"Why did my father say that? He is the dignified third prince of the Qi State, in charge of all the naval forces of the Qi State, as well as the 350,000 army forces, who else dares to kill him? Deng Wenhao was shocked when he heard this, even if it is an opponent, this is a respectable opponent.

"If I'm not mistaken, the person who killed him should be Jiang Huan Song, the current emperor of Qi State." Deng Yuanjue replied with great certainty.

"How is that possible? After Jiang Huan Song ascended the throne, he was crowned the king of Lu, if he had already killed him, how could he still be crowned king? Deng Wenhao still asked puzzled.

Before ascending the throne, Jiang Huan Song had declared to the public that Jiang Huanyan decided to live in seclusion in Jingsiyuan for three years in order to keep filial piety for his father, and he didn't see anyone during this period. Although I don't have much contact with Jiang Huanyan, judging from his performance on the battlefield, he will never fulfill his filial piety in this way, Jiang Wushuang's biggest long-cherished wish in his life is to unify the five countries, if he really wants to fulfill his filial piety, he should go to realize this ideal for his father. Deng Yuanjue stroked his beard and said confidently.

"Based on these alone, it can't be inferred that he has been killed by Jiang Huan Song, and it is entirely possible that he will be placed under house arrest. You must know that he is in charge of half of the Qi country's troops, and if you kill him, Jiang Huan Song is not afraid of his subordinates rebelling? Although Deng Wenhao thought that his father's words were reasonable, he still didn't want to believe that Jiang Huan Song would be willing to kill the first person in the naval battle of Megatron, not to mention that this person was still his younger brother.

Deng Yuanjue shook his head: "It is precisely because Jiang Huanyan has mastered half of the strength of the Qi State that Emperor Qi will kill him." Don't forget why our Deng family moved from Jianye to Shouchun, we are just nobles, Jiang Huanyan is the prince, and he is also the prince who is close to Emperor Qi's political enemies. ”

Hearing this, Deng Wenhao's face changed greatly, and Deng Yuanjue continued: "Jiang Huan Song, this kid is not simple, he has obviously killed his younger brother, and he has also named him the king of Lu, so that he can stabilize the soldiers under him, and at the same time, he can also take back his military power in the name of his seclusion, none of Jiang Wushuang's sons are fuel-efficient lamps." ”

"Could it be that no one in the huge Qi country can see through Jiang Huan Song's scheme?"

"Of course there is, Song Chong, the prime minister of Qi State, Tian Wuji, the general Tian Wuji, including the fourth prince Jiang Huan Chu, I believe they all guessed that Jiang Huanyan had been killed, but the reason why Song Chong didn't say it was because he wanted to maintain the stability of Qi State, and Tian Wuji and Jiang Huan Chu didn't say it because they knew that no one would believe it, but Jiang Huan Song would use these remarks to stimulate those soldiers who were close to Jiang Huanyan."

Deng Wenhao nodded, these years of battlefield experience made him understand a truth, if a person firmly believes that a point of view is right, if you come forward to deny this point of view at this time, then this person is likely to turn against you because of this.

Just like now, if Jiang Huan Chu and Tian Wuji jumped out and said that Jiang Huanyan was dead, but Emperor Qi said that he was not dead, then most of the generals under Jiang Huanyan would choose to believe Jiang Huan Song's words, and even be disgusted with Tian Wuji and the others, feeling that they were cursing the military gods in their hearts.

"Since Jiang Huanyan is dead, and Jiang Huan Chu is not in Kaifeng, it is better for us to take advantage of the victory to pursue and destroy the Chu State." Deng Wenhao is still haunted by the siege of Xiang Chu in Yingchuan.

Deng Yuanjue shook his head: "The current Xiang Chu is just a lost dog, what if he lives a few more days." In the past, I asked him to occupy Suizhou, but I just wanted to keep a buffer zone between us and the Qi State, so I asked Chen Shaodong to provide him with material supplies. Now that he has fled to Xuchang, it is a problem for Jiang Huan and Chu to protect himself, let alone take care of him. As for Jiang Huan Song, even if he wanted to help him, the material resources could not be delivered to Xuchang. ”

"Then is my father going to deal with Zeng Dong next?"

"Yes, when Wen Jie comes back, he will be stationed in Zhoukou, and you and I will go to recover the three cities of Shuzhou, Chaisang and Xiakou, and open up Wu Teng's supply line first."

"Zeng Dong is Jiang Huanyan's deputy general, and he has an army of 350,000 troops, and it is not easy to deal with him. It is better for us to go to Huicheng first to join General Zhou, the 80,000 troops newly recruited by the Wu army from the rear also arrived in Huicheng last month, and we will not be at a great disadvantage in terms of troops. Deng Wenhao proposed.

Deng Yuanjue smiled: "Don't be so troublesome, if I don't make a mistake, these three cities should be easily recaptured." ”

Looking at Deng Wenhao's puzzled expression, Deng Yuanjue explained: "Jiang Huan Chu and Tian Wuji have a total of 200,000 troops in their hands, and Jiang Huan Song does not have much military power in his hands, for his own safety, he will definitely transfer Zeng Dong's 350,000 army back to Beijing under the guise of Jiang Huanyan." ”

Deng Wenhao suddenly realized that Shuzhou, Chaisang, and Xiakou were very important to them, but for Jiang Huan and Song, they were just three foreign cities, and compared with keeping his throne, even if he lost it, there was no pity.

