The main gate of the palace was opened.

King Han stepped on the bluestone main road in the palace, looking at the palace with many palaces, his eyes trembled, and he slowly exhaled.

He lived here, and he lived here until he was fourteen.

At that time, he really wanted to leave the palace and see the outside world, but because he was still young, his father did not allow him to go out at will, and only allowed him to read, write, and practice martial arts.

At that time, I wanted to leave the beautiful and boring cage of the palace.

At the age of fourteen, he left the place by himself, through the side door, and followed his father to the fiefdom, as if he had been expelled.

But he knew he would come back, and he swore that he would come back, and that it would come back from the main entrance.

He had finally waited for this day.

He regained his pace and walked towards the palace.

He was followed by Dazai Shokuge.

Then there was the Great Sikong Prince Division, then the blind man and Cai Xiaomin, and finally the three thousand generals.

"I have informed the ministers of the court, and in less than two moments they will come to congratulate the new emperor on entering the palace." Shang Jiu Ge bowed his head respectfully, but said expressionlessly.

Ji Rulong smiled slightly and said, "I'm tired of Dazai-sama." ”

"This is what a subordinate should do."

Hearing this response, Ji Rulong still felt a little bored, but he couldn't show it.

He knew that Dazai was angry because he had killed the crown prince, and he also knew that this person was an official Dazai, and what kind of prestige and energy he had in the court was not something he could easily tame.

Ji Rulong did not mention the crown prince, but said: "Thanks to Lord Dazai, I can go so smoothly, Dazhou has you, it is really a blessing for the country." ”

Without waiting for Shang Jiuge to give in, Ji Rulong said again: "You have been serving as Dazai for many years, I remember that it is written in the history books that when my grandfather first ascended the throne, you were transferred from the local government to the court as an official, and you held the position of Shao Sikou.

It is said that when my grandfather first ascended the throne, he wanted to promote talents and replace several old and mediocre officials in the center. But from the ministers to the local officials, there are factions. In the important position of Shao Si Kou, who holds judicial power, someone nominated one person, and other officials opposed and even slandered, and finally the vacant position of Shao Si Kou could not be determined for a long time, which caused his grandfather to be furious at the court meeting. Until an upright old minister mentioned you and talked about your local exploits, no one interjected. made a decision on the spot to recruit you into the center and became a young secretary.

You have been in the position of Shao Sikou for ten years, and in the past ten years, the inner roads of Bailu City have not been left behind, and the houses have not been closed at night, and even the gentlemen of those official eunuchs have been reined in a lot, and Bailu City has been unprecedentedly stable and peaceful. You even caught the letter of the young Sima at that time secretly communicating with the Southern Jin Dynasty, and then you were promoted to the position of Grand Priest.

Three years later, you moved to the position of Grand Sikong. In those years, God did not bless me in the Great Zhou, the plague in the south, the drought in the northwest, the influx of displaced people in the southeast, and the disasters followed. ”

Speaking of this, Ji Rulong himself couldn't help but feel a trace of admiration, Shang Jiuge was indeed a hero and capable minister of the Great Zhou, whether it was his own morality, political ability, and diligent attitude, he was not picky.

But gradually, a trace of coldness flashed in Ji Rulong's eyes, and he continued without much change in his tone:

"It seems that it was two years before my grandfather Yan drove you, and you were promoted to Dazai, right?"

The wrinkles in the corners of Shang Jiuge's eyes increased a little, and he nodded: "Exactly." ”

"Grandpa has arranged a good helper for the third uncle." King Han sighed with emotion.

Since Shang Jiuge was the Dazai before the death of the Emperor Taishang, there was no reason for him not to know that the Emperor Taishang had already decided to pass on the throne to the three princes at that time. Moreover, if Shang Jiuge did not agree with the emperor's decision, then he would not have been promoted to Dazai.

This was also confirmed by what Shang Jiu Ge did afterwards - he began to clean up the courtiers of the Han King's faction.

Looking for some high-sounding reasons, Dazai gave an order, and those courtiers who were loyal to the great prince were dismissed, demoted, or transferred from the center.

There is no doubt that the three princes can sit in that position and sit firmly in that position, and Dazai has a vital relationship.

In other words, the deposed prince of the eldest prince and the fiefdom frontier also have an inseparable relationship with Dazai.

This is one of the reasons why Ji Rulong has a hard time liking Shang Jiuge.

"For so many years, the third uncle can be said to have obeyed your orders, not so much that he has governed the country well, but that you are maintaining the longevity of my Great Zhou's country." Ji Rulong naturally had no good impression of the third uncle who snatched his father's throne, and at this time he was simply not called the first emperor, and his tone was very flat.

Shang Jiu Ge shook his head and said, "King Han's words are serious, I just did my job. ”

The prince here also interjected: "In the past twenty years, only one of the pieces you put on the table is said to have been rejected by the former emperor, and all the others have been adopted, and the first emperor's trust in you is unparalleled." ”

King Han frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything to stop it.

