The second prince was stunned for a moment, and looked surprised when he turned his head to look at Mo Xuanchen, it wasn't that he said that he would let him intercede for his eldest brother......

The first reaction in his mind was that he was cheated by Mo Xuanchen?

But who knew that Mo Xuanchen didn't seem to notice his expression, and only said to Emperor Jing: "No one knows who chiseled the Dingzhou Dam, and now it is claimed that it was the fourth prince who did it, but in fact, what is the inside story, what Chen Zhao went south for, Your Majesty should be clear." ”

"The people in the court are not fools, and the officials of the people of Dingzhou are not, at this time, to release the eldest prince, and even send people to Dingzhou for disaster relief, it is simply adding fuel to the fire."

Mo Xuanchen looked at the second prince as he spoke, "I know that His Royal Highness is kind-hearted, but if he wants to do errands for the imperial court, he will score clearly. ”

"You persuaded Your Majesty to release the eldest prince at this time, not only does it mean that you have to face countless reproaches from the court, then Chen Zhao and the Marquis Wenyuan Mansion cannot be held accountable, how will people outside view Your Majesty and the court at that time?"

The second prince was scolded by Mo Xuanchen's sneering, obviously Mo Xuanchen asked him to intercede, why is he sneering at him now?

Mo Xuanchen only tightened his eyebrows: "Why is Your Highness looking at me like this, am I wrong?" You took the eldest prince to disaster relief, did you think that Dingzhou was not chaotic enough, or did you think that the people did not hate the court enough? ”

"Since the eldest prince has evil thoughts, he should be punished, regardless of whether the embankment was destroyed by them or not, since he has this thought, he should bear the due consequences, or does His Royal Highness feel that His Majesty has pulled the four princes in front of him because of the affairs of the Zhennan Palace, and the eldest prince is innocent?"

"Let Your Majesty pardon the eldest prince, Your Highness is really a woman's kindness!"

"You!"

The second prince was ashamed of being scolded.

Emperor Jing has been paying attention to the exchanges between Mo Xuanchen and the second prince, and when he saw that the two had a dispute over the matter of the eldest prince, his son's face turned blue with anger because Mo Xuanchen did not give him a face, and the whole person wanted to scold back when he opened his mouth, while Mo Xuanchen frowned and looked at the second prince coldly.

Only then did Emperor Jing speak: "Okay, how big is it worth arguing about?" ”

"Father, Mo Xuanchen, he is simply unreasonable!"

"Weichen is just seeking truth from facts, but His Highness is naïve."

"Mo Xuanchen!!"

The second prince's eyes widened and glared at Mo Xuanchen angrily.

Emperor Jing suddenly waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't make any noise, Ah Chen is right about this, your eldest brother is not suitable for disaster relief." ”

"Father......" The second prince suddenly turned his head.

Emperor Jing was rarely patient, and explained to him: "I know that you take care of brotherhood and want your eldest brother to make merit, but Chen Zhao moved the dam that day, and was caught red-handed in Dingzhou. ”

"Ah Chen is right in one sentence, since your eldest brother is wrong, he should be punished, let him wake up in prison, and wait for the disaster in Dingzhou to calm down before he will be punished, otherwise it will be difficult for the people to be popular."

The second prince was stunned.

Mo Xuanchen snorted softly beside him: "Your Majesty is still wise." ”

Emperor Jing glared at Mo Xuanchen angrily: "Don't be a sycophant, what do you say about you if you are so alone?" ”

"Qian'er's temperament is softer, but his mind is good, he can see that the predicament of the court is good, the matter of the Lingjiang embankment can no longer involve the rest of the royal family, the fourth child has been convicted, even if the boss is really guilty, he can't be held accountable for digging the embankment, don't keep holding on to this matter."

"Your Majesty!" Mo Xuanchen was unhappy and wanted to speak.

Emperor Jing glared at him: "Why, I don't listen to my words anymore?" ”

Mo Xuanchen pursed his lips tightly, and his face was not good.

Emperor Jing said in a deep voice: "I know that you can't bear the suffering of the people of Dingzhou, and I am also angry with the eldest prince, but the court has been unable to withstand the toss after successive accidents, and there is also Mo Jingyue's matter in front of you, you should understand the severity, I will severely punish the eldest prince, and the people related to it will never be spared, but you must not continue to investigate, this is a holy decree." ”

Mo Xuanchen didn't speak when he heard this.

Emperor Jing knew his temperament, and after a few reprimands, he softened his voice, "There is chaos over there in Dingzhou, and when I go, I will help the second prince on an errand." ”

Mo Xuanchen frowned, glanced at the second prince with some displeasure before saying, "Weichen obeys the order." ”

After Mo Xuanchen retired, Emperor Jing couldn't help but shake his head and scolded "dog temper" when he saw his calm face when he left, but there was not much anger in his expression.

The second prince faintly felt that something was wrong with what happened just now, so he heard Emperor Jing say to him: "The Mo family is loyal, Mo Xuanchen inherited his grandfather's temper, and he can't tolerate sand in his eyes when he looks wanton, what he just said is not aimed at you, it's just that you can't get used to what your eldest brother does, you don't have to take it to heart." ”

The second prince hurriedly came back to his senses: "Erchen won't." ”

Emperor Jing said: "This time I went to Dingzhou for disaster relief, I would discuss with the people around me if there was anything, and no matter where I went, remember to let Mo Xuanchen accompany me to protect it." ”

The second prince was stunned: "Father, ......"

