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

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

In the palace, inside the Yangxin Hall.

Zhao Ming walked in quickly, and his hurried footsteps woke the sleeping emperor.

"What happened to make you so flustered?"

The emperor looked displeased. He stood up and put on his clothes while frowning and asking.

Zhao Ming bowed and answered carefully: "His Highness the Third Prince was killed by His Highness the King of Chu, Fang Liangping also died at the hands of General Zhao Yu, and most of the Sizhou troops were annihilated."

"Now, His Royal Highness the King of Chu and several other surviving princes are seeking an audience outside the palace."

The emperor, who was tidying up his clothes, was stunned.

It took a long while for the emperor to come back to his senses, and a look of regret appeared on his face.

I thought the third prince had the upper hand and he didn't have to worry about the rest.

I didn't expect the final result to be like this.

Now that Chu Ning and others have come to the palace victoriously, they must be trying to put an end to this matter once and for all.

Thinking of this, the emperor sighed and said, "I was wrong. I shouldn't have let him fight with Chu Ning."

"Let them in!"

Zhao Ming bowed and retreated to the palace gate, shouting loudly: "Announce, Your Highnesses, come to see me!"

The princes entered one after another according to their age.

The emperor, who had already changed into his dragon robe, sat in the main seat, and the princes saluted one after another: "Your Majesty!"

The emperor nodded slightly: "No need to be polite."

As he spoke, his eyes swept over everyone.

Only eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and Chu Ning and eight others gathered together.

But when he thought that he originally had eighteen princes, but now there were only eight left, more than half missing, the emperor couldn't help feeling heartbroken.

It is said that the imperial family is ruthless, but ten princes have died in succession. Even if he had many sons, they could not withstand such torment.

While thinking, Chu Ning said, "Father, last night, the third brother attacked the thirteenth brother again. I got the news and immediately took people there."

"I didn't expect to be ambushed by the Sizhou soldiers on the way. This shows that the third brother had planned it all along!"

"Not only that, Third Brother even sent Peng Jinglun to invite Zhao Yu to Zuixianlou in advance, with the purpose of transferring him away from me in order to kill me."

"After the truth was revealed, Peng Jinglun was killed, and the third brother also turned to the fifth and ninth brothers after attacking the thirteenth brother's mansion, resulting in the innocent deaths of the two brothers."

"For this reason, I joined forces with several other brothers to surround the third brother. Unexpectedly, he not only refused to surrender, but also resisted to the end."

"I had no choice but to fight him head-on. During the fierce battle, I accidentally killed my third brother. I beg you to forgive me, father."

My goodness, this explanation, not a report at all, is clearly putting all the blame on the third prince.

How could the emperor not understand the meaning behind Chu Ning's words? Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and stared at Chu Ning.

Although he knew that all this was arranged by Chu Ning in advance, the third prince was dead now. Could he still make things difficult for a prince who held military power for the sake of a dead prince?

Taking a deep breath and suppressing his indignation, the emperor snorted coldly: "This is simply outrageous. The third elder is so arrogant that he dares to attack his own brother. Does he still have me in his eyes?"

"Chu Ning, you did a great job. The third brother deserved to die!"

"Come here, pass the order to strip the Third Brother of all his titles and official positions, and kick him out of the family tree."

To do so would be to demote the Third Prince to a commoner, without any honor.

After they died, they were not allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum, and there was no one to collect their bodies.

This is the most severe punishment for a prince.

It was also the punishment for the third prince to kill three other princes without authorization.

Of course, the emperor doesn't intend to let Chu Ning go!

He looked at Chu Ning and said coldly: "As for you, no matter what, you killed your brother. If I don't punish you, it will be difficult to convince the people."

"How about this, within half a month, you must thoroughly investigate the assassination case and atone for your crime!"

"If not, I will punish you severely!"

Chu Ning's power is so great that we must find a way to curb it, otherwise Chu Ning's words will be like an imperial edict in the future.

Only by curbing Chu Ning can we gradually take control of the situation in Kyoto City.

However, Chu Ning laughed in his heart when he heard this.

The emperor must have thought that the third prince was dead and all the evidence was lost, so he deliberately handed the case over to him.

Unfortunately, Jia Yu had already made preparations in advance and captured Jiang Yongkang alive.

With this person here, the assassination case will be solved today.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning suppressed the urge to laugh and said seriously, "Father, in fact, I already have some clues about the assassination case, and I know who ordered it."

When these words were spoken, not only the emperor was shocked, but the other princes were also surprised.

The Thirteenth Prince couldn't help but whispered, "Eighteenth Brother, do you really know who dared to do that?"

He was afraid that Chu Ning would randomly name someone to talk back to him. If the emperor found out, it would be an even more serious crime.

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "Yes, I have indeed found a witness. If my father allows, I can bring him into the palace for questioning now."

"is it?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "I am curious about who you found. Bring in your witness!"

Chu Ning immediately shouted loudly outside: "Master Jia, bring Jiang Yongkang in!"

Under the emperor's surprised eyes, Jia Yu, accompanied by two guards, brought Jiang Yongkang, who was tied up, into the hall.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Jia Yu bowed.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, stared at Jia Yu and asked, "Is your witness Lord Jiang?"

Jia Yu nodded: "Yes, Lord Jiang knows who planned the assassination. Let Lord Jiang tell you the details."

Jiang Yongkang glanced at everyone and did not see the third prince. The last hope in his heart was shattered.

Among the many princes, only Chu Ning is the strongest, and Chu Ning will definitely be the crown prince in the future.

At this time, he must not offend Chu Ning, otherwise, with Chu Ning's character, he would definitely destroy his entire family.

With a long sigh, Jiang Yongkang suddenly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, the assassination was actually planned by the Third Prince."

"As for those assassins, they were secretly trained by Lord Peng and I. Lord Peng and I had just entered the capital at that time, and the people we brought with us had never appeared in the city, so no one noticed us."

"At that time, His Majesty supported the Third Prince, which led to the Third Prince thinking that he could control the situation in the court, so he took advantage of the Crown Prince's funeral procession to kill you and the other princes."

"Once all of you are killed, His Majesty the Third Prince will be able to inherit the throne, and the assassination case will naturally not be pursued."

"It's just that the Third Prince didn't expect that something unexpected would happen during the assassination, resulting in the Queen being killed, but His Majesty escaping."

He paused, glanced at Chu Ning, and then said, "As for the armor worn by the assassin, it was indeed forged using the method of tempering steel a hundred times. This is the forging method that the Third Prince obtained after bribing several blacksmiths in Bingzhou."

That's it!

Chu Ning's eyes turned cold, as expected, there was a traitor among his subordinates.

It seems necessary to let Di Wenyao clean out the people in Bingzhou.

The emperor's face turned pale as he pondered. He never dreamed that the person he had supported with his own hands actually wanted to kill him!

The emperor became more and more angry and immediately shouted: "Come here, take him down and chop him off!"