Chapter 750: Hurt the enemy 1, hurt yourself 8
Chapter 750: Hurt the enemy 1, hurt yourself 8
This big commotion in the palace could not be concealed.
The news soon reached the palaces of the eighth and ninth princes.
Those two were not stupid people. They immediately associated the movement with Hengcheng Geshan.
After all, Lao Qi just came back from Hengcheng!
Baili Moyan's eyes danced with excitement as he said to Guan He beside him, "It seems that this old man has hidden something incredible in Geshan!"
"If this powerful force is used by me, then I won't have to worry about achieving great things."
Even if he has stains on him, with such a powerful weapon, what can he do even if he can reach that position like the fourth brother?
"No, we can't wait any longer!" Baili Moyan felt that this matter should be dealt with as soon as possible! "Leave the city immediately! We must get that thing before Old Seven and Old Eight!"
That thing was made by Lao Ba. Now that it has been exposed, he will definitely find a way to transfer those things!
And if the seventh brother gave this thing to the emperor first, the emperor would definitely let the seventh brother take it back and nationalize it!
Neither of these two outcomes was good for him. Therefore, he had to take the initiative and act before everyone else!
However, just as he was about to leave, the emperor's oral order came, and Prince Xuannan Yu entered the palace to meet the emperor.
Baili Moyan knew that the emperor suspected that the incredible thing was related to him, so he wanted to trap him in Kyoto!
I guess it’s not just him, Lao Ba should also be trapped now!
He had no choice but to send a look to Guan He, asking him to go ahead and he would find an opportunity to meet up later.
Guan He understood what he meant and nodded at him imperceptibly.
When he arrived at the palace, Baili Moyan indeed saw the eighth brother Baili Moqi.
His face didn't look very good. He usually had a fake smile on it, but now he couldn't even force a smile!
Seeing this, Baili Moyan felt quite happy.
Then, he asked in a gloomy tone, "Hey, why does Big Brother look so unhappy today? Did something happen?"
"Or is it that Brother Eight is having a conflict with Sister Eight again?"
Baili Moqi glanced at him coldly, a hint of chillness in his slightly raised eyes.
The two entered the Taiji Hall one after the other, and Baili Moyan put away his gloating the moment before seeing the emperor.
In the inner study, the emperor sat in front of the unfinished chess game, holding a white piece in his hand, his eyes filled with hesitation and confusion, as well as fear and suspicion.
He stretched out his hand and placed the white piece in the corner of the chessboard. Suddenly, the white piece, which should have been dead, had a glimmer of hope.
He spoke softly, seemingly asking Liu Qin, but also seemingly asking himself, "Did Old Seven really not see this step?"
There was silence in the hall. Liu Qin did not dare to say anything more. He tried to reduce his presence as much as possible, and even his breathing was extremely cautious.
"Or, he saw it, but he didn't want to leave?"
After all, taking this step means sacrificing a lot of white pieces in order to fight for a way to survive among the heavy injuries!
It seems that he really cannot do such a tactic that hurts the enemy by a thousand and hurts himself by eight hundred.
At this time, the young eunuch outside came to report that the eighth prince and the ninth prince were waiting outside the palace.
Emperor Qiwen took one last look at the chessboard, reached out and grabbed a handful of white pieces, and scattered them directly on the board, completely ruining the game.
On the other side, Baili Moqing and Shu He got on a carriage out of the city.
Nanqi, Xizhu, Xuanfeng and Zhang Zhiyi accompanied them, and Baili Moqing also called Yi Meir.
He said that the perimeter of the workshop was covered with poisonous insects and weeds, which was probably set up intentionally to prevent people from accidentally entering.
Yi Meir was born in the Poison King Valley and may know more about toxicology than Shu He. Bringing her along is just in case.
In addition to these people, the emperor also asked Meng Fang to bring a team of guards! They followed the carriage from a distance, and the group was quite impressive.
In the carriage, Shu He looked at Baili Moqing in confusion, not understanding why he told the emperor about the explosives?
"Didn't you say that in this backward age, there shouldn't be weapons that are far ahead of the times and lethally lethal? Why did you agree to help the emperor obtain black powder?"
Baili Moqing looked at her and couldn't help laughing, "Why have you become stupider?"
Shu He frowned at him, "What do you mean?"
Why is she stupid?
"If I don't speak frankly about this, it will only deepen his suspicion of me!" Baili Moqing explained: "Today's series of tests are actually his reminders and warnings to me."
"Generals and ministers fighting for peace" and "situation of struggle", the emperor was hinting to him that Tianqi was now facing internal and external troubles, and he had to consider the consequences carefully before taking any action.
Shu He was shocked. "You mean, the emperor already knows that you know about the Di Ting dagger?"
Baili Moqing shook his head, "Probably not. However, before he left, he asked about the conversation that day in Tongle Hall when I was alone with the Fourth Brother."
"He asked us what we talked about in Tongle Hall."
Shu He looked nervous and asked, "How did you answer?"
Baili Moqing looked relaxed. "I said, I just want to ask the fourth brother, was he involved in framing me back then? But the fourth brother didn't say anything, just gave me a meaningful smile."
Shu He frowned, feeling a little worried, thinking that his answer was a bit risky. "If you say that, it will arouse the emperor's suspicion and jealousy!"
Baili Moqing held her hand and smiled at her: "Don't worry, his suspicion of me has never disappeared!"
"Ever since I returned to Kyoto full of life, he has never relaxed his vigilance and suspicion towards me. And this ambiguous statement actually makes him feel more at ease."
"As for the black powder issue, I brought it up openly. One reason was to take control of the matter myself, and the other was to use the pressure from the palace to make it difficult for the Eighth and Ninth Brothers to handle it!"
Shu He understood. He was using black powder to disrupt the emperor's vision, so that the emperor would feel at ease and temporarily relax his vigilance against him! It also allowed the emperor to hold back Lao Ba's men, giving them ample time to resolve the matter.
"That black powder, you really..."
Shu He felt that it would be best if this thing disappeared from the world. The destructive power it brought was too great. If it were to appear in the world and used in war, who knows how many people would die!
"Don't worry!" Baili Moqing had already made up his mind, "The emperor sent Meng Fang here, not only to help, but more importantly to monitor him."
"This is even better. With him here, the subsequent events will have a bit more credibility when they are reported to the palace."
Shu He finally understood his intention this time, and his heart relaxed.
At this time, while they were galloping towards Hengcheng, a horse came from the direction of Anzhou and was heading towards Kyoto quickly.
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