Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Just like this, a month passed in a flash. Cheng Qian had been going to the academy on behalf of Xiao Zuoming who was pretending to be sick. After changing his clothes, Xiao Zuoming would go to the rest area where the guards were. However, the guards didn't recognize him later. They only knew that a minor official named Cheng Qian gambled with them every day.

"Hit it! Hit it!"

"Hit it, quick!"

A group of rough men gathered together, staring at two crickets in a small bamboo basket on the stone table and screaming. Outside the courtyard, when Mu Dai passed by, a young eunuch beside him whispered a report.

"The emperor is here today too~ The guards said his name was Cheng Qian, and he played until the game was over every day, and he was very generous."

Mushiro nodded.

"No need to keep an eye on him from now on. It seems our emperor really loves to play."

"Then do we still have to go in and pretend to discover the emperor's secret?"

"No, we don't have to discover this kind of thing in person."

Three months later, one night when Xiao Zuoming was drinking with Xiao Zuochen, a young eunuch brought over a glass of wine and slipped a note to the emperor as he passed by.

Xiao Zuoming was puzzled, and Xiao Zuochen beside him also saw it, but he did not point it out to him, but looked at the eunuch who left. He was the first one who dared to slip a note to the emperor.

Xiao Zuochen turned his head and looked at Xiao Zuoming again. Xiao Zuoming immediately raised his glass and invited the two of them to drink together, apparently trying to divert their attention. The eunuch who had just delivered the wine not far away secretly observed for a while before leaving.

Xiao Zuochen and Xiao Zuoming looked at each other and put down their glasses.

"Baili Qing has made a move."

"Hmm? Why, the eldest sister-in-law also wants to pull me off the throne?"

"She's definitely not the only one who wants you to abdicate."

"But their goals are the same. They all want their people to become emperors."

Xiao Zuoming said with a smile, completely unlike before when he looked puzzled or disappointed when he mentioned this matter. He reached out and picked up the peanuts on the plate, and placed them one by one.

"The eldest sister-in-law, she naturally wants to support the eldest brother. Master Baili is their strongest backing. But Master Baili will not help them, and the eldest brother is currently imprisoned. They can't see him in person, so they can only clamor in vain. Unless they plan to bypass the eldest brother and make their son the prince..."

"Mu Dai, for him, no matter who is the emperor, he is a slave. Unless he has a normal human body, he can establish himself as king. But if he wants to have a normal human body, he must keep in touch with Miaojiang and borrow their help. As for the situation in the court, he can neither put himself in a dangerous situation nor let any of us dominate, so he will definitely find a way to maneuver between them..."

After placing the second peanut, Xiao Zuochen nodded and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Sure enough, the master is the master. He can train you to be like this in a short period of time."

"I definitely can't think of so many things in such a short period of time. Some of them were also reminded to me by my master."

"So, what about the third one?"

Xiao Zuochen glanced at the third peanut that Xiao Zuoming was playing with in his hand and asked.

"I just thought of this third one yesterday. I don't know if it's correct."

"tell me the story."

"I have always had a question. Since my mother was sent by Miaojiang, it means that Miaojiang has long been eyeing the Tai'an court. However, the royal bloodline is relatively prosperous, and they cannot be confused. Also, because the number of people is too small, they cannot start a rebellion, so they want to change the layout of the Tai'an court through the people in the harem."

"Yes, that's right."

Xiao Zuochen expressed his approval.

"But my mother has become the queen and has built a small red building in the palace, but she still can't shake the situation in the court. In addition, my mother has lost power, and the court has become wary of the people of Miaojiang. How can the Miao people think that the last generation will succeed if he joins hands with the Miao generals at this time?"

"So what do you think about this?"

"I think that in addition to agreeing to join forces with Mu Dai, the Miaojiang side must have a backup plan. If Mu Dai fails, they will definitely start from other aspects.

Also, I have second thoughts about what you said last time about them not being the same person."

"Ok?"

"Do you remember the previous encounter with Concubine Yun and that man? He said that only the Miaojiang Saint Girl can learn the Miaojiang forbidden technique because of the bloodline!

The soul-changing technique is a forbidden technique of the Miao people. If this technique can really replace a person's soul, they can just replace the emperor's soul with someone from their Miao border, or replace all the princes. There is no need to rack their brains to think about how to infiltrate their people into the court. The reason why they did not do so must be the problem with this technique!

Just like Mu Dai, when the emperor used Mu Yi for experiments, if Mu Dai knew about it, he would definitely say that he was Mu Yi in order to save his life. The reason why the queen mother told the emperor about this technique may be because she knew the consequences of using this technique, so she did it on purpose! But there is one thing I still can't figure out, with Mu Dai's identity at the time, how did he know in advance that the emperor would use him for experiments? "

Xiao Zuochen pondered for a while and said.

"If, as you said, your mother did it on purpose, would she have informed Mu Dai in advance?"

Although it was a question, Xiao Zuochen's tone was almost affirmative.

After hearing what he said, Xiao Zuoming suddenly realized something.

"If that's true, then everything makes sense."

After Xiao Zuoming finished speaking, he unconsciously weighed the small piece of paper in his hand, and the two of them were attracted to it. Xiao Zuoming raised his hand and waved it in front of Xiao Zuochen.

"Would you like to see it?"

There was a hint of teasing in his tone.

Xiao Zuochen smiled, spread his hands and shrugged.

"Of course that depends on whether the emperor wants me to see it."

Xiao Zuoming felt very happy after hearing this. He had always known that other people looked down on him. Although Lao Liu had never made things difficult for him before, his attitude towards him was also that of letting him fend for himself.

Moreover, he could understand what the ministers were discussing recently. Sometimes, when he heard them scolding him for being stupid, he really wanted to slap them. However, Xiao Zuochen was right. He didn't have his own power yet. It would be no good to rashly go against someone he didn't like. Besides, Xiao Zuochen couldn't protect him forever.

Although his ability is not as good as Xiao Zuochen, the Grand Tutor also said that people like Xiao Zuochen who have no inner struggle are not suitable for succession. Only those who desire power have the opportunity to become emperor. And the path he is taking now is the true path to becoming an emperor!

Xiao Zuoming looked at the note in his hand leisurely, then placed it directly on the candle flame beside him to let it burn.

"You don't want to read the contents of the note?"

Xiao Zuoming raised his eyebrows.

"I guess it's a trick of Mu Dai, so I'd better not watch it."

Xiao Zuochen didn't say anything, but just looked at Xiao Zuoming and felt that he had really grown a lot.