"No grudges?"

Wu Changhao muttered to himself.

It is rumored that the name of the Scorching Sun Sect is aimed at Tingxue Lou, is it really just a miscommunication?

The young emperor seemed to be lost in thought on the dragon chair, while the civil and military officials looked at each other in a little surprise, but no one answered his question.

After a while, Wu Changhao suddenly said as if he suddenly remembered something:

"I remember, every year in Yulan City, we have to hold a competition for the Empty Valley Youlan Billboard, with Miss Mu's intelligence and cultivation, she should participate in this competition, right?"

Zhou Yunxi immediately replied:

"In this matter, Miss Mu said that the reason why she wanted to buy Plum Blossom Villa was to participate in the competition of the Empty Valley Youlan Billboard in Magnolia City."

Wu Changhao thought about it and decided:

"Then this year's competition for the Empty Valley Youlan Billboard will be set on the fifteenth Lantern Festival of the first month!"

After saying that, he paused for a moment and continued:

"Regarding whether the Xiyu Country is fighting or negotiating, we will put it in the Lantern Festival of the Empty Valley Youlan Billboard and then decide, the people hope to have a good year, we also need to have a good year, in this day of national celebration, everyone first relax, calm down and think about whether there is a solution to the best of both worlds."

"Of course, in this special period, we can't take it lightly, after all, not wanting to go to war is just our wishful thinking, we must also be prepared for both, if the other party suddenly attacks, we can also deal with it calmly."

"Therefore, we can relax, but our army must not relax, and we must still be in a state of readiness at any time to ensure that the people can celebrate the New Year with peace of mind."

"By the way, the recent movement of our army does not need to be so frequent, after making the best deployment arrangements, we will temporarily settle down, so that our Magnolia City will not be so nervous, and then announce the competition time of the Empty Valley Youlan Billboard as soon as possible, so that all the players are ready, the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month will be held as scheduled, and I will come to the scene to watch the process of their competition."

"That's the end of today's court discussion, let's retreat!"

The civil and military officials immediately knelt down and shouted in unison:

"The ministers are retiring, long live our emperor, long live, long live!"

After saluting, he slowly withdrew from the Jinluan Palace, and then left the temporary palace in twos and threes.

Only Zhou Yunxi remained under Wu Changhao's signal.

When the ministers dispersed and there were only Wu Changhao and Zhou Yunxi in the Jinluan Palace, Wu Changhao slowly stood up from the dragon chair, slowly walked down the hall, and came to Zhou Yunxi's side, Zhou Yunxi immediately prepared to kneel and salute, and Wu Changhao immediately said:

"Teacher, don't do it, it's not time for the court to discuss now, students have something to ask, let's still talk casually as before, okay?"

Zhou Yunxi replied respectfully:

"The old minister obeys."

Wu Changhao felt a little helpless, he knew that he and Zhou Yunxi would not be able to return to the previous teacher-student relationship no matter what, so he immediately stopped reluctantly, turned around and walked slowly to the exit of the main hall, and Zhou Yunxi followed and walked slowly.

In the quiet hall, only the gentle footsteps of two people were heard, and Wu Changhao said softly as he walked:

"Since the teacher went to the plum blossom villa back, due to the turbulence of the situation, the students have not been able to talk to the teacher well, today is a rare moment of leisure, the students want to talk to the teacher, whether it is a state or private matter, I hope the teacher can honestly inform his suggestions, today's court, the most worthy of the trust of the students, there is only the teacher."

Zhou Yunxi immediately replied:

"The old minister must know everything, and he will say everything."

Wu Changhao asked casually:

"The second child's actions seem to have been planned for a long time, I wonder if the teacher knew his intentions and hidden strengths before?"

Zhou Yunxi groaned slightly, and then replied cautiously:

"It is not a secret that His Royal Highness competes with His Majesty, even when the first emperor was in power, he also acquiesced in the existence of this competitive situation, so the old minister naturally knew about it. However, the minister has no way of knowing how powerful he is, because the minister has been living in the inner palace and knows very little about things outside the palace. ”

Wu Changhao nodded and said:

"This is also true, he has always been active outside the palace, and he has also personally exercised in the army, and he has more contacts with the outside, and it is reasonable to establish his own external forces, but I didn't expect that there would be so many people loyal to him, what are those people who fancy him?"

Zhou Yunxi did not answer immediately, but slowly followed Wu Changhao for a while before answering softly:

"The Second Highness is still martial, and his personal cultivation is not low, and the men in the army are hot-blooded, so it is naturally easy to get closer to the Second Highness."

"In addition, His Royal Highness's mother has saved a lot of spirit stones for him, and with his habit of being big-handed, he must have used this to buy some people, use spirit stones to open the way, and then allow high-ranking officials to be used as bait, for many people, this is an irresistible temptation."

