That night, I rested in my exclusive office in the palace, and in the evening I also went with Song Chaoyi to inspect the duty situation in various places.

In the middle of the night, the people on duty will inevitably be sleepy, dozing off or something, and after Song Chaoyi and I saw it, we gave them a lecture to cheer them up, and they didn't care too much.

Song Chaoyi has been the assistant commander for many years, and he can be said to be more familiar with the operation of the Shenwei Camp than Hou Yibai, and whenever he goes to a place, he explains to me the details that need to be paid attention to.

Then he said with a smile: "Commander Mo, in fact, like these daily defenses, you don't need to pay too much attention, your focus is still on protecting the saint, the queen and the princess." ”

Princess Murong Qing has not yet married, the princess is different from the prince, the prince has to move out of the palace when he becomes an adult, and choose another place to live, but the princess can wait until she gets married before moving out of the palace, so Murong Qing still lives in the palace now.

When I heard Song Chaoyi's words, I felt a little lighter in my heart, if I had to protect the emperor's safety at the same time, and also manage the daily defense, then I would definitely be as busy as a dog.

And Song Chaoyi told me that there is no limit to my working hours, except for special things, there are basically no restrictions.

However, although I have no time limit on the number of hours I can work, if something goes wrong with the defense, I am the first person to be held accountable, so I still have to be careful.

The Associate Commander is actually my deputy, and the day-to-day defense is basically shared by two Associate Commanders.

While talking to Song Chaoyi, we arrived outside the princess's bedroom.

The lights inside are still on, and now the treatment of the royal family is not as generous as before, and a large number of palace maids and eunuchs have become history, and it is impossible to come back.

And the royal family now advocates frugality, so although the princess status is extremely noble, it is actually similar to the average rich girl, just a few servants to serve the living.

Seeing that the lights in Murong Qing's bedroom were still on, I looked at the time, and when I saw that it was already half past two in the morning, I said, "Why hasn't the princess slept so late?" ”

Song Chaoyi said: "This is the princess's privacy, and we don't know very well. ”

I nodded and said, "Do I have to be informed that I want to enter the princess's bedchamber?" ”

Song Chaoyi said: "According to the rules, in case of an emergency, for example, if an assassin is found in the palace, you can enter directly without notification. ”

I understand what he means, although my power is great, but I also have to worry about the impact, and if there is no emergency, it is better not to trespass into the princess's bedroom.

After turning around for a while, I met a patrol of Shenwei camp guards, and when the guards saw me and Song Chaoyi, they immediately stopped and respectfully asked us to carry our luggage.

I had just become the commander of the Kamui Battalion, so even though I knew that there was nothing going on, I still had to act like I was in this position, so I immediately asked about their patrol.

The guards said that everything was normal tonight and that there were no special circumstances.

I then hummed and ordered them to continue patrolling.

In fact, it is no longer comparable to the feudal era, and you have to be on guard against the usurpation of the throne at all times, so there is not so much tension in the palace, and the patrol is only based on the duty and must be carried out.

Of course, the current situation is relatively different, the struggle between the princes for the throne has caused the situation in Zhongjing to become tense, especially the Zhengming Emperor has been bedridden all the year round and cannot take care of things, so the princes have no restrictions.

Previously, Hou Yibai fell ill and died for no reason, I was worried that this was actually a conspiracy by a certain prince against Emperor Zhengming, so I became the commander of the Shenwei Battalion, and I must not take it lightly, if the Zhengming Emperor was attacked and died, then I will be held responsible, and the position of the commander of the Shenwei Battalion will not be kept.

This is also an important reason why I am fighting for the command of the Shenwei Battalion, and I must ensure that Emperor Zhengming will not die before the situation favors the Great Prince.

After inspecting with Song Chaoyi, and returning to the office of the Shenwei Camp, Song Chaoyi said with a smile: "Commander Mo, there should be nothing to do tonight, you go and rest, and then I can watch it." ”

I looked at the time, it was already four o'clock in the morning, nodded yes, and went to my office to rest.

Lying in bed, I began to feel uneasy in my heart, and I felt like I was on my back, always feeling that something was going to happen.

