Chapter 160 Ending

The capital was under martial law, and numerous imperial troops were running through the streets, beginning to arrest officials who had colluded with King Pingxi.

Unlike the border troops, most of these officials were coerced. They really supported King Pingxi.

Although the combat power of the Forbidden Army is not as good as that of the frontier army, fortunately they are large enough and there are many strong ones among them.

In addition, other court officials also took action. Those officials who had colluded to take refuge with King Pingxi were now desperate even if they wanted to escape.

King Pingxi seeks power and usurps the throne, and wants to commit treason. Naturally, their collusion with him is also treason. In such cases, at the very least, they will be punished by the clan.

The fighting outside the city was basically over. Most of the border troops who resisted were killed, and the rest were captured.

"My son has to go back to the city first to maintain the situation in the city. Foster father, please lead people to keep an eye on these border troops and tell them not to cause trouble.

I will only take away three thousand of the Yulin Guards, leaving the rest of the soldiers under your command. "

Chen Mo looked at Sun Shouren and explained to him.

"Okay." Sun Shouren nodded decisively without hesitation.

Among the many generals outside the capital, he alone has the highest official position, and he is also Chen Mo's adoptive father. It is best for him to do these things.

After hastily explaining, Chen Mo ordered three thousand Yulin guards to fight back to the capital again.

Compared with outside the city, the situation inside the city is obviously more chaotic.

Many warriors who were originally close followers of King Pingxi were trying to escape from the city by any means at this time, or they were dormant for the time being and looked for opportunities to escape again.

With their status and strength, as long as they can escape from the capital, they can hide and survive no matter where they go.

The Yulin Guards of the Forbidden Army and other officials of the imperial court will not watch such a situation happen. Every person who escapes may become a hidden danger in the future.

Chen Mo is not merciless when he kills anyone. Anyone he finds will be killed with one blow.

Also in the process, he naturally gained a lot of trophies.

In fact, when Chen Mo killed King Pingxi before, he also found a storage bag from him, but he didn't have time to take a closer look.

Now these harvests are temporarily put away, and we will take a closer look when things are over.

Chen Mo's steps were not very fast. Even if he could kill those acquired warriors with just one casual blow, he would still have to waste a little time.

Walking all the way to Changye Square, the Wangfu Courtyard was heavily guarded by the Forbidden Army, but no one dared to step inside.

This is not because there are any strong people among them. The strong ones guarding them have long since fled.

Now in the whole courtyard, there are only some servants and maids left, in addition to the third prince and his biological mother, Concubine Wen.

It was heavily guarded by the Forbidden Army, and this was also the reason why he did not step into this mansion.

Although the third prince and his biological mother were coerced by King Pingxi, they were still involved in this matter, and no matter what, the third prince was also a member of the royal family.

Naturally, the ordinary Imperial Guards would not dare to solve the matter rashly, and they would not even dare to step into this house.

Otherwise, if something happens, they will definitely be punished.

Even if the third prince or his mother and concubine died, no matter how they died, these forbidden soldiers who rashly broke in would be buried with them.

In the final analysis, it was King Pingxi who conspired to rebel, not the third prince and his biological mother, the Wen family.

Chen Mo walked to the front of the other courtyard, opened the door and walked in. Many maids and servants with no cultivation in the other courtyard were hiding around the other courtyard.

There are also some who are more courageous and are thinking of ways to see if they can find an opportunity to get some gold and silver from the owner's house.

They are servants, but they are not children of the family. They are just ordinary servants hired to do chores. Even if they kill the Nine Clans, they will never be able to kill them.

The villa is very large, more like a small manor than a villa.

Chen Mo released his true energy to inspect the situation in the courtyard with his eyes, and soon found traces of the third prince in a side courtyard.

In fact, the patrol guards had already found out the general situation of the third prince and his mother and concubine in the palace.

This is something that cannot be concealed. As long as people are arranged to climb high and look far away, they can discover it through careful observation.

But as long as King Pingxi is still alive, no one will dare to enter this courtyard and attack the two of them.

Now that King Pingxi is dead, of course there is no need to kill the two of them. In the final analysis, the two of them were just under coercion.

Chen Mo walked through the air and came to a side courtyard.

The third prince was younger and was hiding in the greenhouse on the right. He was completely unaware of everything around him and was looking at Chen Mo who fell from the sky with curious eyes.

His mother, Concubine Wen, was wearing a plain dress and looked a little haggard, but it must be said that she looked absolutely beautiful.

Her skin was as white and moist as mutton-fat nephrite, and her figure was as graceful and delicate as water. When she saw Chen Mo flying here from the sky, she didn't dare to say anything.

"King Pingxi is dead. I know that everything happened because King Pingxi coerced you and the third prince. Your Majesty, just wait here safely. Someone will come later and take you and the third prince to keep watch for His Majesty."

Chen Mo bowed his hands and explained slowly.

We are still in the period of national mourning. Since the third prince and his mother and concubine are not being coerced, they should go to the Ancestral Temple to keep vigil for the emperor.

The mother and son will not die. King Pingxi is dead, so letting them live can prove that the current prince is respectful and kind.

"Thank you, General." Concubine Wen thanked her. Chen Mo nodded slightly in response, then turned and left.

The overall situation in the capital has been decided. Officials who have colluded with King Pingxi must either be killed or temporarily controlled and prepared to kill again later.

Logically speaking, one shouldn't use weapons during the wake, but now he doesn't care about this rule.

