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

"Your Highness, I went to the crime scene and saw that the King of Wu was indeed beheaded!"

In the living room, Deng Hongwen said with a serious expression: "The other party first pierced the king of Wu's chest with a sharp blade, and then beheaded him."

"The other party attacked quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly, leaving King Wu no chance of survival."

"I have asked the soldiers of Zhao State. Those assassins are so skilled in martial arts that even the imperial guards of Zhao State may not be their opponents."

"They had the advantage in numbers. Although they killed several assassins, the rest were rescued by the enemy, and even the assassins' bodies were taken away."

After hearing what Deng Hongwen said, Chu Ning's eyes flashed with doubt.

"Even though the Zhao soldiers have the advantage in numbers, they still cannot be defeated. Their combat effectiveness is even comparable to that of the battle-hardened imperial guards!"

Chu Ning slowly stood up, looked towards the direction of the Han Imperial Palace, and said in a cold voice: "It seems that the only one who meets such harsh conditions is the Han Imperial Guards!"

Deng Hongwen's face changed slightly: "I think so too, but the Emperor of Han seems to have no reason to kill the King of Wu at this time."

"is it?"

Chu Ning sneered: "Don't forget, our intelligence personnel once said that the Han Dynasty wanted to go to war with the Wei Kingdom!"

"If you use the murder of King Wu as an excuse to keep us, the envoys of the Six Dynasties, here, the emperors of the Six Dynasties will be afraid to intervene in the war between the Han Dynasty and the Wei Kingdom."

As soon as these words were spoken, Deng Hongwen reacted.

"If that's the case, then aren't we in danger?"

"Danger?"

Chu Ning raised his lips slightly: "If it was really Liu Che who did it, then his purpose was just to make us hostages, so our safety would not be a big problem."

"As for my father, I must give an explanation, otherwise I will have a hard time reporting back."

Being kept in the Han Dynasty for a month is not just a matter for Chu Ning alone, it concerns the reputation of the Chu State.

After all, Chu Ning is the envoy of the Chu State!

It would be somewhat unreasonable if an envoy was left behind without sending a message back.

Deng Hongwen nodded in agreement: "Your Highness is right. This matter must be notified to His Majesty and the Fourth Prince."

The fourth prince today is different from the fourth prince before!

Holding the power of regent, the Fourth Prince is now extremely powerful in the State of Chu. Even the people under the Crown Prince dare not challenge him!

"I'll leave Fourth Brother's case to you. As for Father, I'll personally write a letter and send his banknote back."

After saying that, Chu Ning shouted outside, "Come here, bring the pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"

Soon, Chu Ning finished writing a letter and handed it to Deng Hongwen to take a look.

Afterwards, Deng Hongwen also wrote a letter to the Fourth Prince, explaining why they were kept here for a month.

After doing all this, Deng Hongwen sent someone to send the letter, together with the silver note for the emperor, back to the State of Chu.

Of course, this silver note was won by the Emperor of Chu by betting!

Although the Emperor of Chu did not announce it to the public, how could Chu Ning not know that it was his bet.

After the letter was sent, Chang'an City became lively.

In order to make the matter bigger, Huo Quji specially mobilized 10,000 soldiers and horses to search the city.

For five whole days, Chang'an City was in chaos, and people were arrested and interrogated every day.

And secretly, Di Ying was also investigating.

Everything is under Chu Ning's control.

Five days later, the Emperor of Chu, who was still repairing the cemetery, received the letter.

Chu State, deep in the mountains.

Surrounded by clouds and mist, the mountains are towering into the clouds, making it impossible to see the end.

On the top of the mountain, a man in a purple fur coat was watching the workers who were building a large tomb in the mountains with a calm expression.

After such a long period of construction, the tomb has begun to take shape and is now beginning to extend downwards.

The Minister of Works He Peng personally led officials from the Ministry of Works and the Imperial Observatory to direct the work and speed up the process.

At this rate, the tomb can be completed this year!

The emperor nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "My tomb must be the best tomb in the history!"

