"General, please. Seeing the general kneeling in front of him, Zhao Tianming hurriedly got up and helped him up, joking, what an important big man the general was in the Chu State, even his father and emperor would rarely let the general kneel down and speak, let alone Zhao Tianming.

Zhao Tianming looked into the eyes of the general, and said in a deep voice: "General, what you mean, Tianming knows it in his heart, but now the situation in the Chu State is too chaotic, since the eldest brother and the eldest brother are both interested in that dragon chair and want to fight, what kind of consequences will the Heavenly Mandate be mixed in again? Is it possible that I want to kill the eldest brother and the second brother outside the Qinglong Gate with my own hands, just like the uncle and several uncles killed by my father when he succeeded to the throne?"

The general was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "Your Highness, in the more than 40 years of the reign of the first emperor, except for last year's Mangcangshan War, the Great Chu State rarely used force with people, even I, the general, in addition to guarding the border to defend against foreigners, rarely have any chance to fight, many people say that the first emperor has a weak temperament, but do you know what the reason is?"

"The first emperor, why doesn't he want to ride a horse and whip up the territory to expand the territory and become an emperor through the ages? But the strength of the Chu State does not allow it! He has been in charge of the Chu State for 46 years, and has been accumulating national strength, and everyone in the world knows that His Royal Highness the Second Prince, Tao Wuluo, is the world's first-class, but the first emperor still chooses you, Your Highness, because we all know that only your Highness, can you use the national strength that the first emperor has saved over the years in the most suitable place, and only by putting this country in your hands can you complete the ideal of the ancestors of the Zhao family to open up the territory and expand the territory. ”

The general's words made Zhao Tianming speechless, about the issue of succession to the throne, as early as last winter, Zhao Xixuan had an in-depth discussion with Zhao Tianming, but Zhao Tianming only remembered what his father said that he didn't want the tragedy of their generation to reappear in his own generation, but ignored the uneasy meaning in his father's words.

As the youngest son of His Majesty Emperor Zhao Xixuan, of course, Zhao Tianming knew that his father was definitely not the mediocre monarch with a weak temperament as rumored in the world, and he knew that his father had never forgotten his dream of expanding the territory and becoming famous for eternity when he was young, but the mess left by Hong Xiye was not enough to support him to complete his dream, so he could only endure it for more than forty years, the battle of Mangcang Mountain was the first step he took for his dream, but it was calculated by Daomen and Yue Guo, and the national teacher he relied on the most also returned to the sea of stars in this turmoil, perhaps it was this blow, Zhao Xixuan will leave the world so soon.

Now that his father has died, he has pinned this country and his life's dream on himself, do you really want to live up to him?

Zhao Tianming thought hard for a long time, but he was never able to give the general a clear answer.

At this time, Concubine Angel walked in.

She looked at this son who had been proud of her for half her life with some anger and disappointment, and said in a cold voice: "Zhao Tianfang! The general has already told you so many truths, what are you still hesitating about?"

"Mother, I ......" Zhao Tianfang wanted to say but stopped.

"Don't forget, what you are carrying on your body is not only the future of the Great Chu Kingdom!"

In your own body, you now tell me that you don't want to be the emperor anymore, so have you ever thought about your mother and my feelings?"

Few people know about the fact that the first emperor's favorite concubine An Qi was born in the Qingqiu royal family, but General Dante did not have any shock on his face at this time, and it was obvious that he was one of the very few people.

Zhao Tianming nodded and muttered, "Mother, the child is clear in his heart. ”

"Clear?" Concubine Anqi said in a deep voice: "I don't think you know yet, your second brother has already started to do it, you are still hesitating here, you care about brotherhood, will he care? Don't wait for him to ascend the throne and start asking for your life, you will start to regret it again, at that time, even if you are Zhao Tian's destiny, it will be difficult to disobey his holy order!"

The general smiled, looked at Zhao Tianming and said: "Your Highness, what the noble concubine said is not unreasonable, when His Royal Highness ascends the throne, it will be too late." ”

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Lord Zhou Yu Zhou took Zhou Xingyun into the palace and went straight to Kunning Palace, where the queen mother was.

His Royal Highness the Second Prince did not continue to study behind closed doors in his palace at this time, but was sitting in front of the desk, and the queen mother sat behind the bead curtain not far away, and could only see a graceful and luxurious figure.

According to his original arrangement, he wanted to keep a low profile and forbear first, watching the competition for the throne between Zhao Tianyi and Zhao Tianming, and after Zhao Tianming defeated Zhao Tianyi, he came out to fight with Zhao Tianming on the grounds of fighting for his eldest brother, but the queen mother vetoed his idea, thinking that Zhao Tianyi was not enough to pose any threat to Zhao Tianming, and Zhao Tianming did not seem to have any intention to compete for the throne.