Half a month later, as Deng Yuanjue expected, Zeng Dong really received an order from Jiang Huan Song to send the 300,000 troops under his command back to Shangjing, leaving only 50,000 people for him to guard Chudi. It is worth mentioning that there was also a token of Jiang Huanyan that came with the order, and after Zeng Dong saw it, he didn't say anything, and obediently handed over the military power.

After another half a month, Deng Wenjie, who took Chen Liu and Liang Jun, returned to Zhoukou. The next day, Deng Yuanjue took Deng Wenhao to lead 80,000 troops to Shuzhou, and at the same time ordered Zhou Yunjing, who was stationed in Huicheng, to also raise 80,000 troops to help.

"Luosheng, the speed of your march is really fast, it's only been more than two years, and two-thirds of the territory of the Qin State has been taken by your Tianluo Sect." After a month's journey, Jiang Huan and Chu also came to the Qin State.

At this time, Bazhou has been taken by Gao Kegong, and in addition to a few cities received by the Qi State, the others have also been taken by Wang Chiji, and now all the generals are gathered in Bazhou City, ready to send troops to Sucheng, the capital of the Qin State.

"It's just luck, if it weren't for Yan Chixing dragging Bai Mengqi for us and Deng Wenying dragging Lin Peiyuan, how could we have such a fast speed." In the past year, Shi Luosheng has been busy with military affairs, and he is also happy to see two friends who he has not seen for many years.

"It's too Fu too modest, now the Tianluo Sect is sitting on the three states of Qing, Hebei, and Hebei, and Youzhou will be included in your territory in a short time, on the mainland, the Tianluo Sect is already the third largest force worthy of the name." Ning exclaimed heartily.

Shi Luosheng saw him and sighed softly: "Last time, Zixuan and I went to Jinxing to see Lord Ningmen, and we persuaded him to go to Naha to meet you, but he never agreed, I didn't expect it to be such a tragedy in the end." ”

Ning Buqu smiled indifferently: "Taifu doesn't have to blame himself, my father has been loyal to Dayan all his life, and in the end, he has nothing to regret." In my lifetime, if I can fulfill my father's regrets and rebuild the Ghost Shadow Gate, I will not be worthy of being a son of man. ”

Shi Luosheng nodded, invited everyone into the city, and after taking a seat, Jiang Wan'er first talked about what had happened recently, as well as Jiang Huan Chu and Ning Unyielding's intentions.

"I've also heard about going to Beijing, the deceased is gone, you and Huan Chu shouldn't be too sad." Shi Luosheng held Jiang Wan'er's hand apologetically, since the two got married, he had been busy with the affairs of the Tianluo Sect, and he cared a lot less about him, and even Jiang Wushuang died without being by her side.

"I'm nothing, it's just that the third brother and the fourth brother are in a very dangerous situation, especially the third brother, his life and death in the palace are unknown now, Brother Shi, you have to find a way to rescue him." Jiang Wan'er was actually most worried about Jiang Huanyan's safety, but she didn't show it in front of others, and now that she returned to Shi Luosheng's side, she no longer deliberately suppressed her emotions.

Shi Luosheng sighed again after hearing this, still holding her hand tightly, but his eyes looked at Jiang Huan Chu and asked, "Huan Chu, you must know that the third brother is no longer alive, right?" ”

These words hit Jiang Wan'er like a thunderbolt from the blue, she had just experienced the pain of losing her father, did she have to bear the pain of losing her brother again?

Among the four elder brothers, the eldest brother and the second brother naturally do not need to mention, although Jiang Huanchu is a fellow mother with her, he still does not care about her as much as the third brother Jiang Huanyan.

Jiang Huanyan is cold to anyone on the surface, but she is surprisingly good to her sister, and even for her, she helped Shi Luosheng, a prospective brother-in-law, to conquer Naba City.

Jiang Wan'er looked at Jiang Huan Chu with a frightened face, and the latter nodded with difficulty.

"No, no, the third brother is so smart, how can he die, Brother Shi, fourth brother, are you mistaken?" Jiang Wan'er's emotions were a little out of control.

You must know that Linglong Pavilion has connections with many guards, eunuchs, and palace maids in the palace, and they know more about the dynamics in the palace than the prince and ministers.

Jiang Huan Song said to the outside world that Jiang Huanyan lived in seclusion in Jing Si Yuan, but Shi Yizhi told him that Jing Si Yuan did not look like a sign of someone living for a long time, because not only was there no subordinate in the garden, but there was not even a person who delivered food and water.

There are also weeds in the meditation garden, and there are even snakes from time to time, how can anyone live in such a place.

After Jiang Huanchu received Shi Yizhi's message, he concluded that the third brother had passed away like his father, but he was afraid that Jiang Wan'er would be sad, so he never told her.

"You lied to me, the third brother won't die. The eldest brother has just crowned him the king of Lu, if he dies, how can the eldest brother crown him king? Jiang Wan'er knew that Shi Luosheng and Jiang Huanchu would definitely not lie to herself, but she still shouted that she didn't believe it, but her tears flowed uncontrollably.

Shi Luosheng didn't want to tell the truth now, which made her sad, but Jiang Huanyan's death was something she would have to face sooner or later, the longer it dragged on, the easier it was to give herself hope, and when the hope was shattered, it would only hurt even more.