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Chapter 558 Giving in
"What? You want me to go to the Ministry of Justice?"
Xiahou Yan's face changed drastically. He didn't expect that when he wanted to settle the matter peacefully, Chu Ning would take the initiative.
It seems that Chu Ning has great confidence in the people around him, otherwise he wouldn't be so tough!
Thinking of this, Xiahou Yan stared at Chu Ning, as if trying to see something from Chu Ning's face.
But Chu Ning said indifferently: "You mobilized troops without the order of the emperor and blocked my way. If I don't hand it over to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation, won't other generals be treated the same as you?
Humph, these soldiers are from my Great Chu, not your Xiahou family's private soldiers!"
After saying that, Chu Ning rode his horse towards the opposite side without waiting for Xiahou Yan to react.
Ran Ming grinned and shouted loudly: "Everyone, escort the King of Chu back to the capital!"
Suddenly, the White Horse Cavalry charged forward and followed Chu Ning straight to Xiahou Yan's camp.
"General, they are coming over, what should we do?" asked the deputy general beside Xiahou Yan with a frown.
The soldiers of Sizhou prepared for battle as if they were facing a formidable enemy, waiting for Xiahou Yan's order to shoot.
Liu Shouren, who was standing opposite him, did not expect Chu Ning to suddenly make a move. He immediately became anxious and shouted, "Everyone, escort His Royal Highness the King of Chu back to the capital!"
At a command, all the people he brought gathered around.
There were countless torches shining brightly all around, surrounding the 3,000 soldiers of Sizhou, and they were still getting closer.
It seems that as long as there is any unusual movement of the Sizhou troops, they will immediately launch an attack!
Xiahou Yan looked at the situation in front of him with a gloomy face, constantly calculating the gains and losses in his heart.
If he took action at this moment, he might kill Chu Ning, but he might also die here.
If he went to the Ministry of Justice with Liu Shouren, I believed that given his current relationship with the Crown Prince, the Minister of Justice Ling Haoran would not be able to do anything to him.
Weighing the pros and cons, it is best not to take action at this moment!
Just as Xiahou Yan was thinking, a deputy general shouted, "General, the King of Chu is here. It will be too late if we don't take action now!"
Xiahou Yan came to his senses and looked up, and found that Chu Ning and the white horse cavalry had rushed to a distance of three feet, and they only needed one more charge to come over.
Xiahou Yan's eyes turned cold, and a hint of unwillingness flashed across his face, but in the end he gritted his teeth and fiercely spat out two words:
"Give Way!"
The Sizhou soldiers who were preparing for battle were stunned. No one expected that Xiahou Yan would retreat at the critical moment.
But no matter what, the military order was as heavy as a mountain, and they dared not disobey it, so they dispersed to both sides.
Chu Ning and his men rushed out of the Sizhou military camp.
Looking at the corpse being dragged by Ran Ming, Xiahou Yan clenched his hands tightly, turned his head away, and suppressed the murderous intent in his heart.
At this moment, he didn't dare to look at his father's body, for fear that he would be unable to resist giving the order to take action.
His goal is to become a general and then fight Chu Ning after gaining power!
If he takes action now, not only will he have no chance of winning, but it will also be extremely disadvantageous to him. He cannot take action at this critical juncture!
Be patient, you must be patient!
Fortunately, Chu Ning and the White Horse Cavalry were very fast and they passed through the Sizhou military camp in just a moment.
Ran Ming couldn't help but turn his head to look at the Sizhou soldiers and grinned, "I thought they were so powerful, but they are just like this."
Chu Ning raised his lips slightly: "Xiahou Yan is very suspicious, let's go back to the city quickly, otherwise he will find us."
Ran Ming was stunned: "What did you find?"
Chu Ning pursed his lips towards the people brought by Liu Shouren.
Ran Ming turned his head and saw that Liu Shouren did not bring too many people with him, only a few hundred at most.
But these people were scattered far apart and held several torches, which made it look like there were many people when viewed from a distance.
Ran Ming reacted with his eyes wide open: "Liu Shouren is really a bold guy!"
Chu Ning laughed and gave an order without explaining: "Everyone return to the capital. After entering the city, hang Xiahou Ren's body on the city gate!"
At the command, everyone rode their horses at full speed.
On this side, Liu Shouren finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chu Ning leave safely.
Although Deng Hongwen recruited a lot of intelligence personnel during this period, all of them were selected based on merit, and there were only more than 500 of them.
Xiahou Yan has 3,000 men here. If Chu Ning hadn't sent someone to deliver a letter in advance, asking him to be mysterious, this matter would not have ended so easily tonight.
However, although Chu Ning had passed away, he had not forgotten what he had been told.
"General Xiahou, please accompany me to the Ministry of Justice." Liu Shouren took the initiative to break the silence.
Xiahou Yan glanced at Liu Shouren coldly and said, "Sir Liu, you are the Minister of Revenue. It seems that there is no need for me to obey your orders, right?"
Liu Shouren narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "General Xiahou, if you do not report the matter of mobilizing troops without authorization to the Ministry of Justice in advance, the King of Chu will report the matter to His Majesty when His Majesty returns to the capital."
The meaning is clear. If we don't go to the Ministry of Justice, the matter will be reported to the Emperor.
Go to the Ministry of Justice and use some connections, and perhaps this matter can be resolved.
But if the matter gets to the emperor, it will become a serious matter!
Xiahou Yan frowned, knowing full well that this was a difficult problem that Chu Ning had given him.
After a moment's silence, Xiahou Yan said in a cold voice: "I can go to the Ministry of Justice with you, but before I leave, I have to explain something first."
"General Xiahou, please do as you please."
Liu Shouren certainly would not make trouble at this time. His main purpose was to make Xiahou Yan follow him.
Seeing that Liu Shouren was not embarrassed, Xiahou Yan pulled the deputy general aside and whispered, "I will hold back Liu Shouren and his men, and you will take your men back to the city immediately!
Two things. First, find a way to make the four people from my Xiahou family go back immediately. They must not have any conflict with Chu Ning!
Second, if you want to find a way to get my father's body back, you must not let them trample on it!"
The deputy general's face turned serious, and he realized that Xiahou Yan agreed to this matter for another purpose.
Since there is no way to confront Chu Ning head-on, the only way is to find a way to act from the side.
"Don't worry, General. I know what to do!" A look of determination appeared on the deputy general's face.
He knew that this was a serious matter, and that Xiahou Yan entrusted this matter to him as a sign of trust in him!
Xiahou Yan patted the man on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "General Zhou Hao, you have followed my father for many years. Now that my father has ended up like this, I'm sure you feel sad.
If this is successful, I will become a general and I will definitely recommend you as the Minister of War."
If you want the horse to run, of course you have to feed it grass. Xiahou Yan learned a lot from Xiahou Ren about how to win people's hearts.
"Thank you, General!" Zhou Hao's face was full of excitement, and a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.
He must seize such an opportunity.
As long as he successfully helps the Xiahou family deal with this matter, the prince will support Xiahou Yan to become the general, and he will also benefit from it.
Seeing Zhou Hao's excitement, Xiahou Yan patted him on the shoulder again, then turned around and left with Liu Shouren.
Zhou Hao waited for Liu Shouren and his men to leave before he gave the order: "Everyone, listen up! Head to the capital immediately!"