At the end of the unitary time, the night has fallen, the stars are dotted, it should be the time for dinner, but Hongqing has no appetite, even if the few in front of him are full of all kinds of exquisite dishes, Hongqing is just a light taste, as for the wine, it has never even touched it, the face is smiling kindly, but there are not many words, obviously thinking hard, he looks like this, Chen Size, Cao Yanshan and others who are sitting on the side as a companion dare not go at will, and the atmosphere in the flower hall can't help but feel a little depressed.

"The little prince, the ninth and tenth masters went to the Eighth Master's Mansion together, and the Fourteenth Master has also set off from the mansion, looking at the itinerary, it should be to the Eighth Master's Mansion!"

When a sound of footsteps sounded, I saw a man in black hurriedly walking in from outside the hall, and hurriedly grabbed a few sons, one kneeled to the ground, and hurriedly said a word.

"Well, probe!"

The morning after tomorrow is the early dynasty, if the eighth master and others want to make a difference in the matter of conquering Dongying, the gathering and deliberation is the proper meaning of the question, Hongqing doesn't think it's very strange about this, just waved his hand expressionlessly and sent the man who came to report the news away.

"Little Prince, do you have to use No. 7?"

Although Hongqing has never explicitly said that there is a hidden behind this expedition to Dongying, Chen Size, who is the head of the "sharp knife", knows the whole story of the "Osaka Incident", and also knows how much Hongqing attaches importance to this matter, and he can't help but worry that his subordinates will make mistakes in their actions.

"No, you don't."

For Chen Size's worries, Hongqing can understand, but he doesn't care, there is no side, just because the eighth master will have some actions in Hongqing's expectation, no matter what the process of the deliberations is, it will only be the fourteenth master who will come forward to win the handsome, even so, there is no need to start the core nail planted on the eighth master's mansion, so good steel must be used on the key blade, used at this time, not to mention the overkill, there is also the danger of early exposure, such a loss-making transaction, Hongqing is unwilling to do it.

"Yes."

Hongqing is the real master of the "sharp knife", his words are orders, Chen Ize didn't dare to have any objections, and hurriedly responded, so he didn't say more, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly fell silent again.

Well? Could it be that the fourth master really didn't see through this game? No, even if the fourth master doesn't have this ability, Wu Sidao should be able to see through it, but it's all now, but there is still no movement, which is too strange!

Time passed minute by minute, as the silence continued, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more depressing, but Hongqing didn't care at all, because his mind was no longer here - the "Osaka Incident" seems to be just an isolated incident at the moment, but in fact it is the most important part of Hongqing's plan to become a powerful country, whether it can take this opportunity to become a maritime power, relying on the fermentation of this incident, because of this, Hongqing must not sit back and watch the handsome seal of the expeditionary force fall into the hands of the fourteenth master, the reason is very simple, The fourteenth master is in charge of the military department, coupled with the support of the eighth master, it is not too difficult for the fourteenth master to firmly control the expeditionary force, even if Hongqing is about to form a sailor, it is difficult to guarantee that the fourteenth master will not steal the beam and change the pillar, the consequences are obviously unspeakably severe, and the only one who can compete with the fourteenth master is the thirteenth master at the moment, as for the rest of the elder brothers, the military talent is not enough to reassure the old man, and it is impossible to be the commander of the expeditionary force, which is also the root reason why Hongqing wants to pull the old thirteen to live or die, It is precisely because of this that Hongqing will be nervous about the movements of the fourth master, and this will sit in Xiaoskewer Hutong overnight, in order to wait for the news from all parties to come back.

"Little prince, before a stick of incense, Dai Duo arrived outside the door of the Thirteenth Master's Mansion in plain clothes, and was negotiating with Bao Xiaowu and others about entering the house."

In a blink of an eye, more than half an hour has passed, the night is getting deeper and deeper, and the atmosphere in the hall has been suffocating, even if Chen and Cao can be regarded as calm people, they can't help but be a little unbearable, but at this moment, the figure in the hall flashed, and a man in black had appeared like a ghost in front of Hongqing's sons, but seeing that one of them was neatly on one knee, he respectfully reported a sentence.

"Okay, herald 13th, keep a close watch, and there must be no mistakes!"

As soon as he heard that Dai Duo had appeared, Hongqing's spirit suddenly lifted, and he didn't talk nonsense, so he gave the order straightforwardly.

"Wow!"

Hongqing gave this order, and the man in black who came to report the news didn't dare to be the slightest slack, so he hurriedly responded, and his figure flashed again, and the person had disappeared.

Old thirteen, old thirteen, you have to withstand it, if you really want to soften, then don't blame us for not being trustworthy!

In Hongqing's plan, using the old thirteen to fight the old fourteen is the key, but, this does not mean that Hongqing has no alternative plans next to him, in fact, Hongqing really has three sets of alternative plans in hand, of course, the realization cost of these three sets of alternative plans is much higher than the original, but if the old thirteen still wants to wear a pair of pants with the fourth master, then Hongqing can only endure the pain of love, as for the old thirteen himself, then there is nothing to say, so he can only continue to sit through the prison......

"Slave Dai Duo knocks on the Thirteenth Master!"

