In a place like Kyoto, which is always exposed to the eyes of various parties and factions, Minister Yang's initiative to meet Mu Gu was naturally noticed by many officials in Kyoto.

Minister Yang has always maintained a neutral position in the court, and therefore has never been involved in factional disputes. Everyone in the court also keeps a respectful distance from Minister Yang. Even though Minister Yang himself does not think that he is taking sides, his actions this time, even if they are not openly supporting Mu Gu, are tantamount to telling everyone that he does not support Mu Bo to become the crown prince.

When this news comes out, some people are happy while others are sad.

The good news is that those who have been suppressed and have never had a chance to rise finally have the opportunity to support the person they think should become emperor, and thus have the opportunity to display their talents.

What is worrying are those who are originally from the East Palace faction. Originally, they could have followed Mu Bo to a higher level in peace and stability, but now, they are likely to face a fierce battle.

Perhaps it was because there had long been resentment in the court towards Prince Mu Bo, who did nothing but enjoy himself, and the court was quickly divided into two factions.

One faction consists of people who originally followed Mu Bo and hold considerable power, while the other faction consists of people like Minister Yang who are worried about the fate of Dalong and want to pull Mu Bo down from the throne and promote Mu Gu instead.

But in fact, it is not an easy task to shake Mu Bo, who has been the crown prince for seven years, not to mention that the person they want to support is Mu Gu, who is the least valued by the emperor.

It can be said that the road ahead is long.

Precisely because they were afraid of Mu Gu, all actions to support the new crown prince were carried out in secret. Before they were completely sure, the later Mu Bo and Emperor Dalong knew about it, the better it would be for them.

Mu Gu also noticed the undercurrent in the court.

In addition to being a prince under the emperor, Emperor Dalong also appointed some insignificant minor officials to Mu Gu. He was not supposed to attend court with the other ministers. Therefore, he usually did not attend court unless the emperor summoned him. After all, Emperor Dalong probably didn't know whether he was in court or not.

But recently, he has frequently received imperial edicts from Emperor Dalong asking him to attend court with other ministers.

From the surprise of seeing Mu Gu on the first day since his last court appearance, to the even greater surprise of seeing Mu Gu every day for a period of time afterwards, a piece of news was also spreading inside and outside the palace.

Many people believed that it was probably because Minister Yang or several other important officials who supported the establishment of a new crown prince spoke a lot of good words in front of the emperor, which led to Emperor Dalong's special treatment of Mu Gu.

Many people are saying that maybe the East Palace is really going to change its owner.

The news was not a big hit, but there were undercurrents in Kyoto.

Since he tasted the thrill of power, Mu Bo has become addicted to women and has attended court as many times as Mu Gu. Naturally, he doesn't know what has happened in Kyoto in the past few days.

Mu Bo knew about this matter only after his master Qingxu, who had waited for a few days without seeing Mu Bo take any action, could no longer bear it and ran to the East Palace.

During this period, Emperor Dalong pestered Qingxu to make an elixir of immortality, which indeed made him neglect Mu Bo's care.

Emperor Dalong has mentioned more than once that he didn't know what to do with Mu Bai. Qingxu then made a suggestion based on the recent situation. It would be better to make the best of a bad situation and give outsiders the illusion that they are beginning to pay attention to Mu Gu, thereby stimulating Mu Bai's sense of crisis.

"Master Qingxu, is this method really appropriate?"

Emperor Dalong was a cautious person after all. Although he knew that Mu Gu was still a controllable person at the moment, and that he had been in an uneasy period because of the poisoning of Xiao Ruge, it was understandable because he was doing it for the sake of his beloved. After being neglected for such a period of time, he had indeed become much more well-behaved.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that Qingxu can control the situation. Besides, the final outcome is still in the hands of Your Majesty."

With Qingxu's words, Emperor Dalong made up his mind completely. Mu Bo was his eldest son and his favorite child. If he was not hopeless, he really couldn't bear to give up on him.

"Okay, let's do as Taoist Qingxu said."

After Qingxu had planned all this, he hadn't seen Mu Bo, who was supposed to be there to listen, in the court for several days. He didn't know the reason until he asked, but when he asked, Qingxu was really shocked.

Mu Bo hasn't attended the morning court for a whole month. It is said that he has been staying in the East Palace all day long to have fun. Qingxu is even more furious. Some time ago, he was drugged and contracted a serious illness. He finally got better, but he still didn't change his bad habits.

Emperor Dalong values ​​him and has so many elite soldiers and generals under his command. As his master, I have tried my best to consolidate his position, but in the end I still have to clean up the mess for Mu Bo.

Qingxu went straight to the Eastern Palace, looking very aggressive all the way. No one dared to stop him until he reached the gate of the Eastern Palace because of his fast pace in the palace. Everyone knew that Qingxu was a favorite of Emperor Dalong, and if he displeased others, his head would appear on the city gate the next day.

At the gate of the East Palace were standing two loyal guards, Mu Bai. When they saw the visitor, they obviously knew it was Qingxu. However, the prince had said that no one was allowed to enter the East Palace, so they were in a dilemma.

But no matter how popular Qingxu was in front of the emperor, he still had not obtained an official position. In comparison, he should take care of the ancestor in the East Palace.

"Master Qingxu, we didn't mean to stop you. It's the Crown Prince who didn't allow us to let anyone in..."

Upon hearing this, Qingxu's eyes widened instantly, his face full of disbelief, and he pointed at himself with trembling fingers.

"Me! I'm his master! How dare he not see me!"

The guards put on an apologetic smile. Taoist Qingxu was old, and these words really made them angry. The two were really afraid that Taoist Qingxu would get angry and something bad would happen to them, and then they would be in big trouble.

No matter what, such a crime cannot be pinned on these two small guards, as they still cherish their lives.

One of the guards was quite clever. He turned his eyes and spoke slowly.

"In reply to Taoist Qingxu, you should listen to what I have to say to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Qingxu agreed and asked the person in front of him to speak quickly.

The man coughed once and then spoke.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said: Even if my father came today, he would not let me in even if he held the East Palace! I wonder who dares to disturb my good deeds!"

The guard did not dare to speak too loudly, for if the prince heard it, he would be sentenced to death.

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