Outside Shuntian Prefecture City, in a pavilion in a manor, a father and son were discussing who would fall into the hands of the Song Dynasty.

The father and son are not young anymore. As the father, he is a white-haired old man. He looks like he is in his 70s and is still sick. His face is very ugly. He is half lying and half sitting on a big bed. On a desk next to him, there is a porcelain bowl with a pungent smell of Chinese medicine. The medicine juice in the bowl has almost been drunk, and only a little medicine residue is left.

This white-haired old man was the former Grand Duke of the East Palace who had retired and retired, and the British Duke Chen Ji.

Sitting next to his sickbed was Chen Li, the filial son who had just served him with bitter medicine. He was Chen Ji's eldest son. He was already a middle-aged man in his forties. He was thin and dry. He also had a pair of sloppy blisters and a pair of white goat beards under his jaw.

As the son of the prime minister, the prince of the British, and the nephew of Zhao Kai, Chen Li was naturally an important official in the court. Now he was appointed as the Longtu Pavilion and was in charge of the Central Office, and was a senior official, and was aware of the affairs of Shuntian Prefecture.

These days, because his father Chen Ji was ill and was bedridden, he asked Zhao Kai for leave and went home to be a filial son for a few days.

It was only then that my father could take medicine, so he casually talked about the two kings fighting for the throne.

"The official family is really good. It can be established as a crown prince for a long time. It has been delayed until now, King Zhao is almost 40 years old, and King Qin is over 30 years old. The two kings are all kings who have been in power for a long time, and there are a large group of followers under him!"

After hearing his son's words, Chen Ji just smiled faintly and said, "Li'er, who have your treasures you bet?"

"Me?" Chen Li smiled, "Dad, the child still knows the reason why a gentleman is not a party."

"Hehe, I'm in the world, I can't help myself!" The old man smiled, "Our family is a Duke! If you want to not offend both sides, you will offend both sides. Although I have worked hard and have a big face, I can cover you. But are you willing to spend your whole life just a fourth-rank official and a Duke of the county?"

Chen Li just shook his head gently.

It is actually not bad for a fourth-rank official and a county duke, but this also means a downward road. Chen Ji was an important official who was the Grand Duke of the East Palace for many years and was also named the British Duke. By the time Chen Li was only left with a fourth-rank official and a county duke. What about the next generation? Will there be only a sixth-rank official and a marquis? If this continues, the Chen family of the British Duke will gradually become cold. If it takes several generations, it will become a common person.

But what should I do if I want to participate in this battle to fight for the throne?

If you don’t bet, it will be a little bit cooler. The old Duke’s face will still be given by the Tian family. There will always be a generation of wealth that can be eaten.

If you bet on the wrong treasure, it will be a disaster soon!

When the new king comes to power, the bets will certainly be promoted and wealthy, and the bets will certainly not have any good ending, especially Chen Ji, who has been officials for many years and is still quite strict. He offended many people and is not too clean (of course, they are very capable bureaucrats and are considered cruel officials). If they are really written on the blacklist by an emperor, how many years will it take to be able to spread?

So Chen Li is really in a dilemma now!

If you don’t bet, you’re unwilling to give up after all, you’re choosing one of two!

And bet on the bet is afraid of betting on the wrong side. King Zhao and King Qin are evenly matched, so I can’t tell who will laugh to the end!

In addition, with Chen Li's keen political sense, of course, he had already realized that the battle for the throne was about to decide the winner. Because King Zhao and the people involved in King Qin have been trying their best to win him over recently.

If Chen Li doesn't want to get colder slowly, he can only place a decisive bet!

But who should I beg?

Seeing Chen Li's face full of embarrassment, Chen Ji already understood his son's situation.

"Abide King Zhao!" Chen Ji had already made a decision!

"Dad," Chen Li looked at his father, "Do you think Zhao Wangcheng is a big deal?"

Chen Ji shook his head, "I don't know, God's will is hard to predict, how can I know? Unless the official tells me, I really don't know who will win."

Chen Ji is very capable of being an official, but he has never been prepared for what Zhao Kai means, nor has he been always there. But since he became crazy, he has been unable to figure out Zhao Kai's path, so he simply stopped touching it.

Chen Ji paused and said, "But I watched King Zhao grow up! Moreover, I also promoted the Meng Dynasty to King Zhao back then. Later, when I was fighting against the Jin Dynasty in Daming Prefecture, I also supported King Zhao as the acting Grand Marshal. If you support King Zhao, King Zhao will win in the future, you will definitely be able to take the position of Grand Duke of the East Palace.

If you support the King of Qin, the King of Qin will win in the future and will be the end of it if you can give you a chance to be promoted to Duke."

After hearing his father's words, Chen Li nodded and said, "Actually, the child is also inclined toward King Zhao, who is more talented than King Qin. He is also calm and steady, thoughtful, and treats officials and subordinates politely and has a gentlemanly spirit. If King Zhao was the legitimate son, he would have been the crown prince long ago."

