Chapter 247: The Death of a Confidant (4)

Mu Shengbai was quite moved in his heart, and then looked at the man behind him who was four points similar to him, "May I ask what is?" ”

"My eldest brother, Su Yi." Su Ming hugged Su Yi, and then pointed at Mu Shengbai, "This is Mu Shengbai, my superior." ”

Mu Shengbai said embarrassedly: "Brother Su, what else is there that is not superior, I am no longer an official." ”

Then he thought of the scene where the two of them were attacked just now, and said worriedly: "Who have you provoked?" Why are those people attacking you, and they must have mistaken me for you when I passed by yesterday, and it seems that they have been waiting for you for a long time. ”

Su Ming's expression became serious, and he said slowly: "My eldest brother and I were sent to Suzhou some time ago, because there was a group of rebels who rebelled and claimed to be the righteous army, and we planned to persuade those people to surrender, but there has been no progress for so many days, so I went out with my eldest brother to look for opportunities, but I didn't expect to be ambushed." ”

Just as Mu Shengbai was about to say something, Su Yi pulled Su Ming over, his expression was a little solemn, and he looked at Mu Shengbai with some vigilance, "These things are confidential, and Lord Mu is now a member of the imperial court, it is unreasonable to tell him this, junior brother, you are too reckless." ”

Then he said to Mu Shengbai: "Let's leave first." ”

Su Ming was immediately unhappy, and shook off Su Yi's hand, "Big brother, what do you mean by this, Lord Mu has the grace of knowing me, although he is not a member of the imperial court now, but in my heart he will always be my adult." ”

"Su Ming, why are you so ignorant, go with your eldest brother."

Su Ming said stubbornly: "Big brother wants to go, you go by yourself, I want to talk to Master Mu about the old days." ”

Su Yi's expression became even more grim, "Su Ming came to me this time, I am your superior, my order is a military order, I now order you to follow me!" ”

Mu Shengbai was very embarrassed next to him, and now he saw that the two brothers were about to quarrel because of themselves, so he hurriedly came out to play a round, "There is no need for the two of you to argue, I have to rush back to the villa now, if Su Ming wants to find me, you can come to Liuyun Villa, I will definitely entertain you." ”

Su Ming glanced at Su Yi angrily, and held Mu Shengbai's hand a little reluctantly, "Then Lord Mu, there will be a period later, I must go to the villa to find you for a drink in the future, you can treat me well." ”

Mu Shengbai smiled heartily: "That's a certainty!" ”

He watched the two brothers walk away one after the other, and felt a little sad in his heart, and after collecting his mood, he set foot on the journey back to the villa again.

But on the other side, the righteous army that had been driven away went back to the base camp to report the matter to their leader, suspecting that Mu Shengbai had cooperated with the people sent by the imperial court.

It's a big deal, after all, Liuyun Villa is a behemoth independent of the rivers and lakes and the imperial court, and it has a transcendent status in everyone's hearts, if it hooks up with the imperial court, it will be troublesome.

The leader of the righteous army immediately sent someone to investigate Mu Shengbai, and Mu Shengbai's information was not deliberately hidden, so it was not difficult to investigate, especially the fact that he was an official in the imperial court, and it was easy to investigate.

In the base camp, there is a humanitarian: "Although Mu Shengbai has been driven out of the imperial city by Emperor Jingyuan, according to the people who still help the court, it can be seen that his heart is still towards the court." ”

"Yes, do you think he can do such a big thing in Lingcheng, Suzhou and other places with just his own little power? There must be the help of Liuyun Villa. ”

The leader of the Righteous Qi Army also looked solemn, "Do you think that Liuyun Villa has actually hooked up with the imperial court a long time ago?" ”

"Eight or nine are not far from ten, I can't tell you that I have already hooked up with the court in private, but on the surface, I still don't look to any side, but I secretly collect remarks that are unfavorable to the court in private and report them."

The leader became more and more worried, "Then we make such a big move this time, will that Mu Shengbai return to the mountain villa to find someone, and then unite those people in the imperial court with me and me?" ”

The people below gasped in anger, and felt more and more that this was a great possibility.

The leader of the Zhengqi Army immediately summoned the people of the think tank to discuss the policy together, and after one night, they decided to pass on the news to the people in the rivers and lakes, saying that Liuyun Villa had long been united with the imperial court, and this move seriously destroyed the balance between the imperial court and the rivers and lakes, and the purpose of keeping Liuyun Villa was to eliminate the rivers and lakes.

This remark immediately caused a Xuanyuan wave in the rivers and lakes, and everyone remembered that Mu Shengbai entered the court as an official, although Mu Shengbai has now resigned from his official position and returned to the villa, but how do you know that this is not a plan of the imperial court, just to let the people in the rivers and lakes relax their vigilance?

These conspiracy theories have quietly spread in the rivers and lakes, and people are panicking.

As soon as Mu Shengbai went up the mountain, he saw the group of people in the rivers and lakes gathered at the gate of Liuyun Villa, and I don't know who saw Mu Shengbai and shouted: "Mu Shengbai, the lackey of the court, is back!" ”

Mu Shengbai immediately frowned, walked up steadily, and looked at countless people in the rivers and lakes with unchanged faces, "I am Mu Shengbai, I don't know what you are doing at the gate of my Liuyun Villa?" ”

"Senior brother, are you alright?"

Mu Shengyun led all the senior brothers to squeeze through the crowd and surrounded Mu Shengbai in a protective posture.

Mu Shengbai shook his head and signaled that he had nothing to do.

At this time, an old man with white hair and a long beard walked out from among the people in the rivers and lakes, and a pair of eagle eyes shot a sharp light directly at Mu Shengbai, "The people in the rivers and lakes should not hook up with the imperial court, but you entered the court as an official, used the power of Liuyun Villa to seek an official position for yourself, and said that you are not a lackey of the imperial court?" ”

When Mu Shengyun heard this, he pointed at his nose and scolded: "You old man has such an unclean mouth. ”

"Senior brother, don't be angry." Mu Shengbai grabbed him, then walked out of the protective circle of his senior brothers, faced the old man, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Sheng Bai went to the imperial city in his own name, not through the name of Liuyun Villa, and the people and wealth I used during my time as an official in the court were all developed by Shengbai himself, and not through Liuyun Villa, so if you really feel that Liuyun Villa has a connection with the imperial court, then come up with evidence, not empty words!" I can't let people frame me! ”

"That's right! I didn't disgrace the senior brothers, and I didn't disgrace Liuyun Villa! ”

Mu Shengyun immediately took the lead in applauding, and the faces of the people in the rivers and lakes on the other side, especially the old man, became more and more bad.

That old man is an elder of an old sect called the Tiger Roar Sect in the rivers and lakes, narrow-minded, and he will repay his eyes, and he can't see anyone stronger than himself, especially Liuyun Villa, which is standing tall and has a reputation that is far from being comparable to other sects.