Liu Pingyuan and Ji Hongchang got out of Li Muzhi's study, returned to their office, and stayed up until the evening, and they hurried back home. After dinner, Ji Hongchang hurried to Liu Pingyuan's house. At this time, Liu Pingyuan was reading in the study, and when he heard that Ji Hongchang was coming to see him, he immediately invited Ji Hongchang to the study.

The maid brought the tea and closed the door to the study.

The two were silent for a moment before Liu Pingyuan asked, "Do you have anything to do with your uncle?" ”

He naturally knew what Ji Hongchang was looking for him, and he didn't know what his nephew was thinking, but he didn't break it, but asked Ji Hongchang and wanted to hear Ji Hongchang say it himself.

"Uncle, today Li Muzhi will take back the file to the generals of the Privy Council to us, what does he mean by this?" The third prince, Ji Hongchang, was not hypocritical, so he asked Liu Pingyuan directly.

In fact, he had an idea in his heart, so after getting Li Muzhi's file, his heart was uncertain, so he would come to Liu Pingyuan's mansion to ask his uncle to see what his uncle thought in his heart.

"What do you think?" Liu Pingyuan asked.

He admires Ji Hongchang very much, otherwise he would not have given his family's full support to Ji Hongchang to compete for the throne, if Ji Hongchang was a dou who couldn't be supported, Liu Pingyuan would probably have abandoned it a long time ago, he was not like Cui Jingsheng, a sister who did not have a queen, and his ambitions were much smaller than Cui Jingsheng.

"Li Muzhi does this, it seems to be testing us, because this time the fourth son ascended the throne and called the emperor too suddenly, and it is very likely to be the result of Lao Jiu's plan, I don't know the purpose of Lao Jiu's doing, but from Li Muzhi and Bai Jin supporting him, it can be seen that Lao Jiu has enough reasons to convince them." When Ji Hongchang said this, he paused and continued, "Therefore, in order to stabilize the status of the fourth child in a short period of time, it is imperative to shed blood and sacrifice, what kind of means can be used to shed blood and sacrifice without staining the fourth and ninth children's heads?" In this way, we can only create a superior condition to force us to rebel, and when the time comes, we will be eradicated. ”

"Well—" Liu Pingyuan nodded slightly, agreeing with his nephew's statement, but he didn't express his opinion, but continued, "Anything else?" ”

"That's about it!" Ji Hongchang said affirmatively.

He felt that he could not find any reason why Li Muzhi would hand over the file to their uncle and nephew. In fact, he also has this idea, he wants to betray King's Landing, he doesn't want Ji Ping to be able to endure it, he doesn't want Ji Qingchen to be able to plan, he likes to kill, he likes to solve problems by force, he has no idea that the throne is not his own, but he was so overwhelmed by Ji Wen, and he was tricked by Ji Qingchen, he couldn't be angry.

"Think again!" Liu Pingyuan sighed and said.

He agreed with his nephew's answer, but he was not slow to do so. Because there is an answer to someone like this. If it is placed on Xue Ju's body, Xue Ju may understand that this is Ji Wen's trust in him, and his importance and reuse. If Xue Ju hadn't told him that today, it is estimated that he would have thought like his nephew. But now that he puts it on him, he won't think like that, he will only think that this is Li Muzhi's trust in him, and it is Ji Wen and Ji Qingchen's trust and value for him.

Ji Hongchang, who was waiting for his uncle to explain to himself, was stunned for a moment when he heard Liu Pingyuan's words, but immediately fell into deep thought. Because he and his uncle Liu Pingyuan have a very close relationship and are very familiar with each other, seeing his uncle's expression, he knows that he seems to have guessed Li Muzhi's thoughts.

"Could it be that the fourth and ninth will still believe us at this time?" Ji Hongchang couldn't believe his guess a little, and moved his surprised gaze to his uncle Liu Pingyuan. Liu Pingyuan didn't say anything, but just recounted what Xue Ju told him to Ji Hongchang. And after Ji Hongchang listened to Liu Pingyuan's narration, he was stunned, and thought for a moment before saying, "Uncle thinks so too?" ”

"Don't you think so?" Liu Pingyuan asked, seeing that Ji Hongchang was a little puzzled, he continued, "If the King of Northern Liao really wants to eradicate you, his 600,000 troops of Beirong and Northern Liao will be enough to capture King's Landing City, so why go around in such a big circle and waste so much energy?" Besides, his Northern Liao army is not made of iron, and he is not afraid of losing troops and losing his generals in such a big circle, and when the time comes, he will miss his own plan? ”

"Besides, who are Li Muzhi and Bai Jin? How can it be easily convincing? There is not enough reason for them to suddenly support themselves, and the king of Northern Liao may not be able to do it even if he has an army of 600,000! Liu Pingyuan said lightly.

"Uncle, do you really think this is the trust and importance that the fourth and ninth children trust us?" Ji Hongchang confirmed again. He knows Ji Wen better, not a ruthless master, this is determined by Ji Wen's character, and it is also the reason why Ji Wen has read too many sage books and has been affected. But he knows very well about Ji Qingchen's ruthlessness, in order to achieve his goal, Ji Qingchen will do anything, let alone for the throne?