Two flowers bloom, one branch each, not to mention Hongqing's gains and losses in Xiaochuanzi Hutong, but said that Dai Duo pulled and pulled nearly half a pillar of incense with Bao Xiaowu and other soldiers of the Zongren Mansion outside the gate of the Thirteenth Master's Mansion, and finally got permission to enter the mansion, accompanied by Bao Xiaowu all the way to the West Flower Hall, and saw that the Thirteenth Master was sitting high in the hall, drinking wine by himself, Dai Duo didn't dare to look more, and hurriedly grabbed the front, and it was a big gift to pay homage in a proper manner.

"Yo, it's a spring breeze, what's the matter, what kind of wind is blowing today, blowing your kid here?"

The old thirteen often walked around the fourth master's mansion in previous years, and was very familiar with Dai Duo, the number one slave under the fourth master's door, and got along with each other quite well, but at this time and that time, it has been more than three years since he was circled, this is the first time Dai Duo has come, and he has not come to ask for peace, which is how can the old thirteen balance in his heart, and when he speaks, he is full of ridicule.

"The slave didn't come to ask the Thirteenth Master earlier, it's a capital crime, a capital crime."

Dai Duo can also be regarded as a wise man, and he can hear that the anger in the old thirteen words is not small, but how dare he be angry with the thirteenth master, so he can only accompany the smile to forgive.

"Stop, stop, you are the fourth brother's disciple, but not the master's disciple, this slave is not a slave, it's better not to claim to be indiscriminate, let's say, Lord Dai came all night, but is there anything wrong?"

The old thirteen already has a grudge against the fourth master, and he hates the house and Wudi together with Dai Duo, although he doesn't really mean to fall out with the fourth master, but he really plans to draw a clear line with the fourth master, not all because of the fourth master's lack of help, but more because the old thirteen has agreed to Hongqing's proposal and is really ready to abide by neutrality.

"Thirteen masters, if you want to say this, the slave is really ashamed of the landless, alas, it's not that the slave is unwilling to come to visit you, it's really that all parties are watching you closely, the slave is here today, and tomorrow you will have to eat the bullet chapter, if the fourth master comes, it will be more than just as simple as the bullet chapter, the pain in it, and please be more sympathetic to the thirteenth master."

Before he came, Dai Duo had learned from Wu Sidao that the old thirteen might have an agreement with Hongqing, and he had some expectations that the old thirteen might have different intentions, but he still had a bit of luck in his heart, but when he heard the old thirteen say this, Dai Duo's heart suddenly sank to the bottom, and he had no choice but to explain it in a polite way with infinite grievances.

"That's it, let's not talk about this, and let's talk about your intentions."

Dai Duozhi's explanation also makes some sense, the old thirteen is not unkind, and he will not be angry with him anymore, plus thinking of the love with the fourth master for more than ten years, the old thirteen will be even more difficult to take Dai Duo again, so he waved his hand boringly, which can be regarded as revealing the matter.

"Xie Thirteen Ye is magnanimous, before the slave came, the fourth master had an explanation, saying that when the morning after tomorrow is the morning, he will desperately protect the thirteenth master and go on the expedition!"

Dai Duo kowtowed vigorously, first thanked, and then hurried to tell his intentions.

"Oh? That's it? ”

The matter of the expedition to Dongying, the old thirteen had already learned from Hongqing's mouth, not only that, but also got a book from Hongqing about the construction of the army and the battle of the sailor, during this period of time, but I didn't take much time to study it, just waiting for the next day to show my strength, because of this, the old thirteen was not very interested in the words of the fourth master conveyed by Dai Duo, so he just casually perfunctory words.

"Back to the words of the thirteenth master, the fourth master only has such an explanation, and there is no other words, and the slave does not dare to speculate."

As soon as the old thirteen said such cold words, Dai Duo was already the old thirteen in his heart, and he was afraid that he had already made a decision, and he couldn't help but feel very disappointed in his heart, but when he remembered Wu Sidao's explanation before coming, he didn't dare to say more about the side things, so he kowtowed respectfully and replied simply.

"Hmmm......"

There is always a deep meaning behind the simple confession, this one, the old thirteen will not be unable to hear, because he understands, the old thirteen's heart can't help but ripple again, and he did not speak coldly, but he grew out of his mouth, and got up, pacing back and forth in the hall anxiously, it is obvious that the old thirteen's heart is at war with heaven and man.

"When the spring breeze goes back, and help the master pass a word, just say that the kindness of the fourth brother, my thirteenth brother has received it, and I will never do anything unfavorable to the fourth brother, this one, a certain can swear to the sky, as for the rest, it depends on the will of heaven."

After pacing back and forth in the hall like an angry lion for a while, the old thirteen suddenly stood on his feet, raised his head and was stunned again, and then looked grim and gritted his teeth to show his attitude.

"Ah, this ......"

Although the old thirteen said vaguely, but Dai Duo understood it as soon as he heard it, there was no other, the master in front of him was going to really break away from the fourth master from now on, and in a panic, the exclamation had already blurted out, and he was about to say something again, but he saw that the old thirteen had gone out of the flower hall without looking back, and after a while, he had already gone without a trace......