It was late at night, and the Ming Wang's Mansion was still brightly lit.

"Coming out?" Mo Bai looked at Lu Xunyi, who had just come in.

"Yes, it just came out, and the three handsome people who went to the palace to make trouble also came out together." Lu Xunyi nodded.

"It depends on the situation, it should be in order over there." Mo Bai exhaled softly, and his heart relaxed.

Lu Xunyi has obviously figured out the situation, but he has some doubts when he hears the words: "I'm still a little worried, the three people in the palace are too happy to agree, and this matter is completely handled by them, our people can't get involved, what the real situation is, we can't know, if the three people in the palace take this opportunity to give us a counter-plan, it will be troublesome." ”

"It's likely, but it's not very likely." Although what Lu Xunyi said was not unreasonable, Mo Bai had a different opinion: "At least Zhang Bangli can't collude with the Lin family, Hu Qingyan doesn't mind colluding with the Lin family, but he has already offended Lao Jiu to death, even if he helps Lao Jiu get rid of us, Lao Jiu will still have to take his head sooner or later." Unless he made up his mind to turn his back on the dynasty and defect to the Lin clan, there was no reason for him to do so. ”

Is it possible for Hu Qingyan to defect to the Lin family?

It's definitely impossible.

Even if the dynasty is weak now, it is not comparable to the Lin family.

Hu Qingyan is the head of a hundred officials in the national dynasty, what reason is there for the pavilion elders above 10,000 people under one person not to do it, and go to Lin Huayao's men to fight for power with Chu Ruocai and others?

As far as the current state of affairs is concerned, he is far from finding another way.

"I'm mainly worried about King De!" Lu Xunyi nodded, thought about it and said: "After all, King De and Chu Ruocai have a secret talk, what they talk about, Zhang Bangli and Hu Ge don't know. If he has a different idea, he really wants to make a game, and he may not be able to hide it from Hu Qingyan and Zhang Bangli. ”

Mo Bai said: "I said that King De represents the clan, and the fate of the clan is closely related to the dynasty. As far as Lao Jiu's current performance is concerned, can the dynasty be stronger than in my hands when it is handed over to Lao Jiu? ”

"Now that Qu Guochang is dead, Hu Qingyan is hated by the Nine Emperor Princes, Zhang Bangli killed Qu Guochang again, among the four auxiliary ministers, only he and the Nine Emperor Princes are not too deep, so that if King De helps His Majesty get rid of us, then in the future, he will almost be able to dominate the court." Lu Xunyi's perspective is obviously different.

I have to say that his words made Mo Bai's heart ripple, and he couldn't help frowning and groaning.

King De did have the intention of falling to him before, and Mo Bai could see that King De should not be pretending to defect, and should indeed be on his side.

But now that the situation is turbulent, people's minds change, and the decision may be different, after all, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and Mo Bai can't be without a sense of prevention.

After a while, Mo Bai still shook his head: "What you say is reasonable, but King Guande is not a person who is blinded by power, compared with Hu Qingyan and Zhang Bangli, his strategy is not as good as the city, and even Qu Guochang may not be comparable." This time, I was afraid that revealing it too early would make them think more and cause unnecessary trouble, so I deliberately hid it from them, and didn't give them more time to think about it at all. ”

Lu Xunyi thought about it and felt that it made sense, but after all, the matter was too big, and he was always a little afraid in his heart.

"You don't need to worry too much, it shouldn't be okay, since I dare to leave things to him, I'm not afraid of him being a demon." Mo Bai said in a deep voice.

"Huh?" Lu Xunyi was stunned when he heard this, and when he saw that Mo Bai's expression didn't seem to be bottomless, he couldn't help asking, "Your Highness has the handle of King De in your hand?" ”

Mo Bai squinted: "Mo Beichuan!" ”

"Praetorian Guard General Mo Beichuan?" Lu Xunyi's eyes flashed with thought.

Mo Bai nodded: "After Mo Beichuan took charge of the Praetorian Guard, King De kept his distance from Mo Beichuan out of suspicion, and over time, between him and Mo Beichuan was not implicated in the eyes of outsiders, so that even Lao Jiu didn't know about this matter." Since the last time Lao Jiu dealt with me, the Praetorian guard had a problem, and the matter of the Praetorian Guard was definitely a big hatred in Lao Jiu's heart. King De naturally did not dare to expose this relationship, for fear that Lao Jiu would suspect that he was using Mo Beichuan to let the guards release water and open the city gate to help me. ”

"Before, Hu Qingyan had the intention of moving Mo Beichuan, and King De opposed it in every way, one was to help Mo Beichuan, and the other was worried that if he moved Mo Beichuan, digging deeper, it would implicate himself. It can be said that if Lao Jiu knew about his involvement with Mo Beichuan, but deliberately concealed it from him, he would definitely suspect more and more that the problem of the Praetorian Guards was with King De, and in this way, the two would inevitably be separated. ”

Mo Bai looked at Lu Xunyi: "King De should come to see me in person tonight, and I will find a way to test it when the time comes, with this handle in hand, even if he really has different intentions, I can pull him back." ”

After hearing this, the worry in Lu Xunyi's heart finally dissipated a lot.

