During the meal, Mu Kuangda asked Mu Qing why he didn't go to study history, and Mu Qing replied that he was on vacation today. The father and son have been like this since the beginning, just like in the past, Mu Kuangda asked what he had learned, and Mu Qing answered them one by one. Duan Ling knew that Mu Kuangda still didn't know who Mu Qing's real father was, and couldn't help feeling emotional.
He couldn't stop looking at Mu Kuangda. In the past year, Mu Kuangda seems to have aged a lot, and his figure has become a little stooped. When he came in, Duan Ling almost didn't recognize it.
Saisuke of a country, his hair has been gray, I don't know if it is the night light or other reasons, and he looks a lot more decadent.
Mu Kuangda asked Duan Ling a lot about the governance of Ye City, and Duan Ling answered them one by one without concealing it. Mu Qing suddenly asked, "Where is Lord Changliu? Wang Shan, do you know where he is?"
Duan Ling glanced at Mu Qing, then looked at Mu Kuangda, but Mu Kuangda said, "He will be back soon. I told you that Wang Shan would come back. You didn't believe it, but now you believe it?"
Mu Qing frowned, "But where is he?"
Wu Du opened his mouth and replied, "He will be back soon. I can't tell you now. You can ask him when he comes back."
Muqing had no choice but to ask further. Duan Ling found that Muqing was still the same as before, without any scheming. It seems that the history of becoming an official in the dynasty was just copying books.
After the meal, Mu Kuangda motioned for Duan Ling to follow him, and Duan Ling finally waited for this moment.
How he responds next will directly affect the final situation, but he has already thought about it all.
Mu Kuangda took him to the bookstore from the backyard. This used to be the place where Chang Bing and Mu Kuangda discussed matters. Now that Chang Bing is away, no one can conspire with Mu Kuangda. Duan Ling keenly felt that this might be for himself. Also a signal.
Wu Du was guarding Your Excellency Shu. After Duan Ling entered, he closed the door.
Before he could sit down, Mu Kuangda said, "What do you want to say, say it."
Duan Ling took a deep breath, walked to Mu Kuangda, knelt down, bowed down, and said in a trembling voice, "I don't know Changliu-Jun's mission."
"My teacher thinks you are smart enough." Mu Kuangda said lightly.
"Tutor really doesn't know." Duan Ling said, "Tutor is wrong."
Mu Kuangda added, "I knew that when Zheng Yanxuan came back that night, I knew it was wrong, and I specially asked Changliu-Jun to remind you that you are so insatiable. Until now, do you still want to deceive?"
Duan Ling didn't dare to get up, so he knelt down on the ground and was shocked. Does Mu Kuangda know everything? No, Cai Yan had no reason to tell him, besides Cai Yan, there shouldn't be a few people who knew about it.
Duan Ling's thoughts turned and he whispered, "Tu'er... I really thought about making this bet, but... it's just a thought."
As soon as these words came out, Mu Kuangda's attitude changed subtly.
"You almost hit the bet." Mu Kuangda said indifferently, "A great achievement, Gao Sheng is just around the corner, and he is only a little short of being a teacher, and he will die in your hands. Get up."
Duan Ling's back was covered in sweat. This was his last move. What Mu Kuangda suspected was not his identity, but his betrayal. Li Yanqiu left Jiangzhou without permission and went to Yecheng. Mu Kuangda sent someone to intercept him, and the one sent was Lord Changliu, which implied that Duan Ling must help him and kill Li Yanqiu on the way.
But Duan Ling not only did not do this, but also led the army to rescue him with Wu Du, which was obviously against Mu Kuangda. After weighing the pros and cons and helping to assassinate Li Yanqiu, in time, he will only be silenced by Mu Kuangda. Rescue is a great achievement.
The master and the apprentice were very clear, and many words were not spoken.
But in Mu Kuangda's cognition, Li Yanqiu was already dead, so Duan Ling's rescue was no longer important. If Duan Ling broke the boat and spread it out, Mu Kuangda would have been targeted by someone in the court because of this old case.
So Duan Ling came to vote again, and Mu Kuangda would definitely accept it.
Duan Ling also knew that once he voted again, Mu Kuangda would definitely accept it.
"Your Majesty..." Duan Ling said, "he knows about the Crown Prince."
"It's not important anymore." Mu Kuangda replied lightly, "Death is dead, who would mind the thoughts of a dead person?"
"Yes." Duan Ling replied.
"You are a smart person." Mu Kuangda said, "That's why I knew you would come back, but sometimes, you are too smart, and you learn to fly before you learn to walk."
Duan Ling did not dare to speak.
Mu Kuangda said again, "I still like to be muddled. I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse to accept an apprentice like you. What about Lord Changliu?"
"Still in Yecheng." Duan Ling said, "He begged me to ask for mercy in front of Master for him."
"Let him come back." Mu Kuangda said, "God's will, there is no way, that guy meets the wind like you."
Mu Kuangda sighed. There was something in his words. He knew that the assassination of Lord Changliu would not be successful. In order to save his life, he had to flee to Duan Ling again.
Mu Kuangda got up, Duan Ling hurriedly motioned him to sit, and went to boil the water himself.
