The next day, in the early morning, Ji Hongchang led 100,000 iron horsemen to leave King's Landing.

When he left, Ji Wen personally led hundreds of ministers to see him off outside the city, and there were still some people in the city who saw him off. Because everyone knows in their hearts the importance of Ji Hongchang's northward march to Ningzhou, if Ji Hongchang can prevent the city of Ningzhou from breaking after going north, and let Dayan hold Ningzhou, Dayan's defense line in the north will be stabilized, and it will be much easier to launch a counterattack against the country when the time comes.

"Third brother!" Just as Ji Hongchang turned to leave, Ji Wen stepped forward, bowed deeply to Ji Hongchang and said, "Ningzhou will be handed over to you!" I waited for the third brother to return triumphantly——! ”

What he said was very sincere, from the heart, without any hypocrisy.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!" Because of Ji Wen's sincere words, Ji Hongchang was also a little moved, and Ji Hongchang was a person who was not good at expressing his emotions, he was only slightly stunned when he heard Ji Wen's heartfelt words, and then said in a low voice.

"Third brother, pay attention to safety!" Ji Wen admonished again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Walk——! Ji Hongchang nodded slightly, he moved his gaze to King's Landing City in front of him, and once again silently glanced at the majestic momentum of this Great Yan Imperial Capital, then turned around and turned on his horse to lead his pro-army and disappeared from everyone's sight.

It was impossible for an army of 100,000 to assemble outside the city, and he was already waiting for him ten miles away from King's Landing under the command of the lieutenant general, and he was now accompanied only by two hundred cavalry of the personal guard. And the 100,000 iron cavalry he led north to Ningzhou this time was Ji Ping's new army that was trained all over the city, and it was the 100,000 iron cavalry that Ji Ping transferred Xue Ju from Xizhou to King's Landing. These 100,000 troops are no better than Ji Qingchen's Northern Liao Iron Cavalry, but compared to the other armies of Dayan, their combat effectiveness is still extremely strong.

He knew the importance of going north this time, and he himself knew the heavy responsibility that he shouldered after he arrived in Ningzhou.

So now his heart is very heavy.

Just last night, Ningzhou sent a battle report, saying that after the Baixiangcheng army arrived in Ningzhou, there was a confrontation with Mu Feng's Liguo Iron Cavalry, and the two sides each fought 100,000 iron cavalry, and the 100,000 Liguo Iron Cavalry defeated Baixiangcheng's 100,000 Northern Liao Iron Cavalry, and Baixiangcheng alone lost nearly 30,000 horses.

This battle report weighed heavily on Ji Hongchang's heart, making it difficult for him to breathe, he knew how strong the combat effectiveness of the Northern Liao Iron Cavalry was, and he knew even more about Bai Xiangcheng's ability to command and fight.

But in just one battle, 30,000 iron horsemen were annihilated by Mu Feng in the first battle. This is still a tentative confrontation, if the two sides fight on a large scale and put their respective elites into the battlefield, I wonder how big the losses of the Northern Liao Iron Cavalry will be? If Dayan's most elite Northern Liao Iron Cavalry was annihilated, what else would Great Yan do to stop the National Iron Cavalry from going south?

Thinking of this, his body trembled, and at the same time, at this moment, he had a new understanding of Mu Feng.

Just when Ji Hongchang was thinking about it like this, a horse team appeared in front of him, the number of horse teams was not large, only two hundred, but it was murderous, and it was definitely not weaker than his personal guard iron horse. Seeing this cavalry, Ji Hongchang, who was on a horse, was stunned for a moment, he hesitated for a moment and walked up.

"Lao Jiu, why are you here?" Ji Hongchang stepped forward and asked Ji Hongchang in front of the horse team. When he practiced to him outside King's Landing just now, he didn't see Ji Qingchen's shadow, he felt that Ji Qingchen might have something to do, so he didn't think about it, but he didn't expect the other party to appear here.

"I'm here to see off the third brother!" Ji Qingchen said, then turned over and got off the horse and walked towards the woods in front. Seeing Ji Qingchen's actions, Ji Hongchang, who was riding on the horse, paused slightly, turned over and got off the horse, and followed behind Ji Qingchen.

The two walked into the grove and stood side by side, silent, neither of them spoke.

After a long time, I saw Ji Qingchen ask, "Doesn't the third brother have anything to ask me?" ”

"Can you tell the truth when my brother asks you?" Ji Qingchen asked rhetorically in a light tone.

"I definitely wouldn't have said it before, but now that the third brother wants to ask, I will definitely know everything!" Ji Qingchen said affirmatively, "As long as the third brother wants to know the Dao!" ”

There was silence again, because Ji Hongchang did not speak.

After a while, Ji Hongchang still couldn't hold back, and asked Ji Qingchen, "Lao Jiu, as long as my brother asks you a word, please answer truthfully, is my father's edict true?" ”

"Third brother, I didn't lie to you, my father's edict is indeed true, and it was written by my father himself!" Ji Qingchen replied sincerely.

"Then why didn't you let us see the content of the edict in the Taiji Hall that day? What are you afraid of? Ji Hongchang asked puzzled, seeing that Ji Qingchen didn't answer, he seemed to think of something, and asked in a stern tone, "Could it be that you modified the content of your father's edict without authorization?" ”

"Yes!" Ji Qingchen nodded slightly, not denying Ji Hongchang's doubts.

