At the beginning of the first year of Taining, Song Yuan entered Hanzhong from Yongzhou through Chencang Road with a secret mission, and arrived in Chengdu after more than a month. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

With the assistance of the Military Intelligence Agency, Song Yuan spent more than half a month to get a clear picture of Cheng Han inside and outside.

Subsequently, after careful consideration, Song Yuan placed the object of use on Li Xiong's eldest son, Li Yue, the general of the official residence.

Because Li Xiong's wife Ren has no children, this can't help but make Li Xiongshu's sons have the ambition to inherit the great cause, especially the eldest son Li Yue is the most enthusiastic.

After all, according to the primogeniture inheritance system of Huaxia Yan, Li Yue is the most qualified of Li Xiong's sons to serve as the crown prince.

However, what the Li Yue brothers didn't expect was that Li Xiong let his son not choose, and faintly wanted to make his brother Li Ban the prince.

As a result, as soon as the news came out, it was unanimously opposed by Cheng Han.

Not only did the civil and military officials accuse Li Xiong of acting recklessly, but even his uncle Li Xiang, the Taifu of Li Xiang, constantly advised Li Xiong, saying: "The first king must establish his or her own son, and he must establish his or her own son, and he will prevent usurpation from ancient times." ”

But in the face of the collective opposition of Cheng Han's civil and military forces, Li Xiong put on a look of being iron-hearted and insisted on his own opinion. Every time the court discussed a major event, Li Xiong always summoned his nephew Li Ban to watch, and anyone with a discerning eye knew at a glance that this was training Li Ban to be the successor.

And Li Ban's performance was not bad, he always looked like a humble corporal, courteous and law-abiding, and gradually gathered a lot of people around him.

Seeing that Li Ban was not a prince and looked like a prince, and he knew each other well with his father Li Xiong's 'father and son', Li Yue, Li Qi and other brothers all hated it, but they were forced by Li Xiong's power to temporarily bow their heads.

Originally, Li Xiong wanted to insist on appointing his nephew Li Ban as the crown prince, but with the bad relations with Yan State, Cheng Han was about to face the threat of life and death, so Li Xiong had to temporarily suspend the dispute over the prince and shift his energy to Lianjin to resist Yan.

Since Prime Minister Fan Ben brought back the news that King Yan had the intention to become Han last year, Cheng Han suddenly panicked. The lord of the country, Li Xiong, had to recruit young and strong troops to expand his troops in order to strengthen the front-line protection of Hanzhong.

At the same time, Prime Minister Fan Ben put forward a proposal to unite Wang Dun to fight against King Yan, which was unanimously approved by Cheng Han.

And the general Wang Dun also did not disappoint Cheng Han, not only readily agreed to form an alliance with Cheng Han, but also sent Kui An to bring the Jinqi Hu Jing cavalry into aid of Cheng Han.

However, no one expected that the arrival of Kui'an not only greatly increased the confidence of Cheng Han, but also intensified the battle for the heir, which had been somewhat calmed.

Kui An originally crossed the river to join Wang Dun in desperation, and he had no loyalty to Wang Dun.

As Wang Dun's henchmen, once Wang Dun is defeated, he and the only remaining people will never end well. In order to find a new way out for himself and his clansmen, Kui An took the opportunity to propose to Wang Dun that he should bring his henchmen to help Cheng Han in Shu.

Kui Anming was helping Cheng Han resist the invasion of the Yan army, but in fact, he had the idea of taking root in Cheng Han. However, as an outsider with no roots and no evidence, if Kui An wants to gain a foothold in Han, he must find a reliable person to rely on.

After careful consideration, Kui An actually put the bet on the future prince Li Ban. In addition to the fact that Li Ban's power is the weakest and that it is better to send charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake, the most important reason for Kui'an to choose Li Ban is that he likes Confucianism, and his temperament is a little cowardly and benevolent, so he doesn't have to worry about being liquidated in the future.

Although Kui An did not explicitly intervene in the battle for the succession of Cheng Han, his every move still could not be concealed from those who had a heart.

Until late at night, the car rode the general's mansion, and the lights in Li Yue's study were still bright.

A middle-aged man stood in front of Li Yue and said angrily, "Your Majesty rejected the general's request to come forward to entertain Kui'an, but instead let Li Ban come forward for a banquet, isn't this clearly treating Li Ban as the prince of Chenghan?" ”

Li Yue's eyes flashed with a faint light: "Who are the people attending the banquet?" ”

"It's all characters with heads and faces, and there are even important officials in the DPRK and China......"

"What's the reaction from Your Majesty's side?"

"Your Majesty has always treated Li Ban kindly, and I heard that he also personally gave Li Ban fine wine and let him entertain foreign guests."

