Peace Order
Chapter 851 - 109 Competing for Hegemony_2

Chapter 851: Chapter 109 Competing for Hegemony_2

Unaware, Jiang Yuan drank a lot of wine, tears streaming down his face, saying that in the past he was foolish and often opposed his elder brother, hoping his brother could forgive and forget. Jiang Gao sighed in his heart, and Jiang Yuan used a dagger to cut his palm, swearing a blood oath never to betray his brother.

Then he performed a sword dance in the courtyard, singing as he danced.

Finally, Jiang Yuan respectfully went to bid farewell to his brother, saying that there had never been such a joyous banquet in the past, today was satisfying, but he involuntarily thought of his mother who had passed away early, and felt sadness in his heart.

Now their mother was gone, their father was absent, only his brother was there.

He wondered if his brother could give a personal item to him as a keepsake.

Jiang Gao was drunk and by nature lenient, when his younger brother, born of the same parents, asked his elder brother for a gift, how normal could this be? So he removed a sword, directly handed it over, and said:

"This sword was used by our father when he was young, later in the struggle for the world, the palace coup, it was this sword that was used. When I was six, father gave this to me, today I give this sword to you, my brother."

That night, Jiang Gao returned to the Eastern Palace, while Jiang Yuan’s expression was full of struggle.

He held the sword known throughout the court as the Crown Prince’s sword, his face showing violent internal conflict. For a moment he recalled when he was little, his brother took him around to play, he didn’t want to study, running out to climb trees.

Jiang Gao would also set aside his books to play with him, at that time he sat on the tree, using a slingshot to shoot birds, while his brother sat on a rock watching him. Jiang Yuan worriedly asked him, is it okay not to study like this?

Jiang Gao gently answered: "Books are endless, reading every day can’t finish them, the books not read today can be read tomorrow, but my only biological brother is you."

"We will eventually grow up, and the time I can play with you grows less each day."

Back then, Jiang Yuan felt touched in his heart, thinking his brother was the most important person in the world.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan’s expression was complicated, relaxed, he almost put down the sword, but then he heard a burst of voices coming from the other side, it was officials passing by, seeing Jiang Gao from afar, quickly dismounting from their horses, solemnly bowing and addressing him as Crown Prince.

Jiang Yuan’s expression slightly froze.

Thinking of himself having to kneel and bow to that person.

Thus his face hardened.

"Don’t blame the brother, brother."

"The brother born of the same parents, there’s only one."

"But the Dragon Chair ruling the Four Seas, there’s only one!"

He said: "I don’t want the brother anymore."

The sword passed from Jiang Wanxiang to Jiang Gao, and then given to Jiang Yuan, but ended up in Breaking Army’s hands, that day the Seventh Prince was chatting leisurely with the Ying Country princess when suddenly an urgent eunuch came to report to the Ying Country princess:

"Your Highness, something bad has happened."

"The grasslands and our Daying Kingdom are at war, in a fit of anger, His Majesty wants to imprison you and kill the Seventh Prince. The Crown Prince said this must be the work of a villain, he can’t bear to imprison you, knowing your heart is with the Seventh Prince."

"Killing the Seventh Prince not only grieves Your Highness, but also causes living beings to be ravaged."

"The Crown Prince can’t bear it."

"He has delayed the envoy sent to execute the Seventh Prince."

The princess Jiang Yujing naturally did not believe, but the Crown Prince’s eunuch took out a sword and said: "His Highness also worried you wouldn’t believe, so he brought this sword as evidence."

Catching a glance at the sword.

Jiang Yujing’s face turned pale.

Jiang Wanxiang had the kind of strong and domineering nature capable of doing such things.

And the conflict between Ying Country and the Turkic, she knew the Turkic were acquiring war materials, plus the Ying Crown Prince Jiang Gao, her elder brother, was a brother who cared for his siblings, this sword was given to their father in his youth by the Empress and then to the Crown Prince.

This token was significant.

She staggered, her mind in chaos.

The eunuch said: "The Crown Prince said you and the Seventh Prince should leave here quickly, first go to the grasslands to lay low, after he persuades His Majesty and calms him, then you can return with him."

"If the Seventh Prince isn’t killed, our Daying won’t go to war with the Turkic."

Jiang Yujing, flustered, went to find the Seventh Prince.

Breaking Army was secretly discussing with the Seventh Prince, revealing part of the plan, finally saying: "Later, Your Highness and the Princess, relying on the Crown Prince’s sword, leave Ying Country alone, head to the grasslands, evade the Great Khan’s forces, and go to your own territory."

The Seventh Prince’s expression changed several times: "I have over a thousand brothers and soldiers here."

Breaking Army scolded: "Foolish!"

"If you leave peacefully, go to the grasslands, then these troops are safe; if you insist on staying, and then Jiang Wanxiang asks Yuwen Tianxian to take you back to the grasslands, do you want to fight the Great Khan’s forces now?!"

"Do you want the warriors of the grasslands to clash with the strongest Iron Futu under the Great Khan, and die completely?"

The Seventh Prince’s expression changed several times, then he asked: "What about you, Master?"

Breaking Army said: "You and the Princess claim to go out hunting, I’ll hold them here, if I’m not here too, they’ll surely grow suspicious."

Seeing this, the Seventh Prince realized Breaking Army was personally covering their retreat.

He was moved, thanked repeatedly, gritted his teeth, took Princess Jiang Yujing, rode two warhorses, and brought much silver coin, claiming to go out hunting. Because his troops and Breaking Army were still here, plus the Crown Prince’s sword, no one suspected.

Yuwen Lie, Jiang Su, Jiang Wanxiang were all not there.