"Big brother, the third child is coming back tomorrow, why don't you wait for your father to die before calling him back, what if he meets his father and the emperor and his father really makes another edict?" In the Tai*zhong who went to Beijing, after Jiang Huan Qin knew the whereabouts of his third brother, he immediately came to Jiang Huan Song to discuss.

Jiang Huan Song didn't answer, but asked, "Where is the fourth general Hetian now?" ”

"According to your instructions, I asked the messenger to deliberately deliver the letter to them two days late, they are still halfway now, and the fourth child should be able to arrive two days earlier than General Tian."

"Well done, it's not my intention to call them back now, but my father wants to see them again before he dies. At that time, the prime minister and Da Sima were both on the scene, and I couldn't help but obey orders. But that's okay, let the third child come back first, after he and his father have met, we can determine whether the father has the idea of making another edict. Jiang Huan Song looked confident.

But Jiang Huan Qin looked worried: "The third brother not only has 250,000 troops in his hands, but the entire Daqi naval army is also under his control, speaking of which, he has more military power than the general's, if the father really changes the fourth child as the heir, then with the relationship between the two of them, we really have no chance at all." ”

Jiang Huan Song smiled coldly: "Yes, we didn't have a chance originally, but when my father summoned them back, it became a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us." The third, fourth, plus General Tian, the three of them have three-quarters of the strength of our Great Qi, even if the father does not change the edict, if they join forces to rebel, we will not be able to resist it. But now there is a war going on on the front line, and my father's intention is only to let the three of them come back, and he has not ordered the withdrawal of the army, so they can only come back alone. ”

Jiang Huan Qin reacted immediately: "I see, as long as they enter the palace, then life and death will be controlled by us, and after you ascend the throne, you can justifiably take back their military power." ”

"If my father has no intention of changing the edict, and the three of them are willing to obediently hand over their military power, then not only will I not kill them, but I will also crown the third and fourth children as kings, and General Tian will inevitably be crowned a duke. But if they don't know what to do, don't blame me for not talking about brotherhood. Jiang Huan Song didn't want to bear the infamy of killing his brother and killing heroes after he ascended the throne, so he thought about the chips in advance, but he himself knew that the possibility of the other party accepting it was extremely low, and most of the time he still had to meet the two younger brothers.

Jiang Huanyan, who was extremely talented in both military and politics, made a mistake this time, he was completely immersed in the grief of Jiang Wushuang's imminent death, and he was completely unaware of the impending danger. Perhaps he overestimated the brotherhood with Jiang Huan Song and others, and felt that he had never participated in the battle for the storage position, and although Jiang Wushuang was seriously ill, he did not pass away at this time, and his two elder brothers would not attack him now.

Returning to Shangjing without stopping, he rode a fast horse all the way and galloped towards the palace. The palace guards saw that it was the third prince who had made great achievements, and no one dared to stop him.

"Father, why did you suddenly get sick, I was fine when I left." Seeing Jiang Wushuang's sickly face, thin as withered, and the fierce and domineering in the past, Jiang Huanyan couldn't help but shed tears of sadness.

Jiang Wushuang's heart was moved, his son was indifferent by nature, and he usually had nothing to make him feel for except the sea, but he didn't expect that now he would actually cry for himself. You must know that in the emperor's family, the prince's tears are fake, and they wish they would die early and vacate their positions so that they can ascend the throne themselves.

"It's good for you to come back, third child." Jiang Wushuang's face was full of kindness, and he stroked Jiang Huanyan's face with his hand and continued: "I have reigned for nearly forty years, and I have single-handedly built this powerful Qi State, but I can't see it unify the five kingdoms with my own eyes, it's really a little unwilling. ”

Jiang Huanyan hurriedly said: "No, father, you will get better, you give your sons another three years, no, as long as two years, Song, Qin, Chu and Deng Yuanjue are all the last of the strong crossbows, and the sons will definitely be able to destroy them within two years." ”

Jiang Wushuang smiled and said open-mindedly: "I believe that you have this ability, but in the seventy years of the world, compared with the world, it is like a dream. I have regrets, but I don't know it's another kind of perfection. ”

Jiang Huanyan was even more sad when she heard this, and just blindly complained about why she didn't join the battlefield earlier, so that Jiang Wushuang could see the unification of the five countries in her lifetime.

Jiang Wushuang comforted: "Okay, don't blame yourself anymore." If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, I wouldn't have called you back at the most critical time on the front. It's okay that the fourth child hasn't arrived now, it just so happens that I have something to ask you first, and you have to answer me truthfully. After speaking, Jiang Wushuang seemed to have regained his former majesty.