Wang Zishi seemed to be praising Shang Jiuge, but praising the emperor in front of King Han for how much he trusted Shang Jiuge, it was clearly to deepen the estrangement between King Han and Dazai.

After all, if the prince wants to go further, there is only the chair of Dazai left.

If Shang Jiu Ge didn't move his buttocks, he would always have to stop where he was.

Both King Han and Shang Jiuge could hear this, but no one said it, in the officialdom, this is nothing new.

Shang Jiu Ge was not shocked, bowed his head and said, "I want to assist you like the emperor." ”

Hearing this, Ji Rulong couldn't help but feel proud, after all, this was the first time Dazai bowed his head to him for the first time. Ji Ruhan still smiled lightly on the surface: "I am naturally relieved that you are in charge, and I will definitely be able to do what my third uncle can do." ”

Shang Jiu Ge looked at his nose and nose and his heart, and was silent.

Ji Rulong then said indifferently: "The prince died in chaos, and it is said that he died at the hands of Skywalker, this is not something I can control, but I am very sorry for the third uncle, who killed his only son." ”

Shang Jiuge still refused to answer.

At this time, everyone has come to the front of Tai'an Gate, the bloodstained corpses left by the previous battle here have naturally been swept away, the front of the door is clean and tidy, and a pair of vermilion lacquer doors are even faintly flooded. Open the gate to the inner court of the palace, and you can also see the towering Chaoming Palace.

The vermilion lacquer door was slowly pushed open, and a trace of indifference appeared in Ji Rulong's eyes, and he said in a calm tone: "However, Dazai-sama doesn't have to be sentimental for him, I think he Ji Ruguang is qualified to touch that throne, you must know in your heart." ”

Dazai's body stiffened slightly when he heard this, then he slowly closed his eyes and whispered, "The old minister knows. ”

"Although I still have some hatred for the third uncle, since he chose to leave the throne to me at the last moment, it means that although his body is penetrated, his head is still clear."

"This throne can only be mine." Ji Rulong said proudly and firmly, and stepped into Tai'anmen.

The blind man was supported by a soldier, not far behind, his eyes that could not be opened trembled slightly, and he could feel that the Jiulu Sky Patrol Array had not opened.

But he still felt faintly uneasy in his heart, so he whispered in the soldier's ear: "Tell King Ye and King Ning to wait at the west gate with their troops, and tell the king of Liao to gamble at the east gate." Then the soldier bowed his head and said yes, and quickly left with a few men.

The blind man continued to walk and also entered the Tai'an Gate.

Shang Jiuge's old and resolute face still didn't have much expression, the frost white of his sideburns fluttered in the wind, he opened his eyes, and followed King Han into Tai'an Gate, looking at the white jade steps in front of the Chaoming Palace. At this moment, a pair of deep eyes flashed an indescribable apology.

That was an apology to the former emperor.

......

"Ahem, cough, ahem..."Jiang Ling coughed up a mouthful of blood, and then he hurriedly took out the trauma medicine he had bought and sprinkled it on the wound on his shoulder.

His spiritual depletion was very serious, almost overdrawn, and the killing power of the spirit python just now was not light, in addition to leaving four small and extremely deep blood holes in his shoulders, the force of the collision also made half of his body sore.

Fortunately, the system prompt that the side quest has been completed gives him more hope and can cheer him up.

At this time, Zhou Yu had already dissipated, and the black-clothed martial spirit who was dressed up in cool clothes and shot like spring thunder and winter snow had to dissipate one step earlier.

Jiang Ling struggled to get up and walked to the pavilion, he naturally picked up the jade seal first and handed it to the princess. But at this time, the princess held her heart in her hands, and her pupils fluttered in her big eyes.

Jiang Ling asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Ji Ruhan bit his lower lip and said, "My sixth grandfather is dead?" ”

"Dead." Jiang Linggang wanted to say, "You smashed it really accurately", but then realized that killing an elder who was related to him by blood with his own hands was such an unacceptable thing for a princess who was only in her prime and pampered in the palace.

Jiang Ling hurriedly changed his words and said: "The sword I just now didn't have the strength to stop, it should have pierced his heart, even if he didn't have this jade seal, he wouldn't be able to live." Now it's an urgent matter, princess, you better mourn. ”

Ji Ruhan closed his eyes and exhaled vigorously to calm his mind.

Suddenly, with some sadness, she asked, "Did we do the right thing?" ”

"What's wrong with helping the crown prince succeed to the throne?" Jiang Ling replied, and then asked tentatively, "Isn't this what your father meant?" ”

The princess fell silent.

Jiang Ling sighed and persuaded: "Right and wrong may not be so important, follow your heart." ”

Ji Ruhan didn't know if she heard it, she reached out to take the jade seal, and fell on the well again.

Jiang Ling slowly exhaled at this time, after a lot of hard work, he was finally about to open the formation.

At this moment, Jiang Ling Huo Ran turned around and saw a figure not far behind him.

The man wore a jade seal around his waist.