A war report came from the border of Mingguo. Shen Yan, the seventh prince, guarded the border passes, was brave and fearless, and repeatedly retreated from the enemy. The wolf cavalry from the Snow Country has been suppressed outside the pass, the city is solid, and the people are safe, please rest assured.

In the imperial study, when Shen Duyi received this good news, the haze of the past few days was completely gone, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't stop making the ministers also happy.

He really deserves to be his most beloved good son, even if he wanders outside all the year round, as long as the country is in danger, he will not be sloppy in the war!

"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince is so brave and good at fighting, it seems that the Snow Country's attack this time is about to retreat from the camp in embarrassment. Hmph, the little barbarian country actually dares to challenge my Da Ming's heavenly might. If this good news had come earlier, the three princes would not have had to go to the border to support at all. ”

A minister spoke at the right time. The imperial court is now divided into two factions, one is on the side of the third prince Shen Li, and the other is on the side of the eldest prince Shen Yao. And this minister, his heart has always been towards Shen Li.

In fact, if it weren't for the sudden appearance of the Snow Country to commit such a thing, the day the third prince returned to Beijing, he would have been canonized as the crown prince. Among the seven sons of the emperor, all those who have a little vision are sure that the third prince is talented and intelligent, and he is the talent of the emperor.

But the facts are unpredictable, after all, the eldest prince is not bad, and he also has the heart to cherish and employ people, so naturally he also gathered some officials. Most of them know who His Majesty is looking for, but they will definitely not sit still. So he moved out the ancestral rules of who found the dragon vein and got the blood of the holy beast unicorn, and who could sit on the throne of the prince, and wanted to fight back.

It's a pity that the destiny of heaven can't tolerate those who have ghosts in their hearts. The eldest prince returned first, with a frustrated face. The third prince returned a few days later, thinking that he was winning, but he didn't say a word about the dragon vein, but he only said that the country was in trouble, and he automatically asked for orders to lead the troops to exterminate the rebels. And His Majesty doesn't know which evil he has fallen into, he has already sent his favorite Seven Princes to the front line before, and now he actually agreed to the Three Princes to go.

Now there is good news from the border, the Seven Princes, who have been pampered since he was a child, and when he grows up, he will leave the stable to play around. Unexpectedly, he was extremely brave, defeated again and again, and guarded the border city to stop the pace of the Snow Country's attack. Fortunately, the seventh prince has always stood on the side of the third prince and has no intention of competing for the throne. Otherwise, if you write down this credit, it's really a halfway way to bite the gold. I don't know what kind of thoughts the three princes had in mind when they went to support at this time.

Shen Duyi smiled, patted the back of the chair and said, "Although Ayan is brave and good at fighting, most of them are just relying on a good skill that he has cultivated outside over the years. This battle is not a martial arts competition, and it is not a matter of who has high martial arts skills and can easily win. So if you want to talk about leading the army to fight, Ah Li is more familiar. He liked to study the art of war since he was a child, and I have taken him to the barracks many times. ”

Speaking of these two sons, Shen Duyi's face was full of pride. But when I thought of the border war, I couldn't help frowning.

"Snow Country has been dormant for a long time, and this time it must not be so easy to stop. I am sure that there must be a master among them! Therefore, Ayan alone cannot compete with him, and only when Ayan goes forward, can I feel a little relieved. ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

When the minister heard this, he hurriedly echoed it. I was suddenly more convinced that the emperor really preferred the seventh prince and the third prince. Originally, the throne should have been elected among these two, and the seven princes had no intention of fighting, so it would inevitably fall on the three princes!

"Hey~"

Shen Duyi suddenly sighed lightly, although he received good news in his hand, he was still a little worried in his heart. War is cruel, and those who have not experienced it are completely ignorant of the suffering. His two most beloved sons had gone to the border city, and although he had faith in them, he always had a sense of unease.

At this time, no one except Shen Duyi knew that the third child was going to exchange the seventh child back. But the two brothers have a deep relationship, and the seventh may not necessarily listen to the third child! The female doll of the Mu family died, and Tianyin probably said something to the third child, so the child who was provoked finally couldn't hold back the emotions in his heart.

In fact, he is not blind, for so many years, seeing Tianyin's love for the third child, it is not that he can't guess the reason. It's just that he also feels in his heart that compared with the seventh child, the third child's temperament is indeed more suitable for sitting in the position of God King. It's just that he has never stood in the position of the third child and considered his feelings.

Tianyin is a little selfish, so she naturally hopes that Ayan will live freely. But he is a father, so he allows things to develop like this. The third child has been well-behaved since he was a child, and he listens silently to everything he says, and never refutes. So he followed his ideas step by step, and the child followed step by step.

In fact, in this process, as long as he occasionally looks back, or pays more attention to his eyes, he will find that the child is too quiet, too obedient, and the smile on his face does not look happy. If he had found out at that time, then the relationship between their father and son would not have been what it is now. It's too late to regret it now.

"Why is Your Majesty sighing?"

Seeing Shen Duyi frowning and sighing silently, a minister couldn't help but have the courage to ask. Shen Duyi came back to his senses, shook his head and waved his hand.

"It's fine. It's just that I suddenly sighed that my sons are all older. It's even more powerful than when I was back. ”

"Haha!"

Shen Duyi's words caused a group of ministers to laugh. And at this moment, the eunuch came to report, saying that the eldest prince was asking to see him outside the house. As soon as these words came out, several ministers looked at each other and had their own thoughts. The corners of Shen Duyi's mouth twitched, and his expression was a little helpless.

"Let him in. ”

"Yes!"

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Border City, a small city in the northernmost part of the Ming Kingdom. Out of the northern gate, you will be in the Snow Country.

At this moment, a young man in silver armor stood on the city wall. has a handsome face, making people can't imagine that he is actually a soldier who can go into battle to kill the enemy.

"General, a troop of soldiers and horses is coming from the south gate. I saw that it was our own people, and the person who walked in the front seemed to be the third prince. ”

"What?"

Since the day Shen Yan came to the border city, he would inspect the city wall every day. It's the same today, but I didn't expect to hear the news.

Although he was suspicious in his heart, his footsteps had already stopped running down the city wall towards the south gate. Before I could go up to the south city wall to investigate, I saw that the city gate had been opened, and a team of soldiers and horses holding the flag of Mingguo walked in. The one who is riding a white horse at the head is not his third brother Shen Li!

"Third brother!?Why are you here?"

Shen Yan rushed forward and stood still in front of Shen Li, and after carefully looking up and down, he was sure that the man in armor in front of him was really his third brother.