In the year 2532 of the Eastern calendar, the fifth day of the fourth month, the beginning of summer.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the hearts of the people of the Holy Dragon Kingdom have also become agitated, surrounded by strong enemies outside, waiting for an opportunity to move, and the internal has lost the control of the emperor and is doing its own thing.

The western part of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, Xihai City, the City Lord's Mansion.

"The throne is mine, the Holy Dragon Kingdom is also mine, and I am the legitimate heir to the throne!"

In the luxurious city lord's mansion, the second prince Gu Ze smashed the wine glass fiercely, and the precious jade wine glass was smashed into pieces and scattered all over the ground.

The servant next to him hurriedly knelt on the ground, quickly cleaned up the debris, and used an absorbent cloth to suck up the wine on the ground, and then retreated to the side tremblingly.

The second prince, Gu Ze, was wearing a thin shirt, walking around with a gloomy face, and the five staff members next to him bowed their heads slightly, and none of them spoke first.

A few days ago, the second prince contacted the most powerful and senior princes and nobles in the Holy Dragon Country, hoping that they would support him to sit on the throne of the emperor.

In terms of order, the emperor died, and the crown prince also died, according to the tradition of brother to brother, how could it be the turn of the second prince to sit on the throne, right?

However, the result disappointed the second prince.

These princes and nobles were either vague in their attitudes, or they simply did not support his ascension, and only a few people who maintained close contacts with Xihai City expressed their support.

The second prince also inquired that many people secretly supported the third prince and hoped that he could become the emperor.

Even the Five Princes have some supporters.

In short, because the emperor and the crown prince died too suddenly, and did not leave a testament, on the question of who should sit on the throne, all parties have their own positions, and no one can convince anyone.

To put it bluntly, everyone hopes that this person who sits on the throne can bring more benefits to himself, and the battle for the throne is actually a battle of interests for all parties.

Unless there is one person who can serve the interests of all parties, or is simply strong enough to suppress all parties, otherwise, the battle for the throne of the Holy Dragon Kingdom may continue until the final winner is contested.

The second prince said viciously: "It's really not good, I'll call the throne and emperor in Xihai City!" ”

On the side of Dragon's Tooth City, he was so frightened by the Purple Gold Divine Dragon that he had a psychological shadow, and most of the palace had collapsed, if he could be called emperor in his lair, it would be great.

One of the staff members said: "Your Highness must not, if Your Highness is proclaimed emperor in Xihai City, he will lose his orthodox status, and I am afraid that we will face endless disputes at that time, which will not be good for us." ”

Another staff member also chimed in: "That's right, Your Highness, only by rightfully inheriting the throne in Dragon's Tooth City can you make the world submit, and you can have the power to command the world without much effort." ”

The third staff member said: "If Your Highness forcibly ascends the throne, I am afraid that it will attract a crowd of people to attack it, which will be very unfavorable to Xihai City." ”

The second prince said irritably: "But you have also seen that those princes and nobles are willing to support the third and fifth brothers, rather than me, and want to inherit the throne justifiably, how can it be so easy?" ”

The fourth staff member said: "Your Highness, the current situation is turbulent, Xihai City is strong, as long as we can control a large enough area and control enough resources, when the time comes, it will be difficult for those princes and nobles not to support you!" ”

All the staff nodded one after another, rashly ascending the throne is definitely a stupid move, it will be attacked by the crowd, and slowly trying to occupy more territory and resources is the king.

The second prince is not a fool after all, he just wants to be the emperor too much, and he becomes angry after being rejected.

After calming down a little, the second prince knew that what these staff members said was right, and he definitely couldn't ascend the throne in Xihai City right now, and he couldn't be in a hurry.

"Well, as you say."

The five staff members breathed a sigh of relief, they were afraid that the second prince was too young and hot-headed.

Now it seems that the second prince is still relatively quick to wake up.

"Report ......"

Suddenly, a messenger ran into the city lord's mansion quickly, and ran all the way to the second prince and knelt down.

"Your Highness, Sandstone City is in an emergency, the Snow Wolf Country has invaded the border, and the five thousand wolf riders have looted the three towns and evacuated."

Sandstone City is located in the northwest of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, bordering the Snow Wolf Country, and is under the jurisdiction of the Second Prince.

"Damn Snow Wolf Country, come to loot at this time!"

The second prince was very angry, it was not easy for him to sit on the throne, but now that the Snow Wolf Country has come to make trouble again, how can he not be angry.

In the past, when the Holy Dragon Country was strong, there was also friction with the Snow Wolf Country, but he didn't dare to come in and plunder so blatantly.

Now it is clear that he sees that the Holy Dragon Kingdom has no owner and is in chaos, and wants to take the opportunity to tear off a few pieces of meat from the Holy Dragon Kingdom here.

The second prince consulted with the five staff, and finally decided to transfer 50,000 troops from Xihai City to the border to prevent the Snow Wolf Kingdom from entering the country again to plunder, and even conquer the city.

……

In the southeast of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, Iron and Stone City.

Huge black stones were built into tall city walls, and from the outside, the Iron and Stone City looked like a huge piece of black iron, standing in the southeast of the Holy Dragon Kingdom.

The vicinity of Ironstone City is rich in all kinds of ores, and the three princes, who are the lords of the fiefdom of Ironstone City, have earned huge wealth and created huge power by relying on these ores.

It is also because of the trading of these ores that the three princes have accumulated a lot of contacts in the Holy Dragon Kingdom.

Many of the princes and nobles who supported him as emperor this time had close business dealings with him, and they were all members of this huge chain of interests.

Some areas of Ironstone City border the Southern Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, so the caravan under the name of the Three Princes actually has some secret transactions with the Southern Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom.

Although the Ten Thousand Demon Countries are all demon clans, and their foundation is not as good as that of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, there are many scarce resources in the territory, such as various elixirs, rare treasures, etc.

Normally, these secret transactions would bring huge income to the three princes every year, but this year the situation has changed a little.

"Your Highness, our caravan was attacked when it entered the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, everyone was killed cleanly, and everything was robbed."

After the third prince got the news, he frowned and said, "Tell me clearly, what the hell is going on, didn't you trade well with the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom before?" ”

The person who reported the news: "No one knows what madness is going on in the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, they not only robbed the caravan, but also sent many demon soldiers to guard the border, and our people can't go anymore." ”

"How so!"

The third prince walked around a few times in annoyance, the practice of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom had trampled on his bottom line, but a war with the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom was really not something he wanted to see.

Let's not talk about whether he can win or not, now is the critical moment to fight for the throne, if he goes all out to deal with the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom and consumes too much strength, how can he fight for the throne?

The third prince thought for a long time and said: "First send 20,000 troops to guard the border, as long as the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom does not take the initiative to attack, don't provoke them for the time being, and after I ascend the throne, I must make them pay the price!" ”

……

The entire Holy Dragon Kingdom was plunged into internal and external troubles, and powerful princes and nobles were trying to protect themselves, and even wanted to benefit themselves from the chaos.

However, the excitement belongs to them, and it has nothing to do with Gu Bei, who is far away in Thorn City, for the time being.

Thorn City is located in a remote area, and the territory is not large, and Gu Bei has very few resources and soldiers and horses at hand.

Because of this, neither those princes nor the Snow Wolf Kingdom had any interest in Thorn City, nor in Gu Bei, the sixth prince.

Outside there was a struggle for power and profit, and the forces of all parties were fighting in the dark, but Gu Bei could farm in Thorn City without attracting the attention of any big forces.