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

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Penglai is heading south of the city with his newly recruited people. I believe he is heading to the blacksmith shop."

Inside the palace, the shadow guard half-knelt and reported.

The emperor, who had already put on his clothes, nodded slightly, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face.

"You went to the blacksmith shop for weapons. Chu Ning finally did something that satisfied me."

The emperor flicked his sleeves and walked out of the palace, saying with a smile, "Go to court!"

The shadow guard moved his mouth and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

It's rare that the emperor is so happy, we can't spoil your Majesty's fun!

I hope Prince Penglai can successfully forge weapons on this trip!

At this time, the prince who was copying scriptures in the East Palace also received the news.

"What, Chu Ning took people to the blacksmith shop that my second brother gave him?"

"It's absolutely true. Our people have been watching them." The prince's personal guard in armor replied in a deep voice.

The prince narrowed his eyes, and a cold light flashed across them.

This damn Chu Ning, before he died, caused me to be placed under house arrest in disguise, and became a laughing stock among the ministers.

Chu Ning must have gone to the blacksmith shop to forge weapons, but how could he know that the owner of the blacksmith shop is my man!

How can I let him be satisfied if I am put under house arrest?

This time, Chu Ning must be made to fall.

By the way, put the blame on my second brother.

Kill two birds with one stone!

The prince sneered: "Pass the order down, no matter what Chu Ning wants to do today, he must not succeed!"

"Yes!"

……

The streets in the south of the city are bustling with people coming and going.

The vendors on both sides of the street shouted from time to time, and people coming and going stopped from time to time to choose what they liked.

It’s worthy of being called Kyoto, it’s really prosperous!

Chu Ning sighed in his heart.

It’s a pity for him that this place is full of murderous intentions. If he can’t leave as soon as possible, any one of his seventeen brothers can kill him.

"Your Highness, we're here." Guan Yun said, pointing to a blacksmith shop on the right side of the street.

Chu Ning looked up and saw that the blacksmith shop covered an area of about two acres, and there were seven or eight shirtless strong men busy at work.

This group of people were either forging iron or pulling bellows, and they ignored Chu Ning's arrival.

Just as Chu Ning approached, a blacksmith suddenly pulled the bellows, and the flames in the furnace rushed out. The high temperature instantly distorted his vision.

"presumptuous!"

Zhao Yu's face darkened. He stood in front of Chu Ning and swept out a palm wind, extinguishing the flames.

"How dare you be so rude to His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Why don't you apologize to His Highness?"

The more than thirty veterans behind Chu Ning burst out with momentum, and the terrifying murderous aura made all the blacksmiths tremble with fear, as if the people in front of them were not humans, but man-eating beasts.

Although the blacksmiths were all strong men, they had never been to the battlefield and had never seen such murderous aura. They were shocked and stood still.

"It turns out that His Royal Highness the Prince has arrived. I am sorry for not coming to greet you in person. Please forgive me!"

A short and fat middle-aged man with a round belly, fat on his face and a pair of rolling eyes walked out of the blacksmith shop quickly.

"I am Xiao Ming, the owner of this blacksmith shop. I was too focused on making farm tools just now. If I have offended Your Highness, please forgive me."

As Xiao Ming spoke, he bowed and saluted with a submissive look.

Chu Ning glanced at this person, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes that was undetectable.

Were you so focused that you didn't even notice there were so many people around you?

Moreover, the flames did not rush towards anywhere else, but towards him. If he said it was not intentional, no one would believe it.

Xiao Ming was pretending to be so pretentious, and it was obvious that he didn't want to punish these blacksmiths.

In this Kyoto city, even the owner of a blacksmith shop is so difficult to deal with!

If he can't even handle a blacksmith shop owner, he has no chance of completely controlling the gifts from other princes!

Chu Ning chuckled and stepped forward to help Xiao Ming up: "Manager Xiao, you are joking. Ignorance is not a crime. It is just a trivial matter. How can I punish you?"

What a useless piece of trash.

Xiao Ming raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a proud look.

The best fate for an illegitimate child without any support from any force is to die on the front line.

As the spy arranged by the Crown Prince among the Second Prince, he absolutely cannot let this blacksmith shop fall into the hands of this loser.

If I can make Chu Ning suffer a loss today and vent the prince's anger, I will definitely be valued by the prince!

"Your Highness the Prince is so generous. Why don't you thank him quickly?" Xiao Ming winked at the blacksmiths.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, please come inside and talk." Xiao Ming narrowed his eyes and welcomed Chu Ning into the blacksmith shop.

After taking his seat, Chu Ning did not hide his purpose at all: "Shopkeeper Xiao, this blacksmith shop has been given to me by my second brother. I came here today to make weapons for my guards."

Xiao Ming glanced at the more than thirty veterans standing outside and sneered in his heart.

Make weapons?

Do you, Chu Ning, really think of this blacksmith shop as your own?

This weapon cannot be forged just because you say so!

With a bitter smile, Xiao Ming pretended to be helpless: "Your Highness, you don't know that the blacksmith shop in our dynasty can only make farm tools, and even farm tools must be reported."

"Forging weapons privately is a serious crime. I... I dare not do that."

Chu Ning frowned and turned to look at Zhao Yu beside him.

Zhao Yu approached and whispered, "Your Highness, this person is right. Forging weapons requires permission from the Ministry of War, but you are a prince, and the Ministry of War tacitly approves you to forge weapons for your guards."

That means Xiao Ming doesn't give face!

It is certainly not possible for ordinary people to forge weapons, but the prince is a member of the royal family after all. How dare the Ministry of War say anything when he makes weapons for his guards?

If Zhao Yu, a member of the imperial guard, knew it, how could Xiao Ming not know it?

But instead of explaining, Xiao Ming deliberately evaded responsibility, which was clearly a malicious attempt to make things difficult for him!

It seems that it is not so easy to get the second brother's blacksmith shop.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, stood up suddenly, and said in a cold voice: "These people will follow me to the front line as guards. If they don't have weapons, how can they serve the country?"

"Shopkeeper Xiao, considering that these people are about to go to the front line, can you make a weapon for each of them?"

Tsk tsk tsk, is he trying to show off the aura of a prince?

It's a pity that you, Chu Ning, have no power and influence, and this pressure is of no use to him at all.

Xiao Ming shook his head, still looking helpless: "Your Highness, I can't do anything about this matter, unless you can get the documents from the Ministry of War."

How could the Ministry of War buy into a mere useless prince?

Chu Ning seemed to be aware of his situation, and when he saw that threats were useless, his aura suddenly diminished.

"Alas, going to the Ministry of War is too time-consuming and laborious. This king cannot wait that long!"

Chu Ning glanced at the thirty-odd veterans outside, his eyes flashing with determination: "I will personally lead them to forge weapons. This matter has nothing to do with Shopkeeper Xiao. Is this okay?"

Xiao Ming was stunned.

A prince wants to forge weapons himself?

This is so embarrassing!

But then, Xiao Ming became very excited.

His purpose was to embarrass Chu Ning and vent the prince's anger!