Everlasting prosperity

In the Jingyang Hall, a group of ministers were in a mess like ants in a hot pot, whispering and whispering, and the memorials they held were dangling around.Many white-browed old men sighed again and again, their facial features twisted together in worry.

There was no one in front of the stage, and the servant stood by the stage, looking at the ministers who were in a mess.

"It's not good - the emperor has passed away!"

A servant suddenly rushed out from behind the screen and shouted at the hall.

"The emperor is dead!"

In an instant, there was a wailing in the hall.

A man in the uniform of a servant looked around vigilantly, while slowly taking two steps back. When he found that no one was paying attention to him, he quickly left the hall.

The news quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Yongqing Kingdom, and the princes and kingdoms began to plan who should inherit the position of emperor.

The emperor ascended the throne at the age of 16 and reigned for twenty and seven years. He only married one concubine, but died in an accident. Since then, the emperor has never married another wife, so he has no children.

Now, the emperor has passed away, and Yongqing has no crown prince. This huge country may soon change hands.

In the palace of King Jiu'an in the capital city of Jiuzhao, more than a dozen people sat in the meeting hall, and in the hall sat the king of Jiuzhao, Zong Zhengjin, with a pair of falcon-like eyes revealing an unconcealable excitement.

"Hahaha! It's God's will that the emperor passed away!" Zong Zhengjin raised his head and laughed, feeling very happy.

Ling'an, the imperial capital, is located in the south of Jiu'an, the capital of Zong Zhengjin, and is the closest capital city among the vassal states.

Although Zong Zhengjin is close and harmonious with the emperor on the surface, he has already secretly made plans in private. When the emperor loses power one day, he can go straight to the imperial capital and replace the emperor.

Of course, the emperor knew these things clearly, so he put Zong Zhengjin in the nearest place to him, and was always on guard at all times. Fortunately, under his control for many years, Zong Zhengjin did not really do anything to kill the king. But man is not as good as heaven, Rao even the emperor himself did not expect that he would leave early, and he did not even have time to explain his funeral. He really gave Zong Zhengjin a great opportunity.

"My lord, congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Zong Zhengjin looked at the people in the audience, and his heart was filled with joy. The years of dormancy could finally come to an end.

"In your opinion, should this king send troops to Ling'an, take down the imperial capital in one fell swoop, and change the name and surname of Yongqing?" Zong Zhengjin propped his chin with one hand and put his other hand on his lap, looking like he was bound to win. look like.

"Your Majesty, the dragons in Ling'an have no leader at this time, if you send troops immediately, it will definitely happen." A courtier cupped his hands.

Zong Zhengjin nodded after hearing this, and looked at the courtier appreciatively.Obviously, his thoughts coincided with his own.

At this time, another courtier stood up, he was Shizi Zong Zhengyuan's wife Rong Chizi, only twenty and one years old, he was one of the king's favorite courtiers, this man was intelligent and quick-witted, and could always speak to the king's heart.

I saw him cupping his hands towards Zong Zhengjin and the former courtiers, and then slowly said, "Your Majesty, you must not forget Great Wu and Gao'an, let alone the relatively remote Gao'an. This Great Wu is close to Jiuzhao, if you find it Wang Shang intends to seize the imperial capital, but he must not be reconciled to being a vassal state. I think that if the king wants to seize the imperial capital and become a new generation of emperor, it will definitely cause Yongqing to split, and the princes will fight!"

Hearing this, Zong Zhengjin couldn't help but frowned, he had naturally thought about this question too.Once he starts to send troops to the imperial capital, it means that the situation of the princes will start to change. At that time, he must deal with the two princes and kings of Wu and Gao'an.

But in the face of these, Zong Zhengjin couldn't care too much. After more than 20 years of dormancy and more than 20 years of humiliation, he couldn't wait any longer. What's more, at this time, the capital without a leader is simply in his pocket. Is this opportunity handed over to others?One must know that Da Wu, who stands between him and Gao An, is no less ambitious than him.

For a while, the court began to whisper, first to support the immediate dispatch of troops, and second to support a long-term plan.

Zong Zhengjin looked at the crowd who were waiting to talk to each other, and helped his frown.Taking a deep breath, he stood up suddenly, and looked around at the courtiers and followers.

"Tell me the king's intention, send troops immediately, and take Ling'an City within half a month!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Three days later—

"Hmph, Zong Zhengjin clearly had a plan! Taking advantage of the emperor's death, he sent troops to Ling'an, fearing that he would cross the border and attack him in the near future. He wanted to annex the world so that he could become the emperor. Ah!" Gao An Wang Yulin Muqing narrowed his eyes, stroking his long beard with his hands, and said angrily.

"Everyone, what countermeasures do you have?" Instead, Yu Linmuqing asked.

