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

Chapter 699 Wei's Response

Chu Ning's five million taels of silver completely shut the emperor's mouth.

After receiving the silver note, the emperor was in a good mood, and even asked the shadow guards lurking in the Han Dynasty to help investigate the murder of King Wu.

Of course, the emperor was also somewhat worried about the attitudes of the Han Dynasty and the Wei Kingdom.

Whether it was Cao Zhi’s death or the incident involving the King of Wu, it seemed that the blame was directed at Chu Ning.

If these two people target Chu Ning together, he will be powerless to do anything.

At present, it seems that the Emperor of Han has no intention of taking action against Chu Ning, while there is no news from the Wei Dynasty and its movements are unclear.

Under such circumstances, he must of course stand on Chu Ning's side first.

If the two dynasties attack Chu Ning together, it will not be too late to abandon Chu Ning at that time.

Anyway, he has already got the five million taels of silver.

Even if Chu Ning died in the Han Dynasty, the benefits would outweigh the disadvantages for him.

Of course, the Emperor of Chu had received the news, so it was impossible for the Emperor of Wei to remain in the dark.

On this day, in the Wei Imperial Palace.

The Wei Emperor Cao De was reviewing memorials in the palace.

Suddenly, there were chaotic footsteps outside the palace, and a hurried voice came: "Your Majesty, something big has happened!"

Cao De raised his eyebrows, but did not put down the memorial. While reviewing it, he asked calmly:

"Master Guo, you are usually calm, why are you so flustered today?"

Wei's Prime Minister Guo Feng was about to speak, but Cao De shook his head and said with a smile: "You don't want to tell me that Prince Chen lost to Chu Ning in martial arts, do you?"

"After all, Chu Ning is also a prince, and he has experience on the battlefield. If he takes the elixir before the competition, he may win. There is nothing to be surprised about."

Cao De was very clear about his son's strength.

There will be no problem with the literary competition in this competition. The only thing I am worried about is the martial arts competition.

He had investigated Chu Ning's strength and found that he was only second-rate. Even if it improved, it would be impossible for him to reach the first-rate level.

Cao Zhi has already reached the first-rate level, the only drawback is that he has never been on the battlefield and lacks some ferocity.

If a fight really breaks out, it is still unknown who will win.

But Guo Xiao looked anxious when he heard this, and suddenly fell to his knees with a plop.

"This... Lord Guo, why is this happening?" Cao De had a bad feeling and stood up to ask.

Guo Xiao cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, Prince Chen... not only did he lose to Chu Ning in martial arts, he also lost in literary talent."

"Not only that, Chu Ning also coerced other dynasties to deprive King Chen of his title of the world's most talented scholar, and he himself became the world's most talented scholar."

"Prince Chen was so angry that he took advantage of Chu Ning and others celebrating his birthday to rush into the other courtyard and snatch the banknotes."

"Originally everything was going smoothly, but halfway through, they were blocked by the Great Zhou army, causing King Chen to be caught up by Chu Ning."

"And then?" Cao De's eyes widened in disbelief as he rushed to Guo Xiao and asked.

Guo Xiao tightly grasped the letter in his hand and said indignantly: "The two sides fought fiercely, and my 1,000 soldiers were wiped out, Lord Liu Ye was killed, General Dianwei was killed, and even King Chen... died at the hands of Chu Ning."

"what……"

Upon hearing this, Cao De became furious and was about to speak when he suddenly felt dizzy.

"Ah... my head!"

"Your Majesty!" Guo Xiao hurried forward to support him.

"Come here, call the doctor quickly!"

Soon, Cao De was placed on the bed, and the imperial physician examined him and prescribed medicine.

An hour later, Cao De, who had taken the medicine, woke up.

What came into view was the anxious face of the Second Prince Cao Ping, with several important ministers standing behind him.

"Father, you are finally awake!"

"Your Majesty is safe and sound, which is a blessing for our Great Wei."

"Your Majesty, please take care of your health and don't get angry again."

Cao Ping and his ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

But Cao De covered his head and stubbornly sat up from the bed.

He glanced at everyone with a gloomy face and asked in a cold voice: "Do you all know about King Chen's affairs?"

Several important officials lowered their heads and dared not answer.

Only Cao Ping was furious, clenching his hands and saying fiercely: "Father, that Chu Ning is so arrogant that he dared to kill Prince Chen and even General Dianwei and Lord Liu Ye!"

"Since this person has taken action, there is no need for us to be polite to him. Please allow me to send an assassin to kill him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Xiao's face changed drastically: "Second Prince, Chu Ning is now in Chang'an City. If you send assassins to kill Chu Ning, it will definitely anger the Han Dynasty."

"During this period, our dynasty and the Han Dynasty have had frictions on the border from time to time. Once we give them an excuse, they will definitely send troops to our dynasty."

Cao Ping's eyes turned cold, and he turned around and stared at Guo Xiao: "So according to the Prime Minister, our dynasty can only swallow this anger?"

"A prince, a fierce general, and a third-rank official have died. If our dynasty does nothing, won't it make the world laugh at us?"

Cao Ping became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice suddenly rose: "Could it be that our Wei Dynasty is afraid of the Han Dynasty?"

"Humph, I don't believe that if I kill Chu Ning, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty can do anything to my Wei Dynasty!"

Guo Xiao sighed: "Second Prince, the King of Wu has also been assassinated. If our dynasty sends an assassin to kill Chu Ning, once the matter is exposed, the death of the King of Wu will definitely fall on our dynasty."

For the sake of the Wei Dynasty, Guo Xiao was not afraid of Cao Ping's identity as the second prince and argued with reason.

Cao Ping, who was already angry, looked cold and was about to scold.

But Cao De snorted coldly at this time: "Enough!"

The scene suddenly became quiet.

No matter how everyone argues, the final decision is still in Cao De's hands.

Cao De slowly stood up and said in a cold voice: "Since I ascended the throne, I have never suffered such a big loss. If I don't say anything, I will be ridiculed."

"How about this, I will personally write a letter to Liu Che and ask him to hand over Chu Ning!"

"If he does as I say, it'll be fine. If not, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Ping'er, have your assassins leave for the Han Dynasty immediately and wait for my orders!"

Cao Ping's eyes lit up, and he saluted: "Father, in order to ensure that everything goes well, I suggest that Lord Jia Yu be in charge of this operation!"

Jia Yu was the most vicious scholar in the State of Wei.

This person always likes to protect himself and does not offer advice easily, but once he does, it is definitely a vicious one.

For this reason, Cao De did not dare to over-employ this person and gave him the position of Tingwei, one of the Nine Ministers, in charge of the laws of the Wei State.

The Wei State suffered a huge loss this time, and Cao Ping wanted to save face, but he also knew that Chu Ning was difficult to deal with, so he requested to send a poison master to the Han Dynasty.

Cao De was silent for a moment, then his eyes turned cold: "Okay, let Lord Jia lead the assassins!"

"However, you must tell him that he must wait until the Emperor of the Han Dynasty makes a decision and wait for my order before taking any action. Don't act on your own."

Even Cao De was a little afraid of Jia Yu's name, fearing that the guy would come up with some dirty tricks again, so he had to get his permission before taking any action.

"I understand. I will go and inform Lord Jia right away!"

Cao Ping bowed and saluted and retreated, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.