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

Chapter 760: Chaos breaks out in Zhao State, kneel down and admit your mistake!

"Military emergency?"

The Fourth Prince's eyes turned cold when he heard this. He would not let the Crown Prince steal the limelight this time. He immediately took two steps forward and asked:

"With the fall of Zhao, where is the military intelligence?"

The soldier presented a letter and said in a deep voice: "The remnants of Zhao State have gathered 50,000 soldiers and are causing chaos all over Zhao State. Now, Lords Han Xing and Di Wenyao have been attacked and are unable to take charge of the situation."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the civil and military officials changed drastically, and the Fourth Prince even snatched the letter to read it.

"This... Zhao State has been destroyed, how can there be 50,000 remnants?"

After reading it, the Fourth Prince looked very unhappy.

Fifty thousand remnants, this is not a small number.

What is more crucial is that the letter said that this group of people are desperate criminals and their actions are extremely brutal.

The prince raised his eyebrows upon hearing this: "Fourth brother, what is written in the letter?"

Chu Ying handed the letter over: "Brother Crown Prince, please read it yourself."

The prince took the letter with half belief and half doubt, and his face suddenly changed.

The 50,000 remnants of the Zhao State took advantage of the injuries of Han Xing and Di Wenyao to launch a counterattack, forcing the Bingzhou troops to retreat step by step.

According to the letter, the Bingzhou troops had been fighting continuously and were exhausted. Now their commander was injured and their morale had dropped significantly.

In addition, 100,000 Bingzhou troops were divided into groups to guard the various passes of Zhao State, while 50,000 remnants of Zhao State gathered together to launch an attack, making it impossible for the Bingzhou troops to respond.

Today, the remnants of Zhao State are sweeping across the three states of Zhao State, showing signs of revival. At the same time, the people in Zhao State have responded and joined the rebels one after another.

This resulted in the rebels becoming more and more numerous, while the Bingzhou troops could only retreat step by step.

"This...how is this possible!"

The prince was incredulous: "How could Zhao State have so many remnants?"

But at this moment, He Peng suddenly shouted: "Your Highness, this must be fake!"

Pointing at Chu Ning, he shouted, "This must have been done by the King of Chu himself. He wants to use this to protect Han Xing and Di Wenyao!"

As soon as these words came out, Chu Ning, who had originally closed his eyes to rest, suddenly opened his eyes, and two cold rays of light burst out!

Then, his figure flashed and he suddenly appeared in front of He Peng and slapped him!

"Crack~"

There was a loud bang that shocked the heavens, and all the civil and military officials were silent.

No one expected that Chu Ning would dare to beat someone in front of everyone in the court!

Even He Peng himself didn't expect this and was stunned.

After a moment, He Peng reacted, covering his cheek with the slap mark, and roared:

"You... you dared to beat up a minister in the court!"

"It's still too light to hit you!"

Chu Ning's eyes flashed with murderous intent, his whole body was cold, staring at He Peng, and said coldly:

“For no reason, you first slandered me for instructing Han Xing and Di Wenyao, then you believed that the military intelligence from the frontline was false, and you even accused me without any evidence!

If I don't teach you a lesson, how will the dignity of the royal family be preserved in the future?"

He turned to look at the prince and asked in a cold voice: "Brother Prince, do you think what I said is right?"

The prince had a gloomy expression on his face and stared at Chu Ning.

Not only did he beat He Peng in public, but he also deliberately asked him questions, which was clearly an embarrassment to him and humiliation to him.

But He Peng's crimes are real, while there is no evidence to accuse Chu Ning of crimes.

In addition, there are changes in Zhao State now. If the emperor re-employs Chu Ning, it would be a loss.

Thinking of this, the prince suppressed his anger and stared at Chu Ning: "Eighteenth brother, Lord He lost his beloved son and his entire family was wiped out, so he must feel resentful.

I also ask my Eighteenth Brother to reveal this matter for my sake!"

Talking to Chu Ning in such a humble manner was tantamount to admitting defeat in disguise.

