Pingyang Houfu stood in the Tianshuo country for decades, Duanmu Xiong was in power for a while, as early as the reign of the first emperor, he used his position to recruit troops and buy horses privately, these ten years, he had 30,000 elite soldiers in his hands, and they were hidden in the suburbs of the towns around the holy capital. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, even if Duanmu Xiong is a military general, he also knows how to take precautions in case of accidents.

Since the palace change seven years ago, the first emperor died violently, the crown prince was executed, and the emperor's eldest son Li You succeeded to the throne, Duanmu Xiong began to purge the court and the opposition, but all those who hindered them were either overtly or covertly destroyed, and even the two princes who had been crowned princes and left Beijing were assassinated in the fiefdom. At that time, Li Mu, the king of Rui, was only fourteen years old, and he had not yet been crowned king and left the palace, Li You first ascended to the throne, and he inevitably had a weak heart when he killed his father and killed his younger brother, and if he did not let go of his younger brother, I am afraid that he would add another stroke to his reputation for cruelty and inhumanity, so far Li Mu was able to survive.

Li You was supposed to get rid of this confidant after he sat down in the country, but he didn't expect Li Muqiu to marry the daughter of the Marquis of Pingyang, and he was even more cautious over the years, and he couldn't catch half of the handle.

Li You is supported by Duanmu Xiong, and Li Mu is his son-in-law, if these two have to be separated, it is a matter of life and death.

Over the years, Duanmu Xiong has tried his best to maintain the apparent peace between the two sides, but he can't match the secret calculations and fueling the troubles of people with intentions. He knew very well what Li Mu liked when he asked to marry his daughter, he confidently thought that he had the ability to restrain this son-in-law, and for the sake of his daughter's happiness, he never took the other party's increasingly inflated desires seriously.

When he was deprived of the power of the Imperial Forest Army, he felt a sense of relief, it was good to let the military power return to the emperor, he didn't have to be two sides of the human being. He wanted to spend his old age in the mansion peacefully, but the intrigues and battles in the imperial city did not let him go.

The tragic experience of his daughter Duanmuqing was the last straw that crushed his tight heartstrings.

At this time, I deeply realized that if there was no more action, no matter which of those two people could win, Pingyang Houfu would become a victim.

Those 30,000 elite soldiers are the bargaining chips for the Pingyang Marquis Mansion to turn over.

Back in the study, Duanmu Xiong summoned the secret guard, uncovered a picture of a tiger descending the mountain on the wall, pressed his palm, only to hear a dull sound of rollers, the golden silk nanmu bookshelf on the right side was separated, revealing a wall behind him, and he twisted an inconspicuous tourmaline jade carving on the bookshelf, and a fist-sized gap slowly appeared in the wall.

Duanmu Xiong rolled up the sleeves of his robe, stretched his arm into the gap in the wall, and momentarily, he felt a black black black iron token from it. The walls were closed, the bookshelves were put in place, and he handed the token to the secret guard, and commanded in a deep voice, "You use this token to contact them, and within ten days you will gather your troops and horses, and wait for my orders." ”

The secret guard was ordered, and the figure disappeared into the study in an instant, and a few leaps avoided the eyeliner in the mansion, and quickly left the Pingyang Houfu.

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The blue sky is like washing, the lotus pond is full of green, the lotus leaves are infinitely green, the wind blows, the high and low cascading leaves sway, revealing the ripples on the water surface under the leaves.

On the arched bridge, Mu Ruolan leaned on the white jade railing, her mind swayed with the lotus leaf, and for a while she thought about how Duanmuqing planned to take revenge on King Rui after returning to Pingyang Houfu, and whether Duanmuxiong's treacherous and cunning would be easily fooled. After a while, I thought of Li Jin's vague words that day, he and she had each taken what they needed, supported each other over the years, and had a special complex and difficult to cut off feelings between each other, in the most painful and difficult days, they trusted and relied on each other, however, after the passage of time and the change of identity and status between each other, can he and she still remain the same as they were at the beginning?

The most volatile thing in the world is the human heart. She couldn't be sure, even if she was still the same as she had been at the beginning, but what about him?

The lake is bright, the sun is shining, and the breeze blowing through her ears is like a pair of hands, throwing her chaotic heart up and down again and again.

Her thoughts were surging, and she frowned, knowing that it was difficult to predict the future accurately, but it was still difficult to calm her mind. So I sighed and simply didn't think about it!

However, she seemed to think of something, and the distant mountain eyebrows that had been dislodged were raised again.

Tanglin Qing has not returned for three days, and I don't know where to linger, which gentle village to stay in at night!

In the past few days, she has been busy with her own affairs, and she has no time to pay attention to him, but when she is free, she realizes that she is the 'concubine' in the world who cares too little about her master?

Hmm, it's better to send a little maid to inquire about where our prince is, and he actually left her little concubine in the mansion and ignored it.

It didn't take long for the little servant to come back and tell him that the prince had been a guest in the Anshang Mansion for the past few days, and the return date was undecided.

Mu Ruolan sneered three times, her eyes were cloudy, and her mind was spinning rapidly.

Donglin Qing seems to have a blue eye for the An family, is it an ulterior motive, or is the An family just hot?

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An Xinxin's gaze staring at Dongling Qing appeared in front of him, and anyone with a little eye could see the intention of An Jia.

Why is he so unscrupulous and close to the An family?

Although the father of An Xinxin worships the military department, he does not have much power in his hands, and the real power is even inferior to that of his military department.

What is the significance of Tanglin Qing co-opting such civil officials who have no real power?

In other words, Li Mu would definitely not do this, otherwise An Shangshu would have been his person a long time ago.

Is there anything she doesn't know?

It seems that she has to let Darkwing find out, and she doesn't like this unclear situation.

Unexpectedly, in the evening, an attendant came to report that the prince had returned home.

Mu Ruolan stayed in her small courtyard and was not in a hurry to see him.

It wasn't until the time of the lamp that she changed into a delicate and gorgeous dress and walked towards the courtyard with the maid.

Unexpectedly, she met Feiying who had just come out of the study in the courtyard, Mu Ruolan stopped and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for some days, Brother Feiying." ”

Feiying's thin lips twitched slightly, "Is Lan Ji here to see the prince?" ”

Orchid? She actually became a Ji Zi junior?

Suppressing his anger, he said with a smile, "Then I'll go in." "The implication is that you guy in the way get out of the way.

Unexpectedly, he replied with an inexplicable smile, "The prince is having a good conversation with Miss An, and it is inconvenient for others to disturb him." ”

He was tall, and Mu Ruolan needed to tilt her head to see him clearly, and she could always detect the hostility between his words when she knew this person.

"Which Miss An?" She looked surprised, was she at ease? Donglinqing actually brought people back to the house, is this to confirm the rumors?

"It's Miss Qianjin'an, the secretary of the Ministry of War." Feiying didn't hide it, he didn't believe that this woman really didn't know An Xinxin.

"Oh, it was her." Mu Ruolan nodded calmly, "Then I won't bother." ”

Feiying watched in amazement as she turned around and left, her cold eyes flashing with a starry glow, and she disappeared in an instant, as if she had never appeared.