But when he thought of his uncle's analysis, and thought of his uncle's affirmative eyes, he believed this assertion.

"Hongchang, there is a sentence that my uncle doesn't know if he should say or not?" Liu Pingyuan was silent for a moment and asked. His eyes are deep, and there is no majesty in his eyes as a military secretary in the past, and there is only the love of the elders for the juniors.

"Uncle will say it if he has something to say." Ji Hongchang said. He doesn't want Ji Qian to be a two hundred and five, and he is very clear about his uncle Liu Pingyuan's kindness to him, so he respects Liu Pingyuan so much, and he respects him in his heart, but he doesn't want Ji Qian to respect him verbally.

"Uncle knows what you are thinking, but he doesn't want to say more, because you have your own thoughts. But Uncle just wants to say one thing, now is the time when Dayan is in the most danger, your Prince Dayan is the son of the prince who participates in politics, and everything must be done with the overall situation first-" Liu Pingyuan said earnestly.

Seeing that Ji Hongchang didn't frown and didn't look impatient, Liu Pingyuan continued, "As for what you think in your heart, don't think about it for the time being!" When the Dayan crisis is resolved, it will not be too late for you to plan at that time. If you still want to go your own way at that time, your uncle will support you even if he gives up his life. ”

Liu Pingyuan's words were very plain, but they were turbulent in Ji Hongchang's ears. Because he didn't expect that his uncle had already guessed his thoughts, let alone say such a thing.

"Uncle-" Ji Hongchang wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he held back, and saw him take a deep breath and assured Liu Pingyuan, "Please rest assured, uncle, I know what to do!" ”

"What should I do if I really know what to do?" Liu Pingyuan asked.

"Yes! I really know what to do! Ji Hongchang replied.

At this moment, he really understood his uncle's mood, and understood that his uncle didn't say anything when he asked Lao Jiu to ascend the throne and be the emperor in the main hall today, but chose to support Lao Jiu's intention to let Lao Jiu ascend the throne.

"If you know what to do, let's go back!" Liu Pingyuan said to Ji Hongchang, seeing that Ji Hongchang was a little puzzled, he said in a low voice, "Compared with the secret guard of the King of Northern Liao, you are far behind in this regard, don't look at his 'Iron Suit' and 'Dongchang' have suffered losses before, but this is because they have been suppressed by Cui Jingsheng and Ji Qian, Empress Cui and the crown princess, if they face any of you alone, they will not suffer." ”

No matter what Liu Pingyuan wanted to express, but with this sentence, Ji Hongchang knew what he should do, he nodded slightly, resigned to Liu Ping, and left Shangshu Mansion in a hurry.

However, compared to the mood he felt when he came to Shangshufu, his mood when he left was obviously much better, not as hesitant and gloomy as before.

As for the other person, Ji Ping, his mood is not calm now, and he is even more impatient and angry than Ji Hongchang. Because his situation is different from Ji Hongchang, the person who supports Ji Hongchang is Liu Pingyuan, who is Ji Hongchang's uncle, so Liu Pingyuan will not betray his nephew until he has to do so, but the people who support him are Wang You and Guo Xing and others, they only have interests with Ji Ping and no family relationship in it, as long as the danger is greater than the benefits, they will not give Ji Ping their lives, just like Xue Ju, they will stand in their own formation.

Therefore, the current Ji Ping is a little more desolate than Ji Hongchang.

Because just tonight, after he returned to the house, he found that the house was a lot more deserted, unlike before, when there was a lot of traffic, unlike before, when someone came to visit him at night and asked him for advice.

He knows what the reason is, isn't it that he has not registered as the emperor and has not received any benefits? Will you be unlucky and suffer if you follow yourself?

"Hehe-" Ji Ping sneered, and he sat quietly in the study alone and was silent.

He saw what happened in the Taiji Hall today, and said that Ji Wen's ascension to the throne and the emperor because of his father's edict would not believe it even if he was killed. This is clearly Lao Jiu's conspiracy, it is the result of Lao Jiu's conspiracy with Lao Jiu and Li Muzhi, and it is estimated that Bai Jin also has a share in it.

It's just that what he can't figure out is that Ji Qingchen has enough strength to be the emperor, so why would he give such a good opportunity to Ji Wen? Could it be that there is still a conspiracy in this? Therefore, Ji Ping couldn't help but think of the action plan in his heart when he was on the Taiji Palace, and was ready to wait and see what happened, waiting for the best time. He may be inferior to Ji Hongchang, Ji Qingchen and Ji Wen in other aspects, but in terms of forbearance, the three of them are definitely incomparable.

As for the two princes who did not get any benefits from Ji Wen's accession to the throne today, there are many people who still have trouble sleeping tonight, including Ji Wen, who has already ascended the throne and became emperor. Because in the evening, he received a secret letter handed to him by Pei Wenju, and the content of the secret letter surprised and frightened him.

That's why he is as uneasy as Ji Ping and Ji Hongchang-

Because he discovered a secret of Ji Qingchen -