Jiang Wushuang was just about to nod his head in agreement, but Jiang Huan Song hurriedly said: "Our Sun Zhongmou General Sun is still dealing with the aftermath of Yandi in Nanjun, so he can be sent to merge the state." The leader of the Tianluo Sect in Bingzhou was only an unknown man named Wang Chiji, and he was by no means General Sun's opponent. Besides, if we turn a blind eye to Qin's request for help, it is inevitable that some people will laugh at us for not being humane, which will also have an impact on the reputation of our royal family. ”

Song Chong shook his head: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you are going to send troops to save Qin today for the sake of favors, so will we in Daqi also give up unifying the five countries for the sake of favors?" Today we talk about human feelings, tomorrow we don't talk about human feelings, and in the end, others not only laugh at us for not talking about human feelings, I'm afraid we have to add a sentence of capriciousness, right? ”

Jiang Huan and Song were just about to defend themselves, but Song Chong stopped him, and continued: "We are in-laws with the Qin State, aren't we in-laws with the Tianluo Sect?" The leader of the Tianluo Sect is my great horse, and I am afraid that the theory of human affection is untenable. In addition, if General Sun Zhongmou is sent to Merge Prefecture, can we win the war, but even if we really win, the Tianluo Church will not retaliate against us from the sea? His Royal Highness has said before that in terms of the strength of the navy, the Tianluo Sect is not under the navy of our Great Qi, and although the national strength of our Great Qi is strong, can it support the expenses of several battlefields on the mainland and overseas at the same time? ”

Jiang Huan Song was speechless by these questions, so he had to look at his second brother Jiang Huan Qin with a look of help.

"What the Prime Minister said makes sense, but the Qin envoy is in Shangjing, and it is not good to refuse directly, so it is better for us to agree for the time being, and let General Sun take a force to Bingzhou to make a show, anyway, Emperor Qin also agreed to cede the Bingzhou to us, and we will use this as an excuse to pocket the remaining few cities that have not been defeated by the Tianluo Sect." Jiang Huan Qin stood up to relieve the siege for the prince.

Jiang Huan Song is the crown prince after all, and Song Chong is inconvenient to hold on to him, so after Jiang Huan Qin finished speaking, he borrowed the donkey from the slope to stop talking.

Jiang Wushuang glanced at the ministers again, and saw that no one was expressing any more opinions, so he spoke: "Then do as the second prince said, and send an edict to Sun Zhongmou, asking him to bring 50,000 troops to take over the state, and remember not to conflict with the Tianluo Sect for the time being." With that, he got up and left.

I don't know if it's because he sat for too long, when Jiang Wushuang got up, he suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, his headache was intense, and he sat down on the dragon chair again.

Jiang Huan Song, who was standing nearby, hurriedly went up to support him, and asked in a low voice, "Father, what's wrong with you?" ”

Jiang Wushuang waved his hand and forced a smile: "I'm fine, I just got up a little harder, just take it slowly." After saying that, he stood up again and walked quickly to the harem.

After the early dynasty, Jiang Huan Song invited Jiang Huan Qin to his palace, and after retiring his subordinates, he asked in a low voice: "Second brother, did you see it just now?" Father seems to be in poor health? ”

Jiang Huan Qin glanced around a few times uneasily, and then nodded slowly: "My father is almost seventy years old, and he has worked hard for Daqi all his life, and it is normal for him to have some minor illnesses. ”

"I'm afraid it's not as simple as Xiaoxiao, when I first stepped forward to help my father, I found that his hands were cold." Jiang Huan Song's expression was complicated, and his words seemed to reveal a little excitement and a little anxiety.

Jiang Huan Qin quietly proposed: "Why don't we go into the palace again to see my father?" ”

In fact, Jiang Huan Qin's tension level is far above Jiang Huan Song, if Jiang Wushuang suddenly dies now, then it is logical that Jiang Huan Song should succeed to the throne as the crown prince.

Even if Jiang Wushuang is at the end of his normal life, he will make an edict before he dies, whether it is to let the crown prince succeed to the throne, or to abolish the crown prince and replace the fourth brother Jiang Huan Chu to succeed him, this has nothing to do with him Jiang Huan Qin, so now he is most worried about Jiang Wushuang's accident.

"No, we must not rush into the palace now, otherwise my father will think that we are testing his condition." Jiang Huan Song, as the crown prince, naturally knows Jiang Wushuang's character well.

Jiang Huan Qin frowned: "Then what should I do?" The only people who can know about his father's illness are Gonggong Hong and Imperial Doctor Hu, who are in charge of his diet and daily life, but these two are both henchmen of the father, if we send someone to ask, they will definitely tell the emperor in private. ”

"No matter what my father's condition is, we have to prepare for the worst first, I ask you, what would you do if your father died of a serious illness now?" Jiang Huan Song said tentatively.

"Of course, it is to support the crown prince, you are the new emperor." How could Jiang Huan Qin be fooled again, of course, it is one thing to say that it is one thing, and what to do in the end is another matter.

