But Zhen Guogong is a completely neutral force, and I haven't tried it, but Zhen Guogong doesn't intend to get involved in this matter. What's more, Zhen Guogong has not asked about the dynasty for many years. ”

"That's why you have to convince the Queen Mother that she is the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, and if you have her support, the reform will surely reduce many obstacles. As the founding minister, Zhen Guogong's appeal will definitely involve the ministers who are still watching in the court. ”

“……”

Ji Yan's words of advice made him think deeply for a few times before leaving.

Three months later, the persecuted reformist courtiers were released from prison.

"Husband, don't you say that there is no way to make a real change in the reform, why do you still support letting the third prince do this kind of thing?"

"I didn't do anything, I just waited, this last hope was dashed, I was waiting for him to make a choice."

"How?"

"Internal and external troubles, now I am focused on reform, but don't forget, it is spring now, and the foreign invaders often choose to invade and harass the Roy country at this time, but the current Roy country, in such internal and external troubles, how to support it, depends on the elder brother, what choice he has to make."

"What do you mean......"

"General Meng He, he is a deep-rooted representative of the conservative faction."

Mingyue seemed to understand something, and her face suddenly turned a little pale.

"In this invisible smoke of gunpowder, it depends on who can hold on for a long time." Ji Yan dropped the chess piece.

The Queen Mother and Zhen Guogong still insisted on their neutrality, but to a certain extent, they eased the contradictions.

This was soon confirmed, because the strife between the conservatives and reformers above the court also affected the situation against the foreign invaders, and the invasion of foreign enemies suffered an unprecedented tragic situation, and for a time the border line shrank back ten miles.

In such a situation, the accusations in the court were even worse, and the conservatives violently attacked the reformers, accusing them of being their reforms, which made the soldiers lose their enthusiasm, and if they were not curbed in time, they were afraid that they would be defeated again and again in the subsequent battles.

The reformers accused this of being a conspiracy of the conservatives, and even did not hesitate to threaten the king with such despicable means in order to make the reform unsuccessful.

The two sides quarreled, and Wang, who had been arguing for three years, quickly made a decision to kill several radical reformers in order to appease the hearts of the soldiers at the border passes, and the rumors circulating among the people made people feel even more uneasy.

When this contradiction reached its peak, it was because of a poem written by a reformer: "The east wind cripples a hundred flowers and leaves, and a thousand reds and purples press the spring." The conservatives maliciously misinterpreted the meaning, believing that this was mocking Wang's reforms, and this out-of-context quote became a fuse, which soon exploded the contradictions.

This is the second persecution, so that those people found an outlet, they listed all the reformers, and involved thousands of people in prison, involving so much that even the three princes were almost put under house arrest.

But the reason why he was not under house arrest was because he was afraid of the military power in his hands, but now he has been overshadowed and has become a leader with no one in name.

The thousands of reformers who were exiled were also a lot of the nine tribes, and if you count them carefully, there are probably more than 20,000 people who have been persecuted.

The third prince was devastated, and in five years, all the hard work he had put in was burned.

This big case, known as the Dongfeng case, made the people of Roy panic because of the large number of people involved, and the people also mentioned the word reform and would be thrown into prison, and people looked at each other on the road, but did not dare to speak.

"Lord Wang, do you regret it now?"

“…… I have never regretted it. ”

The third prince sat in front of the empty hall: "But what I am sad and angry is that I have no power to return to the sky, so I can only watch all this happen." ”

"Lord Wang."

"You're right, I was too naïve at the beginning, but the ideal is the ideal after all, this piece of soil has been necrotic, no matter how I fertilize, sow seeds, water, and sleep at night, I dare not miss the slightest mistake, but this soil is no longer able to nurture my seeds normally."

“…… You don't have to be so yourself. ”

The third prince buried his hand in his palm, whimpering in pain, and then he raised his head as if he had made some decision, with a sharp edge in his eyes.

"Ji Yan, I can make a choice now."

He said word by word: "We, it's the other way around." ”

Ji Yan sat in front of him, put the cup on the table, and made a gada.

"I've finally been waiting for that."

He smiled.

……

In the next five years, he and the three princes hibernated, and it took a year for the turmoil of the reformers to gradually fade away, and there were about 10,000 people in the nine tribes, so within a year, the entire Roy country was in a state of anxiety.

But fortunately, they fought back and restored stability to the border.

As the object of surveillance, the three princes were sent out of the royal capital because of the queen mother's protection, and went to the original place of retirement, they were worried that the prince would turn up the wave of reform again and was unwilling to give in, but the three princes took the initiative to leave.

