The king is not in the early court, the second is to gamble with the emperor

The next day, Bai Muyan issued an order in front of all the ministers, agreeing to make peace with Xiyue, causing an uproar among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and discussions abounded.

"Ai Qing, what else do you want to say?" He hid his hands in the sleeves of the dragon robe, playing with two white jade dice, and looked at the crowd calmly.

The reaction of the ministers was all expected, he already knew who the traitor was from Bie Li, but he really didn't want all of this to be true, so he decided to pretend to agree to the marriage, if his uncle didn't stand up again, he would just look at it For the sake of old love, let uncle go this time.

"Your Majesty, didn't you disagree with the marriage before?" Unexpectedly, the always low-key Uncle Guo made an exception and was the first to stand up.

"I have just ascended the throne not long ago, and the overall situation is uncertain. The advantages of getting married with Xiyue outweigh the disadvantages, so why not do it." There was a peaceful smile on his face, but he was leaning on the dragon chair, his heart aching, and bleeding.

Uncle, it's really you, and you treat your nephew like this? !

"The emperor is not afraid that Xiyue will turn his back on what he said, and come to attack me in China after the marriage?" Uncle Guo continued to ask, different from the meekness of the past, with an aggressive aura.

"I've thought about it a long time ago. Xiyue has two princes. After the marriage, the second prince of Xiyue will be the son-in-law of my court, so he should stay in my court." Last night, Bai Muyan talked with Xiao Bingzhu about everything. well considered.

"The emperor is holy." Uncle Guo bowed his head and stepped aside, his face slightly pale.

"If you don't have anything to report, you should leave the court today." Seeing everything in his eyes, Bai Muyan quickly ended the morning court, got up and left.

The officials gradually dispersed, and Xiao Bieli, who was silent from the beginning to the end, took advantage of everyone's inattention, and came to the Hall of Pure Heart.

"You came."

Bai Muyan walked in with a solemn expression, and when he saw it was him, his expression softened a lot.

"Mu Yan, you understand what I said is right." Xiao Bieli's eyes were full of helplessness as he took a step forward and held his cold hand.

"I know what you said is right, but after all, he is the uncle who watched me grow up..." There was a sigh in his heart, and Bai Muyan's eyes gradually turned red.

"The country has state laws, and the family has family rules. Even if you are an uncle of the country, treason is a serious crime." Hugging him lightly, Xiao Bie felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.

"But he is my real uncle..."

"Mu Yan, if the uncle of the country is concerned about family affection, he will not collude with Xiyue. Please change the emperor's robe, and I will take the emperor to the uncle's mansion. The emperor will know after seeing it with his own eyes."

Ever since he felt that Uncle Guo was suspicious, he had placed an eyeliner in Uncle Guo's mansion. Just now when the spies came to report, Uncle Guo had invited Prince Xiyue to come to the manor, so he decided to take Mu Yan to see his uncle in person. Exactly how it was done to him.

"Alright, if uncle really colluded with Xiyue, I will never forgive him lightly."

Hastily changed the dragon robes, and the two of them came to the uncle's mansion dressed in civilian attire.Looking at the lacquered red door, Bai Muyan had a complicated expression on his face, he was still hesitating whether to go in, but was dragged away by Xiao Bieli.

"Come on, go to the opposite side and have a cup of tea." Xiao Bieli pulled him into a tea house opposite, and sat down in an inconspicuous place near the window.

"No..." Staring at the gate of Guojiu's Mansion, Bai Muyan hesitated to speak.

He thought that Bie Li brought him here to visit his teacher to inquire about his crimes, so why did he sit down and drink tea again?

"Don't worry, wait for the person who should come." As soon as he sat down, Xiao Er brought a pot of hot tea, and he reached out to help Bai Muyan pour a cup.

"Pfft..." After taking a sip, Bai Muyan frowned and spit out the tea he had just taken.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Bieli looked puzzled.

"It's so hard to drink!" A mouth full of tea dregs, without any fragrance, can this be called tea?

"Haha, this place is no better than a palace, just let it go." Xiao Bieli took the teacup, took a sip of the place where he drank it, and it really didn't taste very good.

