As soon as they returned to the mansion, the second prince eagerly called Situ Wen, the first-rank prime minister, for discussion.
"Master Xiangguo, if the third child really does it this time, I am afraid that I will no longer be qualified to compete for the position of crown prince!"
"Indeed!" Situ Wen nodded: "Although I know that this is completely impossible to accomplish, we must not be careless!"
The third prince has always been thoughtful and meticulous, and he is also loyal and tolerant. If he was not 80% sure, he would never have made such a bold statement in front of the civil and military officials of the court!
As soon as this sentence came out, it could be fully explained that this incident was the last thing the third prince did to be promoted to the crown prince position.
If he succeeds, he will overpower the second prince and win the crown prince position.
If he fails, he will become the laughing stock of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty. From then on, he will have no prestige at all, and his position as prince is destined to have nothing to do with him anymore!
"In this case, I will immediately send someone to present a memorial to the emperor's father, blaming the death of the eldest emperor's brother on the third child, making him unable to stand up in one fell swoop!"
He had already sent someone to find out the relationship between Gu Chen and the third prince.
It is easy to crucify Gu Chen who killed the eldest prince and then pass it on to the third prince.
If the emperor learns that the death of the eldest prince has the shadow of the third prince, then the third prince will not be able to keep his position as prince, let alone prince!
"No, Your Highness!"
However, as soon as the second prince's words left his mouth, he was instantly stopped by Situ Wen: "Your Highness must not do this!"
"Don't say that there is no conclusion yet on Gu Chen's murder of the eldest prince. Even if there is evidence, your actions will only make the emperor dissatisfied!"
The emperor's most taboo thing is flesh and blood!
No matter who the second prince sends to present this memorial, the emperor will know what the second prince means.
With the emperor's character, if he knew that the second prince was harmful to the third prince, even if he really brought down the third prince, the emperor would never let the second prince take the throne!
Even if the eldest prince and the third prince are dead, the second prince will not be allowed to take the throne!
In the end, he can only benefit other princes!
"Then what should I do?" The second prince frowned and had no idea.
"My people have sent word that the Third Prince has sent someone to Tianming. This person is none other than Gu Chen!"
Situ Wen said: "Your Highness can send a few trustworthy strong men to intercept this son on the way. Once Gu Chen dies, even if the third prince's arm is broken, this matter will never happen again!"
"Gu Chen?"
The second prince's eyes lit up, and he focused his gaze on Situ Wen again, his eyes full of admiration: "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, is worthy of being the Prime Minister, with his eye-witness all over the world and his extraordinary wisdom!"
"I'll send someone to do it immediately!"
"If I can really be promoted to the crown prince and ascend to the throne of the emperor, Mr. Xiangguo will be the number one hero. I will make Mr. Xiangguo's name go down in history!"
"With your Highness's words, this old man will definitely be devastated by His Highness!"
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Longxi Pass is the last pass bordering the northern border of Daxia and the Tianming Empire.
After leaving Longxi Pass, it is the territory of Tianming Empire.
It took Gu Chen and his group of five people a whole week to arrive outside Longxi Pass.
However, this Guancheng, where a large number of Daxia border troops were originally stationed, has now become a dead city.
The entire city was in a mess, and the strong smell of blood mixed with the smell of decaying corpses could still be smelled even from miles away.
Five people and five horses stood two miles away from Longxiguan, looking ahead at Longxiguan.
This is the number of dead cities they have seen since they left Zhenbei Royal City.
Even the always talkative Fatty and Fifth Tribulation became silent.
The cruelty on the battlefield is far more direct than seeing these dead cities with your own eyes!
On the battlefield, life and death depend on fate, and even if you die, it is normal.
But in the past, these cities were gathering places for Chinese people.
Nowadays, the ruins are broken, flesh and blood are everywhere, and black crows hang in the sky and howl, it is so desolate.
Even the deceased Fang Lianxue fell silent at this time. Even she had never thought that after the war, it would be such a miserable scene.
She said solemnly: "I didn't expect that there would be such a wasteland during the war!"
The fat man consoled him: "My dear sister-in-law, this is a national war. Although you are from the Tianming Empire, it has nothing to do with you!"
Fang Lianxue shook her head: "But they sent troops to attack Daxia in the name of looking for me!"
"This is just an excuse. Miss Fang doesn't need to worry about it." Ling Meixin patted the horse's back, walked slowly to Fang Lianxue and said, "Even without you, I would have chosen other excuses to send troops."
"Um."
Fang Lianxue nodded, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly looked at Gu Chen: "How about Gu Chen, go back to the imperial city of your Daxia Empire to see your emperor, and let him directly lead the civil and military officials to surrender to our Tianming , so there’s no need to fight!”
Gu Chen looked back at Fang Lianxue but said nothing.
Ling Meixin also fell silent.
Even Fifth Tribulation and Fatty fell silent.
They originally thought that Fang Lianxue might choose to help Gu Chen and let their Tianming Cavalry retreat because of this tragic post-war situation.
Unexpectedly, Fang Lianxue's first thought would be to ask Daxia to surrender!
From this alone, it is not difficult to see that the Tianming Empire's desire to conquer the Great Xia Empire may have already penetrated into the flesh, blood, and soul of every citizen of the Tianming Empire.
As a result, the difficulty of this trip has skyrocketed.
"Senior brother, are you still going?" Ling Meixin slowly looked at Gu Chen.
Although she firmly believed in every word Gu Chen said, this matter was so difficult that it was almost impossible.
"Go naturally!"
Gu Chen shook his head gently and did not explain anything.
"Let's go on!"
After saying this, he jumped off the blood dragon horse, and several other people also got off the horse.
With a wave of his hand, Gu Chen included all five war horses in the beast control map.
Then they rose into the sky one after another, preparing to pass through Longxi Pass and go straight into Tianming!
As long as you pass Longxi Pass, you can find a city with a Chongyun Tower in the Tianming Empire, and take the Chongyun Flying Boat directly to the Tianming Imperial Capital.
Originally, Zhenbei Palace also had a Chongyun Flying Boat leading to Longxi Pass.
But because of the war, it cannot be operated.
Chongyun Tower is not unique to the Daxia Empire.
Even in Shangzhou Yuanzhou, Chongyun Tower still exists.
"Boss, someone is approaching! There are more than twenty people, all very powerful, they seem to be coming for us!"
But just as a few people were rising into the sky, Fatty's voice suddenly rang out.
As soon as the fat man's words came out, everyone's eyes followed the fat man's gaze and looked over.
And except for Fang Lianxue, everyone has made all preparations
Gu Chen and the three of them all knew that Fatty's mental power was extremely strong, much stronger than Gu Chen's.
Although I can't see it, since Fatty said it, there must be it!
I don’t know if I am an enemy or a friend, so I naturally don’t dare to be careless.
Soon, Gu Chen's mental power also sent back the news.
As the fat man said.
A total of twenty-four people!
Among these twenty or so people, there are considerable power fluctuations, and none of them has a cultivation level lower than the fifth level of the Battle Emperor Realm!
The leader has reached a terrifying spiritual state!
