"Recently, there have been rumors that there was a change in the palace not long ago, and His Majesty had killed His Highness, and sent a forbidden army to surround and kill His Highness in the palace. The marshal was shocked when he heard the news, but it was difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake for a while. This time, I waited for us to enter Beijing, and the marshal specially ordered us to visit His Highness, I don't know whether such appalling rumors are true or false, and whether the palace really killed His Highness? ”

There were only the two of them left in the hall, and Mo Bai got straight to the point, Chu Ruocai didn't hide it anymore, and went straight to the point.

Mo Bai's expression was calm, his eyes fell on Chu Ruocai's face, and he was still pondering his intention in his heart, so he didn't answer, but only asked: "Lin Shuai hopes for this, is it true or false?" ”

Chu Ruocai's face was solemn, and he immediately said: "Of course the marshal doesn't want this kind of thing to happen, from the overall situation, our top priority at present is to fight against the banner barbarians." At this time, we must find ways to unite all forces to resist the invasion. How can you kill each other? ”

Mo Bai smiled when he heard this, noncommittal, and said, "Lin Shuai really thinks so?" ”

"Of course, with regard to resisting the invasion of foreign enemies, the attitude of our southern army has always been to advocate that all forces should temporarily put aside their grievances and jointly fight against the banner barbarians. Chu Ruocai's face was upright, and his words were loud.

Mo Bai glanced at him, his face was indifferent, and said: "In that case, what is the explanation for the fact that the Southern Army sent troops to forcibly occupy the six cities of Xijiang Province during the great funeral of the first emperor before?" ”

It can be seen that Chu Ruocai is very well prepared, and he opened his mouth and said: "Our southern army sent troops to the six cities of Xijiang Province, not to forcibly occupy the cities of the national dynasty, but to help the national dynasty suppress the rebellion, and only wait for the national dynasty to maintain stability and have the ability to ensure that Xijiang Province does not have problems and does not affect the joint resistance against barbarians, we will naturally withdraw our troops." ”

"I see, that's a misunderstanding by this king, now that the new monarch is about to ascend the throne, the order of the dynasty has almost been restored, and he has the ability to ensure the stability of Xijiang Province, when does the southern army plan to withdraw its troops?" Mo Bai didn't refute, and followed his words.

"Your Highness doesn't know, the situation in Xijiang is very complicated, and we also want to withdraw our troops as soon as possible, but I'm afraid it won't work for the time being." Chu Ruocai shook his head.

As he spoke, he looked at Mo Bai and said solemnly with his eyes: "After investigation, the rebellion in the six cities of Xijiang Province is not accidental, but in the garrison of the six cities, some of the generals were bought by the banners. The rebellion of these six cities was the handiwork of the barbarians. The situation is tricky right now, and we have reason to suspect that there are many more people hiding in the shadows. If we hastily withdraw our troops now, once Xijiang Province is in chaos again, the Qiman will definitely be ready to guard against our southern army, and then we will try to help the country and the DPRK suppress it, and we may not be able to catch it. ”

"You may not mention the previous incident of your sending troops. But now that the state has maintained stability, the affairs of Xijiang Province should be handled by the state and the dynasty itself. Even if there is indeed a rebellion, it is a matter for the dynasty. Mo Bai was not angry, and his tone was still calm.

"Your Highness, Xijiang is not as good as other provinces, and our Nanyue and Xijiang are adjacent to each other. Once there is a problem in Xijiang, the first thing to be affected is our southern army, which can be described as life and death. Especially this time we have sabotaged the plot of the bannerman, and they will inevitably take revenge on us. If the dynasty cannot ensure that there are no problems in Xijiang Province, we really dare not withdraw our troops. Chu Ruocai smiled bitterly.

After that, he moved out the banner of joint resistance against barbarianism: "Our southern army itself is a small matter of life and death, but the purpose of the banner barbarians to disturb the hinterland of our country is clear at a glance, they just want to make the country and the dynasty restless, so as to contain our footsteps to resist the barbarians with all their might, at this time our southern army has no choice, even if it bears some rumors, in order to resist the great cause of barbarianism, it can only temporarily guard the Xijiang." ”

This was the public reason given by the Southern Army for forcibly occupying the six cities of Xijiang.

They did not withdraw their troops, but asked the national court to ensure that there would be no chaos in Xijiang before retreating, but with their southern army Lin Clan, can Xijiang not be in chaos?

Even under their arrangement, the local people in the six cities, when they rebelled, burned and looted very heavily, and it was the southern army that entered the town to suppress the rebellion, so the favor of the southern army was far greater than that of the national dynasty.

At that time, the dynasty wanted the southern army to return the city, and the people actually jointly petitioned and took the initiative to ask the southern army to stay.

Chu Ruocai saw that Mo Bai was silent, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, the Southern Army of the Six Cities had already obtained it, and it was impossible to return it.

Before, they had been guarding against King Ming's coming out for the country, although they were not afraid, but they had always been on guard, but later from beginning to end, King Ming did not interfere in this matter.

Looking at King Ming's expression now, Chu Ruocai relieved his heart, it seems that King Ming also knows that no matter what, he will not return to the six cities.

Mo Bai really didn't say more, but nodded and said: "What you said is not unreasonable, whether it is for the sake of resisting barbarism or for your own safety, you should indeed be cautious." ”

When Chu Ruocai heard this, he was immediately stunned, he didn't expect Mo Bai to suddenly say this.

