After Han Xuandao left the palace from a side gate of the imperial palace, he had already rushed back to his Ministry of Revenue's Mansion before dawn...

Bai Yi's soldiers in Longxiang Camp are now stationed at various gates of the imperial city, but the guards of many palaces such as Ganxin Hall are elite soldiers drawn from Zhongyi Camp, which is not under the jurisdiction of Bai Yi.

As for the gates of the imperial city, although they were all guarded strictly, Han Xuandao had already taken care of it and bribed a side door with the so-called emperor's secret decree and a large reward. However, when he entered and left the palace, he was unaware of it, and few people knew about it.

In the study room of the Minister of Revenue's Mansion, Han Xuandao sat on a large nanmu chair, his eyes closed and his hands on his chest, as if he was thinking about something.

Just a moment later, Han Yin, the butler of the Minister of Revenue's Office, and Han Xuandao's confidant general, said respectfully inside and outside the study: "Master, the person is here, there is news!"

Han Xuandao's eyes suddenly opened and said, "Let him come in!"

Soon, a middle-aged man in a black tights, led by Han Yin, quickly walked into the inner room, knelt on one knee in front of Han Xuandao's desk, and said respectfully: "Mr. Hu, Mu Xin, please see Lord Han!"

Han Xuandao said lightly: "Get up and talk!"

Mu Xin said respectfully: "Thank you, Lord!" He slowly stood up.

Mu Xin is over forty years old, with a thin face, bright eyes, and a shrewd and capable smell. At this time, his expression was extremely respectful, showing his awe of Han Xuandao.

This person is the head of the Interior Office of the East Flower Hall. He was the first to work in the West Flower Hall. Later, Princess Xiu formed the East Flower Hall. Two years later, Xue Gongyan, the director of the West Flower Hall, passed away, and a large number of officials from the West Flower Hall transferred to the East Flower Hall. Mu Xin was the first person to join the East Flower Hall and was highly valued.

After Han Mo entered Beijing, he served as the director of the West Flower Hall. After visiting the East Flower Hall mansion for the first time due to the money-making matter, he taught Mu Xin a lesson, but this person had a lot of grudges with Han Mo.

Mu Xin held an important position in the head of the Interior Department in Donghua Hall. Although he was the first to join him, his ability was definitely not weak.

Before Mu Xin defected to the East Flower Hall, he even served as the director of the West Flower Hall. He was the core elite of the West Flower Hall and could catch Xue Gongyan's eyes. This Mu Xin naturally had his own uniqueness.

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Han Xuandao looked at Mu Xin for a while before smiling, "Mu Xin, where are you?"

Mu Xin bowed and said, "Sir Hui, after entering Linyang Pass, the people of the Beishi subordinates kept secretly guarding each other. General Han quickly rushed from Linyang Pass, and arrived fifty miles north of Yanjing City at dusk today...!"

Han Xuan stroked his beard and said, "In this way, he should have entered Beijing at this moment?"

"I don't know." Mu Xin's face showed a hint of panic. "The people below reported to me. After passing a forest, General Han and his subordinates entered the forest to rest. The people below did not dare to get too close and stared at me from afar. However, after waiting for two hours, they did not see any movement inside. Later, someone went into the forest to inquire, but did not find General Han's trace... They could only report to him. After getting the news, they immediately came to report to the Lord... Bei Zhi was incompetent, please punish him!"

Han Xuandao frowned slightly, and soon stretched out, and said with a faint smile: "You can't blame you for this matter. As the director of the West Flower Hall, Han Mo has been following him all the time, but he is afraid that he will find out long ago. If he wants to get rid of it, there will be no way to do it... He is a naughty person, maybe it's just a joke. Since he has arrived in Beijing, he always has to come back, so there is no need to protect him secretly."

"I am humble and have the order!" Mu Xin bowed.

Han Xuandao immediately asked: "Can other officials in the capital have any abnormal movements, especially... those two mansions?"

Mu Xin said: "It's nothing unusual. People from Huyi have been staring at each other in secret, but if there is any abnormal movement, Huyi will report it immediately!"

Han Xuandao sighed: "The dragon body of the sage is not safe, and he has not been on duty for many days. It is an extraordinary time. As the chief minister of the cabinet, I have to be more careful. In the front attack of Wei, Yanjing City must not have any abnormal movements. If the rear is unstable, more than 100,000 soldiers in front will be in danger!"

Mu Xin said: "My adults work diligently, worry about the country and the people, and admire their humble duties!"

Han Xuandao smiled faintly, pondered slightly, and finally said, "Princess Xiu retired, and there are no leaders in the East Flower Hall. During this period, it is up to you, Master Mu, to maintain this period... The so-called "Not justified" means the words are not right. Master Mu, I am going to enter the palace in the past two days to ask the emperor to issue an order and promote you to the director of the East Flower Hall. In this way, you can serve the country and be loyal to the emperor. What do you think?"

Mu Xin immediately knelt down and said gratefully: "My lord is so kind, and I will never forget my humble position. But I have a destiny, and I will be indifferent to my humble position!"

Han Xuandao raised his hand and said, "That's great. Director Mu...Director Mu, you have worked hard these days, so go down and rest first."

Mu Xin bowed and stepped back carefully.

After sending Mu Xin, Han Yin quickly turned around and brewed a cup of hot tea for Han Xuandao, and said softly: "Master, it's getting dawn. There are still many official duties tomorrow. You haven't had a rest for two nights, so let's take a break."