"Alright, you go down first!" Li Yue frowned and waved his hand to let the middle-aged man retreat.

"No!" The middle-aged man didn't say much, and retreated as soon as he was busy.

Li Yue paced back and forth a few times in the room a little anxiously, sometimes contemplating his brows and thoughts, sometimes angry and inexplicable, and his mind seemed to be restless.

So much so that after a long time, he still had words in his mouth: "Damn, how harsh is Your Majesty's treatment of so-and-so?!" You must know that I am his eldest son, and Li Ban is just his nephew. ”

At this time, the study was empty, and Li Yue seemed to be talking to himself, but not long after the words fell, the entire thick velvet tent on the east side of the room shook slightly, and a gentle female voice said softly: "What about my nephew?" Li Ban has His Majesty's support behind him, and he may not have a chance to get the crown prince in the future. ”

With this wonderful voice, there is a graceful and graceful figure. Just looking at the appearance, it is already a country and a city, and with the delicate temperament of the whole body, it is particularly breathtaking.

Li Yue turned to face her, although his eyes were full of obsession and fiery, but when he thought of the battle for the heir, he quickly regained his self-control and said, "Yuan'er, did you think of something?" ”

This 'Yuan'er' is the most outstanding spy of the Yan Kingdom, Song Yuan, who was ordered to infiltrate the Cheng Han Dynasty, and soon entered the mansion of Li Yue, the general of the chariot cavalry, with his talent. At first, Li Yue only regarded Song Yuan as a favorite concubine, but soon he realized that Song Yuan was not only beautiful, but also amazingly resourceful.

Then Li Yue won a few games against Li Ban under Song Yuan's guidance, which made Li Yue pay more and more attention to and love Song Yuan, and even now he can't leave Song Yuan for a while.

In order to let Song Yuan give full play to his intelligence, Li Yue specially arranged a compartment in the study. Every time he had a discussion with his henchmen, he would always let Song Yuan hide behind the scenes and eavesdrop, and then go back and analyze it to Li Yue.

Song Yuan pursed his lips lightly, paused for a moment, and said, "The general knows that according to tradition, except for the Son of Heaven, only the crown prince is qualified to entertain foreign guests. ”

"Of course I know this, but because I know it, I feel annoyed." Li Yue was annoyed.

"I don't know how much the general knows about Kui'an?"

"I want to hear about it!"

"Although Kui'an is from a predicament background, he is a rare talent. Before the fall of the Qianghu, he was regarded as a confidant by Shile. After crossing the river, although he was not very used by Wang Dun, he still had more than 10,000 elite horsemen under his hands. ”

Li Yue waited for a while, and found that Song Yuan didn't mean to continue, so he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Is that all?" ”

"Of course it's more than that, it's just what the concubine said, does the general believe it?"

"Of course I do!" Li Yue deserved.

"Then the good concubine asks again, does the general really intend to become the lord of the Han Dynasty?"

When Li Yue was silent, Fang said in a firm tone: "I must not watch the big position fall into the hands of others. ”

"Okay, in that case, the concubine might as well tell the general that if you want to win the crown prince, you must bring Kui An over."

"Why is that?" Li Yue asked puzzled.

"Didn't you say it just now? Kui'an is not trusted by Wang Dun in Jiangdong, and he has been repeatedly squeezed out by the family, and now he is alone to help me become a Han, as long as the general promises to him, I am afraid that Kui'an will not join the general? With the help of this elite cavalry, when the general arrives on the battlefield in the future, he will be invincible, and his military exploits are not yet captured? With military merits in hand, isn't the position of the crown prince at your fingertips? ”

"Yuan'er deserves to be my brainchild, if I win the throne in the future, I will definitely make you the queen."

Listening to Song Yuan's words, Li Yue was suddenly excited, stepped forward and hugged Song Yuan's delicate body, and couldn't help but make a promise.

Song Yuan stopped Li Yue's hand that wanted to make a mistake, and said with a straight face: "The general must not be careless, now Li Ban has taken the first step to contact Kui An, in case Kui An is under the bewitchment of Li Ban and Kui An is under his command, Li Ban's strength will definitely expand rapidly, and then the general will regret it too late!" ”

"Please rest assured, when the sky is bright tomorrow, I will personally go to recruit that Kui'an. I don't believe that Kui An, with the powerful General Ben, would choose Li Ban, who has a weak foundation, if he doesn't take refuge?! ”

It's a pity that Li Yue can't understand what the real wise man does, Kui An's did choose Li Ban, turned a blind eye to the olive branch extended by Li Yue, and also righteously said to the outside world that he would not intervene in the internal dispute between Cheng and Han. (To be continued.) )