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

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is entering the palace with officials from five ministries at the same time!"

Jinluan Palace, side hall.

The emperor, who was letting his maid tidy up his dragon robe, raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He looked at Zhao Ming who was rushing towards him and said unhappily:

"Officials from five ministries? Does he even control the Ministry of War?"

The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works and the Censorate were all under the control of Chu Ning. The emperor knew this, but the addition of another ministry surprised him a little.

The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice have never been under Chu Ning's control, so the extra ministry can only be the Ministry of War.

After all, the Minister of War Feng Anguo is not in the court, and one of the two Vice Ministers of War, Peng Jinglun, was killed. Now the Ministry of War is in charge of another Vice Minister of War, Zhao Yu!

While thinking, Zhao Ming said seriously: "General Zhao Yu did bring several generals with him to the palace with His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

The emperor snorted coldly: "What do other officials think of this?"

Zhao Ming smiled bitterly and said, "The officials dared not say anything about this, they could only follow behind and enter the palace together."

"When the princes saw this scene at the steps outside the palace, their faces turned ugly."

The emperor's face turned a little ugly when he heard this.

The emperor waved his sleeves to let the maid go, and without saying a word, he turned and walked towards the main hall.

Zhao Ming followed quickly.

"Your Majesty is here!"

The officials who had already lined up in two rows in the hall all bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty (Father)!"

The emperor glanced at everyone and nodded slightly: "No need to be polite."

After sitting down, the emperor looked at Chu Ning, but saw that Chu Ning had an indifferent look, as if his eyes were at his nose and his nose was at his heart.

With a cold snort, the emperor said with a displeased look on his face: "I believe you all already know what happened yesterday. The third brother had evil ambitions and gathered a crowd to rebel. He has been executed!"

"The Sizhou soldiers and the city defense battalion followed the third brother in rebellion. They should be wiped out. They deserve to die!"

"However, this incident has caused too much disturbance. Now the people in the city are in a panic. If this matter is not settled quickly, other countries will surely lead their armies to attack us if they learn of the civil unrest in our dynasty."

"And all of this is entirely caused by the vacancy of the crown prince's position. My dear ministers, do you think I should appoint a crown prince immediately?"

The emperor didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall became extremely quiet and no one dared to step forward at this time.

After glancing at everyone, the emperor fixed his gaze on the eleventh prince.

Sensing the emperor's gaze, the eleventh prince's heart moved, and he quickly stood out of the line and said in a deep voice:

"Father, I think we should not be too hasty about this matter. The crown prince is related to the foundation of the country and cannot be appointed lightly!"

He already understood the emperor's intention and absolutely could not agree to appoint a crown prince at this time, otherwise the position of crown prince would definitely belong to Chu Ning.

Just now, Chu Ning entered the palace with five officials in a threatening manner, which has already shown that Chu Ning is determined to obtain the position of crown prince.

Therefore, all he can do now is to prevent the establishment of a crown prince.

As soon as these words came out, the twelfth prince reacted and immediately stood up and said seriously: "Eleventh brother is right. It is too early to appoint a crown prince now. We must wait until the situation stabilizes."

The emperor nodded slightly and said, "I am also worried about the unstable situation in the city, so I want to try whether establishing a crown prince can stabilize people's hearts.

Since both of you feel that this matter is a bit hasty, let's postpone it."

He did not ask for the opinions of everyone else or Chu Ning and wanted to force the matter to be settled.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Yu stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the reason why the Third Prince rebelled and even assassinated you was entirely for the throne!"

"If the position of the crown prince remains undecided, a series of conflicts will surely follow. This will be a disaster for the already unstable Kyoto city!"

This old guy!

The emperor glared at Jia Yu fiercely, then shifted his gaze to Chu Ning.

It must be Chu Ning who asked Jia Yu to say this.

It seems that this guy still refuses to give up and wants to force me to appoint a crown prince.

The emperor took a deep breath and pretended to be indifferent: "Master Jia's words are not without reason, but there are many aspects that need to be considered in this matter, and it cannot be generalized."

But Jia Yu shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, when weighing a matter, you must consider the pros and cons. If the pros outweigh the cons, then you can naturally do it."

"Establishing a crown prince now will bring more benefits than disadvantages. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens in Kyoto again, I'm afraid it won't be solved as easily as it was yesterday."

This is threatening me!

The emperor's face was gloomy. He turned to look at Chu Ning and asked coldly: "Chu Ning, is this what you mean?"

Chu Ning calmly stepped out of the line and said, "Father, I think what Lord Jia said makes sense, but the final decision on this matter is still in your hands."

"Of course, before deciding on this matter, I think I should ask other adults for their opinions."

After saying this, Chu Ning turned around, looked at the ministers, and said loudly: "My Lords, the bloody storm in Kyoto City yesterday was entirely caused by the position of the Crown Prince."

"If we can appoint a crown prince as soon as possible, there will be no more power struggles in the future."

"If you agree to appoint a crown prince immediately, stand behind me. If you disagree, stand behind Brother Daoshiyi!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the ministers changed slightly.

This is to force them to express their views, and at the same time force them to take sides.

Once he stands behind the Eleventh Prince at this moment, he will definitely be Chu Ning's enemy in the future.

For a moment, the ministers hesitated.

Just then, Lu Xiuwen took the lead and stood behind Chu Ning.

Immediately, officials from the Ministry of Industry followed suit.

Seeing this, Jia Yu walked behind Chu Ning without saying a word.

The officials from the Censorate naturally followed Jia Yu.

Soon after, people from the Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Revenue, and Ministry of War also stepped forward.

For a moment, one-third of the officials in the hall stood behind Chu Ning.

The emperor couldn't help but chuckle when he saw this: "It seems that not many people support the immediate appointment of a crown prince!"

The eleventh prince even looked at Chu Ning and taunted him at this moment: "Eighteenth brother, I know what you are thinking, but unfortunately there are not many officials in the court who support you."

"Well, now that you've seen the situation, it's time to give up, right?"

Chu Ning glanced at him and said indifferently: "Don't be anxious, brother Eleven. Don't celebrate at halftime before the dust settles."

The eleventh prince Chu Feng laughed and said, "Eighteenth brother, you are still too young. Some things are not as simple as you think."

Do you think you can threaten others just because you have soldiers and horses?

Little do they know that these officials all have their own little calculations. If they were to appoint a crown prince now, it would definitely be you, Chu Ning, which would be very disadvantageous to them.

Unless you are a fool, no one would praise the establishment of a crown prince at this time.

Even if you, Chu Ning, control the officials of five ministries, there are still many other officials who do not support you.

Chu Ning is bound to lose this battle!

"is it?"

Chu Ning suddenly grinned: "Then I'm afraid I'll disappoint Brother Eleven. This matter must be settled today!"

After saying that, Chu Ning looked at the Grand Tutor, the Prime Minister, and the old King of Qin!