……

It didn't take them long to wait, and King De's frame arrived at King Ming's mansion.

He came, Mo Bai was not surprised, but Mo Bai thought that he would hide his whereabouts and come over in a low-key manner, after all, he had just finished talking with the Lin family to deal with the Ming Palace, so he came here openly, so Chu Ruo could not be suspicious?

didn't want him to come so openly, I have to say that he did this, it really made Mo Bai a little unsure of what he meant.

After Mo Bai groaned for a while, he still got up and said to Lu Xunyi in a deep voice: "Please let him in!" ”

Lu Xunyi went out as ordered, and after a while, he saw King De appear at the door of the main hall.

Mo Bai greeted the door, and the two greeted each other.

Mo Bai glanced at several internal guards beside King De, and asked, "Uncle Wang came to visit late at night, but the case has an eyebrow." ”

King De nodded, but did not answer immediately, but turned his head to look at the several internal guards around him: "This king has something important to talk to King Ming, and you have worked hard all the way, so let's go down and rest for a while." ”

"This ...... Lord Wang, we are waiting for our duties, and we dare not leave the left and right without permission......" Several internal guards heard this, obviously a little hesitant, after the bloody incident in the capital tonight, how dare they take it lightly, if something really happens, but they are not present to protect themselves, they will be responsible.

King De raised his hand and said: "At this moment, I have arrived at the Ming Palace, presumably no one can threaten the safety of this king under the nose of the Ming King, you can rest assured." ”

Several internal guards glanced at each other, and then looked at Mo Bai.

"In the Ming Palace, nothing can happen!" Mo Bai nodded at them, said a word, and said to Lu Xunyi: "First invite a few colleagues to go to the side hall to rest!" ”

"Everyone, please come with me!" Lu Xunyi stood up and stretched out his hand to a few people.

"Then the safety of the prince will be His Royal Highness Lao!" Seeing this, several internal guards had no choice but to obey.

After that, he went to the side hall with Lu Xunyi.

"Uncle Wang, please!" They departed, and Mobai invited King De in.

The two of them sat down, and a black-clothed guard came in to serve tea.

When the black-clothed guard went out, only the two of them were left alone in the hall, and King De didn't talk nonsense, and took out the agreement signed with Chu Ruocai from his arms.

Mo Bai's eyes fell on the agreement in his hand, and he saw that King De did not hand over the agreement, but put it on the table next to him.

Mo Bai looked away as usual, and was not in a hurry to come over to take a look, but instead diverted the topic and asked, "Elder Ge came over like this, aren't you afraid of arousing the suspicion of the Lin family?" ”

King De shook his head, waved his hand and said, "Chu Ruocai took the initiative to express the sincerity of the Lin family's cooperation with the national dynasty, and was willing to keep Lin Dingyu in the palace as a hostage." He has this proposal, and from the perspective of the country, I have no reason to refuse. simply agreed to him, and said that he would personally go to the Ming Palace, and continue to detain Lin Dingyu on the grounds that the case is still under investigation. ”

"I see, Chu Ruocai is thoughtful, this is to rescue Lin Dingyu in advance, I am afraid that if the news leaks, Lin Dingyu will be in danger." Mo Bai heard this, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

King De was not in the mood to say more about this matter, so he straightened his face and repeated everything tonight to Mo Bai.

Mo Bai just listened quietly and didn't interrupt soundly, and when King De recounted the details of the conversation with Chu Ruocai, Mo Bai always paid attention to his look and tone.

In the end, nothing strange happened, and it was not like he had been prepared to deal with himself, and with Mo Bai's understanding of King De, he did not find anything unusual.

In the end, King De pointed to the agreement and said with a straight expression: "There is something that must be made clear to you in advance, we have done this thing, but we cooperate with you to do this game, the purpose is only to deal with the unexpected situation that may arise on the throne." The opinion on our side is that if Your Majesty does not make a complaint at the enthronement ceremony, you must not regard this treaty as a bargaining chip against Your Majesty, otherwise, we would rather bear the name of bullying the monarch and tell the truth. ”

Mo Bai naturally understood what the three of them meant.

To put it bluntly, they are obviously still hoping that the current pattern can continue to be maintained, and they are worried that Mo Bai will really oust Lao Jiu from power.

But in fact, is it up to them?

This game has been done, they have already entered the water, and it is not up to them to decide what happens next.

The so-called threat, Mo Bai is not afraid at all.

