The atmosphere in the hall was awkward and depressing, Chen Hong looked at Xia Mu who was sitting opposite him with his eyes closed and pondering, looking at his excessively young face, a little unable to believe all this. But he knew that in the hands of this young man, the supreme power of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's faith, and the princess's love seemed to be ...... The entire Ming Dynasty, even Yan Song and Xu Jie, couldn't move this young man!

Thinking of this, Chen Hong hurriedly took the teapot himself and made tea for Xia Mu.

Xia Mu looked at the porcelain cup with excellent glaze, held it in his hand, and the curling mist from the hot tea covered his shrewd and transparent eyes.

"Uncle Ningyuan! This is the Oriental 'cherry blossom tea', the taste is okay, right? Chen Hong looked at Xia Mu who was raising a cup of tea with a humble smile on his face, and there was a trace of unbearable expectation in his words.

"Oh? Cherry blossom tea from Dongyi? Sure enough...... Not bad! However, the Admiral's own hand-soaked taste, the taste is really more fragrant and pure, which makes people full of fragrance, wonderful! Xia Mu held the teacup, and a different smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It's a pity, the tea is a bit wasted!" We Mingren don't say dark words, I just want Yang Jisheng to live! ”

"This ......" Chen Hong listened to Xia Mu's words, and just smiled faintly, "This matter is left to the Holy Lord's discretion!" Could it be that Uncle Ning Yuan forgot? ”

"Oh? Then I don't say it! ”

"What...... What the! Chen Hong was shocked, he invited Xia Mu to come, after all, not just for tea, both sides have what the other party wants in their hands, he originally wanted to use Yang Jisheng to pinch Xia Mu, so that he didn't talk nonsense, but who knew that Xia Mu didn't seem to care about Yang Jisheng's life or death, if this was the case, then he himself would threaten, because his handle was in Xia Mu's hands, but he didn't have anything in his own hands that Xia Mu was afraid of, he originally thought that there was another Yang Jisheng as a hole card, but now it seems ......

Chen Hong was shocked in his heart, and after a while, he said slowly: "Yang Jisheng will definitely not die!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Xia Mu's hand holding the teacup suddenly paused, and his eyes stared at the jade tea in the cup, motionless. After a long time, he said leisurely: "Lord Admiral understands my mind very well, then your nephew will definitely live a hundred years, and you can also sit firmly in the position of Admiral!" ”

Chen Hong didn't say a word, slowly stood up from the seat, slowly paced to the west window, and pushed the crystal filament screen window open with a "bang".

Xia Mu raised his head slightly when he heard the sound and looked at him. The eyes of the two of them were silent as they looked out the window at the night where the stars were already twinkling.

After a long time, Chen Hong still stood quietly by the west window, as if talking to himself, and as if he was saying to Xia Mu: "Uncle Ningyuan, do you know that the emperor's health is getting worse and worse, the imperial doctor's order from the Tai Hospital says that the emperor is only alive for three or four years, once the old emperor returns to heaven, do you think that we, the old ministers, can still be safe and stable under the hands of the new emperor?" ”

"It seems that Lord Admiral wants to plan ahead, but it seems to me that Lord Chancellor is in the wrong position!" Xia Mu's eyes lit up, put down the teacup in his hand, and said with a smile, "Do you think that if you stand on the same line with Yan Song and King Baojing ascends the throne, you will be in Chang'an?" ”

"Or else? Why not! Chen Hong smiled, "As long as King Yu dies, King Jing must be the prince, does the uncle think that as soon as the old emperor returns to the west, the new emperor will let you go, a minister who steals the country?" ”

"Hahaha!" Xia Mu laughed loudly, stood up slowly, looked at Chen Hong's suspicious eyes, slowly restrained the smile on his face, and instead showed a trace of killing intent, "Before the emperor returns to the west, at least Benbo will do his best to let the new emperor prostrate at Benbo's feet, do you think that the new emperor will kill an earl who holds the country's soldiers and horses when he ascends the throne?" Still is...... He hopes that this man who holds the whole country will overthrow his empire and become emperor himself? ”

"You!" Chen Hong was startled, and suddenly turned his head to stare at Xia Mu's eagle-like eyes, and a chill arose in his heart, "Governor Jingying Rongzheng, Jinyi Wei Zhen Fu Envoy, Ning Yuanbo ......"