After dealing with the situation here, Chen Mo walked into the Wanfa Building in the inner city. Queen Xu and Crown Prince Zhao Renmin had been waiting for him to return on the first floor.

Although the King of Pingxi was dead, Queen Xu did not dare to trust others rashly. For her, Chen Mo was the most trustworthy person at the moment.

So she did not leave the Wanfa Building, but chose to continue waiting here until she saw Chen Mo's figure.

"I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission and now I am here to kill the traitor." Chen Mo bowed and saluted.

"My dear minister, you have returned triumphantly. Please get up quickly!" Zhao Renmin was obviously taught by Queen Xu just now. Now he walked to Chen Mo in two steps and helped him up.

"This matter is over. Please ask the Queen and the Crown Prince to move back to the palace." Chen Mo said again.

"Okay." Queen Xu smiled, her expression was quite bright and charming. Seeing Chen Mo at this moment, she even spoke with more confidence.

Although only two female officials and the prince followed her, her posture was still quite elegant and decent when she walked, and the grace and elegance that belonged only to the queen unconsciously emanated from her.

"You should go home and wait for me first." Chen Mo walked to Zhao Yu's side again, lowered his voice and handed her the black ice bead.

There was a dormant dragon energy in the palace city, and Wei Xia was not a human being after all, so it was not good to go there rashly.

"Okay, these things are solved, you don't have to stay in the palace city anymore, right?" Zhao Yu accepted the black ice bead and asked softly.

She remembered that Chen Mo said when he went to Dali that he wanted to go home to eat the dishes he cooked.

It's just that this time he didn't have any free time when he returned to the city, and he was always busy.

Zhao Yu knew that he was busy with important things, and never urged him. Now that the King of Pingxi is dead, Chen Mo can relax a little, so she asked this question.

"It should be possible, but we have to wait for two more days." Chen Mo responded in a gentle voice and took her into his arms.

The couple did not spend much time in love, Zhao Yu urged, "Go quickly, the Queen and the others are waiting for you."

Chen Mo smiled and nodded, turned around and followed Queen Xu.

The group walked towards the palace. The blood and flesh fragments in front of the palace gate had been cleaned up, but there was still some splattered blood and the smell of blood.

Queen Xu covered Zhao Renmin's face with her wide sleeves, trying not to let him see these things.

Although as the emperor, her hands will inevitably be stained with killing, but she always feels that her child is still too young.

It is still a bit inappropriate for him to see these things now.

"Your Majesty, the third prince and his mother are still in the outer city courtyard. In my opinion, we should send someone to bring them back to keep vigil for the emperor." Chen Mo walked to Queen Xu and explained.

"Okay, I will arrange someone right away. "Empress Xu nodded. There were no Yulin Guards in the palace now, but there were still many ordinary female officials and servants who could be used.

In the next few days, Chen Mo was still cleaning up.

Rewards could not be issued during the national mourning, but in Chen Mo's opinion, people could be killed first to avoid further trouble.

In an emergency, we should make decisions based on our urgency. Since the war had already started, we could continue to kill people.

In the next few days, the whole city was slaughtered. All officials who were connected with the King of Pingxi and his trusted descendants were killed and the roots were cut off.

The officers in charge of beheading could earn half a year's red money in one day.

Now we can't reward the officials. , but the vacant official position can still be promoted to take over temporarily.

After the national mourning period is over, the real appointment and reward will be made.

These things are not difficult to solve. The King of Pingxi is dead, and there is a congenital strongman like Chen Mo in charge. Even if someone has different opinions, they have to endure it now.

After roughly handling these things, Chen Mo finally had some free time and could go home and rest for two days.

When he stepped into his own door, many maids and servants bowed and saluted.

Zhao Yu knew that he would come back today, and now he was busy in the kitchen, preparing soup for him personally.

"Prepare hot water, I want to wash. "Chen Mo said casually, but he learned from the servant that Zhao Yu had already ordered people to prepare it in advance.

There is not only hot water in the bathroom now, but the heater is also burning hot.

Mei Mei took a hot bath and changed into clean clothes.

As soon as he stepped out of the bathroom, Chen Mo smelled a burst of sour and fragrant smell. He sniffed it gently, and some of it was a little pungent in the nose, but it was very appetizing.

Other dishes were also placed on the table one after another. Some were made by Zhao Yu himself, and some were made by the cook at home.

"Come, taste it quickly!" Zhao Yu cheered a little, carefully placed the fish plate on the table, and handed Chen Mo a pair of chopsticks.

"Delicious." He picked up a piece of sweet and sour fish and tasted it carefully. It still tasted the same as before.

"It's good. I'm afraid that my skills will be rusty after not doing it for a long time, so I practiced twice yesterday. "

Zhao Yu chuckled, and was very happy to hear Chen Mo's praise.

On weekdays, she only cooked for Chen Mo, and she was free when Chen Mo was not around.

Worried that her cooking skills would be rusty after not being in the kitchen for a while, she tried to cook twice yesterday to ensure that the taste would be as good as before.

"Come, try this braised lamb chop, which I also made myself." Zhao Yu picked up a fat and big lamb chop and put it to Chen Mo's mouth.

She didn't know how to cook any delicacies, but she was a little better at these home-cooked meats.

The couple hadn't eaten like this for a long time, so this meal naturally took longer.

After dinner, Chen Mo accompanied Zhao Yu for another two days, and then announced that he would retreat for a period of time.

Although the court's reward had not yet come, he had to sort out the spoils of war he had harvested this time.

Also, I need to study the dark red aura carefully to see which ruins it points to.