Late at night, in the palace, the eldest prince still hadn't fallen asleep.

The guard at the door walked in and respectfully reported, "Your Highness, Chief Lionheart has arrived." ”

The eldest prince was overjoyed and said, "Quick, let him in." ”

Lionheart was still dressed in a neat military uniform, and there was no tiredness on his face, and he saluted: "Xiaguan Lionheart has seen the chief!" ”

"No need to be polite. Come and sit. The eldest prince greeted and sat down on the chair next to him. The guards served tea and retreated.

The eldest prince sighed: "You fought a very good battle, playing the momentum of our extreme east, and also playing a country for me." ”

"The chief is serious. This is the credit of the officers and men of the entire theater of operations. Lionheart said modestly.

The eldest prince smiled, didn't explore too much, and sighed: "When we came from Youdu, I still had no power and no soldiers, and I didn't expect to become the highest commander in the war zone today. You don't hesitate to go against Prince Chu for me, and I won't treat you badly. Again, I believe your words, you said that you can lead your troops across the river and win a beautiful battle. I believe you. You didn't let me down either. Our royal family is very direct, you say, what do you want? ”

Lionheart excused himself, "Thank you, sir, for your kindness." As long as the commander can hold on to the military power and succeed to the throne smoothly, I have nothing else to ask for. I just want to always have the opportunity to serve by your side. ”

"Hahaha. It is impossible to do without what you want. Since childhood, this prince has understood a truth, everything is motivated. There is nothing groundless, a good thing for no reason. You say, what do you want? Power? Troops? A party of princes? Or a stunning beauty? ”

Lionheart remained unmoved: "Sir, I have all of what you said. Power, troops, I am now the division seat of the forbidden army, thanks to the commander's refusal to give up, I still control the forbidden army. I don't have any extravagant hopes for one of the princes, and now that the Emperor of the Great Wind has hit my family, I just want to follow the chief all the time. As for beauty, I don't have the mind to do that yet, and besides, it's not easy to find someone you can trust and really like. And I only know how to march and fight, and I can't get along with those delicate girls. ”

The eldest prince laughed: "It's really rare that you don't have a good face at your age." Although your requirements are a bit high, I think of a beautiful woman, do you also like Governor Mu? Do you want to marry her? ”

Lionheart shook his head: "Governor Mu Bingxue is smart and a stunning beauty, so she is naturally the goddess in the hearts of many men, but unfortunately she has too many suitors." I don't think I'm worthy of her. I really don't want to talk about children. At present, my heart only wants to make a contribution to the Governor and the Far East. ”

"Good!! Do you have such a heart? Have you thought about what I said today? If there is a big counterattack, I will make you the deputy commander, can you be confident? The eldest prince said happily.

Lionheart shook his head: "My qualifications are not enough to be the deputy marshal. The position of the commander is naturally that you continue to sit, and for the position of deputy marshal, you can consider Governor Mu, and even Mu Anchen, as well as the Imperial Forest Army and the Expeditionary Force, they are all much better than me. While everyone was trying to break their heads for a counteroffensive, I was worried about the huge crisis that the commander was facing in front of him. ”

The eldest prince sighed: "I said it today, right?" Now we have troops and morale, but we lack money. I think I am in the extreme east, and I have been reduced to the point where I have no money to fight. ”

Lion thought for a while, suddenly knelt in front of the eldest prince, and said in a deep voice: "Sir, now the Far Eastern Empire is facing another terrifying danger, and if you are not careful, you may even destroy the country, and I hope that the chief can rise head-on for the sake of the empire and for the general righteousness." ”

The eldest prince frowned, he seemed to have thought of something, but he didn't want to say it himself. After a long while, he whispered: "What are you talking about about the crisis?" And what will be sacrificed to save? ”

Lionheart's body trembled, and the last sentence that the eldest prince said obviously already knew what was going to happen. As the future Kayun XVII, he grew up in the palace struggle since he was a child, and it is impossible not to discover such a big crisis, and at the same time, the eldest prince even thought of a solution.

Lionheart said in a low voice: "Mu Anchen brought a large army to support, this is a great thing. We finally have the capital to fight for. But at the moment, we are facing another reputational, political, and popular problem. How can the royal family explain to everyone in the world why Mu Anchen is still alive? Everyone knows that this is a fire that Yi Zhengqi was in the beginning, if Mu Anchen didn't die, does that mean that the royal family's verdict is wrong? His Majesty Kayun originally ordered Yi Zheng to be sentenced to be a wanted criminal, and he would not be allowed to return to Youdu for the rest of his life, etc., how many people would have a reaction?

Of course, there is nothing to be afraid of on weekdays. But a big counterattack is about to be launched in front of him, and it is when the royal family is crumbling that it can no longer bear such huge losses. The most important thing is Yi Zhengqi's reaction and the reaction of the Chaoge army. They are now heroes in the hearts of civilians. They are all private soldiers who are easy to recruit, and they are big warlords. Do you remember, sir? At the time of Yi Zhengqi's assassination, the entire Chaoge army was in turmoil, and they even dared to surround the imperial palace......"

