Within the empire, if you ask anyone, which place is the most heavily defended. Ten people will give the same answer - Marshal's Mansion.
There have been murders in the palace, and the two political parties have been at odds with each other for many years. Only in the military circles, the Marshal's Mansion has never had any trouble.
Gu Li went to the Marshal's Mansion in person. In view of the current victory of the Empire over the Duolin Kingdom, everyone naturally believed that he was looking for the Marshal.
Who would have thought that as soon as he entered the Marshal's Mansion, he was disappointed and was told that neither the Marshal nor Leng Yiyao was in the mansion.
Faced with this situation, Gu Li was just stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled. The half-white hair looks particularly eye-catching under the light. He had a good temper. He spread his hands with the guard officer who was leading the way and said with a smile: "In that case, let's talk about it after seeing the marshal at the celebration banquet tomorrow." He turned around and left immediately without hesitation.
The guard officer narrowed his eyes, remembering that Frey had told him before that if he met this person in power, he must be polite no matter what. In this weather, older people are walking around outdoors. Is it possible that their bodies may not be able to bear it? It seemed that there were some sweat stains on his forehead. The guard officer bowed and said: "Why don't you have a cup of tea first and take a rest." When people come, they don't even have to drink a glass of water. If word spreads, they may say that the military is arrogant because of their merits.
Gu Li turned around, looked at him, and slowly wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I am older, so I will cause trouble for you."
The guard officer politely said there was no trouble and guided him towards the living room.
Hospitality is a skill, and if the host is away, the person with the highest status in the house will naturally accompany him. There are three close guards around Hemer: One is Evans, who is currently dealing with the defeat of Duolin Kingdom, and is too busy to deal with the matter on his forehead. The second is Chen Fenghe, the commander of the Northern Region. Unfortunately, I don’t know if they are overthinking it. Since the Queen frequently visited the Marshal’s Mansion, this gentleman has become more and more low-key and disappeared. The last one, naturally Frey, went out with the marshal today.
After much calculation, the most suitable person to entertain guests is Zhai Mu, the newly promoted guard officer.
Although he doesn't often follow the marshal, he can be sent by the marshal to the Queen's side and go to the battlefield together. His colleagues in the marshal's house have a tacit understanding of this important person.
So, not long after Gu Li sat down, someone went to notify Zhai Mu.
The best tea was served to entertain the guests. While making tea, Zhai Mu calmly watched the tea leaves swirling in the cup, as if it was a person's fate, which had been predestined a long time ago.
Gu Li originally found out the whereabouts of He Mo and Leng Yiyao, and came to see him before the celebration banquet. Unexpectedly, he actually saw people, and there were no outsiders present. He seemed to be in a trance, unconscious. .
His frown was secretly suppressed, and he said nothing, just looking at Zhai Mu indifferently.
For a long time, I saw that he seemed to be out of body, and my eyes couldn't help but fall on his face...
The facial features became deeper and deeper, and the jaw became firmer. Seeing him again after many years of not seeing each other, he had grown into such a steady figure, and the irritability in his heart immediately disappeared.
So, holding a cup of tea with his own hands, Gu Li took the lead and spoke: "After so many years, you are still so stubborn."
Since it is a living room, other guards will naturally not stand here and put pressure on the guests for nothing. There were only two of them in the room, and they finally had the chance to say those two words at this moment that they had been holding in their hearts for so many years.
Zhai Muang raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, but did not refute. He just picked up another cup of tea in front of him and sighed silently in the scent of tea: "You once said that the thing about me most like you is this temper."
Connected by blood and inherited from the same origin, how could we not imagine it
Zhai Mu recalled all kinds of things when he was a child... At that time, his father was just an ordinary politician. Over the years, the two parties have reached a stalemate, competing for power, going back and forth, evenly matched. To be able to blaze a trail and become the leader of the ruling party really costs too much. It's a pity that he had left the imperial capital many years ago, hiding his name and concentrating on his own affairs. How his father climbed all the way up in these years, for him, he just listened to the reports in his ears and had no empathy.
After hearing this, Gu Li was silent for a long time, and finally asked the real purpose of coming today: "Then, after so many years, do you still stick to your original plan?" Gu Li was filled with emotion when he said every word. It was very calm, except for the last word, which made his fingertips tremble.
As his youngest son, Zhai Mu has been extremely talented and capable since he was a child. However, he was naturally resistant to entering politics and seemed never willing to choose this path. When he was fifteen years old, he suddenly knelt down in front of him and said that he was unwilling to follow the same old path as him, wasting time and living in vain in political collusion and struggle. At that time, he just thought that this kid was used to living a high-class life and was naturally rebellious, so he simply had someone put him in solitary confinement. Who would have thought that he would disappear without a trace. When we met again, he was already twenty years old.
She stood in front of him with an upright posture and a calm expression, with a strategist in her eyes who controlled everything at this time.
At that moment, he realized that he might have misjudged this arrogant son.
However, what he thinks and thinks is really different from ordinary people.
He told him that compared with the military world, the political world is just a decorative pendant. In terms of real power, the entire empire belongs only to the military community.
Men stand upright and strive to be strong and meritorious, so naturally they have to fight for the most powerful position!
Since the royal family and the political world have declined in front of the military, then he will take the road of the military world and use it for his own purposes. At that time, the military and political circles will become one, and the royal family will become a graceful decoration. In this world, there are still What could make a man's blood boil more than that
Probably remembering his vows back then, Zhai Mu looked at Shang Guli's questioning eyes and suddenly smiled, like a sigh or a taunt: "No." His eyes looked at the direction of the palace, like a wisp of fireworks. It rises quickly and fades away quickly.
