Jidu was originally the capital of Jiguo.

The country of Ji lasted for more than 1,000 years, the monarch was surnamed Yi, the descendant of Yao, and the country of Ji was founded in the Shang Dynasty.

King Cheng of Zhou stabilized the country after his father, King Wu, destroyed the Shang, divided the world, and named the eldest son of Zhaogong Keyu Yandi to repay his assistance. Zhao Gongzao's son Ke led his clan to come here, established the Yan Kingdom, and became neighbors with the Ji Kingdom.

In the first year of Yanxiang (657 B.C.), the Yan Kingdom destroyed the Ji Kingdom, and the Yan Kingdom moved from the lower capital (Yi County, Hebei) to the upper capital Jicheng, and the upper capital Jicheng became the capital of the Yan State.

Jidu is the Taihang Mountains in the west, the Yanshan Mountains in the north, the Yishui in the south, and the Bohai Sea in the east, and the geographical position is extremely superior.

In the fourteenth year of King Wucheng, Ji Palace, the third day of the sixth month, night.

The streets of the city have quieted down, and the thick night has shrouded this thousand-year-old capital. At the intersections of the main streets of Jidu, patrolling soldiers checked the occasional passer-by.

In the city of Jidu, every household lit an oil lamp. Although the lights are mostly dim, they are scattered like stars in the sky, scattered in all corners of the city.

The entire capital of Ji fell into silence.

Ji Kang and the people of Liaodi came to Jidu at first, and they were very uncomfortable with this situation at first. In everyone's mind, they will remember the scene of Xiangping City when night fell.

However, after staying in Jidu City for almost two months, everyone, including Ji Kang, has gradually adapted to this situation.

Liaocheng Junfu, study.

Ji Kang, Lu Zhonglian and Su Dai are still discussing things.

Mr. Su Dai is reporting to Ji Kangyu:

"The prince, under the Yanguo court, the ministers are divided into three categories, one is to actively support my Liaodi; One is malicious to my Liaodi; The last category is the centrists. This is the list, please read it. ”

Ji Kang took the paper with the list written in Mr. Su Dai's hand and looked at it carefully.

After looking at it, Ji Kang smiled and said: "It seems that there are many centrists in the court!" ”

Lu Zhonglian was beside him, and said to Ji Kang with a smile: "Prince, these centrist courtiers, as Gongzi said, can they all be transformed!" We still have to actively enlist their support. ”

Ji Kang nodded and said to the two: "Two gentlemen, in short, our purpose is to make our Liaodi enemies fewer and fewer, and there are more and more people who agree with our Liaodi's proposition. ”

Lu Zhonglian sighed and said to Ji Kang: "Junhou, I have been waiting in Liaodi for the past few years, and my feelings for Yan Guo are still not very deep. But now that I have come to Jidu from my Liaodi, I have found that the problem of Yan is very big. ”

"According to the minister's view, the court of Yan Kingdom is simply rotten. Gate valve Guixun, only know pleasure! There are many ministers in the court, and they only know how to satisfy their own selfish desires. ”

"The army is disorganized, outdated in equipment, and has no combat effectiveness. The people's lives are still very hard, and the majority of the people cannot even guarantee basic food and clothing. If this goes on for a long time, how will you get it? ”

"To tell the truth, from my point of view, most of these nobles and nobles in the Yan Kingdom, and all the ministers in the court should be completely swept away. Childe, everything you will do in the future will be too difficult in Yan Kingdom! ”

Mr. Sudai was beside him and nodded.

Ji Kang laughed and said to the two: "Two gentlemen, no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it." This takes into account our wisdom. After all, Yan is our mother country, and our methods cannot be as fierce as they are against Goryeo and Kei. ”

"But we have to fulfill our wishes, which are what the kid often calls ideals. It is necessary to persevere and persist in working hard. No matter what kind of obstacle you encounter, you must find a way to overcome it. ”

At this time, Su Dai remembered one thing and said to Ji Kang: "Junhou, how is King Yan's body now?" ”

Ji Kang shook his head and said with a long sigh: "The situation is very bad, I'm afraid it's just a few days." ”

Late at night, in a large hall of the East Palace, the oil lamps on the lamp stand burned gently, and the hall was bright.

Ji Huan was in the house, looking at a book of bamboo slips.

At this time, the attendant who was close to Ji Huan's family before hurriedly came in.

When Ji Huan saw this attendant come in, he waved his hand and asked the other attendants and palace maids to retreat.

Then he said to the attendant: "Now the situation of King Yan, how is the check?" ”

The attendant came to Ji Huan's side and whispered to Ji Huan's family: "Princess, now you have found out. King Yan is now unconscious, I'm afraid it's been a few days. ”

Ji Huan said to the attendant again: "Minister of the court, what do you think of the future crown prince?" ”

The attendant replied to Ji Huan's family: "Princess, because of King Yan's behavior in the court, many ministers who originally supported Gongzixi are now ambiguous. Now, the situation is getting worse and worse for us! ”

"Yan Wang'an dares to do this, isn't he afraid of my Qin State?"

After listening to the words of this attendant, Ji Huan's face suddenly appeared angry.

My whole body began to tremble, and it took me a while before I gradually calmed down.

