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Mu Changyan carefully took a glance at Empress Dowager Su. Even though he had already made the preparations to resist, every time he faced Empress Dowager Su directly, he would feel fear in his heart. It was the kind of fear that came from the very bones of his bones. Every night, when he closed his eyes, whenever he thought of Empress Dowager Su's eyes, he would be trembling in fear.

Empress Dowager Su laid on the bed, with two maids on the side, while Li Changlu stood at the side with his head lowered, occasionally looking at Empress Dowager Su's expression.

The smell of sandalwood in the room was a little heavier, and the purple curtains and the bedspread made the atmosphere even more awkward. This awkwardness made Mu Changyan a little uneasy, because he felt that the furnishings of the house were somewhat similar to the rooms of the girls in the brothel.

But of course he didn't dare say.

"You want to become the representative of the Ministry of Rites?"

Empress Dowager Su slowly opened his eyes and asked.

Mu Changyan lowered his head, "The people from the Ministry of Rites have committed a grave dereliction of duty this time, so we cannot not investigate. If there is really someone who is colluding with the enemy, then we must do it. "

Empress Dowager Su: "Oh, then let's check it out."

Seeing that Empress Dowager Su had such a reaction, Mu Changyan was caught off guard. He had thought that Empress Dowager Su's attitude would be very unyielding. After all, Ministry of Rites was basically someone that Empress Dowager Su had inserted himself.

"Do you have any instructions from the Queen Mother?"

Mu Changyan asked.

Empress Dowager Su shook her head slightly, "You already have the ability to handle the country's affairs by yourself. As your mother, I have pretty much helped you out. In the future, if you pay more attention to yourself, there won't be anything that I need to remind you of. If you need me to decide everything for you, how will you be able to be the King of Great Yan? "

Mu Changyan was startled, what was going on? Why was the Empress Dowager acting differently?

Empress Dowager Su paused for a moment before saying: "Speaking of which, Ministry of Rites is indeed not very appropriate. It's time to fix it. If the people of You Kingdom were a little more cautious in coming here, it would not have caused us Great Yan to suffer such heavy losses. Minister of Rites died that night, and since he was already dead, his family shouldn't be implicated. Minister of Rites is still the safest. If you want me to do it, then stay and observe the results. As for the others, you can do whatever you want to do. "

Mu Changyan was a little confused, he didn't understand why the empress dowager was acting this way today.

"These are all trivial matters ?"

Empress Dowager Su sat up and arranged his Hair: "The major event is the conquest of the East, and this enmity cannot be avenged unless it is extinguished. I heard that you have already appointed Fang Zhiji as east marshal? "

Mu Changyan lowered his head: "Yes, Fang Zhiji has always been at the eastern border, understanding the situation, and has a way to use troops."

Empress Dowager Su nodded his head: "Su Zong is indeed useless."

Mu Changyan quickly said: "General Su is also very capable, it's just that he has yet to go to the front lines, and is not very knowledgeable about the situation."

Empress Dowager Su said: "Then let him go and learn from Fang Zhiji."

Mu Changyan's face changed as he thought that there was indeed a conspiracy. No wonder you were so magnanimous about the matters of the Ministry of Rites. Other than protecting Ding Wu, no one else care. So he wanted to interfere in the military affairs ? "If that piece of trash, Su Zong, were to be led by him, who knows how much trouble that would cause."

Mu Changyan muttered to himself for a while before saying: "childrens feels that General Su's strength compared to General Fang's, lies in his ability to use troops in battle. His control over the overall situation and his ability to respond to unforeseen events. As for the strength of the General Fang ? Advantage ? If Queen Mother thinks that he should go to the border, childrens also thinks that it's good to follow him. "

Mu Changyan changed his words halfway through. Originally, he wanted to say that Su Zong's ability lay in the process of combing through the details and stabilizing the rear, but he choked back on these words. He was worried that if Su Zong were to control the rear, Fang Zhiji would completely strangle him to death. At that time, the only one to be strangled to death would not be just one Fang Zhiji, but hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Therefore, he changed his mind and thought that it would be better to send Su Zong to the front lines.

