On the second day after the retreat of the Qi-Liang coalition army, Chu Yan received a letter from An Huajin.

Obviously, before she wrote the letter, she guessed the plan of the Qiliang coalition army to retreat, so that he didn't have to chase the retreating soldiers and horses of Qiliang with his soldiers and horses, because the Qiliang coalition army was better at field warfare, and if the Mobei army pursued, it might not be able to please him.

She asked Chu Yan to go to Nanyang with 300,000 Nanyang troops, and led troops from Nanyang to assist her in attacking the royal capital of Nanliang.

She also said in the letter that she asked King Zhenbei and Su Han to bring the remaining 200,000 Mobei troops and 100,000 soldiers and horses of Wang Anzhi to support Wang Anzhi.

Before he could ask, his cousin had already arranged the way.

Therefore, after Chu Yan received this letter, he didn't wait for Chu Xian's letter, so he instructed Anping, "Leave Mobei immediately and set off back to Nanyang." ”

Anping couldn't stay for a long time, waiting for the day of retreat, so that he could go to the battlefield with the little county lord, and immediately responded, saying that he could order troops and set off in an hour.

At this time, the king of Zhenbei also knew Chu Yan's plan, and he was also shocked, and tried his best to persuade him, "His Royal Highness the Prince, you are the son-in-law, and it is natural that you will be enthroned, and you have prestige in the government and the opposition, and you ...... How did you come up with this idea of abandoning the nations? ”

King Zhenbei almost knelt down for Chu Yan, he didn't want to bear the responsibility of not being able to keep the prince.

Chu Yan picked up the king of Zhenbei and said to him, "The eldest brother is the elder, and his accession to the throne is also where the etiquette lies, and it is also a matter of course." The eldest brother is more generous and benevolent than me, with him, it is the blessing of the society, the burden of the emperor is too heavy, I am tired of it, I am afraid that it will not be good, not as good as the eldest brother's heart, and I go to Nanyang, it is not considered to abandon the people, wait for the war, I will replace my cousin, I have half of the blood of the An family, and I should also bear the responsibility, my cousin and Gu Qingyan can also live with Hemeimei, and they don't have to be tied to Nanyang Jun. ”

The king of Zhenbei sighed again and again, he had heard Su Han say it, and now Chu Yan said that at this point, it was obvious that he had made up his mind, and he couldn't keep the footsteps of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go to Nanyang on his own, so he could only sigh and give up.

Since ancient times, brothers have been in the same room, and he has lived all his life, and he has never seen such two brothers of the heavenly family. There are also such cousins who pave the way for each other.

So, the king of Zhenbei could only send Chu Yan away and say goodbye with tears.

Su Han said, "Is Nanyang really that good?" Let His Royal Highness give up the throne and want to go, and when the war is over, I will also go and see. ”

"It's not necessarily how good Nanyang is, but Nanyang is the way back for my heart." Chu Yan smiled, his indifferent and cold expression was gone, and he was thriving for the future.

Su Han nodded and arched his hand, "Your Highness, take care!" ”

"Take care!"

Chu Yan and Anping returned to Nanyang with 300,000 Nanyang troops, because they had not left the city to face the battle, the Qiliang coalition army attacked the city, whether it was the Mobei army or the Nanyang army, it can be said that there were not many losses.

After Chu Yan left, Su Han asked the king of Zhenbei, "Father, when will you send troops to Northern Qi?" ”

"Wait for Wang Anzhi's letter." Zhenbei Wang said, "He made a bet with the small county lord, and we also have to look at his arrangement." If he and the little lord have already passed letters, then the letter from the little lord has arrived, and his letter should be coming soon. ”

Su Han nodded.

Sure enough, it didn't take half a day, Mobei waited for Wang Anzhi's letter, and Wang Anzhi asked them to reorganize their soldiers and horses and go to Yanyu Pass. Now Wang Anzhi has hit the Yanyu Pass of Southern Qi.

After receiving the letter, the king of Zhenbei immediately ordered to go down and prepare for the trip.

Before leaving, the king of Zhenbei received a letter from Chu Xian, urging Chu Yan to return to Beijing, he read the letter for a long time, and sighed to Su Han, "This is the eleventh." ”

Su Han scratched his head, "Father, tell His Highness the truth!" ”

"You don't need me to tell you, His Royal Highness the Prince's letter should be about to arrive in the capital." King Zhenbei sighed, "I'll write a letter, just say that I didn't stop His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"That's right, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made up his mind, and Lord An Xiaojun paved the way for him, where can he stop His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now!" Su Han said, "When she met the little county lord in the capital, she only said that the 300,000 soldiers and horses were to reinforce Mobei, and the rest were not transparent. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't say it, he wouldn't know that it turned out that so early, the little county lord would have paved the way for His Royal Highness the Prince's withdrawal. ”

"It's really ......" King Nanyang didn't know what to say, and finally said, "It's worthy of the An family." ”

As expected by the King of Zhenbei, on this day, after the news of Qi Liang's defeat from Mobei and his retreat came, Chu Xian received a letter from Chu Yan before he had time to be overjoyed.

