Xiao Mulin also couldn't understand that Mrs. Xun, who had always been in everyone's sight, would be a Khitan spy, took a deep breath, leaned on the table and supported his chin with his hand and said: "No wonder he is so determined to make you the prince, this suitable position for the prince is indeed none other than you, but the Khitan didn't calculate it by all means, got rid of Zuo Xiang, a victorious general, and came out again, you, the victorious general, this is really God's favor for my Great Jin Kingdom!" ”

Xiao Mufeng looked at Xiao Mulin with a smile, and the corners of his mouth didn't seem to have a smile, and said seriously: "Your talent for the army is actually not below me, if this country is handed over to you, the second brother believes that you will not do worse than me." ”

Xiao Mulin waved his hand and said: "I used to think about sitting on that dragon chair, but you all know it, I just want to prove it to him, I am not worse than others, but now I also see it, as long as I am happy, why do I have to prove it to this and that, people who don't care about you are useless even if you prove it, I am now, I just want to guard the northern border for you and help you clear the thorns and dangers on the road of the Son of Heaven." ”

Xiao Mufeng knew that Xiao Mulin's words were sincere, and he was moved in his heart, and sadness flashed in his eyes: "Third brother, thank you, I didn't think that I could get such a heart from you in this life, but the fourth brother is him, I'm afraid that because his mother Concubine Xun had a grudge against me before, and now my father has given me the position of the crown prince, I am afraid that he will have some grievances in his heart." ”

Xiao Mulin nodded, and then said with a smile: "The fourth brother is simple-minded, he must be able to figure it out soon, just like me, don't you figure it out now?" He is now in the house, I will take some time to see him in the past two days, and by the way, I will also explain him, as for Mrs. Xun, she is to blame, and she can't complain about you. ”

Xiao Mufeng looked back at him quietly, and a warmth spread in his heart.

Xiao Mulin suddenly changed the topic and asked: "Hey, by the way, you told me about Liu Zhiyuan, how did you know that Liu Zhiyuan was impersonating, did you find evidence?" ”

Xiao Mufeng smiled slyly and said, "You'll know when the time comes." ”

It turned out that Liu Zhigao was not completely unconscionable, although he took refuge in the Khitan people's account, but he only captured his brother Liu Zhiyuan and imprisoned him, although he knew that it was safer to kill Liu Zhiyuan than to let him go, but in the end, he thought of his brotherhood and brotherhood, and released Liu Zhiyuan after the fact.

But Liu Zhiyuan is not like his younger brother, he has always been loyal to the Jin Kingdom, and he is also honest and frank, so after being let go by Liu Zhigao, after thinking about it, only this upright and selfless King Ning can be relied on the most, but when he quietly arrived in Luoyang, he learned that Xiao Mufeng had gone to the east to quell the rebellion, and he chased him to the east to find Xiao Mufeng, and told His Royal Highness King Ning all the context and reasons for the future.

Just when the two brothers Xiao Mufeng and Xiao Mulin were in the Drunken Immortal Building, Xiao Muheng, the king of letters, rode alone to a dense forest on the outskirts of Beijing at night, only to see that as soon as he stopped at the horse, a black shadow flashed to a distance of about a zhang beside him.

The figure in black is slender, a few strands of broken hair fluttering in the wind between the forehead, looking elegant and free, although the black cloth covers his face, but from the figure and the aura exuded from the body, he can also guess that this person's identity is extraordinary, only to see the man in black let out a laugh and said: "King Xin is really a punctual person, and the time is so accurate." ”

There was a faint anger on King Xin's slightly immature face, and he snorted coldly: "I came to see who you are, you are so bold and dare to plot to kill the future Son of Heaven, do you know that it is my own second brother, tell me this, are you not afraid that I will tell him your plan?" ”

The man turned around and said with a smile: "If it was a year ago, I wouldn't dare, but now, you won't, because you also hate him, so you want to replace him." Am I right, Your Highness the King? ”

"Why are you helping me, it's not profitable, what's in it for you to help me?"

"It is really admirable that His Royal Highness King Xin has seen the world and people's hearts so thoroughly at such a young age, but there is only one thing I can tell you, that is, I have an enmity with him, we have a common enemy, and that's it." The man's voice was indifferent and magical.

"And what do you want me to do?" Xiao Muheng raised his eyebrows and said.

"If the expectation is correct, half a month later will be a rare auspicious day in ten years, your father will definitely choose that day to hold the ceremony of canonizing the crown prince, the crown prince needs to be sacrificed to the sky, and the place of the sacrifice is held in the temple, when the prince will go to the altar alone, what you need to do is to ambush the gunpowder in advance on the altar, and the next, you understand, right?"

"The altar of the temple is sacrosanct, only the direct descendants of the royal family can enter, and those who have this qualification are none other than our four brothers, the eldest brother is no longer there, and the second thing that can do this is me and the third brother, but the third brother will never do anything to hurt the second brother, so you chose me? It's a brilliant move. Xiao Muheng had a faint smile on his face.

"I really hate Xiao Mufeng, he made me unable to stay with my new wife, and I lost face. and caused the mother concubine to be in the cold palace, and took away the seat that should belong to me, I can promise you, but I have one condition. Xiao Muheng's eyes were so deep that they didn't match his age, and he said lightly.

"On what terms?"

"If you want me to cooperate with you, it's okay, just to be sure, I want to know your true identity, let me see your true face. It's not difficult, is it? Xiao Muheng stared at the man in black.

The eyes of the man in black became extremely deep, and he was silent for a while, then walked in front of Xiao Muheng, raised his hand and lifted the black veil on his face, revealing a jade-like face, Xiao Muheng saw his face, and was stunned for a moment, and muttered: "It turned out to be your ......"

It's August of another year, although the weather is hot, but it can't resist the pace of autumn, Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites have already chosen an auspicious day to report to the emperor, and the auspicious day of the prince's canonization ceremony is on August 16, so the Ministry of Rites began to be busy again, after all, the canonization of the prince is a major event, and it is not allowed to be sloppy.

And the emperor was often unable to go to court due to poor health, and most of the court affairs were handed over to Xiao Mufeng, so he was busy for a while, and Xiao Mulin stayed for a short time for five days, and then hurriedly said goodbye and returned to Jicheng.

At the same time, what the emperor said in the mourning hall that day was also fulfilled, and the henchmen who supported King Xin were sentenced to twenty for a while, although Xiao Mufeng vigorously persuaded the emperor to let go of some people who secretly supported them in the side matters, and only gave them a fine, otherwise the court was only afraid that there would be as many as forty or fifty people implicated.

It's just that the right minister Wen Zongshen did not give punishment, and he still sat firmly in the position of Zaifu and Fu.

The emperor did not cut off the prince throne of Xiao Muheng, the king of letters, because in his heart, although the throne could not be given to this little son, he still had a lot of pampering feelings for him in his heart, so he couldn't bear to be too harsh.

Since the emperor handed over the power of the court to Xiao Mufeng, even the commander of the Praetorian Guard has been replaced by a general under Xiao Mufeng, and the current emperor Xiao Jingjiao finally completely trusts this son.