It was night, the weather was slightly cold, and the moon and stars were scarce.

Yiyang Gong Shi Jian is the third son of Shi Hu, the king of Great Zhao, and is the most capable of fighting among the sons of Shi Hu except for Yan Gong Shi Bin.

Therefore, there are many advisers under his command, and the most trusted are Li Song and Zhang Cai.

Now there is already a prince Shi Xuan in the Zhao Kingdom, but Shi Xuan's temperament is as tyrannical as Shi Hu, and the former prince Shi Xuan, the father and son are almost the same, half a catty and eight taels, so many people in the government and the opposition do not approve of Shi Xuan's succession, so they have thrown themselves into their respective camps and leaned into each other.

How absurd are Shi Hu, Shi Di, and Shi Xuan?

Although Shi Hu had a harem of up to 40,000 people, he was still not satisfied.

He often led hundreds of cavalry into the home of a minister at night and forcibly raped his wife and concubines. Even sometimes they see good-looking nuns who ignore the pure land of Buddhism, forcibly have sex with them, and then kill them.

Lao Tzu is like this, and his son is even more so than him. After Shi Hu ascended the throne, he established Shi Di as the crown prince, and this Shi Di was still absurd with his father. He often selects beautiful girls in the womb, and when he is naked with **, he suddenly hides and exposes them, and beheads them alive.

Shi Hu cooked and ate his concubine and beef and mutton together, and Shi Di did the same, but even more ingenious than his father, that is, he munched with everyone and made bets to see who could eat which piece of human meat and which piece of beef and mutton was borne.

Shi Xuan, the current crown prince of the Zhao Kingdom, is similar.

Father and son are so adulterous and unreasonable, it is indeed rare in the world!

On this day, Yiyang Gongshi Jian gathered Li Song and Zhang Cai in a side room to discuss matters.

Li Song lowered his hand and said: "Your Highness, the king's birthday is approaching, I don't know what birthday gift you want to give to the king?" ”

Hearing this, Shi Jian pondered for a while, and said: "Maitreya Golden Buddha is a pair, and Jade Ruyi is a pair." ”

Li Song and Zhang Cai looked at each other.

"These birthday gifts are too prosaic. I'm afraid that the birthday gifts given by Your Highnesses are much more valuable than this one! ”

"So what do you think Lone should give?"

Li Song shook his head and said: "These birthday gifts are nothing more than some precious and rare things, I don't know how many people are in the King's Jianzhang Palace, I am afraid that I won't even look at them." Your Highness, do you think that apart from being able to win the favor of the king, what else can make you the crown prince and ascend the throne smoothly? ”

"This ...... Please teach the orphan an adult. Shi Jian said eagerly.

"Now among the king's sons, Shi Xuan is the crown prince, but he is tyrannical and unworthy of the responsibility, even if such a person succeeds to the throne in the future, he is afraid that he will not last long without the current power of the king! And in addition to the crown prince Shi Xuan, there are also the voices of Yan Gong Shi Bin and Pengcheng Gong Shi Zun, and Zhuangzi is the highest in the government and the opposition! ”

Li Song said: "Duke Yan is good at military command, and Duke Peng Cheng is good at etiquette and music. The former can be supported by most of the generals in the army, and the latter can also be supported by most of the courtiers in the court! These advantages are exactly what you don't have, Your Highness! ”

"This ...... So how can Lone have these advantages? Shi Jian said hesitantly.

When Li Song heard this, he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, now is a troubled time. Throughout the ages, are there still few examples of roommates? Don't talk about it from afar, let's talk about the rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Jin Kingdom back then, and the matter of the king abolishing and killing Shi Hong! All these examples illustrate the danger of seizing the heir, like walking on thin ice. ”

"It's the so-called success and defeat. Once Duke Peng Cheng and Duke Yan succeed in ascending the throne, will they be able to accommodate you half-brothers? Therefore, the military power, you must get the military power in your hands! ”

Shi Jian shook his head and said, "Lord Li, why don't you want to win more military power?" It's just that you know, my father has always regarded things in the army as a taboo, and whoever touches it will die. In the absence of a major war, those of us who are sons do not want to command the army! ”

"Your Highness, you don't necessarily have to command the army."

Hearing this, Shi Jian said with understanding: "You want Gu to win over the generals in the army?" ”

"Exactly."

"But the generals in the army have long been factional. Solitary...... People are soft-spoken, but I'm afraid that it will be difficult to get in. ”

Li Songzuo said: "The generals in the army have indeed formed their own factions. However, Your Highness, there is still a general you may have forgotten, he has tens of thousands of heavy troops in his hands, and he can definitely exert unexpected results at critical moments! ”

"You mean Shi Min?" Shi Jian came to his senses and said.

"Exactly." Li Song bowed slightly, "Shi Min is now the general of Zuo Jishu, commanding 30,000 Han troops, and the king also gave him a 50,000-strong establishment, I believe it won't be long before Shi Min can command 50,000 troops!" This is a force to be reckoned with. Your Highness, if you can win Shi Min's support, you will definitely have an advantage among the sons in the future! ”

"But......" Shi Jian paused and said, "Lone and Shi Min don't have any friendship. Shi Min, a person with a strong and arrogant nature, who seems to have no desires and no desires, how can he be persuaded to join our camp? ”

"It's not difficult, we have a chance now." Li Song said with a smile, "Shi Min is not recuperating at home now, and has he been grounded by the king for three months?" Your Royal Highness, you happened to go to Shi Min's mansion to pull relations, and then plead to the king in person, and ask the king to forgive Shi Min's sins on the occasion of his birthday, so that Shi Min can regain his freedom. In this way, Shi Min thanked His Royal Highness for his kindness, wouldn't it bring them closer? ”

"Good! Wonderful. ”

Shi Jian nodded happily, but he thought of something again, and said with some concern: "It's just that when I go to Shi Min's house, what should I bring with me?" How do you speak? ”

"This is to bring the relationship closer to each other, and you must not let Shi Min feel your utilitarian heart Your Highness. Therefore, when His Royal Highness went to visit Shi Min, he only needed to ask for warmth, and he didn't have to express the meaning of enveloping. And the purpose of your trip is to visit the sick, so don't bring gold, silver, jewelry, or anything! ”

Li Song squinted his eyes and said: "Shi Min, this person, who is willing to distribute the 10,000 gold rewarded by the king to the soldiers under his command, must not care about money and other things outside his body. Your Highness, if you go with gold and silver treasures, it will backfire and make Shi Min think that you are insulting him. ”

"Then you can't go to visit the sick empty-handed, right?"

"Your Highness can bring some precious medicinal herbs. Just express your concern. ”

"Good!"

Shi Jian is a relatively resolute person, and he will do what he says, even if he orders someone to prepare some ginseng, deer antler velvet, and the most useful medicinal materials for skin and flesh wounds. On the second day, he got into the carriage and went to Shi Min's mansion.