The eldest prince interrupted Lionheart's words: "I know what you said, I also understand the consequences of Mu Anchen's sudden appearance in front of the world, and I also understand what the Chaoge Army is like." What exactly do you want to say when you say so much? ”

Lionheart gritted his teeth: "The lower officials think that all this is caused by Yi Zhengqi." As long as Yi Zhengqi is killed, the entire Far Eastern Empire will be able to unite in an instant, such as ......"

"Bastard!!" The eldest prince was furious, his eyes widened and he was almost about to eat people, he pointed at Lionheart and scolded: "This makes sense, where has your conscience gone? Yi Zhengqi traveled thousands of miles to defend the empire with the Chaoge army, if it weren't for his and Mu Zhijing's sincere surrender, I would never have been able to sit in the position of the supreme commander today. If it weren't for the allegiance of his heroic army, it would not have been possible to win the hearts and minds of the common people, did you let me innocently kill a great hero? ”

Lionheart didn't dare to raise his head, but his voice didn't change, and he said in a deep voice: "I also feel sorry for General Yi. However, the immediate crisis can only be resolved by killing him alone. Sir, I beg you to let me finish. After saying that, I volunteered to go to the Great Army Division to ambush the military law. ”

The eldest prince snorted coldly, neither agreeing nor objecting.

Lionheart said sentence by sentence: "The appearance of Mu Anchen must have made the entire empire boil. In the bloody case of the Heavenly Prison that year, not only Mu Anchen, but also the prince, the imperial uncle, and even the members of the Senate were sacrificed. Let me ask, how do you want Your Majesty to explain this question? Was it a pre-planned event? sacrificed the prince, and the imperial uncle came to cover up the plan? Let the current big hero easily recruit him to bear the infamy and be exiled, what will the commoners think of the royal family?

The eldest prince, having a Prince of Chu is enough for a headache. If the other Imperial Branches take advantage of this matter to seize power and pour sewage on you. Of course, the prince is self-purifying, and it will be okay to be upright. But what about Your Majesty? What about the reputation of the royal family? What will the army, civilians, and neighboring countries think and do if they misunderstand that the royal family is like that?

Seriously, all the civilians are centrifuged, the warlords everywhere will have different intentions, and the emperor will take the opportunity to build momentum, and the power that the eldest prince has so hard won will be in vain immediately. Therefore, the royal family will never be able to admit this. can only be wrong, saying that it was easy to recruit him to set fire back then, Mu Anchen was lucky not to die, and secretly trained soldiers. This is the only way to cover up this catastrophe. ”

The eldest prince shook his head: "This is equivalent to ruining Yi Zheng's achievements in his life, he may be able to get away with it, but it is impossible to continue to stay in the army." This is the fault of our royal family, how can we blame him. No, he's been carrying the black cauldron for so many years. Now he has also shown his loyalty, this man is rare for a thousand years, and I want to restore his innocence. ”

"The eldest prince thinks twice. Let me finish. ”

"What else is there to say?"

Lionheart said in a deep voice: "What I said above is just one of them. Even if the eldest prince thinks that the reputation of the royal family is not important, His Majesty's reputation is not important. Even if the commoners in the world are centrifugal, the emperor's seizure of the throne must also be easy to claim his innocence. So, has the eldest prince considered military power?

You do have military power now. But you and I both know that these are warlords. Yi Zheng was a big warlord in his own right. They will not be reconciled, as long as our war situation is a little clearer, these warlords will pull up their own soldiers and leave, and become warlords in various places. Leaving the royal family fighting to the death with the Gale Empire, they finally reaped the benefits of the fishermen.

I dare say that the Imperial Guards will do it, so will the Asaga, and even many, many armies that we seem to believe in. You have to plan ahead, now is the best time to consolidate your position, you are the supreme commander, put up your majesty now, make an example of the monkeys, let them know that no matter who dares to turn away from the royal family, there is only one way to die. And Yi Zhengqi is the best victim. ”

The eldest prince snorted and sneered twice, and said: "We don't have to use killing chickens and monkeys, there will be other methods, take a step back and say, even if it is killed, it is not necessary to kill an outstanding general like Yi Zhengqi." ”

"Troubled times use heavy codes. Now the most effective method, and the most direct method, is to suppress it by bloody means. This group is all soldiers, they don't understand any reason at all, and only if they know the strength of the royal family, they will be afraid. It's not okay to kill others, at least there must be a weight that is easy to levie. ”

The eldest prince said: "Yi Zhengqi is the leader of the first army, and the others are also the leaders of the first army. Why should I kill a general who took the initiative to join me? The Imperial Foresters, the Expeditionary Force, and even the people you Forbidden Army let me choose. Let's just say that An Ou of the Second Snow Division, this imperial branch with a different heart, wouldn't it be right for me to kill him? ”

Lionheart slowly raised his head, looked at the eldest prince, and said slowly: "This is exactly what I want to tell the prince." Next, it is time for us to complete the transaction with Yi Zhengqi. He also wanted Anou's head. However, Anou and Yi Zhengqi are no longer two people's business. Great Prince, will you choose the Second Snow Division to stand by your side or choose the Chaoge Army? ”

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