"During this period of His Majesty's serious illness, the prince asked the forbidden army to block the palace gate and prevent anyone from entering or leaving, even if His Majesty left another edict, I am afraid that it will be destroyed by the prince." Xin Shoujian is just politically insensitive, and he still sees these methods very clearly.

"Regardless of whether Your Majesty has made another edict, as long as no one can come up with it, the crown prince can succeed to the throne. If you are still loyal to the royal family and don't want to see the Great Qi split, then you can only support him. Song Chong's tone was a little helpless.

Xin Shouji sighed and stopped talking, and the two entered Jiang Wushuang's dormitory, knelt in front of Jiang Wushuang's body with the ministers, and cried loudly.

After about a cup of tea, Jiang Huan Qin, the second prince dressed in filial piety clothes, stood up first and said to Jiang Huan Song and the ministers: "The sky cannot be without a day, the country cannot be without a king for a day, my father has died, but my Great Qi Kingdom will continue to pass it on." As the crown prince, the imperial brother should inherit the throne, and the younger brother implored the imperial brother to succeed to the throne immediately, continue to fulfill the will of his father, and complete the great cause of unifying the five countries of the mainland. ”

Jiang Huan Qin opened his mouth, and those Situ, Sikong and others, who had originally supported the prince, immediately responded one after another, for fear of slowing others down.

And Jiang Huan Song seemed to be deaf, and he kept kneeling in front of Jiang Wushuang's body and didn't speak, just looking at Song Chong and Xin Shouji with his spare eyes.

Jiang Huan Qin could guess his mind when he saw that the imperial brother didn't speak, so he asked the two: "Prime Minister and Da Sima, you two are my ministers of Daqi, shouldn't you come out to talk at this time?" ”

"Before answering His Highness's question, the old minister wants to ask where Gonggong Hong is? He was the most favored person of His Majesty during his lifetime, why did His Majesty not see his figure now that His Majesty has died? Seeing Jiang Huan Qin suddenly support the crown prince's accession to the throne, Song Chong was surprised, and at the same time, he couldn't help but admire Jiang Huan Song's methods, and he couldn't help but add a little more in his heart to inherit the throne of Great Qi.

Song Chong deliberately asked about the whereabouts of Gonggong Hong, just to test whether Jiang Wushuang had left an edict before his death, he knew that Gonggong Hong was a person who had no desires and no desires, and no matter how old he was, it was impossible to be bought by Jiang Huan Song.

Hearing this, Jiang Huan Song, who was kneeling in front of Jiang Wushuang's body, moved unnaturally and looked at Jiang Huan Qin coldly.

And Jiang Huan Qin felt a chill in his heart, knowing that if he didn't answer this question well, he would bring death to himself, so his eyes rolled: "After the death of his father, Gonggong Hong was sad and decided to die as a martyr, and just half an hour ago, he committed suicide by throwing himself into a well. ”

Song Chong naturally didn't believe this, but there was no evidence to prove that what Jiang Huan Qin said was a lie, and it was impossible to propose to salvage the body of Gonggong Hong from the well in front of the ministers, wouldn't it be clear to tell everyone that he didn't believe in the second prince and the crown prince.

"Where is the Third Highness at this time, why didn't His Majesty see him when he died, but the minister knew that he had returned to the palace a few days ago." Xin Shouji, who was born in the military, was concerned about Jiang Huanyan's safety, and saw that Song Chong asked Gonggong Hong to no avail, so he also asked about the third prince.

Jiang Huan Qin didn't speak this time, looked at Jiang Huan Song with his eyes, and thought to himself: "The death of the third child has nothing to do with me, you should settle this lie yourself." If my words are caught flawed, I will be the unlucky one. ”

Xin Shouji saw that he didn't agree, and his eyes also looked at Jiang Huan Song.

This time, Jiang Huan Song couldn't escape, so he had to say: "The third brother did return to the palace a few days ago, and he has been by his father's side these days. After the death of his father, the third brother cried and fainted, and when he woke up, he insisted that he was not filial, and his father refused to stay in Shangjing to accompany his father, but he hid alone in Jiaozhou and indulged in naval warfare. Now that his father has died, he decided to think about it behind closed doors in Jing Si Yuan, and at the same time keep filial piety for his father for three years. ”

"Confused, His Royal Highness is the military god of my Great Qi, if he feels unfilial to His Majesty, then the best way to repay is to lead the troops to pacify the world and realize His Majesty's long-cherished wish to unify the five countries, instead of closing himself up and thinking about it behind closed doors, I will go and wake him up." Xin Shouji really thought that Jiang Huanyan was thinking about it behind closed doors, and he was happy in his heart, and wanted to see him immediately.

"Wait." Jiang Huan Song saw that Xin Shouji was about to get up and go out, so he hurriedly stopped: "The third brother said, he hasn't seen anyone in the past three years, and it's better not to disturb Da Sima." Although the third brother is like a god with soldiers, his current state is not suitable for leading troops to fight again, so let him rest for a while, and after his mood is stable, it is not too late for Da Sima to persuade him. ”

Xin Shoujian did not doubt him, and felt that what the prince said also made some sense, so he held back his temperament for the time being, and planned to wait for him to stabilize his mood in a few days, and then go to Jing Siyuan to talk to Jiang Huanyan in depth.

Song Chong is no better than Xin Shouji, he doesn't believe Jiang Huan Song's words at all, and even from Jiang Huan Song's prevention of Xin Shouji's current visit to the third prince, he can conclude that Jiang Huanyan has been poisoned. But for the sake of the stability of the Qi country, he decided not to expose it for the time being.

