Chapter 163: Discussion and Persuasion

In the early morning, the winter sun shone through the window, dazzling but not bringing any warmth.

Fortunately, there were heaters lit everywhere in the house, so there was no chill at all.

Chen Mo hugged his beloved and opened his eyes leisurely. What caught his eyes were the wedding dresses and jewelry scattered everywhere, some on the bed and in front of the desk.

Especially on the desk, there was a lotus-colored bellyband and a golden hairpin.

Thinking carefully about what he did yesterday, Chen Mo couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Zhao Yu was still sleeping very deeply, and her body was also tightly hugging Chen Mo.

Without disturbing her rashly, Chen Mo carefully moved out of the quilt, quietly put on his clothes and left.

He asked the maid to prepare hot water for him to wash and change clothes.

"Master, there is a palace lady who wants to see you, and I invited her to the front yard to drink tea and rest first.

There is also a collection envoy from Wanfa Building who brought you a letter."

When the housekeeper saw Chen Mo get up and show up, he hurried over to report.

"Okay, go tell that female official that I will go see her right away."

Chen Mo nodded slightly and took the letter from him.

The letter sent by the Wanfa Building Collection History Office was very brief, with only a few words. It was Senior Chu who invited him to meet at Wanfa Building. He should have something to discuss with him.

After receiving the letter, Chen Mo walked to the front yard. A middle-aged female official was sitting on a chair drinking tea, and several accompanying palace maids stood quietly beside her.

"General Chen." The female official saw Chen Mo coming and hurriedly stood up and saluted, saying, "The Queen asked me to come here. Please go to the palace to discuss important matters."

Chen Mo nodded slightly. He has been practicing in seclusion for some time, and he is really not very clear about the affairs of the court.

But it should not be a big problem, otherwise he would not be invited to the palace to discuss, but to issue an imperial edict to summon him in a hurry.

"Okay, please wait for me to bathe and change clothes, so that I can go to see the Queen." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Since he is not summoned, there is no need to be so anxious, and he can be more calm.

"Please do as you wish." The female official naturally had no objection to this.

Now everyone knows that Chen Mo is a favorite of the Queen and the Crown Prince, and can even be said to be relied upon.

Chen Mo's actions as a guard and follower have proved his loyalty and ability.

Queen Xu does not trust him and does not rely on him, so who can she rely on now?

Chen Mo washed and changed his clothes, put on casual clothes, and immediately followed the female official to the palace city.

The situation in the palace city was still the same as before. At this time, many Yulin guards saw Chen Mo and bowed.

To this day, the Yulin guards' tiger talisman is still in Chen Mo's hands. He can still dispatch these Yulin guards at will, and more importantly, he can control the palace city formation.

Generally speaking, the palace city tiger talisman cannot be shown to others easily, and in most cases it is held by the emperor.

After the matter of the Pingxi King was settled, Queen Xu still did not want to take back the tiger talisman, which shows her trust in Chen Mo.

It can be said that with Chen Mo's current strength, plus he can control the tiger talisman in the palace, as long as he has the slightest intention of disloyalty, Queen Xu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not even survive tonight.

Walking all the way into the palace, the national mourning period has not yet passed, Queen Xu is still guarding the spirit in the Imperial Ancestral Temple with many concubines and princes and princesses.

Knowing that Chen Mo is coming, she has been waiting outside the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

"Your humble servant greets the Queen!" Chen Mo walked to Queen Xu and bowed.

"My dear, please get up." She smiled slightly and walked not far away.

The remaining palace servants wanted to follow, but she stopped them with a look.

"In two days, the emperor's coffin will be sent to the imperial mausoleum for burial. Do you have any plans for this?" Queen Xu lowered her voice and asked tentatively.

She is not a fool. Since Chen Mo asked her to send everyone in the Imperial Ancestral Temple away before, she can guess that something is wrong.

Besides, the death of the emperor is a bit abnormal in itself.

However, the situation was critical at the time, and she had no time to think about it carefully. Now that the emperor was about to be buried, she would definitely ask again if there was really a problem.

Chen Mo looked around after hearing this, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you guessed correctly. The body in the coffin is indeed not the current emperor."

He could naturally guess what Queen Xu meant, and knew that she had some doubts about the death of the emperor.

Otherwise, the emperor's burial should be asked to the Ministry of Rites, why did she have to ask him again in detail.

Chen Mo himself did not intend to hide this matter from her. He did not say it before because he was worried that he would be too excited and the matter would be accidentally exposed.

"Ah!" Queen Xu could not help but be surprised when her inner guess was verified.

Many more questions came to her mind. Since the emperor was not dead, why didn't he show up?

Since he was not dead, why didn't he stand up to deal with the matter of the King of Pingxi seeking power and usurping the throne.

"This matter is a long story, I will tell you slowly." Chen Mo spoke, and carefully recounted the things that Senior Chu had said to him one by one.

Even though Empress Xu has been in the deep palace for many years, she has acquired cultivation, so it is not difficult to explain these things to her.

Just give her enough time to let her accept these things.

After all, the emperor is still alive, and this news is indeed shocking.

