning said calmly: "Let me investigate this matter!"

"Anyway, the State of Zhao is now in name only, so there is no need for His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to rush to give them an explanation."

"Give me some time. I will find out who did this."

Liu Che's eyes lit up.

This is not a bad idea.

Let Chu Ning investigate. If he can't find out the truth, then let Chu Ning take the responsibility.

Moreover, they can use this incident as an excuse to keep Chu Ning here. If the Wei State wants to investigate the murder of Cao Zhi, they can directly find Chu Ning, and it has nothing to do with the Han Dynasty.

Three birds with one stone!

Thinking of this, Liu Che made a prompt decision: "Since the King of Chu has such confidence, I will give you a month to investigate this matter!"

"However, you are not allowed to leave Chang'an City during this month!"

Chu Ning shrugged: "It's okay if I'm not allowed to leave, but these five people can't leave either. Before the matter is investigated clearly, everyone is a suspect!"

If we want to leave, we leave together; if we want to stay, we stay together!