Tianshui County, Shangti

Xue Rengao worriedly took his younger brother Xue Renyue and Chu Liang and Zong Luohu into the palace of the Western Qin, after the winter last year, Xue Ju, who had suffered heavy losses, suddenly fell ill, and the famous doctors and precious medicinal stones were used, but they did not get better.

After Xue Ju was defeated by Li Yuan and Li Liang's coalition army, although under the joint efforts of Fang Xuanling, he launched three battles to attack the Tang Dynasty, but his vitality has not recovered, although he currently occupies Tianshui County, Longxi County, Jincheng County, Jihan County, Douhe County, Xiping County, Heyuan County and Xihai County, Lintao County Nine Counties, but the land is vast and sparsely populated, money and food are insufficient, and replenishing troops has become a big problem.

In terms of lack of troops, Xue Ju could only recruit more than 30,000 people such as Faqiang and Tuyuhun to fill the army, but his strength still failed to exceed 70,000, which was a decrease of as much as one-third compared with the 200,000 army in his heyday. However, the replenishment of troops came up, but because they were plundered by Li Shimin, they had no food to feed the army, although they bought 200,000 stone from Dasui, but it was only a drop in the bucket.

What made Xue Ju even more troublesome was that because he recruited Tuyuhun and other aliens as soldiers, so that Tuyuhun forces rose rapidly in the territory, and under the elimination of the other, from a minority to a main clan, the aliens were brutal by nature, plundering the local Han people abounded and happened from time to time, and Xue Ju could not do official business in order to appease this army.

And because there are many border counties under the rule of Xue Ju, the local people are fierce, and the Han people who have lived here for generations are full of blood, and they have been bullied by foreigners, and they have not been treated fairly and have no hope, the Han people of Longxi County, Jincheng County, Zhuhan County, Shuihe County, and Xiping County have moved to Huining County and Wuwei County of the Great Sui, while the Han people of Tianshui County, Lintao County and the world have fled to Li Tang's Hanyang County, Danchang County, and Hechi County, although it is not as empty as ten rooms and nine empty, but it is not much better. What made Xue Ju even more frightened was that not only the Han people scattered and fled, but even the Han officials and soldiers also left one after another.

In just a few months, the Han people, soldiers, and courtiers shrank by six or seven percent, and what made him even more desperate was that his mastermind Hao Ming, who had planned many major battles, persuaded Xue Ju to no avail, and left in anger and disappointment, not knowing what to do. The scene of the trees falling and scattering was like the end of the world, which made Xue Ju worry too much and couldn't afford to get sick.

Xue Ju's illness made Xiqin feel like the sky was falling, and Xue Rengao asked the doctor worriedly, "...... is my father's condition?"

"The old man has done his best, the two highnesses and the general have come just in time, and the king is summoned for important things!" The healer sighed and left the palace.

"But my son is here?" It seemed that a voice was heard, and Xue Ju's weak voice came from the bedroom.

"It's a child!" Xue Rengao felt a pain in his heart, and took his brother and two members into Xue Ju's bedroom.

Xue Rengao, who was shaped like a withered tree, took a few steps forward and held Xue Ju's hand, and said angrily: "Father, the son is here." ”

"I wanted to delay it for a few more years, but now it seems that my deadline has come and my life is short!" Xue Ju took a breath and smiled.

"Father Hugh wants to talk nonsense, my father is the pillar of my Western Qin, how can he say this? We are still waiting for you to take everyone to Zhongxing Xiqin. Xue Renyue's eyes were slightly red, tears rolled in his eyes, and his voice became hoarse.

"Zhongxing Xiqin? Hehe...... People are about to die, and God will give an omen, I can't wait, I can't wait! Xue Ju swallowed his saliva with difficulty, turned his head to look at Chu Liang and Zong Luohu with great effort, and said, "While Ximing (Chu Liangzi) and the general are there, I will ask you to be a witness!" With a slight tremble, he put the box containing the ribbon next to the bedside on his chest, and shouted, "Yue'er! ”

Xue Renyue's heart beat wildly, and his breathing became a little faster, but he quickly suppressed the excitement in his heart, didn't pick up the box, took a deep breath, knelt on Xue Ju's bed, and said, "Father!" ”

A few days ago, his father said that he was a fierce general who was charging into battle, without a trace of governance talent, and suddenly decided to hand over the great cause to his second brother Xue Renyue, this decision made Xue Rengao, who had been the crown prince, very unbearable.

"I'm dying, and my days are numbered! Today, it is decided that Yue'er will inherit my position, and the future of Western Qin in the future will depend on Yue'er. Xue Ju held Xue Renyue's hand and said with difficulty.

Xue Renyue hurriedly said: "Father, the eldest brother is brave and good at fighting, the child dares to accept this great position with the shame of the emperor, please ask the father to take back his life, the child is willing to devote his life to assist the eldest brother, and help me in the West Qin." ”

"If it is a prosperous age, my mantle should be inherited by Gao'er, but the main problem of my Xiqin today is internal worries, Gao'er can dominate the world, but his temperament is too impatient, if he passes the throne to Gao'er, this rotten chess will only get worse, and Gao's strategy and city government are not enough to compete with Yang Tong, Li Yuan, Li Liang and other princes, although Yue'er is not enterprising enough, it can be more than enough, and it can be left and right between Yang Dong and Li Yuan in the future, so this succession has no other intentions, but for the inheritance of my Xue family!" Xue Ju sat up with the support of the two brothers.

"This ......," Xue Renyue's face flashed with hesitation.

"Please don't excuse yourself, Your Highness!" Zong Luohu knelt down and bowed solemnly to Xue Renyue.

"Your Highness, please put the overall situation first."

Chu Liang couldn't help but close his eyes, he was very resistant to Xue Ju's decision, Xue Renyue is certainly more suitable to be the heir than the simple-minded Xue Rengao, and has the strong support of the general Zong Luohu, but Xue Rengao has always been the 'prince', and with Xue Ju crisscrossing the battlefield and holding the 40,000 army of Western Qin, and Xue Renyue has no achievements in the army, Xue Ju will suddenly be abolished, can Xue Rengao be willing? Can Xue Renyue tolerate his meritorious brother?

This is simply the cause of infighting, I am afraid that as soon as Xue Ju dies, the two brothers will do it.

At this moment, Chu Liang had a very unpleasant feeling.

But what can he Chu Liang say? What can be done?

"Child...... Thanks to my father's wrong love! Xue Renyue's tears remained, knelt down beside Xue Ju, cried bitterly, and said in a dumb voice: "Father, don't worry, as long as the child still has a breath, my Xiqin will not die!" ”

"Let's get the print!" Xue Ju took a deep breath and handed the seal ribbon to Xue Renyue.

"Whoa!" Xue Renyue did not refuse again this time, and solemnly took the seal ribbon with both hands.

"The minister is the king!" Xue Rengao, Zong Luohu, and Chu Liang saluted Xue Renyue.

"Wait for you to retreat first, I still have some words to explain to Gao'er and Yue'er." Xue Ju looked at this scene with relief and smiled.

"Yes!!" Zong Luohu and Chu Liang retreated.