"How long do we have to wait?" Bai Muyan's jade-like face showed a faint blush, Xiao Bieli's behavior was too ambiguous, fortunately no one saw it.

"Come on, they can't stand it."

Sure enough, in less than an hour, a soft sedan chair entered the Uncle Guo's mansion, the housekeeper poked his head out, looked left and right, and immediately closed the door.

"Go, the person we are waiting for has arrived." Xiao Bieli stood up, brought Bai Muyan to the wall of the backyard, and pointed to it.

"You want me to climb over the wall and get in?" He widened his black eyes, his face full of disbelief.

"If you don't climb over the wall and go in, why don't you just knock on the door and go in?" Xiao Bieli blinked, with a narrow expression in his expression.

"It's...it's the first time for me to break through the wall and enter the house." Why does it feel like a thief?

"If you don't go in, I'll go in first." Xiao Bieli shook his head helplessly, jumped onto the wall with lightness kung fu, and waved to him.

"Wait for me." He called out in a low voice, and Bai Muyan quickly jumped up.

"Follow me, move gently." Xiao Bieli cautiously walked ahead as he signaled him to silence with his fingers.

The two were one in front of the other, being extremely careful. When they reached the study, Xiao Bieli stopped and pointed inside with his fingers.

"You seem to be familiar with this place?" Bai Muyan said suddenly.

"Come here if you have nothing to do. It's strange if you're not familiar. The scholarly family." Xiao Bieli pricked up his ears and listened, but there was no sound in the room, so he replied. His new "interest".

"Uncle is not inside." Bai Muyan could tell that there was no one inside.

"Strange, they should be here." With a mutter, Xiao Bieli punctured the window paper and looked in through the small hole.

The room was spotless, indeed there was no one there, could it be that he made a mistake?

Impossible, the previous few times I watched the second prince of Xiyue come in and out from here, this time should be no exception.

Suddenly, the cabinet on the wall moved away, and two people came out from behind the wall, they were the Second Prince Xiyue and the Uncle Guo.

"Uncle Cao Guo, you said the marriage is over?"

"Exactly. Originally, the emperor insisted on sending troops. It must have been Xiao Bieli's obstruction, which ruined the old man's good deed."

"Why don't I send someone to kill Xiao Bieli, and then you can walk around the palace."

"No, now that Xiao Bieli is dead, all the spearheads will be aimed at you, and our plans will be disrupted at that time."

"Chaos is chaos. It was you who said that the emperor would not agree to the marriage. Now it's good. Not only did he agree, but he also kept the king as a hostage."

"Your Highness, please be patient, since the imperial decree has been issued, you should prepare well for the marriage, and on the wedding day, let the infiltrated soldiers pretend to be bodyguards and take down Bai Muyan in one fell swoop, so why worry about the great country not being yours. "

"It's a good plan. It can be accomplished without a single soldier. As expected of Uncle Cao, after the completion of the matter, the position of Minister of the Household Department or Prime Minister will be yours."

"That's natural."

"But the emperor is your nephew, can you really do it?" The second prince laughed a few times and asked back.

"Hmph, I don't have such a ruthless nephew. I would rather hand over the position of chancellor to an outsider than to my uncle. He is unkind and I am unrighteous. No wonder this old man."

Really couldn't listen anymore, Bai Muyan, who was burning with anger, immediately kicked open the door, rushed in, pointed at the tip of Uncle Guo's nose and cursed.

"How can I be so ruthless, you dare to rebel, are you worthy of me?"

"Emperor... Your Majesty..." Unexpectedly, Bai Muyan would appear suddenly, Uncle Guo's eyes widened, his face was full of panic, and he almost sat on the ground.

"Uncle Cao Guo, hurry up and get someone to catch him." The second prince Xiyue roared, and immediately rushed forward, throwing himself at his face.

"Your Majesty, retreat quickly." Xiao Bieli rushed in quickly, blocked Bai Muyan behind him, and swept away the attack of the second prince Xiyue with his palm.

"Xiao Aiqing, arrest these two thieves." Furious, Bai Muyan grabbed Xiao Bieli's arm and kicked the second prince Xiyue, hitting him in the chest.