The prince knew Chu Ning's character very well. Once Chu Ning caught He Peng, he would definitely punish him to death.

In order to protect He Peng, he had no choice but to admit defeat.

Seeing this, the Fourth Prince also stepped forward to act as a peacemaker: "Eighteenth brother, the situation in Zhao State is urgent, we should think of a solution as soon as possible."

"As for the incident involving Lord He's offense, let Lord He apologize to you, my eighteenth brother, and let the matter end here. How about that?"

"Okay!"

Chu Ning readily agreed: "As long as he kneels down and kowtows to admit his mistake, I will forgive him for what he did."

He Peng was furious: "Don't even think about it..."

Before he could finish his words, the Fourth Prince interrupted him loudly, "Sir He, my Eighteenth Brother has been very generous, please don't be ungrateful!"

"Kneel down and kowtow to apologize immediately!"

In order to prevent this matter from escalating, the only option was to sacrifice He Peng's dignity.

After all, Zhao State still relies on Chu Ning's Bingzhou troops, so there must be no problems.

Otherwise, if he fails in his role as regent and the emperor blames him, he will never be able to take the throne of crown prince again.

It's just kneeling down and kowtowing, it's not going to take He Peng's life!

Sacrificing He Peng's dignity in exchange for Chu Ning's favor will be beneficial in dealing with the rebellion of the State of Zhao later.

But as soon as these words came out, He Peng's face changed drastically and he stared at Chu Ying in disbelief.

He never expected that the person who betrayed him at the critical moment was actually his own people.

Surprised, the Crown Prince, in order to prevent the Fourth Prince from stealing the limelight, also frowned and said in a cold voice:

"Fourth brother, you have a point. Lord He, please bear with it for a while and kneel down to kowtow and admit your fault to your eighteenth brother!"

He Peng suddenly despaired.

He knew he had no choice.

If it was only the Fourth Prince's intention, he could still plead with the Crown Prince.

But even the prince wanted him to kneel down and kowtow to admit his mistake, so he had no chance to escape!

Without the support of these two people, he is nothing.

He had no choice but to kneel down and admit his mistake.

But when he thought about having to kneel down and admit his mistake to the enemy who wiped out the entire He family, He Peng felt depressed.

He was very reluctant!

But I had to kneel down.

He clenched his hands tightly and said fiercely: "Okay, kneel, I kneel!"

After saying this, he suddenly knelt down like a deflated balloon, his entire body listless.

"It is my fault that I am blind and outspoken. Your Highness, the King of Chu, please be magnanimous!"

As He Peng spoke, he slammed his head hard onto the ground.

"Boom~boom~boom~"

After three consecutive bangs, blood immediately gushed out. The pungent smell of blood was nauseating, and many civil servants turned away and dared not look.

But Chu Ning watched this scene coldly and sneered, "Slandering the prince is a capital crime. For the sake of the crown prince and fourth brother, I will owe you this life.

But if it happens again, I will kill you without mercy!"

"Thank you, Your Highness the King of Chu!"

Although he felt aggrieved, He Peng still had to thank him.

Chu Ning looked down at He Peng who was kneeling on the ground, snorted coldly, and then turned to look at the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.

"Brother Crown Prince, Fourth Brother, didn't you just say that you wanted to impeach Han Xing and Di Wenyao, and even punish the soldiers who participated in hiding the spoils?"

Chu Ning said calmly: "It just so happens that I am free today, why don't we talk about it in detail, should we bring these people back for trial, or directly give them poisoned wine to kill them?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed drastically.

Now that Zhao State has changed, if they still want to hold on to the spoils of war, or even kill the high-ranking soldiers of Bingzhou, wouldn't that be digging their own graves?

But this matter cannot be ignored.

The pressure was suddenly put on the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.

Let's deal with it. If there is chaos in Zhao State, they will be blamed.

Let’s not deal with it. The opportunity to bring down Chu Ning is right in front of us!

The two were in a dilemma.