The black figure stood in the shadow of the wall, looking at the direction where Wang Ling was, silent, and didn't know what he was thinking, until after a long time, the black figure suddenly turned around and took advantage of the night to flee in the direction of the city gate.

And almost after the black figure disappeared within the range of Wang Ling's residence, Wang Ling, who had been pretending to sleep before, suddenly opened his eyes, slowly walked to the window, and listened carefully to the sound outside, after listening for a while, he didn't seem to find anything, but from the direction he was looking, it could be seen that it was also the direction of the city gate.

"I didn't expect to be able to meet a dark attribute cultivator in this place now, judging from the exercises cultivated by this cultivator, he should also be a cultivator of the shadow system who belongs to the dark attribute, and he can actually cultivate such a person, the power behind it must not be to be underestimated, but why did he come here? Could it be that the relationship between the Butterfly Dance siblings, if this is really the case, this matter is a bit inscrutable, but I like this kind of thing very much, if people don't have a little pressure, how can they move forward unremittingly? Speaking of which, I hope that the other party is really a hostile force. Wang Ling muttered.

"Forget it, don't think about it for now, even if there is really a big force behind it, it's not something I can easily provoke now, just cover it up with water, and the soldiers will block it, what about the main thing now? It should be to go to Meimei and sleep. Wang Ling muttered quietly, waved his hand casually, and walked towards his room.

There was nothing to say all night, but this night was destined to be extraordinary, and the moon that had been hiding in the clouds before finally slowly revealed that shy figure, although it seems, there is nothing to talk about as usual, but there are many things that have slowly changed.

At this moment, in a large mansion on the side of the Dongmu Palace, the lights were still bright, and there was not a sound of conversation.

This is Higashikimasa's mansion.

At this time, Dongmu was standing solemnly in his study, quietly listening to what a person in a night suit behind him was reporting, and in the end, Dongmu Zheng didn't say a word, just waved his hand casually, and let the person retreat.

The man in black retreated to the side and slowly disappeared into the shadows.

Dong Mu Zheng walked to the weapon rack in the depths of the study, and saw a pale silver unsheathed long sword placed on it, which was the [Sword Weapon--Haozheng] that Wang Ling had built before, seeing this sword weapon, Dong Mu Zheng's eyes flashed a trace of infatuation, he stretched out his hand and flicked it gently, and suddenly the whole sword weapon trembled slightly, but it made two completely different sounds, one full of the heaviness of the earth, and the other full of Jin Ge's sharp sound.

Dongmu was standing quietly in front of the weapon rack, listening to the sound of Rao Liang's sword, silent, and didn't know what he was thinking, so after a long time, the trace of infatuation in his eyes had disappeared, instead, a kind of uncertain divine light slowly began to converge in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth also pouted with a hint of a smile.

While Dongmu was silently pondering, suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the study, and Dongmu was thinking for a while, retracting the spirit of the fugue outside the world, and said softly, "Come in." ”

Then I saw Qi Long, the captain of Dongmuzheng's personal guard, push open the door and walk in, knelt down on one knee directly, and said respectfully.

"Your Highness, the ministers have already assembled in the council chamber, I wonder if you have any instructions?"

"Have you already arrived? Then go and get ready, and I'll be there at once." ”

"No. ”

Qi Long just wanted to retreat, but was stopped by Dongmu Zheng again.

"You wait a minute, so let's go over with you directly, and there is nothing to prepare. ”

Dong Mu Zheng and Qi Long walked in the direction of the council hall, just passed through the corridor, walked to a courtyard, looking at the shadow of the bright moon reflected in the pond not far away, Dong Mu Zheng suddenly spoke.

"Qi Long, what do you think of Wang Ling?"

Qi Long paused, and then replied respectfully, "Your Highness, the villain doesn't have much intersection with His Excellency Wang Ling, so he doesn't dare to assert it. ”

"It's okay, I just wanted to ask you what you think, don't be too nervous. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. I think Wang Ling is a very thoughtful person, he must have a plan for this trip, but from the perspective of his style of acting, he is really a bit low-key, obviously has such a deep background, but he also follows the rules when he does things, so this person's city government is very deep, at least from the current point of view, I have no ill will towards him. ”

"Is it very urban?" Dongmu was savoring Qi Long's words carefully, and didn't say much.

In the blink of an eye, the two came to the front yard of the conference hall, and they could clearly hear the noise and arguments coming from the conference hall.

"Master Sun, I think what you said before is that those things are too unreliable, if we do this, the chance of success is too small, and the damage to Your Highness may be a little too great. ”

"Hmph, since I can bring up the damage to His Highness, I naturally fully consider it for His Highness, and I think that His Highness, as the eldest prince of the empire, will suffer some losses, but he will not be counted, after all, the entire Dongmu Empire will be His Royal Highness the Great Prince in the future, how can I be too concerned about the gains and losses for a while?"

"Don't care, you don't care, you haven't figured out what the situation of the empire is now, right?And at such a critical time, if you want Your Highness to do such a dangerous thing, then who will kill the deer in the end, or is it unknown?"

"What, Lord Zhang, listen to what you mean, do you think I came to frame His Highness on purpose?"

"I didn't say that, Old Man Sun, don't spew blood here casually!"

