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

After hearing He Peng's crying, the emperor finally softened his heart.

He couldn't stand Chu Ning's growing power and remain indifferent, and he couldn't stand Chu Ning being so bold and presumptuous.

More importantly, he is still useful to the emperor at this moment, and He Peng cannot be allowed to have an accident at this time.

Although He Peng had to return to Beijing to deal with the funeral, the emperor still agreed.

In order to ensure He Peng's safety, the emperor even issued an order for the prince to return to Beijing.

With the prince in charge, it would be easy to deal with Chu Ning, who had been stripped of his official position.

This order quickly reached Kyoto City a few days later.

On this day, the sky was clear and melodious piano sounds came from the backyard of the palace.

Chu Ning was lying on the armchair in the pavilion, intoxicated by the aroma of tea wafting from the table beside him.

The sound of Shen Wanying's piano in his ears made him linger.

After dealing with Ni Heng's funeral, Chu Ning's spirit gradually recovered under Shen Wanying's comfort.

But today, the sound of footsteps interrupted the music of the piano.

"Your Highness, Miss, the imperial edict has arrived!" Xiaoqing came to the yard in a hurry.

The piano music stopped abruptly, and Chu Ning and Shen Wanying stood up at the same time.

"It seems that His Majesty should know about the annihilation of the He family. The imperial edict sent this time must be a punishment for the prince."

Shen Wanying nervously pulled Chu Ning's arm and said worriedly, "I don't know if His Majesty believed in other people's slander."

She was very worried that the emperor would punish her severely.

But Chu Ning said calmly: "Since I have done this, I am not afraid of your majesty's punishment."

He patted Shen Wanying on the shoulder and comforted her: "Don't worry, I have made plans for the worst."

After saying that, Chu Ning walked towards the front yard.

Shen Wanying was shocked and followed immediately.

The two men came to the front yard, which was full of servants from the palace. At the gate stood a man dressed in eunuch's uniform, with several imperial guards behind him.

Seeing Chu Ning appear, the eunuch first bowed to Chu Ning, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has an order, King Chu accepts it!"

Chu Ning took the lead and bowed.

The eunuch spread out the imperial edict and read: "Zhao said: The King of Chu is arrogant and domineering. He first maliciously killed the King of Chen of Wei in the Han Dynasty, and then secretly murdered Jia Yu, which worsened the relationship between the two countries.

After returning to the capital, I did not punish you because of your hard work. However, I never expected that you would become even more outrageous. Not only did you not restrain yourself, but you wiped out the entire He family.

Not only that, after the Bingzhou troops destroyed the State of Zhao, they did not hand over any spoils of war. How audacious!

Immediately, Chu Ning is stripped of his position as general, and Han Xing and Di Wenyao are ordered to return to the capital to report on their duties and explain the matter of the spoils of war. "

As soon as this was said, the scene was completely silent.

After a long while, Ran Ming said angrily, "Your Highness, don't accept the order. Your Majesty has been deceived by a villain. Let's..."

"okay!"

Chu Ning looked calm and turned to look at Ran Ming: "Since it is the order of my father, I cannot disobey it."

After saying that, Chu Ning said in a deep voice: "Your son accepts the order!"

He reached out his hand and respectfully took the imperial edict, then handed it to Ran Ming behind him: "Send someone to put this imperial edict in the living room and put it up for worship!"

Ran Ming looked reluctant, but he didn't dare to disobey Chu Ning's order, so he had to take the imperial edict and put it in the living room himself.

At this time, the eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Highness, the King of Chu, His Majesty has ordered that if you have anything to say, you can let me take it to you."

Chu Ning shook his head: "I have nothing to say. Please ask this eunuch to return to my father now."

"Yes!" the eunuch responded, and immediately turned around and led his men away.

Chu Ning looked at the other person's back as he left and made a prompt decision: "Come here, go and invite Liu Shouren and Deng Hongwen to come here to discuss this matter."

With such a big incident happening, of course we have to discuss the next steps.

Although the emperor only stripped him of his official position, some people would not let it go and would definitely take the opportunity to take action.

He must prepare in advance!

Half an hour later, Liu Shouren and Deng Hongwen arrived.

But strangely, Ran Ming did not take them to the living room, but to a room in the backyard.

"Your Highness, the two adults have arrived."

"come in!"

Ran Ming stretched out his hand and pushed open the door, motioning for the two to go in.

As soon as he entered the house, Ran Ming closed the door.

Inside the house, Chu Ning sat in the main seat, and standing beside him was a thin middle-aged man. Who else could it be but Jia Yu!

"Greetings, Your Highness!" The two men bowed.

"No need to be polite."

Chu Ning said indifferently: "I believe you have also received the news that my father has stripped me of my position as general, and even Han Xing and Di Wenyao have been transferred back to the capital by my father to report on their duties.

Next, the Crown Prince and Fourth Brother will definitely use this matter to attack me, what do you two think?"

Liu Shouren and Deng Hongwen looked at each other, then frowned and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the Bingzhou troops must not fall into the hands of others. We must do our best to protect General Han and Lord Di!"

Deng Hongwen also said solemnly: "Your Majesty transferred these two back, probably because he wanted to take the opportunity to let others take over the Bingzhou troops.

This time, Your Highness killed the entire He family. His Majesty is afraid of you, so he is trying every means to weaken your strength.

If possible, Your Highness can write to General Han and Lord Di and ask them not to return to Beijing."

Now that we know the emperor's plan, the best way is to not give others an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Han Xing and Di Wenyao never came back, so the emperor couldn't do anything to them.

But Chu Ning shook his head and said coldly: "If the two of you do not obey the orders of the emperor, it will only confirm their crimes. I think they should return to the capital."

"This……"

Deng Hongwen's face changed slightly. He didn't expect that his ideas were different from Chu Ning's.

Even Liu Shouren looked anxious at the moment, and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, if General Han and Di Wenyao return to the capital now, not only will Bingzhou and Zhao State be left without anyone to govern, but it will also give others an opportunity to take advantage of it.

At this moment, the two adults must not come back, even if it is against the order of His Majesty. "

Bingzhou and Zhao State are too important. The former is where Chu Ning made his fortune, and the latter is the foundation laid by Chu Ning's soldiers and horses with great effort.

If there is no one guarding them, the emperor can send more people over and they will definitely be able to take control of these two places.

Once things develop to this point, they will be very passive.

Chu Ning certainly knew this, but he was worried that if he refused the emperor's order, it would be a capital crime.

The Crown Prince, the Fourth Prince and others will never let Han Xing and Di Wenyao go.

Chu Ning was in a dilemma, but he saw Jia Yu standing beside him with a calm look, as if he had a plan in mind.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and took the initiative to ask, "What does Lord Jia think about this matter?"

Jia Yu smiled slightly: "Your Highness and the two adults have their own considerations. We just need to reconcile the opinions of both sides."

"Although I am not talented, I just happen to have a way to have the best of both worlds. I can make General Han and Lord Di obey the orders of His Majesty, and at the same time prevent them from returning to the capital!"

After these words were spoken, Chu Ning and the other two were stunned.

Is there any other way?

None of the three of them had thought of it, could Jia Yu really have thought of it?

Liu Shouren couldn't wait to say: "Please enlighten me, Mr. Jia!"

Jia Yu smiled slightly and then told him his plan.

Chu Ning couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Great idea, let's handle this matter according to Mr. Jia's wishes!"