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

"Killing people? That's not necessary."

Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said calmly: "I am going to the front line. The power struggle in Kyoto City has nothing to do with me. Killing people will not benefit me."

Guan Yun was taken aback.

For the sake of the safety of the front line, His Royal Highness the Prince would rather give up his face and even not fight with other princes.

If there is support in the court, His Royal Highness the Prince would be the best candidate to inherit the throne.

Unfortunately, going to the front line is a life-threatening undertaking, and His Royal Highness the Prince may never have such an opportunity again in his life.

"Okay, don't worry about Xiao Ming. Next, I will teach you a forging method."

Chu Ning picked up a piece of raw iron that had been forged into a knife shape and said slowly, "This method is called tempering steel a hundred times!"

After seeing the emperor's sword and pistol, Chu Ning was sure that this era was still in the Iron Age.

All weapons are made of iron.

This time, he wanted to forge iron into steel and create powerful weapons for his guards.

Under Chu Ning's instruction, a group of veterans began forging, and the sound of iron hammering could be heard in the blacksmith shop.

Chu Ning was worried about forging for the first time, so he did it himself.

This scene was also seen by some people.

The news soon reached the palace.

The emperor, who had just returned from court, was reviewing memorials in the hall, and the general manager Zhao Ming was serving him.

Suddenly, the shadow guard came to report: "Your Majesty, the Prince of Penglai dismissed the blacksmiths, and he...he forged weapons in the blacksmith shop himself."

The emperor, who was originally in a good mood, became extremely gloomy upon hearing this, and his eyes flashed with a chilling light.

"Humph, a prince actually forged it himself, how can that be disrespectful?"

"Your Majesty, this has happened for a reason."

The shadow guard then recounted what happened in the blacksmith shop today.

The more the emperor listened, the more annoyed and angry he became.

Chu Ning is my son. Even though he is an illegitimate child and has no power or influence, he is about to go to the front line to serve my country.

How dare a mere blacksmith shop owner bully Chu Ning like this!

This is also true for Chu Ning. You are a prince, why are you so humble?

Why don't you dare to show the aura and pressure of a prince?

Why don’t you dare to be more arrogant and domineering!

The emperor became angrier the more he thought about it. He snorted coldly, and a murderous aura filled the entire hall.

Zhao Ming, who was familiar with the emperor's character, shrank his neck and felt a chill on his back.

He knew that the emperor was going to kill someone!

"This is simply unreasonable!"

The emperor waved his dragon sleeves and said coldly: "A small shopkeeper bullied Chu Ning. Chu Ning didn't want to cause trouble, but how could I allow this person to be so presumptuous."

"Shadow Guard, you personally take people to kill the shopkeeper's family!"

The shadow guard was stunned.

No way, just because I talked back to Chu Ning for a few words, the emperor wanted to kill my entire family?

"Your Majesty, the shopkeeper is someone the Crown Prince has assigned to the Second Prince."

The emperor glared and said, "I don't care who he is. If he bullies the prince, he must die!"

The shadow guard was startled, knowing that the emperor was angry, and quickly responded and went down to make the arrangements.

Zhao Ming quickly served tea: "Your Majesty, have a sip of tea to calm down."

The emperor took a look at the teacup and was about to refuse, but when he found that the tea leaves in it were given by Chu Ning, he felt touched.

Chu Ning was a child who had never seen the world and did not dare to offend anyone, yet he was bullied like this by the owner of a small blacksmith shop.

If I don't stand up for Chu Ning, where will the royal family's reputation be?

He reached out for the tea and took a sip, and the words of the shadow guard just now began to slowly echo in his mind.

At this time, Zhao Ming laughed softly and said, "In fact, the Prince of Penglai is quite smart. Just the fact that he made Xiao Ming voluntarily hand over the blacksmith shop is surprising enough.

Come to think of it, His Royal Highness is quite similar to Your Majesty in this respect~"

The emperor put down his teacup and glanced at Zhao Ming: "Flatterer!"

Zhao Ming smiled awkwardly and said nothing.

Although he knew it was flattery, the emperor still felt very pleased in his heart, and his face was no longer cold and stern.

Although Chu Ning is timid, he inherited his intelligence from me!

The emperor was pleased and said, "Okay, let's stop here."

With this remark, the tone was set, and the emperor returned to his seat to continue reviewing memorials.

Zhao Ming wanted to say something but stopped himself, but seeing that the emperor was reviewing memorials, he did not dare to say more.

Xiao Ming was the crown prince's secret agent, and on the surface he was the second prince's man. If his entire family was exterminated, would the crown prince and the second prince let it go?

Although this is the emperor's decision, the crown prince and the second prince certainly dare not do anything to the emperor, but Chu Ning will definitely suffer!

But he didn't dare to say these words.

How could a eunuch like him dare to interfere in the fight between the princes?

Besides, Chu Ning has no power or influence, so why should he offend the Crown Prince and the Second Prince for Chu Ning?

Here, the shadow guard brought people to Xiao Ming's house, and a massacre began.

Xiao Ming, who was hiding the silver, heard a cry for help from outside. His face suddenly changed and he opened the door and wanted to escape.

But the shadow guard had blocked his way and swung the sword in his hand, stabbing Xiao Ming through the heart. Before he could even say a word, his eyes widened and he fell to the ground and died.

The entire Xiao family was destroyed by the shadow guards, and the pungent smell of blood was nauseating.

After making sure that no one was left alive, the shadow guard set fire to the place, reducing it to ashes.

Such a big event soon reached the East Palace.

"Your Highness, it's bad. Xiao Ming's family has been wiped out!" The prince's confidant He Peng came to report with a look of horror on his face.

The prince, who was copying scriptures, had a gloomy face and murderous intent all over his body, and the brush in his hand was crushed in an instant.

"Damn it, who did it?"

"Yes...it's the Shadow Guard!"

The prince was stunned, and the murderous intent in his body disappeared instantly.

The shadow guard only obeys the orders of the emperor!

This was done by my father.

"Why did Father want to exterminate Xiao Ming's entire family?"

"Because Xiao Ming deliberately made things difficult for the Prince of Penglai today."

He Peng briefly recounted what happened today.

The prince was silent for a moment, then sneered, "For a piece of trash Chu Ning, my father actually ordered the extermination of the entire family. It seems that Chu Ning cannot be kept alive!"

He Peng's heart was ruthless: "Should I teach him a lesson?"

"No need!"

The crown prince showed a playful look on his face: "On the surface, Xiao Ming is my second brother's man. I believe my second brother is even more angry at the moment. Isn't it better to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?"

"I understand!" He Peng responded, and after going down, he sent someone to spread the news.

Half an hour later, a roar was heard from the Second Prince's residence.

Along with the sound of the vase smashing, Chu Ming's eyes turned red, his hands clenched, and the anger stuck in his heart and unable to vent caused his chest to rise and fall constantly.

"You are such a good Chu Ning! Not only did you take the blacksmith shop, but you also dismissed the blacksmiths and asked my father to kill Xiao Ming's entire family. You are so cruel!"

Chu Ming became angrier the more he thought about it, so angry that he flipped the table over!

"You have cheated me of my two blacksmith shops and one thousand taels of silver, and put me under house arrest. Now you have killed my people. If I don't fight back, I will become a laughing stock!"

Chu Ming shouted angrily outside the hall: "Go and get the Minister of War to come to me!"

Forging weapons privately is a serious crime!

Even if my father doesn't kill Chu Ning, he will definitely punish him.

This king just wants to disgust Chu Ning!

A scapegoat dares to do whatever he wants in Kyoto City!