Xiao Yan was very unhappy when he heard this, if it weren't for Xiao Che being dead, relying on Xiao Daocheng's words, he would have to bury a disaster for the future.

"Yan'er knows that she is not as good as the third brother, if the third brother is still alive, Yan'er is willing to give up the position of the crown prince, and will do her best to assist the third brother Kuang Fu Sheji." Xiao Yan's words were a bit against his will.

Xiao Daocheng also knew that there was no point in talking about this anymore, so he changed the topic: "Da Sima, this man is a wolf and ambitious, but now you have no one else available besides him." If only Shi Luosheng and Liu Zixuan were still here, the talents of the two of them were enough to match Deng Yuanjue and Yan Chixing, and we would not be as passive as we are today. ”

Until now, Xiao Daocheng still didn't know that Shi Luosheng was still alive, although he knew that the southwest region of Chu had been integrated by a force, but he only knew that this force belonged to a gang called Tianluo Sect, and the leader was called Shi Xuan.

"For Yan Chixing, you have to be like I did to Deng Yuanjue back then, the military side can be completely handed over to him, without any interference. But he is never allowed to interfere in politics, whether it is the court or the locality, he cannot promote a person from him. Xiao Daocheng admonished.

If Yan Chixing, who has a strong enemy outside, dares to rebel, he will be accused of being a chaotic minister and thief, and he will lose the support of the people. At that time, Deng Yuanjue will immediately send troops to destroy him under the banner of avenging Xiao Yan.

Xiao Daocheng also thought of the forces of the rivers and lakes: "I heard that the Tiandaomen has all been relocated to Shouchun, whether they are gone, staying will also be Deng Yuanjue's internal response in the future." Although the Heavenly Sword Gate is gone, the rivers and lakes cannot be chaotic, and the chivalrous use of force to violate the ban, we must support a gate faction close to our royal family, and use them to deter the small rivers and lakes, otherwise these scattered forces in the rivers and lakes will also become a hidden danger of civil unrest, and Yan Chixing's Divine Eagle Fort can temporarily take over the position of the Heavenly Sword Gate. ”

Xiao Yan listened silently, nodding from time to time, he knew that this might be the last time he listened to his father's teachings.

An hour later, Xiao Daocheng looked a little tired: "Okay, I've already said everything I should say, and the rest is up to you." Go and call Yin'er, Yuan Taiwei and Da Si Nong, but unfortunately Yu'er is not by my side now. ”

Since Tian Yulong's death, the second prince Xiao Yu has been transferred to the most remote Longchuan County to serve as Taishou, and he has not returned to Jianye for almost ten years.

Yuan Chengce and the three of them knew that Xiao Daocheng was terminally ill, so they had been waiting outside the door for a long time, and when they heard Xiao Yan's summons, they immediately walked in.

When the three of them came in, they found that Xiao Daocheng was not lying on the bed, but sitting neatly dressed at the desk, although his face was haggard, his majesty was undiminished.

Yuan Chengce was worried about Xiao Daocheng's body: "Your Majesty, why are you up, Doctor Zhong said that you need to rest more..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Daocheng stretched out his hand to stop him: "My time is running out, and the Great Song and the crown prince will be entrusted to you in the future." Both of them are pillars of the country, and now that the country has reached a critical moment of survival, it is up to you to decide whether you can help the new emperor tide over the difficulties. ”

Yuan Chengce and the three of them knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers will do their best to bow down and die." ”

Xiao Daocheng looked at Xiao Yin kindly: "I know that you have been blaming me in your heart for so many years, and I will leave immediately, do you still blame me?" ”

Xiao Yin couldn't cry for a long time: "Erchen doesn't dare to blame his father, it's Erchen who is not sensible and doesn't understand his father's painstaking efforts, and Erchen will definitely assist the new monarch well in the future, and will never allow anyone to infringe on the country of my Great Song Dynasty." ”

Seeing that Xiao Daocheng was about to die, Xiao Yan was about to ascend the throne, he had fought for the storage position but did not attack him, and now he did not express his position, but he was afraid that after Xiao Yan ascended the throne in the future, he would be the first to take the knife on himself.

Xiao Daocheng nodded with satisfaction, glanced at Xiao Yan with anticipation, and then left for the west.

Three days later, the crown prince Xiao Yan became the new emperor of the Song State under the support of the imperial commander Yuan Chengce and the great Si Nong Gao Yi.

After Xiao Yan ascended the throne, according to Xiao Daocheng's instructions, he named the great prince Xiao Yin as the king of Liang, and the general Deng Yuanjue as the king of Wei. Even Xiao Yu, the second prince who came from afar to mourn, was crowned King of Qi.

Xiao Daocheng died, although Deng Yuanjue did not go to Jianye in person to mourn, but he also sent Wu Shiqi to go on his behalf, he has now been crowned King of Wei, and he can have his own subordinate officials in his own princes, so there is no need to worry that Wu Shiqi will be detained by Xiao Yan. If Xiao Yan really dared to do this, it would give him a reason to send troops.

Xiao Daocheng, the enemy of his life, died, and Deng Yuanjue was not as happy as he imagined, but sighed in his heart. Opponents often help themselves more than friends, if it were not for Xiao Daocheng, today's Deng Yuanjue would not have sat on most of the Chu land and became the king in the south.

Shi Luosheng, Liu Zixuan and others, who were far away in Rongcheng, were also very emotional when they received the news, during this time Xiao Che and Xiao Daocheng passed away one after another, which reminded him of a lot of time with these two people before, although Xiao Daocheng used him to deal with Deng Yuanjue, but it is undeniable that there is no Shi Luosheng without Xiao Dao's achievements today.

