Chapter 155 Countermeasures, Discussion

In front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Chen Mo bowed to Empress Xu and said, "Empress, my adoptive father and General Lu have led 26,000 imperial guards and have now arrived near the capital.

I hope you can issue an imperial decree to temporarily station these 26,000 imperial guards outside the capital and let the general of the central army help dispatch food and grass."

Although it was the King of Pingxi who wanted to seize power and usurp the throne, he also had many loyal and confidant men under his command, and could mobilize a lot of border troops.

The combat power of the border troops was much stronger than that of the imperial court's imperial guards.

The border troops that survived the fight with foreign races, not to mention that everyone had martial arts skills, were definitely elite veterans who had seen blood.

There are about 30,000 border troops stationed near the capital now. Even if the King of Pingxi can only mobilize half of them, it is enough to cause great damage.

During this period of time, the imperial court's imperial guards should be stationed as much as possible near the capital.

"Okay, I will issue an order now." Empress Xu smiled and nodded.

Now that the emperor has passed away and the crown prince has not succeeded to the throne, the queen can of course issue an imperial decree to order the ministers to do things.

Of course, Queen Xu also understood that the imperial decree she issued could not force the ministers to do something extremely difficult.

Otherwise, under the current situation, those important officials of the court might not accept the order, and they might even be forced to stand on the side of the King of Pingxi.

Fortunately, it was just sending food and transporting supplies. Even if he didn't say it, the general of the central army would take the initiative to do it.

Twenty-six thousand imperial guards, they would never starve themselves. If the court didn't give them food, they would find a way themselves.

After explaining to Queen Xu, Chen Mo arranged for someone to send a message to his adoptive father, asking him to find an opportunity to sneak into the capital.

Now the situation in the city is complicated, Chen Mo can only let him enter the city secretly and discuss the situation with him.

"General Chen, the King of Pingxi sent an aide and said he wanted to meet you." Zhao Wen hurriedly walked to Chen Mo's side and bowed.

"Oh!" Chen Mo looked a little surprised. It seemed that the King of Pingxi couldn't hold back and sent someone to lobby him.

"General, do you want to meet this person?" Zhao Wen asked again in a low voice.

"No." Chen Mo shook his head without hesitation.

He could even guess that if the King of Pingxi's staff came to lobby him, he would definitely promise him a high position and generous salary, and he might even be directly granted a title of nobility.

But the problem was that when the prince ascended the throne, he could get these things himself, so why should he plan with him and bear the name of a traitor.

"I understand." Zhao Wen bowed and left in a hurry.

Not long after, he returned with a letter in his hand.

"Sir, the staff asked us to give you this letter." Zhao Wen handed over the envelope with both hands.

Chen Mo opened the envelope, and the information on it was exactly the same as what he thought.

It was nothing more than criticizing the current queen and prince first, and then boasting about the third prince.

Let Chen Mo abandon the light and join the dark, and help the third prince ascend the throne.

As long as the third prince ascends the throne, Chen Mo will be given the title of Duke of the State, and Chen Mo can choose any official position in the court except the general of the central army.

In addition, Chen Mo can choose anything in the secret storehouse of the emperor. If he has any request, he can raise it now, and the King of Pingxi will do everything possible to meet it.

It must be said that this condition can be said to be quite good.

Chen Mo can also roughly guess what the King of Pingxi is thinking now, which is nothing more than drawing a pie in the sky.

Anyway, the power of the court is not in his hands now, so he doesn't feel bad about making any promises.

As long as he can win over Chen Mo, he dares to make any conditions.

Chen Mo read it roughly. Except for the win-over of himself, there is no other information in the letter.

There is no need to burn this letter. It can be kept for the time being, and it can be used as evidence of the King of Pingxi's intention to seize power and collude with himself as a military general in the future.

Of course, this kind of evidence can only serve as icing on the cake. As long as Chen Mo can kill the King of Pingxi, even if he takes a piece of soapberry and says that it is the poison made by the King of Pingxi to assassinate the Queen and the Empress, it can be used as evidence.