As long as he was not in Fanggu City, it would be easy for him to fix Fang Zhiji up.

Sure enough, the Empress Dowager Su only wanted Su Zong to divide the troops, so he nodded his head: "Then we'll see how the King manages it. If he thinks he's capable, then we'll let him go to the east border to help Fang Zhiji share his worries. He doesn't have much experience in leading soldiers, so why not be the overseer? "

Mu Changyan was so angry that he almost scolded in his heart. If someone with no experience led the army and oversaw the battle, their authority would be higher than the Grand Marshal. How could they fight against such a person?

"childrens thinks that he can become Vice Commander."

Empress Dowager Su was silent for a moment: "Alright."

Then, Mu Changyan was stunned, thinking that he had indeed been tricked. Of course, Empress Dowager Su knew that Su Zong did not have the ability to supervise the troops. He only asked Su Zong to go to the front lines to fish for military merits as capital. Empress Dowager Su was very clear about the meaning of this battle. If he lost, even Great Yan would not be able to protect him. How could she be so foolish as to enjoy the position of Empress Dowager? Her original goal was for Su Zong to become the Vice Commander, but now it was Mu Changyan who proposed it himself. This old ginger was really spicy.

On the surface, it seemed like he had conceded, but he had gotten what he deserved. Now, the scene was shifted to Embroidery Palace, but Empress Dowager Su himself had made the scene perfect. The first thing the Empress Dowager Su wanted was for Su Zong to become the Vice Commander, and now that he had achieved his goal, it was Mu Changyan himself who had brought it up.

Mu Changyan felt that he was somewhat stupid.

Empress Dowager Su said gently: "You are already an adult, there are many things that you can decide for yourself. Thus, in the future, I will only remind you a little when you are unable to accept me as your teacher and won't make any decisions for you. "

Mu Changyan thought to himself, if I believe in your evil, who knows how miserably I would die.

His earlier conversation had made him alert, so he knew that if he wanted to take back his power bit by bit, he couldn't just cower.

"That's right, Queen Mother, over there, we need you to go over and ask us about the situation."

Li Changlu's face immediately changed.

The Empress Dowager Su's expression did not change, "Go then, go Li Changlu ? Explain yourself clearly if you have anything to say. Whether or not you took Quiet People's silver, were you colluding with Quiet People? "

Li Changlu kneeled down with a thump. "How can this servant have such gall? Your servant ? This servant did take some Quiet People silver, but this servant really did not know that they had evil intentions. This humble servant is guilty, this humble servant deserves to die a thousand times! "

He kowtowed again and again, and soon his forehead became swollen.

The Empress Dowager Su said: "Family rules, state laws, if you make a mistake, you must admit your punishment. However ? You did a great job protecting me that day, and I think you can make up for it. Go ahead and say what you need to say in the Ministry of Justice, what you need to say, and what you need to say. "No matter how much you suffer or how much punishment you suffer, you have to accept it obediently."

She turned her head to the side and looked at Mu Changyan: "However, after I've explained everything clearly, once I've received my punishment, it's still better to send him back to the Embroidery Palace. I still need to punish him."

Mu Changyan nodded: "Queen Mother will decide."

He felt a chill in his heart. Li Changlu was one of the empress dowager's loyal dogs. If she could get rid of this person, it would be equivalent to cutting off one of the empress dowager's arms. But right now, Mu Changyan had no way to get rid of Li Changlu, because the Ministry of Justice did not dare to disobey the empress dowager's orders. Discord with the Empress Dowager? Obviously, it wasn't time yet.

"childrens still has to go back to Extreme Heaven Palace to take care of some matters. I'll take my leave first."

He stood up and bent over to say goodbye.

"Right."

The empress dowager raised her head and looked at him, "I heard that you're going to give that An Zheng an uncle?"

This was just something that had just happened, and Her Majesty already knew it very well. Therefore, Mu Changyan believed that as long as there was someone by his side, regardless of who it was, it was the empress dowager herself who planted it.