No
For the first time, Gu Li was surprised by his arrogant and arrogant son, who could even be called a genius. "Why did you change your mind?" At that time, he was stubborn and wanted to use the most powerful military community for his own purposes. For this reason, he did not hesitate to leave home and go to a different place, starting from the grassroots level. Now, seeing that he has become the Marshal's confidant, he is the most trusted among the three guards, and he has a good relationship with Leng Yiyao, the new emperor. Why did he suddenly change his mind
If the ambition he made back then was ridiculous, his current achievements have proven that he really has this possibility. Why did he suddenly change his original intention after seeing hope
That was his wish that he had been thinking about and persisting in for many years...
"The older you get, not only your knowledge and ability, but also your vision." Zhai Mu took a sip of tea. The slightly bitter taste stimulated the taste buds and made people more awake. His gaze fell into the distance, and he saw the vast ocean of glaciers, and the water of the small river would no longer leave any waves in his heart. Such a person's thoughts and methods are definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people. Take control of the military and turn it into your own use
At the beginning, he had never met Hemo. He wanted to compete for the most powerful power in the world just because of his youth and vigour.
However, having really met this famous figure, no matter how confident he is, he still understands where his limits are.
What's more, one Hemo can be called a god in the military world, and what about Leng Yiyao
I have really seen her methods around her, plus how she crushed Hol Mu's neck with her own hands in D City before. He would not be so naive as to think that she would really know nothing about him for so long.
"What should I say?" Seeing the fleeting self-deprecating smile on his son's face, Gu Li was shocked and felt that he had overlooked the most important thing.
"Just like Yunlai is the financial support of the political world, that gambling king is a member of the royal family." Zhai Mu suddenly turned around and stared quietly at his father's pupils. The cold lights in his eyes were intertwined, cruel and cold, and in the end, Dispersed quietly and turned into a calm pool of stagnant water.
Gu Li, however, seemed to be stunned by his words. He froze in place, stared at him blankly, and opened his mouth. In the end, his face was filled with absurdity!
How can it be!
Yunlai is the leader of the Shengde Group and the leader of the oldest family in the empire. But he was born with a congenital defect and suffered from a strange disease - his hands could not touch anyone directly.
At that time, in order to find a cure for the disease, Yunlai's father tried very hard and searched all famous doctors but could not find any solution. Eventually the focus shifted to other directions…
No matter how wealthy the family is, they are still businessmen. So, are there any other avenues outside the business world
The royal family is arrogant and extravagant, the military is indifferent, and only the political circles are tactful.
He had already made his mark in the ruling party. Faced with the huge wealth of the Shengde Group, he naturally hoped to be a backup, and he was naturally willing to take action to achieve the other party's needs. At this point, we hit it off immediately. Shengde Group became the financial support behind his rise to the top of the political world, and he sought a cure for Yunlai. However, Yunlai's father died young, and Yunlai soon took over the huge group directly. Compared with his father, Yunlai seems more elusive. He is naturally concerned about medical treatment, but he is obviously not as eager as his father. Not touching others, over time, he got used to it, and like the instinct in his body, he gradually adapted and let it go. It's best to be cured. If you can't be cured, you won't go crazy.
There was a time when he suspected that his cooperation with the other party would be terminated. Who would have thought that Yunlai's biological sister An Lan would meet Zhai Mu by chance abroad, and they would fall in love at first sight.
For this reason, the two families made a marriage contract, which was also a covenant. Only then did the alliance become solid again.
But later….
Gu Li pursed his lips, and the wrinkles on his face became more obvious.
After Zhai Mu returned to the imperial capital, he wanted to break off the engagement, which made a quiet person like An Lan bounce back and went straight to Shengde High School to find Leng Yiyao...
Gu Li glanced at his son thoughtfully. Until now, he has never asked why Zhai Mu broke off the engagement... Is it really for that Leng Yiyao
Zhai Mu was so perceptive that when he saw his father's eyes falling heavily on his face, he had already guessed what he was thinking. Just a rebuttal
Why deceive yourself
Why didn't you have this thought at the beginning
Is there any other woman like her in this world
She was like a dose of poison, once she got it, she would never get rid of it for the rest of her life. Be willing and have no regrets in this life.
He remembered her calmness and self-possession after being awakened by him in the cellar. He remembered her shrewdness in deliberately planning and leading him into Siller's casino. He also remembered her meticulous thinking when she first entered the imperial capital.
The highest power, the most beautiful woman, in this world, facing these, which man would not be dazzled
However, three days ago, in the air-raid shelter in D City, the moment he saw Siller walking out of the darkness, all the extravagant hopes in his heart were completely wiped out!
Zhai Mu's face suddenly turned gray. No matter how warm the tea in his hand was, it couldn't make his eyes warmer...
That man who smiled so freely and so cruelly that even the entire Leng family was under her feet, was not only smart, he was simply astonishing!
Except for the marshal, I'm afraid no one knows her nature better than him.
What she has is by no means as simple as what outsiders see.
Just like the night he recalled for the first time in his dreams countless times...
He was surrounded by evil spirits and was seriously injured, but he smiled so coldly and enchantingly.
That was her true face that she never concealed, and it was also her true face that revealed her true identity and revealed her murderous intent.
And that night was the night when Lu Ming, the most prestigious second prince in the empire, died without a complete body...
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In the next chapter, it’s your gambling king’s turn.