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Chapter 40 Chess Game
Chapter 38 Chapter 35 Chess Game
In early winter, the daylight hours were shortened a lot. When Li Zihe returned to the Imperial Hospital, it was not too late, but the sky was already gray, and he was thinking about the scene in the prime minister's mansion all the way.

The prime minister's mansion is very respectful to Mu Pianwu, and "Mr. Mu" dare not neglect before and after. Zheng Ying obviously doesn't know that Mu Pianwu has explained the relationship between the two to her. On the surface, the two are really like father and son.Zheng Ying didn't ask much about the healing method she said, and she didn't object to her proposal to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion on the [-]th of every month. She didn't care about the threat she made to him last time, or in other words, He asked himself to heal Mu Pianwu's leg, did he acquiesce in their cooperative relationship?Even if it is not cooperation, at least it is not an enemy...

Li Zihe entered the backyard, looked up and saw the candlelight in his hut streaming out through the gently closed door, Shen Mo must still be waiting for her in the room, many unclear questions today, I am afraid that he can get the answers from him, thinking about it At this point, there was no peace in my heart, and the movement of my feet was not slow, I pushed the door and entered the house.

Shen Mo was sitting at the table and flipping through Li Zihe's medical books. The flickering of the candlelight made his face light up and then dark. The moment he saw Li Zihe, his eyes lit up slightly, and then returned to normal, and said lightly: "Come back gone."

Li Zihe nodded, walked to sit next to him, and before she could speak, Shen Mo said again: "Eunuch Hao, who you want to investigate, died in the sea of ​​fire six years ago."

"Sea of ​​fire?" Li Zihe was surprised, how could it be easy to catch fire in the palace?

"That's right." Shen Mo affirmed: "Six years ago, a fire broke out in the Hongluan Palace where the Empress lived, and it was not until the middle of the night that it rained heavily to suppress the flames. One life."

Maid, then there is only Yao Er.Back then, she drove away all the female eunuchs from the Red Luan Palace, leaving only the most trustworthy Yao'er. Why is Eunuch Hao in the Hongluan Palace?He is the eunuch who has been with Yun Jinyan since he was the third prince. If Yun Jinyan really needs someone he can trust, he is the No.1.

I thought he was just going out of the palace when he was old, but he didn't expect Mingyu Hongluan Hall. Without him, there would be no clues to what happened back then. There is only one Feng Zongying who can ask, but she really doesn't want him to worry about the Ji family's affairs anymore. Now that she lives the rest of her life like this, it's best to stay away from these right and wrong.

Suddenly felt a burst of warmth in her hand, the warmth was mixed with moisture, it was Shen Mo who held her hand, Li Zihe's heart jumped, and he suddenly pulled his hand away. He had never cared about the temperature of the palm of his hand, but at this moment he suddenly felt For a while, Ignoring the strangeness in my heart, I turned my eyes and asked: "As for Jifu, I only know that Yun Jinyan punished the murder of King Pingxi and ordered the whole family to be killed. Do you know other details?"

Shen Mo's eyes dimmed, and he was silent for a while, staring blankly at the flames jumping on the candle, and asked suddenly: "Will you not let anyone who harmed Ji's family go?"

"That's right." Li Zihe replied without hesitation. The Ji's family has a great career, and it is impossible for Yun Jinyan to collapse in an instant. How many people benefited from it, how many people contributed to it, how many people should there be now life for a life.

"Whether it's direct, indirect, intentional or unintentional?"

"Yes."

There was another moment of silence in the hut, one was stubborn and decisive, and the other was cloudy and sunny. The figures of the two flickered with the candlelight, but none of them spoke again, as if they were immersed in their own thoughts. After a long time, Shen Mo finally sighed to break the silence. Deadlocked, he said softly: "I can only find out what happened in the last six years. Six years ago, I don't know anything about it."

"It's okay, I'm just asking." Li Zihe felt that his tone was a little blunt. She and Shen Mo were just cooperating, and he was not obliged to help him. What's more, the Gu family is enough to give her a headache now. Those details , Naturally, the truth will slowly come to light.

"The man who is looking for you today is the male favorite of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Shen Mo raised his eyes to look at Li Zihe, carefully watching her expression.

Li Zihe's eyes sank, and the soft color on his face disappeared, so what about male pets?She didn't want to hear anyone discriminate against Mu Pianwu because of this status.

"He is your friend?" Shen Mo sensed Li Zihe's displeasure, but he was unwilling to change the subject.

"Yes." Li Zihe nodded, "He wants to leave the prime minister's residence."

"Then?"

"We have the same goal for the time being."

