It was late at night, and the Ming Palace was still brightly lit.

"Come out?" Mo Bai looked at Lu Xunyi who had just come in.

"Yes, just now, the three generals who went to the palace to make trouble also came out." Lu Xunyi nodded.

"Depending on the situation, it should be corrected over there." Mo Bai let out a sigh of relief and felt a little relaxed.

Lu Xunyi had obviously figured out the situation, but he heard this and was a little doubtful: "I am still a little worried. The three people in the palace agreed to it a little too happy, and this matter is completely done by them. Our people can't get in. We cannot know what the real situation is. If the three people in the palace take this opportunity to give us a counter-espionage plan, it will be troublesome."

"There is a possibility, but not a big deal." Although Lu Xunyi's words were not unreasonable, Mo Bai had different opinions: "At least, Zhang Bangli could not collude with Lin. Hu Qingyan didn't mind colluding with Lin, but he had offended Lao Jiu to death. Even if he helped Lao Jiu get rid of us, Lao Jiu would have to take his head sooner or later. Unless he was determined to betray the country and join the Lin family, there was no reason for him to do this."

Is it possible for Hu Qingyan to join the Lin family?

It is certainly impossible.

Even if the country is weak now, it is not comparable to the Lin family.

As the head of all officials in the dynasty, what reason is there for the cabinet master who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people to stop doing it, and run to Lin Huayao's subordinates to compete for power with Chu Ruocai and others?

As for the current national situation, he is far from finding another way out.

"I'm mainly worried about King De!" Lu Xunyi nodded, thought for a while and said, "After all, King De and Chu Ruo are talking secretly. Zhang Bangli and Hu Ge Lao don't know what they are talking about. If he had a different idea in his heart, he might not be able to hide it from Hu Qingyan and Zhang Bangli."

Mo Bai said: "I said that King De represents the royal family. The fate of the royal family is closely related to the national dynasty. All prosperity is all prosperity, and all losses are all losses. As for Lao Jiu's current performance, can the national dynasty be stronger than in my hands when it is handed over to Lao Jiu?"

"Now Qu Guochang is dead, Hu Qingyan is deeply hated by the ninth prince, and Zhang Bangli killed Qu Guochang again. Among the four ministers of the regent, he and the ninth prince did not have much celebration. In this way, if King De helps His Majesty get rid of us, he will almost be the only one in the court in the future." Lu Xunyi's consideration is obviously different.

I have to say that his words made Mo Bai feel turbulent, and he couldn't help but frown and couldn't ponder.

King De did have the intention to turn to him before. Mo Bai could see that King De should not be pretending to defect, but should have had the intention to stand on his side.

But now the situation is turbulent, and a change in one's thoughts may make the decision different. After all, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and Mo Bai cannot be without a guardian heart.

After a while, Mo Bai shook his head: "You are right, but King Guande is not a person who is confused by power. Compared with Hu Qingyan and Zhang Bangli, his strategy and cleverness are not as good as Qu Guochang. I was afraid that this time I would reveal it too early, which would make them think too much and cause unnecessary trouble, so I deliberately hide it from them and don't give them more time to think about it. In a hurry, King De should not have the courage to change his mind and resolutely change his mind. He suddenly turned against us and joined forces with Lao Jiu."

Lu Xunyi thought about it and thought it made sense, but after all, the matter was too big and he was always a little scared. If he was really trapped by King De, then if something happened at the throne ceremony, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"You don't need to worry too much. Nothing should happen. Since I dare to hand over the matter to him, I am not afraid of him making trouble." Mo Bai said in a deep voice.

"Hmm?" Lu Xunyi was stunned when he heard this. Seeing that Mo Bai's expression didn't seem to be insincere, he couldn't help asking: "His highness has the handle of King De in his hands?"

Mo Bai narrowed his eyes: "Mo Beichuan!"

"Imperial Guard General Mo Beichuan?" Lu Xunyi's eyes flashed.

Mo Bai nodded: "After Mo Beichuan took charge of the imperial guards, King De kept a distance from Mo Beichuan in order to avoid suspicion. Over time, the two people and Mo Beichuan had no connection, so even Lao Jiu didn't know about this. Since Lao Jiu dealt with me last time, the imperial guards had a problem, Lao Jiu's affairs were definitely a great hatred for Lao Jiu. Emperor De naturally dared not expose this relationship, and he was afraid that Lao Jiu suspected that he used Mo Beichuan to let the imperial guards release water and opened the city gate to help me."

