After Han Xuandao left the palace from a side gate of the palace, he had already rushed back to his own household Shangfu before dawn.

The soldiers of Bai Yi's Longxiang Battalion are now stationed at the gates of the imperial city, but the guards of many palaces such as the Qianxin Palace are elite soldiers drawn from the Zhongyi Battalion, and they are not under Bai Yi's jurisdiction.

As for the gates of the imperial city, although they are all heavily guarded, Han Xuandao has already taken care of them, and bought a side gate with the so-called emperor's secret decree and heavy rewards, and he enters and exits the palace, but he is unaware, and few people know.

In the room of the Hubu Shangfu, Han Xuandao sat on the big Nanmu chair, his eyes closed, and his hands in front of Xong, as if he was contemplating something.

Just a moment later, Han Yin, the housekeeper of the Hubu Shangfu and Han Xuandao's confidant, said respectfully inside and outside the room: "Master, the person has arrived, and there is news to be delivered!" ”

Han Xuandao's eyes suddenly opened, and he said, "Let him in!" ”

Soon, a middle-aged man dressed in a black selting suit, under the leadership of Han Yin, quickly stepped into the inner room, knelt down on one knee in front of Han Xuandao's table, and said respectfully: "Humble Mu Xin, see Lord Han!" ”

Han Xuandao said lightly: "Get up and speak!" ”

Mu Xin said respectfully: "Lord Xie! "Get up slowly.

This Mu Xin was more than forty years old, his face was slender, his eyes were bright, and he had a shrewd and capable taste, and his god was extremely respectful at this time, showing his awe of Han Xuandao.

This person is the head of an internal affairs department in the East Flower Hall, the first errand in the West Flower Hall, and later Princess Xiu set up the East Flower Hall, two years later Xue Gongyan, the director of the West Flower Hall, passed away, and a large number of West Flower Hall officials transferred to the East Flower Hall, this Mu Xin was the first to defect to the East Flower Hall, and was reused.

After Han Mo entered Beijing, he served as the director of the West Flower Hall, and when he first arrived at the East Flower Hall Mansion because of the money, he taught Mu Xin a lesson, but this person had a lot of trouble with Han Mo.

Mu Xin held an important position in the head of the internal affairs department in the East Flower Hall, although there was a reason why he defected in the earliest, but his own ability was definitely not weak.

Before Mu Xin defected to the East Flower Hall, he even served as the director of four places in the West Flower Hall, which was the core elite of the West Flower Hall, and he was able to enter Xue Gongyan's eyes, which Mu Xin naturally had his advantages.

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Han Xuandao looked at Mu Xin for a while, and then smiled slightly: "Mu Xin, where are the people?" ”

Mu Xin bowed and said: "Lord Hui, after entering Linyang Pass, the people of the lowly subordinates have been secretly guarding, General Han has been speeding up all the way from Linyang Pass, and has arrived at fifty miles north ......of Yanjing City at dusk today!" ”

Han Xuandao stroked his beard and said, "In this way, he should have entered Beijing at this moment?" ”

"I don't know what I do." Mu Xin's face showed a trace of panic, "The people below reported that they came up, passed through a forest, General Han and his subordinates went into the forest to rest, and the people below didn't dare to get too close and stared at it from afar." But after waiting for two hours, there was no movement inside, and later someone went into the forest to investigate, but no trace of General Han was found...... They could only fly to report it, and when they got the news, they immediately came to report it to the adults...... Humble and incompetent, please surrender your lordship! ”

Han Xuandao's brows furrowed slightly, and he quickly stretched out, and said with a faint smile: "I can't blame you for this matter." Han Mo is the director of the West Flower Hall, and your subordinates have been following him, but I am afraid that he will already be discovered, if he wants to get rid of it, there will be no shortage of ways...... He's naughty, maybe it's just a joke. Now that I have arrived in Beijing, I always have to come back, so I don't have to protect it secretly. ”

"Humble duty!" Mu Xin arched his hand.

Han Xuandao then asked, "Can other officials in Beijing have any changes, especially ...... Those two mansions? ”

Mu Xin said: "There is nothing unusual, the lowly people have always been secretly watching, but if there is any change, the lowly will report it immediately!" ”

Han Xuandao sighed: "The Holy Dragon is not in good health, and he has not been in court for many days, and it is an extraordinary time, as the head of the cabinet, this official has to be more careful. Attacking Wei in front, Yanjing City must not make any changes, and if the rear is unstable, more than 100,000 soldiers in front will be in danger! ”

Mu Xin said: "My lord is conscientious, worried about the country and the people, and admires him!" ”

Han Xuandao smiled faintly, groaned slightly, and finally said: "Princess Xiu has retired, and the dragons in the East Flower Hall have no leader, and this period of time is all dependent on you Master Mu...... The so-called name is not right, the words are not good, Mu is in charge, the official is ready to enter the palace in the next two days to ask for the holy decree, and promote you to the director of the Donghua Hall, so that you can serve the country and be loyal to the saint, what do you think? ”

Mu Xin immediately knelt down and said with emotion: "My lord is so gracious, my humble position is unforgettable." Adults have a life, and they don't give up their humble duties! ”

Han Xuandao raised his hand and said, "That's fine." Solemn...... Director Mu, you've worked hard these days, so let's go down and rest first. ”

Mu Xin bowed and retreated cautiously.