In the letter, Chu Yan first recalled his childhood with Chu Xian, and then mentioned the unpleasant things that he had been taught by his father's side for so many years, and finally, he sincerely said that he had no intention of the throne, and even hated it in his heart, and had already entrusted the Jiangshan Society to the eldest brother's heart, but he was afraid that the eldest brother would refuse to advance, so in desperation, he could only make this decision, and hoped that the eldest brother would forgive his younger brother, and vainly begged the eldest brother to take over the throne and show his ambitions.

After Chu Xian received it, he was stunned, not only shocked, but also extremely angry, and his face turned blue with anger.

He is a person who does not have a seizure easily, even if Gu Qingyan left Beijing for a month, the family fought back and coerced, he just kept his face stiff and was angry in his heart, but he was not as angry as this.

Obviously, the seventh brother said that he wanted him to assist, why did he regret it and push the throne to him now?

Chu Xian walked back and forth in the study eight times angrily, but he couldn't calm down, he said angrily, "Come on, go and invite Master Gu." ”

Someone should have been, and immediately went.

Chu Yan not only wrote a letter to Chu Xian, but also wrote a letter to Gu Qingyan at the same time, and at the same time passed the edict of the prince, which went directly to the six cabinets.

Gu Qingyan's letter, Chu Yan wrote it much simpler, asking him to persuade his eldest brother and push him to ascend the throne as soon as possible. The last sentence is, get rid of your cousin-in-law.

Okay, just rushing to this last sentence, how could Gu Qingyan not be?

So, he put down the letter and went to the Great Prince's Mansion.

The Great Prince's Mansion had a dark face, and when he saw Gu Qingyan coming, he stared at him and asked, "Huai'an, do you know what the seventh brother has been planning all along?" ”

Gu Qingyan said without changing his face, "I also just knew." ”

Chu Xian looked at his forehead suspiciously, "You don't fool me." ”

Gu Qingyan was silent for a moment, a little weak-hearted, but still very calm, "I really just knew." ”

"I don't believe it." Chu Xian said.

How smart Gu Qingyan was, how could he just know? Although Chu Yan didn't say a word in his letter, there was An Huajin's handwriting and Gu Qingyan's laissez-faire, but he just felt that when Chu Yan led his troops to Mobei, it must not be a temporary intention, it must be for this day, he didn't even return to the capital, and went directly from Mobei to Nanyang. Otherwise, he didn't need to go to Mobei in person at all, and his status as a prince could also stabilize the morale of the army.

Gu Qingyan coughed lowly, "Okay, I vaguely guessed it, but I can't guess this kind of thing." ”

Chu Xian was about to go crazy, "Gu Huai'an! ”

Gu Qingyan was a little out of momentum, and took a step back, "Your Highness is angry." ”

"Anger, anger, I'm angry." Chu Xian never used to swear words, and Gu Qingyan was also the first time to listen to his angry scolding.

Gu Qingyan rubbed his eyebrows and persuaded, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is indeed very disgusted with the palace, the throne, the capital, and the court. ”

He said four disgusts in a row, and said with a sigh, "And Your Highness, if you don't dislike it, just rush this point, and you can do a good job on the throne." ”

"He can do it too!" Chu Xian said, "It will be better than me." ”

The eldest prince didn't think that he could be stronger than his seventh brother, for so many years, he had endured many attacks in the position of his sister-in-law, but he still stood steady. If it weren't for that, he would have had a little thought before, and he wouldn't have disappeared later, and sincerely wanted to assist him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will do a good job, but disgust is born from the bottom of my heart, and I can't guarantee that I will be able to do a good job in this position for the rest of my life." Gu Qingyan said to Chu Yan his cousin-in-law, he really tried his best to persuade him, and he said good things that he would not say to anyone except An Huajin, "His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have a deep brotherhood, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince entrusts him with the country, and he also chooses His Royal Highness's brotherhood, and I also believe that His Royal Highness can do a good job, with you, he can take a step back, walk out of the capital, and take a road that he has always wanted to go and can achieve his wishes." ”

"His Royal Highness loves His Royal Highness the Prince, so he took over this burden, and it is not indispensable." Gu Qingyan looked at Chu Xian and said, "In addition, His Royal Highness was taught and raised by the queen's mother, in order to repay his mother's heart and love his younger brother, if you take over, the queen's mother will be very pleased." ”

Chu Xian laughed angrily, "Gu Huai'an! You're a lobbyist! ”

Gu Qingyan rubbed his nose, sighed, and said with a smile, "Aren't I going to marry someone's cousin yet?" Always please your cousin first. ”

Chu Xian snorted coldly, gritted his teeth and said angrily, "No! I went to Nanyang and arrested him. ”