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

Chu Ning's determination made Liu Shouren and Deng Hongwen realize that Kyoto City will not be peaceful in the future.

For this reason, the two did not dare to delay and immediately acted according to Chu Ning's instructions.

Mobilizing troops to enter the capital means that there is a high possibility of taking action, and everything needs to be prepared in advance.

A series of issues need to be dealt with, including garrisoning of troops, logistics and military pay.

In the next few days, everyone was preparing for this matter.

After Chu Ning handed over the Jinyiwei to Jia Yu, he personally presided over the burial of the ashes of Ni Heng and others.

But a few days later, the emperor, who was personally supervising the construction of the mausoleum, received a memorial from the fourth prince.

On this day, deep in the mountains, the King of Chu, as usual, stood on a high place with his hands behind his back, overlooking the mausoleum.

Looking at the huge mausoleum, the King of Chu was delighted. According to the current progress, the mausoleum would be completed by the end of the year.

Thinking that this would soon become the number one mausoleum in the world, the Emperor of Chu could not contain his excitement.

But at this moment, footsteps were heard behind him, and the eunuch chief Zhao Ming came quickly with a memorial in his hand.

"Your Majesty, something happened!"

The King of Chu said calmly: "Now that our great Chu has destroyed the State of Zhao, our power is at its peak. What big thing can happen?"

Zhao Ming said with a bitter face: "This is the memorial submitted by the Fourth Prince to His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, saying that the Prince of Chu exterminated the entire He family."

"What mansion? Which He mansion?" The emperor frowned and turned to ask.

Zhao Ming handed over the memorial while explaining, "It was the residence of Mr. He, the Minister of Works, who was destroyed."

As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's face changed drastically.

The Minister of Works, He Peng, is a key figure in the construction of the mausoleum, and nothing can happen to him at this moment.

Snatching the letter, Emperor Chu glanced at it quickly and his face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Chun Ning!"

The emperor roared: "How dare you annihilate the entire He family in public!"

The angry emperor tore the memorial in his hand to pieces.

I thought the construction of the mausoleum would be completed soon, but now that this has happened, how could He Peng still want to stay here?

All his plans were ruined because of Chu Ning.

The emperor became more and more angry and immediately ordered: "Come here, pass on my order to deprive Chu Ning of his position as general!"

If it weren't for the fact that Chu Ning sent him five million taels of silver some time ago, he would even want to demote Chu Ning's title!

Just depriving Chu Ning of his official position was considered a good deal for him.

But Zhao Ming's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he tried to persuade him: "Your Majesty, the Bingzhou troops have just conquered Zhao State. If you deprive the King of Chu of his position as the general now, I am afraid that the soldiers on the front line will be dissatisfied."

The emperor glared and said, "Dissatisfied? What is there to be dissatisfied about? Humph, I am the emperor, who dares to be dissatisfied with me?"

Although he said this, his tone was not as firm as before, and his momentum was a little weaker.

Zhao Ming smiled bitterly: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu returned from the Han Dynasty and got the world's most talented man, gaining both fame and fortune. If you punish him now, the people will inevitably doubt whether your purpose is to deliberately suppress the King of Chu."

After hearing this, the emperor hesitated.

The soldiers on the front line were dissatisfied and the people were suspicious, any one of which was enough to shake the foundation of the Chu State.

When these two things happened at the same time, there was no doubt that the situation in Da Chu would be in chaos.

Thinking of this, the emperor's face looked a little ugly.

He suddenly realized that there seemed no way to punish Chu Ning.

But if He Peng is not given an explanation for this matter, the prince might stir up trouble again.

Originally, the purpose of transferring the crown prince to the Sizhou camp was to train him. But if the crown prince's confidants were killed, could the crown prince still sit still?

Over the past three months, the prince has recruited 50,000 new soldiers with the support of the court and is currently training them in the Sizhou camp. If he knew about this, he would probably not let it go.

Once a conflict arises between the Crown Prince and Chu Ning, one of them will surely fall!

The Crown Prince is the heir apparent to the throne, and nothing can happen to him.

But Chu Ning had an army of 100,000 in Bingzhou, plus 50,000 in Liangzhou, a total of 150,000!

If something happens to Chu Ning, will these 150,000 soldiers rebel immediately?

After all, Bingzhou’s troops occupied Zhao State. If these people rebelled, they could slowly grow and develop based on Zhao State.

The emperor became more and more frightened the more he thought about it, and his face darkened, no longer as angry as before.

Now Chu Ning is in a dilemma, it is not right to punish him or not to punish him.

Just then, hurried footsteps suddenly came from the distance.

Then, a crying voice was heard: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me."

The emperor looked up and saw He Peng running towards him with a sad face.

The emperor put his hand to his forehead, looking troubled, knowing that he was in trouble.

He Peng must have received the news, which is why he came here specifically to seek justice from him.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the King of Chu has exterminated my entire family. I beg Your Majesty to uphold justice for me!"

He Peng ran over, slid to his knees and came to Chu Ning, shouting: "The King of Chu relied on his status as a prince to kill my whole family without asking any questions."

"I have been working diligently to build the mausoleum for Your Majesty. I have never offended the King of Chu. I don't know why I have caused such a disaster."

"Your Majesty, please help me and punish the King of Chu severely!"

He kowtowed continuously with tears in his eyes, and even his forehead was broken.

He Peng also spent a lot of money on this matter.

The emperor hurriedly stepped forward and pulled He Peng, who kept kowtowing, and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to do this, Mr. He. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter."

He Peng cried and cried like a child: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is so bold because he relies on the military power in his hands and His Majesty does not dare to target him."

"Your Majesty, if you do not seize the military power from the King of Chu, he will only become more and more unscrupulous in the future."

"If you don't take action now, once the King of Chu becomes powerful, it will be impossible for you to take back your military power in the future."

Although these words were meant to sow discord, the emperor was just worrying about this matter.

After hearing what He Peng said, the emperor became even more annoyed.

If he had not been afraid of the troops in Chu Ning's hands, he would have already passed on the order to deprive him of his title of general!

He Peng was right. If we don't take down Chu Ning now, it will be even more difficult to deal with him when he becomes powerful.

Besides, he will grow old one day. When the prince ascends the throne, how can he deal with Chu Ning who has a large army?

The emperor was getting more and more frightened the more he thought about it. His face darkened and he said in a cold voice: "He Aiqing has made great contributions to our Great Chu. This matter cannot be easily exposed."

"Come here, pass on my order to deprive Chu Ning of his post as general!"

"Also, Han Xing conquered Zhao but did not hand over the spoils. Let him return to the capital immediately to report this to me."

"Also, Bingzhou Governor Di Wenyao knew about the situation but didn't report it, which resulted in Zhao's spoils of war being unable to be handed over. Let him return to the capital with Han Xing."

Three consecutive orders were all directed at Chu Ning and his subordinates.

Especially the Bingzhou troops. Once Han Xing and Di Wenyao, who is in charge of the later stage, are transferred away, someone can be sent to take over in the future!

He Peng was overjoyed in his heart, but he still looked sad on the surface: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty. Now that my He family has been wiped out, I have to return to Beijing to deal with the aftermath!"

The emperor thought about it and finally nodded: "Okay, you go back to deal with the aftermath, and also pass on my order to let the prince return to the capital!"

This time, he was determined to support the prince and suppress Chu Ning!