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

"Master Jiang, there is not much time left to consider. My patience is limited!"

Seeing Jiang Yongkang remained silent, Jia Yu could not help but laugh and said, "After a while, when His Royal Highness the King of Chu has eliminated the Sizhou troops, he will definitely send people here. By then, your only chance to make a contribution will be gone."

"Your life is definitely not going to be saved, but before you die, you can save the lives of your entire family. Isn't that enough?"

Jiang Yongkang, who was still hesitating, suddenly made up his mind.

Since death is inevitable, it is better to protect your family.

In line with the principle that a friend's death is better than the monk's, Jiang Yongkang immediately ordered: "Come on, gather everyone in the palace, and the rest of you prepare flammable materials!"

At the command, the guards around him immediately took action.

A quarter of an hour later, a fire broke out in the Third Prince's mansion.

There were screams coming from inside the palace, but the gates were tightly closed and the Jinyiwei were guarding outside. Anyone who came out would be killed on the spot.

What Chu Ning can't do, Jia Yu will do!

Jia Yu will do what Chu Ning doesn't want to do!

Jia Yu knew Chu Ning very well. Even if he killed the third prince, it was impossible for him to kill his family as well.

But the third prince had incurred the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people. If his family members were not exterminated together, there would surely be endless troubles.

Therefore, he arranged for the Jinyiwei to be here in advance.

On the one hand, the goal was to capture Jiang Yongkang, and on the other hand, to destroy the third prince's mansion.

Of course, to Chu Ning, he just said that he was coming to capture Jiang Yongkang in order to reveal the secret of the third prince.

After all, the assassination case must be closed, and everyone knows that the assassination must be related to the third prince.

But once the third prince and his men were all killed, the case became an unsolved one.

In order to prevent others from using this case as an excuse in the future, this matter must be investigated thoroughly.

After all, the armor worn by the assassin was forged using the method of tempering steel a hundred times, which is closely related to the Chu Palace.

Therefore, Jiang Yongkang, who is still alive, became the only evidence of his guilt.

As long as Jiang Yongkang exposes the third prince, the truth of the assassination will be revealed and the Chu Palace will be cleared of suspicion.

Looking at the fire in front of him, a look of satisfaction appeared on Jia Yu's face.

At this time, Jiang Yongkang on the side had a gloomy face and asked in a cold voice: "Are you satisfied now?"

Jia Yu laughed: "Master Jiang, please rest assured. Although I am insidious, I am trustworthy."

"But now I'm afraid I'll have to inconvenience Lord Jiang. Come on, take them all down!"

At the command, the Jinyiwei immediately arrested Jiang Yongkang and all his men.

"what are you up to?"

"Don't worry, I'm a man of my words. I won't do anything to you now. I just want to invite you to the palace."

Jia Yu smiled and said, "The battle over there should be over soon, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu. He will definitely go to the palace to report, and you will be a witness."

"Come here, take them all to the palace."

"Also, send someone to tell His Highness what happened here."

As orders were issued one after another, the Jinyiwei began to take action.

On the other side, Chu Ning had indeed reached the final finish line at this moment.

At the gate of Prince Chu's Palace.

The sounds of fighting gradually stopped, and the Sizhou soldiers were killed by the Bingzhou soldiers and the guards of several princes, leaving only a few.

At this moment, a burst of flames was heard from the direction of the Third Prince’s residence in the distance.

Chu Ning frowned, looked up, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Why is there a fire in the third brother's mansion?"

While he was deep in thought, several princes came forward at the same time.

"Eighteenth brother, today is all thanks to you!"

"Yes, if it weren't for my Eighteenth Brother's timely intervention, we would have ended up like my Fifth and Ninth Brothers."

"Humph, Third Brother has it all his own fault. He actually wanted to get rid of all of us."

"Eighteenth brother, you saved my life today. I will remember this favor!"

All the princes praised him endlessly, and even the sixteenth and seventeenth princes who arrived later showed gratitude on their faces.

Unlike the other four princes, they did not ask the Sizhou troops to come over, but relied on their own strength to block two pairs of Sizhou troops.

If Chu Ning had not killed the third prince, they would have been in danger.

Chu Ning looked at the excited princes and said calmly: "Brothers, why are you so polite? Our victory is the result of your joint efforts."

"For the position of Crown Prince, Third Brother disregarded the brotherhood and killed three of his brothers. I'm sure Father will not tolerate such behavior."

"It's a pity for Brother Five and Brother Nine. If they had taken action earlier last night, the result wouldn't have been like this."

These words made all the princes look at each other and lower their heads, feeling a little embarrassed.

After all, some of them were hoping to reap the benefits last night.

Fortunately, they chose to believe Chu Ning in the end. After receiving the news from Chu Ning, they deliberately sent troops from Sizhou here.

After the troops from Sizhou gathered, they rushed here and wiped out the enemy in one fell swoop.

Just when the princes were feeling embarrassed, a royal guard came to report.

"Your Highness, Jiang Yongkang heard that the Third Prince was killed, and he was willing to turn against the Third Prince and identify him as guilty. In order to show his loyalty, he actually set fire to the Third Prince's mansion."

As soon as these words came out, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and a hint of doubt flashed across his face.

He was not surprised that Jiang Yongkang was willing to identify the third prince's crimes.

But why did Jiang Yongkang set fire to the third prince’s mansion?

Although he was confused, Chu Ning still waved his hand to signal the Jinyiwei to withdraw. After all, there were several princes nearby.

At this time, when the Thirteenth Prince heard that the Third Prince's residence was burned, he couldn't help but spit fiercely: "Serves you right!"

The Eleventh Prince also sneered, "He wanted to kill all of us last night, but now he can't even protect his own mansion!"

The twelfth prince frowned and said, "Should we send someone over to take a look? Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be hard to explain to my father."

"What do you want to tell me?"

The Fourteenth Prince was displeased: "He wants to kill us, do you still want to save his family?"

The fifteenth prince also looked unhappy: "It's better to burn it, so as to avoid trouble in the future."

The sixteenth and seventeenth princes looked at each other and said nothing.

Seeing that everyone had different opinions, Chu Ning could only shake his head and said, "Forget it. I have already sent people over there, but with such a big fire, it is likely that the people inside cannot be saved."

He looked around and said in a deep voice: "The situation here is almost stable. Next we should go to the palace to report this matter to our father."

"Brothers, you should know what to say, right?"

Of course, we have to speak with one voice before going to the palace.

The eleventh prince patted his chest and said loudly: "Don't worry, eighteenth brother, we will say that the third brother wants to kill us all, and we joined forces to protect ourselves!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "Okay, I will report this to Father as Eleventh Brother said!"