Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

After losing the first battle, Xiao Zuoming began to "reflect" after returning to the camp.

"Xiao Zuochen is such a sinister and cunning person, he actually set up a battle array targeting my army!"

Xiao Zuoqing, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but frown when he heard this. Xiao Zuochen's army was indeed well-trained, but it was obvious that he didn't deliberately target Xiao Zuoming. Because there was nothing to target about Xiao Zuoming's army, it was simply a mess.

Mu Dai glanced at Xiao Zuoqing's reaction, cleared his throat lightly, and smiled at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, from what I have seen, it is clear that the army of Prince Yun was not built overnight. I believe he has long been planning a rebellion!"

Xiao Zuoming was stunned for a moment when he heard what Mu Dai said. He thought it made sense, but...

"If he wanted the throne, why did he say the edict was real?"

Xiao Zuoming frowned, looking puzzled. Xiao Zuoqing beside him took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, as if trying to regulate his emotions.

"Perhaps Prince Yun wants Your Majesty to let down your guard first?"

Xiao Zuoming glanced at him with disgust.

"Do you think what you said makes sense?"

Of course it doesn't make sense. He is just following what Xiao Zuoming is thinking. Whether it makes sense or not is not something he needs to consider. Otherwise, he might as well just become the emperor!

"What are you thinking about there!?"

Xiao Zuoming saw that he had just finished talking about Mu Dai, and he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking. Although he didn't say anything, his expression didn't seem like he was thinking about anything good.

When Mu Dai heard Xiao Zuoming point out him, the expression on his face immediately changed to a flattering smile. He comforted Xiao Zuoming while expressing his loyalty.

"How dare I think about anything else? Of course I am wondering why Prince Yun is speaking insincerely and targeting Your Majesty!"

After hearing what he said, Xiao Zuoming finally hummed with satisfaction, and then he frowned and thought about something. When Xiao Zuoming turned around, Mu Dai's flattering smile suddenly froze, and then slowly withdrew, revealing a gloomy expression on his face for the first time.

Ever since Emperor Mingren discovered that his mood was sometimes affected by Xiao Zuoming, and he even suffered from temporary amnesia, his mood became somewhat erratic. Not only did Emperor Mingren become stupid, but even when he tried to coax him, he couldn't get a good look from her.

Although the emperor did not see Mu Dai's expression, Xiao Zuoqing, who had been sitting nearby and observing secretly, saw it. He thought to himself that this might be the best opportunity for him to alienate the master and servant!

"Ahem~ Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will inspect the barracks first."

Xiao Zuoqing stood up and saluted, looking for an excuse to slip away and pass a message to Xiao Zuochen. Xiao Zuoming glanced at him sideways and waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

With the emperor's permission, Xiao Zuoqing stepped back a few steps, and stood up after being humble enough. When he turned around, he looked at Mu Dai, gave him a strange smile, and strode out.

Mu Dai naturally received the look from Xiao Zuoqing. Although there was no change on his face, he was still confused in his heart. Was Prince Qing sending him some signal?

"Your Majesty, I will go to the kitchen to check on the dinner."

"Hmm~"

Mu Dai followed the Prince of Qing and left the tent. He walked out of the door and closed the curtain to prevent the emperor from hearing anything in the tent. Turning his head, he saw the Prince of Qing leaning against a pile of wooden boxes on one side, looking at him with a smile on his face. This was not the first time Mu Dai had seen Xiao Zuoqing's expression. He curled his lips, knowing that Xiao Zuoqing might be thinking of something bad again!

"Your Highness Prince Qing~"

Mu Dai looked around and saw several teams patrolling around the military camp. Mu Dai was worried that someone might deliberately go to Xiao Zuoming to make things difficult for him, so he politely saluted Xiao Zuoqing.

"Mr. Kiyo~"

Xiao Zuoqing also greeted him politely, and the two of them seemed to have just met.

"Please~"

When Mu Dai stretched out his hand, in the eyes of outsiders it seemed as if he was respectfully asking King Qing to go first, and there was a sense of distance between the two.

King Qing walked forward and suddenly turned at a certain intersection. Then he reached out and pulled Mu Dai, who was following behind in a daze, over.

"Ah~"

Mu Dai was wondering in his heart, when he was suddenly pulled by King Qing. He was so scared that he suddenly shouted, but fortunately he reacted in time, quickly covered his mouth with his hands, and looked at King Qing with horror.

The soldiers patrolling not far away heard someone scream, although it was very small.

"what sound?"

A soldier in the patrol team suddenly turned his head and looked towards the place where Mu Dai had just stood. The captain of the patrol team was holding a straw in his mouth at this time. When he saw the soldier standing there in a daze, he walked over with a nonchalant look.

"what happened?"

The little soldier pointed to the side.

"There seems to be a sound over there!"

The leader raised one eyebrow, chewed the stick in his mouth and looked in the direction the soldier pointed. There was no one there. The leader hit the soldier on the head.

"You are dazzled, there is no one there!"

The little soldier rubbed his head which was hit, and still believed in himself.

“I really heard it!”

The leader put his hands on his hips, looked impatiently at the place where the little soldier had just pointed, then turned around and kicked him in the butt.

"Where is the person? Where is the sound?!"

The young soldier wanted to say something, but he was frightened by the two kicks and hid while covering his buttocks. The older soldier on the other side pulled the captain to persuade him.

"Captain, Captain~ He is young and timid, please don't bother with a child~"

The leader glanced at the old soldier, then looked at the young soldier, nodded twice casually, and spoke loudly as if giving a warning.

"Brothers! This time the emperor led 30,000 troops to Wangyan City, accompanied by the Prince of Qing, while the other side only had 3,000 rebels! You should all know who will win and who will lose, so there is no need to worry about it all day long!"

"..."

"Yes~"

After hearing this, most people lowered their heads to hide their disbelief. Only a few people responded in a cooperative manner.

Prince Qing and Mu Dai, who were not far away, naturally heard what the leader said. They looked at each other and Xiao Zuoqing spoke first.

"Do you believe what the soldier said, sir?"

Mu Dai immediately showed a vigilant expression.

"What do you mean, Your Majesty? Your Majesty is wise and will make his own decisions on the battlefield!"

Xiao Zuoqing dusted off his clothes and spoke to Mu Dai again.

"I know that you are a favorite of the Emperor. Although Xiao Zuoming has 20,000 troops, we can see from the first battle that Xiao Zuochen's troops are well-trained and our army is no match for them. Although we have the advantage in numbers, if we continue to fight like this in every battle, do you think the Emperor will win?"

Mu Dai thought for a while and asked.

"Then what good suggestions does His Royal Highness Prince Qing have?"

Xiao Zuoqing shook his head.

"What advice can I, an idle prince, give? I am only kindly advising you to leave a way out for yourself. After all, you are still young. Even if you leave the palace and lose your power, at least you still have money to spend. But if you lose your life, then you really can't enjoy it~"

After listening to Xiao Zuoqing's words, Mu Dai understood what he meant, but he didn't understand why he wanted to tell him this. He simply bowed to King Qing and ended the topic.

"I appreciate your kindness, Your Majesty, but I am a worthless person, so I will not trouble Your Majesty to worry about me. If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."

Xiao Zuoqing also guessed that Mu Dai, who had already taken his current high position, would not easily betray Xiao Zuoming, but once the seeds of some things were planted, they would just have to wait for them to sprout. He nodded with a smile on his face.

"Well, let's go~"