At this time, in the palace of the king of Da Cao, in the palace of Yanfu, King Wen was lying on the bed, and below it, there were a group of old ministers of Da Cao.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem....... On the bed, King Wen coughed violently.

The already old cheeks were covered with a sickly Yin Hong at this time.

After a cough, King Wen collapsed on the bed, his eyes wide open, as if he was afraid that once he closed his eyes, he would never get up again.

King Wen gasped heavily, his stiff palms stretched out, and beside him, a woman slowly took King Wen's hand.

King Wen looked at the woman in front of him, his stiff body slowly relaxed, and he said, "Tai, where is the prince?"

At this time, Tian Xiang said: "Your Majesty, the prince has gone to Dongzhou with the envoy. ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem....... King Wen coughed violently again, and his face became more and more difficult to see.

Seeing this, Tian Xiang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body." ”

All the important ministers below hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body, you must take care of the dragon body." ”

After King Wen coughed violently, he grabbed Tian Xiang's hand tightly, breathless, and said in a low voice: "Now, now, the life of the lonely king hangs by a thread, you, why, why do you want the prince to leave the royal city?"

"If Lone goes, the boss will definitely cough ....... King Wen coughed violently for a while before continuing: "Must, must, usurp the throne." ”

Tian Xiang's deep eyes flashed with a glint of light, and he said slowly: "If the crown prince stays in the royal city, the eldest prince will definitely launch a mutiny and kill the prince, so we will not have the slightest chance." ”

"But when the crown prince is outside, the eldest prince will not launch a mutiny, but will only secretly send someone to kill the prince, so that he does not have to carry the order of killing the king and kick on the throne. Tian Xiang said slowly.

"The king can rest assured, the minister has sent his confidants to secretly protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but now, the king, it's time to make a decision. ”

King Wen held Tian Xiang's hand tightly, "He is also the son of King Lone." ”

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince has been reckless, and over the years, although we have frequently won victories in barbarian battles, we have killed thirty percent of our lives. ”

"Implicated in the war, the two main cities have been very turbulent, the people have been displaced, and the people have been provoked, at this time, the disaster relief should be relieved and the people should be relieved, but the morning before yesterday, the eldest prince still advocated sending troops to suppress it. ”

"Those so-called rogues are all the people of my Dacao, and I forced them to be cowards, if I send troops to suppress them, wouldn't this be my Dacao's people slaughtering their own people?"

"Your Majesty, Da Cao can't stand such a toss, if the big prince doesn't get rid of it, the dynasty that we have worked hard for all our lives will be ruined. Tian Xiang raised his voice and sighed.

At this time, a courtier below heard this and immediately said: "Your Majesty, what Tian Xiang said is really nonsense. ”

The one who spoke below was an old minister, a courtier of Da Cao, a scholar of Shang Shuge, and a henchman of the eldest prince.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince has been leading his troops for many years, fighting against barbarian demons, obtaining countless resources for my Da Cao, and expanding the land of a city. ”

"The eldest prince is the hero of the expansion of the territory, and the prince, young and careless, has no credit for the great prince, the king, the eldest prince is the pillar of the country. ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister asked the king to abolish the crown prince and make the eldest prince the crown prince, and to lead the affairs of the kingdom on behalf of the king during the king's serious illness. ”

Most of the important ministers below spoke: "Your Majesty, the ministers ask the king to abolish the crown prince and appoint the eldest prince as the prince." ”

Seeing that the important ministers below had already spoken, Tian Xiang spoke again: "Your Majesty, you can't change your course when you break it, and make the eldest prince the crown prince." ”

"The eldest prince is reckless, if Da Cao falls into his hands, Da Cao will definitely decline the king, the king, Dongzhou Tiemuli, Yuming Kingdom, barbarian demons, and the northern grasslands are all strong enemies, what we need is a king who can accumulate national strength and strong Da Cao, not a king who is reckless. ”

When the important minister on the side heard this, he immediately scolded: "Tian Xiang, the old man recently heard that you received a big gift from Dongzhou and asked you to frame the eldest prince. ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister recently obtained a secret letter, which said that Tian Xiang received five million spirit stones from Dongzhou, and its purpose was to let him attack the eldest prince and prevent the eldest prince from using troops against Dongzhou. ”

