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Royal Palace.

Inside the Shouan Hall.

The sound of falling children resounded from time to time.

When father and son play chess, their eyes are on chess, but their hearts are not on chess.

Mu Bai watched the chess game intently, his heart was open, and he was really thinking about how to win.

On the contrary, Emperor Shang was thinking about something absent-mindedly, and didn't put much thought on the chess game.

However, even so, the whole chess game was still one-sided.

Bai Zi, beat Hei Zi.

There is no suspense at all.

During the whole process, Mu Bai didn't seem to show any signs of struggling.

"My son lost."

At the end of the game, Mu Bai saw the situation of the chess game and had no choice but to admit defeat.

Shang Huang came back to his senses, smiled lightly, and then realized that at some point, he had pushed his son-in-law into a desperate situation.

"Bai'er."

Shang Huang put down the chess pieces in his hand, and said calmly, "The Zhenshi Jue is my Great Shang imperial family's magic art of suppressing the country, you must study it carefully, especially the ninth move, which is the key to the Zhenshi Jue, the eight moves reincarnate, and the nine moves return to one. , This is the comprehension of the royal family of the past dynasties about the Zhenshijue. The royal family is only one step away from creating the ninth formula. I hope that in your hands, the thousand-year wish of my great business royal family can be realized."

"Father, don't worry, my son, I will do my best." Mu Bai stood up, saluted respectfully, and replied.

"there's one more thing."

The Emperor Shang stared at his son in front of him, and said, "I am going to make you the crown prince, and I have chosen a princess concubine for you. You should be familiar with the princess of the royal family in the east. In these two days, I will talk to you The queen mother should discuss this matter carefully, and tell you now, because I want you to have a mental preparation."

"Father."

When Mu Bai heard the news, his face showed anxiety, not because he was happy to be crowned prince, but because he was accused of marriage without any warning, and it was hard to accept for a while.

"Go down first, and I will send someone to inform you when I discuss the result with your mother." Shang Huang looked away, waved his hand casually, and didn't want to say more.

"My son, please leave."

Mu Bai's expression changed again and again, after all he didn't act impulsively, he saluted respectfully, then turned and left.

Outside the palace, Mu Bai walked out, walked quickly towards Weiyang Palace with a cold face.

Along the way, seeing the gloomy expression on the fourth prince's face, the servants in the palace retreated one after another, not daring to approach.

Not long after, in front of Weiyang Palace, Mu Bai walked in without notification.

"Mother!"

In the room, Mu Bai looked at his mother in front of him, and asked in a deep voice, "Did the Empress know about the Crown Princess in advance?"

"Crown Princess? What Crown Princess?"

When Empress Changsun heard the former's hasty question, her face showed a strange expression. She quickly realized that she got up suddenly, and said joyfully, "You mean, your father wants to make you the crown prince?"

"The queen mother doesn't know?" Mu Bai asked in surprise.

"I don't know. This is a good thing. If the queen mother knows, she will definitely tell you immediately."

Empress Changsun stepped forward, took the hand of her son-in-law in front of her, pulled her to sit beside the bed, and said anxiously, "Quickly tell Queen Mother, what did your father tell you?"

"The Fourth Highness is going to be crowned prince?"

Li Yuan, the inner courtyard, Li Ziye was shocked after receiving the news from the palace.

"Good thing."

In the back, Hong Zhu stuffed a blue grape into his mouth and said, "Little Ziye, you have been planning for so long, isn't it just to send the fourth prince to the position of prince?"

"Good things are good things."

Li Ziye came back to his senses, and said in a concentrated voice, "However, it's not the time."

"Why?" Hong Zhu asked puzzled.

"Sister Hongzhu, think about it, why did the Emperor Shang help the Fourth Highness to be the crown prince at this time?" Li Ziye asked instead without answering.

"He didn't choose."

Hong Zhu responded casually, "The eldest prince and the third prince are dead, and the eleventh prince has not shown any signs of fighting for power recently. With his family background, it is unlikely that he will rise to the throne. The Emperor Shang can only confer the title of His Royal Highness the fourth prince. .”

"No, he has a choice."

Li Ziye said sternly, "He can support the eleven princes and continue to create the illusion of two kings seizing the throne. Although it is not as stable as before, but as long as he maintains it carefully, he can barely maintain a balance in a short period of time. All along, he It’s all done in this way, if you suddenly change your mind, there must be a purpose.”

"Then, that is to win over the Queen's side."

Hong Zhu thought for a while, and said, "After all, there is a Martial King in the empress lineage, who is in charge of the six palaces inside and leads a powerful army outside, which is incredible."

"good."

Li Ziye nodded, and said solemnly, "Sister Hongzhu guessed right this time, Emperor Shang is consolidating his forces, and I am afraid that he will formally attack the Li family."

"Then what should we do?" Hong Zhu asked with a look of anxiety on his face.

"First strike is stronger."

Li Ziye said in a deep voice, "If the Emperor Shang wants to deal with the Li family, he must first be dark before being bright, and the most handy force of the Shang Emperor in the dark is the ten shadow guards, so we can't wait any longer, we must get rid of them immediately. "

"Now?" Hong Zhu asked in surprise.

"Now."

Li Ziye glanced at the sky and said coldly, "Just after sunset."

"How to deal with the royal family's revenge?" Hong Zhu said in a concentrated voice.

"It's getting warmer."

Li Ziye shifted his gaze, looked at the north, and said with a sneer, "Let's get rid of his Shadow Guard, what will he use against the Li family in a short time, as long as he spends this gap period, when the weather gets warmer and the war starts, The royal family will no longer have the energy to deal with the Li family."

The Li family is not a soft persimmon. To deal with the Li family, it is impossible to come directly with great fanfare. It must first use secret forces to collect intelligence and evidence, and then combine light and darkness to destroy the Li family in one fell swoop.

That being the case, the Li family acted aggressively, and took the Shadow Guard first, breaking an arm of the royal family.

"Young master, do you need my help?"

At this time, in the back room, Mu Jin came out and asked.

Mu Jin heard the conversation between the two in the room. Although she was shocked, her heart was not shaken.

"Need not."

Li Ziye turned around, didn't mind at all what Mu Jin heard from him and Hong Zhu, and said seriously, "I said, you don't need to participate in other things until you complete the Zhenshi Jue."

"Ah."

Hibiscus nodded, without further words.

On the side, Hong Zhu looked at Mu Jin, and then at the young master next to him, a strange color flashed in his eyes.

Sometimes, she really couldn't understand Xiao Ziye's way 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 incomprehensible.

In the sky, the scorching sun was heading westward. Under the setting sun, Li Ziye stared at the sky with a serious expression on his face.

The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.

God, it's getting dark!