The old emperor's old eyes swept around the minister kneeling in front of him, and he didn't understand why this stone was involved in the matter of establishing the crown prince.

He glanced at the huge stone, and then said, "Then according to your Aiqing's intentions, who should I appoint as the crown prince?" ”

There are only two people who can be made princes at the moment.

The old emperor wanted to see who these ministers would recommend.

When the old emperor asked, no one spoke.

You look at me, I look at you, no one wants to be this bird, change the attitude of twittering just now, and all of them bow their heads.

Guo Mingshun coughed lightly twice at this time, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that you should follow the prophecy on this divine stone and make the eighth prince the crown prince." ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks what Guo Xiang said is very reasonable." Peng Juhuai then answered, and echoed: "The eighth prince is humble and pure, handsome and learned, and has talents, so he should be made the crown prince." ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen disagrees with the two adults." A Zheng master in the Xuanwang Party came out and said in an impassioned voice: "In terms of seniority, Prince Ning is older than the Eighth Prince; In terms of merit, Prince Ning has made great achievements, fought on the battlefield for many years, and has paid a lot for our country. ”

"Protecting the family and defending the country, both civil and military, Weichen thinks that Prince Ning is more suitable to be the prince."

"The ministers agree with Lord Zheng's opinion."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The ministers also think that Prince Ning should be made the crown prince."

"Your Majesty, Lord Ning's battle this time almost caused innocent damage to our hundreds of thousands of troops, but it was actually caused by his arrogance and underestimation of the enemy." Guo Mingshun saw Ning Wangdang speak, his expression was calm, and he said unhurriedly: "Weichen thinks that such a temperament is really not suitable for being the king of a country. ”

……

In the next half of the tea time, the Eight Emperors Party, led by Guo Mingshun and Peng Juhuai, launched a fierce debate match with the Ningwang Party led by Zheng Daren.

The two sides refused to give in to each other, quarreled fiercely.

Like two clumps of flies, buzzing and noisy, the old emperor had a headache.

"Enough!" The old emperor slapped the table case heavily, and said in annoyance: "I am not old enough to die, the crown prince, I have my own decision!" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's go back first!"

After that, the old emperor also rubbed his eyebrows, looking in a bad mood.

Everyone saw that the old emperor was really angry, so they left in a funny way.

However, after leaving the room and going down the steps, the two parties still fought a verbal battle before taking a stand.

"Your Majesty, you dissipate your anger." Gonggong Jia stepped forward with a teacup and comforted: "The emperor is in his prime, and the reason why the ministers are in a hurry to establish the prince must be because of this sacred stone. ”

"Divine Stone?" The old emperor took the teacup, his eyes fell on the stone again, took a sip of tea, and sighed faintly: "Xiaoba has won the hearts of the people recently, his voice is very high, and he is also modest and steady, and he is indeed more suitable to be a prince than the fourth child in terms of temperament." ”

After following the old emperor for so long, Gonggong Jia knew that the old emperor belonged to Qi Hao, and when he heard the old emperor's words, he was surprised: "Are you really ......?"

The old emperor put down the teacup, shook his head, and said with a complicated expression: "Don't you still understand my thoughts?" ”

"I have poured so many years of hard work into the fourth child, and now, how can I be willing to let go?"

"Even if Hachi is destiny, I ...... Think about it too. ”

After a pause, he said again: "This stone, you move it to Si Tianjian and let him study it carefully, whether it is a divine stone or not." ”

The old emperor's heart was very conflicted, he couldn't say that he completely believed what this divine stone predicted, but he didn't believe it either.

After all, since ancient times, the true dragon emperor has been auspicious.

If Xiaoba is really the true dragon son designated by God, and the old emperor insists on making Qi Hao the emperor, isn't this against the will of heaven?

How many people who go against the will of heaven end well?

Seeing the old emperor's entanglement, Gonggong Jia answered and left the imperial study.

In the Hibiscus Courtyard, Gu Jinli slept enough, and after eating, she sat in front of the window, plucking the strings.

Qi Hao won the battle, and she had no other worries for the time being, just concentrating on practicing the piano, reading medical books, and waiting for the news that she had sent someone to investigate Mo Li's identity.

"Master, have you heard?" Aiyue saw that Gu Jinli looked like she didn't hear anything outside the window, so she hugged Xiao Hei and mysteriously stepped forward.