Han Xuandao nodded slightly, then fell silent for a while, and finally asked: "Brother Yin, where do you think... Xiao Wu will go at this time?"

Han Yin looked solemn, and after thinking about it, he said, "Master, I think what the master said just now may be possible. The fifth young master was probably aware that someone had followed him, so he deliberately threw them away. At this moment, maybe he was outside the city and would soon enter the city..."

Han Xuandao nodded slightly and said, "It's possible." He paused and said, "Send someone to secretly look at the Third Master. Xiao Wu comes back and report it to me immediately!"

Han Yin's eyes twitched, but he still said respectfully: "I understand."

...

Han Xuandao naturally didn't know that Han Mo had already gone around to the small village where Zhuang Yuan was at this moment, and the guards who followed him back to Beijing had other arrangements, so only Xiao Lingzhi followed him to Zhuang Yuan's residence.

It was still the inconspicuous room. Zhuang Yuan was sitting in a wheelchair, Xiao Lingzhi and Han Mo were sitting opposite him on the left and right. Shi Lianyun, who had been serving Zhuang Yuan, served tea for Han Mo and the other two, then left the house and was on guard outside the door.

Zhuang Yuan looked good, and the peaceful life in the small village obviously made him live a comfortable and comfortable life.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was pondering something, and the room seemed extremely quiet.

After a long time, Zhuang Yuan slowly said: "I know a little about the matter in the capital, and I feel strange about it. Listening to your words tonight, it seems that your ambitious emperor has...who has...returned to heaven!"

Although Han Mo had a premonition in his heart, when Zhuang Yuan said this, he still couldn't help but feel shocked, and an extremely strange feeling filled his heart.

"Is he... really dead?" Han Mo murmured to himself.

Zhuang Yuan said: "The news of your death has not been revealed, so naturally he will not be a secret... If you can hide this matter, your uncle seems to have controlled the inner palace... I am afraid that your queen cousin has also been involved!"

Xiao Lingzhi glanced at Han Mo. Seeing Han Mo's strange expression, she wanted to reach out to hold his hand, but at this time Zhuang Yuan was present, she was naturally embarrassed and asked Zhuang Yuan: "Master, is this... possible that this...is the royal family's mist formation?"

Zhuang Yuan shook his head and smiled, "Being a master was quite vague about the Yan State Bureau before, and he could not see clearly. But after saying this tonight, he was sure that everything that happened was damaged everywhere. If this was the maze set up by the royal family, then your emperor would be too stupid. He did not hurt the enemy a point, but lost eight points. How could he have such a layout?"

Han Mo leaned on the chair, closed his eyes, and after a while, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "Master, has my family really taken this path?"

Zhuang Yuan shook his head and said calmly: "At least so far, it's not that your entire family has embarked on this road... at least you haven't embarked on this road." After a pause, he said softly: "You haven't understood the details until today. Han Xuandao is naturally hiding many things from you...!" Speaking of this, Zhuang Yuan seemed to think that this kind of thing that concerns the Han family is not suitable for him to describe it too deeply, so he looked at Xiao Lingzhi and smiled and said, "Girl, I want to drink for my master!"

Xiao Lingzhi hurriedly got up, took the wine bag next to her, and fed Zhuang Yuan to drink.

For a moment, in addition to the slight slap sound of Zhuang Yuan drinking, the room was quiet again.

Seeing Han Mo's expression was very strange, Zhuang Yuan sighed lightly: "The bustling and bustling are all for profit, and the bustling are all for profit. The current situation of Yan State is destined to be when the country is established. Unless the royal family can eliminate your aristocratic families one by one, your Yan State royal family will always have this scene. The Yan State's court seems to have been stable for nearly a hundred years, but in fact, there is no day when the aristocratic family is in a state of chaos. In the past two years, the aristocratic family has been playing a life-and-death game. Now it seems that this game... is coming to an end!"

Xiao Lingzhi sighed quietly: "What the master said is that, first of all, it is the trend of power, and secondly... it is also the pursuit of profit for people. In the court, everyone desires the word "power". If you have the opportunity to gain greater power, who can resist the temptation?"

"No," Zhuang Yuan said calmly: "The balance of aristocratic families is broken, so naturally aristocratic families emerge from it. He has thought about it for a long time. In the trap of Yichun's Bagua, he also mentioned to you that once the balance of the Yan State is broken, there are only three families who can stand out from it and achieve hegemony."

Han Mo still remembered Zhuang Yuan’s once judgment and said: “Xiao, Han, Su!”

"That's right." Zhuang Yuan said slowly: "The Xiao family has Xiao Huaiyu, who controls military power, the Su family has the widest official connections, and your Han family has geographical advantages and people's hearts that other families cannot match... Xiao Huaiyu has a strange intention. Yan State must be the belonging of the Xiao family, but this person is a rare loyal and righteous man, and has no ambition." He paused and stared at Han Mo and said: "But now, I feel that if I really have a far-reaching mind, no one can compare to your Han family... My teacher once thought that these three families could dominate the Yan State. Now, I think, my teacher still underestimated your Han family. Your Han family can have the peak glory today, maybe... three or five years ago, ten years ago!" He paused slightly, and said word by word: "It can connect with the north and south wind, hide the eyes of the world, and weave a big net of heaven. The Han family... It's indeed not simple!"
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