He didn't even believe in this statement, and King Ming actually seemed to be really touched by his words?

After a pause, Chu Ruocai's eyes gradually flashed with strangeness, and he said with a wry smile: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding!" ”

Mo Bai still didn't refute his words, but said very seriously: "This king is not an unreasonable person, and he has never been ambiguous on the issue of resisting barbarians. As long as he is truly anti-barbarian, whether he is friend or foe, this king has always opened the door to convenience. ”

Chu Ruocai hurriedly got up and thanked him, his eyes even more strange.

Mo Bai waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down.

He didn't speak immediately, but looked down at something.

Chu Ruocai didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't dare to ask, thinking about Mo Bai's strange attitude today, he still didn't think that Mo Bai would really believe his words after all.

Could it be that after King Ming fell out with the palace, he realized his situation, so he deliberately showed favor to their southern army in order to get the support of the southern army?

Chu Ruocai thought about it, and only this possibility could explain King Ming's attitude today.

Thinking of this, Chu Ruocai's eyes lit up, if this was the case, then his trip today would be much smoother.

Chu Ruocai coughed lightly, spoke again, pulled the topic back to before, and said: "For the resistance to barbarianism, the marshal and His Royal Highness both have the same opinion, so after the marshal heard about the palace change, he was very angry at that time, and immediately prepared to rush to the aid of His Highness, but when he got the news, His Highness had already come out of the palace safely, but the marshal still remembered this matter, and specially ordered me to wait for this trip to Beijing to see His Highness and find out whether the rumors are true or false." ”

Mo Bai knew that the main topic of the Lin family was coming, so he replied positively: "The rumors are true and false, but the matter about what the palace did to me is true, and the forbidden army was dispatched in the palace to besiege and kill me that day." Mo Bai nodded, and said lightly.

"Is this really the case?" Chu Ruocai was "shocked": "What happened, why did Your Majesty take action against His Highness so disregarding the overall situation?" ”

"Does the reason matter?" Mo Bai glanced at him and asked.

Chu Ruocai suddenly knew that Mo Bai didn't want to say the reason, and secretly said in his heart, could it really be related to the harem feud between the Queen Mother and Concubine Lan? Therefore, even King Ming has to be taboo and can't say it.

"Of course, no matter what the reason, at the juncture of foreign invasion and the danger of the dynasty, Your Majesty should not kill His Highness." Chu Ruocai's face suddenly turned grim, and he hurriedly expressed his attitude.

Mo Bai said directly: "Don't beat around the bush, let's be straight, your handsome family asked you to come to see this king, what is the matter?" ”

"The main thing is to confirm the truth of this matter, and the marshal will confess, if this matter is serious. Even if His Highness escapes this catastrophe, the situation will become worse and worse. Since the palace is desperate to make a move, if it can't be done once, there must be two times. The marshal reminded His Highness to be careful. ”

Mo Bai only said: "That's all? ”

Chu Ruocai saw that he was not interested, so he had to cough lightly again, and said: "The marshal ordered me to tell His Highness, out of consideration of the overall situation, our southern army will not sit idly by and ignore this matter, after the rumors of the palace change came out, the marshal took the initiative to contact several other marshals, wanting to unite with other parties to put pressure on the new monarch, and the new monarch must not be so unscrupulous, and the new monarch must not dare to kill recklessly." ”

This time, Mo Bai's expression changed slightly, but he stared at Chu Ruocai, and his eyes were obviously unbelieving: "This is a strange thing, the Southern Army cares so much about the life of this king?" ”

"It's not just for His Highness, it's also for the fight against barbarians,......" Chu Ruocai said solemnly again.

It's just that he didn't finish speaking, but Mo Bai was impatient: "If you are famous all over the world, you shouldn't be so superficial." This king saves face for your southern army, so you really think that this king can't tell the difference between a crow and a phoenix? Don't always talk about anti-barbarianism, if this king is so easy to bully, it will be your turn to come to the door to play, I'm afraid I don't know how many years I've been dead, don't fix these things anymore, and show your attitude if you want to talk about things. ”

Chu Ruocai's face suddenly froze, and he didn't say anything for a while, and finally had to apologize with a wry smile: "Your Highness is wise, how dare you offend." ”

"Get down to business!" Mo Bai looked out the door, obviously impatient.

"Of course, we can't deny that the reason why we support Your Highness is not only out of anti-barbarian considerations, but also because of the strategic position of the Southern Army. In addition, as far as the personal feelings of the marshal are concerned, the marshal doesn't want His Highness to really have an accident, the princess has always been the pearl of the handsome, if His Royal Highness has an accident, the princess is afraid that it will not be spared. Therefore, please believe that the marshal is sincerely concerned about His Highness's safety and sincerely wants to help His Highness. ”

Chu Ruocai didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and after saying that, seeing that Mo Bai finally didn't interrupt him again, he continued: "The marshal has already contacted several other marshals to persuade them to put pressure on Xinjun together, but the other marshals are ......."

Saying that, Chu Ruocai looked at Mo Bai with some embarrassment, as if he had something to say.

"Just what?" Mo Bai knew that the show was coming, and asked in a light voice.

Chu Ruocai pretended to hesitate and said: "The other marshals said that it is okay to put pressure on His Majesty, but His Highness will agree to allocate a part of the Dao Sect strength to ......."