Shen Mo chuckled: "I'm just afraid that you will trust others. If you trust him, I have no objection to you getting Zheng Ying's news from him."

Li Zihe was slightly startled, even though he said to himself that his business had nothing to do with others, he still explained to him unconsciously, when did he start, and he couldn't even control his own mind?

On the contrary, Shen Mo was much more relaxed. Only then did he remember that Li Zihe just came back from the outside, and poured a cup of tea for her, and said slowly: "Do you still understand the situation in the court?"

Li Zihe dismissed distracting thoughts, frowned and said: "So far, what I know and guess is that the two forces in the DPRK and China are confronting each other. One side is biased towards Zheng Ying, and the other side is towards Gu Weiquan. The two forces should be on equal footing. Of course, fighting openly and secretly is inevitable. But I also understand the principle of keeping each other in check and maintaining balance, and no one wants to act first to expose the flaws and make trouble, so after a few years, it can be regarded as peaceful, but if we want to move Gu Weiquan, we must invest a star in this still water. Small stone."

Small waves set off big waves, and then fish in troubled waters.

"You have already cast that pebble." Shen Mo gave Li Zihe an admiring look, and said, "Today, the emperor named Mo Ling, the deputy general, as the right general to take over Gu Weiquan's garrison of 20 troops in the southwest, and ordered Gu Weiquan to return to Yundu to cultivate. , go directly to the northwest after March."

"Mo Ling?"

"That's right, a lieutenant general who has risen rapidly in recent years." Shen Mo looked at the teacup in his hand, the tea leaves were circling and cruising in the water with the movements in his hand, and said lightly: "At present, there are only two forces in the imperial court to contend with, but in reality there are more than one. "

"You mean Yun Jin Yan?"

"That's right. For six years, he must have been secretly cultivating his own forces, such as this Mo Ling. There is also Yun Huan, General Zuo who has been ignored by everyone for many years. It has not attracted much attention, but after careful calculation, Yun Huan has at least 50 soldiers and horses in his hands. Including the officials of the DPRK and China, they seem to be either Zheng Ying's side or Gu Weiquan's side. The eyes and ears of Jin Yan."

Li Zihe nodded slowly, she also knew that Yun Jinyan could not let the power fall aside, but what he had done in the past six years was really unknown.

Yun Huan is the younger brother of the former emperor, that is, Yun Jinyan's uncle. Normally, he should be crowned king and enjoy rich clothes and food, but he is naturally belligerent and doesn't like the comfort in the palace. She only met him a few times many years ago. That's all, because the imperial court was stable, he seldom returned to the palace. If Shen Mo hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have thought that such a person existed.

At that time, the first emperor led an army of 300 million to rule the country of Yun. After ascending to the throne, a large number of soldiers would disarm and return to the fields. The country of Yun has been stable for so many years, and there has been no war. The number of troops is about 150 million. What was the military power of the first emperor She didn't know about the change, but she only remembered that when Yun Jinyan came to the throne, the northeast garrison should have been 20, and the royal army 30. Her father was originally a general who turned into a civil servant, and he had 50 soldiers in his hands, and Gu Weiquan also had 50 in his hands.

Li Zihe's heart twitched, so to speak, after the disaster of the Ji Mansion, her father's soldiers and horses were divided up.Now, counting the 20 in Mo Ling's hands, the 50 in Yun Huan's, and the 30 in the imperial army, Yun Jinyan has regained most of the military power before he knew it.

"If the guess is true, Yun Jinyan already has 100 million troops, will he still hold on to Gu Weiquan?" Li Zihe knew that Gu Weiquan was a kind and honest person, even if he had the intention of rebellion, he probably didn't have the guts.

"Yes." Shen Mo replied affirmatively, and asked with his head sideways, "How can you know which prince Gu Weiquan supported before Yun Jinyan ascended the throne?"

Li Zihe remained silent, he already had the answer in his heart, Gu Weiquan was a conservative, stubbornly believed that the elders and young should be orderly, and the throne should be inherited by the eldest prince, and he dismissed Yun Jinyan who was still the third prince at that time.

"Back then he failed to support the First Prince, and finally Yun Jin said that his ascension to the throne had become a fact, so there was no objection. But Yun Jin said that this person is definitely not as gentle and amiable as he appears on the surface. Suspicion is probably part of his nature "Otherwise, the Ji family who supported him to the throne would not be wiped out.

Shen Mo didn't say the last sentence, but just glanced at Li Zihe and sighed softly.

"Isn't it more desirable for us to help him except Gu's family and have all the military power in his hands?" Why is Li Zi puzzled, it will be even more difficult to shake his position at that time.

