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Weiyang Palace.

"My son, please greet the queen mother!"

In the hall, Mu Bai knelt down to salute, with a respectful expression.

"Get up."

Empress Changsun looked at the son-in-law in front of her, and said, "Why are you here now?"

"There is something I want to discuss with my mother."

Mu Bai got up, looked at his mother in front of him, and said seriously.

"Sit down and talk."

Empress Changsun said calmly.

"Ah."

Mu Bai responded lightly, and sat down opposite his mother.

"Elder brother, queen mother."

Murong personally served tea to the two of them, and immediately sat quietly by the side.

Mu Bai picked up the tea, took a sip, and said softly, "Mother, please back away from the left and right sides."

When Empress Changsun heard the words, she narrowed her eyes and immediately ordered, "You all go out."

"Yes!"

In the hall, all the maids and mistresses listened to the Queen's order, saluted respectfully, and immediately retreated.

"What do you want to say?"

After stepping back to the left and right, Empress Changsun looked at her son-in-law in front of her and said seriously.

"It's about seizing the heirloom."

Mu Bai said seriously, "Queen, I would like to ask, if I don't fight all the time, can my queen and uncle protect themselves?"

"Your father is alive, no one dares to touch us."

Empress Changsun said truthfully, "If your father is not here, the new king who succeeds may still respect me as the queen mother because of people's words, but your uncle's military power will definitely be taken away. Not necessarily, the eldest grandson's family will undoubtedly decline quickly, this is still the best situation, if the new king intends to target the eldest grandson's family, you should know what the consequences will be."

When Mu Bai heard this, his expression was shocked.

"Brother."

On the side, Murong opened his mouth and said softly, "You are too impulsive in the court today. It is really unwise to offend King Jiuyou for the sake of a son of the Li family."

"As a friend, it's only natural to say something for a friend. As a prince, you shouldn't succumb to the intimidation of your courtiers. If you speak for Brother Li, you don't regret it." Mu Bai came back to his senses and said calmly.

"can!"

Empress Changsun didn't refute anything, and said sternly, "As long as you are willing to participate in the court affairs and offend King Jiuyou, you will be offended. We can afford it. You are a prince and he is a subject. Even if you are offended, he will not dare to retaliate blatantly." But, Bai'er, you have to know that all the prerequisites are because of your status as the prince of a great merchant. One day, when the new king takes the throne, you will no longer be a prince, but a subject. A courtier! Do you understand?"

"Is it possible that if I decide to fight, I can save my mother, uncle, and the entire eldest grandson's family?" Mu Bai said in a deep voice.

"If you are a king, in the whole world, is it the king's land, and the shore of the land, is it the king's subject!"

Empress Changsun stared at her son-in-law in front of her eyes, and said with burning eyes, "The Changsun family can preserve its glory for a hundred years!"

"My son is obsessed with martial arts, so he may not become a wise king."

Mu Bai continued to ask, "Is that okay?"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to do everything yourself, as long as you know people and make good use of them, that's enough." Empress Changsun replied.

"it is good."

Mu Bai didn't hesitate anymore, and replied, "I can do what my mother wants, but I also have my own requirements."

"Say."

Empress Changsun's eyes flashed, and she said.

"After the son-in-law made his statement, everything will be the same as before. The queen mother and uncle can't force the son-in-law to do something he doesn't want to do just because the son-in-law agrees to participate in the seizure of the heir apparent."

Mu Bai looked at his mother in front of him, and said seriously, "For example, marriage!"

"can!"

Empress Changsun didn't think much, and agreed without hesitation.

"there's one more thing."

Mu Bai condensedly said, "I have a person who I want to recommend, but he doesn't want to be an official. I want to ask my mother, what can I do?"

"You mean, the son of the Li family?"

Empress Changsun picked up the tea in front of her, took a sip, and asked.

"Not bad." Mu Bai nodded.

"This person, I have heard your aunt mention it several times."

Empress Changsun said calmly, "Bai'er, the Li family's status in the Great Shang Dynasty is subtle, why do you have to use this son?"

"Because he's smart enough."

Mu Bai said earnestly, "If you have his help in the matter of seizing the heirloom, you will be able to get twice the result with half the effort."

"Oh?"

When Empress Changsun heard the words, she was surprised and said, "My mother rarely hears that you have such a high opinion of a person."

"My mother may not believe it, but the loss of military power of King Xuanwu and King Jiuyou in the court today was all deliberately designed by Brother Li." Mu Bai said.

"impossible."

Empress Changsun's expression sank, and she said, "If it is said that King Xuanwu's matter was designed by him, it is indeed possible, but the loss of King Jiuyou's military power was just an accident. Even your father called him to the palace. On the spur of the moment, how can he set up a situation."

"As the empress mother said, the emperor called him to go to the palace on a temporary basis, and he set up a situation when he went to the palace."

Mu Bai said sternly, "When he saw Zhang Qizheng and Lu Siqing, two veteran ministers fighting against King Xuanwu for him."

Empress Changsun heard it, her expression was shocked, and she said, "He told you personally."

"Ah."

Mu Bai nodded.

Empress Changsun and Murong looked at each other with shock in their eyes.

In such a short period of time, he could think of a way to deal with a King Wu. If this is true, the scheming of the Li family son is truly unfathomable.

"He actually told his elder brother frankly about such a secret matter."

Soon, Murong came back to his senses and asked, "Could it be that elder brother suddenly made a decision today that he is willing to seize the heir, and it is also related to the son of the Li family?"

"Brother Li, you did persuade me a few words."

Mu Bai didn't hide anything, and said, "He said, I can go my own way, but I must stand at a high enough height to be qualified to decide my own destiny. All along, what I have been avoiding is not trouble, but Responsibility! Therefore, he suggested that no matter what decision I make this time, I should have a good discussion with my mother."

"Great!"

When Empress Changsun heard the words, she sighed softly, and said, "At such a young age, you can see the world and people's hearts so clearly."

Speaking of this, Empress Changsun looked at the disciple in front of her and said softly, "He said that he didn't want to become an official. This is the right choice. From the perspective of the Li family, if he becomes an official, he will definitely attract more people If you are afraid, it may even arouse your father's vigilance. The Li family should preferably be a pure merchant family. If you want to reuse him, you can. The queen mother can also fight for him as a court guest, but it is not necessary."

"Why?" Mu Bai was puzzled.

"If the Li family doesn't enter the court, it will help you even more."

Empress Changsun said calmly, "The relationship between you and the Li family's son-in-law is just a personal relationship. If the Li family's son-in-law enters the court, even if he is a guest, the personal relationship between you and the Li family's son-in-law will immediately disappear in the eyes of outsiders." It will become an alliance between the eldest grandson's family and the Li family. In this way, it may not be a good thing for the eldest grandson's family or the Li family. It is better for you and the Li family's son to continue to maintain a personal relationship. Tomorrow, I will not be stingy in doing something for you, that's enough."

"The Empress!"

Just when the two were talking.

Outside the main hall, the servant's anxious voice sounded, "Slave, I have something important to report."

Inside the hall, Empress Changsun focused her eyes and said, "Come in!"

Outside the hall, the servant came in hurriedly, first saluted respectfully, and then rushed to report, "Empress Empress, early this morning, the former head of the Confucian School of Fa and Confucianism went to Li Garden with a heavy ceremony, and expressed respect to Bai Wangyu, the chief disciple of the Confucian School. The Li family proposes marriage!"

"what?"

When Empress Changsun heard this, her complexion changed immediately.