Gu Jinli didn't raise her head, and asked casually, "What's the matter?" ”

"A sacred stone has been dug up in the woods west of the city, and everyone says that this indicates that the Eighth Emperor is the true Dragon Prince!" Aiyue saw that Gu Jinli didn't care, so she pouted dissatisfiedly.

Gu Jinli's movements paused, took her hand back from the strings, finally raised her head, and asked, "Everyone?" Who said that? ”

"Hmm......" Aiyue thought for a while and said slowly: "The people on the street, as well as the ministers in the court. ”

"However, I heard that the ministers are still quarreling in front of the emperor over who to appoint as the crown prince."

"The emperor was very angry and drove them away."

As soon as Qi Hao ended the war, this sacred stone was dug up in the woods, which was too coincidental.

Gu Jinli's eyes moved slightly, and she unconsciously linked the matter to Chen Zexuan.

Chen Zexuan concealed that he poisoned Qi Hao's soldiers, and perhaps this so-called "divine stone" was also secretly sent by him to do it behind his back.

He wants to borrow public opinion to make the old emperor establish the eighth prince as the crown prince, if the old emperor really does this, where will Qi Hao, who is desperately fighting for the country on the battlefield, be placed?

Chen Zexuan took every step of the way, and it seemed that everything was under his control.

What has he been hiding from her so far?

The relaxed mood just now is gone.

"I see." Gu Jinli exhaled a heavy breath of turbidity, and said in a muffled voice: "Xiao Hei's hair has faded, it's time for a medicinal bath." ”

Aiyue didn't see the expectant expression on Gu Jinli's face, let out a disappointed "oh", and left with Xiao Hei in her arms.

"Master." As soon as Aiyue left, Ah Qiao came in.

Gu Jinli held her forehead with her hand, and said weakly: "What's the matter?" ”

Ah Qiao handed the creed in his hand to Gu Jinli and said respectfully: "Yin Suwan has sent a letter." ”

Hearing Yin Suwan's name, Gu Jinli was particularly irritable.

Opening the creed, she swept it at a glance and sneered: "Yin Suwan can't wait so soon, she really doesn't have any patience at all." ”

In Yin Suwan's target list, there are still two officials left, but they are also difficult officials.

When she reported the "battle situation" to Gu Jinli, she also took this opportunity to euphemistically express her longing in the letter.

Tearing the creed to pieces, she said angrily: "Find a time to tell her, let her not worry, when will the eighth prince ascend the throne, when will she be crowned a county lord." ”

Ah Qiao noticed that Gu Jinli was in a bad mood, "Yes." ”

"I'll be quiet by myself, don't come in if it's okay." Gu Jinli stroked the piano again, and the sound of "Zheng Zheng Zheng" sounded not so pleasant, which frightened the little black in the next room.

Gu Jinli's hand flipped quickly, and the anger of the strings was about to come out.

She was thinking about Qi Hao in her mind, and she was complaining about Chen Zexuan in her heart.

Therefore, the sound of the piano is also mixed with a little resentment.

Xiao Hei's sense of hearing is much more sensitive than that of humans, so he was tortured very pitifully with a "whoop".

Aiyue patted Xiao Hei's head soothingly, shook her head, and said to herself: "Alas, the master is really getting more and more moody. ”

During the day, he seized the time to reluctantly arrange the post-war work, and at night Qi Hao could finally breathe a sigh of relief, drink tea a little calmly, and relax his spirit.

"Lord Wang." Du Jiang came in with a letter in his hand and put it in his hand: "There is news about the matter you asked your subordinates to check before." ”

When Qi Hao heard this, he hurriedly put down the teacup, opened the envelope and took out the letter.

Many days ago, he asked Du Jiang to find someone to check Mo Li's identity.

After so long, he almost forgot about it.

I didn't expect to get news again at this time, which was a bit of an unexpected surprise for Qi Hao.

There was a lot of content on the letter, which was enough to make Qi Hao so shocked that he couldn't sleep all night.

He pursed his lips tightly before slowly raising his head for a long time: "These are all true?" ”

"Yes, it's all true." Du Jiang nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "At the beginning, the Qi Kingdom and the Yun Kingdom united to attack the Feng Kingdom, if there was no internal and external cooperation of the High Priest of the Feng Kingdom, how could the Feng Kingdom destroy the country so quickly?" ”

"It's just...... Mo Li, the high priest of the Feng Kingdom, never thought that the emperor would ......"