Chen Ji nodded and said, "That's true. Among the sons of the official family, the one who looks the most like the official family is actually King Zhao. It's a pity that he is not a legitimate son. However, the official family never said that he wanted to establish a legitimate son to establish a legitimate son, and he has been slow to establish a king as the crown prince. I believe he is dissatisfied with the King of Qin's abilities and has expectations for the King of Zhao!"

Chen Li nodded and said, "Father, why don't you go to the palace and talk to King Zhao?"

Although Chen Ji has retired, his influence is still there. The disciples and officials in the court are willing to follow the trend and they don’t know where to place bets!

So once Chen Li enters the palace to speak for Zhao Lun, the situation of Zhao Lun will definitely be very good.

"Think about this, Mr. Rong," Chen Ji frowned, pondered for a while, and suddenly remembered, "By the way, did Yue Fei say anything?"

In Zhao Kai's court, there was no rule that military generals could not participate in the appointment of the crown prince. He reopened the Song Dynasty to share the world with the soldiers and warriors of the palace. On the issue of establishing the crown prince, generals like Yue Fei could certainly express their position.

"I haven't heard of it," Chen Li just shook his head, "but Yue Fei's son Yue Yun is close to the King of Qin."

Chen remembered, "I know this. Yue Yun was the teacher of the King of Qin. When the King of Qin was studying in the artillery school, Yue Yun happened to be the coach there. The two were of the same age and met each other since childhood, so their relationship was naturally extraordinary."

"Will Yue Fei support the King of Qin?" Chen Li hesitated again. Everyone can see how strong the relationship between Zhao Kai and Yue Fei is. If Yue Fei clearly supports the King of Qin, it will definitely be very beneficial to the King of Qin.

"It's hard to say that Yue Fei is more than Yue Yun's son." Chen Ji shook his head, "But Yue Fei is upright and dares to speak out, and the official family is particularly indulging in him. If he supports the King of Qin, he will definitely say it out publicly. Before you make a bet, you must ask Yue Fei's position carefully. If he supports the King of Qin, then you don't support the King of Zhao. Come here immediately for your father. Let's go to the palace together to speak for the King of Qin.

If he supports King Zhao, then we will go to the palace together to speak for King Zhao. If Yue Fei does not express his opinion, then he will not speak for his father. Just support King Zhao yourself."

It is always true that Yue Fei’s test was copied, Yue Fei was the leader of the military general, and Chen Ji was the leader of the civil officials. No matter what, Zhao Kai could not uproot both of them, right?

Chen Li finally smiled, "It's still thoughtful adults, and I admire them!"

Of course, Chen Ji's thoughts were thoughtful, but he couldn't resist Zhao Kai and Yue Fei's unconventional performance!

Chen Ji originally judged that Yue Fei would definitely speak, but the reason why Yue Fei did not express his opinion this time was not that he wanted to be neutral, but that Zhao Kai had already shown him the answer.

The answer is of course that King Zhao Ping of Qin became the crown prince.

The reason why King Zhao Ping of Qin became the crown prince was not because he was the legitimate son, but because Zhao Kai did not regard Zhao Lun as his son. Chen Ji could not even think of it!

Yue Fei's reaction after learning about Zhao Kai's trump card was beyond the expectations of the old fox Chen Ji. Others were taking the exam on the closed paper, while Yue Fei was taking the exam on the open paper. However, Yue Fei felt that he should not take advantage of this, so he simply stopped talking, which made Chen Ji, who wanted to cheat and copy the answers, nowhere to copy.

Chen Ji couldn't copy the answer, so of course he didn't hand in the paper. He was sick and returned. It would be fine if he didn't hand in the paper. However, his son Chen Li still had to hand in the paper!

So after a few days of inquiring and confirming that Yue Fei had not made any public statement on the issue of establishing a crown prince, under Chen Li's arrangement, King Zhao Lun of Zhao left the city to go to "Yizhuang" outside Shuntian Prefecture to visit Chen Ji, the former prime minister who was ill in bed, and received a grand reception from the Chen family.

Although Chen Ji did not publicly say that he would support Zhao Lun as the crown prince, nor did he go to the palace to make comments on Zhao Kai, this method also made his position clear.

As soon as Chen Jiliang made his position clear, his disciples and former officials in the court all defected to Zhao Lun for a moment, and Zhao Lun's momentum suddenly increased.

However, the final decision is still tightly held in Zhao Kai, who is already 57 years old!

"Official family, after the court dispersed, King Zhao went to the Duke's Mansion of England to visit the Duke's illness, and the Duke's Mansion arranged a very grand reception."

The person who was reporting to Zhao Kai about the whereabouts of King Zhao Zhao was Natalie. Although this blonde and snow-skinned woman gave birth to two children for Zhao Kai, her two sons were destined to be out of reach of imperial power. So she has now completely replaced the elderly Guo Tiannu and became the leader of the female class.

The every move of King Zhao Lun and King Zhao Ping of Qin was under the surveillance of the female squad!

Zhao Kai's two sons were having a lot of fun fighting for the throne, and the sect kings and civil and military officials of the court were gradually disturbed into this power struggle within the royal family.
Chapter completed!