"The Six Treasures of the Son of Heaven, Xiao Yu's heart is clearly revealed!" Tu Shan Yiyuan held an edict in his hand and said worriedly.

"The fourth son, Xiao Yu was originally the royal family of the Chen Dynasty, and after Xiao Huli died, he had the most hope of inheriting the unification, but he got out of the Chencheng coup, so he succumbed to Jinling." An old man stroked his beard and said, and it could be heard that he admired Xiao Yu very much.

"Mr. Lang, you are very optimistic about Xiao Yu!" Although Tu Shan Yiyuan has a weak temperament, the influence of his family background makes him still have judgment.

"Hahaha! The fourth prince is right, the old man is indeed more optimistic about Xiao Yu, and the old man believes that this person will dominate the world in the future! Lang Dongge said confidently.

"But we have always maintained a good relationship with Xifu, and Jiangxia Quartz is not easy to mess with." Tu Shan Yiyuan is still very jealous of Meng Yan.

"Meng Yan destroyed the thousand-year-old Taoist system, abandoned the nine products, chose the wilderness, and sooner or later became a dry bone, and it makes sense for Gongzi to cut him at this time." Lang Dongge said in disgust, he despised what Meng Yan had done.

Tu Shan Yiyuan hesitated, Meng Yan has always taken great care of him, exchanging the rich land of Xizhou for the barren place of Yiling, although Yiling makes Xifu more closely connected, but giving up Xizhou is not what ordinary people want, if Xifu secretly kills him that day, he can also get the land of Yiling, and now if he takes over the edict of Jinling, it is like betraying the lord for Xifu.

Seeing Tu Shan Yiyuan's hesitation, Lang Dongge knew that his master's indecisive temperament was coming again, so he got up and said sharply: "Fourth son, the disaster of killing yourself at this time is not far away!" ”

Tu Shan Yiyuan's face immediately turned pale, and he said urgently: "Why did Mr. Lang say this? ”

"Fourth son, according to the report of the secret agents, Quartz has secretly gone to Wuling, if King Wu comes to attack Xizhou at this time, can he wait for Quartz to rescue? King Wu's royal orthodoxy, he Meng Yan is just a feudal official, doesn't the fourth prince still understand? Lang Dongge's excited beard was trembling.

"It's just that my father is still struggling with his illness, will it not be good to accept King Wu's edict at this moment, or will I ask my father in a letter?" Tu Shan Yiyuan's weak temperament has been exposed.

Lang Dongge felt that he needed to add another fire to him, and said: "The fourth prince, the eldest prince of Xiangfan and Shangyong has not been in contact with us for a long time, Zhong Rouxuan's identity is known to the world, no matter what, the eldest prince is both advanced and retreated; The second son has always had a deep friendship with Meng Yan; The third prince has always been the head of the eldest prince; As for the little prince in Jingzhou, he can only afford to rely on the head of the family, the illness of the head of the family has lasted for several years, and it has recently reached the time when the oil has run out, and besides, the edict of His Royal Highness King Wu is public, whether you accept it or not, will Xifu continue to trust you? ”

After hearing this, Tu Shan Yiyuan sat directly on the couch, in a cold sweat, his face was pale and weak, and he said tremblingly: "Sir, please invite the envoy of King Wu to come in." ”

Just when Tu Shan Yiyuan made his choice, Tu Shan Yinyuan from Ezhou appeared in Wuling City, anxiously waiting for quartz.

Seeing that the sunset was approaching, Tu Shan Yinyuan couldn't sit still anymore, and went directly out of the lobby to find quartz in the camp.

A burst of smoke and dust rolled in, it was Quartz returning from patrol, and he saw Tu Shan Yinyuan looking nervous from a distance, Quartz knew that he must be on the wrong side, so he hurriedly dismounted and said, "What happened to the second son, why did he still chase him to Wuling?" ”

"Master Hou! Big things are not good! Beifu issued an edict to Xizhou! Tu Shanyinyuan's voice was full of nervousness.

