"Your Majesty, the general wrote that the three princes deliberately rebelled, privately led troops to attack Jingzhou and Xiakou, and fled to Qi after defeat, but was killed by the Qi army, and the general asked His Majesty to ......" Tai Lieutenant Yuan Chengce did not dare to say any further.

This time the plan was so thorough, and Deng Yuanjue still escaped, Xiao Dao was furious, and now seeing Yuan Chengce's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, he was even more angry: "What did he ask me for?" Say it. ”

Yuan Chengce let it go: "The general said that the three princes rebelled, the evidence is conclusive, please tell the world that the three princes will be cut off from the imperial family and demoted to commoners." After speaking, Yuan Chengce fell to his knees.

After hearing this, Xiao Daocheng only felt that his eyes were dark, and he spit out a mouthful of black blood.

"Go and get the Imperial Doctor." Yuan Chengce shouted.

Xiao Daocheng was heartbroken, grabbed a piece of jade beside him and slammed it on the ground, and scolded angrily: "Deng Yuanjue, you are too much, you killed my Che'er, do you want to force me to slander his reputation after death?" You don't want to. Taiwei, you go and behead Deng Wenjie. ”

Dasi Nong Gaoyi stepped forward and persuaded: "Your Majesty is angry, the people of the Deng family can't be killed now, after the general returned to Jingzhou safely, he transferred 200,000 troops from Shouchun, if His Majesty does not agree to his request, I am afraid that Da Sima's 50,000 horses in Danyang will not be able to resist him." ”

"Don't you have anything else to do but agree to his request?" Xiao Daocheng glared angrily at Yuan Chengce and Gao Yi.

Now only the two of them are still in Jianye, Prime Minister Chen Guoqing and Sikong Cui Yi were killed by Yue Lin and Lei Di, Yan Chixing is in Danyang again, Deng Yuanjue needless to say.

Xiao Daocheng thought of Xiao Che's two young sons, if he agreed to Deng Yuanjue's request, it would mean that his two grandsons would also leave the palace and live in exile from then on.

"Your Majesty, the third prince is no longer here, but the eldest prince is still alive, and he is still in the hands of the general, you also have to think about him." Gao Yi saw that Xiao Daocheng couldn't make a decision for a long time, so he threw out another reason.

Xiao Daocheng then remembered that he also had a son who also fell into the hands of Deng Yuanjue, and he originally wanted the two princes to restrain him, but he didn't expect that one was killed today and the other became a hostage.

"Taiwei Yuan, you can draw up the decree according to the general's wishes. Then the next edict was sent to Yin'er, recalling him back to Jianye. Xiao Daocheng finally made this decision reluctantly, and recalling Xiao Yin back to Jianye meant that he had completely given up Chudi.

"How can it be so easy to transfer Xiao Yin back, Wu Teng, you write to Your Majesty, saying that Jiang Huan Chu is attacking Xuchang day and night, Xuchang is at a critical moment of survival, and there is no suitable general in our army to replace the eldest prince, if Your Majesty insists on transferring back, let him send Wen Jie to me." After Deng Yuanjue officially turned his face with Xiao Daocheng, he thought about how to bring his young son to Shouchun all the time.

Wu Shuang was a little worried: "Jiang Huanchu hasn't used troops for more than a year, is it okay to report it like this?" ”

Wu Teng's eyes glared: "What are you afraid of, he has sent someone to assassinate us, and it doesn't matter if he bullies the king or not, if there is a war in the future, Wenjie is in their hands, we always have some concerns, take this opportunity to exchange it back." ”

Deng Yuanjue said again: "You write a letter to Master Ding again, and invite him to move the Heavenly Sword Gate to Shouchun, this time Senior Brother Lin will help me resist the Divine Eagle Castle, Xiao Daocheng will definitely take revenge on him in the future." In the future, the Great Song Dynasty has the Divine Eagle Castle, and there is no need for the Heavenly Sword Gate. ”

Wu Tengxi said: "Great, I have had this idea for a long time, I am afraid that the head of the family will not agree, now the situation has changed, plus the general, you personally opened your mouth to invite, Master Ding can't refuse now." ”

A month later, Deng Wenjie came to Jingzhou with the entire Deng family, accompanied by Ding Jiaxuan, the head of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and all his disciples.

"Wen Jie, you kid has grown so big, and the general is worried about you every day. The writer also built a new Deng clan ancestral hall in Shouchun, and you can start a new life there in the future. Wu Teng hasn't seen Deng Wenjie for more than ten years, and the last time they met was when Deng Yuanjue was stationed in Yuzhou, when Deng Wenjie was just a twelve or thirteen-year-old child.

"Father, I brought all the people in the family here, and in the future, our Jianye Deng family will be changed to Shouchun Deng family." Deng Wenjie was full of joy, although he had already prepared to die, but the moment he heard Xiao Daocheng's order to let him go to Jingzhou, he couldn't help crying.

He is only in his early twenties, although he is an official and a guard, but he clearly knows that he is just a hostage with no real power, and once Xiao Daocheng and his father start a war, he will be dragged out to sacrifice the flag.

Deng Yuanjue was full of relief, his three sons were all counted, and even the youngest was a tough guy with iron bones, and in the past seven years, he had never heard him ask him to save him back.

