"That's how it is!" He did not dare to make decisions about such a big deal. As soon as he came back, he immediately asked Lin Huayao for instructions on what happened in the Ming Palace today.

Lin Huayao on the other end learned the whole story, obviously not mentally prepared. After being silent for a long time, he whispered: "Since we started to attack Liucheng, I have been guarding against him to intervene, but I didn't expect that he would eventually follow his words. I have to admit that his move was really good at using his spear to the other person."

When Chu Ruocai heard this, he looked bitter. This incident really caught them off guard. He was responsible for this matter.

From sending troops to six cities to not retreating, he took the initiative to suggest it, but the Ming King took advantage of the loophole and took it to seven inches. He could not irresponsible.

"Master, this matter is because my subordinates are not very thoughtful. When I go back, I am willing to receive punishment." Chu Ruochi took the initiative to apologize.

"Even if we really noticed the loophole, we were still on the verge of the arrow and had to fire. Compared with the strategic significance of the six cities to us, it is worth it if we just go to Qingshan, no matter how much the price we pay." Lin Huayao was not too frustrated, and his voice was very calm.

When Chu Ruocai heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Chu Ruocai thought so in his heart.

But he couldn't say this. Now that the handsome man can figure it out himself, that's the best thing.

However, he continued to apologize: "If from a strategic perspective, the six cities are indeed not comparable to Shangqing Mountain, but a war will begin soon. If there is a problem with Shangqing Mountain at this time, it may have a great impact on the morale of our southern army. This is indeed a crime of talent."

"Okay, you don't have to worry about these things. The matter is the decision made by me. If anyone has any objection, I will be responsible." Lin Huayao obviously understood his voice-over.

With Lin Huayao's words, Chu Ruo was really relieved. Even if this matter really broke out, there was no need to worry that someone would hold him accountable in front of the general.

It’s not that Chu Ruocai is too thoughtful, but that the Southern Army is also very complicated. Even if he is, there will always be times when he offends. Now things have gone wrong, and it is difficult to guarantee that no one will take advantage of the problem to deal with him.

"The most important thing at the moment is that we must come up with strategies to deal with this matter, and we cannot be led by the King of Ming." Lin Huayao's voice came.

Chu Ruocai was silent for a moment before saying, "According to his subordinates' ideas, although this matter is difficult, fortunately, the Ming King did not mean to turn against us immediately. His purpose was to use this matter to control us and use us."

"Yes." Lin Huayao on the opposite side agreed with his statement, but his tone was not relaxed: "He calculated the right time to attack us. Now it is the gateway for us to negotiate with the State and DPRK. If he stands on the State and helps the State and DPRK deal with us, we can't even drag it down, and the situation will be very passive."

"Yes, the Ming King's intention is here. He is holding our handle now, which is of great use to the dynasty. If he chooses to cooperate with the dynasty, even the new king will not be able to touch him for the time being. It is exactly what he wants to tell us, let us understand that the initiative is in his hands now, and he does not have to beg us to help him save his life, but we must help him do things." Chu Ruocai nodded and said.

Chu Ruo slowed down and said, "He is now forcing us to help him kill Qu Guochang. He has a tough attitude and has not given any chance to negotiate. If we don't agree, he will overturn the table."

Lin Huayao on the opposite side did not speak out when he heard this. With Chu Ruo's understanding of him, he could guess that Lin Huayao was afraid of being angry at this time.

After a while, Lin Huayao's voice came again, and he had calmed down: "He is holding our handle now and can choose to cooperate with the State and the State. Why do he choose to cooperate with us and kill Qu Guochang at this time? I always feel something is wrong."

"I have some ideas about this," Chu Ruocai replied.

"Tell me!" Lin Huayao said immediately.

"After the palace change, the conflict between the Ming King and the new king had completely erupted. The death of Concubine Lan actually destined to be no longer eased between the two. Even if the Ming King chooses to help the state court deal with us at this time, he can only maintain peace for a while. With the Ming King's personality, it is not surprising that he does not tolerate this situation, but instead takes the initiative to attack."

"Among the four major auxiliary ministers of the state dynasty, Qu Guochang is the absolute confidant of the new king, and the biological father of Concubine Yelan, he will definitely stand on the side of the new king and try his best to deal with the Ming King. Now the new king is about to ascend the throne. The Ming King eliminates Qu Guochang before the new king ascends the throne, which is equivalent to cutting off the new king's arm. This will be of great benefit to the Ming King's future situation."