Quartz suddenly lowered his face and said, "The second son means that the fourth son made a decision?" ”

"It's not clear, but with the temperament of the fourth brother, as long as Beifu exerts a little effort, it will work, and Xizhou is in danger! Please also ask Master Hou to return to Jiangxia quickly! Tu Shan Yinyuan pleaded.

Quartz was silent, according to what Tu Shan Yinyuan said, I am afraid that even if he leads the troops over now, Xizhou has already fallen into the hands of Beifu, Tu Shan Yinyuan's loyalty to Xifu does not have to doubt, he can chase Wuling to fully prove his loyalty, but this matter is too big, I am afraid that I can't decide, looking at the extremely anxious Tu Shan Yinyuan solemnly said: "Second son, can you still hold up your physical strength?" ”

Tu Shan Yinyuan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's okay to be physically strong, but do you want to rush back now?" ”

Quartz shook his head and said: "This matter must not be simple, Dongfu has just sent troops to Changsha, and Beifu has attacked Xizhou, I was ordered by the king to support in Wuling, and now I must be unable to get out, the second son, I will let someone escort you to Chengdu, but I have to work hard for you." ”

Tu Shan Yinyuan thought that it would take at least five days from Wuling to Chengdu, and then the matter in Xizhou would be over, and he was about to refute, only to see Quartz hold his arm and say: "Second son, if the fourth prince deliberately betrays us, it will be too late to rush back now, Beifu still does not dare to openly start a war with us, this matter has to listen to what the prince says, you hurry up to Chengdu and explain to the prince one by one, please make a decision!" ”

Unlike the galloping people outside Wuling City, Tu Shan Jinyuan in Xiangyang City has been unsettled, pacing in the study non-stop, Zhong Rouxuan on the side is sitting on the chair with a sad face, and suddenly Tu Shan Jinyuan stood up and said, "Madam, what does Meng Yan mean by this?" What is Yu Geng's army doing with 100,000 troops in Julong Mountain? ”

"Husband, I'm afraid that Meng Yan is aware of it, and Yu Geng is forcing us to choose by doing this." Zhong Rouxuan said embarrassedly.

"Didn't you say foolproof?!" Tu Shan Jinyuan suddenly became furious.

Zhong Rouxuan was taken aback, Tu Shan Jinyuan had always been polite to her, and had never been like this, so she was dissatisfied in her heart, and said coldly: "I advised you to maneuver among them that day, it was you who had something strange in your heart, so I helped you arrange it, and then I blamed me!" ”

Tu Shan Jinyuan knew that he was speechless, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Madam, I am also in a hurry, Yu Geng is different from Gu Yanfeng, I heard that this guy has a bad temper, except for Meng Yan's ability to restrain him, even Ye Bohuai or Chen Zhiqing can't be influenced, and he doesn't choose to say anything for a while, Mrs. is not strange." ”

Zhong Rouxuan opened his hand, looked at the poor Tu Shan Jinyuan, and sighed in his heart, although his talent is insufficient, he is his husband after all, he has always respected himself for many years, and he has never taken a concubine for many years of marriage to show respect.

"We do have to make a choice now, although the second sister has a noble status, but her strength is not good, and she is barely maintained in Chenjing, the third sister has a gap between her and the second sister since the coup d'état in Chencheng, and the cold attitude towards Xifu before provoked Yu Geng's army to come, and now we only have two choices, Jinling or Luochen." Zhong Rouxuan analyzed.

"Didn't Jinling choose the fourth brother?" Tu Shan Jinyuan has a bad sense of Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu seems to value Xizhou more.

"So, there are not many opportunities and time for us to choose, the concubine thinks Luo Chen is good, although Quan Zheng is the royal family of the Ling Dynasty, he has always lived in Dahe, and the so-called orthodox royal family has long been not of the same mind, Dahe Quan is the younger brother of the founding emperor of the Ling Dynasty, and it is more like a family." Zhong Rouxuan didn't seem to participate in the decision, but in essence, she was using words to influence Tu Shan Jinyuan's judgment.

