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

Chapter 363: A Shocking Gamble

"Your Highness, His Majesty has urgently summoned you. Please enter the palace immediately!"

The next day, in the backyard of the Prince of Chu's Mansion.

Chu Ning, who was practicing shooting, was interrupted by Ran Ming who came to report.

"An urgent summons from the Emperor?"

Chu Ning frowned and swung the spear in his hand, which landed on the weapon rack beside him.

It must be a big deal if the emperor could summon him urgently.

Sure enough, when Chu Ning arrived at the Yingwu Hall, the hall was already full of people.

Not only the Crown Prince, but all the princes were present, even the Prime Minister, the Grand Tutor and the heads of the six ministries were all present.

Chu Ning's heart sank, knowing that something big had happened, otherwise he would not have summoned so many people.

"Your son greets you, father!" Chu Ning stepped forward and bowed.

The emperor had a gloomy face and said in a cold voice: "The Great Zhao Dynasty has sent out 200,000 troops to attack Bingzhou. Now the army is on the way!"

The Great Zhao sent troops?

And it’s still two hundred thousand?

This is impossible!

In the last battle, Da Zhao lost 200,000 troops, and there were only a few soldiers left in the country. How could they have 200,000 troops again in just one year?

Chu Ning frowned: "Father, is this true?"

"Why, Eighteenth Brother, do you doubt Father?"

The prince did not wait for the emperor to speak, but stood up and reprimanded, "This matter was secretly discovered by the shadow guards, how could it be wrong?

All this was because you transferred the governors of the four counties of Bingzhou to the Ministry of Revenue, which made the Great Zhao Dynasty think that there was an opportunity and sent out troops.

Humph, if the four county governors were still in Bingzhou, how could such a thing happen?"

The prince did not wait for Chu Ning to refute, turned his head to look at the emperor, and saluted: "Father, I think that my eighteenth brother should take Zhang Xuan and others back to Bingzhou to resist the troops of Dazhao!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Second Prince and others stood up to agree.

As long as Chu Ning takes Zhang Xuan and others to Bingzhou, the position of the Ministry of Revenue will also be vacant, and then they can recommend their own people to the Ministry of Revenue.

The emperor saw that the situation was getting out of control and couldn't help but snorted coldly: "Alright, everyone, shut up!"

Everyone quieted down. The emperor looked at Prime Minister Yang Wende, frowned and asked, "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

"This……"

The Prime Minister glanced at Chu Ning, hesitated for a moment, and nodded, saying: "I think what the Crown Prince said makes sense!

Bingzhou is the fief of the King of Chu. If His Royal Highness the King of Chu can bring Zhang Xuan and others back, it will definitely boost morale and resist the troops of the Great Zhao without any problem! "

Although he didn't want to offend Chu Ning, the Crown Prince was with the other princes now. If he didn't agree, he would offend the Crown Prince and all the other princes.

Between the two, Yang Wende could only choose the latter.

Moreover, judging from the actual situation, it is indeed more advantageous for Chu Ning to go to Bingzhou.

Two hundred thousand Zhao troops came to avenge their humiliation. Once this battle begins, it will surely be earth-shattering!

If there were no prestigious people guarding the front line, how could the Bingzhou troops resist the 200,000 Zhao troops?

When the emperor saw that the prime minister agreed, he couldn't help but look at Chu Ning. He found that Chu Ning looked calm and not panicked at all, and felt a little strange.

This kid seems so confident. Could it be that he had already expected that the prince and others would ask him to go to Bingzhou?

The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the tutor, and continued to ask: "Taifu, what do you mean?"

The Grand Tutor quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, the other princes, and the Prime Minister must all agree. It is useless for me to object."

This old guy wants to avoid offending anyone!

The emperor shook his head, knowing that he could not get anything out of the tutor, and finally turned his eyes to Chu Ning.

"You have heard everyone's opinions. Bingzhou is an important place for our dynasty. If we lose it, the Zhao army can march straight into the capital!