Jiang Huan Song was not surprised by this answer, and continued to ask: "Then what if my father made an edict before his death, abolishing my crown prince and replacing my fourth brother as the new emperor?" ”

Jiang Huan Qin looked around vigilantly again, and then shook his head firmly: "How is this possible, eldest brother, you have been the prince for almost thirty years, and your ability is obvious to all, how can my father say that it will be abolished." ”

Jiang Huan Song sighed: "But the fourth brother has made a greater contribution to Daqi in the past ten years, he first attacked Chu, then attacked Yan, and now he is still fighting with the Song army on the front line." In addition, the general Tian Wuji clearly supported the fourth brother a few years ago, and you also know the attitude of the other third brother, he has always supported the fourth brother, under the influence of the two of them, I am afraid that now more than half of my generals also support the fourth brother, so I am worried that my father will change his mind before he dies. ”

After speaking, he glanced at Jiang Huan Qin, saw that he was expressionless, and continued: "In fact, among our four brothers, the foolish brother's ability is mediocre, and it doesn't matter whether he succeeds to the throne or not, if the father and emperor pass the throne to the second brother you, or the third brother, the foolish brother doesn't say a word, and is willing to give way." It's just that the temperament of the fourth brother is really not suitable for being an emperor, if Daqi is handed over to him, can you rest assured? ”

Jiang Huan Qin sneered in his heart, but he still said respectfully on his face: "Big brother, don't worry, I will never let my father pass on the throne to the fourth brother, what do you need me to do, just ask." ”

The corners of Jiang Huan Song's mouth showed a hint of imperceptible smile: "The top priority now is to find out the true condition of my father, Gonggong Hong, we can't move, we can only find a way from Imperial Doctor Hu, I heard that he has an extremely favored concubine and a two-year-old son in his family, as long as these two people are invited out, we don't have to worry that Imperial Doctor Hu will not listen to us." ”

"Big brother mean that I should send someone to tie these two back?" Jiang Huan Qin was a little surprised, although Imperial Doctor Hu was only a small fifth-grade official, he was one of Jiang Wushuang's most trusted people, and once the kidnapping of his wife and children was spread, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Jiang Huan Song nodded: "Brother Fool knows that this will make you very embarrassed, but Brother Fool doesn't have any decent masters in the house, and he usually asks the Tianqi Sect to help solve anything." The Tianqi Sect directly obeyed the orders of his father, so it was naturally inappropriate for them to do this. Brother Fool knows that the second brother has raised a lot of masters in your house, like Hu Yizhi, if you can ask him for help, it will naturally be easy to capture. ”

Jiang Huan Qin thought about it and felt that this risk was worth taking: "No problem, I will send Hu Yizhi to do it after I go back, after we get the news from Imperial Doctor Hu, what should we do?" ”

"If my father's health is only a small illness, then we will still do our part as before." Speaking of this, Jiang Huan Song's face changed: "But if our father is really terminally ill, we have to prepare in advance and comprehensively monitor our father's bedroom to see who he will summon during this period, and if there is any sign of changing the edict." ”

"What if there is?" Jiang Huan Qin lowered his voice and asked the most critical question.

Jiang Huan Song looked cold: "If the father really wants to change the fourth child to the emperor, then we can only be unfilial to the father for the sake of the future of Daqi." At that point, we kept the mourning secret, and then on the grounds that our father was seriously ill, we recalled the third brother, the fourth brother and the general back to Shangjing, and set up an ambush in the palace at that time, as soon as they entered the palace, they would all be taken. ”

Jiang Huan Qin nodded silently, but secretly thought in his heart, after you kill them all, I will take out my father's edict and take you down on the charge of rebellion, at that time, the third and fourth brothers are dead, I am naturally the only legal heir of Daqi, and the throne will not be mine or whom?

What Jiang Huan Song thought in his heart was, after taking down the third and fourth brothers with your hands first, if you are willing to sincerely assist me, I will naturally reward you with a Taiping prince. But if you don't know what to do and still want to fight with me, then don't blame me for not talking about brotherhood.

"Your Highness, thanks to the blessings of the Zhu family and his son, the people of Jinxing not only did not have any resistance, but took the initiative to help us clean up the battlefield. Hahaha, I remember that after Deng Yuanjue destroyed the Chu State, he had been guarding against rebellions in various places, and now he was having a headache for Xiang Chu's restoration. After winning Jinxing, Zeng Dong had a smile on his face every day.

"Don't be happy too early, the reason why the people of Yandi are like this is not because they really support us, but because the Zhu father and son are too unpopular. Once Ning Bu Qu returns, it will be a different situation. Calculating the time, Ning Buqu has been gone for more than half a year, and now he should also know about Ning Zefeng, do you think he will come back to worship his deceased father? Jiang Huanyan knew that there were still potential safety hazards in Yandi, but she still didn't dare to take it lightly.

"The Ning family has always been known for their loyalty, and with Ning's unyielding personality, he will definitely come back. Fortunately, Ning Zefeng didn't die at our hands, otherwise Ning would not have to go crazy to seek revenge on us. The masters of the Ghost Shadow Gate are all extraordinary, and it is really difficult to deal with hiding in the shadows. Zeng Dong thought of the ghost shadow fluttering wind that Ning Buqu cast at the last moment of Nanjun, and he was quite jealous in his heart: "It's better for us to send someone to watch Ning Zefeng's grave, if he really comes back to worship, we will take him down at that time." ”

Jiang Huanyan shook his head: "Ning Unquending lost to us on the battlefield, with his pride, how could he bother to use the means of assassination in the rivers and lakes to retaliate against us, since he decided to solve it on the battlefield, would I still be afraid of him?" And why did he secretly do it when he worshipped his dead father? ”