"Your Majesty didn't kill me." Mu Kuangda waited for the water to boil and said, "Are you surprised?"
"Yes... yes." Duan Ling had to bite the bullet and say.
"Don't blame me for speaking badly, but Wang Shan, our master and apprentice, sometimes we still have to open the skylight to speak up." Mu Kuangda added, "It's good to want to climb up, but if you're not careful, your body will be shattered."
Duan Ling said yes.
Mu Kuangda said again: "This is the end of this matter, and there will be no next time."
Duan Ling said "um", and Mu Kuangda said, "Don't mention it again in the future. It's up to you where you will be in the future."
Duan Ling breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the most difficult stage had finally passed, and nodded.
"What about the permanent hire?" Mu Kuangda asked.
"I don't know." Duan Ling replied, "I tried my best."
Mu Kuangda looked at Duan Ling meaningfully and said, "Where was the last time I saw him?"
Duan Ling answered, and Mu Kuangda said, "Maybe he is dead."
"Maybe in the hands of the prince." Duan Ling said.
"It's unlikely." Mu Kuangda said, "If it wasn't in the hands of Yaohou, he would have died, but it's always good to be careful. After Dingjun rescued him from the mountain, you went back? Have you ever been to Huaiyin? "
"Go." Duan Ling replied.
"What did Yaohou say?" Mu Kuangda asked again.
"I don't know." Duan Ling replied, "Wu Du recuperated in Huaiyin and returned to Yecheng shortly after."
"Is someone around you giving you advice?" Mu Kuangda asked Duan Ling, looking at him.
"Yes." Duan Ling said, "Mr. Fei Hongde has come to Hebei."
Mu Kuangda looked relieved and said, "Some things don't seem to be something you can think of at your age."
Duan Ling didn't dare to answer, Mu Kuangda was lost in thought, and when he was about to speak, Duan Ling answered the question just right and said, "Mr. Fei will come back to Jiangzhou with Lord Changliu this time."
Before Mu Kuangda asked, he got an answer and fell into deep thought again.
Duan Ling thought for a long time, and then said: "The disciple is willing to kill Xie You."
Duan Ling is really going out, Li Yanqiu can fake death, Xie You can of course, but he knows that Mu Kuangda will not agree.
Mu Kuangda sneered: "Kill him? What do you kill him for? Waiting for Han Bin to come in and take my head?"
Duan Ling was silent again. Sure enough, Mu Kuangda's plan was in Li Yanqiu's calculations. This king and a minister really knew each other too well.
"But it's okay if you go to see Xie You." Mu Kuangda murmured, "You still have to come forward for some things. After all, it was you who rescued him that time. Xie You should believe you. ."
Duan Ling was silent.
"I don't know what's going on with Han Bin." Mu Kuangda said, "I hope our fake prince won't be too bold. If we persuade Han Bin, it would be troublesome. We can only count on Xie You to help."
The autumn night is getting cooler, and on the dark plain, there is a place where the lights flicker, and it is reflected like a sea of lights.
Cai Yan, Lang Junxia, Feng Duo, and Zheng Yan were wearing cloaks and approached the barracks outside the city under the escort of nearly a hundred black armored soldiers.
"Who is trespassing - you must communicate first!"
This is the main army camp of the North Army. In the past, Li Jianhong's military power was relieved, and the two troops led by Han Bin and Han He were combined into one and transferred to the west; Bian Lingbai led one of them and transferred to the east. String. When Zhao Kui rebelled, the troops on the two fronts were replaced. Later, when Zhao Kui died, Li Jianhong took one of them and went to Shangjing to pick up Duanling.
After Li Jianhong's death, the remnants still belonged to Yubi Pass and were taken over by Han Bin again.
Logically, these 50,000 people are not necessarily soldiers and horses of the imperial court, but they are all former subordinates of Li Jianhong.
"Give this to General Han." Cai Yan handed out the jade and said, "He naturally knows who I am."
The camp guards entered and passed the message. After a while, a horse rushed out from the inside. It was Han Bin, shouting: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness!"
The surrounding soldiers all knelt down on one knee and lined up to welcome Cai Yan to enter. Cai Yan ordered the soldiers of the Heijia Army to wait outside, and then said to Lang Junxia: "You arrange for them to wait there, Zheng Yan is with them, you come in later."
Lang Junxia and Zheng Yan each nodded, and Cai Yan was welcomed into the camp.
The camp was brightly lit, and a group of high-ranking generals were waiting. Cai Yan didn't know who Han Bin was. The tall man who brought him in took off his helmet and said solemnly, "Last General Han Bin, welcome the crown prince."
Han Bin was about to kneel, but Cai Yan hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, making him get up and laugh.
"Uncle Han." Cai Yan made an unexpected move and reached out and hugged him.
Han Bin sighed, and his stalwart body stood tall. After Cai Yan separated from him, he said to the generals, "Everyone, please don't hold your ceremony."
Han Bin said, "If you knew that His Highness came to greet you in person, and you would go into the city today, you should be damned."
Feng Duo said: "The prince has read the condolence letter and knew that General Han was worried that a traitor would control the government. To avoid the general's worries, he came to see the general in person."