Du Jiang wanted to speak and stopped, not daring to say the old emperor's sinister and cunning words.

Qi Hao clutched the letter paper vigorously and said angrily: "Even if he couldn't love Feng Se back then, he couldn't be so mad as he was. ”

"How innocent are the people of Feng Kingdom? How much did Feng Se and Ah Gu suffer because of him? ”

"He is now using Ah Gu to take revenge, and he wants to repeat his old tricks and destroy the Qi Kingdom by the same means again? Scold! ”

"As a man, he has secretly become the guest of the Queen of Yunguo, and he is not disgusting!"

"Lord Wang." Du Jiang suddenly thought of something, lowered his voice and said: "Qin Feng has sent a message, saying that a divine stone was found in the west of the city, and some people say that the Eighth Emperor is the True Dragon Heavenly Son designated by God, and he wants the emperor to appoint the Eighth Prince as the crown prince." ”

While speaking, Du Jiang quietly looked at Qi Hao's face, for fear that he would be unhappy when he heard it.

However, Qi Hao just sneered, then opened the letter in his palm and looked at it again: "Father will not agree." ”

His tone was casual, as if he was talking about what he was going to eat tomorrow morning, and there was no displeasure at all.

That's right, if the old emperor really wanted to make the eighth prince the crown prince, how could he wait until now?

The eighth prince can't be regarded as a child now, he has a good reputation in the court, and he also has his own unique indirect knowledge of political affairs.

The only drawback is that he is a little younger.

But since ancient times, age has never been a criterion for judging whether a person is qualified to ascend to the throne.

Either he liked the emperor and directly became the emperor's favorite prince.

Or fight it yourself, the Buddha blocks and kills the Buddha, and the god blocks and kills the God.

Du Jiang secretly admired Qi Hao's calmness and anticipation, nodded and said: "What the prince said is that the emperor said that the matter of establishing the crown prince will be discussed later." ”

Qi Hao folded the letter paper carefully, then raised the brush, took out a piece of rice paper, and laid it out in front of him, intending to write a letter to Gu Jinli.

After writing down the word "Ah Gu", he pondered for a while before writing four or five lines on the paper.

There is not much content, but it is enough to tell her Mo Li's true identity concisely.

He believed that Gu Jinli would never be confused by him again after learning about Mo Li's ugly face.

After writing, Qi Hao blew the ink that had not dried, and when the handwriting was dry, he put the letter paper into the envelope and carefully sealed it.

"Send it to Ah Gu immediately." After handing the envelope to Du Jiang, Qi Hao said slowly: "Tell me to go down and leave for Beijing tomorrow." ”

If you leave tomorrow, you will have to rush back in at least two days.

If conditions permitted, he really wanted to fly back to Gu Jinli now and tell her these things in person.

However, it was not bad for the night.

"Yes." Du Jiang kicked the letter into his arms and walked out of the tent.

When Qi Hao was the only one left in the tent, he unconsciously frowned again.

In the information found, it was only said that Mo Li was the high priest of Feng Guo back then, and now the mysterious national teacher of Yun Guo and the guest of the Empress of Yun Kingdom, but he did not mention where the entanglement between Mo Li and Chen Zexuan started.

Mo Li and Gu Jinli are from Fengguo, so why is Chen Zexuan, who was called "brother" by Gu Jinli, willing to be used by Mo Li?

Is it Chen Zexuan who has to be attached to Mo Li for the throne of Qi State? Or is there a deeper layer of relationship?

Qi Hao had a feeling that he had just cleared the clouds and saw the blue sky at this time, and suddenly seemed to be thrown back into a dense net, and many problems were intertwined, making him breathless.

His head hurt, he sighed, and decided to wait until he returned to the capital.

As for the courtiers who were bought and co-opted by Chen Zexuan and the Eighth Prince, Qi Hao didn't take it to heart.

Because, he knew that the old emperor was an extremely stingy person.

has invested a lot of patience and energy in Qi Hao, how can he give up if he doesn't receive a return?

Suppressing the irritability in his heart, he poured the cold tea in the cup into his mouth, and his emotions calmed down.