"If Your Majesty does not leave an edict, then His Royal Highness should inherit the throne as the crown prince, but the old minister still wants to ask more, after the crown prince succeeds to the throne, how do you plan to place the general and the four princes?" Song Chong is still concerned about the stability of the Qi State, if Jiang Huan and Song want to kill the two, it will undoubtedly make the Qi State fall into disintegration.

"I wrote a letter half a month ago to summon the general and the fourth brother to return to Beijing, but I don't know why, after the fourth brother returned to Beijing, not only did he refuse to enter the palace, but he also had to return to Kaifeng. On the way back, the general also turned back to Xiangyang halfway, and I was still wondering if there was a misunderstanding in it, and I wanted to ask the prime minister to come forward to make peace, unify the mainland in the future, and point to them to contribute. Jiang Huan Song has been the crown prince for more than 30 years, and he is naturally clear about Song Chong's character, and knows what he is most worried about now, so he hinted that if he can persuade the two to submit to him, then he can also act as if nothing happened before, and he can also let the two continue to lead the army.

"If His Royal Highness succeeds to the throne, he is willing to announce to the world that the four princes will be crowned kings and the general will be dukes, and the old minister will be willing to come forward to persuade the two to return to Beijing." Song Chong thought to himself, if you are willing to agree to the title of the two, then I will support you to succeed to the throne. After sealing the titles of the two, Jiang Huan Song could not wait for them to return to Beijing and turn his face and take them down, if he did that, in the eyes of the world, he would not have any integrity at all.

Jiang Huan Song was overjoyed in his heart, waiting for Song Chong's support: "This is natural, the fourth brother and the general have fought for the country for many years, and in terms of merit, they should have been crowned kings and princes a long time ago, and even the prime minister and the great Sima should also be crowned marquis." ”

In order to win the support of the two, Jiang Huan Song also promised to give the two titles after he ascended the throne.

"Your Highness only needs to promise to treat the general and the four princes well, and as for the titles of the old minister and the big Sima, there is no need, so as not to make the two of them think too much." Song Chong rejected Jiang Huan Song's title, and hinted that if he made himself a marquis, it would make Tian Wuji and the others suspect that they had received his benefits, so they came forward to be lobbyists, but it would not have the effect of convincing them.

Jiang Huan Song understood his hint and made sense when he thought about it, so he agreed.

Three days later, the crown prince Jiang Huan Song succeeded to the throne of Qi with the support of Prime Minister Song Chong and Da Sima Xin Shouji.

After Jiang Huan Song succeeded to the throne, he ordered a general amnesty for the world, and at the same time crowned the second prince Jiang Huan Qin as the king of Zhao, the third prince Jiang Huanyan as the king of Lu, the fourth prince Jiang Huan Chu as the king of Jin, Jiang Wan'er as the eldest princess, and the general Tian Wuji as the Duke of Anguo, and ordered Jiang Huan Chu, Jiang Wan'er and Tian Wuji to return to Beijing as soon as possible to attend the funeral of the first emperor Jiang Wushuang.

The reason why Jiang Huanyan was named King Lu was also deliberately to give people in the world the illusion that the three princes were still alive.

The news soon spread to Rongcheng, and the Jiang Huan Chu brothers and sisters all fainted in tears after hearing the news of their father's death.

After Shi Yu learned that the two of them had woken up, he and Zu Qingzhi came to visit, along with Ning Buqu, the former cavalry general of the Yan Kingdom.

After Ning Buqu learned of the destruction of the Yan Kingdom in Naha and that his father Ning Zefeng was forced to death by Zhu Tingxun's father and son, he bid farewell to Takenaka Shigeji and rushed back to Jinxing with the masters of the Ghost Shadow Gate to worship his deceased father.

After Ning Buqu lived in front of Ning Zefeng's grave for a few days, he walked out of his grief under the persuasion of the people of the Ghost Shadow Sect and decided to take them to rebuild the sect.

At this time, the Yan Kingdom had been occupied by the Qi State, and if he wanted to rebuild the Ghost Shadow Gate on the original site, the difficulty would undoubtedly increase several times, so Ning Buqu took everyone to Rongcheng again, wanting to seek help from the Tianluo Sect, and happened to meet Jiang Huan Chu who had fled.

In front of Jiang Huan Chu, Shi Zhen felt that there was no need to hide it from him, when the Qi army attacked Nanjun City, it was the fact that the Tianluo Sect rescued Ning Buqu. Anyway, he could guess that if he concealed it again, several people would be embarrassed by each other when they met in the future.

Jiang Huan Chu and Ning Buqu are both people who have just lost their loved ones, and when they meet this time, they can't help but feel a little sympathetic.

"Your Highness, General Tian Kangyou has just sent a message saying that Prime Minister Song Chong has written a letter to advise you, the eldest princess and General Tian to return to Beijing to attend your father's funeral, and he promises that Emperor Qi will not harm your lives during this period." Shi pre-took out Song Chong's letter and handed it to Jiang Huan Chudao.

Jiang Huan Chu glanced at it slightly, then crumpled the letter and threw it aside, and snorted coldly: "Big brother just named me the king of Jin, of course I believe that he will not harm our lives, but I am more sure that as soon as I return to Beijing with the general, I will be placed under house arrest by him, and I will be trapped in a hut for the rest of my life, slowly wasting the years." It's not that Song Chong doesn't understand this, but he still wrote to us, just to ask me and the general to sacrifice ourselves for the stability of Daqi. ”

"Yes, Jiang Huan Song's trick is quite poisonous, if you return to Beijing, the result will be the same as you expected. But if you don't return to Beijing, the consequences are unimaginable, Emperor Qi named you the king of Jin, but you refuse to return to Beijing to keep filial piety for your father, then the whole world will think that you are disloyal and unfilial, even if you are in the army, I am afraid that there will be a group of people who have opinions about you. Shi prepaid a sigh.