Speaking of this, Chu Ruocai smiled bitterly again: "The key is that now we are taking the initiative to come to the door, and he took the handle. He took the opportunity to use us to remove Qu Guochang, and made the new king think that we are already tied with him and dare not act rashly. Now it seems that he is deliberately leaving the third young master in the Ming King, deliberately making the palace misunderstand that our relationship with him has eased."

"Didn't you say Dingyu was left by Su Yin?" Lin Huayao's voice sank.

"The third young master was indeed left behind by the lady yesterday. At that time, I saw that the lady's expression was not like a fake, so I didn't think much about it. But today I think about it carefully, I am afraid that the lady is really worried about the safety of the third young master, so I have the idea of ​​leaving the third young master. But there may not be no King Ming's hands and feet. The lady is probably used by him." Chu Ruocai said.

"Hmph, this beast had shamelessly scolded me before, but what good things have he done now?" Lin Huayao immediately mocked him coldly when he heard this.

The fact that the abandoned his tribe and fled was always the most criticized topic of Lin Huayao.

He also cared the most about others using this matter to scold him. Now Mo Bai is using Lin Suyin. Not only does he not worry about Lin Suyin, but his first reaction is that everyone is all the same, why should you scold me...

Chu Ruocai naturally did not dare to make any comments on this matter, so he immediately changed the topic: "If my subordinates were not wrong, Ming Wang said that he would only ask us to help him lead Qu Guochang, and we would not need to do it. But in fact, once we did this matter, he would definitely not allow us to break away from the relationship."

Lin Huayao was silent, pondered for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Promise him."

"Master General, if we promised him and helped him kill Qu Guochang, we would really stand on the same boat with him, and the previous plan would be abolished..." Chu Ruocai said bitterly.

"No, the plan goes as usual." Lin Huayao said in a deep voice.

"This... if you kill Qu Guochang, will Xinjun still talk to us?" Chu Ruo didn't understand for a moment.

"Of course, Qu Guochang is dead, he will only want the head of King Ming more. When we are willing to support him at this time, how could he not talk about it?" Lin Huayao sneered.

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...

Today's incident happened in the Imperial Study Room, and there was no sound of wind. The officials in the outer palace only noticed some movements. Then they disappeared without knowing the details, and no one dared to inquire openly.

Hu Qingyan, King De and Zhang Bangli, after the incident, they gathered together to discuss how to deal with the situation afterwards.

In fact, they couldn't discuss any results. There were some things they could do. If His Majesty really couldn't think about it and insisted on making a big fuss when he ascended the throne, no matter how much they thought, they could only be a fantasy.

The only thing a few people can do is to control the stolen things they have on their hands and be prepared for the situation if there is any change.

But after discussing this, there is a topic that cannot be avoided.

If His Majesty and the King of Ming really turned against each other at the throne ceremony, when they had no choice, they would have to choose a side.

Which side did the three of them stand? None of the three gave the other party an accurate statement.

But in fact, when they mentioned this issue, they actually represented an attitude.

Just in silence, the three of them will part.

Hu Qingyan watched King De and Zhang Bangli walk out of the cabinet, and he couldn't help but sigh.

He really didn't want the situation to come to this day, but the situation was completely out of his control. The conflict between the new king and the Ming king broke out more and more fiercely. Until now, these two people were just about to make up for the last blow on each other's neck.

From the perspective of the original intention, from the long-term plan, we should ask Hu Qingyan who he wants to stand, and there is no doubt that he wants to stand Lao Jiu.

Lao Jiu is not capable of King Ming, but from his perspective, he wants an incompetent emperor.

But now Hu Qingyan has no choice but to choose, and the situation is clear. If he insists on standing at Lao Jiu, he might end up with Qu Guochang in two days.

Hu Qingyan sat alone for a long time, but in the end he was unwilling to accept the current situation. He stood up and walked towards the inner palace.

In any case, he had to do his last effort and persuade Lao Jiu to endure it.

Compared to Hu Qingyan's last efforts, King De seemed to have given up.

After the party was over, he had been living in the palace for a long time, but today he left the palace.

When he returned to the mansion, he had no food to eat, so King De locked himself in the study alone.

When his children heard that he was coming home and greeting him, he had no intention of talking to them and sent them all away.

I sat like this, almost until dawn, when the study door suddenly opened and the housekeeper brought someone in.