On the contrary, if he cannot solve the King of Pingxi, then even if there is ironclad evidence, he will still be helpless.

This world is reasonable, but the reason is only based on the equality of both parties.

If the two sides are not equal, whether the strong is reasonable depends entirely on the strong's own ideas.

The merits are great and the reason is deceiving. As long as the strength is strong enough, then you have the power to be unreasonable.

Putting the letter away, Chen Mo still practiced beside the Taimiao as usual.

Time soon came to the evening, and Sun Shouren and Lu Chuan quietly arrived in the palace.

"Have you broken through the innate realm?" Sun Shouren saw Chen Mo and asked anxiously.

During this period of time, the whole capital was rumored inside and outside that Chen Mo was an innate warrior.

For this news, Chen Mo took the initiative to release it, not to mention that even if he didn't release it, he couldn't cover it up at all. There were too many people who saw him take action that day.

Instead of hiding it, it is better to admit it openly, which will make the King of Pingxi afraid to act rashly.

Sun Shouren walked all the way to the capital, and naturally many acquaintances revealed the news to him, which made him know the current situation.

The King of Pingxi was plotting to usurp the throne, and wanted to not establish a crown prince, but to push the third prince to the throne.

What he was thinking in his heart was already known to passers-by.

Sun Shouren was naturally angry about this. As a confidant of the emperor, he would never see this happen.

However, the situation was stronger than people. His original plan was to try his best to protect the crown prince from leaving the capital, and then widely issue proclamations to summon loyal ministers from all over the country to serve the king.

After all, he was not a congenital strongman, and he did not know other congenital strongmen. This was the only way he could think of.

However, the second piece of news immediately brought him a greater shock, that is, Chen Mo broke through the Xiantian realm.

The previous piece of news made him angry, and this piece of news made him incomprehensible.

Sun Shouren knew from the beginning that Chen Mo had a good talent. In less than two years, he could practice all the way to the acquired realm without having much contact with martial arts.

However, he never expected that Chen Mo could break through the Xiantian realm so quickly after practicing to the acquired realm. This was too unreasonable.

In theory, martial arts practice becomes more and more difficult as time goes by.

Even if Chen Mo had never been in contact with martial arts and practiced to the acquired perfection in two years, he would break through the barriers such as internal breath and meridians.

But it would never be so easy for him to break through the Xiantian realm. At least he would need to practice hard for a long time.

However, none of this happened. Chen Mo's practice speed seemed to be faster and faster as time went by.

This made him a little unacceptable. In fact, through the information he learned these days, he had determined that Chen Mo must have the strength of the Xiantian.

Otherwise, he was guarding the palace alone. Even if he had the tiger talisman to control part of the formation of the palace, he might not be able to stop the King of Pingxi from attacking the queen and the prince.

Only he also has innate cultivation, even if there is a gap with the old innate King Pingxi, it is definitely not big.

In addition, he is in the palace with the advantage of the formation, even the King of Pingxi dare not take action easily.

This is definitely a good thing. After Sun Shouren learned about this, he was shocked and couldn't hide his joy and excitement.

Innate strongmen are the top figures among warriors. Chen Mo has such cultivation, even if he has no family background.

Even if he only relies on his cultivation, it is enough for the court to grant him a high position and generous salary.

What's more, Chen Mo also made a contribution to protecting the emperor this time. It can be said that as long as the prince can ascend to the throne, Chen Mo will definitely be a high-ranking official in the future.

And he has an adopted son in the innate realm. Although Sun Shouren felt that he was talking in his sleep when he said this.

Just relying on this identity, even if he is only a fourth-rank official now, even the second-rank official of the Central Army General has to give him face.

It's just that Chen Mo broke through the innate realm too fast, and he couldn't accept it for a while.

"That's right. The kid did have some enlightenment some time ago, and his cultivation has made some breakthroughs." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"This is good, this is good!" Even though he had known the news before, Sun Shouren was still very happy to hear Chen Mo tell it in person.