The defeat of Yunguo, the tragic death of the young marshal, and the marshal and deputy general became prisoners, such a tragic result made the old emperor of Yunguo very restless and angry.

Concubine Ying sat next to the bed, and helped the old emperor of Yunguo undress with very light movements.

Because Concubine Ying was half-bent over, the placket on her chest drooped so badly that the scenery fell directly into the eyes of the old emperor.

It's just that the old emperor doesn't have the slightest nature tonight.

This time, the 200,000 army, except for those who died, the rest were completely captured by the Qi State, no different from the annihilation of the entire army.

Yun Guo was originally a small country with few soldiers and a weak country, and now all the soldiers in the country are combined, including those who are old, weak, sick and disabled, there are only more than 100,000.

If the state of Qi sends troops to call again one day, then his emperor's throne will be gone.

"Your Majesty, it's time to rest." After taking off the old emperor's robe, Concubine Ying left a middle coat for the old emperor, and a pair of big eyes wanted to talk.

"I'm a little tired, you can go back to sleep tonight." The old emperor waved his hand and lay down, leaving Concubine Ying's back.

Concubine Ying was stunned for the first time when she encountered the old emperor's cold face, and then her voice was gentle, but her face sank: "Yes, the concubine retired." ”

She had just left the old emperor's bedroom, and not long after she left, she ran over to meet a figure.

"Ouch!" With a sound, Concubine Ying barely stood firm, and with the faint moonlight, she saw clearly that it was a noble woman.

Jie's stomach became more and more obvious, she was supported by the palace maid, and when she saw that it was Concubine Ying, she pointed to Concubine Ying's nose and scolded: "Okay, you little slut, you dare to hit me deliberately?!" ”

Concubine Ying stretched out her hand and flicked the "dust" that was not there on her clothes at all, with a look of disgust, and sneered: "Tsk, noble Jie, when is it now?" Are you still arguing with me here? ”

"Our Yun Kingdom has been defeated, and we may be wiped out by the Qi Kingdom one day."

"When the time comes, you don't even know whether you are dead or alive, how can you still rely on this piece of meat in your stomach?"

"You have lived for so many years, and you can be regarded as enjoying this glory and wealth, but it is a pity that this child has not been born yet."

"You, instead of showing off your might in front of me, it's better to go to the emperor and cry for a while, and let the emperor arrange a way back for you in advance."

Concubine Ying looked quiet and didn't talk much every day, but tonight, she said so much in one breath, which shows that she really didn't take the noble lady in her eyes.

In other words, her task is almost complete, and she no longer needs to disguise a hypocritical and kind face.

"Concubine Ying, you!" Jieguiren is indeed as the concubine said just now, afraid that the soldiers of the country of Qi will call, and she can no longer rely on her mother and son, and she has been worried all day, she is really afraid to die, so she ran from her bedroom at night, wanting to hug the old emperor's thigh for comfort.

was poked in her heart, and the noble lady said angrily: "There are no eggs under the nest, Concubine Ying, you have nothing to be proud of!" ”

"The emperor favors you and favors you, but if Yunguo really reaches that point, you can't run away!"

"Run?" Concubine Ying sneered disdainfully, and said politely at all: "There are only a hundred thousand troops left in the Yun Kingdom now, where do you think you can run?" ”

Concubine Ying is not so much the queen's person, but rather a person who is not separated.

At the beginning, Mo Li sent Concubine Ying to the old emperor's side by the queen's hand, in addition to helping the queen do things, as Mo Li's eyeliner, she would secretly put some chronic poison in the old emperor's meal.

As the toxins accumulate over time, they will "pop" one day.

This time, the great victory of the Qi Kingdom was out of Mo Li's control, so the old emperor of the Yun Kingdom could not die now.

After all, if he died, then the Yun Kingdom would be directly pocketed by the Qi Kingdom.

The country of Qi has been strengthened, and it will be even more difficult for Mo Li to deal with it.

In the current situation, there is no doubt that you are seeking your own death, and it is the best policy to compromise and surrender first.

