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

Chapter 170 Returning to the court, the prince’s plan!

"Why do I have to go back with you?"

A few days later, a troop of soldiers was advancing slowly on the official road from Dingxiang City to Kyoto City.

But with Feng Mulan's dissatisfied voice, the team's speed suddenly increased a lot.

When the soldiers heard Chu Ning's voice, they were as if they saw a ghost.

This was naturally because Feng Mulan was forced by Chu Ning to return to Beijing, which made her dissatisfied, so she had a quarrel with Chu Ning on the day of departure.

It was a pity that Feng Mulan couldn't do anything to Chu Ning, so she vented her anger by scolding the soldiers who were on the road nearby.

The soldiers learned their lesson this time, and as soon as Feng Mulan opened her mouth, they would stay away.

Chu Ning was also having a headache at the moment. He had only been on the journey for three days and had been harassed by Feng Mulan several times along the way.

No matter what you say, it won't work. Whenever Feng Mulan is in a bad mood, she will come and have a fight with you.

"Miss Feng, the emperor has already conferred the title of county lady on you. You must go back to accept the award. This is related to your own future and the future of the Feng family!"

Chu Ning said earnestly: "This is not just your own business, it is also related to your Feng family and your father."

But Feng Mulan rolled her eyes: "I don't care about the county lord, I just want to take back those four cities on the front line!"

What's the point of going back to Kyoto? Someone might come to propose marriage to me again, which would be so annoying.

It would be better to capture four cities on the front line and kill more Zhao troops!

But Chu Ning shook his head: "Now is not the time to capture those four cities. I will keep them for my own use. Besides, the enemy has 100,000 men, and we only have 60,000. If we attack by force, we will suffer heavy losses."

If I keep those four cities, I will be able to always control the 60,000 troops on the front line.

Once the four cities were recovered, the emperor would have a reason to ask him to hand over his military power.

What's more, a strong attack would cause too much loss, so we have to boil the frog in warm water and take it step by step.

By using these four cities, on the one hand, they could drag down the Zhao army, and on the other hand, they could take advantage of the opportunity to seize the military power on the front line.

But Feng Mulan didn't think so. She rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "I don't believe your lies. I led my troops to besiege the enemy for several days. The enemy's morale is completely gone. It's easy for them to capture the city!"

This guy Chu Ning doesn't believe in his own abilities. He deliberately took me back just because he saw that I was a woman!

Humph, if I were allowed to fight for a few more days, I would definitely be able to capture it.

Feng Mulan was full of confidence in herself, but Chu Ning was having a headache.

He couldn't tell Feng Mulan about his plan, otherwise, given Feng Mulan's personality, if she let it slip, it would be more trouble than it's worth.

However, if I let Feng Mulan continue to make trouble like this, I'm afraid I won't have a peaceful life on this journey.

Chu Ning's eyes turned and a hint of amusement appeared on his lips: "I am not doubting your ability, but you have a reason to return to Beijing."

Feng Mulan rolled her eyes and said, "Come on, you must be talking about the Lantern Festival. I don't want to celebrate it. It's not like I haven't celebrated it before. It was always some rich ladies and noble men making eyes at each other."

It can be seen that Feng Mulan is very disdainful of the Lantern Festival.

But Chu Ning smiled and said, "My father asked me and Wanying to get married during the Lantern Festival. As Wanying's best friend, don't you want to attend her wedding?"

This made Feng Mulan silent.

She definitely won't go to other people's weddings.

But Shen Wanying was her only friend, there was no way she wouldn't go.

This guy Chu Ning really has himself in his hands!

Although she didn't want to go back, but thinking of Shen Wanying's wedding, Feng Mulan snorted coldly and rode away quickly.

She felt uncomfortable when she thought about her best friend marrying Chu Ning, a scoundrel.

For some reason, she felt uncomfortable when she thought about Chu Ning marrying Shen Wanying.

But this discomfort was not just disdain for Chu Ning, but also had a sour taste.

She had never felt this way in all these years!

She didn't know how to describe it, she just felt as if something precious had been taken away and she was very reluctant to let it go.

She even didn't want to see Chu Ning now, because the closer she got to Kyoto City, the stronger this feeling became.

She kept talking to Chu Ning about things, but in fact, she just wanted to talk to Chu Ning more, not really wanting to cause trouble for Chu Ning.

Chu Ning looked at Feng Mulan's departing back with a look of surprise on his face.

How come this woman's face changes like the weather?

Forget it, I'd better hurry on my way as there's an important thing waiting for me when I return to Kyoto.

"Zhao Yu, pass the order down, speed up!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Yu responded and immediately ordered the white horse cavalry to speed up.

This time, Chu Ning only brought one thousand white horse cavalry back to the capital. The remaining troops continued to besiege the four cities and implement the plan of besieging and attacking the reinforcements.

He only took Zhao Yu as a general and Liu Shouren as a civil servant, and all the others stayed in Bingzhou.

At the command, the white horse cavalry galloped at full speed, and the speed of the team increased a lot.

Finally, ten days later, the team arrived outside Kyoto.

At this moment, both sides of the city gate were filled with soldiers and musicians, and there were civil and military ministers lined up in two teams at the gate. The crown prince, who was in the lead, stood at the front with a group of princes.

However, next to the prince was the chief eunuch, who came to welcome Chu Ning on behalf of the emperor!

Outside the city wall, many people were looking forward to seeing what the King of Chu who had annihilated 200,000 Zhao troops looked like.

It is now the end of October and the cold wind is blowing, causing pain on people's faces.

The tenth prince Chu Bin was full of impatience: "Father is really a fool. He actually asked us and all the civil and military officials to come and welcome a bastard!"

The prince at the front sneered in his heart, but on the surface he looked serious and said, "Tenth brother, don't say this carelessly. If Eighteenth brother hears it, you might be in trouble."

The tenth prince sneered: "What if he heard it? I am his brother, he should greet me when he sees me!"

The prince shook his head and advised, "He even dared to kill the governor, so you'd better be careful, Tenth Brother."

The Tenth Prince was about to say something when he heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance. The eunuch chief Zhao Ming, who was in charge of receiving him, had his eyes lit up:

"Everyone, the King of Chu is back!"

The prince narrowed his eyes, a strange look flashed across his eyes, and he immediately shouted: "The King of Chu has returned victorious, raise twelve dragon flags, and play triumphal music!"

When these words came out, Zhao Ming's eyes widened and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

Only the emperor could use the twelve dragon flags, while the princes could generally only use six dragon flags.

As for triumphal music, it goes without saying that it is reserved for the emperor. How can others use it casually?

It seems that the prince is planning to trick the King of Chu!

The King of Chu was born in the common people and did not know much about these etiquettes. If he really acted like this with the welcome of twelve dragon flags and triumphal music, it would certainly confirm the rumors that Chu Ning was arrogant and domineering!

The prince's move was cruel enough!

Should I remind the King of Chu and do him a favor?

As soon as this thought came to mind, the crown prince beside him said in a daze: "Zhao Zongguan, you are welcoming my eighteenth brother on behalf of the emperor. Your every move represents the emperor, so you must be careful in what you say and do."

Zhao Ming's face changed slightly, knowing that the prince was warning him!

On one side is the Crown Prince, on the other side is the King of Chu, it's a dilemma!