Although it was late at night, the Dongmu Palace was still brightly lit.

In the depths of the palace, in the Qiangong Palace, Dongmu Shuo was playing Go with the ancestor of the Dongmu Empire.

At this time, in the Qiangong, the light was slightly dim, and only the candle flame the size of a bean grain was swaying with difficulty, as if it would be extinguished in the next moment.

At this time, on the chessboard, Baizi has occupied an absolute advantage, and the one who is holding Baizi is the ancestor of the Dongmu Empire, only to see that at this time, this old ancestor twisted up a white chess piece, gently placed it on the seven or six positions of the chessboard, and then said lightly.

"Shuo'er, your heart is not quiet, what are you worried about?"

Suddenly hearing the old ancestor on the other side ask himself like this, Dong Mushuo was stunned for a while, he straightened up, and said respectfully:

"The ancestor misunderstood, Shuo'er, there is nothing to worry about, it's just that the ancestor's chess skills are becoming more and more exquisite, and Shuo'er is beyond reach. ”

The old ancestor picked up another chess piece and placed it on the side of the sunspot that Dongmu Shuo had just played, and then said softly.

"You don't have to hide anything from me, do you know why I called you here today?"

Hearing the old ancestor say this, Dong Mushuo had some doubts, originally he thought that the old ancestor called himself to go at this time, it should be just to play chess, no, to be precise, it should be to test his own cultivation, because, this game of chess, not only can be played simply with a little Go skills, but to support his own layout or something, there is a need to rely on his own strong cultivation as the foundation.

"Shuo'er doesn't know, please make it clear to the ancestors. ”

"You're worried about your cicada queen, aren't you?"

Dong Mushuo was slightly stunned, and blurted out directly, "Old Ancestor, how do you know? No, I mean, I'm afraid that Old Ancestor, you are too worried, he is my queen, and he is in charge of the harem for me, so what do I have to worry about? Moreover, over the years, she has done a good job and saved me a lot of thoughts." ”

"Okay, Shuo'er, you don't need to hide it from me anymore, what kind of character you are, I don't know? Your biggest advantage as a person, and at the same time your biggest shortcoming, is that the general's talent is too outstanding, but the talent for defending the city is not at all, you only know how to move forward, but you don't know the careful management, I'm afraid, what you are worried about is the outstanding talent that your queen has shown in this regard." ”

Hearing that his ancestor had already said this, Dong Mushuo knew that it was meaningless for him to forcibly conceal it, so he straightened up again and said respectfully.

"Now that the ancestors already know, Shuo'er, there is no point in concealing it anymore, and I ask the ancestors to show how Shuo'er should do it this time. ”

This ancestor of the Dongmu Empire picked up a chess piece again, put it on a three-six, and still said very indifferently.

"Alas, you said that you, cultivation is not outstanding among the monarchs of the past dynasties, of course, it seems to me that what you have in you is your outstanding military talent, but in other aspects, I really think that you are much worse than many of your brothers, but unfortunately, most of your brothers are ...... Forget it, now is not the time to say this, you just need to do it with peace of mind, I have already prepared for you, you can do what you want? No one can hinder you, just like the glorious battle you won back then, go ahead bravely, and do it again, so whatever!

Dong Mu Shuo was shocked, although he wanted to ask very much what his ancestor had arranged for him, but he didn't ask in the end, he just owed slightly, played a chess piece again, and tried to struggle hard, since his ancestor had given his own solution, then he didn't have anything to worry about now, maybe he could fight hard.

The old ancestor naturally noticed the change in Dongmushuo, this time he just smiled slightly, and then, playing a chess piece again, he asked as if unintentionally.

"I heard that you pulled down your hair and went to make friends with a junior in the empire. ”

Dong Mu Shuo didn't know why his ancestor suddenly asked this thing, what the reason was, but he answered indifferently, and tried to find a flaw in the chess game, but unfortunately this ancestor refused to let go of any flaw, and once it appeared, he tried his best to fight back.

"Back to the ancestor, just like I reported to you before, there is no discrepancy in the information, but this time I arranged for someone to investigate again, and it is exactly the same as the news purchased from Tianji Pavilion, but I think that this junior, although his strength, including the power of his family, is still very weak and immature, but his potential cannot be underestimated, and his background may not be underestimated, but now, some specific things are still very vague. Therefore, what to do now can only be regarded as an investment, besides, before the death of my father, I had told me that I should learn to be a good corporal, only in this way can our empire prosper for a long time. ”

"Corporal Lixian is not bad, but when you did this at your birthday ceremony, didn't you think that you would lose your face? As the lord of an empire, if you don't show the integrity of being the master of an empire, you will inevitably be despised if you don't show the integrity of being the master of an empire. So, what your father said, Corporal Lixian is not wrong, but it also has to be divided into occasions. ”

Dongmushuo was slightly stunned for a moment, but he quickly thought of the words to answer.

"Actually, when I first met him, I went to greet him in person, and I gave him enough courtesy. Of course, I gave him courtesy, but also for the sake of the face of the master behind him, but later, he casually took out the almost extinct heaven and earth treasure of the Yin and Yang Nirvana Fruit, I really couldn't hold back, I think this person, may not be as simple as we think, so I will pull down the value and condescend to make friends with him, maybe one day in the future, we will have to rely on this little guy. ”

"Yin and Yang Nirvana Fruit. The Old Ancestor of the Eastern Empire sat up straight suddenly, opened his eyes that had been squinting, and asked again in disbelief. However, Dong Mushuo didn't answer, just nodded slightly, which was considered an answer.

