In front of the emperor's holy order, Shi Junhe didn't even say a word of rebuttal, and directly knelt down to thank the holy grace.
Mo Xiangbin seemed to have no intention of talking anymore, and waved his hand, asking the officials to leave.
When they were more than halfway gone, he suddenly spoke again: "Yang'er, you stay."
This is not the first time that Mo Xiangbin has left Mo Junyang alone to talk about something. The ministers have long been accustomed to it. At most, they only glanced at Mo Junyang a few more times before leaving.
When such a big thing happened, not to mention the high-ranking officials rushing back after leaving the house to negotiate with their own forces, even the low-ranking officials were hard-pressed and gathered in small groups to talk about it.
"Tsk, the Shi family has been running rampant in the officialdom for so many years. It is a big tree that attracts wind. It must be hated by many people!"
"Who says it's not the case! The reputation and ability of the Shi family army are famous throughout the Qinzhou continent, not to mention in our country, and no one dares to disobey it. With such a terrifying army, do you think our Majesty can not Are you afraid?"
It's scary enough to have force value, but it's also popular among the people. If such an army directly launches a rebellion, the people will probably applaud and praise it!
Several people looked at each other, not daring to say any more.
After a while, one of the officials changed the topic again and asked in a low voice: "Tell me, why did your Majesty leave Prince Mo alone this time?"
"Who knows? We must be discussing important matters again. Who said that Prince Mo has won His Majesty's favor recently?"
The other person's tone was slightly sour and he said coolly: "Yes! Even a crime as big as killing the prince can be easily forgiven. I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup Prince Mo fed to His Majesty?"
"I heard that the Queen kneeled down at the Qianqing Palace again and again, asking Your Majesty to make the decision for the Third Highness, but Your Majesty even refused to see the Queen! It is obvious that she has no intention of pursuing Prince Mo..." Someone whispered again.
But then a weak voice retorted: "But how come I heard that His Highness the Third Prince died in an accident and had nothing to do with Prince Mo?"
"Tsk, who can tell clearly about the royal family? It has nothing to do with us anyway, let's just watch the excitement."
All gossip ends in such a tone that it has nothing to do with oneself.
But at this time, there was a dull silence in the imperial study room, and the air pressure was so low that it was almost suffocating.
Mo Xiangbin originally wanted to wait for Mo Junyang to take the initiative to ask him, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see the other person speaking.
I have no choice but to take the initiative to introduce the topic: "Do you know how many memorials have been handed over to my desk for your reference in the past few days?"
Mo Junyang shook his head and said nothing.
"You! Hey..." Mo Xiangbin was helpless by Mo Junyang's boring temperament. He sighed and stopped pretending: "There are more than a dozen books! They are all for me to punish you for murdering the prince. .The queen has been entangled a lot recently, and even threatened that if she doesn't avenge Jiu'er, she will never give up easily.
Although I have temporarily suppressed all these, I can suppress them for a while, but not for a lifetime.
Yang'er, you are in danger now! "
Mo Xiangbin pointed out this fact painfully, his majestic Guozi face was full of helplessness.
Mo Junyang looked up at Mo Xiangbin and opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't know what he thought of, so he lowered his head again and said nothing.
"You kid!"
Mo Xiangbin strode up to Mo Junyang, stared at him for a long time, and asked solemnly: "I want you to say something now. Please answer me honestly: Does Jiuer's death have anything to do with you?"
Mo Junyang pursed his lips, and after a while, he slowly shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter."
"It doesn't matter?" Mo Xiangbin murmured and repeated, heaving a sigh of relief, and kept saying: "That's good, that's good..."
When he calmed down and looked at Mo Junyang again, his square face was obviously less heavy, and he just frowned and asked: "But now the rumors against you are rampant, and everyone believes that the murderer is you.
What are you going to do? "Mo Junyang still shook his head with a cold expression, "Let nature take its course. "
Probably when faced with the accusations of thousands of people and the censure of thousands of people, only Mo Junyang could deal with it calmly.
But Mo Xiangbin is in a hurry!
He couldn't help but glared at Mo Junyang in warning before sighing helplessly, "You don't care about this, you don't care about that either, so what do you want?"
'This', 'that', he spoke very vaguely, and only Mo Junyang understood what he wanted to express.
Mo Junyang looked deeply at Mo Xiangbin, suddenly stood up tall, bowed formally to him, and said in a light but firm tone: "Your Majesty has many children, and he already has successors, so there is no need to cling to the past. "
Mo Xiangbin's expression froze, and he felt embarrassed that he had been seen through.
"Ahem!" He coughed twice and started to laugh, "I just think that if a man is ambitious, he must be a little ambitious, otherwise how can he stand in the world?"
"Ambition? Like His Highness?" Mo Junyang replied lukewarmly.
Mo Xiangbin was choked until he became silent, and he cursed in his heart: Good boy, he seems to be quiet at ordinary times, and he is not afraid of choking someone to death when he opens his mouth. Fortunately, he has recovered from Mo Junjiu's incident, Otherwise, he would be pissed to death.
Throughout the country, the princes and ministers were not only obedient when they saw him, but were as obedient as a quail. Mo Junyang was not only not afraid of him, but the words he said from time to time would make him smoke with anger.
Just like this, Mo Xiangbin admired this kid very much. His calm demeanor in facing any difficulties was just like him back then, wasn't it
His Majesty the Emperor smiled so proudly that he didn't bother to argue with Mo Junyang.
He looked at Mo Junyang seriously and confirmed again, "Yang'er, power and glory will bring you more than you can imagine. Don't you want this too?"
Mo Junyang just kept quiet and said nothing, but his eyes were clear and firm, and he had already expressed his thoughts.
