Chapter 151: Exploring the Corpse

The Imperial Temple is vast and solemn. It gives people a deep and solemn feeling when they see it from afar.

The beams and pillars are carved with coiled dragons, and the floor is scrubbed so clean that you can almost see the shadow of a person.

The incense is swaying, and the smoke is rising to the sky. There are two sets of chimes that have been prepared on the side, which can play funeral music anytime and anywhere.

Since the founding of Daqian, the emperors and empresses of all dynasties have tablets in this temple, and they are worshipped by later generations.

In addition, Daqian Taizu also established two temples for civil and military affairs on the left and right sides of the Imperial Temple. All loyal ministers and good generals can enter these temples after their death and receive incense for national sacrifice.

After worshiping the Imperial Temple, the emperor must go to these two temples to worship separately. This can be said to be the highest honor that a minister can enjoy.

Chen Mo stood in the center of the Imperial Temple, with layers of coffins in front of him.

The current emperor is at least a post-natal perfect warrior who looks exactly like the current emperor, and now he is lying in a coffin.

However, other warriors might not notice it.

But Chen Mo is a congenital warrior, and he has a strong ability to sense breath.

He can sense that the breath of the flesh in front of him is not right. It is indeed dead and has a deep twilight.

But it is too different from the emperor he saw at the beginning.

However, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Chen Mo can only give up for the time being even if he wants to check further. He can't just open the coffin in front of everyone.

Quietly step back, the true qi vibrates, and the gap is closed.

There are warriors among the people present, but the strongest is only acquired, how can they find the little tricks made by Chen Mo.

Stepping aside, Chen Mo couldn't help but frown.

There is something wrong with the body in the coffin, this is just one of them.

The important thing is that he is definitely not the only one who has checked the body.

Since the King of Pingxi has the intention to usurp power, he must have checked the body again and again after the death of the emperor.

If I can find something wrong, he may also find it.

If he found out that the body was not the real body of the emperor, even if there was only a slight possibility.

Then even if he had three more courage, he would not try to usurp the throne at this time, because the risk was too great.

So there was only one possibility, that the King of Pingxi was sure that the body was the body of the emperor at that time, but the body disappeared after he was sure.

How did the body disappear?

Who would want to steal a body? And open the coffin and take the body away under heavy guard.

This is not impossible, but to do this, at least several innate warriors and Jindan masters are needed.

In addition, there is another possibility that the person who took the body mastered the palace formation.

In this way, there would be no such trouble.

But if someone really has this ability, why would they take so much effort to take a body? !

Therefore, in addition to the theft of the body, there is another possibility, that is, the emperor is not dead at all, and he is watching all this happen in another place.

Chen Mo knows that the emperor is very good at doing this kind of thing. Last time, he used this method to severely pit the demons and aliens.

But what he did this time was a bit too big. If he didn't do it right, it would really cause civil unrest in the country.

It was too risky to do this.

Moreover, even if he really did it, it was almost time to stop now. Why didn't he show up?

Or did he see it wrong? The body in the coffin was indeed the body of the emperor.

Chen Mo stood in the shadow of a corner, frowning, thinking about these questions.

It was not easy to figure out these things. It was best to find a way to see the innate strongmen who went with the emperor to encircle and suppress the alien race.

They must know many things that they themselves did not know.

Moreover, even if the emperor was not dead, with his strength, even if he could master all the formations in the palace, it would not be easy to replace the body quietly and leave the coffin.

There must be innate strongmen or Jindan masters to help.

Until now, this matter is still shrouded in layers of fog, making it unclear.

"General Chen, is there anything difficult?" Queen Xu quietly walked to Chen Mo's side and asked softly.

She certainly didn't see Chen Mo quietly open the coffin, but she was very keen to notice that Chen Mo had been hiding in the dark with a frown on his brows, obviously thinking about something important.

As the only innate strongman who can currently protect them and their son, Queen Xu has always been paying attention to Chen Mo.

"This matter is complicated and difficult to talk about." Chen Mo shook his head lightly and did not say it directly.

First, the news was too big, and second, he had not had time to carefully confirm that the body lying in the coffin was not the current emperor.