The second prince Xiyue was kicked and fell to the ground. Seeing that the situation was not good, he got up and rushed out. Uncle Guo stood there with a bluish complexion, his eyes glazed over.

"According to the order, the emperor please go back to the palace first, and leave this place to the minister." Xiao Bieli waved his palm and stopped the second prince Xiyue who was eager to get out of the door. The spies arranged in the Uncle Guo's Mansion also arrived at this time, not only stopped the guards in the Uncle Guo's Mansion, but also protected Bai Muyan's back.

"Okay, I'll wait for your news when I return to the palace." His face was livid with anger, Bai Muyan didn't even look at his uncle, and walked away.

The uncle who watched him grow up actually wanted to put him to death. Could it be that he, the emperor, failed too much?

He thinks he has never treated his uncle badly. Could it be that the power is so alluring that his uncle will completely disregard family affection and collude with their greatest enemy...

Bai Muyan only felt haggard physically and mentally, and had a terrible headache. After returning to the palace, he took a nap on the soft couch in the imperial study room, but kept thinking about how to deal with this matter in his mind.

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An hour later, Xiao Bieli took the imprisoned uncle Guo into the imperial study and pushed him in front of Bai Muyan.

"Your Majesty, I have come back to command."

"Uncle, why did you treat me like this? I have never treated you badly!" Bai Muyan opened his eyes, sat up from the couch, looked at his dejected uncle, and felt very sad.

When he was a child, apart from his father and mother, his uncle was the best for him. He taught him calligraphy and poetry, and taught him how to be a good emperor. Unexpectedly, he was the first person to betray him.

"Hasn't the emperor ever treated his subjects badly? The emperor would rather give the position of prime minister to a fledgling boy than to his own uncle." Staring at Xiao Bieli viciously, the uncle Guo finally revealed his sinister side.

"It turns out that uncle is blaming me for not giving you a high position. Didn't I make you a minister to lead the household department? What are you dissatisfied with?" Bai Muyan walked up to Guojiu and looked down at him.

The position of the six ministers is second only to the prime minister. I thought my uncle should be satisfied, but I didn't expect that my uncle would kill him for the sake of power.

Treason is already an unforgivable crime, and colluding with Xiyue and attempting to kill the king is even more sinful. Uncle is a death sentence this time, even if he wants to show mercy, it is impossible.

"Yes, you appointed me as Minister of the Household Department, but you don't trust me at all. How many times have you met Tong'er since she has been in the palace for so long? Do you dare to say that you are not guarding against me?" His hair was disheveled and his face was ferocious, as if he wanted to eat people.

Before Tong'er entered the palace, the second prince of Xiyue visited him in person. At that time, he also thought that treason was a serious crime, so he never agreed.

Moreover, he also had a thought in mind and wanted to marry his daughter to the emperor. Once his beloved daughter became the mother of the country, his face as the head of the country would naturally be radiant, and the day of promotion must not be far away.

But the emperor didn't treat the queen well, the queen's bedroom was just like the cold palace, her daughter had only been in the palace for more than a month, and she was already haggard and inhuman, so he made a heartless promise to the second prince Xiyue.

"It's a misunderstanding..." Bai Muyan smiled wryly, he never thought that what Xiao Bieli did on the day of his wedding would cause such a misunderstanding.

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, the emperor is no longer my obedient nephew, so I have nothing to show mercy." Uncle Guo stared at him coldly, as if he was a different person from the past.

"I am the king of a country, not your puppet, why should I listen to you?" Bai Muyan was also angry.

"Forget it, winner and loser, kill if you want."

"Uncle, why are you doing this..." Although he was angry, Bai Muyan couldn't help but think about his old relationship.

"Your Majesty, first put Uncle Guo into the dungeon, and then it won't be too late. お稥" Seeing his embarrassed face, Xiao Bieli stood up and proposed.

He knew that this matter was too embarrassing for Mu Yan. What he always valued most was family affection. Uncle Guo was not only his relative, but also a half-teacher. He really couldn't bear to see him in such pain.

"Okay, come here, and put Uncle Guo into the prison." Bai Muyan was about to turn around, but suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Xiao Bieli immediately hugged him in his arms, his love and sympathy were beyond words.

