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

"Father, the matter of appointing a crown prince is of great importance, and it is not up to me, your son, to decide."

Facing the emperor's question, Chu Ning said calmly: "I suggest that we ask the officials and the Zongzheng Temple for their opinions during the morning court tomorrow."

"The position of the Crown Prince is of great importance and cannot be easily abolished!"

If he doesn't have the final say, then of course the other princes' words don't count either.

It depends on the opinions of all civil and military officials and the royal relatives in the Zongzheng Temple.

The emperor sneered in his heart when he heard this.

Chu Ning wanted to use his power to make the officials and royal relatives speak for him, but he didn't know that not many officials and royal relatives in the city supported him.

Even if this matter is asked at the morning court, the position of crown prince will most likely not be established immediately!

Thinking of this, the emperor suppressed his inner joy and said calmly: "What Chu Ning said is not without reason."

"How about this, pass the order down, and hold court tomorrow morning to discuss whether to immediately appoint a crown prince."

After saying that, the emperor stood up and waved his hand: "Okay, you all can leave now."

"I'm leaving now!" Everyone left.

The emperor looked at their departing backs, a hint of loneliness flashing in his eyes.

This time, four princes were killed, leaving only eight sons around him, and judging from the situation, the fight is likely to continue.

But he just didn't want the position of crown prince to fall into Chu Ning's hands easily, which was somewhat contradictory.

If there is no crown prince, the princes will fight among themselves.

But if he establishes a crown prince, how can he feel at ease when Chu Ning's power is so great?

If Chu Ning becomes the crown prince and takes the opportunity to drive him off the throne, everything will be over.

"Zhao Ming, do you think I should appoint a crown prince?"

Zhao Ming's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I am just a eunuch, how dare I discuss state affairs."

"However, the position of Crown Prince is indeed of great importance. Your Majesty, you must consider it carefully."

The emperor couldn't help but narrow his eyes after hearing this.

If you disagree, you can say so directly.

But Zhao Ming asked him to think carefully, clearly persuading him to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Zhao Ming deeply and said, "It seems that you also want me to appoint a crown prince immediately. Do you also think Chu Ning can become the crown prince?"

Zhao Ming was shocked. He waved his hands and explained, "Your Majesty, that's not what I meant. Please don't..."

"okay!"

The emperor looked impatient: "I know that you all think Chu Ning is powerful and want him to become the crown prince, right?

Humph, the more you think so, the more I will not let you get what you want!"

After saying this, the emperor turned around and left.

Zhao Ming was stunned, then he sighed.

In fact, he understood that the emperor knew everything.

The reason why he didn't want to make Chu Ning the crown prince was because he was worried that Chu Ning's fame would be too great and would overshadow the emperor.

But even if there is no crown prince, won’t Chu Ning still have a place in the spotlight?

Shaking his head, Zhao Ming looked helpless and turned away.

At this time, Chu Ning took Jia Yu back to the Prince of Chu's Palace.

Lu Xiuwen and Yun Jianye, who rushed over after receiving the news, had been waiting in the mansion for a long time.

"See His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

"No need to be polite, everyone, please sit down and talk."

Chu Ning had a serious expression on his face, and even refused to let anyone serve him tea. He said in a deep voice, "Now that the three have been killed, his forces have been scattered. Next, we have to completely clean up the forces of the third brother!"

At this time, Zhao Yu stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have blocked the four cities and am searching for the Third Prince's followers in the city. It will only take five days for me to capture them all."

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "General Zhao, you have worked hard, but we should take this opportunity to not only eliminate the forces of the third brother, but also the forces of the fifth brother, the sixth brother and the ninth brother!

The four of them have a lot of properties in the city, and these things must not fall into the hands of others.

Today you will collect all these things and hand them over to the old Qin Wang of the Zongzheng Temple, who will distribute them."

Zhao Yu thought the previous words made sense, but after hearing the last sentence, Zhao Yu was stunned.

"Your Highness, why do you want to give what you have obtained to the Zongzheng Temple?" Zhao Yu was puzzled.

Chu Ning smiled slightly and said nothing.

At this time, Jia Yu chuckled and said, "The next battle will definitely be for the crown prince. Handing over the property of these people to the Zongzheng Temple can, on the one hand, show that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is fair and just.

On the other hand, having the Zongzheng Temple make unified distribution will not only avoid disputes, but also benefit the Zongzheng Temple. In the upcoming battle for the crown prince, winning the support of these people is the most important thing. "

The properties were distributed to the Zongzheng Temple, and the royal relatives would of course give some to themselves.

Anyway, these things don’t belong to Chu Ning, so Chu Ning won’t feel bad about giving them to others.

The fight for the crown prince position is of great importance, and it is reasonable to give up some interests for this position.

If there were no benefits, how could the old guys in the Zongzheng Temple lower themselves to support Chu Ning?

Zhao Yu finally reacted after hearing this, and suddenly realized: "So that's why, I was too petty."

Chu Ning shook his head and chuckled: "That little bit of property is nothing to me, but it's different for others.

As long as we can deal with the old Prince Qin and the royal relatives in the Zongzheng Temple, the position of the crown prince will be invincible. "

After a pause, Chu Ning looked at Lu Xiuwen and Yun Jianye and said, "In the morning court tomorrow, we will discuss the matter of appointing a crown prince immediately!

My Lords, today you are going to contact other officials and win more support.

There will definitely be a war of words at tomorrow's morning court, but I have too few people in the court, so I have to win more support.

Mobilize all the people from the Censorate, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of War, and tell them to support the immediate establishment of a crown prince!"

Although the officials from the four ministries were all his men, there were more officials from other departments, and if a quarrel broke out tomorrow, they still would not have enough people.

Lu Xiuwen and Yun Jianye quickly stood up and saluted: "Don't worry, Your Highness, we will definitely win more officials' support."

After a pause, Lu Xiuwen suddenly said, "But Your Highness, when I came here, I passed by the eleventh prince's residence and found that several princes were there."

Yun Jianye frowned: "It seems that these princes want to unite to deal with us, just like they did to the Third Prince before!"

This is what they are most worried about.

Although they are powerful, it will not be easy to take the position of crown prince once all the princes stand on the opposite side.

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, and a hint of coldness flashed across his face: "They think too much of me as the third brother. How could I be the same as the third brother?"

"Have the Royal Guards keep a close eye on their movements, and also pay attention to the other officials in the city. If they find any of them in contact with the princes, record everything!"

After saying that, Chu Ning stood up suddenly and sneered, "We must settle the matter of the Crown Prince no matter what, to avoid any more trouble."

Everyone said in unison: "Don't worry, Your Highness. We will do our best to make this happen!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly, then turned around and went back to the backyard to find Shen Wanying.

After all, so many things happened last night and today, and we should go and comfort them.