As for Xiao Che, except for some disputes between the two families and the imperial power at the beginning of their acquaintance, most of the time they were personal friendships. Especially at Kowloon Waterfall, the two can be said to be friends of life and death.

Regarding Xiao Che's death, although Shi Luosheng is not clear about the specific process, judging from the results, Bacheng is Deng Yuanjue's conspiracy. How could Xiao Che rebel and die at the hands of Tian Wuji?

"Xiao Daocheng is dead, and a new round of war between Qi and Song is about to break out, right?" Liu Zixuan, who was accompanying Shi Luosheng, asked.

Shi Luosheng shook his head: "Xiao Daocheng is gone, the world will indeed intensify the turmoil, but there will be no war between Qi and Song in the short term." Tian Wuji's troops were stationed in Chudi, and his original intention was to fight a war of attrition with Deng Yuanjue, but after three years, it did not have any effect. I think they will withdraw their troops soon. ”

"Withdraw troops? Is the Qi Congress so peaceful? Are they going to fight Yan again? Liu Zixuan reacted.

Shi Luosheng nodded: "Yes, and it is very likely that Tian Wuji will join Deng Yuanjue to send troops to attack Yan." ”

Liu Zixuan was surprised: "The two of them join forces? How is this possible? ”

"How is it impossible, don't forget that the Chu State was taken by the two of them together, and it is completely feasible to cooperate again to take the Yan State." Shi Luosheng said with a smile.

Liu Zixuan still didn't believe it, you must know that the two of them are still fighting now, how can they say that they will join forces.

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Shi Luosheng explained: "Deng Yuanjue, Jiang Wushuang and Tian Wuji are all politicians, and they only think about their own interests. Now that they can't get any benefits from fighting, it is better to stop and join forces to deal with Yan Guo. Needless to say, the relationship between Qi and Yan has been at war for many years, and Yan has always been the number one target of Qi State. ”

"As for the relationship between Deng Yuanjue and Yan Guo." Shi Luosheng paused and asked, "Let me ask you first, if Deng Yuanjue wants to stand on behalf of Song, what will he do?" ”

Liu Zixuan scratched his head: "He is Xiao Yanfeng's King of Wei, so naturally it is impossible to directly lead troops to attack the Song Dynasty, otherwise he will be a chaotic minister and thief, and he will be spurned by the people of the world." The best way is to let Xiao Yan give him his own Zen position, or Xiao Yan suddenly dies, and he will set up another new monarch who is easy to control, and finally take the line of Zen concession. ”

Shi Luosheng said with a smile: "You are right, Deng Yuanjue may have moved the Heavenly Sword Gate back to Shouchun out of this consideration. But because of Yan Chixing's existence, he couldn't do so. In terms of masters, the Condor Castle is not inferior to the Heavenly Sword Gate. In terms of qualifications and status, Yan Chixing debuted earlier than him, if he wasn't from a family, today's general would be Yan Chixing. ”

Liu Zixuan's eyes lit up: "Since Chan can't go through, let the Song Kingdom be destroyed, and then Deng Yuanjue is re-establishing it." ”

Shi Luosheng clapped his hands: "That's right, who will be able to destroy the Song Dynasty?" ”

Liu Zixuan patted his head: "Deng Yuanjue and Tian Wuji first joined forces to destroy Yan, and then let the army of Qi go to destroy the Song Dynasty, and then he shared the rank with Tian Wuji under the banner of reviving the Song Kingdom." ”

Shi Luosheng smiled and asked, "Now do you still think that it is impossible for them to join forces?" ”

Liu Zixuan touched his head a little embarrassedly: "Isn't this kid Ning Unyielding going to suffer, Yan Guoguang can't win against a Qi country, not to mention one more Deng Yuanjue." We don't have many friends, Xiao Che is dead, you have to find a way to save Ning Buxiu. ”

Hearing this, Shi Luosheng was very ashamed: "Zixuan is indeed a true temperament, the first thing he thinks about when the two countries are at war is the safety of his friends, and a politician like himself thinks of what he can do to benefit from it when they go to war." ”

"Alas, you didn't know about Ning Bu Qu coming to Naha last time, if Yan Guo was really going to die, he would definitely die for the country, it was not easy to save him." Shi Luosheng let out a long sigh.

"That's not up to him, when that day comes, I'll definitely knock him out and bring him back." Liu Zixuan clenched his fists.

Shi Luosheng patted him lightly on the back, but did not speak.

Just as Shi Luosheng expected, a month after Xiao Yan ascended the throne, Tian Wuji and Jiang Huanchu successively led troops to withdraw to Shangjing. Soon, Tian Wuji's chief staff Xu Ce visited Shouchun on the orders of Jiang Wushuang.

He stayed in Shouchun City for half a month before leaving, during which he talked to Deng Yuanjue and no one knew. It seems that there are not many people who care, they are more concerned about why the new monarch of the Song State ascended the throne, and the Qi State sent envoys to visit as a belligerent country, and it was not Jianye, the capital of the Song State, but a vassal state, what does this mean?

Just when the world was still confused, Sun Zhongmou, the general of Qi State, sent 100,000 troops to force Hanzhong City in Yan State.

Half a month later, Emperor Jiang Wushuang of Qi took Tian Wuji as the main general and Jiang Huanchu as the deputy general, leading 100,000 troops out of Nanyang to attack the southern county city of Yan State.