The door of the study room was pushed open, and two servants walked in, closed the door, and saluted Dou Laide, who was sitting behind the desk and reading.
Dou Laide said casually without raising his eyelids: "Leaving?"
The two servants nodded.
Ah San on the left hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask: "Sir, why didn't you accept the eunuch's proposal just now? From Ah San's perspective, he didn't seem to be lying. Besides, we can also send people to Wei Yudao to investigate in detail.
Ichiban.”
There was silence in the room for a moment. Dou Laide put down his book, raised his head, and rarely joked: "Now that I am in charge of three heavenly claws, don't you think it's enough?"
Ah San said stubbornly: "The greater the power in your hands, the better. Only in this way can you realize your ambitions."
Ah Si, who was on the other side, had remained silent, and now he said, "Is it possible that you are afraid of arousing the suspicion and fear of the Eighth Prince?"
He will not forget that some time ago, the Eighth Prince repeatedly issued orders for you to stop attacking Jianghu forces, but they were all ignored by you.
Yesterday, the prince's order was issued again, and the wording was more intense than ever before, but the Lord still seemed to have no intention of giving up, which made him very worried and did not know how to persuade him.
Taking in the expressions of the two loyal servants, Dou Laide's rough face showed a touch of softness: "The reason why I didn't agree to Cui Baojian is not only the reason Ah Si said, but there is also a more important point.
Do you think Cui Bo Gum is someone who is willing to abdicate his position in favor of others? Not to mention that his reasons are full of loopholes. This person has always thought very highly of himself, not to mention his ability."
Ah San and Ah Si looked at each other, becoming more and more puzzled.
Dou Laide leaned back in his chair and his expression turned cold: "Forcing the eunuch to make such a decision, in my estimation, must be caused by external forces."
"What external force?" Ah San blurted out.
Dou Laide: "The late emperor thought highly of Cui Baojian. According to Tianzhao's deployment at that time, he probably cultivated Cui Baojian as a direct confidant. He indeed lived up to the late emperor's expectations.
Now that the Eighth Prince has taken over Tianzhao, he will not persecute Cui Baojian regardless of emotion or reason. Of course, he cannot treat him as a confidant, but he will not make Cui Baojian give up his current power.
So the imperial court shouldn't be the cause. Since it's not the imperial court, it comes from other sources. Maybe it's Jianghu, maybe it's the rebel army.
According to my judgment, he must be afraid of something, so he wanted to take the opportunity to hide and hide behind the scenes."
This statement is really unbelievable, Ah San frowned and said: "Tianzhao is a hidden force, and it is difficult for ordinary people to find its traces, and the power of Wei Yudao is very strong, enough to protect Cui Baojian.
If you are a member of the Jianghu, unless you are from the Dongfang family, how can you dare to take action? If you are a rebel army, the rebel army is really powerful in attacking the city, but if you want to invade Wei Yudao, it will be disadvantageous to Cui Baojian, but it is not as good as the Jianghu people."
Ah San has always been convinced by the adults, but he really can't think of anyone who can scare Cui Baojian to the point where he even loses his job as the person in charge of Wei Yu Dao.
Ah Si on the side was also thinking hard, going through many important figures in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in his mind, but he couldn't think of an answer.
But they never doubted the master. For a moment, they all felt that the person who frightened Cui Baojian must be very terrifying and must have energy that ordinary people could not imagine.
Dou Laide waved his hand and said: "It's useless to think too much. This is just my guess. In our line of work, offending people is the most basic thing."
These words quickly brought the two servants back to their thoughts. After hearing something, Ah Si said in surprise: "My lord, the prince has given an order. We can no longer..."
"No need to say more!" Dou Laide sat up straight, his eyes as bright as lightning: "Our chances are running out. In the past few years, I took advantage of the opportunity when all the top forces gathered in Caiyan City to launch a night attack to disrupt the situation.
Take the opportunity to send hidden stakes to the intelligence departments of the major top forces.
Now the foundations of hidden piles in many places have been established. If we don’t take action now, we will wait until later!” (See Chapter 405 for details)
Ah Si: "My lord, we have a long time to come, why bother to offend the prince because of your impatience!"
Dou Laide stared at him with a chilling gaze: "How long will it take? Do you think if we wait until everything calms down before taking action, do we still have a chance? When will the chaos subside?"
These words were like a thunder, which made the two servants tremble with fear. The profound meaning revealed in the words simply made their mouths dry and speechless...
A small courtyard in Jincheng was secretly purchased by Cui Baojian many years ago, and it comes in handy today.
Chun Niang's hands and feet were very fast. After cleaning for about half an hour, she cleared out a wing room. She walked to Cui Baojian who was sitting in the courtyard and said softly: "Father, go and have a rest. My daughter is going."
Cook."
Cui Baojian was awakened, looked at the snowflakes that started to fall again, and said with a chuckle: "Good girl, time has passed to see people's hearts, and now the only person in our family that we can trust is you." His tone was full of loneliness and sorrow.
Pursing her lips, Chun Niang couldn't help but ask: "Father, my daughter really can't understand why you want to give up your current position. We have been hiding in Weiyu Road and there is no crisis."
"Stupid!" Cui Baojian's expression changed, his eyes narrowed like a poisonous snake, making Chun Niang feel uncomfortable all over.