When he read out this series of titles, he finally knew the position of the young man in front of him, yes, when the three major battalions were in the hands of one person, this person was the uncrowned king of the three hundred miles of Gyeonggi, don't look at the three major battalions are just an empty shelf now, but it is always the power of the governor of Gyeonggi, who holds hundreds of thousands of recruits and controls the power of the national border guards, but now such power is concentrated in the hands of one person, and it is a guillotine hanging over the head of any new emperor, which can only be appeased, not moved!

What's more, now the old emperor does not love his son, so the position of the prince is more likely to be overthrown.

Thinking of this, Chen Hong was so frightened that he took two steps back, and his forehead was already covered with dense sweat.

Xia Mu looked at Chen Hong with a cold smile, walked over slowly, approached Chen Hong's face, looked at his frightened eyes, and slowly showed a smile: "So, do you think Yan Song can live to be the new emperor to the throne?" Lord Admiral, those who know the times are handsome, and good birds choose trees to perch, you have to choose the right master! This will ensure that you can save your life after you come down from the position of Admiral. ”

Chen Hong's hands trembled, his eyes were full of fear, looking at the young uncle in front of him, his heart tightened, and his palms clenched the corner of his shirt, but he knelt down in front of Xia Mu without hesitation: "Chen Hong is willing to look forward to the uncle!" ”

Xia Mu still looked at the deep starry sky outside the window, his face was like an ancient well without half a minute of fluctuation, and he looked very depressed.

He slowly picked up the teacup, brought it to his lips, slowly took a sip of "cherry blossom tea", sighed softly, and said, "Alas, although this tea is full of floral fragrance, it is in Japan, and it is not difficult to drink it!" ”

Saying that, Xia Mu slowly turned around and looked at Chen Hong quietly.

Chen Hong stared at the suffocating figure in front of him through the wisps of white vapor on the teacup in front of him, and said slowly: "As long as the uncle likes flowers, the Ming Dynasty can attack Dongyi Japan, and it is not difficult!" ”

Xia Mu smiled: "Then stare at Hattori Pingji, these Dongyi lackeys, don't make any mistakes, and when the time comes, you won't be able to save your head!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Hong hurriedly lowered his head: "Naturally, naturally." ”

Xia Mu smiled coldly, put the teacup on the tea table, and walked towards the Dongchang Prison: "Now you can go and see Yang Jisheng!" ”

Dongchang raised the torch at night, Chen Hong followed behind Xia Mu respectfully, he didn't expect this young man's scheming to be so deep that people couldn't see the reality clearly.

At this moment, he was walking, only to see a factory fan come to say something, he listened to the fanzi report, his expression was stunned, and he saw Xia Mu turn around to look at him, and hurriedly said: "Yan Song sent the right attendant of the criminal department, Yan Maoqing, the young secretary of Dali Temple, to ask Yang Jisheng what he said!" ”

"Yan Maoqing?" Xia Mu was stunned when he heard this, "Is that the corrupt official who was impeached by Lin Run, the imperial historian of Zuodu, three years ago?" ”

"Yes, it's this person," Chen Hong hurriedly said, "Yan Maoqing is from Fengcheng. The history of the emperor was promoted by pedestrians, and the Shaoqing of Dali was repeatedly moved. Thirty-five years, turn to the left to the imperial history. Find the imperial history of the left vice-capital. However, Yan Maoqing is conceited with his talents, and when he saw Yan Song's government, he was deeply attached to it, and he was scolded by Yan Song's father and son. A year ago, the Ministry of Household Affairs did not raise the salt government of Liangzhejiang, Lianghuai, Changlu, and Hedong, and asked the minister to be sent to a prime minister, and Yan Song then used Yan Maoqing. ”

"The total two Zhejiang, two Huai Hedong salt administration?" Xia Mu paused when he heard this, and then smiled disapprerovingly, "It seems that this Yan Maoqing has not less filial piety to his godfather Yan Song!" ”

Chen Hong also smiled when he heard this: "Uncle is right! ”

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Under the guidance of Yan Shifan, Yan Song led the troubled water to the second king, and this topic completely touched Jiajing's nerves, so he ordered Yan Song to check.

