Shan Hongwei turned around and bowed down in front of Liu De, "The son's great kindness cannot be repaid, a certain person is willing to hold the whip and stirrup for the son, be willing to be a cow and horse, and ask the son to take it in!" ”

"Hurry up!"

Liu De picked up Shan Hongwei and said: "Magnificent Xiaochang military, superb martial arts, when my grandfather was here, he and I praised the five tigers of Leyang many times, all of whom are heroes in the world!" Now I'm magnificent, and I'm going to be a big white! ”

Shan Hongwei's eyes were firm, and he arched his hand and said: "I can't praise the old lord so much, now the Shan family is only left with a certain nephew, I have a deep enmity with Lin Hu's blood sea, if the lord one day invades the grassland, a certain is willing to be the vanguard and sweep away the Hu Lu for the lord." ”

Liu De patted Shan Hongwei's shoulders with both hands and said, "There will be a day, and it won't be far away!" ”

"Yes!"

......

Zhongzhou, Luodu, Imperial Palace.

Emperor Ji Yuanwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty was lying on the bed, his face was pale, his eyes were heavy, and his increasingly thin body was covered with a wide dragon robe, which was empty and particularly infiltrating.

Ji Yuanwu looked at the fold in his hand, he didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly began to cough violently, as if he was going to vomit out his heart, and the eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting next to him were quite flustered, and Zhang Zhong, the regular attendant, pinched his sharp voice and shouted again and again: "Quickly pass on the imperial doctor!" ”

Ji Yuanwu covered his mouth with a handkerchief, the coughing gradually stopped, opened the handkerchief and saw that a pool of bright red blood pierced people's eyes, Ji Yuanwu was lying on the bed, breathing rapidly, and the cough just now had exhausted the strength of his whole body.

Zhang Zhong's eyes were slightly red, he looked at Ji Yuanwu with a worried face, and looked back at the group of eunuchs and palace maids lying on the ground. Why hasn't the doctor come here yet, hurry up and urge me! ”

"Yes! Be! ”

Several little eunuchs nodded hurriedly, bowed and exited the main hall.

Ji Yuanwu called Zhang Zhong weakly: "You old dog, what are you doing to bully them!" "Ji Yuanwu was quite tyrannical when he was healthy, and he often beat and scolded the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, but he didn't expect that when he was about to die, he didn't have the tyranny before and treated them quite kindly, compared with the beginning, it was like two people, or Ji Yuanwu figured out something!

Zhang Zhong hurriedly walked to Ji Yuanwu's couch and said with concern: "Your Majesty, are you better now?" ”

"It's okay, I'm very content to survive until now..."Ji Yuanwu waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, Lord Luan is here to meet you!" A small eunuch came to pay his respects.

"Oh! Uncle Luan Wang is here! Hurry up and invite Uncle Wang in! ”

Ji Yuanwu sat up straight under Zhang Zhong's support and said to the little eunuch.

"Yes!"

King Luan Ji Changyou came to the main hall under the guidance of the little eunuch, and when King Luan saw the Emperor of the Great Zhou, he hurriedly stepped forward to worship and said: "Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Although Luan Wang Ji Changyou is over sixty years old, he lives a comfortable life and does not see old age.

"Uncle Wang, please get up! Zhang Zhong brought a chair to King Luan! "Ji Yuan Martial Arts.

"Slave obeys!" Zhang Zhong responded and instructed a little eunuch to move a chair over.

King Luan Ji Changyou carefully sat on the Hu chair so that he could get up at any time to deal with the emperor's questions, which had been done many times before, and Ji Changyou was very skilled now.

"Uncle Wang, have you been walking around with the courtiers a lot lately?" Emperor Ji Yuanwu of the Great Zhou asked hehehe.

Ji Changyou was startled, and hurriedly bowed to the ground, and said: "Don't dare to deceive Your Majesty, Li Sima and Cao Sikong both sent people to invite the ministers to the banquet, and the ministers really couldn't wipe their face, so they went..."

"Oh? What did they say? Ji Yuanwu flicked his sleeves and asked softly, feeling a little unwell, and coughing twice.