For such a big matter, I hope you will put the country first and not act on impulse!"

The meaning is very clear, you must go to Bingzhou.

The move made by the prince and others was indeed ruthless, it was simply cutting off the source of the problem.

If I take Zhang Xuan and others to Bingzhou, everything I have done before will be in vain.

You must never go to Bingzhou!

Looking at the smug prince in front of him, Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a smile.

The prince was stunned.

Can this kid still laugh now?

Surprised, Chu Ning turned to look at the emperor and said calmly, "Father, there are only 200,000 Zhao troops. Why do I need to go to Bingzhou in person?"

Everyone was petrified.

An army of two hundred thousand, but in your mouth, Chu Ning, it becomes just two hundred thousand?

"Insanity!"

This time, the Second Prince Chu Ming did not wait for the Crown Prince to speak. He stood up with a sneer and scolded, "How can the 200,000 Zhao troops be just a bunch of idiots? Even if you don't want to go to the frontline, you can't come up with such a lame excuse, Eighteenth Brother."

Chu Ning was about to speak, but the emperor snorted coldly: "Chu Ning, don't underestimate the enemy. Don't think that you can treat the enemy as a nobody just because you killed 200,000 Zhao soldiers."

Seeing that even the emperor was looking at him, the prince became very excited.

This kid has been doing very well recently and has never suffered any loss. Now that he looks down on Zhao Jun, he will definitely suffer a loss!

The prince narrowed his eyes, stared at Chu Ning, and pretended to sigh: "Hey, eighteenth brother, I know that your business has been doing well recently and you have earned a lot of money.

But fighting a war is different from making money. It doesn’t mean that you can keep winning once you win.

I guess you don't have 100,000 soldiers on the front line? How can you underestimate the enemy when they have many times more troops than you?

In my opinion, you should honestly take Zhang Xuan and others back to Bingzhou, so as to avoid the fall of Bingzhou and the spread of the entire Da Chu!"

This arrogant and confident look meant that he was certain that the number of troops on the front line was less than that of the Zhao army, and Chu Ning must go to Bingzhou.

As long as Chu Ning goes to Bingzhou, he will no longer have the final say on matters concerning the capital and the Ministry of Revenue.

This time, let’s see how you, Chu Ning, can turn the tables!

Even the emperor nodded slightly at this moment, and said in a deep voice: "What the prince said makes sense. Chu Ning, you should take people to Bingzhou as soon as possible to stabilize the morale of the army."

You are so impatient to send people away. It seems that the cheap emperor doesn't want me to stay in Kyoto City.

Could it be that the entry of Zhang Xuan and others into the Ministry of Revenue made the emperor feel the imbalance of forces among various parties, and he wanted to play the balance game?

Chu Ning's eyes rolled, knowing that if this matter was not handled properly, everything would go back to the starting point.

We have worked so hard to get to this point, how can we be beaten back to our original state just because the Zhao army sent out troops?

"Father, Bingzhou has Dingxiang County as a barrier. The Zhao army's 300,000 troops failed to break through last time. It is even more impossible for 200,000 troops to break through our defense line this time!"

Chu Ning had a playful look on his face: "If you don't believe me, I am willing to make a bet with you!"

"Oh?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and became interested: "How do you want to bet?"

Chu Ning chuckled and said, "It's very simple. I will not go to the frontline. If the frontline troops can defeat the 200,000 Zhao troops under the leadership of Han Xing, I ask the emperor to appoint Han Xing as a second-rank cavalry general!"

The prince sneered: "What if he loses?"

Chu Ning shrugged and said, "If Han Xing is defeated, I am willing to be demoted to a commoner, hand over Bingzhou, and let the royal family take care of the facial mask and refined salt business."

A shocking gamble!

No one at the scene expected that Chu Ning would dare to make such a bet in order not to go to Bingzhou!

Even the emperor widened his eyes and stood there in a daze.

If he loses, Chu Ning will have nothing!