"I'm fine, thanks to you this time." With a pale smile, Bai Muyan patted Xiao Bieli's hand.

If it wasn't for Bie Li's side, he might not be able to hold on long ago, and this country might change hands.

He doesn't know how to thank the other party, this feeling may not be clear for the rest of his life...

"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body. I have already locked the second prince Xiyue into the sky prison. We will talk about the uncle's affairs in a few days." Stroking Bai Muyan's forehead, feeling a bit hot, Xiao Bieli hurriedly helped him to sit down.

"I see, you go down first." Bai Muyan said, feeling that his head is not so dizzy, but there are still some things that he has not thought clearly, and he needs to be quiet.

"No, please let me stay here with the emperor." Xiao Bieli shook his head resolutely.

At this time, he will not leave Mu Yan.I didn't tell him the truth of the whole thing at the beginning, because I didn't find evidence, and because I was afraid that Mu Yan would not be able to bear it. Although he didn't look as distraught as when the first emperor died, he must be feeling uncomfortable in his heart .

"Well... I'm tired, you lie down with me for a while." Burying his head on Xiao Bieli's shoulder, Bai Muyan breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good to stay, with him by my side, I can sleep more peacefully...

Not long after returning to the palace to lie down, there was the sound of the queen mother coming from outside the palace, Bai Muyan gritted his teeth and sat up, while Xiao Bieli immediately hid behind the dragon bed.

"Your Majesty." The Empress Dowager walked in with a somewhat unsteady gait.

"What's the matter with the queen mother?" With a pale face, Bai Muyan leaned on the dragon bed, his face full of tiredness.

"Your Majesty, your face is so ugly." The Empress Dowager exclaimed, threw herself beside him, sat on the edge of the bed and touched his face.

"The queen mother is talking about uncle." He didn't need to guess, he knew the reason for the queen mother's visit.

Since Bai Muyan mentioned it herself, the queen mother also expressed her intention of coming, "Your Majesty, Cao Shangshu is your uncle after all, even if you said something wrong and angered you, how can you, a nephew, put him in the prison?"

"Does the queen mother know what mistake uncle made?" After a slight pause, he sat forward.

"This:." The queen mother hesitated.

As soon as she heard that her brother was thrown into the sky prison, she hurried over, before she had time to ask what the crime was, but her son's expression seemed to be different from what she had imagined.

"Uncle, he colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, colluded with Xiyue, and wanted to assassinate me and send my great river and mountain to outsiders." Bai Muyan said every word with force.

"What? Colluding with Xiyue! Impossible, absolutely impossible!" The Empress Dowager exclaimed, her face paled immediately.

"Uncle has already admitted it. I just put him in prison for the time being because of my old love. Does the empress want me to let him go?"

"The queen mother didn't mean that, not that." The queen mother kept shaking her hands in shock.

"Queen mother, uncle committed the crime of exterminating the nine clans this time, and I have to deal with him." Holding the queen mother's cold hand, Bai Muyan looked helpless.

He wanted to be a good emperor and a good son, but judging from the current situation, this was impossible.

"The emperor can't show mercy outside the law, just exile him?" The queen mother looked at Bai Muyan with a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

But he just shook his head, "I let him go this time, there is no guarantee that there will be no second time, and besides, if this kind of treason is not dealt with, it will not be convincing to the public."

"You are so cruel, the mother has only such a younger brother, do you have the heart to let the mother bear the pain of bereavement?" The queen mother said, tears streaming down her face.

"Mother, it's not me who is wrong this time, it's my uncle. I won't destroy his nine clans, but behead him alone. I've done extra favors."

"No, the emperor can't..."

"Queen mother, don't say any more, I've made up my mind, you'd better go see uncle for the last time." He waved his hands, he didn't want to say any more.

He didn't want to kill his uncle either, but what he committed was a capital crime. The state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. If he is released this time, not only will he not be able to explain to the officials, but he will also be unable to set a model for the world.

"Your Majesty!" The Queen Mother still didn't give up, and begged, clutching his hand tightly.

Frowning, feeling exhausted, Bai Muyan gritted his teeth and gave the order to evict the guests, "Come here, send the Queen Mother back to the palace."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good." At this moment, an eunuch rushed in and knelt down on the ground panting.

