"Door Master, if you start from this side, you can reduce a large part of the journey and reach the Ghost Hand Lake." Yang Jin pointed to a place on the map to Mu Lingtian, Mu Lingtian looked over, and Yang Jin said again: "It's just that if you want to pass through this section of the road, you must pass through the Thousand Miasma Mountains and Forests, this mountain forest is perennially filled with poisonous mist, and as long as you stay in it for a long time, you will be poisoned to death." ”

Since ancient times, miasma has harmed people, and it is more poisonous and cholera, and people are accidentally hit, in this place where there is no village and no store, it is basically determined that half of their lives have been lost.

Mu Lingtian had thought in his eyes, staring at a small point of the Thousand Miasma Mountain Forest, the Thousand Miasma Mountain Forest originally belonged to the nearest Poisonous Mist Forest, but due to some crustal changes, the Thousand Miasma Mountain Forest broke away from the Poisonous Mist Forest, and the Thousand Miasma Mountain Forest was separated from the Poisonous Mist Forest by a heavenly stream, Mu Lingtian immediately said: "Can we pass through the Thousand Miasma Mountain Forest from the side of the Heavenly Stream, so that we can save distance and avoid the Thousand Miasma Forest, and reach the Ghost Hand Lake faster." ”

When Mu Lingtian and the others came out, although they thought of the poisonous mist of the mountains and forests and prepared medicinal materials with anti-poison gas, the amount was not very large, so it was not enough to support such a large-scale person to safely pass through the thousand miasma mountains and forests.

Yang Jin followed Mu Lingtian's gaze, and also found the small row of long and wide gaps on the map, and for a while he had the same thoughts as Mu Lingtian, but he was carefully checking and comparing the information returned from the investigation of his subordinates, and sighed and said: "No, this heavenly stream is too steep and unsafe, and the wind blowing from the north is too strong, even if you can walk on it, you may be blown off the cliff and die." ”

Mu Lingtian frowned slightly, since it didn't work, then they had to find another way, but they had been thinking about it for two days, and they still didn't have any follow-up, this drawing and portrait that was elaborated from the mouth of the previous enemy general and drawn two days ago would be the best if they got it earlier, so that they could also make a plan in advance, so that they would not waste time here now.

As early as two days ago, Mu Lingtian had already received a secret report from the capital, mentioning that the power in the capital was undergoing great changes, and Mu Junsi and Mu Hao had begun to act against the Sima family and some families close to other princes, the most striking of which was that Mu Junsi mentioned in the court that the Sima family and the other two families were in charge of some disputes over the division of interests in the iron mine, which attracted the emperor's attention, and many people guessed that the emperor would take a political look at the three major families, and it was likely to take back the mining rights of the three major families in the iron mine. Taken into the possession of the royal family.

This will attract the dissatisfaction of the three major families, Mu Junsi sang a double reed above the court and said that he was brave to admonish, but in fact, he was not used to seeing that the three families did not support him, the second prince of the right name, so as to give a blow and deterrence, the emperor has dealt with the government for many years, naturally knows this, but it is not broken, let them fight, and finally if the interests are right, the emperor will continue to fill the shortage of the treasury, give the people the reputation of reducing taxes, so as to regain the asset of iron ore for the royal family, Mu Juns was naturally more favored by the emperor's cronies.

Mu Lingtian didn't want to see such a situation happen, so he immediately asked: "Yang Jin, if in another day, there is still no way to cross the Thousand Miasma Mountains and Forests to reach the Ghost Hand Lake, then leave a signal to Sima Chang'an, let Sima Changan continue to investigate the situation in the Yunxiao Mountain military camp, and we will turn back the same way and return to Beijing to deal with the iron mine." ”

"Yes!" Yang Jin listened to the arrangement.

Mu Lingtian pondered, and then asked, "Did the spy report back yesterday?" Mu Lingtian wanted to know more about the actions of the three major families.

"I don't know if Sima Xiangru got any news from Princess Wen Yao, the usually high-profile and martial Sima family did not show as much excitement as the other two for a while, and did not write to the family together with other ministers with better relations to ask for the iron mine to be retained, but behaved unusually calm."

"Oh? Listening to your words, the Yue family and the Qiu family began to use the forces of the DPRK and China to jointly submit a letter? Mu Lingtian also frowned for a while, the Yue family and the Qiu family among the seven major families still have frequent fights above the court, this will promote the friendship between the two families because of this matter, and jointly write a letter, if they don't take back the mine, the two families are not united, it's okay to say, but if they take it back, they will inevitably be able to turn hostility into jade silk, so that the distribution of power of the seven major families will be biased, and it will be a little difficult to do.

Mu Lingtian thought of the relationship of interests in Sima Chang'an's family, so he thought about helping Sima Chang'an's family regain its due inheritance, so as not to embarrass Sima Changan, but he didn't want the Qiu family and the Yue family to regain the iron mine and stage a drama of rebuilding it.

Yang Jin replied: "Yes, and this time, in addition to supporting some of the old ministers of the Second Highness and the Third Highness, one-third of the civil and military officials support the Yue family and the Qiu family, and they jointly wrote a letter to help the two families reason. ”

"One-third, among the seven major families, it seems that the Qiu family and the Yue family have put a lot of thought into the layout of the court in the past few years." Mu Lingtian groaned, wanting to find the relationship chain in it, and finally find a suitable entry point.