"Your Majesty, now that Dongzhou is in civil strife, Dongzhou City Lord Temuli and the Blood God Temple are fighting inwardly, if it is not expected by the old minister, this battle, Dongzhou will definitely be greatly injured, it is a good time for us to take Dongzhou." ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister affirmed the king's decree to abolish the original prince Jiang Xuan, set up the eldest prince as the crown prince, lead the army in the country, and exterminate Dongzhou City. ”

"Your Majesty, this move must not be, Dongzhou City Tiemu Li is a hero, if we are persecuted at this time, the Blood God Temple and Dongzhou City will not only not fight among themselves, but will in turn reasonably attack us, Your Majesty, now I need to recuperate. Tian Xiangdao.

"Your Majesty, please abolish the crown prince and make the eldest prince the crown prince. ”

"Your Majesty, no, now we need to recall the crown prince and let the prince take charge of the state affairs. ”

......。

The entire Yanfu Hall was fried into a pot of porridge.

"Shut up, all of them. King Wen yelled angrily, followed by a fierce cough.

"Ahem, ahem...... You, you are going to be angry with the lonely king. King Wen gasped violently.

Beside King Wen, the woman stroked King Wen's back and said softly, "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body." ”

The ministers also hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body." ”

At this time, King Wen took a deep breath and said slowly: "Proposed will, Concubine Lan, it will be up to you to write for the Lone King." ”

"Good. The woman let go of King Wen's hand, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, sat aside, spread out the paper, and grinded.

"Prince Jiang Xuan, no merit Sheji...... abolished the position of the crown prince, the eldest prince Jiang Lie, and repeatedly made military exploits...... On the day of the purpose, he was canonized as the prince of the East Palace, cough cough cough ....... King Wen coughed again.

When the important ministers below heard this, they all shouted: "King Wen is wise. ”

"The king ....... Tian Xiang was about to speak, but King Wen coughed lightly and said, "Tian Xiang, you are also old, go home and recuperate." ”

"The king ....... Tian Xiang wanted to say something, but he couldn't say the last sentence, got up, and said respectfully: "Caomin, lead the order." ”

Saying that, Tian Xiang retreated, and King Wen said again: "Spread the decree, announce that the eldest prince will enter the palace, and the lonely king has something to say to the eldest prince." ”

At that moment, someone left in a hurry, and the important ministers below also quietly let their people report the affairs in the palace to the eldest prince.

King Wen looked at the many old ministers below, and coughed violently again.

Once upon a time, these people supported him so much, but now they support his son so much.

A kind of sadness and pain welled up in my heart, and the righteousness of the monarch and the minister was just talking after all.

King Wen coughed violently again, and said slowly: "Concubine Lan, bring the jade seal and the lonely king." ”

As soon as these words came out, all the important ministers looked at the woman with wide eyes.

The jade seal, the heavy weapon of the country, is an artifact in general with the Blood God Tower in Dongzhou.

After a while, Concubine Lan hugged a box over.

"Open it. King Wen said slowly.

The woman opened the box, and inside was a palm-sized jade shape, surrounded by a dragon-shaped pattern, which was the artifact of Da Cao, the jade seal of Zhenguo.

King Wen stroked the jade seal and said slowly: "Old friend, after today, you will no longer belong to the Lonely King." ”

"Ahem...... King Wen coughed violently again, and his face turned even paler.

"Eunuch, send Concubine Lan out of the palace. King Wen's voice suddenly cooled.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The eunuch walked to the woman's side and said slowly, "Concubine Lan, please." ”

When the woman heard this, she said, "Your Majesty, let the concubines accompany you more." ”

King Wen said coldly: "Eunuch, Lone King, I don't want to see her again." ”

The eunuch continued: "Concubine Lan, please. ”

Concubine Lan looked pained, and finally kowtowed: "Your Majesty, in this life, it is the concubine who is sorry for you." ”

After speaking, the concubine left with the eunuch.

In the General's Mansion, the official who delivered the decree had just finished reading King Wen's edict.