The ancestor of the Dongmu Empire, who got the answer, regained his previous breeziness, he lightly put a chess piece in the center of the chessboard, and then stood up straight, walked to the stargazing platform on the side, looked up at the starry sky, and then sighed.

"Sure enough, it's terrifying, the person who can come up with this kind of thing is definitely not simple, and the background may not be describeable, there is no mistake in you doing this, I have been in this deep palace compound for a long time, and the news will inevitably be a little blocked, alas, speaking of which, this world is the world of your young people after all, and my old thing, I am really a little too much. It's like this game of chess, okay, you can step back first, some things, when you go back, you will know some of my arrangements, this time it may be that I will help you last. ”

Dong Mushuo gently put down a chess piece, then stood up, bowed slightly, and turned to retreat.

And not long after Dong Mushuo left, before, the game of Go that was still distinct suddenly lit up with a dazzling white light, and when the white light dissipated, the whole set of Go, however, did not have any white chess pieces, only black chess pieces remained.

Dong Mushuo walked out of the Ning Palace and went straight to the side of the dragon not far away. Looking back, the direction of Ning Palace, and then directly straddled on top of the dragon twist, and under the guidance of the eunuch Zhu Ning, he walked in the direction of the Qinzheng Palace.

Diligent Palace.

Dongmu Shuo looked at a directory and a purple-gold simple token on his desk, silent, when he saw all this, he already understood, what did the ancestor of the Dongmu Empire mean by what he said?

After a while, Dong Mushuo suddenly summoned Zhu Ning in, and then said to Zhu Ning.

"Zhu Ning, send invitations to the envoys of various countries, inviting them to come to watch the ceremony in half a month, I will hold a sword ceremony for Zheng'er, and at the same time, announce the candidate for the prince of the Dongmu Empire. ”

After Zhu Ning heard this, his body trembled slightly, and then, directly, he retreated and arranged all kinds of matters.

This night is destined to be extraordinary, many people have difficulty sleeping, and many places are still brightly lit, for example, the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Dongmu Empire.

From the surrounding environment, it is clearly a secret room, and although it is brightly lit, it always gives people the illusion of dimness.

Lao Yuankai, the prime minister of the empire who was sitting in the first place, took a sip of tea gently, and then handed the letterhead placed on one side to the attendant on the side, asking him to show the rest of the ministers, and the ministers sitting in this secret room at this time were all the henchmen of Prime Minister Li's faction.

Although the number is not large, only seven or eight, but these seven or eight represent more than half of the power of the Dongmu Empire.

When the last person read the contents of the letterhead, everyone was silent, no one dared to be the first to speak, and they were all quietly waiting for Prime Minister Li's inquiry.

"Colleagues, we are gathered here today, I am sure that everyone knows what the reason is, and besides, you have read the contents of the letter just now, I want to know, colleagues, what do you think in your hearts?"

Until Li Yuankai finished saying this, after a long time, no one dared to come forward to talk, because what they saw before was too shocking. Although they said that they were from the same faction as Prime Minister Li Cheng, but, in the final analysis, they were only brought together because of interests, but now, the content of the letter is to ask them to rebel.

This matter, if it is done well, if there is a little mistake, it is a big sin of the Nine Clans, although they are also cultivators, and there is also a huge force behind them, but since they are the courtiers of the empire, they should take the lead in abiding by the laws of the empire and set an example, otherwise it is really difficult to convince the public, of course, they are not just to convince the public, but also to better consolidate their rule, and make a choice.

However, at this moment, they really like the provisions of the laws of the empire, and put them in the first place, because they clearly know that what has a deterrent effect on them is not the words that are in a box, but the royal forces behind the words, and the mysterious royal ancestor who has lived for hundreds of years. That is an existence that they cannot ignore, even if the power behind them is huge, they dare not say that they can overpower the royal family.

Although the royal power seems to be going downhill in recent years, and even in some major events, it is a little unsustainable, but who knows if they deliberately showed it?

In fact, this is the case with anyone, there may be nothing in normal times, but when you need to make an important choice, some small things that you usually disdain will now be infinitely magnified and become an obstacle to your decision.

Of course, in the final analysis, this matter is just their own fear.

Almost past the time of tea, Prime Minister Li Cheng looked around at the ministers who sat down with his hands, usually one by one who could speak well, but at this time they were silent one by one, just drinking tea with their heads down, as if everything had nothing to do with them, and there was a fire in his heart, but he didn't say anything, he just smiled softly.

"Hehe, I know what your thoughts are, but it doesn't matter, this matter is not a trivial matter after all, I can give you enough time to think about how to do this thing, how to make a choice, before you make a choice, I will not embarrass you, well, since there is no clear answer tonight, then please come back first, I look forward to your reply. ”

Prime Minister Li said this, but it made several ministers a little stunned, they have been together for a long time, and naturally they also know a little about the prime minister's temperament, but at this time he said this, although it is not impossible, but it always gives people a strange feeling.

But now these ministers wish they could leave early, so they didn't think much about it, after one took the lead, the rest of the people also left in a hurry.

And not long after the last god left, in the depths of the secret room, a door suddenly opened, and three people walked out of the door, one wearing the standard high-end armor of the empire, one wearing splendid clothes, and the other wearing a bit of exoticism.