"Before, Hu Qingyan wanted to touch Mo Beichuan, and King De opposed it in every way. One was to help Mo Beichuan, and the other was to worry that if he touched Mo Beichuan, he would implicate himself if he dig deeper. It can be said that if Lao Jiu knew about his involvement with Mo Beichuan, but deliberately did not tell him without telling him, he would become more and more suspicious that the problem of the imperial guards was on King De. In this way, the two would inevitably be disinterested."

Mo Bai looked at Lu Xunyi: "King De should come to see me in person tonight. I will find a way to test it. With this handle in hand, even if he really has a strange intention, I can pull him back."

After hearing this, Lu Xunyi's worries finally dissipated a lot.

...

It didn't take them long to wait, and the frame of King De arrived at the Ming Palace.

He came, Mo Bai was not surprised, but Mo Bai thought he would hide his whereabouts and came over low-key. After all, just after talking with Lin to deal with the Ming Prince's Mansion, he came here openly. Can Chu Ruo not be suspicious?

But he didn't expect that he came so openly. I have to say that after he did this, Mo Bai was a little confused about what he meant.

After moaning for a moment, Mo Bai stood up and said to Lu Xunyi in a deep voice: "Please come in!"

Lu Xunyi responded to his order and saw King De appear at the door of the main hall soon.

Mo Bai greeted him outside and the two greeted each other.

Mo Bai glanced at the inner guards beside King De and asked, "Uncle Wang was visiting late at night, but the case has a bright future."

King De nodded, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned to look at the inner guards beside him: "I have important things to talk to King Ming. I have worked hard to protect you all the way, so let's go down and rest for a while."

"This... Prince, we are responsible for our duties and dare not leave our side without permission..." Several inner guards were obviously hesitant when they heard this. After the massacre in the capital tonight, they would not dare to take it lightly. If something really happened, they would not be present to protect themselves, they would have to take responsibility.

King De raised his hand and said, "He has arrived at the Ming Palace at this moment. I believe no one can threaten my safety under the eyes of King Ming. Don't worry."

Several inner guards looked at each other and then looked at Mo Bai.

"Nothing happened in the Ming Palace!" Mo Bai nodded at them, said, and said to Lu Xunyi: "Please ask a few colleagues to go to the side hall to rest!"

"Please follow me!" Lu Xunyi stood up and reached out to signal to the people.

"Then the prince's safety is my best wish!" Seeing this, several inner guards had to respond.

After saying that, he went to the side hall with Lu Xunyi.

"Uncle Wang, please!" They left, and Mo Bai asked King De to enter.

The two of them sat down, and a black-clad guard came in to serve tea.

When the black-clothed guards went out, there were only two people left in the hall. King De didn't talk nonsense and took out his agreement with Chu Ruocai from his arms.

Mo Bai's eyes fell on the agreement in his hand. Seeing that King De did not hand over the agreement, he placed it on the desk beside him.

Mo Bai looked away as usual, and was not in a hurry to come over to see it. Instead, he changed the subject and asked: "Are you afraid of arousing Lin's suspicion when Mr. Ge comes here like this?"

King De shook his head and waved his hand and said, "Chu Ruocai took the initiative to propose that in order to express the sincerity of Lin's cooperation with the State Council, he is willing to leave Lin Dingyu in the palace as a hostage. He has this proposal, and from the perspective of the State Council, I have no reason to refuse. So he took advantage of the situation to agree to him and said that he would go to the Ming Palace in person and continue to detain Lin Dingyu on the grounds that the case is still under investigation."

"So that's it. Chu Ruocai thought carefully. He rescued Lin Dingyu in advance, afraid that if the news leaked, Lin Dingyu would be in danger." Mo Bai smiled at the corner of his mouth when he heard this.

King De was not in the mood to say more about this matter, and he corrected his expression and repeated everything about tonight to Mo Bai.

Mo Bai just listened quietly and didn't interrupt. When King De recounted the details of the conversation with Chu Ruocai, Mo Bai always paid attention to his expression and tone.

In the end, there was no strange thing, and it didn't seem like I was ready to deal with myself. With Mo Bai's understanding of King De, he did not find any strange thing.

Finally, King De pointed to the agreement and said with a correct expression: "There is something that must be explained to you in advance. We have done this, but we cooperate with you to do this. The purpose is to deal with the emergencies that may occur on the ascension of the throne. Our opinion here is that if Your Majesty has not attacked the throne, you cannot regard this agreement as a bargaining chip to attack Your Majesty, otherwise we would rather be the name of deceiving the throne and tell the truth."

Mo Bai naturally understood what the three of them meant.

To put it bluntly, they are obviously hoping that the current situation can continue to maintain, and are worried that Mo Bai will really drive Lao Jiu off the stage.

But in fact, is it up to them?

This game has been done and they have already started. They are not the ones who will decide what will happen next.