Zhang Zhong hurriedly came to the front and asked quietly: "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor is here, you might as well let the imperial doctor diagnose and treat it first..."

Ji Yuanwu waved his hand and said, "No, let him wait first!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Zhong lowered his head and retreated behind the emperor.

Ji Changyou felt a cold sweat on his head, I was afraid that His Majesty already knew something, so he didn't dare to hide it, and said honestly: "Cao Sikong asked his ministers to support the eldest prince as the crown prince, and Li Sima persuaded me to support the second prince..."

"Then which prince does Uncle Wang want to support? Is it the eldest prince or the second prince? ”

"Your Majesty!"

Ji Changyou hit his head on the ground: "The prince is the foundation of the country, and please ask Your Majesty to be autocratic!" ”

Ji Yuanwu reluctantly got up, helped Ji Changyou up, and said, "Uncle Wang, don't panic, please get up!" ”

Ji Changyou got up and looked at the sick and thin emperor in front of him, and for a moment he remembered the entrustment of the first emperor, and suddenly felt sad, and tears overflowed from his eyes.

When Ji Yuanwu saw the sad King Luan, he immediately wondered: "Why is Uncle Wang crying?" ”

Ji Changyou wiped his tears and said: "The minister remembered the dying entrustment of the first emperor..."

When Ji Yuanwu heard this, he also thought of the scene of that day, sighed, and with Zhang Zhong's support, he returned to the bed, and recalled: "My father entrusted me to Uncle Wang, and now I am also entrusting this society to Uncle Wang!" ”

"Your Majesty!"

Ji Changyou wailed, knelt on the ground at the time, and kept wiping his tears.

Ji Yuanwu's eyes were straight, he sat at the head of the bed, and said to Ji Changyou: "Uncle Wang, I'm afraid my life will not be long in coming..."

"Your Majesty, as long as you take good care of your body, you will definitely ..."Ji Changyou hurriedly persuaded.

Ji Yuanwu stopped Ji Changyou's words, and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, don't say it, my body, I know it myself, I have been confused for half my life, but I didn't expect to be so sober now!" Uncle Wang, you and I will tell you the truth, who should I make the crown prince? ”

Emperor Zhou signaled Zhang Zhong to let everyone go outside the palace, leaving only him and King Luan in the palace.

Ji Changyou was silent for a while, and then he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please set up His Royal Highness the Second Prince!" ”

Ji Yuanwu motioned for him to continue.

Ji Changyou then said: "The minister has been in Luodu for two months, and has also contacted the important ministers of the court, Li Zhen and Chen He are my old acquaintances, but Cao Sui is the first time to see it, in the opinion of Wei Chen, Cao Sui has an arrogant personality, and he will repay him; Li Zhen is ambitious and selfish, and he is not an important minister who can be trusted, only Chen and Lord Chen are highly respected and loyal to be a lonely minister, but unfortunately, Lord Chen's body is also..."

After a pause, Ji Changyou continued: "Although Li Zhen is ambitious, he just wants to gain greater authority, and it is impossible to threaten the rule of the Ji clan. And if Cao Sui is in power, I am afraid that the country will not be a country, Your Majesty, please get rid of Cao Sui as soon as possible! The canonization of the crown prince cannot be delayed. ”

Ji Yuanwu was silent for a moment, his fists clenched, but he slowly let go, and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Wang, you can see it thoroughly!" It's a pity that I only understand now. Chen He is loyal, respectable, and capable, known as an incorruptible reputation, and others dare not insult him, but unfortunately, he is already old and frail, and he doesn't know how long he can last? Li Zhen thinks a lot and only cares about selfish desires, but he still has the ability and can use it. I didn't expect Cao Sui to be so greedy and arrogant, and gradually stopped taking me seriously. Now, half of Jingying is also controlled by him, and it is difficult to get rid of him! ”

Ji Changyou was taken aback, but said: "Your Majesty, don't panic, although Cao Sui has mastered half of the Beijing camp, in the eyes of the minister, it is not difficult to get rid of him." ”