In Ji Qingchen's Northern Liao Palace, when he was discussing with Ji Ping, Ji Hongchang and Ji Wen how to form a new army and how to make money, in the queen's bedroom, Ji Qian was also muttering beside the queen, and the mother and son were also discussing how to deal with the three brothers Ji Ping, Ji Wen and Ji Hongchang.

The palace was brightly lit, but there were only two people, the queen and Ji Qian, and even the personal palace maids and eunuchs around the queen were only waiting outside the palace to be summoned. The queen in the palace had a somewhat gloomy face, but she didn't look so hideous in the dazzling candlelight, but Ji Qian's face was gloomy, and her momentum was a little scary.

"Queen Mother, the ninth can't stay, the second and third went to see the ninth last time, I don't know what agreement they reached, this time the second and third called the fourth, just now they went to the ninth house, these four people have such frequent contact, there must be some ulterior secrets."

Seeing that the queen didn't say a word, Ji Qian continued, "And Lao Jiu is now a person imprisoned in the palace, but he is unrepentant, and he is still mixed with the second, third, and fourth people, and unites these three people around him, which shows the terrible thing about Lao Jiu, we can't help but pay attention to him, now is the time when his strength is the weakest, and it is not difficult to get rid of him." ”

"You're still angry about Princess Anle's affairs, aren't you?" The queen said suddenly.

"No, Queen Mother, the son has already figured out this matter, compared to Jiangshan Sheji, what is a woman." Ji said piously.

"Duplicity, what do you think in your heart, don't I know the way?" The queen snorted coldly and said, "It's not difficult to get rid of Ji Qingchen, but what about after killing him?" What else can you get besides making your father angry and finding out that you are the murderer behind the scenes? ”

"With my father's current condition, how can he handle government affairs?" Ji Qian said angrily.

"Yes, your father is no longer in charge, he doesn't have this ability, but there are people who serve him, don't forget that you also have the third brother and your brother who are fighting for power and profit, and none of them are worse than you, and their ability is not weaker than you." The queen mother said very seriously, "Ji Qingchen can not move now, he has been imprisoned in the palace, as long as we strengthen the guards, we can crush him to death in King's Landing, now the most important thing is to deal with your three brothers." ”

Ji Qian wanted to quibble, but seeing the queen's cold gaze, he couldn't help but didn't speak.

Just listen to the queen mother continue, "The second prince Ji Wen is a sinister and cunning person, he is good at forbearance, and good at taking advantage of opportunities, as long as he is given a chance, he will definitely soar into the sky, and he will definitely be your mortal enemy when the time comes." The third prince, Ji Hongchang, is heroic, but he is also a shrewd person with thick and fine, coupled with the full support of the Ningzhou Liu family, if he continues to develop, his future strength will be immeasurable. As for the fourth prince Ji Wen, he is the most talented person among your brothers, and he is also the first choice of the crown prince in your father's mind, and Ji Wen is benevolent and filial, and he is highly praised by the ministers of the court, and he is also a strong enemy on your road to the East Palace in the future. ”

"Therefore, these three talents are the enemies we are dealing with at the moment." The queen mother said affirmatively, "As for Ji Qingchen, you should know that he has many advantages and shortcomings, he is good at commanding troops to fight, and is good at managing the army, he is indeed a strong enemy, but his strength in the court is weak, and because he has too many military merits and too much military power, he is arrogant, even your father is a little jealous of him, do you think he will become the prince of Dayan?" ”

"This, if that's the case, my father will definitely not let him be the crown prince." Ji Qian was stunned for a moment, and then understood the meaning of the queen's words. Because with Ji Qingchen's current strength, if he became the crown prince, he might just be a soldier, he became the emperor and drove Emperor Yan off the dragon chair, how could Emperor Yan let such a thing happen to him.

"The queen mother said so, now the son should know what to do." Ji Qian thought for a moment and replied.

"Don't worry about Ji Qingchen, at least until your father is alive, he has no hope. And your current situation is very dangerous, the four kings are in charge, and now the three of them are jointly dealing with you, you are weak, if you don't act carefully, I'm afraid it will become a stepping stone for the three of them! ”

"What does the Queen mean?" Ji Qian's heart trembled and asked in a low voice.

Regarding his mother's ability in terms of power and strategy and analysis of the current situation, Ji Qian is still very convinced, because a woman can become the queen of the world from an inconspicuous concubine in the harem, and she has been doing it for more than 20 years. This in itself requires a high level of wisdom and cunning. Because there is no shortage of queens and ladies in history who got up early and were abolished in the later period, and there are many of them.

"First, you must unite the strength around you, you have to be united as one, only to deal with the union of the three kings, here is especially important to pay attention to Li Muzhi, one of the seven great families of the Li family, what do they support you for, can't they support others? And also if you have Cui's support. Therefore, no matter what the circumstances, you must respect Li Muzhi. And you should also reach the age of big marriage, I will discuss with Li Muzhi and let you marry their Li family, so that with this in-law, the Li family will fully support you, and when the time comes, there will be your uncle, and Li Muzhi, two of the seven great families will support you, so that we can not be afraid of the union of the three kings. The queen said in a calm tone.

