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

Chapter 520 Your Majesty, Your Expectations Are Too High

When the news that Chu Ning had pacified 100,000 rebels and killed 70,000 Yan troops in Luocheng of the Great Zhou came back, the entire capital city of Chu was in an uproar.

No one expected Chu Ning to be so powerful that he killed many soldiers in one battle.

This news spread like wildfire throughout the State of Chu in a short time.

On that day, it was as if New Year's Day was celebrated in the Chu Palace, and everyone in the palace was extremely excited.

Seeing this, Shen Wanying took the opportunity to add more food to everyone, which made the servants in the mansion happy for several days.

Of course, this news soon reached the emperor's ears.

In an unknown mountain, many migrant workers are carrying stones, and some are holding hoes and digging underground.

A huge mausoleum has taken shape and its outline has been completely excavated.

In the pavilion not far away, the emperor wearing a dragon robe was personally supervising the construction progress with satisfaction.

As the size of the mausoleum continued to expand, the emperor's smile grew wider.

Such a huge tomb would amaze even the Emperor of Qin.

Speaking of which, I have to thank Chu Ning for this matter. If that kid hadn't earned a lot of money for me, I don't know when the construction of this mausoleum could have started.

Just as the emperor showed a look of satisfaction on his face, the eunuch chief Zhao Ming hurried over with a letter.

"Your Majesty, an urgent letter from the Shadow Guard!"

After the previous Shadow Guard leader Xiao Wei rebelled, the emperor purged the Shadow Guards, and now the Shadow Guards are under the command of Zhao Ming.

Upon hearing that it was an urgent letter from the shadow guard, the emperor showed displeasure on his face: "Could it be that the prince has encountered difficulties?"

Zhao Ming smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you will understand after you take a look."

The emperor was stunned.

When did this old guy learn to keep people in suspense?

But looking at this guy's expression, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing.

He reached out and took the letter and took a look.

The emperor showed an expression of disbelief on his face.

"This...how is this possible!"

The letter clearly described how Chu Ning helped the Great Zhou Dynasty quell the rebellion, killed the rebel king Li Long, and destroyed 70,000 Yan troops.

With such a record, even the emperor couldn't help but doubt the content of the letter.

This time, we sent Chu Ning to the front line, and we didn't plan to let Chu Ning come back alive. Unexpectedly, Chu Ning actually went to the Great Zhou Dynasty and caused such a big fuss there.

In this way, when Chu Ning returns, his power will definitely surpass that of the prince!

The emperor narrowed his eyes and a cold look flashed across his face: "Is this true?"

Zhao Ming nodded quickly: "Your Majesty, the shadow guards have confirmed it, it is absolutely true, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made a decision on the matter."

"Oh?" The emperor raised his eyebrows: "The prince is not trying to take this opportunity to punish Yu Chu Ning?"

Punishing Chu Ning at this time would undoubtedly discourage the people and soldiers.

If the prince really does this, he must go back and take back the power of regent!

But Zhao Ming shook his head and replied, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has decided to offset the merits and demerits. The King of Chu will not be punished, but he will not be rewarded either.

In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally wrote a letter to the King of Chu, saying that he wanted to reprimand the King of Chu and urge him to rush to the front line as soon as possible to help the general resist Le Yi's Yan army. "

After these words were spoken, the emperor's anxious heart finally settled down a little.

"Offsetting the merits and demerits is a good way to deal with it."

The emperor nodded and smiled, "Since the Crown Prince has already dealt with it, I will pretend that I don't know about this matter."

After a pause, the emperor carefully looked at the information in the letter, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"With such a great victory, how could Chu Ning let Yan Yucheng escape?"

If Yan Yucheng could be captured in this battle, it would definitely be a huge blow to the Great Yan Dynasty, and might even cause the morale of the Yan army on the front line to drop.

In this way, it can be regarded as helping the general of Chu in disguise.

However, Chu Ning did not capture Yan Yucheng in this battle. Instead, he let Yan Yucheng escape, which was like letting a tiger return to the mountains, causing endless troubles!

But Zhao Ming laughed awkwardly when he heard this: "Your Majesty, are your expectations of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu too high?"

The emperor was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Zhao Ming laughed and said, "In a battlefield with more than 100,000 people, it is harder than climbing to the sky to kill the enemy commander.

Moreover, Yan Yucheng is a great general of the Yan State, and the Yan army will fight to the death to protect him and break out."

The emperor was suddenly speechless.

If anyone else had won this battle alone, he would have been thrilled.

But when it came to Chu Ning, he thought it was normal, and even felt that Chu Ning was derelict in his duty by not taking down the opponent's coach.

This shows that his expectations of Chu Ning were indeed too high, so high that even he himself did not notice.

The emperor twitched his lips and threw the letter to Zhao Ming: "You are right. I shouldn't have any expectations of him. You should immediately notify the shadow guards to keep an eye on Chu Ning's whereabouts and report to me at any time."

"Yes!" Zhao Ming responded and immediately went down to pass on the order.

This matter ended with the emperor's tacit consent.

Although Chu Ning was sentenced to death for disobeying the emperor's order, he killed so many Yan troops and saved the Empress of Zhou. Anyone who dared to punish Chu Ning at this time would surely be cursed.

The emperor, who has always had a good reputation, would certainly not do such a thing.

Besides, the prince has already been dealt with, so the emperor will certainly not interfere.

The prince's letter of reprimand finally arrived in Luo City a few days later.

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Lizheng Hall.

Chu Ning accompanied Wu Zhao and looked at the sleeping Wu Xiuning, with a smile on his face.

"Why is this little guy looking more and more like me?"

Chu Ning looked at the little face that had grown up and couldn't help but reach out to pinch it.

This is how babies are. They look a little ugly when they are born, but they are fully grown after just a dozen days.

Wu Zhao pushed his hand away angrily: "The child is still sleeping, don't wake her up."

Chu Ning smiled awkwardly, touched his nose, and didn't dare to do anything else.

Even though Wu Zhao was in confinement after childbirth, her strength was obvious and Chu Ning knew that he was no match for her.

And the child was indeed sleeping, and he was worried about waking the child up.

Fortunately, at this moment, Ran Ming's voice rang out from outside the palace: "Your Highness, there is a letter from the prince!"

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and immediately went outside the hall.

He reached out to take the letter and looked at it, with a hint of amusement on his face.

"You have offset your merits and demerits, and you are urging me to go to the frontline as soon as possible to help the general. And Yan Yucheng has already arrived at the frontline?"

Chu Ning couldn't help but reveal a hint of amusement after reading it: "After all, the prince dare not act rashly, but I don't want to go to the front line immediately!"

"Come here, please prepare your writing!"

Soon, the maid brought writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.

Chu Ning immediately wrote a reply letter.

He thought to himself that he was forcibly retained by the Empress of the Great Zhou, and it would take another half a month before he could leave for the front line.

As for the battle situation on the front line, it depends on the general himself to find a way to stop it.

After writing the letter, Chu Ning read it over and made sure there was no problem before asking Ran Ming to send someone back.

Looking at Ran Ming's departing back, Chu Ning's face showed a hint of amusement: "Next, another big show is about to begin!

This move that I have arranged in advance will surely come into play!"

After saying this, Chu Ning returned to the hall and repeated what had just been said in the letter.

Wu Zhao couldn't help but raise her eyebrows after hearing this: "Do you think Yan Yucheng will definitely do what you want?"