"I will go to reorganize the Yulin Guards and arrange people to protect the Taimiao. As for this matter, I will talk to you in detail later." Chen Mo bowed and turned to retreat.

Outside the Taimiao, many Yulin Guards gathered.

Zheng Ying led more than 500 of his confidants to disarm and stay outside the Taimiao honestly.

"General Chen." The Yulin Lang who controls all the Yulin Guards walked up to Chen Mo and bowed respectfully.

His strength is not bad. Although he has not entered the Xiantian realm, he has also reached the Acquired Perfection Realm.

In terms of official position, he is actually much higher than Chen Mo.

Yulin Lang controls all the Yulin Guards in the palace city. It is a second-rank official position and can only be appointed by the emperor's confidants.

But Chen Mo now holds the military token, which is enough to mobilize and dispatch all the Yulin Guards, including him, Yulin Lang.

"One thousand Yulin Guards are left to guard the rest of the palace city, and the remaining Yulin Guards are divided into three groups to take turns guarding the Ancestral Temple. No one is allowed to enter or leave at will.

All food and water brought into the Ancestral Temple will be tested for poison before being handed over to me for inspection. "Chen Mo gave him instructions carefully.

There are still many strong men in the Yulin Guards. In addition to Yulin Lang, the acquired perfection, there are five other acquired warriors.

At this moment, they dispersed the guards along the way to ensure that no one could enter or exit at will.

The Miyagi Formation is activated, and bright rays of light are swirling around. Even if an innate powerhouse breaks into it, this formation can still block it.

During the vigil in the Ancestral Temple, no matter whether it was the concubines, queens or princes and princesses, they were not allowed to leave easily. Even food and water were brought to them.

But during the wake, he could only eat vegetarian food, and only eat two meals a day.

Chen Mo is waiting for this time to eat. Naturally, it is impossible to eat in the Ancestral Temple, so it is better to eat temporarily outside.

By then there will be no one else in the Ancestral Temple, and I can safely and boldly check carefully.

After arranging the Yulin Guards, Chen Mo walked to Zheng Ying again.

"Ask your cronies to bring weapons and armor and guard the palace gate together with the Yulin Guards." Chen Mo explained.

"I understand!" Zheng Ying bowed and saluted.

In fact, his official position is not low. Even if he is not a close confidant of King Pingxi, he has acquired the strength to still be a fourth-rank official.

But he understood that there was no comparison between himself, a fourth-rank official, and Chen Mo, a fourth-rank official.

He is an innately strong man, and now he is a fourth-rank official, but he has not yet had time to be promoted.

"Sir, I still have many troops outside the city. Can you let them be introduced into the palace city and help me defend it?" Zheng Ying asked with a respectful expression.

With his official position, it is naturally impossible that he only has these close associates, and some of them are still stationed outside the city.

"Okay, you can move them in and out." Chen Mo nodded with a smile, then patted Zheng Ying on the shoulder and encouraged him.

"Do a good job and you have made great contributions. The Queen and His Highness the Prince will not forget you. I will definitely ask for a reward for you when you come back."

"I understand!" Zheng Ying looked slightly excited.

Of course he knew that there was a certain risk in standing with the Queen and His Royal Highness at this time.

But big risks also mean big gains.

Being protected by a dragon is the greatest of all great achievements.

What's more, even if he fails, he will still be a loyal minister in the history books, rather than being known as a traitor.

Zheng Ying and his cronies prepared quickly and hurried to the palace gate.

After arranging the defense of the palace, Chen Mo set off and walked back to the Ancestral Temple.

Except for the third prince and his mother and concubine, who were taken away by King Pingxi and are no longer here, the other princes and princesses are all keeping vigil.

Since King Pingxi wanted to support the third prince, he naturally had to keep him in his hands.

After all, the Imperial Ancestral Temple is within the palace city, and it is not a place where he can intervene at will.

Walking into the Ancestral Temple, Chen Mo hid in the dark and winked at Queen Xu.

She has been observing Chen Mo, and she can naturally notice it now.

After looking around, he slowly moved back, stood up, and walked to Chen Mo's side with gentle steps.

