Just when the Queen Mother was worried about the emperor's body, Xiao Hu had already gone out thirty miles outside the city to pick up Zhao Chengji and the envoys of Fanbang.

Only then did he arrange the envoys of the next state at the capital station, and he received a secret order from the queen mother in the palace.

"Da Xiao Hou, what happened?"

Zhao Chengji was about to take the envoy into the palace to meet the emperor, but was stopped by Xiao Hu.

"The emperor has instructed the envoys to travel thousands of miles, let them settle down and rest first, and then enter the court to meet them in ten days."

"Ten years later?" Zhao Chengji was stunned.

Since the founding of Tanglin, there has never been such a rule as waiting for 10 days after the arrival of foreign envoys in the DPRK and China.

Xiao Hu saw that Zhao Chengji was puzzled, and said with a smile, "With the wisdom of the eighteenth prince, you shouldn't be able to think of why, right?" ”

Zhao Chengji intended to win over Xiao Hu, but he couldn't think of it, "Please give Xiao Hou advice." ”

Xiao Hu said proudly, "This secret order was actually issued by the Queen Mother. ”

"This state once embarrassed the emperor, thinking that the emperor must not even be willing to see their envoys, most of them were learned by the queen mother, and she mediated for a long time, and finally there was a meeting after ten days."

Ten days is enough for the emperor to calm down and think clearly.

Zhao Chengji suddenly realized, "I see, thank you Da Xiao Hou for mentioning it!" ”

Xiao Hu said, "What is this, the eighteenth prince, you saved Xiao Lei, you are the benefactor of our Xiao Hou Mansion, Xiao Hu will tell the truth about anything he knows." ”

Zhao Chengji understood that this was a way for Xiao Hu to surrender to him.

He naturally accepted it happily, "In the future, Cheng Ji will have to rely on Da Xiao Hou to mention more in the court." ”

"Well said, well said."

"By the way," Xiao Hu continued, "In order to thank the Eighteenth Prince for saving my family Xiao Lei, I set up a banquet in the mansion tonight, I wonder if the Eighteenth Prince is willing to come?" ”

Zhao Chengji nodded, "But it's disrespectful." ”

Ten days later, Zhao Yan's condition was relieved, he went to the court like no one, and the envoys of Fanbang came to the court with a letter of surrender and peace talks.

Zhao Yan sat in the high hall with a serious face.

After the envoy finished reading the surrender letter and presented the peace negotiation money, there was a smile on his face.

"You Fanbang, brave and good at fighting, this time you are very unwilling to lose at the hands of my youngest son, right?"

The envoy hurriedly knelt down, "It's not that I'm unwilling, it's that I'm happy and convinced!" ”

Hearing the words of this envoy, Zhao Yan laughed.

"Okay, I'm just kidding, the two countries have always been at war, and it's normal to lose and win, but it's always the people in the border areas who suffer and suffer......"

"I hope that the two countries will be able to reconcile ...... forever in the future"

"Emperor Tanglin is wise!" The envoys of the Fan State praised loudly.

A real smile appeared on Zhao Yan's face.

Waiting for the end of the peace talks between the two countries, after the Fanbang people left the capital, Zhao Yan, who was strong, finally couldn't hold it anymore and fell ill completely.

As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain.

All of a sudden, the competition for the crown prince between the princes in the court and China became even more fierce.

Just when several princes were fighting in the court, the eighteenth prince, who had just returned from a victory, was silent in the crowd and had almost no sense of existence.

The princes who regarded him as enemies at the beginning, seeing him like this, once again excluded him from the battle for the crown prince.

Obviously, it is far from enough for this person to have only one Xiao Hu's support, although he won the Fanbang, but it is too late to develop his power in the court, and the emperor's illness is developing rapidly.

As everyone knows, when the princes were fighting in the previous dynasty, Zhao Chengji began to serve silently in the emperor's bedroom.

"Now, they are pulling forces in the capital, why don't you go, but take care of me, the dying emperor, here."

Zhao Yan lay on the bed, looking at the eighteenth son who was carefully serving him.

"Father, the son has no reliance, he thinks he can't compare to any brother, and he never thinks about the position of this prince."

"Erchen has no mother since he was a child, his father is the only relative of Erchen in the world, his father is healthy and lives a long life, which is Erchen's greatest wish!"

Listening to Zhao Chengji's words, Zhao Yan's heart was moved.

In the past, he pinned his experience of this feeling of father-son affection in the world on Concubine Li's children.

Concubine Li did not escape Queen Jiang's various assassinations, which was a big regret in his life.

originally thought that he would never have the opportunity to experience this feeling of father's kindness and filial piety in this life, and he didn't want the child who was once most neglected by him to give him the most sincere care in the world.

This kind of care, without any conflict of interests, is just a son's concern for his father.

"Good boy," Zhao Yan stroked Zhao Chengji's hand, "You are my good son." ”

"From the moment you automatically asked Ying to go to the Mobei battlefield, I can see that you are a good person, and you are stronger than your brothers."

"Father, don't say that, Erchen is just lucky, let other imperial brothers lead troops to the battlefield, they will do better than Erchen."

"Better?" Zhao Yan smiled, "You don't usually have much contact with them, it's normal to not know, I'm afraid they haven't reached Xiao Lei's level!" ”

Speaking of Xiao Lei, how could Zhao Yan not know what Xiao Hu was asking for to be General Zuo for this son in the first place?

It's just that he wants his son to take a military merit for granted in Mobei and come back with a lot of scenery.

However, in the end, the Xiao family's father and son were taught a lesson, but they were accepted by Zhao Chengji, which is a good thing.

As long as Xiao Hu is not against Zhao Chengji, then in the future......

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan looked at Zhao Chengji with more and more satisfaction.

No one expected that the emperor's illness would be fierce when it came, but it would go quickly.

didn't wait for a few princes of equal strength to come up with any results in the battle between the court, and the emperor went to the court again.

Seeing that his father was safe and sound, several princes all showed disappointed looks.

After the next dynasty, the emperor called a few powerful ministers to the imperial study alone.

As for what is going to be discussed, everyone guesses the same thing.

Sure enough, on the second day, the eunuch took the decree and announced it loudly.

What are the eighteen princes bravely crowning the three armies, self-denial and revenge, unparalleled resourcefulness, and being able to take on great responsibilities......

When these beautiful words are stacked together, it is already clear to everyone what is going to be said behind the decree.

On the spot, the hearts of several princes were cold.

Zhao Chengji became the prince so unexpectedly.

When the news reached the capital, compared with the shock between the princes, the people of the people applauded.

How Zhao Chengji was filial to the emperor and served them in front of the imperial bed didn't know, they only knew that Zhao Chengji led the Tanglin army to defeat Fanbang and won the submission of Fanbang never again.

This alone agrees that Zhao Chengji can be a big responsibility, and he can inherit the unification in the future.

Knowing that Zhao Chengji became the crown prince without accident, Su Nianyun entrusted Fu Ming to send a silver ticket of 200,000 taels as a celebration.

And this time, Zhao Chengji did not accept the congratulatory gift silently, but took the initiative to meet her in Jinming Tower.

"In the future, if you want to send me something, you don't have to go through Fu Ming, just look for me directly."

"Also," Zhao Chengji said, "I hope that there are not only interests between you and me......"