"What's the matter, you yelled." Holding his sore forehead, he shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty, Uncle Guo, Uncle Guo..."

"Tell me quickly, how is Uncle Guo?" The queen mother hurriedly wiped away the tears from her face, and asked first.

"Uncle Guo committed suicide in the sky prison!" After finishing the words in one breath, the eunuch fell on the ground and dared not even breathe.

"Brother..." Upon hearing the bad news, the queen mother screamed and passed out.

The bedroom suddenly became a mess, the maids and eunuchs rushed up and helped the Queen Mother to lie down on the dragon bed, Bai Muyan was also in a panic, and could hardly restrain his body trembling.

"Come on, hurry up and announce the imperial physician."

"Your Majesty, it's fine." Xiao Bieli flashed out from behind the dragon bed, hugged him who was in a state of confusion, and patted him on the back lightly.

"Farewell, is God punishing me? My heart hurts so much." He clutched his chest and frowned in pain.

The successive blows were too strong. He thought it would not be difficult to be a good emperor, but now his uncle is treasonous and his mother is in a coma, making him doubt whether he can persevere.

"No, all of this is none of your business, don't think too much, just wait for the matter to pass." Mu Yan in his arms was unprecedentedly fragile, as if it would shatter with a light touch, which made his heart ache Can't let go.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician is here." After an unknown amount of time, the eunuch outside the door came to report.

"Mu Yan, let the imperial physician come in to see the queen mother first." Reluctantly let go of him, put the dragon robe on him, and stepped aside.

After the imperial doctor's diagnosis, it showed that the queen mother was just out of breath and would wake up in a short time, so Bai Muyan breathed a sigh of relief.

He personally sent the unconscious Queen Mother back to the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and Bai Muyan set off to the prison again. After interrogation, he found out that the uncle Guo committed suicide by bumping into the wall, perhaps because he knew that he was doomed to die, so he committed suicide by himself.

Although Guojiu committed the crime of treason, Bai Muyan still ordered him to be buried generously, and as he said at the beginning, no one else was involved, but the queen was deposed.

But the Queen Mother stopped talking to him since she woke up, he knew that she was still angry with him, but he didn't complain at all, and went to the Compassion Palace almost every day to say hello.

At nightfall this day, Bai Muyan went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay his respects as usual. Although the queen mother who had not yet recovered from the pain of losing her younger brother was dressed in splendid attire, her expression was ugly. Not much response.

"Your Majesty, the Ai Family wants someone from you." After a long silence, the Empress Dowager finally spoke.

"The queen mother can tell anyone she wants."

"Aijia wants Tong'er."

"Yes." Bai Muyan immediately agreed, wanting to make the queen mother happy.

Tong'er is also a poor woman. The posthumous position is a heavy burden for her, and she has no choice but to abolish the queen. Since the queen mother wants her, it is better to let her be with the queen mother as a companion.

"From next month, Ai's family will worship Buddha behind closed doors, and don't ask about worldly affairs. The emperor will not come here in the future." When the Queen Mother spoke, her eyes were calm and her heart was like stagnant water.

"What's the meaning of this, Queen Mother?" Bai Muyan was stunned, "Do you still hate me?"

"Hate? How could the Ai family hate the emperor? It's not the emperor's fault. The Ai family just wants to be quiet. From now on, they will spend the rest of their lives with Tong'er in this Palace of Compassionate Peace. His eyes no longer had the kindness of the past, as if he was looking at a stranger.

"The queen mother..." He still wanted to persuade, but was interrupted abruptly by the queen mother.

"Please go back, Your Majesty, Ai's family is sleepy."

In desperation, Bai Muyan had no choice but to leave the Palace of Compassion and Ning, walking down the corridor with a gloomy face, full of thoughts.

"Your majesty, you are really easy for me to find."

Bai Muyan raised his head when he heard the words, and saw that it was Xiao Bieli who was walking towards him.

"You came just in time, walk with me." Seeing that it was him, Bai Muyan finally had a smile on his face.

"The emperor seems to have something on his mind." Seeing his difference at a glance, Xiao Bieli hurried forward to hold his hand.

