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

Chapter 683 Carrot and Stick

Chu Ning's words shocked everyone.

No one expected that Chu Ning would not only defeat Cao Zhi, but would even take the opportunity to seize Cao Zhi's title of the world's most talented person.

Although Cao Zhi lost, everyone in their hearts agreed that Chu Ning was the most talented person in the world.

But this is what people think in their hearts after all, and no one wants to admit it out loud.

After all, most of them bet on Chu Ning to lose. Chu Ning made them lose money, so how could they let it go?

But now, Chu Ning has put this matter out in the open, which is clearly intended to force them to express their stance.

The scene was extremely quiet at this moment.

At this moment, Zhou Dynasty Prime Minister Di Ying was the first to stand up, with a smile on his face:

"Since Your Highness the King of Chu has defeated the King of Chen with his literary talent, the title of the most talented scholar in the world certainly belongs to you!"

Then, his face straightened and he said in a deep voice: "On behalf of the Zhou Dynasty, I hereby announce that our dynasty does not recognize Cao Zhi's title of the world's most talented person, and recognizes the King of Chu as the world's most talented person!"

Not only did he deny Cao Zhi, he also directly recognized Chu Ning and even gave this title to Chu Ning.

No one dared to stand up, so Di Ying chose to be the first one.

There is no way, who asked Chu Ning to do favors for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Chu Ning did not refuse upon hearing this, and laughed loudly, "As the saying goes, obedience is worse than respect. I also think that Cao Zhi is just a show-off and is not up to the task!"

"I will not refuse the title of the world's most talented scholar!"

Now that he has already taken action, he will not give Cao Zhi any chance to turn the tables.

He will keep applying pressure, and keep applying pressure until Cao Zhi can't breathe!

As soon as the voice fell, Princess Changping nodded and smiled, "Since this is the case, this princess, on behalf of the Great Qin Dynasty, declares that we do not recognize Cao Zhi's title of the world's most talented scholar, and at the same time recognize the King of Chu as the world's most talented scholar!"

As Chu Ning's partner, she did not choose to be the first to step forward, mainly because she wanted to wait and see.

Seeing that Di Ying was willing to step forward, she didn't mind doing Chu Ning a favor.

Chu Ning laughed when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, the King of Wu of Zhao sneered and said, "It is recognized that Cao Zhi is the most talented man in the world. How can you deny him just like that?"

Hundreds of thousands of people from Zhao were killed by Chu Ning. Everyone from Zhao hated Chu Ning.

Seeing that Chu Ning seemed to be so powerful, the King of Wu was extremely jealous, but he also knew that he could not let Chu Ning succeed.

Yan State Prime Minister Ren Wenxuan, who had been silent, narrowed his eyes, a hint of coldness flashed across his face, and he slowly said:

"King Wu is right. This matter is of great importance and we cannot make a decision lightly."

The State of Yan lost a lot of soldiers and horses at the hands of Chu Ning. Ren Wenxuan hated Chu Ning from beginning to end.

He couldn't see Chu Ning at all.

As a result, the situation on the scene was reversed.

If all the remaining dynasties oppose it, Chu Ning will probably lose the title of the world's most talented person!

However, Chu Ning ignored what the two men said and turned to look at the eldest prince of Jin.

"I wonder what your Highness the Crown Prince thinks?"

The eldest prince of Jin smiled slightly and said, "I have heard about the deeds of the King of Chu before, but I just didn't want to believe it."

"After seeing it today, it is indeed as good as its reputation. I admire you!"

"Cao Zhi is the most talented person in the world, but he was defeated by the King of Chu. The title of the most talented person in the world belongs to the King of Chu!"

He did not say that Jin would deny that Cao Zhi was the most talented person in the world, but would support Chu Ning to become the most talented person in the world.

The former was to avoid offending the State of Wei, and the latter was to avoid offending Chu Ning!

There is no way, the business scale of Jin State and Chu Ning is too large now.

The eldest prince doesn't want to offend Chu Ning.

The national strength of Wei was much stronger than that of Jin, and the eldest prince did not dare to offend either of them, so he had to think of an answer that would not offend either side.

But even so, Chu Ning was very satisfied, nodded and smiled: "The eldest prince made the most correct choice!"