One of his ministers stood up and replied calmly, "Your Majesty, since King Jiuzhao has sent troops to Ling'an, Wu is the most urgent, but Wu is the most powerful among all the vassal states. In the confrontation, I thought that King Jiuzhao would send envoys to infiltrate our country and ask our country to send troops to besiege Wu from the east and the west."

Yu Linmuqing snorted coldly, "It's really a wishful thinking. Besieging Dawu from east and west, even the mighty Dawu might be exhausted, but has he ever thought that this Dawu can contain Jiu Zhao and me at the same time for many years? Gao An, how can he only rely on soldiers and horses? He Wuyue has the number one god general in the world, Chi Fei, who worked hard for him, but what about us? I, Gao An, have not participated in the war for many years, and he has only himself to fight in Jiuzhao. Look, this king, he Zong Zhengjin is probably overwhelmed by desire!"

"My lord, then we"

"What about us? If he comes to beg us, we'll send him away. Da Wu is not that easy to fight. If he doesn't come, let's just watch the show."

Zong Zhengjin, who was sitting in the Jingyang Hall of Ling'an, was sitting on top of the main hall, watching all the courtiers kneel down to him, feeling very unhappy.

A servant whispered a few words in his ear.

"Hahaha! This king knew he would say that!"

Zong Zhengjin's hearty laughter suddenly came from the hall, and the ministers raised their heads to look at him, fearing that there was something extra about his words that made their King Jiu Zhao extremely happy.

"This king originally wanted to send envoys to Gao'an to attack Wu, but the current king of Gao'an, Yu Linmuqing, has no such intention, and wants to sit back and watch the tigers fight. In this case, do you have any good ideas?" Zong Zheng Jin looked at these ministers triumphantly. He had already guessed that Yu Linmuqing would not send troops. He was just looking for an excuse to do other things. He wanted to discuss with the ministers to see who could suit him.

"Your Majesty, I heard that King Gao An has not yet established a son, and he has only one son, Yu Linyuan, who is at odds with him. He even had a big fight at a family banquet, which almost seriously injured King Gao An. I thought, why not, we just start from Yu Linyuan, the unfavored prince, took it." Rong Chizi stood up and cupped his hands, and said slowly.

Zong Zhengjin nodded appreciatively, and it was Rong Chizi who understood him, "Rong Qing's words are right, start from the inside, let Gao An completely succumb to me! At that time, are you afraid that Gao An will not follow me? Hahahaha! "

"Your Majesty, Shengming!"

"Rong Qing, this king will leave this matter to you."

"Sir, you must do your best!"

Rong Chizi offered his hand, his eyes radiated a strange brilliance.He remembered that he had been bullied by Yu Linyuan when he was living in Gao'an with his mother in the early years, and he thought this would be an opportunity to send him to a high position, and then throw him down heavily.

No one knows what kind of turmoil will be caused when a counselor enters another country.

Inside the Palace of King Xiyu in the capital city of Great Wu——

When other countries are planning the world, the king of Great Wu is sitting in the stone pavilion, drinking sake, holding white jade chess pieces, playing chess with his own prince leisurely, as if he never knows foreign affairs.

"Zhong'er, in a few days, your brother Wang will be back. Based on your current chess skills, I'm afraid you will lose again." Wu Yue looked lovingly at his little prince, two children, the eldest prince Wu Zhang He has both civil and military skills, both virtue and art, but his temper may be a bad thing at a critical moment. The second prince is elegant and stable, but he doesn't love power, but he is the best guardian of his elder brother.

"Father, Zhong'er's level is naturally inferior to that of Brother Wang, but this time when my brother comes back, Zhong'er is worried, and the road must be full of difficulties." Wu Zhong held the chess piece and pinched it back and forth, frowning slightly, he Really worried.

Jiuzhao Bao had the imperial capital Ling'an, so most of the scholars studied there, including his brother Wu Zhang naturally.But since the rebellion of King Jiuzhao, Ling'an has become an empty city, and the scholars there also died early and fled.

Four days ago, his father told him that Wu Zhang had left to return to Great Wu.From then on, he was always worried, he was afraid that Jiuzhao's people would take the opportunity to harm Brother Wang and ambush him on the road.He knew that although Brother Wang was skilled in martial arts and was protected by dead soldiers, he was outnumbered after all. If King Jiuzhao went mad and tried to kill him, then he would have no elder brother.

Wu Yue knew that the two children had a deep friendship, so he naturally saw his worry.He smiled lightly, stood up, patted Wu Zhong on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Your brother Wang is the eldest son of my great Wu, how can this king's son be easily defeated by Xiaoxiao's generation."

"But father" Wu Zhong felt a little better when he heard the words, but when he thought of what King Jiu Zhao had done, he couldn't help saying, "Father, please allow Zhong'er to go to Qishan to meet brother Wang."

Wu Yue looked back at Wu Zhong, and said with a smile, "Alright, since you're so worried, go."

"Thank you, Father."