Fan Jigao is a relative of the emperor, and when he is the uncle of the dynasty and the prime minister of the Qi country, he has made great contributions to the Qi country, and he can enter and leave the palace freely with the permission of the monarch of the Qi country, as long as he reports it.

Fan Jigao went straight to the palace of the second prince after completing the reporting work, Fan Jigao came to the second prince's bedroom with great momentum, and pushed the door directly without waiting for the guards to report it, although the second prince was afraid and hateful in his heart, but he did not dare to show it, so he could only wave away the guards and forcibly calm down: "Uncle, why is this?" It was His Highness who did something wrong that made his uncle so angry. ”

Fan Jigao took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Your Highness, the old minister came here this time to ask His Highness, there is news from the front line, the eldest prince was assassinated, Yongcheng was broken by the Qin army, General Lin Li was killed, General Lin Ran was defeated, this matter can be related to His Highness." Although he was asking, his tone was firm, and he had already concluded that this matter was done by the second prince.

When the second prince saw Fan Jigao's firm eyes, he knew that he couldn't hide it, and he didn't think about hiding Fan Jigao, after all, Fan Jigao's means were too high, and it was too difficult to hide him.

After the second prince took a deep breath, he changed his previous submissiveness, his eyes were firm, and he replied calmly: "Yes, His Royal Highness does not hide it from his uncle, the eldest brother was assassinated, it was I who did it, but Yongcheng was broken and General Lin Li was killed in battle, and this matter has nothing to do with me." ”

Fan Jigao saw that the second prince had changed his normal state at this time, no longer pretending, seeing that his eyes were like torches, his face was calm, and he was both happy and a little sad in his heart, happy that the second prince was not the cowardly and incompetent person as rumored, and sad that his nephew even hid himself.

The second prince obviously saw the loneliness in Fan Jigao's eyes, but in the imperial family, he couldn't even believe his brother, let alone his uncle, and the second prince didn't think he was wrong.

Fan Jigao shook off his distracting thoughts and asked: "Yongcheng was broken, Lin Li was killed in battle, and Lin Ran was defeated, it really has nothing to do with His Highness?" ”

The second prince replied: "It has nothing to do with it, what I have to deal with is the eldest brother, what am I doing to deal with the two brothers Lin Ran, I am not a fool, what is the benefit of Lin Ran's accident with the country, what is the benefit of me, if I succeed to the unification in the future, I will rely on the two of them to fight for me, besides, even if I really can't be the king of the country, for the sake of the country of Qi, in order to see the ancestors and ancestors in the future, I will never attack him." ”

Fan Jigao took a deep look at the second prince, and saw that he looked at himself fearlessly, knowing that his heart was calm, and he no longer had doubts, if it was before, Fan Jigao would never believe the words of the second prince, but the performance of the second prince at this time is quite like a wise monarch, although it cannot be said to be virtuous, but it is also reasonable, and he knows the severity, Fan Jigao believes it.

Fan Jigao put his mind at ease a little, if he just did it to the eldest prince, Fan Jigao would not have any opinions, after all, there is no family affection in the heavenly family, for that supreme chair, how many tragedies have occurred since ancient times, if the second prince does not do it, he will be killed by the eldest prince sooner or later, so Fan Jigao doesn't mind the second prince doing it to the eldest prince, as long as he can distinguish the priorities, distinguish the priorities, and understand the priorities, Fan Jigao will not only not object, but will also vigorously support it.

Fan Jigao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he began to be heavy again and said: "If it weren't for His Highness's doing, then this Qin State would really be my Great Qi's henchman, even more so than the Xia Kingdom in the north." ”

Speaking of Qin, the second prince's heart also sank, this time he wanted to use Qin to get rid of the eldest prince, who knew that Qin did not play cards according to common sense, not only did not attack the eldest prince, on the contrary, the person who rescued the eldest prince was very likely to be from Qin, which had to make the second prince vigilant, thinking that Qin just wanted the eastern part of Qi State, but if they saved the eldest prince, then the purpose of Qin State is not just for an east.

The second prince said in a deep voice: "Uncle, the ambition of the wolf son of the Qin State, the plan will not be as simple as the eastern part of my Great Qi, in my opinion, he is very likely to want to seize the country of my Great Qi, before I wanted the Qin State to attack the camp of the eldest brother, but the people of the Qin State bombed out the people I sent, and then I sent an assassin to assassinate the eldest brother, and a mysterious person saved the eldest brother, if I guessed correctly, the person who saved the eldest brother must be the Qin people, it can be seen how big the ambition of the Qin State is, and the plan will not be as simple as a small east." ”

After listening to the words of the second prince, Fan Jigao's face turned black directly, and he said in a deep voice: "It seems that the purpose of the people of the Qin State is very clear, that is, they want to make my Great Qi continue to fight, so as to weaken the national strength of my Great Qi. ”

The second prince said with resolute eyes: "If it is really as conjecture, then even if His Royal Highness fights for the position of unification, he will definitely not let the people of Qin be satisfied, and if he wants to seize my Daqi's country, how can His Highness be captured." ”

The second prince had this realization, and Fan Jigao felt that he still didn't bring this child badly, after all, the second prince was still very responsible in the moment of crisis.