Just as he finished speaking, Zhao Ming's voice came from behind him: "Your Majesty, the Prince of Chu has sent a letter!"

The emperor glanced at the letter in Zhao Ming's hand and said calmly, "According to the time, the birthday celebration has been completed, and the competition between Chu Ning and Cao Zhi must have come to a conclusion."

Zhao Ming smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty is wise. The King of Chu did mention this matter in his heart, but there is one good news and one bad news in the letter."

"Oh?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you still keeping us in suspense? Tell us the good news first."

Only Zhao Ming, who grew up with him, dared to speak like this in front of him.

Fortunately, Zhao Ming also knew his limits and quickly said, "Your Highness the King of Chu has won both in terms of literary talent and martial arts. In this competition, Cao Zhi is completely defeated!"

"Not only that, His Royal Highness the King of Chu also made other dynasties refuse to recognize Cao Zhi's title as the world's most talented scholar, and he himself became the world's most talented scholar."

As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's eyes lit up and he turned around and snatched the letter.

Sure enough, what was written in my heart was the same as what Zhao Ming said.

“Hahaha~hahahaha!”

The emperor laughed out loud: "I never thought my son would be the most talented person in the world!"

"Cao Zhi has lost face this time, and he probably won't dare to stay in the Han Dynasty for long."

As he spoke, he continued to look down.

But the more he looked at it, the smile on his face gradually froze.

"Cao Zhi robbed Chu Ning's banknotes, and Chu Ning gave chase. Not only did he kill Wei's most powerful general, he also killed Cao Zhi?"

The emperor's face was full of disbelief. He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully again.

It was indeed Chu Ning who killed Cao Zhi!

"This guy always causes trouble for me!"

The emperor's face turned pale: "How can Wei let Cao Zhi go if he is killed?"

"Your Majesty, there is more to come." Zhao Ming reminded in a low voice.

The emperor snorted coldly and continued reading.

Chu Ning told him about the bet and said that he knew he was the one who placed the bet of 500,000 taels of silver, which was why he specially sent him the 5 million taels of silver note.

"Where are the banknotes?" The emperor looked at Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming chuckled and took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket.

The emperor took a look.

Yes, it was indeed five million taels of silver.

The gloomy face turned bright at this moment!

"Yes, this guy even knew to take the initiative to send the silver to me. I thought he would pretend not to know and embezzle my bet!"

The emperor handed the banknotes to Zhao Ming: "This money belongs to me, do you understand?"

"My subordinate understands!"

What this means is that these five million taels of silver do not need to be paid into the national treasury or taken to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but belong to the emperor alone!

But at this moment the emperor suddenly felt a little regretful.

He regretted not betting more!

If I had bet one million taels at the beginning, I would have ten million taels now!

Shaking his head, the emperor felt a little disappointed and lowered his head to continue reading the letter.

"Hmm? King Wu of Zhao was killed, so Chu Ning has to stay in Han for a month?"

Upon seeing this news, the emperor narrowed his eyes, and a hint of surprise flashed across his face: "Strange, Zhao is about to be destroyed by me, and at this time, someone is actually trying to kill the King of Wu of Zhao?"

Someone is actually plotting against a prince whose country is about to be destroyed?

The emperor seemed to realize something and said in a deep voice: "Write back to Chu Ning and ask him to investigate this matter carefully!"

"Also, notify our people in the Han Dynasty and ask them to investigate this matter. If they have any clues, they can provide them to Chu Ning."

"Yes!" Zhao Ming responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.

The emperor looked at Zhao Ming's departing back, but a cold light flashed in his eyes:

"Cao Zhi was killed, and the King of Wu was killed. Are these two things related?"

"How will the Emperor of Han, the Emperor of Wei, and the Emperor of Zhao deal with this matter?"

"Chu Ning, Chu Ning, you are really good at causing trouble. If it weren't for your five million taels, I wouldn't want to bother with you!"

Shaking his head, the emperor turned around and continued to pay attention to his own tomb.