Under the kind care of the Queen Mother, the emperor gave in, and the Queen Mother felt very relieved and signaled that she wanted to drink some lotus seed soup, and the emperor personally served it to her.

After drinking the lotus seed soup, the queen mother said: "Whether it is Liangzhou or Saiwai, for the royal family, it is a small matter, and the heir is a big thing." ”

As soon as this question was mentioned, the emperor's expression was sluggish, the queen mother grabbed his hand, patted it lightly twice, and sighed: "How long can the emperor be in power, you look at our Great Jin, eight hundred years, there are a few emperors who have lived past sixty, and a few more who have lived past fifty, and the first emperor has only lived fifty-eight, the emperor, the heir, is the big deal." ”

The Queen Mother dared to say that the emperor has no heirs so far, and if there are no heirs, who will inherit this vast world.

"Queen Mother," the emperor smiled reluctantly, "the son is still young, there will be, there will be." ”

The Queen Mother nodded, stretched out her hand to signal, Gonggong Qi sent a stack of portraits, the Queen Mother motioned to the emperor to take it, and the emperor took it and looked at it, a stack of portraits of women.

"This is the portrait of the women of the ministers of the court and the family of the gate lords that I have collected, you can take a look," the queen mother said, according to the convention, after the new monarch ascends the throne, he must draft a draft girl to enrich the harem, and the queen mother is preparing for the draft girl.

"The Queen Mother. The emperor was very embarrassed, he didn't have the heart to choose any show girl: "Son, there are so many things in the court now, this draft girl, let's talk about it later." ”

"You've been on the throne for two years, it's time to draft a girl. The Queen Mother said.

"Queen Mother, now is really not the time," the emperor tried his best to explain: "Liangzhou is fighting outside the Saiwai, the imperial treasury is empty, at this time the draft girl, the court discussion is bound to be turbulent, the queen mother should wait for a while." ”

The Queen Mother looked at him quietly, and only nodded slightly: "Okay, it's up to you, alas, we royal people, there is no housework." ”

The mother and son began to chat slowly again, and after a while, the Queen Mother signaled that the emperor could leave.

Father-in-law Mu returned to Tingxiao Courtyard again, this name is very elegant, but it is a small courtyard that is feared by people all over the world, Father-in-law Lin is still in the room, but Father-in-law Bai does not know where to go.

"Godfather," Father-in-law Lin greeted him, Father-in-law Mu waved him away, and Father-in-law Lin was a little more careful when he saw this.

After Gonggong Mu sat down, he still didn't speak, staring at the ground in a daze, his mouth moved, and he was immediately scared back by Gonggong Lin.

The room was as silent as death, and Grandpa Lin carefully poured tea for Grandpa Mu, and then asked cautiously and softly, "Godfather, what's wrong?"

Gonggong Mu shook his head after half a sound, and sighed softly: "We people, if we leave the palace, we are nothing, alas, my godfather is old, and it will be up to you in the future." ”

These words made Father-in-law Lin a little confused, and after half a sound, Father-in-law Lin comforted: "What did the godfather say, the sons still have to rely on the godfather to take care of it, godfather, what's wrong?

Father-in-law Mu nodded slightly: "However, the emperor will not let Sheng Huai go," Speaking of this, he paused and looked up at Father-in-law Lin: "Yangzhou internal guards need to make some preparations." ”

When Gonggong Lin heard this, his face turned embarrassed, and Gonggong Mu frowned slightly: "What's wrong?

Father-in-law Lin nodded: "Godfather has a lot of things, and his son didn't report it, it's his son's mistake." ”

"The internal guard is you taking care of it, report everything to me, what do you want you to do, say it. Father-in-law Mu said disappreciatively.

