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

The weather is sunny in May.

There is neither the cold of winter nor the heat of summer. Looking along the way, there is nothing but green waves of rice.

A troop of soldiers and several carriages were slowly driving on the official road.

The leader was wearing a white gown, eyes like stars, face like warm jade, like a handsome young man from a noble family.

Behind him was a muscular man with a bald head, holding a spear, looking fierce, and who else could it be but Ran Ming!

Seeing that they had entered the territory of Kyoto, Ran Ming couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty, we have returned with a full load this time. What do you think His Majesty will reward you with?"

"reward?"

Chu Ning, who was riding a horse in front, couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this: "Not punishing me is good enough, you still want a reward?"

Ran Ming's eyes widened: "How is it possible? Your Highness, you have shined in Chang'an City this time, and even won the title of the world's most talented scholar. How could His Majesty not reward you?"

Chu Ning shook his head and said nothing.

Deng Hongwen, who was standing beside him, had no choice but to take the initiative to explain: "General Ran Ming, don't forget that the King of Chu ate the gift that Your Majesty gave to Queen Mother Dou without authorization."

"Besides, since we killed Cao Zhi in Chang'an this time, no one can guarantee that Wei will not use military force against us."

"Whether it is to calm the noise in the city or to quell the anger of the State of Wei, His Majesty will symbolically punish Your Highness."

As soon as these words came out, Ran Ming's eyes widened, and an angry look appeared on his face: "I don't care about these, I only know that the King of Chu has brought honor to our Chu State. If Your Majesty wants to punish, then punish me, not Your Highness!"

When it comes to loyalty, no one can compare to Ran Ming.

Although Chu Ning didn't like to listen to people flattering him, he still found Ran Ming's words very useful.

"Well, my father has his own plans, and he may not punish me."

After comforting Ran Ming, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

Ran Ming's ears moved: "Someone is coming towards us!"

Just as he finished speaking, he saw a black dot in the distance heading straight towards them, and a huge cloud of dust rose up.

In the blink of an eye, the man appeared in front of everyone. He was actually a cavalryman on a white horse!

"See His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

"No need to be polite."

Chu Ning stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop, and asked seriously: "Why are you here?"

The soldier quickly took out Shen Wanying's handwritten letter and went up to her: "Your Highness, this is the princess's handwritten letter to you."

Chu Ning took the letter and looked at it, his face looked a little ugly.

Deng Hongwen, who was standing beside him, asked, "Your Highness, what happened?"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, looked towards Kyoto City, and sneered, "It seems that someone wants to take advantage of the absence of the emperor to stir up trouble!"

"Fourth brother sent the Prime Minister and the commander of the city defense camp, He Qingyun, to welcome us. It seems that this return to the capital will not be peaceful again."

Hearing He Qingyun's name, Ran Ming's eyes widened: "It's that incompetent guy again. How come he was reinstated?"

Deng Hongwen shook his head and explained, "It must be that His Majesty wanted to control the Fourth Prince, so he asked He Qingyun from the Crown Prince's side to take over the position of the commander of the City Defense Battalion."

"This time, His Highness the Fourth Prince sent this man to greet him. I'm afraid he wants to stir up a dispute between His Highness and the Crown Prince. He wants to reap the benefits!"

Chu Ning sneered: "What a good calculation, but will I be fooled?"

His eyes narrowed, and a cold look flashed across them: "Everyone listen up, speed up and rush to Kyoto City immediately."

At the command, everyone quickly headed towards Kyoto City.

No matter what conspiracy the Fourth Prince has, they still have to take back Kyoto City.

As for He Qingyun?

Although he was the commander of the city defense battalion, no one really took him seriously.

Under Chu Ning's urging, everyone sped up and finally arrived outside the city the next morning.

Prime Minister Yang Wende, who had been waiting at the city gate, heard the sound of war horses and could not help but look over.

Dust was flying everywhere, making it difficult to see clearly what was happening in the distance.

It was not until a moment later when the team approached that everyone could see clearly that it was Chu Ning's team.

Yang Wende straightened his clothes and said to He Qingyun, "General He, please be polite when you see His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

He Qingyun, wearing armor and looking full of vigor, snorted lightly as a reply.

"The flag bearers raise the flags, and the musicians play the music!"

Under the command of Yang Wende, triumphal music rang out at the scene and the erected dragon flag fluttered in the wind.

Soon, Chu Ning and the white horse cavalry appeared in everyone's sight.

Yang Wende smiled and stepped forward, bowing and saluting: "Welcome back to the court, Your Highness the King of Chu. This trip by the Han people has greatly enhanced the prestige of our Chu State. Even His Majesty has specially sent someone back to remind you to make sure that your title as the world's most talented scholar is established!"

Chu Ning laughed: "You are too kind, Prime Minister. It was a complete accident that I was able to defeat Cao Zhi."

After saying this modestly, Chu Ning suddenly discovered that He Qingyun next to him actually looked very arrogant.

Even the greeting just now was just a perfunctory one.

Chu Ning frowned and turned to look at He Qingyun and asked, "General He seems to be dissatisfied with me?"

He Qingyun smiled wryly: "How dare I be dissatisfied with His Royal Highness the King of Chu? It's just that you killed Cao Zhi this time, which caused the Wei Dynasty to be dissatisfied with our dynasty."

"And I heard that Jia Yu disappeared after meeting the King of Chu. Now the Han Dynasty is investigating this matter."

At this point, He Qingyun's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "In order to give an explanation to the Han and Wei, I will follow the order of His Highness the Fourth Prince to search the convoy of His Highness the King of Chu!"

When these words came out, Ran Ming became furious.

He spun the spear in his hand, took two steps forward, and roared, "Let's see who dares to search!"

Suddenly, a powerful aura emanated from his body, and the murderous intent made the soldiers of the city defense camp tremble with fear.

As for the name of Ran Ming, no one who served in the army in the State of Chu would not know Ran Ming!

There were even rumors in the army that they would rather provoke the King of Chu than provoke Ran Ming.

If you provoke the King of Chu and are killed, at least there is a chance that your body will be intact and you can be reincarnated.

But if you provoke Ran Ming, then just wait for your head to be blown off!

Ran Ming's evil reputation has already spread throughout the entire Chu army!

Seeing that Ran Ming was angry, the soldiers of the city defense camp did not dare to move forward.

This scene made He Qingyun so angry that his face turned blue. He stared at his soldiers and shouted angrily:

"I am acting on the orders of His Majesty the Fourth Prince. Anyone who dares to stop me is disobeying His Majesty the Fourth Prince. What are you afraid of?"

The soldiers of the city defense camp looked at each other, but no one dared to take action.

Ran Ming laughed wildly upon seeing this: "What a bunch of cowards!"

He Qingyun was furious: "How dare you humiliate my city defense soldiers? Do you really think I dare not order you to take action?"

Ran Ming spun the spear in his hand, and the tip of the spear pointed directly at He Qingyun: "Attack? Come on, I want to see if your head can withstand my spear!"

The naked threat made He Qingyun lose all face. If he did not carry out the Fourth Prince's order today, how could he still have the face to serve as the commander of the city defense camp?

He Qingyun's eyes turned colder and fiercer as he thought about it: "This is Kyoto City, I don't believe you dare to do anything!"

"Come here, follow me to search!"

He is gambling!

Bet Chu Ning doesn’t dare to make a move!