Along the way, Gu Xiqian followed the other party not far away, watching him walk, the people around him all gave in one after another, as if they had seen a ghost.

But it's strange to say, the other party has already walked for a long time, and no one wants to go over to talk, probably because they are worried about what is wrong with the person in front of them.

Gu Xiqian observed all the way and found that he was just walking with his head down, seemingly wandering around without a purpose, which made her a little curious?

"Strange? Where is he going? Why did you even change your clothes, is it to hide people's eyes? ”

Not long after, I saw the other party turn into an alley, Gu Xiqian glanced at the entrance of the alley, and found that there was no one inside, only to see the person turn and walk into the corner inside.

It didn't look like a fist glove, so Gu Xiqian immediately followed, and then hid in the corner of the wall to peep.

I saw that there was also a black-robed man inside, and when the man came, the two began to talk, Gu Xiqian was a little surprised, the person who had been dead for a few years in front of him actually spoke?

"How's it going?"

"Now the dynasty has been chaotic, the emperor is mediocre and incompetent, the people are complaining, and he asked His Royal Highness the Prince to go out to build a canal earlier, but now the Prince has left, and no one can stop us."

The black-robed man nodded, slowly took off his hood, and Gu Xiqian found that he was the dead man's accomplice.

"We've been delayed too much, and we've been noticed, and if we're acting as quickly as possible, I'm afraid that will change."

"It's okay, now the people have complained, there are two princes who have run out of oil, and the rest is not enough evidence, even if the emperor dies, the princes are bound to be chaotic, and the country is leaderless, it is a good time for us to send troops."

Gu Xiqian covered her mouth in surprise, she didn't expect those people to have such ambitions.

I saw that the two continued to talk, and they didn't seem to find Gu Xiqian around the corner.

From their conversation, Gu Xiqian understood that this is a small country on the border, although there are not many people, but they are good at poison and witchcraft, and this time they were entrusted to come here, the purpose is to make Chaogang fall into chaos.

When she said this, Gu Xiqian was a little puzzled, who were they entrusted with, and wasn't it the idea of the people from their country?

Just when Gu Xiqian wanted to listen more, she saw that someone at the entrance of the alley noticed her sneaky appearance and immediately shouted.

"Who? What to do here!? ”

The man's voice alarmed the three people inside, Gu Xiqian immediately turned around and fled, and the black-robed man inside immediately put on his hood and ran out to check.

However, when he ran out of the alley, he found that the streets were full of pedestrians, and they were all very calm, as if he didn't want anyone to mention that he didn't want to lose himself.

"Tsk, I was run away." The black-robed man pouted.

The black-robed man then left after explaining a few words to the mysterious person just now, and not far from them, Gu Xiqian was facing away from them, picking up things in a stall.

Turning his head slightly, he saw that the black-robed man slowly disappeared from his sight, and the mysterious man walked out of the alley after a while, but left in the opposite direction.

"Girl, which one do you want to buy?"

I saw the stall owner and boss shouting a few times, and Gu Xiqian came back to her senses and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After buying a few accessories casually, Gu Xiqian went back to Gu's mansion, thinking about what the two of them had just said along the way, and fell into deep thought.

And at this time, the conversation of the people also attracted her attention.

"You know what? The emperor suddenly wants to build a canal! ”

"Really? The last time we controlled the water, didn't we already work hard and lose money? ”

Regarding the emperor's construction of the canal, Gu Xiqian had also heard about it, but she didn't know other details, so she listened to it on the side.

"Oh, you don't know, the last time the water was controlled, it was said that the two princes paid for it themselves, but the emperor didn't pay a penny, and I also heard that the prince who made meritorious contributions was also beaten, saying that it was only money for private bribery."

When she heard this, Gu Xiqian couldn't help but gasp, how could she be beaten if she had the merit to control the water?

When everyone heard this, they shook their heads and sighed, lamenting the chaos in the court now.

"Alas, it was rumored that the emperor was possessed by evil spirits before, and now it seems that it is really true, but since this is the case, then he is not the real emperor, but the Son of Heaven has the true dragon's qi to protect his body, take it and say don't possess it, I think, nine times out of ten, this emperor is fake."

At this time, everyone blocked his mouth and signaled him not to talk nonsense.

Hearing that the emperor's abnormality was getting more and more serious, Gu Xiqian couldn't help but think of the two just now, so she immediately went to the prince's mansion.

However, when she looked at Mo Xuanyin, she found that he was packing his bags, as if he was going to go far away.

"Where are you going?" Gu Xiqian asked.

"The emperor wants to build a canal, and the last time the Seven Princes were meritorious, it was because of my idea, so the emperor will send me to build a canal this time." Mo Xuanyin said lightly.

Gu Xiqian said what she had just done at the entrance of the alley, although Mo Xuanyin really wanted to arrest the two of them, but the emperor had already arranged the time, and he couldn't go either.

