Chapter 390 Tianxuan: The Second Emperor of the Empire will...

Fusu and Tianxuan were like two wooden men, staring at each other in the study.

There were endless emotions hidden in each other's eyes: joy, helplessness, coldness, vigilance and other emotions intertwined together, like an indestructible and crystal-clear jade wall, blocking them and turning into an insurmountable chasm.

Crackling!

After an unknown amount of time, the candle on the desk suddenly exploded. The subtle sound was exceptionally loud in this silent study. As the flames exploded, a tiny wisp of oil smoke escaped and entered the mouths and noses of Tianxuan and Fusu, causing the half-brothers, who had been staring at each other for who knows how long, to frown at the same time.

Wow!
The movement of the candle ended this meaningless confrontation. Tianxuan picked up the wine pot and filled two bronze wine jars with wine. The wine swirled and fell into the wine jars, making a crisp sound.

"Brother, please."

The wine was already filled. Tianxuan picked up one of the cups and gestured to Fusu.

"Fourth brother, please."

Fusu picked up the wine jar without hesitation and clinked glasses with Tianxuan. The two brothers drank the wine in one gulp.

"Brother, aren't you afraid that I'll poison the wine?" Seeing Fusu drink the wine without hesitation, Tianxuan's eyes flashed with admiration, but he said, "You know, with the exposure of my life experience, whether you and I like it or not, we have become the biggest rivals for the position of crown prince."

"Don't be afraid!" Hearing Tianxuan's words, Fusu turned the empty wine bottle in his hand upside down, and the few drops of remaining wine fell to the ground. He said loudly, "Fourth brother, although you and I have become rivals, we have known each other for many years after all. I know your personality very well. It is true that you are not a good person and can do all kinds of bad things, but you are not a villain!"

"Hahaha." Hearing Fusu's evaluation of him, Tianxuan laughed out loud, condensing endless emotion, "Brother, you really understand me!"

As he said this, Tianxuan had already picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of tender meat into his mouth. After chewing it gently, the meat went down his neck into his stomach.

"Brother, tell me the truth. I am His Majesty's son."

Tianxuan knew in his heart that this was probably the last time he would open his heart to Fusu. Thinking of the friendship between him and Fusu that was about to be lost, Tianxuan's tone was filled with sadness.

"In my heart, there is more pain than excitement!"

"Me too." Fusu's handsome face showed deep agreement, and he recognized Tianxuan's point of view. "Born in an imperial family, of course, from the moment you are born, you will have endless wealth and glory, as well as a high position. However, from the moment we are born, it marks the lack of family affection."

"Even if we are brothers, we still need to watch out for each other and fight each other!"

"But, there is no choice about this." Tianxuan drank another glass of wine and laughed at himself, "In life, there is only one thing you cannot choose. That is, which family you are born into!"

"Correct!"

"Brother, I don't want to fight with you, but I have to." Tianxuan tore off a chicken leg and put it to his lips. While chewing the chicken leg meat, he said to Fusu. Fusu said: "First, in terms of talent, you are not inferior to me; second, you have made too many contributions. If you were just a minister of the empire, it would be fine, but you are a prince of the empire. If I or other brothers ascended to the throne, I might not be able to accommodate you; third, you have come to this point, and there are too many people around you. Even if you don't want to fight with me, the people around you will push you to fight with me!"

Tianxuan sighed, "That's right. However, in the fight for the throne of the empire, although you and I are the biggest rivals, we can still leave some room for maneuver."

"What do you mean?" Fusu became interested after hearing Tianxuan's words.

Tian Xuan said in a deep voice: "Brother, if you ascend the throne, I am willing to return to the Western Regions and become the king of the Western Regions. With the population and resources of the Western Regions, no matter how powerful I am, it will take at least a hundred years to manage it to the point where it can compete with the Central Plains at this time. On the contrary, if I ascend the throne, brother, you can also leave the Central Plains with your followers and choose a place to live at will. I will never interfere!"

"Fourth brother, do you want to limit the fight for the empire's succession to just you and me?"

It must be said that Tianxuan's words were full of temptation, leaving enough room for Fusu, a childhood friend who grew up together. However, Fusu was the son that Zhengge had high hopes for after all, and under Tianxuan's guidance, he personally killed Changping Jun Xiong Qi and learned the most important thing on the road to becoming an emperor: ruthlessness!
Therefore, facing Tianxuan's tempting words, Fusu was not overwhelmed by the three-part brotherhood implied in Tianxuan's words, and was keenly aware of what Tianxuan really wanted to express.

"That's right." Seeing that Fusu understood what he meant instantly, Tianxuan stared deeply at the eldest son of the empire who had been promoted by him to what he is today, "Brother, among the many princes of His Majesty, who do you think can support the foundation of the empire besides you and me?"

"Jiang Lu has a mediocre personality. He doesn't seek merit but only wants to avoid mistakes." Tian Xuan commented on the many young masters in front of his elder brother Fusu without any hesitation. "With such a personality, he could have been a lord who maintained the status quo before the Qin Dynasty unified the world. However, the world has been unified, and the empire is facing internal and external troubles. Jiang Lu's talent is not enough to deter the villains!"

"Gao, although he has vision, lacks the courage to fight decisively." Fusu added, "Although he is stronger than Jianglu, he is not much stronger."

"Next is the Eighteenth Old Man Hu Hai!"

Speaking of the Eighteenth Prince Hu Hai, Tianxuan thought about the situation of the other princes under Zheng Ge and felt strange.

Zheng Ge had many sons, and since he, the fourth son, was born into the countryside, he should have been replaced by another son. However, perhaps out of guilt for his mother, Madam Ziyu, Zheng Ge chose to keep the fourth son, whom he had never even seen, as his successor.

Therefore, before Tianxuan's life experience was exposed, there was no Fourth Prince in the empire. When his life experience was exposed, he successfully replaced the position of the Fourth Prince and did not affect the ranking among his brothers.

"Hu Hai, although he is the most favored one among the brothers because of your majesty's love for him." Tian Xuan suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and said in a deep voice, "But, he is violent by nature and was spoiled by your majesty, so he has a perverse personality. Your majesty also let him learn criminal law from Zhao Gao, the venomous snake, and a sinister nature was born in him."

"A person like this is at best a second-generation rich man. If he is allowed to be the second emperor of the empire, the empire's hegemony will surely be destroyed in his hands!"

Over the years, Tianxuan has come into contact with many of Zhengge's sons. Combined with the intelligence collected by Yexiao, it is enough for Tianxuan to know the quality of the brothers he has just met.

"Fourth brother, you seem to look down on my eighteenth brother?" Fusu sensed the disdain for Hu Hai in Tianxuan's tone, and said with some surprise.

Tianxuan rolled his eyes at Fusu and said, "Brother, ask yourself, what is it about Hu Hai that is worthy of my respect?"

(End of this chapter)