"Yes, thank you godfather," Gonggong Lin paused, and quickly sorted out his thoughts: "In the past, godfather judged that the infiltration of Yangzhou's internal guards had been partially investigated, and the former internal security chief Gu Shuo's head Gu Jian, the internal guard Gu Wei, and Gu Jian's wife were all spies. ”

"Who sent it?" Father-in-law Mu immediately asked, and Gonggong Lin shook his head: "I didn't find out, they were exterminated." ”

"All?" Father-in-law Mu was a little surprised, and Father-in-law Lin nodded: "Liu Han reported that the other party's cultivation was very high, and it was in the form of an attack, he was caught off guard and was a little injured." ”

As he spoke, Lin Gonggong asked Maizi to take the report, and Gonggong Mu took it and quickly read it: "If even Liu Han is injured, then the other party's cultivation should be a top-grade grandmaster and a great grandmaster, is it the one?"

Liu Han admitted in the report that he was not an opponent, but the other party seemed to have concerns, so he did not kill him.

Gonggong Lin was silent for a while, and nodded: "My son also judged it this way." ”

"How did that intervene in Yangzhou's internal guards?" Father-in-law Mu looked puzzled and solemn, but Father-in-law Lin did not answer.

That, naturally, is the mysterious great master, this great master has been legendary in the rivers and lakes for a long time, the dragon has not seen the end, I don't know where he is from, I don't know what force he belongs to, the internal guard has spent a lot of energy to find, but I haven't found the slightest clue, there is no file in the internal guard archives, but there is a record of his shot, it is still a record of more than ten years ago, these ten years ago, there is no record of his shot.

"It seems that things in Yangzhou are not so simple," Grandpa Mu said, Grandpa Lin nodded, and Grandpa Mu pondered: "Could that be the person from the Hundred Workshops?"

"Hundred Workshops?" Lin Gonggong thought for a moment: "The Hundred Workshops are just a chamber of commerce, he is so attractive, can he attract a great master?"

Father-in-law Mu shook his head slightly: "It's hard to say, Baigongfang has this financial resources." ”

Gonggong Lin was still frowning, obviously not very convinced: "If it is a hundred workshops, what are they doing to infiltrate the internal guard?"

Grandpa Mu sighed: "This is a mystery!"

Gonggong Lin nodded, and said again after half a sound: "There have been a lot of things in Yangzhou recently, the Cao Gang Fang Zhen was assassinated, according to Liu Han's report, he judged that Fang Zhen died at the hands of immortal cultivators. ”

Father-in-law Mu was obviously a little surprised, and looked up at Father-in-law Lin, who signaled to Wheat again, and Wheat hurriedly took out the file and sent it.

Father-in-law Mu looked at the file, and Father-in-law Lin added on the side: "This is the latest receipt, in addition, Liu Han wants the contact information of the internal guards of the Cao Gang, the son is in charge, and it has been given to Blue Butterfly, whether it is appropriate, please ask the godfather to show it." ”

"You did the right thing, give it to him!" Mu Gonggong decided: "The affairs of Yangzhou are getting more and more complicated, the great grandmaster, the hidden immortal sect, have all come out, and there are constant entanglements in the court, we don't have the energy for the time being, so let Liu Han deal with it, perhaps, he can give the court an unexpected surprise." ”

Gonggong Lin pretended to breathe a sigh of relief, in fact, he knew very well in his heart that Liu Han was the right person.

These internal defenders have been weakened very much, and he is already barely maintaining, and he can no longer find a suitable person to deal with the affairs of Yangzhou, but fortunately there is a Liu Han.

Gonggong Mu pondered for a moment and asked, "What is Blue Butterfly's report on Fang Zhen's death?"

"Blue Butterfly's report is not much different from Liu Han's. Lin Gonggong replied: "However, Blue Butterfly is a little worried about the future of the Cao Gang, and the Cao Gang will be by..."

As he was talking, a little eunuch was outside asking for instructions, and Maizi hurriedly went out, and soon came in again, with a few more small bamboo tubes in his hand, he checked the seal in front of him and opened it, took out the note, and transcribed it.

