In the autumn of 521 years of the Qianwu Empire, Emperor Hongwu died, and the fourth son Zhao Tianyi, known as Emperor Jianmin in history, was named Nie Fan as the protector of the country, and his age was twenty-two.

From time to time, the old prince was unwilling, gathered troops and horses to surround the imperial city, and brazenly launched a mutiny in the name of "sweeping away the traitors and clearing the king's side", intending to ascend the treasure by force and besiege the new emperor in Xuanwu City.

The Protector stepped forward, resisted thousands of soldiers with his own strength, and the new emperor was surrounded by the enemy, and then the lurking Wushuang army annihilated all the rebellious soldiers with the power of thunder, so that the rebellion of the new emperor ended here.

The new emperor was merciful, and according to the edict of the dangerous place, he did not kill the prince, the seventh prince and the thirteenth prince who set off the war, but was placed under house arrest in the imperial city of Shangjing, and was not allowed to leave the imperial city for half a step for life.

Nie Fan, the protector of the country, has meritorious service, and has given the king with a different surname to be the king side by side, and the face saint can not kneel, reward 10,000 taels of gold, a mansion, and a fief.

The fourth prince Zhao Tianyi successfully ascended the throne and became the emperor, and Lu Miaomiao also became the queen of the world, fulfilling a dream of the Lu family back then.

In the summer of 522 years in the Qianwu Empire, the turmoil caused by the mutiny of the old prince was also successfully quelled, and the empire finally entered a period of stability.

And taking advantage of the time when the Hidden Martial Empire was too busy to take care of itself, the East China Sea Alliance States, the Beiting States and the Southern Barbarian States all tried their best to breathe. In the past nearly a year, it has finally recovered some vitality, and it has some resistance in the face of the threat of the Hidden Martial Empire, forcing the Hidden Martial Empire's army to have no way to continue to expand.

It is mainly because of the great consumption of the internal strife in the Qianwu Empire and its inability to expand.

The world has entered a stable period, all countries are working hard to recuperate, and the Hidden Martial Empire is not only recovering the vitality consumed by the world's attack, but also seizing the time to digest the benefits of this war.

While recovering from the wounds of the war, the Southern Barbarian State was also actively opening up the land further south, while the Northern Ting State directly annexed the entire Beiting Coalition Army, and its vitality was quickly restored.

In the autumn of the same year, the protector of the Qianwu Empire. One word side by side, Wang Nie Fan's wife was pregnant and gave birth to a boy and a girl after ten months. The entire Qianwu Empire was immersed in the birth of two little angels with golden spoons in their mouths, and even more attention was paid to them than to the first prince of Emperor Jianmin, who was born in the same year.

Everyone knows that their father exists, so this man and woman will definitely be the most dazzling prince and county lord in the entire empire in the future, and even the prince and princess cannot be compared.

Time flies. Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye. The new generation of the empire has grown. gradually replaced his father's place, and the emperor and courtiers of the year have also grown old, and a new round of throne change has started again.

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Upper capital. In the palace side by side, an old man with gorgeous hair sat upright, and a young man stood quietly in front of him: "Tian'er, after I go to the imperial city for a while, the family will rely on you, and you must protect your mother and the family, do you know?"

"Yes, father!" Nie Tian bowed in response, and then said with a somewhat hesitant expression: "Father, has it really come to this point? The one who was able to sit in this position back then, but it was all thanks to his father's help, is that really so nostalgic for the old feelings? And his father is so old, why should he be like this?"

"Hehe!" Nie Fan chuckled, with disdain in his eyes: "Tian'er, you have to remember that the Heavenly family has no family affection, and their people are not trustworthy, Zhao Tianyi seems to be friendly, but in fact he is weak, and he has no eloquence, if it weren't for your father and me, he wouldn't be able to sit in that position at all, compared to his eldest brother, he is far behind." ”

With a trace of memory in his eyes, Nie Fan spoke softly and continued: "In the battle of Xuanwu Square back then, although he ascended the throne by serving his father, as his eldest brother said, how can he defeat him and steal the throne, and how can he make me willing to be controlled by him, since when did he have a pimple in his heart. ”

Speaking of this, Nie Fan's tone was a little embarrassed: "Since that time, he has been jealous and wary of me, which can be seen from his strong opposition to the continued expansion of the empire after that, he is afraid that my prestige will continue to grow, and the merit is high, and it is your father and me!"

Hearing this, Nie Tian didn't know what to say, this was a matter of the previous generation, although he had been familiar with it since he was a child, but it was the first time he knew the inside story today: "Father, is there really no way?"

Nie Fan didn't speak, stood up and walked out of the house: "It's a pity that there is no way to go to the grave of my father and mother this year, I don't know if they will blame me!"

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In the palace and above the Xuanwu Square, a carriage was moving slowly, the wind was blowing, and the bells on the carport were ringing crisply, making a pleasant "jingling" sound.

On the city wall, countless figures swayed, and the atmosphere of slaughter permeated the four fields.

"Da!"

The old horse stopped, the slow carriage stopped quietly, the curtain was raised, the arm that had been thin stretched out from the black carport, and a gray hair appeared in front of everyone with the appearance of the old man.

Looking at the soldiers who were standing quietly in front of him, the old man smiled silently: "Yes, you really attach enough importance to me as an old man, and you have sent such a strong lineup just by me, should I say that you are cautious enough, or should I say that the shadow I left in your heart is serious enough, my dear Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?"

The old man's gaze suddenly brightened, and his sharp eyes pointed directly at the other old man standing quietly on the city wall.

The elderly Royal Highness of the Fourth Prince is no longer the heroic spirit of the year, and the passage of time has left on him the vicissitudes of the years, Zhao Tianyi looked at Nie Fan below with a complicated gaze: "Peerless, unparalleled in the world, unequaled army, invincible, so prestigious, how can I not be afraid?"

"Ahem!" coughing softly, Zhao Tianyi asked: "Actually, I have always had a question I want to ask you, why did you choose me in the first place? Don't tell me anything loyalty, you should know that I don't believe in this thing, it may really exist, but it can't happen to you, you have always had a sense of looking down on this world!"

Nie Fan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Hahahaha! Zhao Tianyi, it's not in vain for you and me to be a minister, you really know me enough!" (to be continued......)