"Yes."

Empress Dowager Su nodded his head: "That youngster isn't bad. Uncle Feng, please allow him to walk around the palace more often. If there's anything good, let him bring it over for me to see."

Mu Changyan lowered his head: "childrens understands."

Empress Dowager Su waved his hand, "You can go now ? Other than that, there was no need to transfer the Household's silver anymore, the war was more important. As long as it is indestructible, my Embroidery Palace will not cultivate for even a single day. "

These words surprised Mu Changyan quite a bit. He bowed down and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother!"

Empress Dowager Su lied down again: "I'm tired. I was a little frightened that day and still haven't recovered from it. You can go first. If you have anything to do, you can decide on your own, you don't have to come to my place every day. A man must have the determination of a man, he must not be a woman. "

Mu Changyan bent his body and retreated, the anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable.

Who was the most hidden spy around him? In the blink of an eye, what happened in the East Warm Pavilion just now had reached the ears of the Empress Dowager Su.

An Chengli?

Mu Changyan tilted his head to look at An Chengli, who was following closely by his side, and then rejected this idea in his heart. An Chengli had been sent by the empress dowager to begin with. He had wanted to report everything that had happened out in the open to the empress dowager, so the empress dowager still trusted him deeply. However, An Chengli had long ago admitted to everything to him. In the past few days, An Chengli had indeed done many things for himself.

Other than An Chengli, who else could it be?

Mu Changyan felt that he needed to find an excuse to replace the people around him.

"Little An, when the You Kingdom's assassin attacked that day, you were the only one by my side. At that time, all the guards of Extreme Heaven Palace had actually run away by themselves ? I don't think these people need to stay by my side. "

Mu Changyan said as he walked.

An Chengli nodded his head: "I will let Chen Shaobai choose a group of people from the Black Tortoise Group to replace them. At least, I need to be at ease."

Mu Changyan acknowledged: "Let's go to the Celestial Prison."

"Huh?"

An Chengli was shocked: "Going to the Celestial Prison? Your Majesty, it's too dangerous. "

Mu Changyan waved his hand: "It's alright, I'm already crippled, what else can I do. I just want to see that Tan Song again and ask him, why does he want to take such a risk? "

At that moment, a young eunuch hurriedly ran over from afar. "My King, Uncle Chang Xin has sent someone over to express his gratitude."

Mu Changyan was startled. "Who is Uncle Chang Xin?"

An Chengli reminded: "An Zheng..."

Mu Changyan smacked his forehead: "Look at my memory, just ask him to come and see me."

This was the first time Mad Qu had seen such a big character. Although he had seen a lot after following An Zheng, this was after all, the first time he had seen the ruler of a nation. As a result, the Mad Qu's words were a bit sloppy, and his legs were trembling.

Seeing Mad Qu's expression, Mu Changyan found it funny. "An Zheng told you to come and thank him?"

Mad Qu followed behind Mu Changyan: "Yes ? But Great King, the reason An Zheng asked me to come was actually for another reason. "

Mu Changyan looked around: "Let's talk while walking, try to speak as softly as possible."

Mad Qu took out a note from his sleeve and passed it to Mu Changyan: "An Zheng asked me to present this to the King."

Mu Changyan said in his heart that An Zheng was indeed a person with a low profile, and knew that anyone could hear anything he said in the palace. He opened the slip of paper and looked at it. There were only a few words written on it.

Beware of jailbreak

Be careful of the prison break?

Mu Changyan was startled for a good while, but he still could not understand what An Zheng meant. Could it be that the people from the You Kingdom had not been killed in the Fanggu City? Even if they did not kill them, how could they dare to rescue Tan Song?

What did An Zheng want to remind me of?

Mu Changyan walked for a long distance before he suddenly realized something. He couldn't help but laugh, which was especially brilliant.

"That's right, we should be careful. Those You Nationality would never give up. Little An, accompany me to the Celestial Prison to see if we should increase our guard. "

An Chengli did not see what was written on the note, he only saw Mu Changyan's bright smile.