The secret letter that Prince Jin Yu sent back to Shen Yuanbai arrived faster than the explicit decree sent to Mo Qiandai.

Shen Yuanbai read the reply carefully, and when he reached the end, his mouth was full of sneer.

"My uncle is really evil-minded. I just gave him a push and he came up with a plan to kill two birds with one stone. The king and his subjects were so calculating and cautious with each other. No wonder they were driven to the capital by Qiao Zhongguo that year."

"That's good. This way, I don't have to bother looking for an excuse to see Qiao Jiaojiao..."

In the afternoon, Shen Yuanbai was invited by Mo Qiandai. It turned out that the decree from King Jin Yu had arrived, asking him to receive it together.

Shen Yuanbai knew the contents of the imperial edict very well, but when he stepped into Mo Qiandai's tent, his face was full of "confusion".

Mo Qiandai and Shen Yuanbai knelt side by side, while Mo Yonglin knelt behind them.

As the contents of the decree were read out, Mo Qiandai was able to remain calm, but Mo Yonglin's face had already turned dark and he was filled with indignation.

He suddenly raised his eyes, his gaze fixed on Shen Yuanbai, almost spitting fire.

The king issued this urgent order and specifically asked him and Shen Yuanbai to go deep into the tiger's den together. He absolutely would not believe that Shen Yuanbai had no hand in this!

Shen Yuanbai killed his brother, and now he wants to kill him!

After reading the imperial edict, the visitor lowered his eyes and looked at Mo Qiandai, "General Mo, please accept the order."

Mo Qiandai's eyes were gloomy. He said nothing and raised his hand to take the imperial edict.

The person who delivered the imperial edict came and went in a hurry, and soon only the Mo father and son and Shen Yuanbai were left in the tent.

"Your Majesty, you are worth a lot of money, but you are going to take risks?"

Mo Qiandai turned his head and looked at Shen Yuanbai, with a smile on his face but coldness in his eyes.

Shen Yuanbai's face was full of "surprise" and "worry" as he said, "I didn't expect my uncle to issue such an order. Now I'm completely at a loss."

"This must be Qiao Zhongguo's trick. I'm afraid he is just trying to lure us into a trap. General Mo, what do you think we should do?"

Mo Yonglin saw this from the side and wanted to punch Shen Yuanbai in the face.

This thief is still pretending to be smart!

Mo Qiandai put his right hand behind his back and pressed lightly towards Mo Yonglin.

He said calmly, "I did not expect this to happen. The Qiao family's northbound team has not even reached halfway. Please allow me to consider this carefully, Your Majesty."

Shen Yuanbai nodded hurriedly when he heard this, "I have just arrived, so I will leave everything to General Mo."

As soon as Shen Yuanbai left, Mo Yonglin lost his composure. He lowered his voice and shouted angrily:

"Dad, Shen Yuanbai wants to put his son to death! And Your Majesty, what does Your Majesty mean by this!"

Mo Qiandai's face was gloomy and his fists were clenched so hard that they made a clattering sound.

"Those idiots who only know how to enjoy themselves in the royal city are now stabbing us in the back! Are they sure that I, Mo Qiandai, dare not rebel?"

When Mo Yonglin heard this, he was filled with indignation, but he was speechless.

Some time ago he persuaded his father to take that position, but it is easier said than done. To really do it, one must make careful preparations and proceed step by step.

The biggest problem now is that all of the more than one hundred family members of his Mo family are in the royal capital and are under close surveillance at all times. If he wants to start a rebellion, he must protect his family first no matter what.

Mo Qiandai was a man of great courage after all, and he quickly regained his composure after being shocked and angry.

He slowly sat back in his seat and said in a cold voice: "Yonglin, do you have the confidence to capture Shen Yuanling and bury Shen Yuanbai forever in Yongdi?"

Mo Yonglin's face froze when he heard this, and just as he was about to speak, Mo Qiandai continued:

"Don't be so hasty to answer. I've already lost your brother, and now you're my only son. If you're not completely sure, I'd rather you stay back and do things perfunctorily, and then come back safely."

