Early in the morning, Gongsun Lingyun was summoned by his queen's aunt, he originally thought that there would be some wonderful things happening today, but on the way into the palace, he met Gongsun Jingyang. Uncle seems to be waiting for him, and it seems that those wonderful things are going to be in vain again.

When the uncle saw him step forward, he went straight to the point, "As soon as Xuanyuan Mu died, his two sons divided his territory equally. In order to consolidate his ruling power, Uncle Jie will definitely divide and disintegrate the two brothers. At that time, it will be the best time to capture the three territories on the north shore of Jinao Lake. ”

"Xuanyuan Mu, who is in the middle of the day, how could he suddenly die violently?" asked Gongsun Lingyun.

"Although Xuanyuan Mu supported Gongshu Jie as the king, as a powerful prince, he was a master of high merit. How could Uncle Jie allow him? What's more, Xuanyuan Mu's purpose in supporting him was to replace him. ”

"So, the fall of Xuanyuan Mu is also the handiwork of my uncle?"

The uncle replied with some pride: "The old man is just the one who ignites the fire, what really makes Xuanyuan Mu collapse is his delicate relationship with Uncle Jie. Once there is a disagreement between people, there will be contradictions, and once there is a contradiction, it will be easy to be taken advantage of. What we have to do is to create distrust and contradictions for the enemy, and then add fuel to the fire to intensify the contradictions, so as to achieve the benefits of sitting back and reaping the benefits. ”

"I still remember when I was a child, my uncle taught me all about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but when I grew up, my uncle taught me all about intrigue and trickery!"

"Benevolence, righteousness, and morality are the standard, and conspiracy is instinct; Gongsun Jingyang stopped at the gate of the palace and looked at Gongsun Lingyun, "Governing the country is like a doctor curing the disease! To cure the disease, sometimes it takes a dose of fierce medicine to cure the disease, and to govern the country, it is necessary to use some means to cut off the enemy." ”

Gongsun Lingyun said with some unconvincing: "Since my uncle compares himself to a doctor, they all say that the doctor is benevolent, but my uncle uses all kinds of conspiracies and tricks to kill people!

"Small doctors cure diseases, Chinese medicine treats people, and big doctors cure the country. My uncle said, "There is a lot of disturbance in the world, from the nobles to the common people, and there is no peace." How many people will die in the chaos of war in the long run? Do you know?"

"This ......," Gongsun Lingyun couldn't answer.

"If you can't answer, it's right!" said my uncle, "The great chaos in the world is a great disease that has ruined all lives, and those who have ill intentions are the malignant tumors of this great disease......! Can the nobles and the common people have a peaceful day when they rule the world? Therefore, some benevolence and righteousness are on the surface benevolence and righteousness, but in fact they are just the benevolence of women, and the real great benevolence and righteousness is to govern the chaotic world in an orderly manner, so that the rights of the nobles can be guaranteed, and the common people can keep to themselves. How can we achieve this without the means to achieve this?"

Gongsun Lingyun bowed his head, "My nephew has been taught!"

Gongsun Jingyang pointed to the Sanchen Daxu Banner on the palace square, "Have you seen the sun, moon and stars on the Daxu Banner?"

The Sanchen Daxu is full of stars, the most conspicuous of which is the Big Dipper. And the sun obscures the general moon, just forming a round of crescent moon and a round of scorching sun.

Gongsun Lingyun nodded, "That's the holy flag of the Chang Sect, and it's the badge of the Chang royal family." ”

"The sun, the moon, and the stars are the three stars. The uncle said, "Sanchen, which means heaven." Under the whole world, it is not the king's land. On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. For example, if all the princes are holding high the anti-flag today, only my Gongsun clan holds these three Chen Daxu, these three Chen Daxu will not fall, and when the world is unified, it will be the day when my Gongsun clan is in the ninety-fifth year. ”

Gongsun Jingyang patted Gongsun Lingyun on the shoulder, "The old man will grow old after all, Ling Feng, this kid has never done his job, and Ling Lei, this kid is too angry." Among the sons of my grandson, only your grandson Lingyun can take on the big responsibility. This time I entered the palace to discuss with your aunt and ask her to make you the heir. ”

"This ...... Absolutely not!" Gongsun Lingyun bowed his head and said, "Both younger brothers are more suitable than me! No matter who my uncle chooses as his heir, I am willing to be a general who conquers the world and do my best to assist him." ”

"They are all children of my Gongsun family!" Gongsun Jingyang looked at Gongsun Lingyun's eyes and suddenly became kind like a father, "The old man only thinks about who is more suitable, who has the ability, and who can make the Gongsun family pass on for generations." ”

"But will my aunt agree?" Gongsun Lingyun didn't dare to look his uncle in the eye.

