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

"Humph, do they think that if they unite, I can't do anything to them?"

"Bang!"

The third prince’s residence, living room.

The third prince was furious when he heard the news. He drank the teacup in his hand without any taste and threw it away.

With so many princes united together, no matter how powerful he is, it is impossible for him to take action at this time.

What's more, there is Chu Ning and 20,000 Bingzhou soldiers and horses. How dare he be careless?

Even though he has taken action against the Sixth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince in succession in the past few days, to be honest, Chu Ning has not taken action yet.

If Chu Ning took action, he might not be able to capture the Sixth Prince so easily.

Moreover, Chu Ning suddenly appeared last night and saved the Thirteenth Prince, which also made him very confused.

While deep in thought, Jiang Yongkang and Peng Jinglun looked at each other in the hall.

They knew that the third prince was anxious.

With so many princes united, even if the emperor came, he would not dare to act rashly.

It would be beneficial for them to defeat them one by one, but the princes are not fools, so how could they give them this opportunity?

Jiang Yongkang raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, if we allow them to unite, it will be very disadvantageous to us.

I suggest that we take advantage of the arrival of the Sizhou troops to the capital and take the initiative."

Pre-emptive?

The third prince's eyes lit up.

Yes, the troops from Sizhou are coming today. We might as well take advantage of this opportunity to capture one of them and establish our authority.

As long as they capture one of them, they can break the alliance of all the princes completely.

Thinking of this, the Third Prince's eyes turned cold, and a hint of murderous intent flashed across his face: "Lord Jiang's suggestion is very good, but I don't know who should start with?"

A sneer appeared on Jiang Yongkang's lips: "Although it started with the Thirteenth Prince!"

It’s Old Thirteen again!

But then again, my attempt on Old Thirteen yesterday failed. I'm sure Old Thirteen must have thought that I would not attack him again, and thus let down his guard.

Moreover, if I don’t save my face after the failure last night, others will think that I am abusing my power for personal gain.

For both moral and logical reasons, and for both public and private reasons, we must target Old Thirteen again.

Now the other princes must be very alert and prepared.

Only the Thirteenth Prince was not so vigilant because he had been attacked last night.

In addition, several of the Thirteenth Prince's guards were killed last night, weakening his strength. It would be most advantageous to take action against the Thirteenth Prince now.

The more he thought about it, the more excited the Third Prince became. He laughed, "Great, great! Master Jiang still has the solution!"

"In this case, I will personally go to meet the Sizhou troops today and attack the Thirteenth Prince tonight!"

"Master Jiang, you assist me in this matter. As for Master Peng, you host a banquet for Zhao Yu tonight and move him away from Chu Ning, so that Chu Ning will not take him to support us if he gets the news tonight."

Since we are going to take action, of course we have to make arrangements in advance.

Zhao Yu is a powerful general under Chu Ning. If Chu Ning takes him with him, the situation will be unpredictable.

If Chu Ning is transferred away, even if Chu Ning receives the news, he will have to send someone to find Zhao Yu, and this back and forth will take a lot of time.

"As you command!" Peng Jinglun responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.

An hour later, east of the city.

War horses galloped, flags fluttered, spears stood in rows, and amid the mighty momentum, an army slowly approached the Kyoto city.

At the city gate, the third prince was wearing purple royal robes and looked very proud.

Looking at the well-organized soldiers and horses, he felt secretly happy.

Prince, oh Prince, I really want to thank you. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to get this army.

You can go with peace of mind. I will take over this army and will definitely use it to deal with Chu Ning. It will also be a way to vent your anger.

With a bit of pride, the third prince took the initiative to ride his horse to meet them.

The leading general on the opposite side stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop, and then rode over on his horse.

"General Fang Liangping pays respect to His Majesty the Third Prince!"

News had been received yesterday that the Third Prince would come to greet him personally. Although he had never met him before, Fang Liangping recognized Wang Fu.

The Third Prince laughed, jumped on his horse, and took the initiative to help Fang Liangping up: "General Fang, there is no need to be so polite. From now on, we are family. There is no need to be so polite."

The first thing they do is bribe!

Of course, this alone is far from enough.

The Third Prince smiled and said, "By the way, I have asked my father to appoint you as the General of Guarding the East. When you return to the capital this time, the Ministry of Personnel will issue you the document and official seal."

Fang Liangping was overjoyed and bowed: "Thank you for the promotion, Your Highness. I will definitely follow your lead."

The Third Prince laughed loudly, "General Fang, you are too polite. You must be tired after traveling all these days. I have prepared a banquet for you. All the restaurants in the city have been booked by me today. Brothers, please feel free to eat and drink."

As soon as these words were spoken, the morale of the Sizhou troops was immediately boosted.

Fang Liangping even shouted: "Thank you, Third Prince, for your hospitality!"

Everyone shouted in unison: "Thank you, Third Prince, for your hospitality!"

At this moment, the Third Prince's magnanimous impression was deeply imprinted in everyone's mind.

All the restaurants in the city were booked, enough to accommodate 20,000 people for food and drink.

What's more, there is no restriction on eating and drinking, which makes them very excited.

The purpose of being a soldier is to live a better life. Now that the Third Prince is treating them, they can eat and drink to their heart's content.

With great momentum, the third prince proudly led 20,000 soldiers into the city.

And this news soon spread throughout the streets and alleys of Kyoto.

Everyone was surprised at the Third Prince's generosity, and they also felt that Kyoto City would be in trouble in the future.

The Third Prince was so relentless in trying to win over the troops of Sizhou, and it was obvious that he wanted to use the other party's power to become the crown prince.

The city of Kyoto will surely be even more lively than usual in the future.

And Chu Ning also received the news at this moment.

Prince Chu's Mansion, living room.

Jia Yu briefly recounted everything that had happened at the city gate.

Chu Ning, who was sitting at the main seat, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after hearing this: "I didn't expect Third Brother to spend so much money. Feeding 20,000 people is not an easy task. Today's consumption is probably tens of thousands of taels of silver."

Jia Yu chuckled: "The Third Prince is so anxious, I'm afraid it will make the other princes more nervous, which is actually beneficial to us."

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows and said, “It’s hard to say. If someone is intimidated by the third brother, our joint plan might be destroyed.

We should be more cautious about this matter, pay more attention to the other princes' things, and tell the Jinyiwei not to let down their guard."

"I understand!" Jia Yu bowed and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhao Yu suddenly came in.

"Your Highness, the Minister of War, Mr. Peng, invites me to a banquet at Zuixianlou tonight."

Chu Ning smiled slightly when he heard this: "You and he are both assistant ministers of the Ministry of War. He must be looking for you for the Ministry of War's affairs. Just go ahead."

"But...your safety, Your Highness..."

"Don't worry, I have no plans to go out tonight."

"In that case, I will reply to him right away." Zhao Yu responded, bowed and left.