When Mo Yonglin heard this, how could he not understand his father's good intentions? His face darkened and he calmed down completely.

"Dad, I want to wait until the spies report back with news about Shen Yuanling and his group before making a decision."

Mo Qiandai finally showed relief when he heard this.

"That's right, don't worry, let Dad think about it carefully..."

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Wuding City.

The smoke from the "corpse burning" in the north of the city continued day and night, and could be seen clearly even across the Wuding River.

In fact, thanks to the doctors' hard work day and night, the number of people dying from the epidemic in the city has been greatly reduced.

Now, this cigarette was specially ordered by Qiao Zhongguo to confuse Mo Qiandai.

The situation of the soldiers was better than that of the people in Wuding, thanks to the timely action taken by the military doctor Cong Xiangsheng to isolate the infected people in batches.

However, the epidemic has not been eradicated yet, and the medicine has not yet been fully perfected, so it is not advisable to mobilize the army in the city to participate in the war in the short term.

At this time, Qiao Zhongguo and Ren Chong were sitting in the big tent.

The news that Qiao Tianjing was taking Shen Yuanling north had already arrived, and Ren Chong's face was filled with worry.

"Old Qiao, this is a plan, but isn't it too risky? We only brought two or three hundred people along the way. If the Northern Kingdom decides to launch a surprise attack, our lives will be in danger!"

Qiao Zhongguo assured him again and again, "Old Ren, the emperor is so thoughtful, how could he leave any loopholes and put Prince Ling in danger? They must have made all the preparations."

After four months of sharing weal and woe, Qiao Zhongguo and Ren Chong have become close friends, and now even their way of addressing each other is much more intimate and casual.

Ren Chong still felt uneasy after hearing this, "There is no such thing as perfect preparation in this world. Prince Ling is still young after all. This... Alas..."

Qiao Zhongguo had no way of confronting Ren Chong, so he could only comfort him superficially, and then simply changed the subject and talked about the situation in Wuding.

"Old Ren, if Mo Qiandai has set his sights on Prince Ling, then in order to contain us and find out the true strength of the Wuding army, he will definitely take action."

"Next, we just need to use their tricks to make the soldiers in Jiaocheng see Mo Qiandai's true face and make him deserted by everyone!"

General Ren was indeed an experienced general. Upon hearing this, he calmed down and discussed the details with Qiao Zhongguo.

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Northbound team.

In order to "hide their tracks" along the way, Qiao Tianjing asked the team to change their identities from time to time. Before, they were a merchant team, and now they have become a escort agency.

There were no more than thirty people following behind him, and the rest followed not too far away, forming an embrace to protect the team in the middle.

Qiao Tianjing, Jiaojiao and Xiaosi have always ridden in the same carriage.

The journey was not fast, because since he was using himself as bait, he had to give his opponent some time to "react".

At this time in the carriage, Jiaojiao was handing the "rebound talisman" to Xiaosi, and carefully explained the mystery of it.

Xiao Si opened his mouth slightly when he heard this, and finally understood what kind of force had defeated Di Zaiying back then.

"Xiao Si, be prepared, you are a sitting duck this time." Jiaojiao said with a smile.

Xiao Si took the rebound talisman with great care, put it carefully in his arms, and nodded repeatedly.

Qiao Tianjing lifted a corner of the car curtain and looked out. He knew in his heart that there must be countless pairs of eyes staring at them at this moment.

Xiao Si raised his head, saw Qiao Tianjing's solemn expression, and also expressed his worries.

"Sister Qiao, Shen Yuanbai is not the kind of person who will sit and wait for death. Since he wants to see you, I have a feeling that he will be here soon."

Upon hearing this, Jiaojiao suppressed the smile on her face and nodded slightly.

Yes, she also had a premonition that she and Shen Yuanbai would meet again soon.

What will be his big gift?

Jiaojiao already had some vague guesses in her mind, and now she was just waiting for Shen Yuanbai to reveal the answer!