Then, he turned his gaze to Li Shiming, the second prince of the Tang Dynasty who had remained silent.

"Second Prince, what do you mean?"

Li Shiming, who was called, chuckled and said calmly: "Since Cao Zhi lost, the title should be replaced."

"Since ancient times, the victor is the king and the loser is the bandit. The loser should give up his title!"

"And His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu showed his might today. Not only did he defeat Cao Zhi in martial arts, but he also completely defeated him in literary talent!"

"For such a talented person, the title of the world's greatest talent must belong to His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

Between Chu Ning and Cao Zhi, Li Shiming chose Chu Ning.

Not to mention that Chu Ning is stronger than Cao Zhi, even if he is not as strong as Cao Zhi, Li Shiming will definitely choose Chu Ning for the sake of cooperation.

Chu Ning showed satisfaction on his face. "Very good. Of the nine dynasties in the world, six have agreed to let me become the world's number one talent. I will not refuse!"

"From now on, I don't want to hear anyone mention Cao Zhi as the most talented person in the world."

"otherwise……"

At this point, Chu Ning's eyes turned cold, and he swung the spear in his hand, and the corner of the table next to him was immediately cut off!

“Just like this case!”

The cold words were filled with murderous intent.

Even King Wu and Ren Wenxuan couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts at this moment.

Although they said they denied it, they were determined in their hearts to report the matter after returning and warn others not to mention that Cao Zhi was the most talented person in the world.

At this moment, Chu Ning's move shocked the entire audience, and for a moment, there was complete silence.

The Han Emperor Liu Che raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and could only smile and say: "After this incident, Cao Zhi's title as the world's most talented man has finally come to an end!"

"Today is the birthday of the Grand Empress Dowager. Don't be unhappy about what happened just now. Next..."

He wanted the birthday party to continue. But Chu Ning smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, I want to use this place to handle something."

Liu Che's face looked a little ugly: "What are you still doing?"

The farce had gone on long enough and he didn't want it to continue any longer.

But Chu Ning raised his lips slightly, with a hint of amusement: "I have set up the bank, and now the winner has been decided, it's time to divide the money."

"Master Deng, distribute the silver to everyone."

Deng Hongwen took two steps forward, took out the banknotes and account book from his pocket, and said with a smile: "Princess Changping bet 10,000 taels. According to the odds of 1 to 10, she should get 100,000 taels."

As he spoke, he took out ten silver notes worth ten thousand taels and handed them over.

Princess Changping smiled and took the banknote.

"Prime Minister Di of Zhou Kingdom bet three thousand taels, so he should get thirty thousand taels!"

Di Ying's eyes lit up and he immediately stepped forward to take the banknote.

He used his own money to pledge this as collateral. As an honest official, his family property was not extensive.

Now that I have received 30,000 taels in one go, how can I not be happy?

"The eldest prince of Jin State deposited 10,000 taels, so he should get 100,000 taels."

Ji Yinghao laughed loudly, stepped forward to take the banknote, and showed a look of delight.

"The second prince of the Tang Dynasty bet three thousand taels, so he should get thirty thousand taels!"

Li Shiming took the banknote calmly, but he felt a little regretful.

If I had known this, I should have bet more.

While thinking, Deng Hongwen continued, "The champion marquis bet five thousand taels, so he should get fifty thousand taels!"

Huo Quji laughed loudly: "I never thought that I would also get a share of the silver!"

As he was speaking, the banknote was already in his hand.

In his heart, he was amazed at how clever Chu Ning's move was.

Just now he used a tough attitude to force them to express their opinions, but now he is giving them money in public.

This makes it impossible for them to hate him even if they want to.

At this time, Deng Hongwen put away the account book and reported to Chu Ning: "Your Majesty, most of the money has been distributed. There are still some customers who are not here. After the birthday banquet is over, I will distribute them one by one."

Chu Ning nodded slightly: "That's great!"

He turned to look at Liu Che and said with a smile: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the birthday banquet can continue."

Liu Che's mouth twitched, but he still nodded and smiled, "Let the kabuki come up."

Afterwards, a group of Kabuki performers came up to the hall and began to dance gracefully, and the scene became lively and joyful again.

But Huo Quji did not show any joy, but looked outside the hall with an indifferent expression.

Cao Zhi lost so badly today, will he give up easily?