I thought to myself, when I went to see Emperor Zhengming tomorrow, I must strengthen the protection of Emperor Zhengming to avoid accidents.

……

When I entered the Shenwei Camp, there were actually huge changes on the outside, of course, these changes were not on the surface, they were all in the dark.

Prince Yong, after a brain collapse with me and the eldest prince, soon welcomed a guest.

has always been ignored, but I never dared to underestimate the fourth prince Murong Siqi.

Murong Siqi's response was very fast, he noticed that the relationship between Prince Yong's Mansion and the eldest prince had collapsed, and he immediately realized that the opportunity to win over Prince Yong's Mansion had arrived.

He is different from the eldest prince, the second prince, and the third prince, his strength is relatively weak, so he attaches great importance to any object that may be wooed, not to mention a very influential figure like Prince Yong.

He took Zhu Shangrong to visit in person, Prince Yong was cunning and cunning, so he naturally understood the intention of the four princes, but this coincided with him.

After he and the eldest prince had a brain breakdown, he was also considering forming an alliance with other princes, all things considered, the second prince had a peaceful view under him, and the third prince had the Ji family, no matter which side he took refuge into, it was impossible for him to be taken seriously, so the fourth prince became the best candidate.

And Prince Yong also began to notice the four princes, although the four princes are not obvious, but their minds are by no means simpler than any other princes.

Moreover, there is a shortage of people under the hands of the four princes, and if he takes refuge in the four princes, it will undoubtedly be a charcoal in the snow, and he will be able to gain the attention of the four princes.

That night, Prince Yong and Murong Xiongwei talked with the four princes for a long time, and what they talked about, outsiders did not know, but when the four princes left Prince Yong's mansion, Prince Yong's father and son personally sent them off warmly, and it seemed that both parties were very satisfied.

The fourth prince's mind is not simple, he actually let people let out rumors outside before he came to Prince Yong's mansion, so the eldest prince quickly knew about the meeting between the fourth prince and Prince Yong, and knew that Prince Yong's mansion had betrayed.

After the eldest prince received the news, he felt a headache, although Prince Yong's mansion was not as good as before, but its financial resources and connections were still there, in the section of competing for the commander of the Shenwei Battalion, he was actually quite helpless, if he chose Murong Xiongwei, then the position of the commander of the Shenwei Battalion would have to fall into the hands of other princes, but what if I was chosen? Prince Yong's Mansion will definitely be distracted, but it is difficult to choose.

Despite this, the eldest prince still didn't want to see Prince Yong's mansion switch to the fourth prince and become an obstacle for him, so after discussing with the eldest princess, he decided to find an opportunity to meet with Prince Yong and talk to him face to face to see if it could be redeemed.

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In addition to the eldest prince knowing about the defection of Prince Yong's mansion, the Xiao family, as the head of the four major families in Zhongjing, also received the news for the first time.

Xiao Rengui woke up Xiao Churui overnight, Xiao Churui slept soundly, and was woken up by Xiao Rengui, and then saw Xiao Rengui's face was not good-looking, and felt very puzzled, what was the matter, call him up at night? Don't you know what trouble he's caused himself? He immediately asked, "Dad, is there anything wrong with this late hour?" ”

Xiao Rengui was a little angry in his heart, his Xiao family was also a famous family in Zhongjing, and this unassuming son circled around Murong Ziyan every day, and he was about to become a laughing stock. He said in a deep voice: "Don't have any more dealings with Murong Ziyan in the future, otherwise I will break your dog's legs!" ”

Xiao Churui felt even more confused, what happened to Xiao Rengui? Wake yourself up at night, just to talk about this? Immediately asked, "Dad, why?" ”

When Xiao Rengui heard Xiao Churui still ask why, the fire didn't hit one place, and shouted: "Why, do you still think that our Xiao family's face has been disgraced enough by you?" ”

Xiao Churui was not convinced when he heard Xiao Rengui's words, and shouted, "Why did I disgrace the Xiao family?" Just because I'm chasing Murong Ziyan? Didn't you let me go in the first place? ”

Xiao Rengui saw that Xiao Churui still looked very reasonable, and he couldn't help but raise his slap anymore, and slapped Xiao Churui with a snap.