"Madam, no matter how we say it, we can be regarded as relatives of the Chen Dynasty, is this a good choice?" Tu Shan Jinyuan hesitated.

Zhong Rouxuan smiled: "Husband, what are we, the relatives of the Chen Dynasty?" What has the Shaw or Chung done to help us? To have today's scene is all up to us to win for ourselves, and serving Xiao Yu is just the icing on the cake, but for Quan Zheng, it is a relief in the snow. ”

"What about Yu Geng?" Tu Shan Jinyuan seems to have made a decision.

"Yu Gengtun's intention to gather in Longshan is just to let us choose by ourselves, Shangyong and Xiangyang, I'm afraid we can only choose one of them." Zhong Rouxuan said with a little hatred.

"Meng Yan deceived people too much! We have been supporting him for many years, and we have forced me to go to the field now, which is really hateful! ”

Although Zhong Rouxuan agreed with Tu Shan Jinyuan's statement, she was somewhat weak-hearted, after all, it was her own injustice, Meng Yan's move was already considered to have given face, but whether it was Xiangyang or Shangyong, it was a place where she had been operating for many years, and it was really difficult to give it up, Shangyong was located at the junction of Xijing, Chengdu and Luochen, and I am afraid that she had to abandon Shangyong.

"Husband, Xiangyang is a place where Yunmeng is important, and it is a place where we have been operating for many years, Shangyong was also helped by Meng Yan back then, and it can be regarded as a favor without returning it to him." Zhong Rouxuan persuaded.

"It's just," Tu Shan Jinyuan agreed, and suddenly Tu Shan Jinyuan said, "Madam, where is my father?" ”

Zhong Rouxuan comforted: "Father will understand our choice, whether it is Xifu or Beifu, it is not friendly to the family, and you are the only one who truly inherits the Tushan clan." ”

"I'm not worried about this, but because the second brother and the fourth brother have a choice, what should my father do?" Tu Shan Jinyuan held Zhong Rouxuan's hand and said.

"The younger brother is young, and my father's time is only half a month, Jingzhou is surrounded in Xifu, is there any choice?" Zhong Rouxuan bluntly said the key.

Tu Shan Jinyuan closed his eyes and muttered: "The dignified Tu Shan clan, Yunmeng Qizhou has fallen to such a point, ashamed of the ancestors!" ”

"Husband, stay in Qingshan without worrying about no firewood, the words are rough but not rough, as long as we hold Xiangyang, there is still a chance to restore the Tushan clan." Zhong Rouxuan didn't believe it when she said this, she thought that the talents of the three Zhong sisters were already unparalleled in the world, who would have thought that they would give birth to ghosts like Xiao Yu and Meng Yan in the sky.

"Ahem, cough, cough..." A series of heart-rending coughing sounds could be heard that it was already at the last moment, and a large number of people kneeling in the courtyard of Tushan Mansion in Jingzhou were worried about the physical condition of the head of the Tushan family.

There is only one teenager accompanying the head of the Tu Shan clan, but he is fifteen or sixteen years old, this is Tu Shanshan's youngest son, who has been holding his dry hand and crying bitterly, the old man raised it with difficulty and patted Tu Shanyuan's head with his left hand and said: "Xi'er, don't be sad, there will be this day for my father." ”

Tu Shanshan Yuan just cried bitterly and couldn't speak.

"Xi'er, you stop, for the sake of my father I have something to say to you."

Tu Shanyuan wiped his tears, sobbed and said, "Father, you say." ”

"Your brothers have their own ideas, the most worrying thing for my father is you, I have asked people to go to Xifu to ask for their lives, and the whole territory of Jingzhou will be entrusted to King Yong after I go."

"Why? Jingzhou is my Tushan family's family business, how dare my son give up! Although Tu Xiyuan's attitude is strong, he is still childish.