Pretending to sigh sadly, Concubine Ying's tone was not as sharp as just now, and she was a little lower: "Noble Jie, the emperor values you in the end, you can persuade the emperor well." ”

Jieguiren's face turned pale, and she didn't know if she was angry by Concubine Ying's words, or if she hadn't adapted to her sudden change of tone: "Persuade what?" ”

Concubine Ying walked forward and said, "The eldest husband can bend and stretch, and he can stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood." ”

These two sentences sound like the head of the cow is not in the mouth of the horse, and the wind and the horse and the cow are not related.

But after chewing it carefully, it makes some sense.

There is nothing to be afraid of defeat, what is terrible is not being overwhelmed and not coping.

There is no shame in bowing your head first, preserve your strength, recuperate, and when the time comes, in thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, who can guarantee that in a few years, the national strength of the Qi State will still be so prosperous?

These words were all told by the queen to the old emperor at the request of the concubine.

It's just that the old emperor tonight is not in a good state and in a bad mood, so the very eye-catching concubine, if you choose to tell the old emperor at this time, then it will inevitably make the old emperor unhappy.

Although the old emperor usually dotes on her, Concubine Ying knows that this kind of favor is just a novelty for men, especially emperors, and treats women as playthings.

If she offends the old emperor's rebellion, the old emperor will not care who she is, whether she is favored or not, and when she gets angry, she should also be beaten and killed.

And Jie's noble person is different, even if the old emperor wants to beat and scold her, for the sake of the piece of meat in her stomach, he can't touch her.

Guiren Jie thought about the words of the concubine, and walked towards the old emperor's bedroom with his fists clenched.

Before she reached the door, she choked loudly: "Your Majesty! ”

This voice howled, and those who didn't know thought that the old emperor had died.

As soon as the eunuch guarding the door sent away Concubine Ying, he ushered in the difficult Guiren Jie, who was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped her and whispered: "Guiren Jie, the emperor has already fallen asleep, why don't you ...... Ming?"

"Get out of here!" Jieguiren pushed the eunuch away and rushed in directly.

The old emperor didn't even want to see the concubine tonight, let alone a noble woman with a big belly who didn't understand the amorous feelings?

Sure enough, the old emperor angrily reprimanded the nobleman, but because she was pregnant with the dragon seed, he didn't do anything to her.

Although the noble lady was reprimanded, but what Concubine Ying taught her, she still said it without falling, so that the old emperor must judge the situation and endure humiliation for the sake of the child.

The old emperor was so angry that he kicked the table case, and after venting the anger in his heart, he had no choice but to take the advice of the nobleman.

Tomorrow, write a letter to the old emperor of Qi Guo, willing to pay tribute unconditionally as before, I don't know if the old emperor of Qi Guo is willing.

The old emperor is unhappy, the noble lady is unhappy, the concubine is not happy or unhappy, and there is one person who is the happiest at this moment, and that is the queen of Yunguo.

She was lying under Mo Li's body, hugging his shoulders hard, and she muttered, "Concubine Ying...... Can she really say that she will move the emperor? ”

"Of course." Mo Li dropped a kiss on the queen's lips, his expression was hidden in the dark, and he couldn't see his expression clearly: "This time it was my mistake, I didn't expect Qi Hao to turn the tables at a critical moment." ”

"But don't get in the way, I have a way to let Qi fight first."

"When the Eighth Prince and Qi Hao fight over the throne, it's not too late for us to seize the opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

"Hmm...... I believe in you. Trembling comfortably, the queen fell into Mo Li's gentle lie again, and there was no doubt about him.

After some clouds and rain, Mo Li climbed down from the queen, hugged her and said, "Tomorrow, I have to go back to Qi Kingdom." ”

After hearing this, the queen raised her face and was a little reluctant: "In such a hurry, you only came back to accompany me for a few days this time?" ”

"I'm not here for our future?" Mo Li stroked the queen's hair and said comfortingly: "Be good, wait for me patiently." ”

The queen sighed and nodded silently.

Mo Li returned to Qi Kingdom, first, he had to go back to watch the battle, and second, he had to teach Gu Jinli a good lesson!

She dared to give Qi Hao a prescription for detoxification, it was really unreasonable!

However, before leaving Qi Kingdom, he had used the "Soul Bell" on her, and it stands to reason that she should no longer have a trace of kindness and affection for Qi Hao, could it be that the Gu worm in her body made the "Soul Bell" invalid?

The ruthless eyes emitted a cold light in the darkness, and Mo Li looked like the unlucky black cat.