"At this time, it is a major matter of the Gongsun family, so she can't help but disagree!"

"......"

"Okay, after a while, I'll be in for a while. ”

After the uncle and nephew entered the main hall, they saw a handsome little eunuch standing beside Gongsun Mingyue. Gongsun Jingyang said: "What I want to discuss with Mingyue today is the family affairs of the Gongsun family, and the idle people will retreat as soon as possible." ”

The favored little eunuch An Ning was not afraid of Gongsun Jingyang, and said in a strange manner: "Since it is a family matter, it should be discussed at home, and adults should not forget that this is the court." ”

Gongsun Jingyang's eyes were full of murderous intent, "Little eunuch, you have to figure out, who is supporting the current court?"

An Ning replied: "Lord Gongsun said that this court was supported by himself, does Lord Gongsun want to tell the people of the world that the world of the Lord of Light is the domain of your Gongsun clan? In this world of the Lord of Light, it is not the turn of the Gongsun clan to guide the country!"

Gongsun Mingyue gave this handsome little eunuch the name An Ning, perhaps with her own intentions. At this moment, An Ning dared to directly argue with Gongsun Jingyang, but Gongsun Mingyue was calm, and the relationship was self-evident.

Gongsun Jingyang looked at Gongsun Mingyue, "You have such a dog, not only blind, but also likes to bite people indiscriminately." ”

Gongsun Mingyue smiled, "Since my brother thinks he is just a dog I raised, why not listen to some family dogs?"

An Ning said fearlessly: "Dogs are loyal to their masters, and they bite robbers and thieves. If Lord Gongsun doesn't want to steal something from His Majesty, how can a dog bite someone indiscriminately? What's more, what Lord Gongsun wants to steal is nothing but power. ”

Gongsun Jingyang was furious, "Boldly gelding a dog, you dare to speak wildly!" Then he looked at Gongsun Lingyun, "Lingyun, pull out your sword and cut off his dog's head." ”

"I see which of you dares to act rashly!

As soon as An Ning's words fell, the doors of the main hall were closed by the guards, and more than a dozen guards with swords and shields rushed out to block in front of Gongsun Mingyue and the handsome eunuch. No wonder a little eunuch dared to be so arrogant, it turned out that Gongsun Mingyue had premeditated.

Gongsun Mingyue stood up and said, "Since my brother wants to discuss the matter of establishing the prince, it is the government. ”

At this time, a palace maid led an eleven or twelve-year-old boy to appear beside Gongsun Mingyue. Gongsun Mingyue said: "This child is the grandson of King Changyao, and the new sun of the Chang Dynasty. ”

"Impossible, when Chang Ming usurped the throne and seized power, he had already cut down the roots of King Changyao's lineage......"

"Hahahaha!" Gongsun Mingyue laughed, "When the Son of Heaven ascended the throne in the dark night, he killed Changming's heirs, but in the end, there was not a person named Nangongzi. ”

"How can an illegitimate son who doesn't even deserve a surname to sit on the throne?" Gongsun Jingyang said, "It seems that you are determined to oppose me!"

"Gongsun Jingyang!" Gongsun Mingyue called him by his name, "When you killed my son, did you think about my feelings?"

Gongsun Jingyang said sharply: "That's a sinister seed who can't see the light, shouldn't he die?"

"But he was my child, and she made me a mother. And you called him a freak and forcibly strangled him to death! You deprived me of my right to be a mother!"

"Hmph, you don't want to think about how a dark night who has not been able to get a woman pregnant for more than 20 years can leave you a normal child after the solar eclipse?" Gongsun Jingyang changed his words, "If this child is really the grandson of King Changyao, if he is put on the throne, he will have to be justified and convincing the people of the world." ”

"As long as Lord Gongsun is willing to assist him, he will naturally be able to prove that he is the grandson of King Changyao. An Ning said, taking out a blood silk book, "This is a blood book written by King Changyao more than twenty years ago." The content of the book is that he has been placed under house arrest by the second prince Changming, and he knows that Prince Kun is not Changming's opponent, so he asked Prince Kun to make plans early and not act rashly. ”

"A blood book doesn't mean anything!" said Gongsun Jingyang.

An Ning said: "But this blood book saved the life of Prince Kun, and also left a prince grandson." ”

"But the old man saw with his own eyes, the heads of Prince Kun and the princes. Gongsun Jingyang still didn't want to believe it.

An Ning replied: "It's just a stand-in that looks almost exactly like Prince Kun, and this stand-in is my father." ”

"According to this, Prince Kun is still alive?" asked Gongsun Jingyang.

"No, he's already dead in the plague of last year. An Ning replied, "He died of the plague with his wife and three daughters, and only his youngest son, Xing'er, survived." ”

"Xing'er?" Gongsun Jingyang said in surprise, "His name is Xing'er?"