But in Ji Qian's ears, he was shocked, let him marry Li Muzhi's daughter? This was something he hadn't thought about before, but it was a decision made for him by his mother, and he could only nod his head in agreement.

"Second, you have to form an alliance with the children of the clan and use their strength to deal with the Three Kings Alliance. Special attention should be paid to the crown princess and Ji Zhao, the crown princess is quite scheming, coupled with the support of Shangzhou Wei, she can do anything for her son, you have to cooperate with her, give Ji Zhao some benefits, and use her and Shangzhou Wei to deal with the three kings, there is nothing wrong. However, this woman is not small, and her methods are also very vicious, so you must be careful when working with her. ”

"As for the rest, you don't have to worry about it, just take care of your Ministry of Works and Honglu Temple now, and then run your Metropolitan Inspection Academy. Now that your father is just letting you four brothers rule, the purpose is still to test your heart and ability, and you must stop doing stupid things during this period. The queen mother admonished again.

"Please rest assured, these sons and daughters know the truth!" Ji Qian said respectfully.

"Okay, I'll tell you so much today, you go down!" The queen said, "As for Mr. Gu you mentioned, he is indeed a talent, if there is no problem with his identity, you can use him well, but you must know how to control it." ”

"Yes." Ji Qian bowed down to receive the order, and when he saw that the queen had nothing to say, he took his leave and left. But as soon as he returned to the house, his appearance changed, his face was gloomy, and his expression was very hideous.

"Why is the queen mother not allowed to deal with Lao Jiu? Afraid of what? And we don't need to deal with him, he just wants to kill people with a knife, can my father really find out? Ji Qian said indignantly, "And this king said that she should be in charge of the country as the queen, but she refused, now such a good opportunity, the three kings in the court are unstable, it is a good opportunity for her to take advantage of the opportunity to supervise the country, but how can she give up?" ”

"No, this thing must be done, you can't give up halfway!" Ji Qian said gloomily, "Mr. Gu, this matter will be handed over to you, we must let the queen mother supervise the country, without the queen mother, we will be passive in the court, and we will not be able to defeat the union of the three kings at all." As for dealing with Lao Jiu, leave it to the crown princess! This woman likes to do these things very much, so it is perfect for him to deal with Lao Jiu. ”

"No!" Gu Qi in the study bowed down and agreed, and quietly withdrew from the study, and now he seems to have become the first person, the first strategist, and the first confidant and think tank by Ji Qian's side.

At the same time, in the dormitory of the crown princess of the East Palace, the crown princess and Ji Zhao's mother and son were also discussing things. I heard Ji Zhao say loudly, "Mother Concubine, now that the Eighth Emperor is weak, why do we want to cooperate with him?" ”

"The icing on the cake is far from being as good as charcoal in the snow, and now the power of the Eight Emperors is indeed not as strong as the Three Kings Alliance, but don't forget, his queen's son is the eldest son, with the queen to rely on, and the support of the Cui family and the Li family, his weakness now does not mean that he will always be so weak in the future."

"With the intelligence of my three imperial uncles, they should have thought of this too, right? What can you do or do you have to go against the Eighth Prince? Why didn't any of the three of them join forces with the Eighth Prince to deal with the other two? Ji Zhao asked puzzled.

"Because the son of Ji Qian's queen is the son-in-law." The crown princess said lightly. Seeing that Ji Zhao didn't understand a little, he continued to explain, "The eighth prince is the son of the queen and the son-in-law, and he has an advantage in the battle for the crown prince, while the other princes are all born to concubines, but they are still much inferior to the eighth prince. Therefore, they are very angry in their hearts, and at the same time, they have the same identity, there is no difference between concubines, and there is sympathy for the same disease, so it will be easier to cooperate. If they cooperate with the Eighth Prince, they will be inferior to the Eighth Prince in front of their concubines, and they will naturally be unwilling to be vassals of the Eighth Prince. ”

"Hey! It's still Ji Qingchen who looks far and deep, so he doesn't know how Lu Dao uses to unite the three kings! The crown princess sighed and said, "If you, the ninth uncle, were not proud of his high merits, and dared to be imprisoned for the sake of Princess Anle, he dared to oppose your imperial grandfather, otherwise with his wisdom, the Eighth Prince and his ilk would indeed not be his opponent at all." It's a pity that now I can only be reduced to being imprisoned in the palace and being slaughtered by others. ”

"So, mother, have you thought about cooperating with the Eighth Prince to deal with the Ninth Uncle?" Ji Zhao asked,

"Ji Qian wants to borrow a knife to kill people, but he still underestimates us too much, he is using us, why aren't we using him?" The crown princess said with a sneer, and after thinking for a moment, she said to Ji Zhao again, "Don't interfere in this matter, just leave it to the mother concubine and your uncle!" ”

"Yes." Ji Zhao wanted to say no, but when he saw the princess's cold gaze, he still didn't say it after all.