Therefore, the queen didn't even discuss it with her long-sleeved and dancing son, so she ordered Zhou Yu, the head of the Huaihe Zhou family, to kill Zhao Tianyi.

Zhao Tianyuan was very angry, but the matter had happened, and he had to silently accept this fact in his heart, in his heart, Zhao Tianyi was just a clown-like existence, and he didn't particularly care about the life and death of his eldest brother.

The only thing that can attract his attention is his third brother Zhao Tianfang.

Lord Zhou Yu knelt on the ground with Zhou Xingyun, and said slowly: "Your Highness, no one in the Qingwang Mansion has been spared, and Zhou Yu has come to restore his life." ”

His Royal Highness the Second Prince lifted the brush on the table, dipped it in ink, and slowly wrote a Zhao character on the rice paper, and then said calmly: "His Royal Highness King Qing is the eldest brother of this king's blood thicker than water, Zhou Yu, you went to slaughter him without the consent of this king, and when you came back, did you want to ask this king for merit and reward?"

Zhou Yu's face instantly turned pale, he looked at the figure of the queen mother behind the bead curtain not far away, and cast a distress look, behind him, Zhou Xingyun's legs had begun to tremble, he really couldn't understand, aren't the six clans of Huaihe the most loyal supporters of His Royal Highness? Why did His Second Highness be so angry with his father?

The second prince tore the rice paper with Zhao characters written on it and threw it on the ground, and continued to ask coldly: "Zhou Yu, whose life are you recovering from?"

Lord Zhou Yu, who was invincible in the Qingwang Mansion, knelt in Kunning Palace at this time, his sideburns were covered with a lot of cold sweat, but he didn't know how to answer.

According to the arrangement of His Royal Highness II, this

When they should sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, but they obeyed the will of the queen mother, and went to Qingwangfu to kill the eldest highness in the name of the second highness, and now the second highness is to blame, if the queen mother does not speak, where does he Zhou Yu dare to say anything?

"Tian Yuan is presumptuous!" At this time, the voice of the queen mother came out, which sounded tantamount to the sound of heaven in Zhou Yu and Zhou Xingyun, and the queen mother said a little angrily: "The six clans of Huaihe are loyal to you, and it is also the will of the mourning family to put the mongrel of Zhao Tianyi to death, what kind of temper are you having here?"

Zhao Tianyuan lifted the brush and slowly wrote a Chu character on the rice paper, and then said with a smile: "Since ancient times, the source of chaos in the country, one is corruption, the second is the eunuch in power, and the third is the interference of foreign relatives!

There was no sound on the side of the bead curtain, but in the hearts of Zhou Yu and Zhou Xingyun, they were shocked at this time, the second highness and the queen mother were at odds, this kind of secret was seen by their father and son, would they be killed?

At this moment, the voice of the second prince continued to come, he looked at Zhou Yu and Zhou Xingyun, picked up the rice paper in his hand, and asked in a deep voice: "Lord Zhou Yu, Zhou Xingyun, do you recognize what this word reads?"

Zhou Yu and Zhou Xingyun raised their heads, looked at the handsome and elegant brush characters on the rice paper, and replied in unison: "If you go back to Your Highness, it is a Chu character." ”

"It's rare that you still know this word!" the second prince Zhao Tianyuan said solemnly: "I hope you can always remember that this word is pronounced Chu, Chu of Chu State, Chu of the Zhao family, Chu of my Zhao Tianyuan!"

The queen's voice came from behind the bead curtain, and she said coldly: "Your Second Highness is really good, don't you even take me, the queen mother, in your eyes?"

"How dare you. Zhao Tianyuan replied neatly: "Queen Mother, you will always be the queen mother of Tian Yuan, after Tian Yuan ascends the throne, you will be the queen mother of the Great Chu State, at that time, Tian Yuan will naturally send someone to serve you to take care of Tian Nian, but now...... The Queen Mother should not call me Second Highness. ”

"This king hates this title very much, he Zhao Tianyi is just a mongrel, why can he be ranked in front of this king? Now that Zhao Tianyi is dead, then you still call me ......" Zhao Tianyuan paused, and then said word by word: "You still call me Your Highness!"

"What His Highness said is very true. Zhou Yu and Zhou Xingyun hurriedly responded.

Zhao Tianyuan got up and walked out of the Kunning Palace, and without looking back at his mother, the queen mother of the Great Chu Kingdom, he walked back towards his palace.

Before leaving the palace, he looked outside the palace gate and looked inside, and then a smile flashed across his lips.

The next time I come, I, Zhao Tianyuan, will be the master of this country. He thought to himself.

He even thought about his father's name and his own era name.

He clenched his fists, and a strong force of star elements gathered from all around him, driving gusts of fresh wind.

When the summit is overwhelming, the mountains at a glance are small, and the same is true at a glance at the world.