Jiang Huanyan knelt on the ground: "If my father has something to ask, my son doesn't dare to hide it." ”

Jiang Wushuang nodded: "I know in my heart that the eldest child, the second child, and the fourth child have been fighting openly and secretly for the throne all these years, but you have never participated, did you really not think about inheriting the throne or did you deliberately hide it?" ”

Jiang Huanyan was surprised for a while: "I didn't hide it from my father, I did think about it when my son was young, but later I saw that the eldest brother and the second brother were killing each other in order to fight for the throne, and I couldn't bear it, so I stayed away from Shangjing and lived in Jiaozhou with my master." ”

Jiang Wushuang sighed: "I and all the courtiers have misjudged you, everyone thinks that you are indifferent by nature and will do whatever it takes to achieve your goals, so I have never considered you in the selection of the storage position." thinks that even if you succeed to the throne, you will not be diligent in government and love the people, on the contrary, you will frequently launch foreign wars and trap the people in fire and water, so it will be a matter of time before my great qi is destroyed. ”

Jiang Huanyan knelt on the ground and didn't give any explanation, just listened silently.

Jiang Wushuang continued: "The naval battles you participated in in the past were excessively radical and caused a lot of criticism. But I know that those are pirates, and if you use leniency against them, you will only encourage their arrogance, and more people will suffer. Ever since you took over the Navy, I have not received any news of an attack on an overseas caravan or a harassment of the coastal population, which is proof that you are right. ”

Jiang Huanyan shed tears again when she heard this, this time it was not because of Jiang Wushuang's illness, but because she had been controversial for so many years, and now someone can finally understand herself, this person is still the most beloved father in her heart.

Jiang Wushuang patted Jiang Huanyan's head lightly, and continued: "This time, you led the army to attack Yan, changing the style of fighting naval battles in the past, not only did not commit any offense against the people, but also allowed them to help us destroy our own country in turn, which is extremely rare in the history of the entire continent, even General Tian was willing to give up his military command, which shows that you have won his respect." ”

"Later, after you succeeded in cutting Yan, you continued to attack Chu, and in just one battle, you defeated Xiakou City, which General Tian had not been able to capture for three years, and then he was like a bamboo all the way, killing Deng Yuanjue, the number one general in the world, without the power to resist. This not only shocked the ministers, but also my performance for you. ”

"Now that I know, the eldest and second only do things according to their own likes and dislikes, and rarely think about others, even if I pass the throne to them, they are by no means Mingjun. Although the fourth child is much better than these two, his pattern and mind can only allow him to take care of the things in front of him, and he may not be able to see clearly in the long run. Only among the four princes is you truly benevolent, caring for the people, if you succeed to the throne, you will definitely be able to protect the territory and the people, defend the territory, and benefit the people. Speaking of this, Jiang Wushuang looked at Jiang Huanyan with a proud face.

And Jiang Huanyan, who was kneeling on the ground, obviously never thought that Jiang Wushuang would actually think so highly of herself, and she couldn't help but feel a little at a loss.

"I'm telling you now that I want to pass on the throne to you to inherit, I wonder if you're willing to accept it?" Jiang Wushuang saw Jiang Huanyan's expression, and his heart was even more satisfied, which was enough to show that he really hadn't thought about fighting for the storage position before, so he decided to say his thoughts at the last moment of his life that he had never discussed with others.

Jiang Huanyan was completely stunned at this time, and it took a while to react: "I also ask my father to take back his fate, my son is lazy by nature, and he is not the best candidate to succeed to the throne." ”

If someone else said this, Jiang Wushuang would definitely feel hypocritical, but from Jiang Huanyan's mouth, he didn't have a trace of doubt: "Oh? So let's talk about who is the best candidate? ”

Jiang Huanyan didn't expect her father to ask this, so she had to say: "The best candidate is already in my father's heart, no matter who my father chooses as his successor, my son will do his best to assist." ”

Jiang Wushuang said tentatively: "If I let the crown prince succeed to the throne, what do you think?" ”

"The eldest brother has been the crown prince for many years, and his political experience is also the richest among our brothers, if he succeeds to the throne, my Daqi will be able to prosper." It was about the heir of Daqi, and Jiang Huanyan was not sure whether his father really wanted to pass on the throne to the crown prince or whether he intended to test himself, so he had to adhere to the principle of self-preservation.

"Then what do you think if I plan to pass the throne to the fourth?" Jiang Wushuang then threw out the next question.

"The fourth brother has a pure character, if he succeeds to the throne, it will be a blessing for the people. In the past ten years, the fourth brother has made contributions to the battlefield, and the soldiers are also convinced of him, and it is most suitable for him to succeed his father and complete the great cause of unifying the five countries. The tendencies of Jiang Huanyan's words are very obvious, the crown prince succeeds to the throne, can only ensure that Daqi does not go downhill, but whether it can unify the five countries is unknown, after all, the military heart is not on his side, after he ascends the throne, he has to find a way to take back the military power, and replace the generals who can fight well in Daqi now.

But Jiang Huan Chu is different, he can not only lead the Qi State to continue to be strong, but also lead the people to common prosperity, the most important thing, the soldiers in the army are all of his heart, he wants to unify the five countries, naturally it is much easier than the prince.