"The Cao Gang will be led by Fang Zhen's son Fang Jie, this Fang Jie is impulsive and dissatisfied with withdrawing from the imperial capital, once he becomes the gang leader, the Cao Gang will probably go north with all his might, in addition, Fang Zhen is very cautious and did not intervene in the salt industry, Fang Jie is afraid that he will enter the salt industry. ”

The corners of Gonggong Mu's mouth showed a hint of ridicule: "This young gang leader is ambitious, but without Fang Zhen and Xiao Lan, what will he take to the north?" Liu Han and Xiao Yu still didn't tear him to pieces. ”

Gonggong Lin hesitated, and said cautiously: "My son has another idea. ”

"Oh, tell me. ”

"Fang Zhen's death should be due to the involvement of external forces in the internal disputes of the Cao Gang," Lin Gonggong thought about and said: "But what are the disputes within the Cao Gang? According to Blue Butterfly's intelligence, there are two parts to the internal disputes of the Cao Gang, one is to go north and return to the imperial capital, the other is to go south and destroy the Jiangnan Society; as for entering the salt industry, it is very small; why did the other party kill Fang Zhen and even move out of the Hidden Immortal Sect?"

Mu Gonggong thought for a moment, understood, and looked solemn: "What you mean is that some people think that Fang Zhen has hindered the Cao Gang's decision, so kill Fang Zhen so that Fang Jie can be the leader of the gang." ”

Gonggong Lin nodded, and Gonggong Mu frowned slightly: "Then how do you conclude that after Fang Jie becomes the gang leader, he will develop to the north, or go south to destroy the Jiangnan Society?"

"This is my son's doubt," Lin Gonggong replied cautiously: "Maybe this is also Liu Han's doubt, so he needs news from within the Cao Gang." ”

Father-in-law Mu thought for a while and nodded: "That's it, it's really not good, just give Fang Jie a lesson and let him retreat." Well, leave it to Liu Han. ”

"Yes. Gonggong Lin breathed a sigh of relief and handed over the contact information of the blue butterfly to Liu Han, it was a decision he made alone, and now he had the support of Gonggong Mu, which made him feel at ease.

The chief steward of the three thousand eunuchs and five thousand palace maids in the palace, their promotion, even life and death, are all in the hands of this white-bearded and white-haired old man.

Even a person like Gonggong Lin, who controls important departments and has a lot of power, has to look at his face.

Gonggong Lin felt that the matter had been discussed, but Gonggong Mu did not move, knowing that there was still something to do, but he hadn't thought about it yet.

Sure enough, after the meeting, Mu Gonggong signaled that the wheat withdrew, and after the wheat withdrew, Mu Gonggong ordered in a low voice: "From now on, we must closely monitor Pan Lian, Pan Ji, Gan Tang, and Qiuyun." ”

Gonggong Lin was slightly shocked in his heart: "Godfather, this is..."

These are Shangshutai ministers, they are the core of the imperial court, and the most important thing is that not one, but all, to move them, even the internal guards must be weighed.

"Hmph, some people feel that when they enter Shangshutai, they can get carried away, this world is the emperor's world, not theirs. Grandpa Mu coldly popped out from between his teeth, coldly.

"My son understood. Grandpa Lin didn't ask any more questions, and Grandpa Mu's words were already very clear.

After hesitating, Gonggong Lin whispered: "Godfather, Pan Lian has a lot of things, and he has collected a lot of silver." ”

Mu Gonggong thought for a while and shook his head: "With the Queen Mother here, I can't move the Pan chain, but I have to collect evidence, and in addition, I have to pay special attention to who they often interact with?"

"What about Cao Huang?" asked Gonggong Lin in a low voice.

Cao Huang, the former general of the cavalry, a military giant, has been under the strict monitoring of the internal guard since Zhishi, and why did Cao Huang suddenly become a master when he was in the height of his prestige, both of them knew the inside story very well, and this time the emperor reactivated Cao Huang, and both of them were very worried.

"He," Mu Gonggong thought for a while: "As usual, he just came out, and the old department has been cleaned up by us, and the emperor wants to deal with it, and he can't deal with him for the time being." ”

Gonggong Lin nodded understandingly.