"Besides, as long as His Royal Highness has spoken, who of those people would dare not agree to cooperate with him? Because after he opened his mouth, it was equivalent to letting another person know his secret, then, for them, there were only two cruel choices, either agree or die. ”

"Who wants to die if they can live? Therefore, for them, there is actually no choice. ”

The two of them walked while talking, and after a while, they walked to Wu Changhao's temporary imperial study.

After Wu Changhao sat down, he asked again and again, and Zhou Yunxi reluctantly sat on the stool on the other side, looking cautious, like sitting on pins and needles.

Others may not understand what it means to accompany the king as a tiger, but he understands that the emperor is moody, you don't know when he will be angry, and when the king is angry, it is likely that blood will be splashed on the spot, and if it is a time of war, he may be ambushed for hundreds of miles.

Wu Changhao grew up under his watch, he knew his apprentice like a teacher, he knew this former student very well, on the surface, he looked like a weak scholar.

However, in fact, this is not his true face, and under his weak appearance, there is actually a cold heart.

This time, he underpredicted Wu Changkong's strength, so he became a little passive, and now that the situation has temporarily stabilized, he is brewing a counterattack.

He is not impulsive, not impatient, and seems calm and calm, just to not make a move, and as soon as he makes a move, he will hit with one blow.

After seeing Zhou Yunxi sit down, Wu Changhao continued:

"On the day of the death of the first emperor, the second brother also came to me, saying that I am in the master, he is outside the master, and the brothers work together and cooperate tacitly to govern the Xiyu country. I didn't expect him to take this step. ”

Zhou Yunxi whispered:

"According to the rules and etiquette, coupled with the personal character of the Second Highness, on the day of the death of the first emperor, he will definitely go to the palace to visit, if he really goes, there will be no follow-up events, but unfortunately he didn't go."

This is equivalent to exposing Wu Changhao's arrangement, he calculated that Wu Changkong would inevitably go when the first emperor died, so he planned to control him inside, and if he was controlled, then all the arrangements outside him would be useless and self-defeating.

Sadly, he didn't go.

Wu Changhao said suspiciously:

"What kind of counselors are there around him?"

Zhou Yunxi replied slowly:

"There are eight masters in the inner courtyard of the palace, two of them are at the level of immortals, six are at the level of earth immortals, five of the eight people are here to repay their kindness, the emperor died, they left, and now there are three left, Your Majesty gets two, and the other is a master of the immortal level surnamed Qi, and now he is the first guard of His Royal Highness."

Wu Changhao muttered:

"Uncle Qi? I also know, with his wisdom, how could he choose the second brother? ”

Zhou Yunxi replied helplessly:

"He owes the Second Highness a favor to His Mother, so naturally he has to pay it back, for him, he just needs to do his best, no matter whether His Royal Highness succeeds or fails, he will leave, and the return of the favor is not indefinite."

Wu Changhao then asked:

"Above the court, there are people who are in charge of the battle, and there are people who are in charge of peace, what is the teacher's opinion?"

Zhou Yunxi replied ambiguously:

"It's good to have a war, it's good to have peace, how can there be the best of both worlds in the world, but even if they want to negotiate, it should be that they come to Your Majesty to negotiate for peace, so that Your Majesty can take the initiative, if Your Majesty takes the initiative to send someone forward, it will be passive."

After hearing this, Wu Changhao couldn't help but nod and said:

"The teacher's words are very reasonable, although we want to resolve this contradiction peacefully, but we should be prepared for a big war, put pressure on them, and let them come to seek peace, which is the best policy."

The master and apprentice coincide on this issue, and it can be regarded as having a teacher and an apprentice.

So, Wu Changhao then changed the topic and said:

"Based on the teacher's prediction, what kind of ranking can Mu Qianmei get when she participates in the competition of the Empty Valley Youlan Billboard?"

Zhou Yunxi pondered for a long time before he replied slowly:

"I can't think of anyone else who can compare with her, but whenever there is a competition, there will be some unexpected situations, and it can only be said that among the top twelve, there will definitely be her!"

Wu Changhao said in surprise:

"Oh? That means she has a good chance of winning, right? Why did the teacher think so highly of her? ”

Zhou Yunxi replied leisurely:

"Lao Chen has studied literature all his life, and he thinks that he has some attainments in poetry and articles, but as soon as her poems come out, Lao Chen can only bow down."

Wu Changhao said in disbelief:

"The teacher is a literary master of my Xiyu Country, and even you are willing to bow down, so who else can compete with it? It seems that Wenbi has no problem with her, but I don't know how she cultivates in Wubi! ”

Zhou Yunxi replied lightly:

"The last time we met, she was in the middle of the heartbeat period."