"Well, the queen mother asked me to have Tong'er as a companion, and she planned to worship the Buddha behind closed doors, and asked me not to disturb her when I have nothing to do." Bai Muyan nodded and said what was bothering her.

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. The Empress Dowager is in the palace. You can still see her if you want." Xiao Bieli comforted her softly, his eyes full of pity.

It's not easy to be a courtier, and it's even more difficult to be an emperor. In just a few days, Mu Yan has lost a lot of weight, and even has a dark shadow under his eyes. He must not have slept well at night.

"I understand... By the way, why do you want to see me?" Thinking of Xiao Bieli who was in a hurry just now, he should be looking for him for something.

"Yes, I have something to report to the emperor, and Xiyue sent another envoy, expressing his willingness to exchange [-] horses and [-] cows for the second prince." Stretching out five fingers, Xiao Bieli felt that Xiyue was extraordinarily generous this time. The shot is five thousand horses.

"The second prince of Xiyue is so valuable? Or does he have another identity, could it be that he has become king?" Bai Muyan's eyes lit up.

Five thousand war horses is not a small amount. Xiyuehua wanted to redeem the second prince at such a high price, which shows that the second prince's status is not low.

The previous news is that the Xiyue throne will be inherited by the eldest prince, but judging from the current situation, I am afraid that the throne has already changed hands. Otherwise, the second prince has no real power, how could it be possible for Uncle Xu to take the high position? !

"Your Majesty is wise, I checked it out. On the surface, Xiyue is dominated by the Eldest Prince. In fact, he is just a puppet. The second prince is really in charge." Xiao Bieli said with a smile, they caught a big fish this time.

"It seems that I made money this time. You go back to Xiyue and say that I have accepted all the gifts." Bai Muyan finally showed a long-lost smile.

"The emperor let the second prince go just like that?" He couldn't believe it.

"Who said I'm going to let him go? Didn't they come to ask for marriage? Five thousand horses and one thousand oxen are regarded as the bride price, and I accept it with a smile."

"This move is powerful." Thumbs up, Xiao Bieli was convinced.

"I'm only a little bit better than you." Bai Muyan blinked his right eye, with a sly expression on his face, "Xiyue has always been a serious problem in my heart, this time I must hit it hard!"

Not only his share, but even his father's share must be taken back together.Xiyue is cunning, it is better to outsmart her than to seize them with all her strength, she will empty them out bit by bit, and he doesn't believe that she can't destroy them!

"After receiving the dowry, do you want me to go to him..." Xiao Bieli raised his brows as he gestured on his neck instead of a knife.

"No, it's better to let the enemy live in pain than to kill him and let him die once and for all." Grabbing his hand, Bai Muyan shook his head.

"Mu Yan, I found that offending you will end badly."

He almost forgot that Mu Yan, as an emperor, was very cunning, and he occasionally got the upper hand, probably because Mu Yan didn't care about him, if he really wanted to settle accounts with him, he probably would have gone to see Lord Yan long ago.

"Then have you ever offended me?" Bai Muyan narrowed his eyes and looked at him meaningfully.

"I...that's not really an offense, I only have you in my heart." Xiao Bieli smiled dryly, with cold sweat constantly breaking out on his forehead.

Mu Yan won't settle accounts after Qiu Hou at this time, right?

"Yeah, you just see that I'm soft-hearted, you know that I don't want to touch you, and you keep teasing me." Patting his cheeks red, Bai Muyan showed his snow-white teeth again, and opened his mouth to bite his neck fiercely until Mouth tasted fishy.

"Hmm..." Xiao Bieli let out a low cry, but he didn't dare to move.

"Okay, the mark is left, you belong to me, understand?" Bai Muyan smiled wildly as he licked away the blood from the wound.

He will not go back on what he has determined, and since he has determined that Xiao Bieli belongs to him, he will not let go, and absolutely will not allow others to get involved.

"I'm yours in the first place, so what's the point of making a mark?" Xiao Bieli grumbled while stroking his slightly tingling neck, but his expression kept on giggling.

"In the future, if I find out that you are having an affair with other people, I will..."

"So what?"

"I'll castrate you, and call you into the palace to be the head of house affairs!"