Compared to the excited Sun Shouren, Lu Chuan was obviously much more reserved.

Now in terms of cultivation, strength and status, Chen Mo is far superior to him.

The relationship between him and Chen Mo is far less close than that between him and Sun Shouren, so he can't help but be reserved.

"Father, I asked you to quietly enter the city this time for two main reasons. One is to mobilize your imperial guards to station near the border troops and observe them carefully.

Once the border troops make a move, the imperial guards should try their best to counterattack, at least resist a little, and never let the border troops enter the city.

The second is that if the King of Pingxi really raises an army to rebel, tell them immediately that the court will only punish the main culprit.

For those soldiers who are deceived by the King of Pingxi, as long as they lay down their weapons, the court will never pursue any responsibility."

Chen Mo's expression was solemn, and he explained carefully.

The King of Pingxi has many confidants in the border troops, but it does not mean that all the border troops are willing to accompany him to do this rebellion.

If the court says that only the main culprit will be punished and no one else will be held accountable, then there will definitely be fewer border troops willing to follow the King of Pingxi.

Every border soldier is an elite of Daqian, and it is really not worth it to be lost in the internal struggle.

In addition, the imperial guards were asked to keep a close eye on the border troops to prevent them from taking the opportunity to enter the city and causing greater damage and losses to the capital.

Apart from anything else, even if only a few fires were set, it would be enough to displace countless people.

"Okay, I'll find a way to do these things secretly when I get back." Sun Shouren nodded decisively without any hesitation.

He is a die-hard loyalist to the emperor. His ability may not be the strongest, but his loyalty is definitely enough.

Lu Chuan did not say much at this moment, but just nodded silently.

"This time, the food and supplies for the imperial guards were arranged by the general of the central army. He also secretly sent someone to send a letter, not to me but to you."

Sun Shouren habitually glanced at the doors and windows, making sure that there were no ears on the wall, and handed over a letter in a low voice.

Chen Mo put away the letter and nodded lightly. Sun Shouren did not stay in the palace for long. It was already evening, and he had to return to the city before the curfew.

After they left, Chen Mo opened the envelope alone.

There was not much information in the letter, mainly three points.

First, the general of the Central Army said that he was still loyal to the emperor and the court.

The reason why he did not go to the palace to pay homage to the empress and the emperor during this period was that he did not want to be noticed too much by the King of Pingxi.

Second, it was because Chen Mo, a congenital strongman, showed up and clearly expressed his support for the prince and the queen.

Many court officials who originally supported the emperor in the court have now gathered together. They could not do anything because there was no congenital strongman to preside over the overall situation.

But now there is Chen Mo, a congenital strongman, the situation is different.

If the King of Pingxi really wants to abolish the prince and establish the third prince, they will stand up to oppose it.

Third, the King of Pingxi has been connecting the civil and military officials of the court during this period. At most in three days, when the next court meeting comes, he may open his mouth to propose to abolish the prince and let the third prince succeed to the throne.

This letter is quite valuable. Knowing these things in advance and making preparations early, you won't be too flustered when the King of Pingxi makes trouble.

It must be said that the General of the Central Army is indeed a loyal minister of the emperor.

Although the King of Pingxi is keeping a close eye on him, he still takes the risk and tries to find a way to send the queen and the prince out of the city first.

After discovering that Chen Mo has returned with the queen and the prince, and that there are innate strongmen on his side, he immediately took action and began to connect the loyal ministers in the court.

He did this and was indeed worthy of the trust of the emperor.

Chen Mo read the letter carefully, and then returned to the Taimiao to discuss countermeasures with Queen Xu.

It's called a discussion, but in fact it's more about informing her of the matter, and the specific decision is still up to Chen Mo.

In the next few days, the capital seemed stable on the surface, but in fact, the undercurrent was turbulent and the waves were endless.

Until three days later, all officials went to court.