After a morning of war of words, the forces of all sides acted separately according to their own calculations. In order to drive away the aliens, Liu Yixian returned to the fiefdom to raise funds. In order to shirk his responsibilities, Quan Yuren took the initiative to give up the dominance of Baoling Prefecture. In order to win over Mu Chen, Wei Gonglu did not hesitate to oppose humans. For the sake of the integration between different races, Mu Chen changed his original intention and made many decisions against his will. But these are just the beginning, and in order to achieve the goal, the tough will be tougher, the cowardly will be more cowardly, the humble will be more humble, and the inferior will be more inferior.

In the face of Mo Cheng's phobia, Chunyue still had a stomach of questions she wanted to ask Mu Chen, but she knew what he was thinking now, so she didn't ask any more questions, so as not to add more troubles to him.

"Don't worry too much about Mocheng, I believe that with the company of the girl, she will be fine. I still have some things to think about, so I'll go back to my room first. ”

"Mu Chen, I'll have someone bring lunch to your house later. ”

"No need. ”

Wei Gonglu asked the rest of the people, except for Wei Rou, no one wanted to eat, so the uncle and nephew went to the front hall together.

After a while, the attendants brought the meal, and the two began to eat.

"Uncle, what happened this morning, how can I see everyone's face is not good, is it because of the migration of the Spirit Clan?"

"Rou'er, you and I may not have a foothold in Baoling Prefecture in the future. Wei Gonglu told Wei Rou what happened in the council, and now the whole state knows that he openly supports Mu Chen and is the enemy of the rest of the nobles led by Liu Yixian.

"Uncle, at this time, it is even more necessary to unite Mingde and Father, if the two of us work together, I believe we can still fight against the Liu family. ”

The old city lord was timid, and only said something that didn't hurt or itch in the morning, and seemed to be on the side of the nobles, but he didn't express any opinions that affected the overall situation, and he just wanted to be alone, and no one would be offended. ”

"Why don't I go back and persuade Mingde again, and see if he can convince my father. ”

"No need to go. Rou'er, the power of our Wei family now depends on your aunt, her identity as the queen has always been controversial, and once... If the throne changes, the fate of our Wei family..."Wei Gonglu wanted to say it clearly, but it was hindered by the relationship between Wei Rou and Quan Yuren, so he stopped at the point.

"Uncle, I see what you mean, but Mingde is mine..."

"I'm not provoking the relationship between you and your husband's family, I just want to tell you that if our Wei family doesn't have a backer like Mu Chen, which prince succeeds to the throne, we are all lambs to be slaughtered, and we don't have enough ability to protect ourselves. ”

"But if the two of us unite and get the support of Mu Chen and the Great Patriarch, wouldn't we..."

"Why don't you understand, Mu Chen no longer believes in the old city lord, the two families are now uniting will only alienate him, then everything we have done so far will be in vain. ”

Hearing this, Wei Rou put down her chopsticks, she understood the choice made by her uncle for the family, but at the same time she resented her origin, she was caught between family and love, no matter how she chose, the result was destined to lose.

In the council, Quan Yuren is fine after diagnosis and treatment, but he has a lot of things to do recently, his body is too tired, coupled with emotional ups and downs, resulting in neuropathic headaches, as long as he pays attention to rest, he will recover in a few days.

The doctor prescribed some drugs to relieve pain and assist sleep, and Quan Yuren took the medicine, and at the same time, he did not forget to remind Quan Mingde not to decide anything, and not to take the lead, and wait for him to wake up before deciding.

Everything was in order, the full names De and Lao Chen left the room, and the two explained a few words to the attendants guarding the door and separated.

Quan Mingde did not go back to the study, but went out to find Shi Hanlu, he saw that his elderly father was no longer able to parry, so he decided to come forward on his own and solve the current matter, leaving Quan Yuren's instructions completely behind.

When he saw Shi Hanlu, he went straight to the point and asked Shi Hanlu's opinion to see what he could do.

"Xia Guan thinks that this matter should be withdrawn as soon as possible according to the old city lord's wishes, let Liu Yi face all the pressure first, and when the matter falls into a stalemate, we will come forward to mediate, and no one will be offended. ”

"Lord Shi, do you think the current situation is not stalemate enough, one is determined to keep the alien race out, and the other does not hesitate to use Nana as a bargaining chip to blackmail the nobles, if the two parties do not back down from each other, what should we do?"

"The young city lord, but the old city lord means..."

"My father has become ill from hard work and has fallen ill, if you don't make up my mind now, if my father doesn't recover for a long time, then wouldn't our father and son be kicked out, and how will we be in charge of Baoling Prefecture in the future. ”

"This..."

"Lord Shi, the little nephew knows that you have followed my father for decades and have been loyal, you can't watch the power in the hands of our father and son fall, what good will this do you?"

"Young City Lord, I wonder what you think?"