Ji Huan's face was sneering, and he said to himself: "King Yan is so bold! Ji Yun, you are also so ruthless! Xi'er, as your eldest son, you don't care! Nearly 20 years of husband and wife love, you don't look at it! ”

"Unexpectedly...... actually wanted to set up that Liaodi boy as the crown prince of Yan Kingdom. Since you are ruthless and unjust, don't blame me for being ruthless to you. ”

Speaking of this, Ji Huan turned his head to the waiter and said, "After you go down, order those waiters in the palace to prepare for action in the next few days!" This time, it's a fool's errand! ”

The acolyte lowered his head and hurriedly replied, "No." ”

After the waiter left, Ji Huan sat there and didn't speak for a long time.

After half a ring, he said in a low voice: "Ji Yun, after that little child is removed, there will be Xi'er left, I think you should deal with the matter of the crown prince?" ”

This attendant walked out of the courtyard where Ji Huan's family lived and walked towards the back of the Ji Palace.

As soon as he turned a corner, he was intercepted by several guards dressed in palace guard costumes.

The attendant was shocked and trembled.

said to these palace guards: "I am the head of the princess's chamberlain, who are you waiting for?" How dare you stand in my way? ”

At this moment, a young attendant came up to the attendant and said indifferently:

"Don't pretend, do you think what you are doing, others don't know? Now stop talking nonsense, the prince is invited! Don't let him scream, gag him, take him away. ”

This attendant, naturally knowing this young attendant, is a close attendant in front of the prince.

Seeing him say this, he knew that what he was engaged in had been exposed, and he was immediately paralyzed on the ground.

The young waiter, with a wave of his hand, immediately two palace guards stepped forward and stuffed a piece of silk into the waiter's mouth.

Then they set it up, and the group quickly left the place.

Ji Kang's father, Ji Yun, the prince of Yan Kingdom, was in another palace, looking at the interrogation records handed over by his close attendants.

I closed my eyes, and tears flowed from the corners of my eyes.

After half a ring, he opened his eyes and said to the young attendant: "You go down and get rid of all the attendants and palace maids she is surrounding in the palace, and leave no one behind." As for her! You don't care, I have my own arrangements. ”

The waiter bowed down to Ji Yun and said, "No." ”

The young attendant beside Ji Yun didn't dare to ask more, so he left as ordered and went down to do something.

After this waiter left, Ji Yun's chest was full of blood and couldn't help coughing.

Ji Yun endured it, but there was still a wisp of blood coming out of the corner of his mouth.

Ji Yun took out the silk scarf in his sleeve and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

He read the interrogation record on the table again.

After a long time, Ji Yun's face showed a self-deprecating look again: "The husband and wife who have been in the past twenty years, why did they have to come to such a point?" I know you're thinking about Xi'er. But I have to think about my Yan country! For the sake of the national glory of my Yan country! ”

"Actually, between Xi'er and Kang'er, I originally supported Xi'er. But what Kang'er has done in Liaodi over the years can ensure that my Yan Kingdom will stand in the world for a long time! ”

"If Kang'er is eliminated by you now, my Yan Kingdom will be in chaos soon. For the sake of my Yan country! For the ancestors of my Yan Kingdom! I can't help you. ”

Ji Huan's family has always been arrogant, and the assassination of Ji Kang in Liaodi, Ji Yun knew that it was Ji Ying's doing.

But after Ji Yun returned to Jidu, Ji Yun thought about the love between husband and wife for nearly twenty years, and also looked at the face of his son Ji Xi, and then considered the relationship between Yan and Qin, so he let the matter go.

Thinking that as long as Ji Huan's family changes, he will not do anything to her. But I didn't expect that this time Ji Huan's family was so bold that she was ready to attack Ji Kang in the palace when King Wucheng was critically ill.

If her arrangement succeeds, Liaodi will definitely not give up. When Ji Yun came to Jidu by Ji Kang, he had already learned that the two Liao troops in Liaoxi County and Zhongyang County were actively on guard for this.

If it really comes to that time, the Yan Kingdom will inevitably fall into a state of disintegration, and the country will not be protected.

Now that Qin and Zhao are fighting in Handan, and the countries of the Central Plains are also eyeing each other, the whole world is eventful. This Ji Huan's clan actually disregarded the overall situation, and with a selfish heart, he wanted to trap the Yan Kingdom in a situation from which he could never recover.

How strong Liaodi's military strength is, others don't know, but Ji Yun understands it very well. I'm afraid that by then, even Qin Guo will not be able to save her, including herself and Xi'er, and there will be no place to bury.

Thinking of this, Ji Yun's heart was calm, with an indifferent expression on his face, and he shouted outside the hall:

"Come on, go and call Liu Erniang!"

Immediately, a "no" voice came from outside the hall.

After a while, a middle-aged palace maid walked in and bowed to Ji Yun.

Ji Yun instructed: "In the past few days, my father has been in poor health and has fallen critically ill. The crown princess Ji Ying's filial piety was very high, and she was too sad, so she actually passed away. The crown prince is very sad, and will posthumously crown her queen in the future, and ...... in the future He will also be buried with him in the future. ”

Speaking of this, Ji Yun couldn't help but feel another cramp in her heart, and she began to cough again.