Chun Niang knew that the reason why she was highly regarded by Cui Baojian was precisely because she never asked any questions, but today she went too far and hurriedly bowed her head and apologized.
Probably due to the cold reception he received from Dou Laide today, he was in a low mood. The snowflakes hitting his face also made Cui Baojian feel lonely and lonely, and he wanted to find someone to share with him for the first time.
Cui Baojian's cold expression faded little by little, and he sighed: "My dear daughter, is there anything that my adoptive father can't tell you? To be honest, my adoptive father did this to avoid revenge."
Chun Niang lowered her head and made no expression.
Cui Baojian thought to himself: "Do you still remember Zhuo Mufeng? Hahaha, I didn't expect, I really didn't expect that in less than ten years, he would have reached this point. Our family was very optimistic about him at that time, but
His development far exceeded our expectations."
After finally saying the name that kept him awake at night, Cui Baojian felt that the fear on his body was lighter, and he laughed at himself: "Back then, our family pinched him to death, just like pinching an ant to death. Now, it's the other way around.
come over.
Based on our judgment on that boy, he will not let our family go, even if it is to erase his history in Tianzhao, he will not leave our family alive!
Good girl, we, father and daughter, are now dependent on each other. No one can live without the other. We must hide as soon as possible. Alas, it’s also our family’s fault. We should have escaped a year ago, but who knew that even the Dongfang family didn’t have one?
Kill that kid!
Our family concluded that Zhang Jiaquan did not sincerely protect him, but after being imprisoned for a year, he was actually released and made him the governor. How ridiculous! Now he has no choice but to leave!"
Listening to the eunuch talking to himself, Chun Niang looked down at the ground, but an unusually sarcastic sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.
After all, it's not you, Cui Baojian, who is greedy for power and luck, and now you know it's irreversible, so you're willing to run away.
Even running away is not decisive enough, otherwise there is no need for the Eighth Prince's consent, just leave and be done. It is obvious that he is still reluctant to let go of his current status and power, and is subconsciously delaying!
What makes Chun Niang angry and chilling is that this dead eunuch knew that Zhuo Mufeng would take revenge, but he refused to tell her the whole story until now, wasting her chance to escape!
Holding back her boundless anger, Chun Niang raised her head and said, "Don't panic, foster father. Our traces are very secret, and Zhuo Mufeng may not be able to find them. To put it bluntly, even if he does find us, there are still people at Tianzhao headquarters.
His files remain. If he dares to kill us, it will only anger the Imperial City headquarters, so we might as well threaten him."
Cui Baojian chuckled: "There are no outsiders here, and you are the only person our family trusts, so I might as well tell you a secret.
Our family has secretly arranged for a person to deliver messages to that person regularly. If it is overdue, it means that something unexpected has happened to our family. At that time, the person will rush to the imperial city and inform the headquarters that the murderer is Zhuo Mufeng.
When the time comes... hmph, that boy wanted to hide his past, but our family decided to make his scandal public!"
When life was at stake, Cui Baojian was more cautious than ever and did not tell anyone else Zhuo Mufeng's secret. This was the only way he could threaten Zhuo Mufeng, and of course he had to keep it tightly in his hands.
What's even more sinister is that when he makes such an arrangement, it means that no matter what happens in the future, even if he just dies of normal old age, Zhuo Mufeng's secret will one day spread throughout the world!
This dead eunuch will not let Zhuo Mufeng go until his death.
Chun Niang was secretly frightened, but for her, this was actually a good thing. The more cards Cui Baojian had, the safer they were.
"Father, it's cold, please go back to your room and rest." After knowing the current situation, Chun Niang didn't think Zhuo Mufeng's people could find them immediately, so she comforted her.
After venting his anger, Cui Baojian felt much better and was about to agree with a smile.
However, the next moment, his pupils shrank to the size of needles and he stared at Chun Niang's back. His eyes were as big as copper bells and almost jumped out of their sockets.
The wind and snow were falling rapidly, and they kept falling into the small courtyard. Chun Niang suddenly felt that the temperature around her was much lower. A kind of coldness that came from her bones made her heart stop.
Before she had time to react, a hand gently pressed on her back, like a breeze blowing. Chun Niang knew that something was wrong, and tried her best to dodge to one side, but she was horrified to find that she had lost control of her body.
Take control.
Immediately afterwards, her eyelids continued to grow heavier, and the flying snow in her sight, the dead trees in the courtyard, and Cui Baojian's shocked face all moved away from her one by one.
With a bang, Chun Niang fell to the ground, black blood flowed from her seven orifices, and she was dead.
Cui Baojian's face turned pale. Almost as soon as he saw the woman behind Chun Niang, he ran away wildly and wanted to shout.
But when he jumped up from the stone bench, he suddenly felt weak, and then he hit the ground hard, and a foot stepped on the back of his head.
"No, you can't kill, our family... otherwise, his secret will spread all over the world..." Cui Baojian spat out these words with force.
Balong, who was stepping on him, said calmly: "You don't have to worry about it now. For the sake of taking care of the young master in the past, Ba Mou has a piece of good news for you. The files related to the young master at the Tianzhao headquarters have been destroyed by Ba Mou himself.
Cui Baojian, go with peace of mind and be a good person in your next life."