Shen Mo chuckled, and said: "It's easy to withdraw military power, but difficult to accept people's hearts. If someone instigates it, the veterans who have followed Gu Weiquan for many years will definitely not accept it. Besides, there are many old members of the Ji family among them."

What is your identity?
Li Zihe almost blurted out that it is not surprising that he is good at medical skills and has a meticulous mind, but he seems to be familiar with the game of power play in the court. Even she herself, who was born in an official family, has never studied it carefully.

It's just that, since he promised and didn't ask, then he believed him.Now that we have decided to cooperate, we no longer hesitate.After all, I still can't get used to this set of schemes. Perhaps, with Shen Mo here, she has a slight chance of winning when she talks to Yun Jin.

"You designed Concubine Yan to be sidelined, which is already the trigger of this civil strife. Now we just wait and see what happens."

Shen Mo looked at Li Zihe carefully, a comforting smile slowly swayed on his face, making Li Zihe Jiuxuan's heart slowly fall, as long as a fight between the Zheng and Gu families was provoked, Yun Jinyan would find an excuse to cut it off. Gu Weiquan's military power, they will look for opportunities to stir up the morale of the army, once there is civil strife, Yun Jinyan said that the throne will not be secure.

Thinking of this, Li Zihe smiled happily at Shen Mo, this road of revenge finally found a sense of direction.

The atmosphere finally calmed down, the two looked at each other and smiled, but Li Zihe suddenly felt embarrassed, lowered his eyelids and pretended to pour tea and water, but Shen Mo grabbed the teapot with one hand, poured it for her and said, "Have a good rest later. "

Li Zihe nodded silently. Even if she used the cooperative relationship, why did Shen Mo still feel so warm to her?
Shen Mo was about to say something, but just moved his lips, then stopped, his eyes froze, and he said softly to Li Zihe, "Someone is coming."

Li Zihe glanced at him suspiciously, stood up and opened the door, just in time to see Eunuch Wei coming towards the hut with a lantern in hand, when he saw Li Zihe, he bent down and said in a harmonious voice, "Doctor Li, the emperor has summoned you."

Li Zihe was a little surprised, did you check the pulse?It was just said this morning that I would go there tomorrow morning, so why did it pass to her again at this time?

Turning around and giving Shen Mo a reassuring look, he closed the door and followed Eunuch Wei's footsteps towards the Palace of Qinzheng.

The Hall of Qinzheng was brightly lit, and there were actually two more lamps than usual. When Li Zihe entered the door, he saw Yun Jinyan holding a black seed in his hand, staring at the black and white chess board, frowned in thought, bright lights, bright yellow robes, warm The yellow tones sprinkled on the face made the facial features extraordinarily distinct, and the habitual smile between the eyebrows added a bit of softness.

Li Zihe just took a glance and knelt down to salute, gentle and humble, this is the illusion that Yun Jinyan once gave himself and others, he smiled gently at everyone, but gave you the most gentle knife when he didn't expect it.

"Pingshen." Yun Jinyan did not raise his eyelids, still staring at the chessboard in front of him and said indifferently: "Can Imperial Doctor Li know how to play chess?"

Li Zihe stood up, bowed his head and said respectfully: "My humble minister is stupid and has never learned."

In fact, she can play chess. As the prime minister's daughter, Ji Ning intends to cultivate it. Ji Li loves to play but is not stupid. After a long time, it can be said that she is proficient in all kinds of chess, calligraphy and painting, but as Li Zihe, she shouldn't be able to play chess. What's more, chess quality depends on character, even if she usually pays attention to everything, when she comes to the chess field, some things she doesn't notice, the essence similar to Ji Li hidden in the depths of her soul will definitely be exposed inadvertently.

"Oh?" Yun Jinyan raised his eyebrows, slightly disappointed, and said with a smile: "Then you come up and clear up this game of chess."

After finishing speaking, Li Zihe put down the sunspot in his hand, and Li Zihe glanced at it, he would win or lose, but with this one, it was a draw.

Li Zihe bent slightly, bowed his head to the opposite side of Yun Jinyan, raised his hands quietly, and put the black and white chess back into the chess box. They were originally cold chess pieces, but because of Li Zihe's originally cold hands, let her Not aware of the slightest coldness.

Suddenly, her hands felt hot, and she looked up at Shangyun Jinyan's dark eyes, with a hidden smile, and the familiar temperature. She held her hands and rubbed them carefully, and said with a light smile, "Yuyi Li's hands are actually stronger than a woman's." Born more slender and delicate, even my concubines may not be able to compare..."

Li Zihe was stunned, the chess piece between his two fingers fell in response.

(End of this chapter)