Mo Bai is not afraid of the so-called threat at all.

He really didn't believe that Hu Qingyan and the others would take the initiative to make public the fact that they colluded with the Ming Prince's Mansion to frame His Majesty for Lao Jiu.

Maybe Zhang Bangli has this courage, but as long as Zhang Bangli still thinks about the country, even if he has the courage to be disgraced, he will not dare to do anything randomly.

After all, if you really do this, even if you kill the Ming King, their three ministers will be destroyed at the same time.

At that time, will Lao Jiu turn the tide and save this fragmented dynasty?

Such a thought flashed through my mind, but Mo Bai didn't say it out.

Just like treating Taoist sect, before taking the Taoist sect under his command, what you need is to intimidate people.

If you have already received your command, you cannot simply use your power.

Only by appropriate respect and attention can they feel at ease, return home, and have hope for the future.

Mo Baizheng pointed at the head: "Uncle Wang, don't worry, if I just want to plan the throne, why should I let Lao Jiu ascend the throne? Let him have the opportunity to compete with me directly. The reason why he still took the risk to ascend the throne was that the dynasty could launch an anti-barbarism matter as soon as possible. If Lao Jiu could finish the throne safely, I would never take the initiative to attack him."

Speaking of this, Mo Bai paused for a moment and continued, "But if he doesn't care, there is no way, I can only take action. As for the final outcome of the matter, it depends on Lao Jiu, and also on Uncle Wang, the Pavilion Master and the General Secretary."

When King De saw him agreeing, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but Mo Bai's words made him nervous again, but there was no way. He also knew that what King Ming said was true.

King De asked in a deep voice: "What does it mean depends on us? What do you want us to do?"

Mo Bai said: "This agreement can play a certain role, but it may not be foolproof. If Lao Jiu goes crazy, ignores it and wants to force the guards to take action, the guards may have to obey their orders. Once the war meets, the situation will not be controlled by me..."

When King De heard this, he frowned and looked at Mo Bai: "The imperial guards are directly under the royal family and are directly responsible to His Majesty. I'm afraid we will not be able to play a role."

Mo Bai naturally knew the temptation in his words and said directly: "Uncle Wang doesn't need to temptation. I do have some arrangements in the guards. But this time I may not be able to suppress it, otherwise it would be equivalent to confirming my control of the palace ban. This matter must be done by three people."

When King De heard this, he thought for a moment and nodded slightly. Mo Bai was right, but he said: "We really can't do this. The guards are only responsible to His Majesty. We can only comfort His Majesty, but we can't directly stop the guards and the inner guard from taking action."

Mo Bai glanced at him and said softly: "I heard that Mo Beichuan was able to take charge of the imperial guards back then, but Uncle Wang introduced him to the late emperor. Uncle Wang can talk to him."

King De's expression changed immediately, and he felt a little panicked. He didn't want his relationship with Mo Beichuan, but King Ming was informed of it. He never told outsiders about this.

If this matter reaches His Majesty's ears, His Majesty will immediately suspect him.

It is naturally impossible to admit it. King De's face calmed down and said in a deep voice: "King Ming was probably a misunderstanding. I actually had no selfish relationship with General Beichuan. When the late emperor selected the imperial guard general, I recommended more than one of him, but the late emperor chose him."

"No matter what, the prince always has the kindness of supporting him. We didn't want him to rebel or let him not act according to orders. We just don't act so quickly. This won't make things too difficult for him." Mo Bai said.

King De smiled bitterly, and did not agree or refuse, but said, "I will go back to discuss this matter with the Chief Minister and the others."

"Then I'll have to thank Uncle Wang. Uncle Wang doesn't have to tell them about Mo Beichuan. He has too many people to talk to them, so as not to spread this matter and cause more trouble." Mo Bai said softly.

When King De heard this, he felt relieved and nodded quickly: "This statement is reasonable."

After saying that, he had no intention of staying any longer. He stood up and handed Mo Bai the agreement on the table.

Mo Bai stood up and took it, opened it and looked carefully.

After reading it, he looked normal and said, "I'm sorry, Uncle Wang this time."

King De sighed softly, shook his head, and turned around and said, "Then I'll leave first."

King De left.

Lu Xunyi came over and looked at Mo Bai: "What do you think about Your Highness?"

Mo Bai smiled and shook his head: "The King of De should be fine."

"That's good!" Lu Xunyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, I saw footsteps at the door. Mo Bai raised his eyes and saw Lin Suyin coming quickly. Mo Bai's smile suddenly froze on his face, thinking, "Oh, I should have left King De just now, explain Lin Dingyu's affairs before leaving."
Chapter completed!