"Your Majesty, when we go back to have dinner, you and others will have dinner outside, but I have something to do in the Ancestral Temple. If I don't come out, you must not bring anyone into the Ancestral Temple."

Chen Mo lowered his voice and warned cautiously.

He did not directly tell Queen Xu that he wanted to explore the body.

After all, I am not 100% sure that the body does not belong to today's emperor.

"Okay." Queen Xu agreed without hesitation and didn't even ask Chen Mo what he wanted to do.

Now Chen Mo is the only loyal minister that their mother and son can rely on, and she can only have absolute trust in Chen Mo.

"In addition, there is another matter. The remaining innate warriors of the royal family must have also gone to encircle and suppress the foreign tribes that day. Where are they now?

In addition to the innate warriors from the royal family, there must also be many innate warriors from other forces going there. Are any of these warriors in the capital?

In addition, as far as I know, there is a senior Chu Tianxiu Chu who should have arrived in the capital not long ago. Madam, do you know where he is? "

Chen Mo asked many more questions in one breath.

Innately powerful people are rare in number and extremely powerful.

These strong men would not show up easily on weekdays. Even at this moment, there are many people vying for the throne, and most of the forces and innate strong men do not intend to get involved.

This is a matter between the royal family, and most forces have no interest in getting involved in this muddy water.

Because this matter has no direct interest in them, not to mention that there is an innate strong person in the force, which already gives them the confidence not to take sides.

But the situation has reached this point, and no innate strong person has shown up, which is really weird.

Chen Mo didn't believe it. His Majesty knew that he was going to be seriously injured or dying, but he didn't ask anyone for help. This was extremely weird.

And if you want to understand these situations and solve these mysteries, the most direct way is to find those innate experts and ask them face to face about such various situations.

"This..." Queen Xu's tone was slightly hesitant, her eyes hurriedly glanced around, and she stepped closer to Chen Mo.

"The remaining innate warriors in the royal family were seriously injured when they surrounded and suppressed the foreign tribes, and upon their return they announced that they would be in seclusion.

In addition, there are still several worshipers in the court who also need to retreat to heal their wounds. They have not been seen for a long time. "

She frowned and her voice was very low.

Since the encirclement and suppression of the alien race, all the innate warriors who went there that day have announced that they were seriously injured and in retreat, and no one has shown up until now.

"As far as I know, several ministers from the imperial court practice on the roof of Wanfa Tower all year round, while several imperial concubines practice in seclusion at Taizu Emperor's Mausoleum outside the capital."

As the queen of a country, she certainly knew a lot of things, and now she told Chen Mo one by one without reservation.

"General Chen, you better not think about asking those innate experts to take action. They are seriously injured and are in seclusion. Even if they are not injured, they may not show up at this time."

Queen Xu sighed, her eyebrows full of sorrow.

She didn't want to ask those innate experts to help, but she knew better that this was impossible.

Moreover, Chen Mo is the only amulet she can hold in her hand now. She cannot let Chen Mo leave before the ancestor of her family arrives.

Although there are many Yulin guards now, who can guarantee that there are no spies of King Pingxi among them.

Maybe as soon as Chen Mo left, King Pingxi would lead his men into the palace.

"Don't worry, Madam, I will never leave the Ancestral Temple easily before the national mourning is over."

Chen Mo could understand the worry in her tone and assured her immediately.

"That's good, that's good." Queen Xu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Chen Mo.

Time passed by minute by minute, and soon it was time to eat, and vegetarian meals were delivered from the imperial kitchen.

Queen Xu took many princes, princesses and concubines to leave the Ancestral Temple temporarily and went to have a meal.

But in an instant, Chen Mo was the only one left in the Ancestral Temple.

He opened the layers of coffins, covering the entire corpse with the inner energy and blood, and began to carefully explore each one from the inside to the outside.

The more he checked, the more Chen Mo was sure that this body was definitely not that of the same person.

Although this corpse was dead, it was killed by a single blow and was definitely not the result of serious injuries.

He could even detect that someone had used a secret method to disguise the corpse, which made the corpse look the same as it does today.