Sending away this time bomb Three Princes, they thought they were at ease, but in the past five years, the Three Princes and Ji Yan have been secretly communicating with each other, and the remnants of the reformists at that time were deposed to various places, and the Three Princes were also secretly keeping in touch.

He knew they had to make it happen.

So it took them five years to hibernate.

There is a new change in the court, and the Bamboo Pavilion that has been transferred to the underground is still exporting talents, most of whom are young people who have been attacked by the wave of reform, and have their own lofty ambitions.

Ji Yan remained silent, infiltrating the court bit by bit in this way.

Outside, the three princes are also the forces that win over all parties.

It's all about falling into place.

And one day, the Wei State suddenly attacked and began to approach the defense line of the Luo Yi State, and the east wind he borrowed came skillfully and timely, so naturally he would not miss it.

After Meng He's combat strength was involved, it was impossible for him to withdraw his troops in time. Ji Yan joined forces with the three princes, Ji Yan rose up first, and the soldiers and horses of the three princes came to the royal capital, and before his brother could react and ask for help from Meng He, all information exchanges had been cut off.

The king's life was cut off and besieged for three days, and the palace guards could not resist their attacks and scattered.

Ji Yan stepped on the bloodstains along the way and walked towards the palace step by step.

It was on this path that he left when he was eight years old.

And now, he is back in his homeland again. But in the most cruel way.

And the elder brother on the throne, he knew that he had no way out, and after all life was lost, he did not surrender, but insisted on sitting on the throne, waiting for the usurper to come.

He thought that the person who came in would be the third prince.

However, it was a complete stranger to him who he had never met.

"You? Who is it? ”

He only felt frightened, the third prince didn't come in person: "What about the monsoon people?" Isn't he coming to be king? Or did he not have the face to see the widow, knowing that he himself was guilty of rebellion and was about to be spurned by the world?! ”

Ji Yan took off her cloak.

"Big brother, I haven't seen you for a few years, have you forgotten, your brother and me?"

He saw Ji Yun's face twitch for a moment, his eyes widened, and he stood up from the throne in disbelief.

"You...... Are you Ji Yan?! ”

"The eldest brother still remembers my name, which makes me a little relieved." Ji Yan said.

"Impossible! You're not dead—"

"It's a pity, I'm still alive and well." Ji Yan said: "Is this me qualified to sit on that throne?" ”

"You!" Ji Yun suddenly seemed to think of something: "It turns out that you...... You're behind it all! Uncle Sanhuang, what kind of reform was broken at the beginning, and now the palace is forced to be forced, it's all you! ”

"I gave my brother a chance for you, but you disappointed Uncle Huang, so he chose me."

Ji Yan no longer spoke in vain, slowly pulled out the sword, and said to him.

"For the sake of you and I who used to be brothers, I'll give you one last chance, let's have a fair showdown."

His words were cold, but his face was resolute.

Ji Yun looked at the face in front of him and his portrait, and he laughed: "What if you are qualified?" But don't forget, the father and the queen mother have already made a choice between you and me, you have always been a pawn abandoned by them, and now you still want to kill your brother to ascend the throne, it is really wishful thinking! ”

He took out the talisman sword from the side and held it in front of him: "Let me show you brother, how much ability you have as an abandoned chess piece!" ”

The sword light and sword shadow, he was like a swift thunderbolt, and when the sword flower flew up, he thought of how Ah Qi taught him to practice martial arts step by step.

At that time, he was still young and didn't understand why he wanted to practice martial arts, and Ah Qi repeatedly warned himself that he must persevere, and one day, she will not be able to protect himself, and he will have what he has obtained with his own hands.

You have to have your own strength.

Blood splashed, his clothes flew up, time froze at this moment, Ji Yun's eyes widened, and he touched his neck with his hand in disbelief.

The skull fell, and blood spurted like a waterfall.

Ji Yan threw his sword to the ground, looked at the large pile of guards rushing in from outside, tried his best to support himself, lifted the head, and stepped onto the throne step by step.

It took him ten years to finally get to this point.

From the very beginning of the reform, cultivating the seeds of the people's hearts and minds, to the later infiltration, allowing the three princes to see the reality clearly, and then to the final guidance, as long as the hearts of the people in the world belong to him, then his current rebellion is also in line with the principles of heaven.

But when it really came true, his heart was already in full swing when he had killed his brother.

"Long live my emperor, long live!!"

The whole world bowed at his feet.

From now on, it will open a new chapter for the country of Roy.

……