royal palace.
Inside Shouan Hall.
The sound of falling pieces sounded from time to time.
Father and son play chess with their eyes on the chess but not their hearts.
Mu Bai watched the chess game intently, with an open heart, really thinking about how to win.
On the contrary, Emperor Shang was absent-mindedly thinking about something and did not put much thought into the chess game.
However, even so, the entire chess game was still one-sided.
White piece, beat the black piece.
There is no suspense at all.
Throughout the whole process, Mu Bai seemed to show no signs of struggle.
"My son has lost."
At the end of the game, Mu Bai saw the strength of the chess game and had to admit defeat.
Emperor Shang came back to his senses, smiled faintly, and then realized that at some point, he had forced his legitimate son in front of him into a desperate situation.
"Bai'er."
Emperor Shang put down the chess piece in his hand and said calmly, "The World-Suppressing Technique is the magical art of conquering the country of our great Shang royal family. You must study it carefully, especially the ninth move, which is the key to the World-Suppressing Technique. Eight moves are reincarnated, and nine moves are unified. , this is the understanding of the World-Suppressing Technique by the royal family members of the past dynasties. The royal family is only one step away from creating the ninth form. I hope that in your hands, I can realize the thousand-year wish of the Great Shang royal family."
"Father, don't worry. My son, I will do my best." Mu Bai stood up, bowed respectfully, and responded.
"And one more thing."
Emperor Shang looked at the legitimate son in front of him and said, "I am going to make you the crown prince and choose a princess for you. You should be familiar with the princess of the Wang family in the east. I will talk to you in the next two days. Mother, please discuss this matter carefully, and I am telling you now because I want you to be mentally prepared."
"Father."
When Mu Bai heard the news, he looked anxious, not because he was happy about being crowned prince, but because he was accused of a marriage without any warning, and it was difficult to accept it for a while.
"Go down first. I will send someone to inform you after I discuss the outcome with your mother." Emperor Shang withdrew his gaze and waved his hand casually, not wanting to say more.
"My son, please retire."
Mu Bai's expression changed again and again, but in the end he did not act impulsively. He bowed respectfully, then turned and left.
Outside the palace, Mu Bai walked out and walked quickly towards Weiyang Palace with a cold face.
Along the way, the palace servants saw the fourth prince's gloomy expression and retreated, not daring to get close.
Not long after, Mu Bai came in front of Weiyang Palace and walked in without warning.
"Mother!"
In the room, Mu Bai looked at his mother in front of him and asked in a deep voice, "Does the Queen know about the Crown Princess in advance?"
"Crown Princess? What kind of Crown Princess?"
Queen Changsun had a strange look on her face when she heard the former's hurried question. She quickly reacted, stood up suddenly, and said joyfully, "You mean, your father wants to make you the crown prince?"
"Mother doesn't know?" Mu Bai asked in surprise.
"I don't know. This is a good thing. If my mother knew about it, she would tell you immediately."
Empress Changsun stepped forward, took the hand of her legitimate son in front of her, pulled her to the bed and sat down, and said anxiously, "Tell your mother what your father told you."
"His Royal Highness the Fourth is going to be crowned Crown Prince?"
Li Garden, Inner Courtyard, Li Ziye was shocked after receiving the news from the palace.
"That's a good thing."
From behind, Hongzhu stuffed a green stem into her mouth and said, "Xiao Ziye, you have been planning for so long, isn't it just to send the fourth prince to the position of prince?"
“A good thing is a good thing.”
Li Ziye came back to his senses and said solemnly, "But it's not the time."
"Why?" Hongzhu asked puzzledly.
"Sister Hongzhu, think about it, why did Emperor Shang support His Highness the Fourth Prince to become the crown prince at this time?" Li Ziye asked instead without answering.
"He has no choice."
Hongzhu responded casually, "The eldest prince and the third prince are dead, and the eleventh prince has shown no sign of fighting for power recently. In addition, due to his background, it is unlikely that he will ascend to the throne. The Shang Emperor can only make the fourth prince the crown prince." .”
"No, he has a choice."
Li Ziye said seriously, "He can support the eleventh prince and continue to create the illusion of two kings seizing the throne. Although it is not as stable as before, but as long as it is maintained carefully, he can still maintain a balance in a short period of time. All along, he It’s all done this way, and there must be a purpose for suddenly changing your mind.”
"Then, that's to win over the Queen's lineage."
Hongzhu thought for a while and said, "After all, in the Queen's lineage, there is a Martial King who rules the Sixth Palace internally and leads powerful troops externally, which is incredible."
"good."
Li Ziye nodded and said with a solemn look, "Sister Hongzhu guessed it right this time. The Shang Emperor is consolidating its forces and may officially take action against the Li family."
"What should we do?" Hongzhu asked with a look of urgency on her face.
"Strike first is the strongest."
Li Ziye said in a deep voice, "If Shang Huang wants to deal with the Li family, he must first covertly and then openly. And Shanghuang's most handy force in the dark is the ten teams of shadow guards. Therefore, we can't wait any longer and must deal with them immediately. "
"Now?" Hongzhu asked in surprise.
"Now."
Li Ziye glanced at the sky and said coldly, "Just after sunset."
"Then how to deal with the royal family's revenge?" Hongzhu said calmly.
"It's getting warmer."
Li Ziye turned his gaze, looked at the north, and sneered, "Let's get rid of his shadow guards. In a short period of time, he will have nothing to do with the Li family. As long as he spends this gap period, wait until the weather gets warmer and the war begins. The royal family will no longer have the power to deal with the Li family."
The Li family is not a soft persimmon. To deal with the Li family, it is impossible to just do it in a big way. You must first use secret power to collect intelligence and evidence, and then combine light and covert to destroy the Li family in one fell swoop.
In this case, the Li family took advantage of it and killed the Shadow Guard first, breaking an arm of the royal family.
"Young master, do you need my help?"
At this time, Hibiscus walked out of the back room and asked.
Mu Jin heard the conversation between the two people in the room. Although she was shocked, she was not shaken in her heart.
"Need not."
Li Ziye turned around and didn't mind at all that Mu Jin heard what he and Hongzhu said, and said seriously, "I said before you complete the World-Suppressing Art, you don't need to participate in other things."
"Um."
Hibiscus nodded and said no more.
On the side, Hongzhu looked at Hibiscus, and then at the young master beside her, with a strange color flashing in her eyes.
Sometimes, she really couldn't understand Xiao Ziye's method of employing people.
Xiao Ziye and Yu Qingxuan have known each other for four years, but the latter has never been trusted. Even if everyone knows that Yu Qingxuan is in love with Xiao Ziye, it is useless.
As for Mu Jin, the time she had known Xiao Ziye was only three or four months, but Xiao Ziye had unreserved trust in her.
The difference is really hard to understand.
In the sky, the scorching sun was heading westward. Under the setting sun, Li Ziye stared at the sky with a look of concentration on his face.
The storm is about to come and the wind is filling the building.
God, it's getting dark!
