dognovel Chapter 1122: The two kings were defeated after playing around in circles!
Chapter 1122: The two kings were defeated after playing around in circles!
Under the cover of night, King Wu shocked everyone with his words.
No one expected that King Wu would suddenly stand up after the crown prince exposed King Wen.
Chu Xuan's face was full of disbelief, staring at King Wu's arrogant face.
The other princes were also stunned at this moment, not understanding what King Wu meant by stopping pretending.
King Wu just smiled, turned to look at Chu Ning and asked: "Your Highness, now that things have come to this, I will reveal the truth!"
Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly and nodded slightly to indicate that he could say it.
King Wu was very proud of getting the permission. He glanced at all the princes and said loudly:
"Listen carefully, everything I did in Kyoto was ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
It’s fine if you don’t speak, but once you open your mouth you will make a big splash.
When the kings and princes heard this, their eyes widened and they were extremely shocked.
According to King Wu, they were being fooled by the prince.
Of course, the one who was even angrier was Chu Xuan.
I thought they were an alliance, but I didn't expect that King Wu was actually the prince's man?
“You…what are you talking about!?”
Chu Xuan was furious. He rushed to King Wu and roared, "Are you saying that even the alliance between you and me was instigated by the crown prince?"
King Wu shrugged and said, "The prince said that no matter who asks me to join forces, I will just agree."
Chu Xuan, who thought he was a chess player, suddenly felt dizzy and almost fainted.
He said many treasonous words to King Wu. If Wu Gong was the prince's man, then wouldn't the prince know all about those people he was talking about?
Therefore, this matter was a trap from the very beginning, a trap set by Chu Ning for him.
After successfully allying with King Wu, he became complacent and thought he had a chance to ascend the throne.
He couldn't help laughing to himself at the thought of his ridiculous idea.
“Hahahaha, hahahaha, hahahaha~”
The laughter, with a hint of self-mockery and sadness, spread very far ~ very far in the cold wind of the dark night.
"I lost, I lost!"
Chu Xuan seemed to have come to his senses. He suddenly turned around and shouted to Chu Ning, "You won. I am convinced of my defeat!"
"As long as you are in Kyoto, I will accomplish nothing. I request the Crown Prince to order me to return to my fiefdom with the people in my mansion."
"From now on, unless I receive an imperial decree, I will not enter Kyoto again!"
Having lost completely, he no longer had any interest in the throne, or even the position of Zongzheng.
Now he just wants to take his people away in peace.
If he returned to his fiefdom, remained a prince forever, and did not get involved in the affairs of Kyoto, perhaps he could live a peaceful life.
He has completely given up the idea of competing for the throne.
After this incident, he realized that he was no match for Chu Ning. If he continued to fight, he would only lose his life.
Upon hearing this, Chu Ning looked at Chu Xuan deeply and said indifferently: "Among the eighteen brothers, you are the first one to propose returning to the fiefdom."
Chu Xuan's face changed slightly. He thought Chu Ning wanted to kill him, so he quickly opened his mouth to explain.
But Chu Ning continued, "It's good to go back to the fiefdom, be a free and easy prince, have children and live a carefree life.
Don't worry, as long as I am in power, your salary, fiefdom and estate will not be taken back.
Of course, if I find out that you are pretending to obey but secretly disobeying me, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
If he can take advantage of this incident to completely resolve the domestic crisis, he will be able to conquer the world in the future!
Chu Xuan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this: "Thank you, Your Highness. I will sell all my properties and houses in Kyoto tomorrow and leave the day after tomorrow!"
After saying this, he bowed respectfully to Chu Ning and then left with his men.
He knew very well that being able to leave Kyoto alive was already a favor from Chu Ning.
Otherwise, the words he said to King Wu would be enough to kill him several times.
Chu Ning stared at Chu Xuan's departing back until his figure disappeared, then he retracted his gaze and turned to look at Chu Bin and Chu Yun.
"My two brothers, do you still want to stay?"
With Chu Xuan gone, there is one less competitor.
Of course Chu Bin and Chu Yun didn’t want to leave just like that!
Chu Bin left because King Wu joined forces with him and many secrets were revealed.
But they didn't join forces with King Wu, and Chu Ning didn't know their secrets, so why did they leave?
It’s better to stay in Kyoto City than in the fiefdom!
Chu Bin laughed awkwardly: "Prince, I have not done anything out of line."
Chu Yun nodded repeatedly: "Brother Fifteen left because he felt ashamed, but I have never done anything to let you down, Prince!"
The two expressed their opinions, not talking about the issue of staying or leaving, but instead saying that they were harmless to Chu Ning.
Although it is irrelevant to the question, the answer is already obvious: they don’t want to leave!
Chu Ning was not surprised by this.
After all, out of the eighteen brothers, only five of them were left. He was the crown prince, the thirteenth prince was at the border, the fifteenth prince was gone, and only the sixteenth and seventeenth princes were left.
Of course these two people don’t want to leave at this time!
That golden dragon throne has a fatal attraction to men.
"It's okay if you don't want to leave. Just stay in Kyoto City and don't cause any trouble, otherwise I will punish you severely!"
Seeing that the two did not want to leave, Chu Ning was too lazy to talk nonsense, turned to look at King Wen, and said calmly:
"King Wen, you lose. Now it's time for you to pay with your life!"
"and many more!"
King Wen suddenly shouted, "I want to know, King Wu deliberately killed so many spies that day. Was it you who ordered it?"
Chu Ning shrugged, looking like he was too lazy to answer.
King Wu said excitedly at this time: "Of course it was the Crown Prince's instruction, and he deliberately used this matter to create a conflict between the Crown Prince and me.
It was also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's idea to bring the head to the gate of the palace, so that you would deliberately see that the Crown Prince and I were not in harmony, so that you would let down your guard against the King.
Of course, it was because of this incident that you two attacked each other, giving the prince time to send people to find the real culprit."
King Wen was so angry that he was shaking all over. He clenched his hands and stared at King Wu: "Then what was your purpose in arresting King Chen just now?"
"To delay time, of course!"
King Wu laughed and said, “If you don’t delay, I’m sure your people will come here to report to you as soon as possible!
But if I cause trouble here and make it completely chaotic, then the messenger won't be able to come in!"
Everything is linked together, and the purpose is to buy time for Chu Ning.
After learning the truth, King Wen stared at King Wu and roared, "Why, why are you willing to be the prince's running dog?"
"running dog?"
King Wu glared and said, "Prince, you handle domestic affairs, and destroy the two countries and defeat Qin. Only such a person can lead our Chu to glory!"
"But you, a pedantic person doing pedantic things, is shameful!"
He turned to look at Chu Ning and said sternly, "Your Highness, I want to kill him myself!"
"Accurate!" Chu Ning said the word slowly with a calm expression.
Then, King Wu picked up the sharp blade and stabbed King Wen fiercely.
"Pfft~"
A knife pierced through the heart, and King Wen died on the spot without even having time to scream.
This scene frightened all the kings and princes so much that they took several steps back.
Chu Ning glanced at everyone and said calmly: "King Wen intends to murder me and confiscate my property and exterminate my clan!"
"Tomorrow morning, everyone will gather in the court to decide on the candidate for Zongzheng!"