"Okay, okay, don't quarrel with the two adults, I know that the two adults must be thinking about His Highness, but after all, we are ministers in the same court, and we need to be cautious in what we say and do, if it is too extreme, it may dislike Your Highness." ”

"Lord Zhou, you are quite good at protecting yourself, and you have studied this way of being an official quite thoroughly. ”

Just when a few people were still arguing, suddenly the attendant outside the door suddenly sang loudly, "Your Highness has arrived." ”

Then everyone in the hall saw that Toki was smiling and walking in from the main entrance, and said with a smile.

"Adults, I have heard you arguing here from afar, and it sounds quite lively, but I don't know what the adults are arguing about?

As he spoke, Dongmu walked directly to the first place and sat down, and then motioned for the other courtiers to sit down one by one.

But after hearing Dong Mu Zheng's question, none of the courtiers dared to come out to talk, but a middle-aged scribe shaking a feather fan on the side bowed slightly to Dong Mu Zheng and said with a smile.

"Your Highness, before, you were discussing how to improve the chances of Your Highness becoming a prince as much as possible, and trying to formulate some plans that are suitable for Your Highness. It's just that on some issues, a few adults have some disputes, but a few adults will definitely think about His Highness, but there are some differences of opinion. ”

"Oh, I see, but I don't think I need to worry about it. Who will be appointed as the prince in the future, I believe this, my father will naturally have his decision, we just need to obey our father's arrangement with peace of mind. ”

At this time, a long-bearded old man who looked a little rich and wore a brocade robe stood up, arched his hand to Dongmu Zheng, who was sitting in the first place, and then said respectfully.

"Your Royal Highness, the old man is a minister of the two dynasties, and naturally knows that the sons are seizing the heirs, which is very dangerous, although His Royal Highness is broad-minded, charitable, and does not compete with others, but if in the future, other princes inherit the throne, it may not be able to accommodate His Royal Highness, so I think His Royal Highness should take the initiative now, and I can't waste such a good opportunity in vain." ”

Hearing the old man's words, Dongmu straightened up, and then replied with a smile.

"Master Sun, don't be polite, you are a person I respect, you are really killing me by giving me such a salute, however, I still have to say one sentence, as for the final result, it all depends on the personal decision of the father, we just need to obey with peace of mind, because whenever the stability of the empire is stable, it must be put first. ”

The old man seemed a little unimpressed, and still said with some stubbornness.

"But Your Highness, if you don't do it now, if you ...... in the future"

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a middle-aged man who looked a little thin.

"I said you old man Sun, since His Royal Highness doesn't want to make a decision so early, why are you in a hurry? It's really that the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry, I, you still honestly wait for Your Majesty's decision, don't make some useful and useless things!"

The old man surnamed Sun just wanted to say a few words, but before the words could be spoken, he suddenly shook his body, quietly glanced at the man, saw that the man kept staring at himself, and then suddenly felt shocked, knowing that some of his words before were too out of proportion and too intense, so he just snorted sullenly and sat down.

And Dongmu only smiled slightly when he saw this, and said to the strategist on the side.

"Mr. Qi, I heard that today's meeting was initiated by you, I wonder what you have done to bring everyone together?"

"Yes, Your Highness, here's the thing, I believe that you have also received some news from various channels today, and the prince of Dongmu has a very deep and complex relationship with the Chinese and Korean dynasties, and the main members of the court have a great relationship with him, plus his mother is the master of the harem, his uncle holds the military and political power of the empire, and his uncle controls the country's main living army strength. Moreover, there is also a godfather, that is, the uncle of the country, who also controls the main political power of the empire, but these people are undoubtedly centered on the prince of Dongmu on weekdays, but now that the prince of Dongmu has these things, it is inevitable that they will not have some other thoughts, so I think it is necessary to gather the adults and discuss some countermeasures in advance in case of emergency. ”

"Oh, I see, I thought it was something, but this matter has nothing to do with us, I believe that my father should be able to handle this matter properly, so I think we just need to do our job, at this time, this is the best choice. ”

Hearing Dong Mu Zheng's words, not only Mr. Qi, but even the ministers who were summoned to discuss the matter were slightly stunned, a little incredulous, I didn't expect some things that have now been put on the surface, Dong Mu Zheng, as the eldest prince, can be so calm, I really don't know if it is really fearless, or too young, there is no certain measurement, they were a little confused about their choice for a while.

Because according to the most basic principle, now, the most important thing to do is to formulate some contingency plans, because the identity background of the prince of Dongmu is too large and too complicated, and at this time, if you make a wrong step, it will be very fatal to the empire.

But now, Dongmu is saying such a thing, which really makes them feel that their choice is correct or not, if it is an unmotivated prince, then they ......

That Mr. Qi saw that the atmosphere in the hall was a little embarrassed and dull, so he cleared his throat and said respectfully to Dongmuzheng.

"Your Highness, I think we must be more prepared at this time, so as not to be caught off guard, even if it is not for anything else, just for the safety of Your Majesty, the stability of the empire, we should also make some preparations, I feel that the envoys of various countries who have come to congratulate Your Majesty on his birthday have not all dispersed, and the situation in the imperial capital is also very complicated, and a little thing happens here casually, even if it is covered up tightly, it will inevitably leak out, so it is appropriate to make more preparations, therefore, I analyzed it before, some recent events, I found that it is mainly related to a young man named Wang Ling in our Dumu Empireand maybe we can ......"

"No, no, I only said this time, if you have similar thoughts in the future, then I think you will quit my ranks!"

Dong Mu Zheng didn't say anything, didn't explain, stood up straight, brushed his sleeves away, and saw that the ministers in the hall were stunned for a while, I don't know what happened to this highness, and there is too much difference from the usual gentle and elegant image.