He really didn't believe that Hu Qingyan and a few people would take the initiative to make public the fact that they had teamed up with the Ming Wangfu to frame His Majesty for the sake of Lao Jiu.

Maybe Zhang Bangli has the courage, but as long as Zhang Bangli still thinks about the country, even if he has the courage to be ruined, he will not dare to mess around.

After all, if they really did this, even if King Ming was killed, their three auxiliary ministers would be finished at the same time.

When the time comes, he will rely on Lao Jiu's ability to turn the tide and save this shattered dynasty?

Such a thought flashed in his heart, but Mo Bai didn't say it.

Just like with the Daomen, before the Daomen is taken under his command, what is needed is to deter people.

has already received the command, and it can't just be used as a threat.

Only with proper respect and attention can they feel at ease, return to their hearts, and have hope for the way forward.

Mo Bai nodded solemnly: "Uncle Wang, don't worry, if you just want to plot the throne, why should I let Lao Jiu ascend the throne, so that he can have a chance to fight with me head-on." The reason why he still took the risk to let him ascend the throne was to hope that the dynasty would be able to start the anti-barbarian affairs as soon as possible. If Lao Jiu can complete the enthronement ceremony safely, I will never take the initiative to attack him. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Bai paused for a moment, and continued: "But if he doesn't care about it, then there is no way, I can only make a move, as for the final outcome of the matter, it depends on Lao Jiu, but also on Uncle Wang, Ge Lao and the chief executive." ”

King De saw that he agreed, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but Mo Bai's words made him nervous again, but there was no way, he also knew that what King Ming said was true.

King De asked in a deep voice, "What does it mean to depend on us?" What do you want us to do? ”

Mo Bai only said: "This agreement can play a certain role, but it may not be foolproof, if Lao Jiu goes crazy, regardless of it, he has to forcibly order the guards to do it, and the guards may only obey their orders, once the soldiers meet, then the situation is not something I can control......

When King De heard this, his eyebrows immediately furrowed, and he looked at Mo Bai: "The Praetorian Guard is directly under the royal family and is directly responsible to His Majesty, I'm afraid we won't be able to play a role." ”

Mo Bai naturally knew the temptation in his words, and said directly: "Uncle Wang doesn't need to be tempted, I do have some arrangements in the guards." But this time, I'm afraid it's not good for me to suppress it, otherwise it will be equivalent to confirming my control of the palace ban, and this matter must be handled by the three of them. ”

When King De heard this, he thought for a moment, nodded slightly, Mo Bai was right, but he still said: "We really can't do this, the Praetorian Guards are only responsible to Your Majesty, we can only comfort Your Majesty, but we can't directly stop the Praetorian Guards and Internal Guards from doing it." ”

Mo Bai glanced at him and said softly: "I heard that Mo Beichuan was able to take charge of the Praetorian Guard back then, and it was introduced to the first emperor by Uncle Wang, so Uncle Wang can talk to him." ”

King De's face changed immediately, and he was a little panicked, he didn't want his relationship with Mo Beichuan, King Ming actually knew, and he never told outsiders about this.

If this news reaches His Majesty's ears, I am afraid that His Majesty will immediately suspect him.

Admitting that nature is impossible, King De's face calmed down, and he said in a deep voice: "King Ming is afraid that he has misunderstood, I actually have no personal relationship with General Beichuan, when the first emperor chose the Praetorian Guard general, I recommended more than him, but the first emperor picked him." ”

"No matter what, the prince always has the grace to support him, we don't want him to rebel, and we don't let him act disobeying, just don't move so fast, which won't embarrass him too much." Mo Bai Dao.

King De smiled bitterly, did not agree or refuse, but said: "I will go back and discuss this matter with the elder and the chief minister." ”

"Then there will be Uncle Lao, Uncle Wang doesn't have to tell them about Mobeichuan, there are many people, so as not to spread this matter and cause more trouble." Mo Bai said softly.

When King De heard this, his heart was suddenly relieved, and he nodded hurriedly: "This is reasonable." ”

After that, he didn't have the heart to stay any longer, stood up, and handed the agreement on the table to Mo Bai.

Mo Bai got up and took it, and immediately opened it and took a closer look.

After reading it, his face was as usual, and he spoke: "This time there is Uncle Lao Wang." ”

King De sighed softly, shook his head, turned around and said, "Then I'll go first." ”

King Departed.

Lu Xunyi came over and looked at Mo Bai: "What does Your Highness think?" ”

Mo Bai smiled and shook his head: "King De should be fine." ”

"That's good!" Lu Xunyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, I saw the sound of footsteps at the door, Mo Bai raised his eyes, and saw Lin Suyin walking over quickly, Mo Bai's smile suddenly froze on his face, and he said in his heart, "Oops, I should have left King De just now, and explained Lin Dingyu's matter before leaving." ”