The full name Dejian Shi Hanlu loosened his mouth, and said bluntly: "Regarding the relocation of the Spirit Clan, Liu Yi first got the support of all the nobles, but you also saw the situation in the morning. The patriarch threatened to resign, and the nobles were also a little loose, and accepting foreign races would bring panic, but the hirers didn't stay back then, in my opinion, the nobles will definitely turn against Liu Yixian in the end for the sake of the patriarch, so we are not as good as now..."

"Young City Lord, it's too risky to choose a side now, and with the Liu family's status in Baoling Prefecture, we can't shake him yet. ”

"Then you agree with the little nephew's idea, you have to have a better way, the little nephew is willing to hear about it. ”

"Mu Chen is the key, back then, even His Majesty the Emperor had to give him three points, as long as he wanted to control the regime of Baoling Prefecture, we could only passively accept it. Wei Gonglu also recognized this, and would rather turn against all the nobles than stand by him. ”

These words pierced the heart of the whole name, he hated Mu Chen to the bone, but he also knew that what Shi Hanlu said was true. But he couldn't watch his beloved leave, so he had to choose to help the enemy and make plans for the rest later.

"I conclude that Liu Yixian can't take out five hundred Zhan Tou Wing, and he can sell the land for eighty spirit stones, but except for the dozens of Zhan Zhan that circulate in the world, the rest are all concentrated in the villages and towns around the ghoul tomb, I think he will inevitably loot the villagers, and then we will have the opportunity to fall to Mu Chen." ”

"You are saying that you are using people's livelihood as an excuse to bring down Liu Yixian. ”

"Yes, as long as he dares to do something to the people, we will punish him, once he falls, the nobles will definitely see the wind and rudder, either to go to the beard to defend Gonglu, or to return to the old city lord, then we will push the boat down the river, sell Mu Chen's personal favor, and allow the spirit clan to move, which not only solves the biggest political enemy in the state, but also eases the relationship between the old city lord and Mu Chen, and the patriarch will naturally not leave, killing multiple birds with one stone." Shi Hanlu didn't quite accept Quan Yuren's inaction, but because of his identity, he couldn't fully advise, since Quan Mingde's proposition was in line with his own thoughts, he told the truth and no longer cared.

"Master Shi, you are really thoughtful, and your little nephew has been taught. ”

The two talked about some specific matters again, it was almost evening when Quan Mingde left, although he was unwilling in his heart, but thinking of the future throne and his beloved Qi Luna, he put aside his prejudices and regarded helping Mu Chenquan as paving the way for himself.

When he returned to the council, he immediately sent his cronies to inquire about Liu Yixian's news, especially about Touyi, as long as he did it, he would do his best to collect evidence and report back at any time. After arranging these, he went to visit Quan Yuren again, and when he saw that he was not awake, he retreated and returned to his study.

In the evening, Mu Chen called Wei Gonglu and Coco to his room, and he thought about it all afternoon, to tell them his future plans, so that they could prepare in advance.

"Mu Chen, how are you, are you still feeling well?"

"Out of the way. Tomorrow, you will go and spread the fact that the guard attacked the girl, and the news that Liu Yixian committed suicide because he was a relative of him, and blamed the girl for his guilt, causing him to resign as the patriarch, and exaggerate a little. ”

"Okay, this matter is simple, it is estimated that there is already some gossip in the city now, and tomorrow it only needs to spread a little, and the city can be full of wind and rain. ”

"With your current position, can't you legally own land in Baoling Prefecture?"

"Yes, I can't buy any land in the state except for this palace, which is specially stipulated by the imperial power in order to prevent the imperial eunuchs from taking root in the local area and using their power to collude with the magnates and commit betrayal. ”

"Are there any local nobles with whom you are close and whom you can trust?"

"There are two or three of them, but what are you going to do with that?"

Mu Chen put the fifty spirit stones he wanted back from Quan Yuren on the table, and then said, "You take this money and let your cronies buy the land, and I am sure that Liu Yixian will sell his property in order to gather the spirit stones and buy back all the land he sold." ”

"Mu Chen, although the old man can't buy it, but you and Damu Capital can, why do you have to do more?"

"These lands were bought for the convenience of the Spirit Clan in the future, and the girl and I will leave a handle when we come forward. ”

"There are only a few thousand people in their spirit race, and they buy so much land..."

"It's not for arranging for them to settle in, it's just to facilitate their free movement on these realms, and I'll explain the rest to you later. ”

"Okay, I'll send someone to do it early tomorrow morning. ”

"There is another thing, send people to the villages and towns near Ciguang Village and the ghoul tomb, and once they find that Liu Yixian has forcibly retracted his wings, he will immediately protect a few villagers and bring them back to be kept as witnesses for him to correct in the future. ”

Mu Chen had the same idea as Shi Hanlu, believing that Liu Yixian would sell the land and take action against the villagers, the only difference was that Mu Chen did not expect Quan Yuren to come forward to solve it, so he asked Wei Gonglu to leave a way back in advance and make all preparations for the relocation of the Spirit Clan.

After ordering this, he took Wei Gonglu away, leaving Coco to talk alone, and told her his arrangements and intentions, so that she could understand that it is not easy to live with humans, and sometimes it is necessary to play some tricks and do things that violate her conscience.