Fan Ji bowed and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, even if you have to break your wrist by a strong man, the old minister will never let Your Majesty break your arm." A hint of coldness flashed in Fan Jigao's eyes, and the second prince trembled when he saw it.

I thought to myself: "A poisoner is a poisoner, and he really deserves to be able to assist my father and emperor to ascend to the throne of God, and to make my naïve queen mother sit firmly on the throne of the queen and govern the world." ”

The second prince bowed down and bowed: "Tian Ji, thank you uncle, uncle, what should we do next?" ”

Fan Jigao pondered for a while and said: "At this time, I will tell Your Majesty, Your Majesty will not believe it easily, Your Majesty has always regarded the Xia Kingdom as a big trouble in his heart, and the Qin State is not as important as we imagined in the eyes of His Majesty, even if the Qin State occupies the east, His Majesty will not care too much." ”

The second prince's face suddenly darkened, and he thought: "What my uncle said is true, and it is really possible for my father's character to be as my uncle said." ”

The second prince sighed and said, "Uncle, what should I do at this time?" ”

Fan Jigao also said helplessly: "For today's plan, we can only wait, and when the news of the defeat of the front line comes, Your Majesty will definitely convene a court meeting, and then I will join General Lin Ran to advise Your Majesty, as long as the ministers of the court and the central government are all seeking it with war, Your Majesty will definitely give up the battle against Xia in front of everyone and attack Qin instead." ”

The second prince knew that this was the best way at present, so he exhaled a little and said helplessly: "It can only be like this." ”

In the heart of the second prince, he has always been very dissatisfied with the fact that the king of Qi has been waging war against the Xia State, after all, for the Qi State, the Xia State in the north is simply a barren land, even if he wins, he will lose a lot, because the Qi State has invested too much in the war between the Xia Kingdom, and even if it wins, it is a loss.

The second prince couldn't help but complain: "I think my father is also old and confused, what is good about the Xia Kingdom, it is worth him to spend national strength to conquer all the time, even if he wins, it is just a grassland, there is no place to farm, what is there to fight." ”

Fan Jigao was shocked when he heard this: "Your Highness is cautious, you must know that the wall has ears, and you must not criticize Your Majesty's decision. ”

The second prince was unconvinced: "Uncle, what I said is not to criticize my father, I just can't figure it out, with the wisdom of my father, how can I do such an ignorant act?" ”

Fan Jigao looked worried and said: "Your Highness, don't ask again, this is Your Majesty's business, as a courtier, you must not criticize it, and the same is true for Your Highness." ”

The second prince also realized that he was wrong when he heard this, but this matter bothered him for a long time, he was smart since he was a child, and he could think about everything, but only this matter made the second prince puzzled, and he no longer pretended at this time, so he couldn't help but mention it, wanting Fan Jigao to solve the doubts in his heart.

From Fan Jigao's eyes, the second prince knew that Fan Jigao must know the answer, but it was obvious that he would not tell him about this matter, and the second prince did not ask anymore, but after apologizing, he said that he would not mention it again.

Fan Jigao said: "Since this is the case, then the old minister will retreat first, and the court will hope that His Royal Highness will think twice." ”

The second prince nodded and said, "Uncle, don't worry, Tian Ji knows what to do." ”

Fan Jigao nodded and left the palace of the second prince, and after going to see the queen Fan, he left the palace directly.

It turned out that the first queen was not dead, but eloped with the current Xia monarch Tuoba Xiong, and the one who helped the first queen out of the imperial city was the current Qi Prime Minister Fan Jigao.

Fan Jigao remembered the scene when Tuoba Xiong and the first queen, who were still the princes, knelt in front of him and begged for help, and he was afraid for a while, if this matter was known by the current monarch of Qi, he would not be able to cut off ten heads, and the monarch of Qi also died in the battle to conquer Xia, which is why the monarch of Qi was so persistent in attacking Xia.

The hatred of killing his father and taking his wife, how can the monarch of Qi let go, how can he let go, how can he not be attached, even if he knows that there is no benefit to conquering Xia Kingdom, but as a man, as a son of man, how can he let go.

After Fan Jigao left the palace, the second prince called his cronies and said: "You go and follow Xiangye, he must know what happened back then, why his father is so obsessed with attacking the Xia Kingdom, His Royal Highness has never understood this matter, if this matter is not resolved, the father will not give up attacking the Xia Kingdom." ”

The cronies frowned and asked: "Your Highness, now that the Qin State is eyeing him, and the eldest prince is also dissatisfied with His Highness because of this matter, it is very likely that it will be unfavorable to His Highness, if I am lurking in the Prime Minister's Mansion now, then who will protect His Highness's safety?" ”

The second prince frowned and said, "Are you worried that my eldest brother will do something to me?" ”

The cronie said: "This is what it means to be humble. ”

The second prince frowned, the words of his cronies are not unreasonable, he has already done it to the eldest prince, there is no way to recover, the eldest prince will definitely retaliate after returning to China, but the second prince still has a way to deal with it, shook his head and said: "Don't worry about this matter, I have my own way to solve my eldest brother's affairs, you go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to help me figure out this matter first." ”

The cronies also said no more: "Humble and honorable." ”