Counting on your fingers, the fifth marriage is coming

Chapter 198 Hunting and Counter-hunting (I)

"Be flat."

Huo Junting looked at Mo Han calmly. Besides being curious about this man hidden behind the scenes by Emperor Yue, he was more concerned about evaluating his role in affecting Emperor Yue.

He did not seem to be familiar with martial arts, nor did he look like a Taoist. He had a thin build and the blue shirt he wore was a little too loose on him.

His arms were skinny and bony, and when he stood up, his knee joints were noticeably bent and shaking, as if he could hardly bear the weight of his entire body.

His face was slightly yellowish, his lips were pale, and his chin was pointed, which only accentuated the hardness and thinness of his facial features.

He stood there, as if afraid of disturbing the tranquility around him, and as if he lacked enough strength to shock the surroundings, so his whole body exuded a weak and slightly melancholy temperament.

"Your Majesty, who is this?"

When Xu Shanshan heard Huo Junting's question, his eyes turned bright and a mysterious light flashed in them that no one else could see.

"It doesn't matter who he is now. You just need to know that he will follow you for the time being, but promotion and appointment depend on your willingness."

Huo Junting was slightly surprised.

He didn't expect that His Majesty would arrange such a person by his side. Was it for surveillance, testing, or some other reason?

"I obey your Majesty's command."

Xu Shanshan turned to Mo Han and said, "You should know what to do, right?"

There was no extra emotion on Mo Han's melancholy and gray face. He half-closed his eyes and replied respectfully, "Yes, I know."

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Huo Junting and Mo Han walked out of the hall one after another.

At this time, the sky was bright, the vermilion palace door was shining, the red lacquer was shining, and golden dragons were circling the pillars. Huo Junting's steps slowed down and finally stopped.

Seeing that he was waiting for him intentionally, Mo Han knew that he must have something to say, and he had already guessed what the other party was going to say.

"General Huo, rest assured. Mo Han is not the spy placed by His Majesty, nor is he an incompetent person who wants to take advantage of the general."

Huo Junting's eyes were like cold stars in the winter night, deep and sharp, and just a slight glance seemed to be able to penetrate the soul.

"Your Majesty and I have a relationship of trust between the emperor and his subjects, so I will not doubt this matter. But you think you are not incompetent, and I really can't see what is so extraordinary about you?"

Mo Han was about to speak, but Huo Junting spoke first: "Your posture is not straight, your knees are weak, and your eyes are avoiding people. This shows that you have been detained in a narrow place for a long time, and you are wearing heavy objects. In addition, you have the resentful aura of a prisoner. You can imagine where you came from."

"You have a rough past, a difficult life, have been in prison, and have committed crimes. Why do you think that this general will treat you differently and make you important?"

Mo Han said only one sentence at the beginning. After he tried to speak but was interrupted by Huo Junting, he shut his mouth and listened to the other person quietly.

During this period, even when he heard the words "I've been in jail", which was the past that he was most reluctant to mention, he did not change his expression.

"I was recommended to you by His Majesty. Since you trust His Majesty, you should trust His Majesty's ability to judge people."

Mo Han knew that it was useless for him to praise himself to the skies, because he was indeed full of flaws, and looked weak and disabled, unable to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

So he didn't waste words on himself, but directly pointed out the key points, transferring his future relationship with Huo Junting into the trust between Emperor Yue and Huo Junting.

It's not that he can't say something like "there's a long way to go", but the problem is that Mo Han is eager to make some achievements to show to Emperor Yue, and he doesn't have time to waste on competing with Huo Junting in wits and courage and building a relationship based on trust.

Huo Junting couldn't refute. He looked at Mo Han again. This man was indeed clever, but not smart enough to match him to fight Xie Yujin.

"Well, since you are so confident that you can help me, I have a difficult problem now..."

Huo Junting glanced around, then looked at Mo Han and motioned him to follow. The two walked under the vermilion palace wall.

"If Xie Yujin does not make any mistakes in this selection, His Majesty will allow him to be the empress, but he must not get his wish. Do you have any solution?"

When Mo Han heard this, his pair of calm grey eyes finally revealed a hint of calmness, yet contained endless power.

"It's not difficult to do."

"Not difficult? Xie Yujin is very meticulous in his work, and this time he even asked His Majesty for help to eliminate any unexpected events that might occur during the palace selection. How can we prevent him from making any mistakes?" Huo Junting had a gloomy look on his face.

Mo Han glanced at him and said calmly, "People only show their weakness when they are faced with a real threat, especially someone as thoughtful as Xie Yujin. We should attack whatever he cares about."

Huo Junting looked at him: "For example?"

"Xie Yujin deliberately eliminated Wei Canghao, Tang Jiashan, Chi Jiangdong, and Li Yehe. Wasn't it because their existence would threaten his chance to become the empress? As long as we find a way to get them back into the palace selection process and get before His Majesty, Xie Yujin will be thrown off balance."

"Will these four be a threat to Xie Yujin?"

"Your Majesty not only had a history of adventure and rescue with them, but also had a marriage contract. Compared with Xie Yujin, the five of them have enough power and background to match Your Majesty. He will naturally worry about Your Majesty's reunion with them."

"He has already thought of a countermeasure against them, and His Majesty has approved Xie Yujin's argument. How can we get new people in?"

"Mo Han has his own way to deal with this matter. General, please wait for good news."

Huo Junting saw that although Mo Han spoke in a gentle manner, he was decisive and confident in his actions, which was somewhat similar to His Majesty.

"Well, I will wait and see."

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The next day.

Before the palace selection, Xie Yujin privately gathered all the handsome men in the imperial garden. They were originally arranged to stay temporarily in the Jinxiu Palace and there was no need to gather again before the palace selection, but they did not expect to encounter a surprise inspection.

The handsome men stood among thousands of flowers, their beauty reflected by the flowers and their handsomeness reflected by the flowers. These ones who were carefully selected were all first-class in appearance, temperament, manners and cultivation.

Outside the pavilion, the lake is sparkling, willow branches are swaying, and the scenery is pleasant.

The handsome men looked at Xie Yujin who was sitting in the pavilion drinking tea, but they had no idea what he was up to.

The chief eunuch stepped forward to control the situation: "Don't be nervous, everyone. I called you here this time just to investigate privately whether there is anyone using witchcraft to disrupt the harem and interfere with fairness. If there is no such person, release him. If there is..."

He paused, and a cruel and cold light flashed in his smiling eyes.

"Kill without mercy."

Instantly, the sound of the slightest movement of the grass was clearly audible, and everyone fell silent.

Gudong!

W-what? !

Some people secretly swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, their hands and feet were sweating, and they felt extremely guilty.

You actually want to check this... Well, then it's over, it's over, it's over!

Among the crowd, some people lowered their eyes and exchanged obscure and secret glances with the people next to them, intending to take action together if necessary if they were exposed.

"Thank you, sir. This amulet that this family obtained cannot be considered as witchcraft, right? Our Jing country has had this custom since ancient times..."

Someone asked in a mosquito-like voice.