King De raised his eyes and looked at him. The person who came was wearing plain clothes. He was not the commander of the imperial guards, who was Mo Beichuan?

Mo Beichuan saluted, and King De waved to the butler.

The door closed and the two sat opposite each other.

"No one was discovered!" King De asked.

"Don't worry, your lord, it's just that the night is long and the dreams are too long. I can only stay for a quarter of an hour before leaving." Mo Beichuan said in a deep voice.

"Okay, then I'll tell you a long story." King De nodded.

He was really a long story short, and the first sentence was: "Beichuan, who do you think should I choose between Your Majesty and King Ming to be the most beneficial to my royal family?"

Mo Beichuan's heart changed immediately, and he quickly looked around, then immediately lowered his voice: "Prince, such a ruthless word..."

"No need to do this, I know what I am talking about." King De raised his hand and smiled bitterly.

Mo Beichuan looked at him, and after a long time, Mo Beichuan lowered his head: "Prince, I am the commander of the imperial guards. My duty is to protect the palace and protect His Majesty's safety. Today I will pretend that I have never been here."

After saying that, Mo Beichuan stood up, bowed and was about to leave.

King De was not angry, but shook his head and said, "You have seen what happened today. Your Majesty and King Ming are destined to be left with only one. Maybe it won't take long to decide the victory or defeat at the throne ceremony. If I could have a little solution, how could I let down the trust of the late emperor?"

Mo Beichuan was already raised and heard the steps of King De continue, "At present, there is no way. Even the confidant of the late emperor like Zhang Bangli has stood on the side of the Ming King. Even those who want to be powerful ministers like Hu Qingyan have no choice but to abandon His Majesty, so what can I do?"

Mo Beichuan's eyes trembled slightly: "They all made a decision to betray His Majesty?"

King De smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Betrayal? What kind of betrayal is Hu Qingyan, you should know what kind of person Zhang Bangli is. He killed Qu Guochang not for the Ming Dynasty, but for the sake of His Majesty, but His Majesty can no longer see the facts. Let's be more straightforward. Now His Majesty no longer cares about the country, the country, the royal family... He doesn't care about everything. He only has the only King Ming in his eyes, and there is only one thing left in his heart, that is, killing King Ming."

"I know what the situation in the country is now, and you know that it is on the verge of collapse. If we don't make a choice, we will eventually have to be stewed in a pot and served with wine."

"Zhang Bangli doesn't want to betray His Majesty, but he has no choice. Hu Qingyan wants King Ming to take office than none of us, but he still has to cover his nose and stand on King Ming's side. What can you do if I think I can do?"

Mo Beichuan was silent.

King De lowered his head: "I can only make a choice, and it is also a blessing that, no matter what, King Ming is always my royal family's legitimate lineage, and my Mo family's territory has finally fallen into the hands of outsiders."

"Prince, you are full of public confidence. Beichuan can understand it, but can you guarantee that the Ming King will definitely revive the dynasty? Can he treat the royal family well?" Mo Beichuan's voice was heavy.

King De looked up at him: "The same thing, who else can I choose besides King Ming?"

...

While King De was talking, Zhang Bangli was standing quietly in the class room, watching Hu Qingyan come out of His Majesty's bedroom with a bitter face.

Zhang Bangli kept watching him walk away before slowly breathing out and sat back on the chair.

After pressing a small bell on the table, a subordinate came in outside the door soon.

Zhang Bangli asked in a deep voice: "What's going on with the Ming King?"

"I just met the Southern Army Chu Ruo in the afternoon..." The subordinate immediately reported the situation of the Ming Prince's Mansion one by one.

After hearing this, except for the Southern Army coming to see him, there was nothing strange in the Ming Palace. Zhang Bangli pondered for a while, then said, "Look at the Southern Army with all my strength, and you must not let go of any details. Report any abnormal movement at any time."

"Yes!" The subordinate responded and walked out quickly.

Zhang Bangli closed his eyes and lay on the chair. He didn't believe that the Ming King would not prepare at all. He had to control the movements of the Ming King's Mansion.

But deep in his heart, he was confused. He didn't know what he could do even if the Ming Prince's Mansion really did something?

Destruction?

Or just stare!

Qu Guochang's death was ultimately as Du Juan said, not the best time.

The top-level officials of the State Council became nervous because of this matter, and no one was sure of what would happen.

But it is obvious that in the current situation, everyone is not optimistic, they only feel that it is shocking and right in front of them.
Chapter completed!