The old man advocated his hand and motioned to Tu Shanshan to come over, took his hand and said: "Xi'er, my father can't see the situation in the world clearly, but I can judge that the world is in the hands of Xiao Yu or Meng Yan, I can only gamble, your second brother is deeply valued by Meng Yan, and I can also take care of you for a while, as long as you serve Xifu loyally and don't pose as a child of the family, you will definitely be able to have a world in Xifu." ”

Tu Shanyuan is still young, and he still believes in his father's words, but after all, he is from a family, and his habits are still there, and he muttered: "Father, my Tu Shan clan is precious, do you dare to be rude?" ”

"You have to remember, there is no family in Xifu, only loyalty, you must be loyal to Xifu, not Mengyan!" The old master said angrily.

"Report! The head of the family, the sons have arrived! A notice came from outside the door, interrupting the conversation between the two fathers and sons.

After thinking about it, the old master said, "Xi'er, go, let your second brother come in first." ”

Tu Shan Yinyuan came in with a sad face and immediately rushed to the bed of the old master, crying: "Father..."

"Yin'er, get up, don't be that little child's gesture, because my father knows that you just came from Chengdu, does His Royal Highness King Yong have something to say?"

Tu Shan Yinyuan was a spirit, this father was really old and spicy, and said: "His Royal Highness King Yong is concerned about his father's illness, and he has nothing else to say." ”

"Hehe, King Yong is really King Yong, okay, the old man understands what he means, and he has made a choice for his father, Xi'er will be handed over to you, let them all come in."

Tu Shan Yinyuan was happy in his heart, it seemed that his father had made a choice, and he was still wondering why King Yong only let him greet his father on his behalf, and the conversation of the smart man was really simple.

After a while, all the brothers of the Tu Shan clan gathered, and the old family master looked around and said, "The Tu Shan clan is now separated!" ”

This move made Tu Shan Yinyuan stunned, and hurriedly rushed to the front and asked, "Father!" ”

The old master stopped Tu Shan Yinyuan's question, and said with great difficulty: "Jin'er and his wife, you have lived in Xiangfan for a long time, and your choice to be your father is respected, so you can do it yourself; Tong'er, you have not been able to write since you were a child, and it is rare to be in charge of Suizhou, and you have no opinion on who you choose as your father; Yi'er, your father has heard about it, don't hesitate if you choose, you have done everything your father can do for you, and you each take care of your own future. After speaking, his head drooped down directly, and he lost his breath.

Suddenly, Tushan Mansion was filled with bitter weeping and wailing.

The news of the death of the old master of Tu Shan soon spread throughout the four realms of the Central Plains, and the life and death of the old man was naturally not in everyone's eyes, but about what kind of choice the last complete and independent family in the world would have, whether it was the disappeared Gu family or the broken Zhuo family or the complete eldest grandson family, etc., they did not insist on independence, only the most inconspicuous Tu Shan clan still insisted on it until now, not how powerful they were, but because they were located in Jingxiang, the hinterland of the Central Plains, everyone did not dare to act rashly, the old family master left, Leaving the five sons, division is inevitable, and the choice of these five sons is very important.

After the three-month mourning period of the old master, the eldest son Tushan Jinyuan took the lead in announcing the return to Luochen in Xiangyang, and Quan Zheng was overjoyed, and gave Tushan Jinyuan the title of Xiangguo Gong, Yongzhen Xiangyang, and then the army of Yu Geng of Xifu was stationed in Shangyong.

The fourth son, Tu Shan Yiyuan, accepted the edict from Beifu, took up the post of money and grain envoy of Beifu, and was named the Marquis of Xi County, and the most surprising thing was that the third son of Suizhou, Tu Shan Tongyuan, also chose to take the initiative to serve Beifu and was named the Marquis of Suijun.

Just when everyone was watching, the second son Tu Shan Yinyuan and his younger brother Tu Shanxi Yuan announced in Jingzhou that they would respect Xifu, and then Tu Shan Yinyuan was appointed as the left waiter of the Xifu Civil and Commercial Division, and Tu Shanshan Xiyuan went to Bai Zewuyuan to study.