"For what?" Ji Hongchang glared angrily, his tone was mixed with a murderous aura, and he asked coldly, "Who is written in my father's edict to inherit the throne?" Isn't it Ji Qian? ”

"Because Dayan needs to work together and unite to deal with foreign enemies, instead of continuing to fight inwardly and ruining the country for the throne!" Ji Qingchen also said in a stern tone.

Seeing that Ji Hongchang was still staring at him angrily, he continued, "Actually, the heir to the throne written on my father's edict is not Ji Qian, not the second brother, not the third brother, not the fourth brother, but my name!" ”

"What?" Rao is Ji Hongchang has experienced wind and waves, but when he heard Ji Qingchen's words, he was also shocked, and he was stunned for a long time and did not come back to his senses.

Because he gave up his throne to others, and he was willing to be a courtier who was called by others, this is a strange story through the ages! But at this time, he believed that what Ji Qingchen said was true and would not lie to him, so his tone softened a lot and asked, "What are you talking about?" Lao Jiu, what you said is true? Since this is why do you want the fourth child to ascend the throne and become the emperor, what is your purpose in doing this? ”

"It's not for anything, it's for Dayan to not lose the country!" Ji Qingchen replied calmly, but there was a faint killing intent in his tone.

"For Dayan?" Ji Hongchang was even more puzzled, and his eyes were staring at Ji Qingchen tightly.

"Yes, for Dayan!" Ji Qingchen replied lightly, "Just like I told you just now, Dayan needs to work together and unite to deal with foreign enemies, instead of continuing to fight inwardly and ruining the country for the throne." If it were written in my father's edict and I ascended the throne as emperor, what would you do with the third brother? Naturally, I will get rid of Ji Qian, Empress Cui and Cui Jingsheng like the fourth brother, but what should I do with the three of you? What should you, the second brother and the fourth brother think of me ascending the throne and becoming emperor? When the time comes, you will be unwilling, thinking that I am forging a testament and competing with me for the throne, so that in addition to one Ji Qianke and another Ji Qingchen, Dayan's internal fighting will still continue, and they will be united again, just like when they treated Ji Qian. And in this case, in order to stabilize my throne, it will be difficult for me to personally conquer Jinju, that is, I will go south to Jinju to personally conquer the Lingnan Yi clan, I am afraid that you will take the opportunity to seize the throne and it will be difficult to fight with all your strength! I might even get into a fight with you because of this. When the time comes, our four brothers will continue to fight for more, won't we have to cheapen the Lingnan Yi clan and leave the country? ”

"Instead of fighting like this, it is better to let the fourth brother ascend the throne and become the emperor!" When Ji Qingchen said this, he paused and continued, "Since I can't ascend the throne and be the emperor myself, and I can be the person who is the monarch of the Great Yan Kingdom, I think the fourth brother is more suitable among the three of you." After he ascended the throne and became emperor, he got rid of Ji Qian, the great enemy, and at the same time, your alliance was broken, which weakened the strength of you and the second brother, and we used to deal with the country and transferred you to Ningzhou, and you and the second brother will have no chance to form an alliance! As for me, I can also go south to deal with the Lingnan Yi clan, so that the fourth brother will be left alone in King's Landing City, and it will be difficult for the second brother to do anything to him, so as to avoid our brothers from fighting among themselves again, and to be able to deal with the Lingnan Yi clan and the Tieqi of the country in unison. ”

After listening to Ji Qingchen's answer, he was still angry just now, and Ji Hongchang, who was full of murderous energy, was silent. Because what he heard from Ji Qingchen's words was not only the efforts made for the immortality of Dayan, but also the sacrifices that Ji Qingchen made for this.

"No wonder the fourth will come up with the title of King of the Council for you, so that you can participate in the resolution of military affairs. Or do you want both of your uncles to stay in the center, does he know the content of his father's edict before he does this? At this moment, Ji Hongchang seemed to understand why Ji Wen would be so good to Ji Qingchen, not only named Ji Qingchen as the king of the council and shared the power of the world with him, but also openly promoted Ji Qingchen's two uncles, and pushed Ye Qingzhi into the political hall with the title of governor of the government.

"Maybe!" Ji Qingchen sighed and said, "Actually, on the night when the fourth brother ascended the throne, he was also very suspicious, and he also wanted to see the content of the edict, but I refused!" However, the content of the edict is only known to Marquis Jin, Li Muzhi and Pei Wenju, and Marquis Jin and Li Muzhi will not tell the fourth brother, if the fourth brother knows the content of the edict, it must be Pei Wenju who told him. ”

"Lao Jiu-" Ji Hongchang didn't know what Lu Dao was saying, his tone was a little choked, "Third brother misunderstood you before-"

"Third brother, don't say that, it's me who is wrong, I not only deceived you, but also deceived my father." Ji Qingchen took a deep breath and said, "But I have no choice but to do this, because I promised my father that I would never let the Liguo Railway ride south, and I can't cause Dayan to die because of my own selfish interests." ”

"My good brother, your mind is for my brother to understand!" Ji Hongchang was already moved by Ji Qingchen's words, he turned around and hugged Ji Qingchen tightly, and said in a sincere tone, "Old Jiu, the third brother is not a selfish person, and he will not ignore the Dayan crisis for the sake of the battle for the throne. I'm glad to hear you tell such a big secret today, and the third brother is very happy and satisfied. This time, let's let our brothers work together to drive the invading enemy out of Dayan! ”

"Yes!" Ji Qingchen also nodded in a low voice and said, "Whoever offends my Dayan, although he is strong, he will be punished-"

"Dayan doesn't fall, the iron sword is still there!"

After a long time, the two brothers separated, and then they regained their former peace, said goodbye to each other, and disappeared on the official road.