On the evening of the 27th, the fleet arrived at the isolated island, Maori Xiubao set up a banquet in the west water village of the island to entertain Gao Hu and the end of the group, as the general Shi Tianbai should have been seated, but to take into account the face of the end of the group, Gao Hu or a group of generals arranged another meal in one place, the end of the eyes in the heart, coupled with the saving grace of the talent, but also to Gao Hu added a little respect.

In the main hall, Xiubao is on the top seat, Gao Hu and the end are separated from each other, and the rest of the generals are also sitting on both sides according to the official position, this persuasion Shi Tianbai is regarded as a perfect ending to this naval battle, the excitement of the generals is needless to say, the wine is asked during the banquet, and the chips are staggered, up to the show bag, down to the samurai outside the palace, all of them are not distinguished from respect and humility to drink, this situation is not lively.

In order to thank Gao Hu for his rescue, Mo You and his generals frequently raised their glasses to toast, and Gao Hu did not refuse to come, and his face did not change after drinking six lamps in a row, so the amount of wine won praise from everyone present.

Just as Suyu picked up the wine cup and was about to toast again, Xiubao, who was in the upper seat, must have been drunk, and staggered to Suyu's side, hooking his shoulders while saying indiscriminately: "Minbe-sama, don't blame me for talking too much, there is something I must remind you." ”

Mo Yuke was not drunk, and knew that Xiubao was talking drunk, so he pretended to admit and said: "If the waiter has something to say, please speak, and I will be taught carefully." ”

Xiubao casually threw the wine cup to the ground and said slowly: "I just learned from the envoy of His Highness Rushui that in this battle of Shadow Island, the Korean naval army successfully broke through from your defense area?" ”

Moyu was suddenly stunned, nodded yes, Xiubao couldn't help but sigh, and continued: "Although His Royal Highness sent troops to cooperate and did not let this remnant enemy escape, but there are more than 80 warships under your command, and now there are only seven left, such a defeat, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Jingo's side to explain." ”

Hearing Xiubao say this, Mo Yu hurriedly explained: "As a supervising army, it is indeed a loss of face for the lord to end up like this, but my lord, think about it, with the eighty warships in my hand, how can I withstand the impact of the entire Korean naval army, the enemy army launched four breakthroughs, during which no fleet came to support, do you say that this can be blamed on me?" ”

"You listen to me finish," Xiubao waved his hand, and when he saw that the end was stopped, he continued: "Don't you know who Jin Wu is?" He doesn't care about the process, he only cares about the result, so in his eyes, you are a loser, a loser who has lost his face, and in my opinion, your position as the chief family elder may not be guaranteed. ”

"Impossible!" Mo You shuddered, and suddenly lost all his alcohol, and retorted sharply: "I am the old man of the ancestor of the lord, and the lord will never treat me like this!" ”

"Hehe, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is really naïve." Xiubao patted him on the shoulder and motioned for him to calm down, "Why do you think Jin Wu asked you to serve as the overseer, that is, it is to rise and descend secretly, so that you don't have to dangle in front of his eyes and get in the way." ”

"Getting in the way? How could the lord think so? "Moyou doesn't believe Xiubao's words at all, as a two-generation old minister, whether he is serving Longjing or Xiuqiu, he is doing his best, and he doesn't dare to be sloppy at all, such an evaluation is indeed a big blow to him.

"I didn't want to say it, but I really don't want you to make a fool of yourself in public at that time, so I have to reveal one or two." Xiubao continued: "Jin Wu is young and vigorous, so he naturally doesn't want to be restrained, and you think that you are the chief family elder and must bow down to everything, how can you not make him disgusted? There is a saying in the Ming Kingdom: once the son of heaven and a courtier, think about the Royal Highness of the county mountain city, at the beginning of the succession, all the old ministers appointed by the Xiuchang Palace were replaced, so that today's achievements can be achieved, Jin Wu has always taken the service as an example, and naturally wants to be as vigorous as he is, to create his own career, in this context, you old ministers are also redundant. ”

"According to your meaning, this defeat was expected by the lord, and he deliberately made things difficult for me?" Mo Yu's voice trembled a little, he had worked hard for most of his life, and in the end, he got such a result, and no one would be willing to do it.

"I can't say that," Xiubao shook his head, "the battlefield is changing rapidly, no matter how smart Jin Wu is, he won't design it so cleverly, just like I said earlier, he asked you to be the overseer just to alienate you, but this defeat just gave him an excuse to oust you from power in advance." ”

To put it bluntly, he didn't expect the opportunity to come so suddenly, but since he came, he would definitely take advantage of it, so please think about it carefully and see how the road should go in the future. I used to be the adopted son of Bigo Nayan, and I was brought up by you, and I really didn't want to see you criticized, so I took the risk of telling you the truth. ”

Moyu closed his eyes tightly, kept panting, and it took a long time before he spoke: "I know, thank you for telling me directly, and let me handle the rest myself." ”

Seeing that Moyou's face was displeased, Xiubao stopped talking, and retreated to the upper seat to drink with the attendants.

Gao Hu heard the conversation between the two clearly, and when he saw that Mo Yu was worried, he stepped forward to comfort him: "The mood of the adults is sympathetic, thanks to the love of His Royal Highness, Gao Hu was able to continue to serve in the old group of the family, but many old ministers did not have the same luck as me, and most of them were sent out of the place and were forever removed from the decision-making level." ”

"I've heard of this before," Moyu nodded, "I heard that His Royal Highness Taiko also praised Shizhong for this, saying that he is very similar to himself when he was younger." ”

"That's right, Taige said so, but this kind of courage is not something that can be learned casually." Chant emphasized.

"What do you mean by that?" Moyu asked puzzled.

"Although Shizhong is also young and vigorous, but he is different from Jin Wu, it is difficult to be influenced by others, and the things he believes in must be completed even if it is difficult, if it is difficult to complete now, he can bear it, but he will never give up, and he will not give up until he reaches his goal. The Haneda clan is a typical example, at the beginning of the succession, under pressure, His Royal Highness did not dare to attack them, but when he was full-fledged, he ruthlessly eradicated it, which requires not only courage, but also patience and restraint, which are also not possessed by Jingo, which is why Jingo takes Shizhong as an example, rather than Shizhong taking Jingo as a model. ”

After listening to Gao Hu's words, the last reason fell into silence again: What is Mingjun, what is the dark master, those who achieve great things can be humiliated by the crotch without anger, and it is not too late to endure ten years of enmity, such a person in the service, how can his courage be comparable to Jinwu?

Hearing only the sound of "poof", Moyu kowtowed heavily to Gao Hu, and asked for a request: "I want to meet His Royal Highness Shizhong, and I implore Sado Mamoru to introduce him on his behalf." ”