"The son of the minister took the order. The eldest prince slowly stood up, looked at the official who announced the decree, and said, "Father, what else did you say?"

The herald said: "Back to the eldest prince, the king only said that he wanted to see you, and did not say anything else, please follow the prince into the palace." ”

Jiang Lie's eyes flashed, and he looked at an old man beside him, "Old Wen, what do you mean?"

The old man looked to be eighty or ninety years old, his hair was combed and tied with a crown, and his old face was still flushed.

The old man stroked three strands of beard, and the light flashed in his deep eyes, and he spoke slowly, like a bell.

The old man stroked his beard lightly and said slowly: "General, according to the old man's wishes, it is not appropriate to enter the palace at this time. ”

Jiang Lie frowned and said, "Do you suspect that my father will kill me?"

The old man nodded, "I'm not sure, but if you really want to do something to the general, now is the last moment." ”

Jiang Lie set his eyes on the court official who came to announce the decree, and the court official was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he immediately knelt down and said: "The eldest prince, there is no such thing, the king has ordered Concubine Lan to draft the decree on his behalf, abolish the position of Prince Jiang Xuan, canonize the eldest prince as the crown prince, lead the army in the country, and send troops to Dongzhou." ”

The courtier knelt on the ground, trembling.

When the eldest prince heard this, his eyes flashed, and he said slowly: "If you have half a lie, this general will feed you to the barbarian." ”

The court official hurriedly said: "General, oh no, His Royal Highness the Prince, the lower officials don't dare to hide anything." ”

The eldest prince looked at this court official as if he was lying, and his face also showed joy, and he looked at the old man and said, "Old Wen, what do you think?"

The old man stroked his beard and said slowly: "The eldest prince owns most of the soldiers and horses in the country, and he is the weight of the country. ”

"Wen Lao said this, he must be too cautious. At this time, the eldest prince Sheng Fat and another old man slowly spoke.

The eldest prince turned his head to look at the person who spoke, who looked older than Wen, but also had a full head of hair.

However, the old man's hair was scattered haphazardly, and he looked uninhibited.

A pair of eyes are also bright, bright as a lamp, and the body exudes an ethereal momentum.

"Oh, what is the opinion of the old man?" said the general, looking at the old man.

"Hahaha. Wu Lao laughed loudly, his voice was so strong that the entire General's Mansion trembled.

"The general's cultivation is profound, and the old man's slight cultivation is very good, and if he brings a good hand in the army, it is the Longtan Tiger's Den, and he can also break through. ”

"To put it mildly, even if King Wen wants to do something to us, how can he bear us? In the palace, except for the old eunuch, most of them are our people, even if they want to make waves, they don't have that strength. The old man swore that he was authentic.

The eldest prince nodded when he heard this, and said slowly: "Elder Wu also has a point. ”

However, the eldest prince added: "Of course, Wen Lao is more secure, but I mean, I am still waiting, if it is really as this court official said, presumably the news from the palace is about to come." ”

"After hearing the news from the palace, we will make a decision. The eldest prince said slowly.

"That's right. Wen Lao said.

Wu Lao didn't say anything more.

After a while, a palace attendant hurriedly walked into the general's mansion, and then kowtowed to Jiang Lie and said: "The eldest prince, Master Li, a scholar of Shangshufang, ordered the villain to pass the word, and King Wen's order will not be long in coming, and an edict has been prepared to abolish the position of Prince Jiang Xuan, canonize the eldest prince as the crown prince, lead the army in the country, and exterminate Dongzhou City." ”

"King Wen's condition has worsened, because he is afraid that he will not survive tonight, and this time he summoned the eldest prince to pass the jade seal to the eldest prince in advance. ”

The eldest prince Jiang Lie must have been, his eyes suddenly flourished, shining like two bright lights, looking at the attendant, his voice trembled a little and said: "You mean, my father wants to pass on the jade seal of Zhenguo to me?"

The attendant said, "Back to the eldest prince, Lord Li asked me to say so." ”

"Hahaha, it's really good, if the Zhenguo jade seal is in your hand, then the whole Dacao is mine. The eldest prince looked very excited.

At this time, the old man Wen on the side opened his mouth and asked, "What about Tian Feng? Didn't Tian Feng stop King Wen?"

