Although King Yun did not say this explicitly, but...

How could a man who is second in line to the throne who is capable of both civil and military skills, capable of fighting and destroying countries, and who is deeply favored by His Majesty, really want to remain subordinate to others?

When King Yun goes back this time, he may be impeached by many courtiers, which may arouse the prince's suspicion and cause some disturbances...

As for Tong Daofu, he had to use all his power to deal with the aftermath of His Highness King Yun.

Although this point has been made clearly enough, Tong Daosuke obviously does not like the feeling of being threatened by a young man.

In his opinion, His Highness Prince Yun wanted too much.

Fan Cun smiled calmly and came a little closer: "Tong Taiwei, I advise you to think twice.

"Tong Taiwei, you had so much power when your father was in power, shouldn't you think about it carefully in the future?"

Tong Daofu didn't seem to be fooled at all: "His Royal Highness King Yun, the position of crown prince is not so easy to obtain.

"What's more, His Majesty is in good health now. I'm afraid it's a bit redundant for me to think about these things."

Fan Cun shook his head slightly: "In today's world, refugees and bandits are rising in the south, and there are golden men in the north who are eyeing them. Although our country seems to be peaceful with singing and dancing, there are undercurrents in it, and you will not know it, Taiwei Tong.

"And it is precisely because my father is in good health that you should consider this matter. After all... my father and I still have plenty of time."

After saying this, Fan Cun turned around and left without explaining anything more.

Of course, his reckless brain would not be able to come up with these words. These were all strategies copied from Sheng Taizu.

Fan Cun didn't know the success rate of this matter, but Sheng Taizu was an all-rounder and extremely good at political power. He thought that it would be easy to deal with Tong Daofu.

…

After King Yun left, Tong Daofu looked at the flickering candlelight in front of him and thought for a long time.

What King Yun said was certainly deceptive, but after thinking about it carefully, Tong Daofu, who was in the middle of the game, found it difficult to ignore this possibility.

Judging from what King Yun said, it seems that he is interested in becoming the crown prince.

If King Yun can really ascend the throne, and Tong Daofu has been instrumental in supporting him from now on, then even after the death of the current emperor, he will be able to maintain his glory and wealth without worrying about being liquidated by the new emperor.

Is Tong Daofu worried about being liquidated? There must be some worry.

After all, only Qi Huizong could tolerate the shady moves he made when he was in power. With a new king, he would most likely be killed to regain the people's support, and at the same time free up high positions for his own people.

This kind of thing can't be solved just by voluntarily retiring.

But Tong Daofu also knew that there was a huge gap between King Yun and the prince. After all, there was a prince above him.

At present, it seems that the current emperor has no intention of deposing the crown prince. Moreover, the current emperor's body looks very strong.

Only Tong Daofu would say that he might not be able to wait for King Yun to ascend the throne until the day he dies of old age.

But King Yun's last words struck a chord with him.

At this time, whether it was the swarming bandits and rebels in the south or the eager gaze of the Jin people in the north, the entire Qi Dynasty was actually in a precarious situation.

And in this kind of chaos, how much role can a truly capable and skillful prince play?

It is precisely because His Majesty is in good health today and seems to live for a long time that he and King Yun have ample room for movement.

Nowadays, His Majesty's love for King Yun is known to everyone, and it can even be said that he far surpasses the Crown Prince.

The reason why there was no change was ultimately because the issue of etiquette and law cannot be changed rashly.

But now, His Highness King Yun has accomplished the unparalleled feat of destroying Xixia.

In the future, if the Jin people move south, or if thieves emerge in the south, and His Royal Highness Prince Yun leads the Western Army to become famous, it will be difficult to say whether the officials will change their mind about establishing a crown prince.

What's more, at this time, King Yun had already used Liu Fa's incident to take advantage of Tong Daofu. Although it was not fatal to Tong Daofu even if he broke up, it was still not beautiful after all.

On the contrary, if we can share the credit for destroying Xixia with King Yun, and even one day use the war to elect King Yun to the throne... wouldn't that be even more beautiful?

And even if King Yun does not ascend to the throne, the losses to Tong Daofu will actually be very limited.

All in all, after careful consideration, the benefits of this matter far outweigh the risks.

The candlelight seemed to be getting brighter and brighter, and Tong Daofu, the eunuch who was always good at judging the situation, finally made up his mind.

…

Three months later, the Western Army invaded Xingqing Mansion and eliminated the Xixia Kingdom.

On the way to victory, His Royal Highness King Yun was surrounded by the generals like stars holding the moon.

This time, he made an unparalleled contribution to the destruction of Xixia, ending the nearly sixty years of war between the two countries. It was also the most glorious military victory achieved by the Qi Dynasty in the northwest since Wang Wenchuan's reform in Kaibian Hehuang.

And even Tong Daofu, who was so arrogant before he came here, seemed to have become a different person now, with a visible change in his attitude towards His Highness Prince Yun.

The generals knew more or less that His Highness King Yun was trying to cover up Tong Daofu and force Liu Fa to march into the army, which almost led to a catastrophic disaster, but this did not damage King Yun's image in their minds.

If King Yun really breaks up with Tong Daofu out of anger, it would be a sign of immaturity.

And now, His Highness Prince Yun may really be able to say: The future is promising.

As for Fan Cun, he was happily chatting with Sheng Taizu who was assisting on the sidelines.

The destruction of Xixia brought huge changes to this trial illusion. Therefore, he also gained a lot of energy and could renew his golden finger Sheng Taizu for a long time.

"When I was pacifying the Ding Army, I thought the Qi Dynasty's army was so unbearable. But I didn't expect that the Western Army's combat effectiveness was quite good.

"It is outrageous that such an army has been fighting back and forth with Xixia."

Sheng Taizu said calmly: "Whether it is attacking Xixia or rescuing the capital, the defeat of the Western Army often has nothing to do with combat power and is due to reasons other than military affairs.

"As for the Jingping Incident you mentioned... at that time, the elite of the Western Army had been sent to pieces by Tong Daofu. It is not surprising that there were no soldiers to fight."

Fan Cun couldn't help but feel a little carried away.

The prince's challenge, that's it?

It seems to be easier than the first stage challenge.

Sheng Taizu looked at him: "Don't be too happy. All this has just begun.

"A small Xixia, in fact, as long as the Qi Dynasty performed normally, it could have been destroyed with a snap of the fingers. However, countless good opportunities to destroy Xixia were missed by the Qi Dynasty.
Chapter completed!