Mo Xiangbin shook his head, remained silent for a moment, and finally asked without giving up: "You really don't want anything?"
impossible
People definitely have desires!
Mo Junyang nodded this time, and before Mo Xiangbin could get happy, he heard him say: "Your Majesty promised that once the civil strife is settled, Qingxue will be betrothed to me."
Mo Xiangbin: "..."
This is probably the first time Mo Xiangbin has seen someone mention romance in such a cold manner.
A strong sense of disobedience came over him, and Mo Xiangbin still couldn't understand Mo Junyang's obsession with Shi Qingxue, "Why her? That little girl from the Shi family is indeed somewhat smart, and she also looks very charming. , but there are definitely not a few noble ladies from aristocratic families who are similar to her, and there are many who are even better than her, why is Yang'er so obsessed with her?"
Mo Xiangbin wanted to know what Mo Junyang was thinking? But he was destined to be disappointed.
Mo Junyang never expressed his feelings towards Shi Qingxue to others, let alone asked him to explain the reason for his feelings!
The atmosphere in the royal study suddenly fell silent.
After a long while, Mo Xiangbin suddenly said meaningfully: "The Shi family... Yang'er, didn't you see everything that happened in the imperial study just now?"
"so what?"
Mo Xiangbin's face slowly darkened, his expression was solemn, and he analyzed coldly: "I admit that the contribution of the Shi family lies in Sheji, whether it is the old Duke of Shi, the current General Shi, or the future son-in-law of the Shi family, Chenglong Kuaiwen They have made great contributions to my country. But I remember them, and the people in this world will also remember their contributions in their hearts.
Isn't there a jingle that is still being sung in the streets and alleys: "When the army of the Shi family is victorious, the country will survive; if the army of the Shi family is defeated, the country will be destroyed"? Haven't you realized the warning yet? "
Mo Junyang smiled lightly and asked bluntly: "Are you afraid that in the future the general will wave his arms and put on his yellow robe, and the people will respond one after another, and the Mo family will change hands, right?" Even Mo Junyang asked. When Xiangbin talked about this matter, he was still secretive and did not dare to directly express his guess for fear that it would come true.
But Mo Junyang was a fool and said it without hesitation.
This made Mo Xiangbin feel embarrassed, and he was about to scold him, but when he met Mo Junyang's dark eyes, he finally lacked the confidence and said sternly: "You should know that my concerns are not impossible, even if Shi Junhe does not have such ambitions now , there’s no guarantee he won’t do it in the future, let alone whether he will be instigated by his subordinates?”
One guess after another, in short, Shi Junhe is a hidden danger.
Mo Junyang shrugged noncommittally and said calmly: "What would General Shi think if he heard what you said?"
Probably because he had said that, Mo Xiangbin also peeled off the gentle and friendly disguise on his face, revealing his sinister and calculating side.
He sneered and said bluntly: "I will tell you these concerns. How can he know?"
Mo Junyang asked back: "Today you let General Shi rest at home in public. Do you think he won't understand your fear of him?"
And Shi Junhe probably knew that Mo Xiangbin no longer trusted the loyalty of the Shi family, so under such circumstances, he accepted Mo Xiangbin's order without saying a word.
Mo Xiangbin argued forcefully: "Let me just say that the Shi family has a problem! Think about it, if Shi Junhe is really innocent, how could he not tell the difference with his stubborn character? So my decision this time is right!"
"Since your Majesty has made a decision, I have nothing more to say." Mo Junyang did not even think about changing Mo Xiangbin's mind, and directly acknowledged what the other party said.
However, Mo Xiangbin did not become happy. Instead, he frowned, "What do you think?"
"What do you think of it? The Shi family is nothing to me." Mo Junyang said frankly. He had never taken the Shi family seriously.
It's not that I don't like it, it's that I don't care.
"Isn't even the green snow nothing to you?" Mo Xiangbin asked immediately.
Mo Junyang was questioned by Mo Xiangbin for the first time and was stiff for a long time.
Then, he said calmly: "This matter has nothing to do with Qingxue."
The smile on Mo Xiangbin's face deepened, and he asked: "Is it really irrelevant at all? The rise and fall of the Shi family is related to her whole life. Apart from her identity as the sixth young lady of the Shi family, what else does she have left?"
"Me." Mo Junyang's voice was hoarse, but he said firmly.
"Ah?" Even Mo Xiangbin didn't understand the words without beginning or end.
Mo Junyang licked his lower lip and explained word for word: "I said, besides the Shi family, she also has me."
Mo Junyang would never let Shi Qingxue get into danger again.
Mo Xiangbin was stunned. He realized Mo Junyang's determination again. Even if this persistence was only for Shi Qingxue, it was absolutely impossible for Shi Qingxue to betray the Shi family - that girl looked like a very protective person. The person Mo Junyang will inevitably lean towards the Shi family, actively or passively.
At the thought of such a possibility, the emperor's face was full of displeasure, and his voice was cold, almost forcing him to say: "The Shi family has great achievements, and I will never allow the Shi family to dominate and threaten the country.
I will not forgive anyone or any force who has the slightest chance of threatening my country! "
At the end of the sentence, he was almost murderous.
It's a pity that the person standing in front of Mo Xiangbin is Mo Junyang, who has never known what fear is.
He just pursed his lips and responded calmly: "Then let the Shi family have no chance to harm the country."
"You..." Mo Xiangbin didn't expect that Mo Junyang didn't even have the intention to fight, so he just turned to him.
Even though Mo Junyang still put on a dead face, His Majesty the Emperor still felt the child's 'loyalty' to him.
Sure enough, no matter how few opportunities we have to get along, the blood connection will never be broken.
He is truly worthy of being his... good boy!