The attendant replied: "Stopped, but King Wen was furious and drove Tian Xiang out of the royal court and made him a commoner." ”

Hearing this, Wen Lao's brows furrowed highly: "Tianxiang has worked hard and has a huge contribution to Da Cao, it stands to reason that King Wen should not make Tian Xiangbian a concubine." ”

The eldest prince smiled when he heard this: "Old Wen, isn't that old thing degraded badly?"

"It's good, but the old man always feels that something is wrong. ”

"When King Wen did not step on the throne, Tian Feng has been with him, giving advice, leading the army to fight, it can be said that King Wen can become the king of Da Cao, Tian Feng has most of the credit. ”

"Tian Feng has always been conscientious and has never committed any major crimes, but now he is suddenly demoted, and at this time, the old man feels that things are strange. ”

Elder Wen looked at the attendants and said slowly, "What else has happened in the palace recently?"

The attendant thought for a while, and then said slowly: "This, it seems that there is, the eunuchs in the palace have changed, and the guards have increased a lot." ”

Old Wen frowned, and said slowly, "Eldest Prince, isn't this coming for you?"

The eldest prince smiled and said, "Elder Wen, my father is critically ill, and these transfers are normal. ”

Wu Lao also smiled, "It's just a guard, and the old man is all powder." ”

Wen Lao was still not at ease, and continued to ask, "In the court, is there anything strange about it?"

The attendant thought for a moment, and finally said, "There is one more thing." ”

"Oh? Wen Lao's eyes lit up.

The attendant said: "I don't know what's going on, King Wen's favorite concubine Lan was also belittled by King Wen." ”

The eldest prince suddenly laughed when he heard this, "I understand, why that old man was deposed by Tian Feng." ”

Wen Lao looked at the eldest prince with a puzzled face.

The eldest prince laughed for a while, and then said slowly: "Originally, I didn't know what to say about my father's face, but now, I might as well talk to the two of you." ”

"Back then, my father, Tian Feng, and Concubine Lan still had an unclear relationship. ”

It is said that Tian Feng and Concubine Lan fell in love, but his father also loved Concubine Lan, and after ascending the throne, he made Concubine Lan a concubine. ”

But that's the case, Concubine Lan can't forget the love in her heart, and often has private meetings with Tian. ”

"This matter has always been a pimple in my father's heart, presumably my father has long been dissatisfied with Tian Xiang, and now that time is running out, I also want to take a bad breath, hahaha. The eldest prince laughed.

"Wu Lao, follow me into the palace, as for the masters in the army, you don't need to bring it, I think my father is really in me. ”

"As long as I get the Zhenguo Jade Seal, I will immediately prepare to send troops to conquer Dongzhou. ”

"Elder Wen, the matter of raising grain and grass will be left to you. The eldest prince said with a spring breeze on his face.

"Eh, eldest prince, the old man always feels that things are not normal. ”

"Hehe, with Elder Wu here, what can those people do to me?" said the eldest prince.

"But. "What else did Elder Wen say, but he was stopped by the eldest prince.

"Old Wen, hurry up and prepare, now that there is civil strife in Dongzhou, there is no chance to be lost. ”

"Eh, okay. "Wen Lao knew that the eldest prince was very important to the jade seal of the country, and he was afraid that something would happen to him, so he wanted to enter the palace as soon as possible and get the jade seal in his hands, but now it is useless for him to say anything.

At that moment, the eldest prince said to the courtier: "Take me into the palace." ”

The court official hurriedly stood up, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said to the eldest prince, "The eldest prince, please." ”

Looking at the back of the eldest prince, the worry in Wen Lao's heart couldn't be shaken off.

Finally, he said to a general beside him: "Go, mobilize five hundred blood shadow teams, and be ready to respond at any time outside the royal city." ”

"Yes. The general departed immediately.

The eldest prince and Wu Lao went all the way without the slightest hindrance.

After a short time, they came to the palace.

At this time, the palace was heavily guarded, and there was a soldier every five steps.

These armorers wore blood-red armor and wore a red Suzaku accessory on their chests.