Yan Song saw that the treacherous plan succeeded, and hurriedly sent Yan Maoqing to the edict to ask Yang Jisheng what kind of relationship he had with the two kings, and why did he lead the two kings?

At this moment, Yan Maoqing had already arrived at Dongchang Prison, but when he saw Chen Hong accompanied an extremely young person over, he was shocked in his heart, this Chen Hong has always been conceited, even if he took refuge in his father-in-law Yan Song, he didn't say so low, who is this young man? What is the power? So that Chen Hong had to bow his head?

Thinking that Yan Maoqing hurriedly walked up, he only saw the faces of the people who came when he walked in, but his heart shook wildly, and he lost his mind for a while.

Xia Mu saw Yan Maoqing seeing him like this, and smiled: "What? Yan Shaoqing seemed to be surprised when he saw Benbo! ”

"I don't dare, but I didn't expect my uncle to appear here!" Yan Maoqing hurriedly came back to his senses when he heard this, bowed to Xia Mu, but asked, "I just don't know what the uncle is doing when he comes to Dongchang?" ”

"Your purpose is the same as that of your lord!" Xia Mu smiled and nodded at Chen Hong. Chen Hong, who was on the side, hurriedly asked people to open the door of the edict prison and invited Xia Mu in.

Yan Maoqing saw Chen Hong like this, his heart suddenly sank, he was afraid that Chen Hong had already taken refuge in Xia Mu, but this Xia Mu was neither the Xu Party, nor the Li Party, nor the Yan Party, so what power did he have?

Thinking of Yan Maoqing's heart, he suddenly felt a shock, and couldn't help but guess a possibility, the possibility that Xia Mu is not attached to any party, that is, he Xia Mu wants to form his own party!

This made him feel shocked.

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Dongchang Imperial Prison is darker than the Jinyi Imperial Prison, it is full of people who have been tortured to extract confessions and torture, the smell of blood is very strong, coupled with the stench and cold musty smell, so that the pampered Yan Maoqing almost vomited.

He looked at Chen Hong's lowly appearance in front of him, and the shock in his heart was no less than an earthquake.

Because since the death of Bi Yun, the former governor of Dongchang, the political pattern of the factory has changed immediately, and a new round of power struggle has become increasingly fierce, the capital of the five armies of Jinyiwei has been in the governor's mansion, and the battle with Dongchang is also on the same footing, Chen Hong wants to raise the head of Dongchang, which will inevitably touch the core of Jinyiwei's power, Zhu Xizhong must not let him do this, so Xia Mu, who is the envoy of Jinyiwei, should be wary and hated by Chen Hong, how to be so flattering?

Yan Maoqing couldn't understand the reason for this, so he had to go and see Yang Jisheng first, but this Yang Jisheng had no money to buy the prisoner, and he offended Yan Song, who was rich and powerful, and he was sure to die. But before he died, he could pull King Yu into the water, so it would be ......

The corners of Yan Maoqing's mouth showed a sneer of successful conspiracy, followed behind Xia Mu and the others, and walked towards a cell on the east side of the innermost part of Jinyi Guard's Imperial Prison.

Xia Mu glanced at Yan Maoqing behind him, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, Lao Yan Song wanted to bring disaster to the east, fight cattle across the mountains, frame Yang Jisheng in the name of King Jing, execute King Yu, and finally put all the responsibility on King Jing, the substitute ghost, and use the power of the emperor to execute King Jing again, so that he can reap the benefits of the fisherman!

This is not a good calculation, when three or four years later, the old emperor will return to heaven, and the remaining two little princes will be only more than ten years old, not at their mercy, but I am afraid that Xu Jie and Li Mo will be executed when the time comes, and the country of the Ming Dynasty will be equivalent to what their father and son have in their pockets.

But Yan Song's father and son would not have thought that the old emperor seemed to have insight into the conspiracy of the Yan family's father and son, otherwise he would not have raised such a small brocade guard as him.

This Ming political center is really interesting!

Xia Mu thought about it, but there was a hint of killing intent in his eyes, because he was not used to leaving his fate at the mercy of others, since this was the case, he had to put his fate in his own hands, and it was called the royal road if he had his own control!