strictlysupreme Chapter 257 The Emperor is angry, Chu Ning is arrested
Chapter 257 The Emperor is angry, Chu Ning is arrested
"May I ask, Your Highness, what do you want our troops for?"
Chu Ning's words surprised the envoys. Yuan Tian frowned and asked in confusion.
Even Huo Quji raised his head with a proud look: "You have already found out that the murderer is Princess Changping. Shouldn't you go and catch her now? Why do you still need to borrow people from us?"
Chu Ning grinned and said, "It is precisely because I want to capture her that I asked you to borrow someone."
This made Baili Xing cough and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, the last time Princess Changping fought with Princess Gaoping, half of the Qin soldiers around her were lost, and now there are only about a hundred people left.
According to your strength, Your Highness the Prince of Chu, it would be easy to capture her. Besides, even if the Prince of Chu’s Palace does not have enough people, you can still mobilize the Imperial Guards.”
With so many people, why did Chu Ning ask them to borrow people?
Chu Ning glanced outside the hall upon hearing this and saw that everyone else had left. He then moved closer to the crowd and whispered:
“Think about it, everyone, when Princess Gaoping was killed, was there a mysterious army?
According to my estimation, they should be the spies left behind by the Great Qin Dynasty in our territory. Including these people, there are quite a few people around Princess Changping.
Although I can mobilize the imperial guards, don't forget that my other brothers are also going to capture Princess Changping. If a conflict occurs, it will waste a lot of time.
What's more, they also have their own spies in the imperial guards. If the king mobilizes the imperial guards to arrest people, they will definitely get the news.
In this case, I might have an internal conflict before I catch the person.
But your troops are different. You are an envoy, so the princes will not dare to stop you."
The meaning is simple. Chu Ning does not trust the imperial guards and is worried that other princes will interfere.
Who wouldn't want such a great achievement as capturing Princess Changping?
But if the troops of the diplomatic envoy were to arrest someone, the situation would be different. The princes would definitely not dare to stop them.
Baili Xing suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this, and nodded and said with a smile: "Your Highness the King of Chu does have a point in thinking. I will leave my two hundred men to you."
Yuan Tian, Wei Donglai and Huo Quji looked at each other, and then expressed their willingness to hand over the troops to Chu Ning for command.
Only Zhao Wuji sneered: "Catching the murderer is your business, it has nothing to do with me!"
After saying this, Zhao Wuji turned around and left.
He hoped that the princes of the Great Chu would have an internal conflict. How could he hand over his troops to Chu Ning to capture Princess Changping?
Chu Ning was not surprised by this. With the support of four people, he already had 800 soldiers under his command!
Including the palace guards, the total number exceeded one thousand.
Afterwards, Chu Ning immediately ordered these people to search in four directions within the city.
Each team carries a signal arrow, and once they discover Princess Changping's whereabouts, they will send out the signal arrow immediately.
When these people took action, the entire city of Kyoto suddenly became lively, and the quiet streets were filled with the sounds of footsteps and horse hooves.
At this moment, the prince came to the palace with excitement.
Inside the Yingwu Hall.
The emperor was pacing back and forth in the palace.
Of course the emperor knew that Chu Ning had summoned all the princes and envoys tonight, but he couldn't understand why Chu Ning did this.
Just as the emperor was deep in thought, Zhao Ming came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince requests an audience."
The emperor's eyes lit up: "Oh? Isn't he in the Prince of Chu's Palace? Why did he come back to see me? Forget it, let him in!"
The crown prince, who was summoned to the audience, was filled with excitement and bowed: "Your Highness, your son pays respect to you, father!"
The emperor nodded slightly and said calmly, "It's so late, why do you want to see me, Prince?"
"Father!"
The prince suddenly raised his voice: "The murderer of Princess Gaoping is Princess Changping!"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and a look of surprise flashed across his face.
The prince is so sure, could it be that he has found evidence?
The emperor raised his eyebrows, staring at the prince with eagle-like eyes: "This matter is of great importance. If there is no evidence, your words will bring disaster to our Great Chu. Do you understand?"
The aura of a superior locked onto the prince, instantly making him feel as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast.
The prince knew very well how powerful his father was, so he quickly said, "Father, please listen to my explanation of this matter."
Then, he quickly recounted what had just happened in the Prince Chu's Mansion.
Of course, he claimed to be the one who found the facial mask hidden in the Daqin Inn.
As for the arrest of Princess Changping, it was naturally Chu Ning's own idea.
In a word, everything that was beneficial to him was done by him.
All the things that were bad for him were done by Chu Ning.
After hearing this, the emperor's face turned gloomy and he remained silent.
Even the lost facial mask was found, which is enough to prove that Princess Changping was indeed the murderer.
Moreover, this woman is highly skilled in martial arts, and indeed only she could kill Princess Gaoping.
What's more, Princess Changping and Princess Gaoping had a grudge against each other, so it would be the best strategy to take this opportunity to get rid of Princess Gaoping and put the blame on the Great Chu.
However, Chu Ning ordered the arrest of Princess Changping without authorization. Does he still regard me as the emperor?
The emperor became angrier the more he thought about it, and his cold eyes exuded murderous intent.
What he hated most in his life was that others acted on their own and let everything go beyond his control.
The prince noticed that the emperor was in a bad mood, and couldn't help but whispered: "Father, my eighteenth brother should send someone to arrest Princess Changping now. I wonder how you plan to deal with this matter?"
The emperor's eyes turned cold, his aura suddenly exploded, and he slammed his fist on the table!
With a "bang", the mountain of memorials on the table were shaken and scattered to the ground.
"How to deal with it?"
The emperor clenched his hands in anger, his eyes were red, and he said angrily: "Chu Ning is so reckless, does he still have me in his eyes?
Even if Princess Changping is the murderer, she should ask me for instructions instead of acting on her own!
Now that everyone knows about this, there is no way to stop it even if we want to!"
The emperor, who was getting more and more angry, immediately ordered: "Zhao Ming, immediately send an order and have the shadow guard personally lead people to capture Chu Ning!"
Zhao Ming's expression changed slightly: "Your Majesty, this..."
"What the hell!"
The emperor glared and said, "If we don't arrest him, I don't know what trouble he will cause me!"
After saying that, the emperor turned to look at the prince and said, "I'll leave the matter of arresting Princess Changping to you, Prince!"
"Yes!" The prince was overjoyed and quickly bowed and retreated.
Three quarters of an hour later, Zhao Ming arrived at the palace with a group of shadow guards.
"Your Highness the King of Chu, I am ordered to invite you to the palace." Zhao Ming said with a serious face.
Chu Ning frowned: "Why do you want to bring shadow guards with you when you invite me to the palace?"
Zhao Ming raised his eyebrows: "Your Highness, please don't ask so many questions. You will know when you arrive at the palace."
After saying that, Zhao Ming waved his right hand, and the shadow guards came to Chu Ning's left and right.
"Your Highness, Prince Chu, please come in!"
Although Chu Ning was reluctant, Zhao Yu had already been transferred out to capture Princess Changping and had no experts around him.
What's more, disobeying the emperor's will is a serious crime!
In the end, Chu Ning obediently followed the shadow guard to the palace.