"When I'm away, you have to be careful, now that the emperor has been controlled, the construction of the canal is just a pretense, the purpose is to break me up, and next, their targets will be people related to me." Mo Xuanyin put down his burden and said.

However, Gu Xiqian didn't know why the emperor wanted to build the canal, although what he said at that time was that it sounded good and communicated with other countries, but in fact there was another purpose.

Looking at him thinking, Mo Xuanyin said with a smile: "The emperor built the canal this time, on the surface, it is to communicate with each other, but in fact, the other party wants to further consume the national strength, and take some of the soldiers away, so that it will kill three birds with one stone." ”

Listening to Mo Xuanyin's analysis, Gu Xiqian couldn't help but gasp, building a canal is not an overnight thing, if you really wait until Mo Xuanyin repairs the canal, I'm afraid it's too late.

"How can this be done, I have to go to the emperor to theorize." Gu Xi stomped his feet in a hurry.

Mo Xuanyin smiled lightly: "You are not the only one who is upset for me, but is the emperor still the emperor before?" Or don't talk in vain. ”

Seeing him so calm, Gu Xiqian was a little difficult to understand why he could be so calm at this time.

However, she also understands that it is not something that can be decided in a moment and a half when she suddenly says that she wants to build a river, and it will take a long time to allocate funds from the national treasury to transfer troops.

But once he leaves the palace, it will be the time for the other party to usurp the throne, and everything will not be able to turn around at that time.

Seeing that Mo Xuanyin couldn't pull away for a while, Gu Xiqian had no choice but to continue the investigation by herself.

"Be careful, those people aren't easy to deal with." Mo Xuanyin looked at her and said, as if he understood her thoughts.

After leaving the Shizi's Mansion, Gu Xiqian walked on the street, watching people coming and going, and couldn't help but sigh.

The next morning, Mo Xuanyin came to the main hall, and the emperor's face was still not good, and even a little pale, like a lifeless puppet.

The ministers in the audience still looked frightened, and they didn't dare to start playing, for fear that they would be punished if they accidentally said the wrong thing.

After the last incident, they were originally in the spirit of reporting good news and not bad news, but now they simply don't want to say anything, and there is a dead silence in the hall.

"Didn't anyone start today? Is there any deception among you? The emperor yelled.

The ministers below didn't dare to speak, but just continued to stand, a few people were even a little trembling with fright, and some even took a few steps back, as if they wanted to leave.

"Humph! How? Are you still afraid that I won't be able to eat you? The emperor asked.

The emperor's cold eyes swept over, and the people in the audience still didn't dare to speak, and when they were about to continue talking, they saw Mo Xuanyin stand up, "The emperor is angry, the emperor is shengming, the country is prosperous, and they have nothing to do, how can they deceive?" ”

At this time, the ministers in the audience also expressed their attitudes: "The emperor is sage, my country's fortune is prosperous, and it is a blessing for the people." ”

With someone taking the lead, other people will naturally follow suit, compared to the performance, will such praise still be punished?

The people in the audience said one by one, the emperor's expression changed slightly, and the appearance of wanting to speak made Mo Xuanyin a little puzzled.

And those princes looked at the people in the audience touting, and couldn't help but snort coldly, but thinking about the matter of the Seven Princes before, even if there was anything now, they didn't dare to take it, for fear of being punished if they did a good job, and if they didn't do it well, they would be punished more heavily.

"Humph! If it weren't for the clear distinction between rewards and punishments, how could you still be as strong as you are now, and you as officials, you naturally have to learn more. ”

Everyone agreed, but although some people said so, they had another idea in their hearts, and some even reflected it directly on their faces, but the emperor didn't seem to care.

"Shizi, I don't know what you think about the canal?" The emperor suddenly asked Mo Xuanyin.

Mo Xuanyin paused for a moment, obviously throwing the question to himself, "Your Majesty, Weichen is foolish, building the canal is too laborious and costly, the soldiers have just finished treating the water, and now they want to repair the river, is it a bit rushed?" ”

Hearing such an answer, the emperor's face changed slightly, and he slapped the case angrily.

After the people around heard it, they couldn't help but be anxious for Mo Xuanyin, thinking that the Seventh Prince would be punished for such a meritorious service, and Mo Xuanyin would obviously be punished heavily.

Among the princes on the side, only the sixth prince sneered slightly, and the fifth prince stepped forward and said, "Father, the prince didn't mean that, please listen to me." ”

"Oh? So tell me, what does he mean? I can't say I'm satisfied, be careful that you will be punished! ”

The fifth prince was stunned, and when he was thinking of a reason, he saw Mo Xuanyin step forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister believes that the construction of the river is not overnight, it needs to be considered in the long run, and it is too child's play to rely on the power of one person, and there are also many people in the court who have some opinions on water control..."