Sending out Mu Xin, Han Yin quickly turned around, made a cup of hot tea for Han Xuandao, and said softly: "Master, it's almost dawn, there are still many official duties tomorrow, and you have not rested for two nights, so let's take a rest." ”

Han Xuandao nodded slightly, then was silent for a while, and finally asked, "Uncle Yin, what do you think...... Where will Xiao Wu go at this time? ”

Han Yin's expression was solemn, and after thinking about it, he said, "Master, the old slave feels that what the old man just said may be possible." The Fifth Young Master was afraid that he had already noticed that someone was following, so he deliberately threw them away. It may be outside the city at this moment, and it will soon be ...... the city! ”

Han Xuandao nodded slightly and said, "It's possible." After a pause, he said, "You send someone to secretly watch the third master's side, Xiao Wu comes back, report me immediately!" ”

The corners of Han Yin's eyes jumped, but he still said respectfully: "The old slave understands. ”

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Han Xuandao naturally didn't know that Han Mo had already gone around to the small village where Zhuang Yuan was at this moment, and the guards who followed him back to Beijing had other arrangements, only Xiao Lingzhi followed him to Zhuang Yuan's residence.

It was still that inconspicuous room, Zhuang Yuan was sitting in a wheelchair, Xiao Lingzhi and Han Mo were sitting opposite him on the left and right, and Shi Lianyun, who had been serving Zhuang Yuan by his side, served tea to Han Mo and the others, and then exited the house and stood guard outside the door.

Zhuang Yuan's temperament looks good, and the peaceful life in the small village obviously makes him live a very comfortable and comfortable life.

He squinted slightly, as if he was contemplating something, and the room seemed extremely quiet.

After a long time, Zhuang Yuan said slowly: "The affairs in Beijing, for the sake of Lian Yunkou, I also know a little bit about it, and I also feel weird. Listening to your words tonight, it seems that your ambitious emperor has ...... Hun is out of the world! ”

Although Han Mo had a premonition in his heart, as soon as Zhuang Yuan's words came out, he couldn't help but shake his body, and an extremely strange feeling came to his heart.

He ...... Is it really dead? Han Mo muttered to himself.

Zhuang Yuan said: "The news of the death has not come out, so it is naturally a secret...... Being able to conceal this matter, it seems that your uncle has taken control of the inner palace...... I'm afraid that your queen cousin is also involved! ”

Xiao Lingzhi glanced at Han Mo, seeing that Han Mo was strange, she wanted to reach out to hold his hand, but at this time, Zhuang Yuan was present, she was naturally embarrassed, and asked Zhuang Yuan: "Master, is this ...... Is it possible that the royal family is in the old cloth? ”

Zhuang Yuan shook his head and smiled: "Previously, for the Yan Kingdom Dynasty, being a teacher was also quite vague, and I couldn't see it clearly. But tonight's words, for the teacher is certain, everything that happened, the royal family is damaged everywhere, if this is the I array laid by the royal family, then your emperor is too stupid, not hurt the enemy by one point, but lost eight points by himself, how can there be such a layout? ”

Han Mo leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and after a while, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "Master, is my family ...... Really on this path? ”

Zhuang Yuan shook his head and said calmly: "At least so far, it is not your entire family that has embarked on this path...... At least you haven't set foot on this path yet. After a pause, he said softly: "You haven't been able to understand the details until today, Han Xuandao is naturally hiding from you by many things......!" Speaking of this, Zhuang Yuan seemed to feel that this kind of matter related to the internal affairs of the Han family was not suitable for him to talk too deeply, so he looked at Xiao Lingzhi and said with a smile: "Girl, you have to drink for the teacher!" ”

Xiao Lingzhi hurriedly got up, took the wine bag next to her, and fed Zhuang Yuan to drink.

For a while, except for the slight smashing sound made by Zhuang Yuan's drinking, the room was quiet again.

Seeing Han Mo's expression was very strange, Zhuang Yuan sighed lightly: "Bustling, all for profit, bustling, all for profit." The current situation of the Yan Kingdom, that is, it was destined when the country was established, unless the royal family can eradicate your family one by one, otherwise your Yan royal family will always have today's scene. The situation of the Yan Kingdom seems to have been stable for nearly a hundred years, but in fact, there is no day when it is not a storm, the family has fallen in the past two years, and the situation has changed greatly, but it is just the trend of the trend...... In the past hundred years, the royal family and the family have played a game of life and death, and now it seems that this game is ...... It's coming to an end! ”

Xiao Lingzhi sighed faintly: "What the master said is, first, it is the trend, and second, it is ...... It is also the people's desire for profit. In the court, what everyone is eager for is the word power, if there is a chance to get greater power, who can stop youhuo? ”

"Not bad." Zhuang Yuan said calmly: "The balance of the family is broken, and naturally there are families emerging from it, and the teacher has been thinking about it for a long time, and in the Yichun gossip trap, I have also mentioned to you that once the balance of the Yan Kingdom is broken, there are only three families who can come out of it and achieve hegemony." ”

Han Mo also remembered Zhuang Yuan's previous judgment, and said, "Xiao, Han, Su! ”

"Exactly." Zhuang Yuan said slowly: "The Xiao family has Xiao Huaiyu and controls the military power, the Su family has the most extensive official connections, and your Han family has geographical advantages and popular support that other families can't match...... Xiao Huaiyu has different intentions, Yan Guo must be in the pocket of the Xiao family, but this person is a rare loyal person and has no ambition. After a pause, he stared at Han Mo and said, "It's just that the teacher now feels that there is no one who can compare to your Han family...... Wei Shi used to think that these three families could be hegemonic in Yan Kingdom, but now that I think about it, Wei Shi still underestimated your Han family, and your Han family can have today's peak glory, maybe ...... It was already doomed three or five years ago, ten years ago! He paused slightly, and then said word by word: "Being able to connect the north and south winds, hide from the eyes of people all over the world, and weave a big Tianluo, the Han family...... It's not easy! ”g@。