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

Chu Ning’s departure made Liu Che very unhappy!

Just go if you want to, why do you still want to trick the big guy?

For this reason, Liu Che decided not to give Chu Ning a good face and to fight back directly.

On the one hand, he linked Jia Yu's disappearance to Chu Ning, and deliberately wrote a letter to the fourth prince of Chu, hoping to make them kill each other.

On the one hand, he provided food and grass to Yan State, and on the other hand, he deliberately disgusted Chu State and Chuning.

As long as Yan can contain Chu, the Han Dynasty can go to war with Wei with peace of mind.

It was a good thing that could kill two birds with one stone. Liu Che was eager to give the grain and grass to the State of Yan immediately.

In the next few days, Yan State Prime Minister Ren Wenxuan received food and grass support from the Han Dynasty and immediately led his men to Yan State.

Liu Che's letter reached the fourth prince of Chu a few days later.

The Imperial Palace of Great Chu, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The towering palace has nine dragon pillars standing tall, and its majestic aura makes people afraid to make loud noises.

This should have been the emperor's bedroom, but today there was someone sitting at the desk.

He has a sword-like look between his brows, a spirited look, and bright eyes. He is none other than the Fourth Prince Chu Ying, who recently became the Regent!

Inside the hall, civil and military officials stood on both sides, even the prime minister and the grand tutor were present.

Chu Ying held a letter in his hand and said in a cold voice: "My Lords, this is what happened. The Wei envoy Jia Yu is missing, and the Emperor of Han suspects that it was Prince Chu who took him away."

"Now that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty has asked me to investigate this matter, what do you think?"

As soon as these words came out, a minister who was attached to the Fourth Prince took the initiative to stand up, his face full of indignation:

"Your Highness, Jia Yu is a high-ranking official of the Wei Kingdom, a second-rank official, and one of the Nine Ministers, and is highly valued by the Emperor of Wei!"

"Now that he has disappeared again in the Han Dynasty, the Emperor of Han will surely do his best to investigate this matter."

"If this is really done by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, we need to ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to tell us Jia Yu's whereabouts, so as to avoid bringing trouble to our dynasty."

As soon as the words fell, a minister immediately stood up and echoed: "Your Highness, offending two major dynasties at the same time is very disadvantageous to our dynasty."

"Yes, the King of Chu must give an explanation for this matter."

"The King of Chu is so bold and presumptuous. He dares to make the decision on his own on such an important matter."

"If this matter is not explained, Wei and Han will definitely put pressure on our dynasty."

The ministers were very anxious, as they all thought Chu Ning was acting too rashly.

If this matter is not handled properly, it will inevitably lead to struggles between dynasties.

Although Chu has currently taken over Zhao, there is still a Yan State that is eyeing them covetously, so they dare not take it lightly.

However, the Prime Minister and the Grand Tutor did not follow the crowd and say what others said. Instead, they looked at each other and did not say a word.

Chu Ying, who was sitting in the main seat, saw everything the two did clearly.

Seeing that the two did not express their opinions, Chu Ying could not help but said calmly: "Prime Minister, Grand Tutor, I wonder what you two think about this?"

"Well..."

The Grand Tutor frowned and said, "Fourth Prince, this matter is of great importance. I'd better consult His Majesty first."

He didn't know what Chu Ying was going to do, but he didn't dare to make a decision on his own, so he just perfunctorily asked for the emperor's permission.

But Chu Ying was not satisfied with this answer and looked at the prime minister beside him.

The Prime Minister knew that he could not escape, so he could only sigh and say, "Fourth Prince, if this was really done by the King of Chu, he should be asked to hand over Jia Yu."

"It's a hot potato to keep this person in our hands. It's better to hand him over to the Han Dynasty. If Wei wants him, let them ask the Han Dynasty for him!"

What a trick to divert trouble to the east!

Chu Ying suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahahaha, the Prime Minister's plan is indeed brilliant. In this case, please ask you and the commander of the city defense camp, He Qingyun, to take charge of this matter!"

"When Chu Ning returns to the court, the Prime Minister will personally go to greet him, and He Qingyun will lead the soldiers of the city defense camp to search!"

"If Chu Ning refuses to comply, then take him down!"

"I obey your command!" Yang Wende smiled bitterly, knowing that he was in big trouble.

I thought Chu Ying was just trying to make things difficult for Chu Ning, but now it seems that Chu Ying clearly wanted to use this incident to suppress or even eliminate Chu Ning's power in the city in one fell swoop.

The reason why he and He Qingyun were sent to deal with this matter was that he was neutral and on the emperor's side.

Secondly, He Qingyun belongs to the princelings!

Let them go and clash with Chu Ning, and the one who will benefit in the end is Chu Ying.

This move of killing someone with a borrowed knife is quite cruel.

I just don't know if that young and inexperienced He Qingyun can realize this.

Originally, He Qingyun was not the commander of the city defense camp. The emperor reinstated He Qingyun before he left in order to control Chu Ying.

Chu Ying had been eyeing the position of commander of the city defense battalion, so naturally he wanted to get rid of He Qingyun and replace him with one of his own.

This time, if Chu Ning wins, Chu Ying can take the opportunity to take down He Qingyun.

If Chu Ning loses, we can also take advantage of the situation to eliminate Chu Ning's power in the city.

In a word, no matter what the result is, it will be beneficial to Chu Ying with no harm at all!

At this moment, Yang Wende deeply felt how powerful the Fourth Prince was.

It is impossible to break the deadlock in this matter. Both Chu Ning and He Qingyun must fall into this situation.

As a neutral person, he is caught in the middle and is in a dilemma!

With some helplessness, Yang Wende came out of the palace and immediately went down to arrange for Chu Ning to return to the court.

This time, Chu Ning brought glory to the State of Chu in the Han Dynasty and was even awarded the title of the world's most talented man, so the reception was naturally more grand.

This kind of thing should have been handled by the Ministry of Rites, but the Minister of Rites Deng Hongwen was with Chu Ning. If he wanted to raise the level of the matter, of course he, the Prime Minister, had to go to greet him in person.

However, in order not to offend Chu Ning, Yang Wende sent someone to spread the news after returning home.

Although it was not explicitly said that Chu Ying was going to cause trouble for Chu Ning, it was rumored that He Qingyun was going to go and greet him.

An hour later, at the Prince of Chu's Palace.

From the pavilion in the backyard, a melodious sound of piano came, sometimes gentle and clear, sometimes sad, making people unable to stop.

Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps interrupted the sound of the piano.

The beautiful lady in the pavilion raised her eyebrows, pressed the strings of the zither with both hands, and the sound of the zither suddenly stopped.

Xiao Qing ran to the yard in a hurry, shouting, "Miss, the prince...he is coming back soon!"

A hint of surprise appeared on Shen Wanying's calm face, and she stood up and asked, "Where did you get the news?"

Xiao Qing smiled and said, "It is now rumored in the city that the prince will soon return to the court, and the prime minister and the commander of the city defense camp, He Qingyun, will go to greet him personally."

As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Wanying, who had originally looked happy, suddenly changed her expression.

"It's fine for the Prime Minister to go and greet him, but why did He Qingyun also go to greet him?"

Shen Wanying frowned: "This person has a bad relationship with the prince, why would the court send this person to welcome him?"

After a moment's silence, she asked, "Do you know where the news came from?"

Xiao Qing shook her head: "I don't know the source of the news yet, but many people in the city know about it."

Shen Wanying thought about it and said with a worried look: "This matter is strange. I'd better write a letter to inform His Highness and make preparations in advance."

Now that the emperor is not in the city and the fourth prince is regent, she dare not ignore anything!