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

The emperor's order spread throughout Kyoto overnight.

No one expected that the emperor's order would come so quickly.

Chu Ning, who was asking for information from the Jinyiwei, learned about this matter first. For this reason, he immediately summoned everyone to discuss the matter.

Jia Yu, who had already gone downstairs to make arrangements, as well as Lu Xiuwen and Yun Jianye who had fallen asleep, and even Zhao Yu, who was resting, all came.

"Greetings to His Majesty the King of Chu!" Everyone saluted in unison.

Chu Ning sat in the main seat and nodded slightly: "No need to be polite, I believe you all know what happened, the emperor has taken action."

"This court appointment has completely disrupted my plan. Not only the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice have been affected, but even the Ministry of War has been sent in by my father."

"Now that Lord Yun has been transferred to the Ministry of Personnel, I believe this is also a balancing move made by father in order to dispel my anger."

"It's just that there's no one in charge of the Ministry of Revenue right now. Once it's taken over by someone promoted by my father, even if Lord Liu comes back, I'm afraid it will take some effort."

"Besides, it is already July now, and Lord Liu still has to deal with taxation in the three states of Jiangnan. He can't come back in a short time. If this happens, the Ministry of Revenue may be controlled by others."

"Everyone, how do you think we should deal with this matter?"

As he spoke, he looked at Lu Xiuwen and Yun Jianye.

After all, these two people were assistant ministers of the Ministry of Revenue before. Now that someone is about to take charge of the Ministry of Revenue, their opinions must be asked.

The two men noticed Chu Ning's gaze and looked at each other, but there was no panic on their faces.

"Your Highness, the Ministry of Revenue is now run by officials from our former Bingzhou. Even if someone else is in charge, it will be impossible for him to take control of the Ministry of Revenue in a short period of time."

"Yes, the Ministry of Revenue is full of our people, and Lord Liu is the Minister of Revenue. Jiang Yongkang was only promoted to Vice Minister, so he probably wouldn't dare to do anything too excessive."

They were not worried about the Ministry of Revenue at all. After all, it was the place they had worked hard to manage for two years.

All the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, from top to bottom, were former officials of Bingzhou. They are absolutely loyal!

Chu Ning nodded slightly after hearing this and said, "That does make some sense. Then you don't have to worry about the Ministry of Revenue for now. I'm sorry to have wronged you, Lord Yun.

I originally wanted you to be in charge of the Ministry of Justice, but I didn't expect that my father would transfer you to the Ministry of Revenue as a minister."

Yun Jianye was originally the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. If he were to temporarily serve as the acting Minister of the Ministry of Justice, it would be considered a promotion.

But if he goes to the Ministry of Personnel to serve as a vice minister, it would just be a lateral transfer.

You should know that Lu Xiuwen, who was with Yun Jianye, was already the Minister of Works, and Liu Shouren, who was originally the prefect of Bingzhou with them, was the Minister of Revenue. Even Zhang Xuan was the Governor of Liangzhou, a high-ranking official.

Even Jia Yu, who came later, was now the Imperial Censor.

These people are all second-rank officials.

Among this group of people, Yun Jianye is the only one who is still a third-rank official.

Chu Ning really wanted to promote Yun Jianye, so he let him temporarily serve as the acting Minister of Justice.

But now that the emperor has returned and re-employed Ling Haoran, his thoughts have been shattered.

Yun Jianye said calmly, "I am honored to be able to work for His Royal Highness the King of Chu in this life. I have no grievances.

Besides, if I go to the Ministry of Personnel, I will have more power and can cooperate with Lord Jia to investigate officials in the court."

Chu Ning laughed: "Lord Yun is quite open-minded, but don't worry, I will not treat you unfairly in the future."

After a pause, he continued, "Since there is no need to worry about the Ministry of Revenue, what about the Ministry of War?"

"Although Feng Anguo is the Minister of War, he is not in Kyoto City now, and he has not been in charge of the Ministry of War for long. If Peng Jinglun were to take over the Ministry of War, I am afraid he would usurp the throne."

The Ministry of War is too important and must not fall into the hands of others.

Especially since Peng Jinglun is the third prince's man.

Once the Third Prince takes control of the Ministry of War, he will be able to mobilize all the troops of Da Chu.

Including troops from Bingzhou, Liangzhou and Yunzhou!

So, this matter must be dealt with somehow.

But everyone fell silent after hearing this.

They didn't know much about the Ministry of War matter, and had no way to resolve it for the time being.

Seeing that no one was talking, Chu Ning couldn't help but look at Jia Yu.

Jia Yu's eyes moved, and a hint of murderous intent flashed across them: "If Your Highness does not want that person to stay here, the best way is to kill him halfway!"

Good guy, he is a worthy poisoner, he kills people as soon as he opens his mouth.

Chu Ning rolled his eyes: "Killing Peng Jinglun, Wang Jinglun, and Li Jinglun is only a temporary solution, not a fundamental solution."

Although killing is possible, it cannot solve the problem fundamentally, and once discovered, someone will find evidence to prove it.

Besides, Peng Jinglun was transferred to the Ministry of War. It was such a big event, how could the Third Prince not send someone to protect him?

Jia Yu smiled awkwardly and said, "Since Your Highness does not want to kill anyone, we can only find a way to get our people to the Ministry of War to check and balance each other.

This way, at least the other party won’t be the only one in power, and they can even control some officials in the Ministry of War.”

If you can’t kill people, then send someone else!

Chu Ning's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea!"

But then, he frowned and said, "But the people I can use around me now are either away from home or have already taken up important positions. There is no one available for the time being."

But as soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at the tall Zhao Yu standing beside him.

It is obvious that the only person Chu Ning can use now is Zhao Yu.

More importantly, Zhao Yu is a military general!

It is only natural for a military general to be a member of the Ministry of War.

Chu Ning noticed everyone's gazes, then he came back to his senses and laughed out loud: "Hahahaha, it seems that everyone already has opinions.

How about, General Zhao Yu, working as a civil servant in the Ministry of War for a while?"

Zhao Yu frowned and said, "Your Highness, I have not made any achievements. I am afraid that His Majesty will not agree to my promotion to the Minister of War."

That's a third-rank civil official, which is higher than his current military rank. This is a promotion!

How to get promoted without any military achievements?

But Chu Ning chuckled: "Who said General Zhao Yu has no military achievements? You recruited soldiers and trained cavalry in Liangzhou, which is a great achievement!"

"The reason why my father supported my third brother this time is nothing more than to fight against me. If that's the case, I should show some strength to everyone!"

As soon as the words fell, Chu Ning stood up suddenly, his whole body aura surged, and sneered:

"Tomorrow, I will go to court to recommend General Zhao and report the situation in Liang Province to my father. I believe that my father will be shocked when he learns about the situation in Liang Province!"

Since the emperor has taken action, there is no way he will just surrender.

The emperor supported the third prince simply because he wanted the ministers in the court to support him.

But if he could demonstrate his strength and shock all the civil and military officials, he would be able to foil the emperor's plan!

"Your Highness is wise!" everyone shouted in unison.

Chu Ning looked towards the direction of the palace with a playful look on his face: "My father will definitely announce the promotion tomorrow, and then there will be another confrontation.

I just don’t know what expressions my father and the ministers will have after they know the situation in Liangzhou! "

The emperor has a plan, and we must defeat it.

Everything depends on tomorrow morning's court session!