"You've been wronged all these years." Deng Yuanjue gently patted Deng Wenjie's back.

Deng Wenjie snorted: "Don't be aggrieved, father, you said that the interests of the family come first, and my personal gains and losses are nothing." ”

"Okay, okay, when Ang Wenying comes back, we can be reunited as a family."

"Will the eldest brother be in danger in Yulin City?" Deng Wenjie had just escaped from the tiger's mouth, and he began to worry about his eldest brother again.

"Don't worry, the general gave Wen Ying another 50,000 troops, and now he has 100,000 troops in Yulin City, Your Majesty has to weigh it carefully if he wants to move him, and besides, who else in the country will be Wen Ying's opponent now." Wu Teng didn't wait for Deng Yuanjue to speak, and replied first.

"Okay, let's not talk about that, tomorrow you take your clansmen back to Shouchun to settle down, and also have a good reunion with your second brother. Now that His Majesty has the last card in his hand, I'm going to see what tricks he can play next. Deng Yuanjue interrupted the two.

Deng Wenjie suddenly remembered something: "By the way, when I left Jianye, I heard news from the palace that His Majesty was sick, and it is said that this time it is very serious, will he ......?"

Although the words were not finished, everyone present understood what they meant.

Deng Yuanjue looked in the direction of Jian Ye and did not speak for a long time.

"Doctor Zhong, is my father's illness okay?" Prince Xiao Yan looked at the imperial doctor with a nervous expression.

Doctor Zhong sighed, shook his head lightly, and said, "Your Majesty is old, so you should have had a good rest and recuperation, but you refused, and you still worked day and night. Recently, with the matter of the third prince, I am too sad, and I am afraid that time is running out for this illness. ”

If Xiao Yan heard the news seven or eight years ago, he might still be happy in his heart, but now he really can't be happy, the Song Kingdom has changed from decline to prosperity in the past ten years, but it may have to change from prosperity to decline in the blink of an eye. And this decline may be worse than the situation of the backward Song State for more than ten years.

In the eyes of the people, the Song State is now a strong country, both in terms of the number of troops and the land area, it is directly catching up with the Qi State, and even the economic strength is also fully recovering.

But only they know that the strength of the Song State is strong in Chu, and the royal family has completely lost control over Chu. Once Deng Yuanjue decided to rebel, then his army of 600,000 could be like a devastating blow to this powerful Song State.

"Doctor Zhong, no matter what method you use, you must cure your father." Xiao Yan's emotions were a little out of control.

Xiao Daocheng, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes: "Yan'er, don't embarrass Doctor Zhong, I know it in my own body, while my mind is still sober now, our father and son will talk quietly." ”

When Doctor Zhong heard this, he hurriedly said goodbye.

Xiao Daocheng looked at Xiao Yan and said apologetically: "Originally, I wanted to solve all the family problems for you before handing over the country to you, but unfortunately in the end, the five major families solved four of them, and I was not able to solve the remaining one." ”

Xiao Yan's eyes were a little moist: "Father, don't worry, I will solve the general's problem." ”

Xiao Daocheng sighed: "It's difficult, you tell me, after I die, what do you plan to do with the general?" ”

Xiao Yan thought about this question countless times alone in the middle of the night, but there was no answer.

Seeing that Xiao Yan didn't speak, Xiao Daocheng continued: "After the fall of the four great families, there are not many people you can use in the court now, although Yuan Chengce, the chief lieutenant, is loyal, but his ability is limited, and he can't be used." Dasi Nong Gaoyi, who was in the position of Great Sima when he was in Qianchu, was a capable minister who governed the world, but his selfishness was too heavy. Fortunately, our Great Song Dynasty is not like Qianchu, Gao Yi brought a large family to build Ye, the foundation is still shallow, you can reuse him, but you can't reuse other Gao family people at the same time, otherwise the Gao family will become a new family. ”

"What about Da Sima?" Xiao Yan was most concerned about Yan Chixing, who was the only person in the Song Kingdom who could defend against Deng Yuanjue now.

Xiao Daocheng showed murderous anger: "If it weren't for the failure of this assassination of Deng Yuanjue, I would definitely give Yan Chixing death before I died." ”

Xiao Yan was shocked: "Why? Da Sima is not from a family, and his own ability is enough to rival the general and Tian Wuji. ”

Xiao Daocheng sneered: "It's because he is too capable that I want to kill him." Do you think you can handle such a person? ”

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head.

Xiao Daocheng said again: "Yan Chixing, like Deng Yuanjue, is an ambitious conspirator. He hates me to the core, can't I see it? If it weren't for him, maybe I'd have lived a few more years. ”

Xiao Yan was frightened by Xiao Daocheng's words: "Are you saying that Da Sima poisoned you?" ”

Xiao Daocheng nodded slightly: "I know my own body, although there is no evidence, but I am sure that he attacked me, he must have wanted to avenge Xiao Daoyuan's revenge." ”

Xiao Yan was furious: "This old man is so bold, I will send someone to summon him back." ”

Xiao Daocheng glared at him: "You are so impatient, how can I rest assured that I will hand over the country to you?" It would be nice if Che'er was still here, I suppressed him in the past to clear the way for you to take over the throne smoothly, but in this situation, if he is still alive, I will definitely abolish your crown prince and hand over the country to him. ”