"That's right, he is Taisun Changxing!" An Ning replied, "Prince Kun said that there are three suns, moons and stars in the sky, so he named him Changxing. ”

"It seems that it is really providential!" Gongsun Jingyang turned to Gongsun Lingyun and said, "Let's go!"

Gongsun Lingyun followed his uncle out of the hall, and he was still muttering in his heart, but he heard his uncle say, "Don't bother thinking about it anymore!"

"Uncle really believes the words of that little white face?"

"In the early years, some people said that Prince Kun did not die, but changed his appearance and went into hiding. Gongsun Jingyang looked at the Sanchen Daxu Banner in the square, "Not long ago, when Yuheng Zhenren was playing against me, he casually said, 'A spark can start a prairie fire'. I didn't think so at the time, thinking that he was talking about the chess game, but the subsequent sentence 'destiny is still there' made me think about it for a long time without understanding the deep meaning. In this way, he is alluding to this!"

The nephew thought that if he was really the grandson of the king, it would be a legitimate thing to inherit the throne. Indeed, we should assist him in quelling the rebellion in the world. ”

"Do you really think so?" asked Gongsun Jingyang.

Gongsun Lingyun replied: "Since the monks of the Changjiao sect say that the destiny of the Lord of Light is still there, as courtiers, we should fulfill our duties as courtiers at present. What's more, those cultivators' ability to deceive people's minds is not ordinarily strong. Even if the Gongsun clan wants to take the world, it should be the best time to fully grasp the mandate of heaven. ”

"Yes, Sect Master Chang has disappeared since he came back from the Cliff Sinkhole, and the Nine Star Elders all say that he has been in retreat for thirty years. For the sake of the Lord of Light, he almost slaughtered the Dragon Clan. The Son of Heaven fell into darkness, but he didn't know why the Chang Sect Master had not been in retreat for more than 30 years. Now there is a sudden appearance of a prince grandson, which is really strange!"

"Sect Master Chang said that he was in retreat and cultivating, maybe he had already gone mad, or ...... It's dead!" Gongsun Lingyun said casually.

"Regardless of whether he is true or not, let your aunt toss! After all, it is much easier to hold a son of heaven in your hands than to be a son of heaven. ”

Gongsun Lingyun pointed out, "But my aunt has made it clear that she wants to deal with you......"

"They will only live in the palace and steal peace, don't forget...... It is we who hold the military and political power. Gongsun Jingyang said, "Send troops to guard the gate of the palace and cut them off from the outside world." In the future, there is no need to go to the palace for government affairs. ”

Faced with wanting to lock his aunt in the palace, although Gongsun Lingyun was a little unbearable, he still sent his cronies to block the palace according to his uncle's wishes.

However, on the seventh day after the blockade of the palace, a large-scale rebellion broke out. Most of the rebels were nobles from the Jinao Lake Basin, and most importantly, even Gongliang Bo and Xianning Bo joined the rebels.

Although the rebels opposed Gongsun Jingyang's inclusion in the core area of the Gongsun clan around Jinao City, everyone knew it. At the root of it, it is still this sudden appearance of the prince grandson Changxing. Judging from the recent information collected about Wang Taisun, An Ning has already colluded with those rebels.

And the current situation is very bad, at least 60,000 of the 80,000 troops who originally conquered Jinao Lake have returned to the south with the lords. But at present, the rebel army has reached as many as 60,000, and the army that Gongsun Lingyun can mobilize is only more than 30,000 people.

At first, Gongsun Lingyun fought two beautiful battles with fewer victories. But as the rebels' forces became more and more concentrated, Gongsun Lingyun had to shrink the front and send heavy troops to defend Jinao City, basically losing more and winning less.

In just half a month, most of them were controlled by the rebels, except for a few earldoms near Jinao City. Therefore, Gongsun Jingyang had to ask the southern vassals for help.

And those nobles in the Sancha River Basin, Zaigongsun Jingyang did not reap enough benefits during the last Northern Expedition, so this time the counterinsurgency was not very active. After all, they also have their own concerns, and they are afraid that Gongsun Jingyang will cross the river and demolish the bridge and hit them upside down.

But this time, the conditions given by Gongsun Jingyang were quite generous. He promised to confiscate all the territories of those who rebelled after the rebellion was put down, and reward those who had made meritorious contributions to the rebellion. As soon as such a promise was made, those vassals in the southern part of the Central Plains organized an army of 50,000 and marched towards Jinao Lake.

After the arrival of the southern army, Gongsun Jingyang sent his descendants to defend Jinao City, and the aristocratic vassal alliance army that personally led the support to regain the lost territory and compress the living space of the rebels.