Just as Mu Lingtian was meditating, Yang Jin suddenly remembered something, and then said, "Sect Master, my subordinates heard a strange thing today. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Just yesterday, when his subordinates replied to the information, they inadvertently said that Lu Shangjue, a son of the Lu family, who is rich and rivals the country, is on his way to Beijing at this time, which is nothing, since ancient times, the big families want to send their children to the capital to gain fame and fortune, and there is also to buy industry, but this big chaebol who has never had assets in the capital and has never fought for power above the court will send his children to Beijing to seek business yesterday, which is a rare new thing in a hundred years."

Mu Lingtian was also surprised, compared with the other six major families, this Lu family's views and measures in power are indeed a little different, often giving people very strange moves, Mu Lingtian has also studied separately why the Lu family does not buy properties in the capital and does not attract officials in the court, and it can still be listed among the seven major families, and this sitting is two hundred years long, after three generations of emperors of the Chu State and unchanged.

Because of this, not only Mu Lingtian was suspicious, but many people who were eyeing him were aware of this, and made great efforts to investigate, but there is only one thing that is doubtful and logical, that is, after each generation of emperors ascends to the big point, they will summon the ancestors of the Lu family to enter Beijing to face the saint once, and then no longer how to contact each other, many people speculate that this Lu family is also a family that loves vanity and wants fame and glory, so the king of Beijing promised to support the new emperor with financial resources, but in return, Every emperor must leave a place for the Lu family in the list of the gate valve family, so that the two sides can live in peace, the Lu family uses money to fund the royal family, and the royal family uses the power to maintain the Lu family, but Mu Lingtian feels a little awkward, judging from the style of the previous two emperors and the distribution of the financial resources of the Chu State, the royal family wants money, which can be solved through annual taxes, and Mu Lingtian also knows that the emperor has always wanted to compete with Dongyue, so the emperor has reserved quite strong financial and material resources, why should he follow the example of the second emperor of the year, Have another deal with the mysterious Lu family?

Mu Lingtian didn't say this point, Yang Jin naturally wouldn't know too much, so he couldn't answer it well.

Mu Lingtian asked again at this time: "How is Lu Shangjue?" ”

Mu Lingtian had told Meng Jingwen about this person before, but that was just a rumor, and in the past many years, the changes over the years have been a little different, and it seems a little low-key, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is obscure.

"According to the report of the secret agent, it was Lu Shangjue who entered Beijing this time, ostensibly to seek cooperation in business, but he went to the general's mansion once."

"Shangguan Yan?" Mu Lingtian remembered that Shangguan Yan was also the brother of Shangguan Nan, the head of the Shangguan family, and in the early years, the Shangguan family and the Lu family had intersections, it is said that the Lu family saved Shangguan Yan's life, and then Shangguan Yan and Shangguan Nan decided to marry the Lu family in the name of the Shangguan family, at first the Lu family did not think of acting like this, and the head of the Lu family at that time also thought that the Lu family had not had a happy event for a long time, and then agreed to come down, Shangguan Yan's sister, and then married Lu Jiu'an, the younger brother of the head of the Lu family.

Lu Jiu'an has a calm temperament and is generous, and he can't talk about whether he likes Shangguan Qiuyue or not, and finally the two got married, and the Lu family finally had a marriage relationship with one of the seven families.

"Lu Shangjue went once only because of the relationship between the two families, after all, Lu Jiu'an is Lu Shangjue's uncle, and it is understandable to go to Shangguan Yan's house to see Shangguan Yuyu and shout his cousin." Mu Lingtian said this, Yang Jin didn't want to say anything more, and then he was about to bow down to find a way to pass through the Thousand Miasma Mountain Forest, but at this time, Mu Lingtian smiled again and said: "Pass on my order, all the court officials who can be used in the court will wait and see what happens, and wait until the Sima family agrees to give up the Iron Mountain Mine, and then support the Sima family." ”

Yang Jin felt for a moment that Mu Lingtian would be trapped in Lu Shangjue, and then reminded: "Sect Master, are you saying that the Sima family will cut off a major source of income for their own family, so as to support His Majesty in recovering the iron mine?" ”

The Sima family wouldn't be so stupid, right?!

Regarding Yang Jin's doubts, Mu Lingtian did not hesitate, nodded with a smile and said: "Although I can't see the attitude of the Sima family's previous actions, they are not stupid, Sima Xiangru will not watch the interests of the Sima family be damaged, with Sima Xiangru's temperament, he will definitely retreat as advance, and when the time comes, the ministers of the court and the central government only need to support Sima Xiangru, and there is no need to hesitate." ”

For Sima Xiangru's next move, Mu Lingtian was already able to guess seven, seven, eight, eight, eight, but Yang Jin still didn't understand, Mu Lingtian chuckled again, and then asked instead of answering: "Yang Jin, let me ask you, if you are an ordinary person who has just come into contact with the mine, give you time to adapt to the mine, and give you certain tools, then how long do you need to be familiar with and adapt to the mine?" ”

Yang Jin looked at Mu Lingtian's gaze, and only then did he realize it, and then he suddenly realized, and then said: "My subordinates will do it!" ”