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

At He Peng's suggestion, the prince secretly mobilized troops from Sizhou into the palace.

Although the Fourth Prince Chu Ying had seen it, the palace was not Chu Ying's sphere of influence, so he had no idea what was going on inside the palace.

But what the prince and Chu Ying didn't know was that Chu Ning was not following the transport team to Zhao State at this moment!

In a mountain temple twenty miles outside Kyoto, a bonfire was burning brightly.

Inside the temple, the aroma of barbecue wafts into the air.

Ran Ming squatted in front of the fire rack, drooling at the roasted rabbit in front of him.

Chu Ning flipped the roasted rabbit while scolding with a smile: "You look like a starving ghost reincarnated."

Ran Ming chuckled: "I'd be willing to starve to death just to have a taste of your highness's cooking!"

As he spoke, Chu Ning picked up a handful of fine salt and sprinkled it on the roasted rabbit, then turned the rack to allow the fine salt to melt evenly on the roasted rabbit.

At this moment, footsteps were suddenly heard outside the temple, and Jia Yu came with a piece of information to report.

"Your Highness, the King of Chu, the Jinyiwei sent a message that the Crown Prince is dispatching troops from Sizhou to the palace!"

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows and said, "I didn't expect things to go more smoothly than I imagined. It seems that the prince will never let the position of Imperial Censor fall into the hands of Fourth Brother!"

After saying that, he picked up the roasted rabbit, handed one rabbit leg to Ran Ming privately, and then handed another one to Jia Yu privately.

Ran Ming grabbed the rabbit leg and stuffed it directly into his mouth without caring about the heat.

Jia Yu took the rabbit leg politely and chuckled, "I didn't expect His Royal Highness the King of Chu knew these things."

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "The fight between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince this time is probably far more intense than we imagined.

The position of the Grand Censor is of great importance, and both sides certainly do not want the other to get it. There will definitely be bloodshed in the court tomorrow.

The Fourth Prince is now the regent and has the support of many ministers. Although the Crown Prince has few ministers under him, he has troops.

Tomorrow morning, it is still unknown who will win or lose. "

Even the shrewd Jia Yu could not see through the situation at tomorrow's morning court session.

Chu Ning chuckled, blew on the cooled rabbit meat, took a big bite, and laughed while chewing:

“No matter who wins or loses, it won’t hurt me. This time I will just watch them fight each other.

We will wait until they are both defeated, and then we will strike back!"

Ran Ming blinked his eyes at this and asked in confusion: "Your Highness, are we really not going to Zhao? What about the rebels in Zhao?"

Chu Ning glared at him unhappily and was too lazy to answer.

Jia Yu patiently explained, "General Ran Ming, don't worry about the Zhao rebels. In fact, the rebels are..."

Having said that, Jia Yu leaned close to Ran Ming's ear and whispered something.

After hearing this, Ran Ming suddenly realized: "I told you, how could so many rebels appear out of nowhere?"

Chu Ning rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, eat your rabbit meat. We'll be staying here for a while. Go hunt some more rabbits tomorrow when you have time."

Ran Ming chuckled, patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely get a few more rabbits tomorrow."

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "Tell everyone to rest, stay alert, and do not expose our whereabouts."

Everyone responded and went downstairs to rest.

Chu Ning held the rabbit meat in his hands and looked towards the direction of Kyoto City, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince both wanted him to come into conflict with the other, so he simply used the Zhao matter as an excuse to get out of it and drag these two people into the fight.

And this is why he forced Wei Xun to resign.

If there wasn't enough bait, how could the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince take the bait?

But he didn't expect that these two people would punch him so fiercely from the beginning!

There will be something interesting to watch at the morning court tomorrow.

Shaking his head, Chu Ning happily finished the roasted rabbit in his hand and then went to rest.

Time passed quickly and it was the next day at Mao time.

As June begins, the sky gets bright early. At just the hour of Mao, you can already see the road clearly.

As usual, civil and military officials came to the palace in groups of three or four.

"The prince has arrived!"

"The Fourth Prince has arrived!"

As two shouts rang out, all the ministers in the palace bowed and saluted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and to His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince!"

The prince looked at everyone calmly and nodded slightly: "My Lords, there is no need to be polite."

The fourth prince Chu Ying chuckled and said, "If you have something to say, please report it early. If not, please leave the court."

The two people have different identities, but they don't want to be overshadowed by the other, so they have to speak one by one and neither of them gives in.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yunqing stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Highnesses, yesterday, Wei Xun of the Imperial Censorate resigned, leaving the position of Imperial Censor vacant.

The Censorate is responsible for supervising all officials. The position of the Chief Censor is of great importance and cannot be left vacant. Your Highnesses, please make a quick decision!"

Upon hearing this, the prince sneered.

As expected, the fourth brother wanted to seize the position of Chief Censor.

Fortunately, He Peng got the news last night, otherwise, without any preparation, the position of Chief Censor would definitely fall into the hands of the Fourth Brother today.

However, today I have made some preparations. If you want to take the position of Imperial Censor, you can just dream on!

When the Crown Prince sneered, the Fourth Prince Chu Ying pretended to be embarrassed and frowned:

“The position of Imperial Censor is of great importance. I originally wanted to ask my father to discuss with the Ministry of Personnel before making a decision.

However, Lord Liu's words also make sense. This matter cannot be delayed any longer. Why don't we decide on the candidate first and ask our father for his decision!

I wonder what you think, brother Crown Prince?"

After saying the last sentence, Chu Ying turned to look at the prince beside him.

The prince sneered in his heart, but on the surface he looked calm: "The position of the Imperial Censor is indeed of great importance. If the candidate can be decided as soon as possible, it will naturally be a good thing for the court. I have no objection."

Chu Ying laughed: "Since the prince has no objection, you gentlemen can recommend candidates."

As soon as he finished speaking, an official immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Lord Liu Yunqing was the runner-up in the imperial examination last year. His talent is well known to everyone. I recommend Lord Liu to be the Imperial Censor."

As soon as this statement was made, many officials immediately stood up to agree.

"Lord Liu is young and energetic, and dares to speak his mind. He is just the right person to serve as the Imperial Censor!"

"Yes, Lord Liu is a pillar of our dynasty. His appointment as the Imperial Censor is what everyone wants."

"No one in the court is more suitable than Lord Liu!"

Seeing so many officials recommending Liu Yunqing, the prince's face suddenly turned gloomy.

Fortunately, He Peng stepped forward at this time and said in a deep voice: "The position of the Imperial Censor is of great importance. I suggest that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince take on the position concurrently. When His Majesty returns to the palace, we will select a suitable candidate to take the position!"

Compared with Liu Yunqing, the prince's identity seems more precious.

The prince had no choice. There was no one else under his command who was suitable for the post of Imperial Censor, so he had to do it himself!

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent. No one expected that the prince would personally come out to compete with Liu Yunqing for the position of Imperial Censor!

Even the fourth prince Chu Ying was stunned for a moment.