Seeing the outfits of these people, the eldest prince was slightly startled, and couldn't help but say, "It turned out to be the Order of the Vermilion Bird." ”

The eldest prince glanced at the cultivation of these people again, and everyone's cultivation turned out to be the realm of lay people, and some of the leaders of the team turned out to be monks in the foundation building period.

Wu Lao also glanced at it and exclaimed: "I didn't expect that the old king still has such a hand, the Vermilion Bird Array." ”

"It seems that it is a large array of 3,500 Vermilion Birds, 3,000 laymen, and 100 monks. ”

Looking at these armor soldiers, the eldest prince was also a little uneasy in his heart, and couldn't help but say: "Martial Old, I'm a little uneasy in my heart. ”

Wu Lao said with a smile: "Why should the eldest prince worry, with the old man here, what is the Vermilion Bird Formation in this mere array, not to mention, the palace is also full of the eldest prince's armor." ”

The eldest prince nodded when he heard this, Wu Lao was right, the Vermilion Bird Camp was not his people, but most of the armor soldiers in the palace were his people.

If he really makes a move, he can retreat calmly.

The eldest prince followed the courtiers and walked briskly inside, and after a short time, he had already arrived at the Yanfu Palace.

"The eldest prince has arrived. Then a servant shouted.

When the ministers in the Yanfu Hall saw the eldest prince coming over, they all got up and saluted the eldest prince, "I have seen the eldest prince, congratulations to the eldest prince for canonizing the crown prince." ”

"Congratulations to the eldest prince for canonizing the crown prince, the old minister has seen the prince. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please inside, the old king is waiting to pass the jade seal to you. ”

"Hehe, it's up to your ministers. The eldest prince smiled, then strode to the bottom of King Wen, and saluted: "Son-in-law Jiang Lie, I have seen my father." ”

King Wen looked at the shameless old ministers below, and looked at his eldest son, he coughed violently again: "Ahem, cough, get up, get up." ”

The eldest prince stood up, his eyes firmly fixed on the artifact Zhenguo Jade Seal in King Wen's hand.

"Lie'er, King Gu asks you, how do you treat your brother after King Gu dies?" King Wen asked.

Jiang Lie smiled when he heard this: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely treat my younger brothers well." ”

As soon as these words came out, several old ministers on the side sighed secretly in their hearts: "It seems that the eldest prince can't hold it anymore, isn't this a curse on the king to die as soon as possible and inherit the throne himself?"

"Such a person, in his eyes, has no king and no righteousness, no father and no son, such a person becomes the king, what will the future of Da Cao become?"

King Wen's eyes dimmed when he heard this, and he sighed, the boss's words were looking forward to his death.

He can treat himself like this at this moment, how can he be kind to his younger brothers and sisters.

King Wen coughed violently again: "Ahem, cough, that's good, that's good." ”

"King Lone, I'm ready to pass the throne to you, come and pick up the jade seal. King Wen said slowly.

"Son, Command. The eldest prince's eyes were even more joyful, and he took two steps forward, and went to pick up the jade seal of the town country with both hands.

The jade seal of Zhenguo is one of the foundations of Da Cao.

Da Cao's national fortune momentum is suppressed by this jade seal, it can be said that whoever gets the jade seal will get half of Da Cao.

The reason why he didn't do it for a long time was that he didn't want to bear the reputation of killing the king and usurping the throne, and the other was the jade seal of the town.

If his old king hides this Zhenguo jade seal, and someone comes out against him with the Zhenguo jade seal, it will also be a big trouble.

Seeing that the coveted artifact Zhenguo Jade Seal was about to arrive, the eldest prince's eyes showed excitement.

"Zhenguo Jade Seal, Zhenguo Jade Seal, you are finally in the hands of this king. The eldest prince's eyes shone brighter, and he muttered that he had begun to call himself king.

How many years, how many years, after many years of hard work, many years of fighting, his hair began to turn white, finally, finally, the jade seal of Zhenguo is finally coming to his hands.

Looking at the four golden dragons on the jade seal, as long as they are recognized by the jade seal of Zhenguo, they can grasp the power of this jade seal and drive the four golden dragons that are comparable to the Jindan Great Perfection.