"I don't want to speculate about the Mo family, but you have to remember that the current Zhennan Mansion and the royal family are not of the same mind, I originally wanted to keep Mo Xuanchen in the capital, but if Jingyue commits a crime, Mo Xuanchen wants to take over the Zhennan Palace, first of all, he must prove that he has the ability to lead the army, which is enough to deter the southern generals, otherwise at this time, I will not let him leave the capital."

When Emperor Jing looked at the second prince calmly, his eyes were heavy,

"So when you go to Dingzhou, you have to remember to let him stay left and right, and bring people back to the capital afterwards, understand?"

The second prince sighed in his heart, and hurriedly lowered his head to Emperor Shangjing's eyes: "Erchen understands." ”

When he came out of the imperial study, the second prince found that his back had already been soaked with sweat, the layer of underwear was close to his body, and his face was pale with fear.

"Your Highness, Mo Shizi is waiting for you in the mansion."

"Go back."

The second prince hurried back to the house, and saw Mo Xuanchen and the British Duke sitting in the study drinking tea.

Seeing him come in, Mo Xuanchen got up and saluted, but before he could bow down, he was hurriedly dragged by the second prince: "Hurry up, don't be polite." ”

Seeing that his face was wrong, the British public directly sent all the people in the house away, and then spoke: "Your Highness, what's the matter?" ”

"Father-in-law, I didn't know, I almost broke something just now."

The second prince walked aside and poured a sip of tea, and then his face turned pale and he told him what had just happened in the imperial study, and only after he finished speaking, did he say,

"At first, I didn't know why the prince suddenly said that, obviously asked me to intercede for my eldest brother but suddenly retorted, but I didn't react until he left, and my father confessed."

The British public also changed his face when he heard this, and looked at the person beside him: "You already knew that Your Majesty would not rest assured that you would leave Beijing?" ”

Mo Xuanchen said lightly: "Since I am a proton, I naturally stay in the capital to reassure Your Majesty, but Your Majesty wants to take back the military power of the Zhennan Palace." ”

"I have been sick for many years, Mo Jingyue has accumulated too much power in the south, although those people left by my grandfather and father still recognize me, but a sick young master who can't lead the army, and a Zhennan king who has outstanding ability to inherit the glory of the ancestors of Zhennan Wangfu, they may not choose me."

It was certain that Emperor Jing would let him lead his troops to Dingzhou, and if he did not accumulate prestige in the army, he would not be able to convince the people at all.

But Emperor Jing was jealous of him, afraid that it would be difficult for him to control him after he left Beijing, so the people who went out of Beijing this time must be people who are not on good terms with him.

He looked up at the second prince and said, "Your Majesty is too cautious, and if His Royal Highness's reaction in the imperial study is a little abnormal, he will see through it, so I didn't inform His Highness about this in advance, so that Your Majesty can not only know your affection, but also not suspect you and me of collusion." ”

"I think after I left the palace, Your Majesty should have told you that you must stay with me after you leave the capital, and you should also be given something like a secret decree, so that you can still balance me."

The second prince was dumbfounded, and subconsciously touched the token in his sleeve.

When the British saw his appearance, they knew that Mo Xuanchen might have guessed everything.

The second prince said in a low voice: "My father gave me a token of the presence of the saints, saying that if you have any changes, you can remove your military power......"

One more sentence.

If you are against your heart, you can cut it first and then play it.

Mo Xuanchen tugged at the corners of his mouth, did not expose the words concealed by the second prince, but said calmly: "Sure enough, Your Majesty is still not worried about me leaving Beijing, but fortunately, my close relationship with His Royal Highness has never been known." ”

"Your Highness will keep this token, maybe it will be useful in Dingzhou, as for Your Majesty's side, it happened that I had offended Your Highness by speaking in the palace before, and Your Highness pretended to be a little dissatisfied with me, and you don't have to be too detached, otherwise it will be too much."

After Mo Xuanchen finished speaking, he said,

"In the past two days, I will prepare things for the south, so I will not come to look for His Highness, and I will discuss with His Highness after leaving Beijing."

The second prince nodded: "Okay." ”

Mo Xuanchen didn't stay in the Second Prince's Mansion for a long time, he only discussed with the two of them for a moment before leaving first, and after he left, the Second Prince took out the token in his sleeve and said, "I thought he would ask me for this token." ”

Fang Cai also had a tentative heart, but Mo Xuanchen's expression was calm, as if he didn't care at all that he was holding something that could kill her.

The second prince said in a low voice: "Father-in-law, it seems that Mo Xuanchen really wants to help me." ”

The British Duke's expression also relaxed a little: "It's good that he can be sincere and obedient, but His Royal Highness treats him with great tenderness, and he is not a last resort, and he is cautious about threatening things." ”

The second prince nodded: "I understand." ”

……

Mo Xuanchen's face was not very good when he left the Second Prince's Mansion, as if he had had an argument with someone, and he was full of coldness, but when he returned to the carriage, there was only sarcasm in his eyes.

It's not that he didn't see the temptation of the second prince just now, but the token was useless to him at all.

Let's not say that it is impossible for the second prince to hand it over to him, even if it is given to him, what can he do, is it possible that he can still use Emperor Jing's token to dispatch those accompanying forbidden troops, Emperor Jing will not be so stupid, that token is useless to him, what is wrong with leaving it in the hands of the second prince to make him feel at ease?

"Master, are you going home?"

Zhu Qi asked outside.

Mo Xuanchen's frosty eyes suddenly softened, thinking of the little ancestor who was lying in the quilt, the frost in his eyes subsided, "Go home." ”