"Since the emperor has been sent to Xuandan Pavilion for treatment, what is his current situation? Can he come back? Should the burial be carried out?"

Empress Xu frowned and thought for a long time before speaking.

She kept staring at Chen Mo, hoping that he could give a specific answer.

"I will go to see Senior Chu later and ask him about the specific situation. The ceremony will proceed normally. If your majesty's injuries can be cured, then it will be announced that he has been blessed by God and resurrected from the dead."

Chen Mo didn't hesitate and decisively said the answer he had already thought about.

Resurrection from the dead does carry a lot of mystery, but in this world, it is not so difficult for people to accept it.

What's more, even if he comes back from the dead, it won't affect the overall situation, at least not now.

The prince is young, and even if he does ascend the throne, he will not be able to hold real power in a short time. There is no need to worry about power struggles between father and son.

"Then leave this matter to the general!" Queen Xu said seriously with a trusting tone.

After receiving Chen Mo's specific answer, she was obviously relieved and no longer worried.

"Wei Chen understands." Chen Mo bowed his hands and then walked away.

After walking out of the palace city, they came all the way to Wanfa Tower, where he was responsible for guarding the collection of books and history. When they saw him, they all bowed down and bowed down.

Before reaching the top floor, Chen Mo heard Senior Chu's voice transmission.

"You're finally here." Chu Tianxiu sounded very happy, and he seemed to be in a good mood.

"The queen summoned me suddenly just now, so it took some time." Chen Mo walked to the top floor and explained with a smile.

"Did you make another breakthrough in your previous cultivation? How advanced is your innate level now?" Chu Tianxiu asked eagerly.

"Returning to the seniors, the juniors are already at the second level of innate realm." Chen Mo did not hide this.

"I'm just saying that I saw it right, your talent is really extraordinary!" Chu Tianxiu's tone was excited and high, and his heart was beating a little unsatisfactorily.

Chen Mo's breakthrough speed was so fast that it was almost visible to the naked eye.

Chu Tianxiu is nearly two hundred years old now. He has seen countless talented people. Even he was the top genius back then.

Even so, his talent is still not worth mentioning compared to Chen Mo.

If he had only seen a glimmer of hope before, now this hope was magnified tenfold and a hundredfold!

"I'll do it, no, the entire human race, the entire world, is truly lucky to have a genius like you!"

Chu Tianxiu's eyes shone brightly and he stared at Chen Mo, as if he was looking at a rare treasure.

"Some time ago, I saw you take action to kill King Pingxi. In the future, you should not only practice internal martial arts, but also practice external body training techniques."

Although the words were inquiring, Chu Tianxiu's tone was very sure.

Seeing Chen Mo nodding in recognition, he then added, "You are also in the innate realm now, so you should know the truth of biting off more than you can chew.

With your talent, you should make a choice, focus more on practicing internal skills, and only specialize in one so that you can progress faster.

If you want both, it may be difficult for both to reach the highest level in the end. "

Chu Tianxiu persuaded with some sincerity.

In fact, he also knew that with Chen Mo's talent, even if he cultivated both internal and external skills, he would definitely achieve extremely high achievements.

It's just that the current situation doesn't leave him so much time to practice slowly.

If there is no more powerful man in the realm of heaven and man, then everything in this world will be reduced to nothing in another hundred years.

"Junior understands." Chen Mo nodded casually and agreed. It seemed that he didn't take this matter into his heart at all.

Chu Tianxiu naturally knew this, but he didn't say much.

He understood that it was obviously impossible for him to make Chen Mo give up his cultivation path with empty words.

It is still necessary to find an opportunity to inform him of the specific situation of this world, and then the effect of persuading him will be much better.

"Senior, now that the emperor is about to be buried in the mausoleum, has there been any news from Xuandan Pavilion? What should we do specifically?"

Chen Mo spoke in a deep voice and asked the question that concerned him most at the moment.

Chu Tianxiu also fell into silence after hearing this, and kept thinking carefully.

"In two or three days, I should be able to leave Wanfa Tower, and then I will personally visit Xuandan Pavilion.

The burial matters went on as usual. After I went to Xuandan Pavilion, I immediately rushed to the imperial mausoleum, where we met. "

He told his general plan for the future. A month had passed, and the condition of the innate strong man who had been severely injured at that time had basically recovered.

You can't take action at will, but your actions are basically not restricted.

After going to Xuandan Pavilion, he took another trip along the way, sent several of his friends to the imperial mausoleum, and then informed everyone about Chen Mo's situation.

Showdown with him there and tell him that this world will be destroyed in a hundred years.

As for the specific life and death of the emperor, it is actually not that important compared to this matter.

Because if a strong man in the realm of heaven and man does not appear, then everyone will die.

"Okay, then this junior will go back and prepare." Chen Mo bowed his hands and turned around to exit Wanfa Tower.

After going to see Empress Xu again and informing her of the situation, Chen Mo set off and returned home.

Back home, Zhao Yu was carefully arranging the wedding dress. When she saw Chen Mo approaching, she couldn't help but said angrily, "I blame you for getting these fine clothes dirty!"

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault." Chen Mo didn't refute this and took her into his arms from behind.

"Okay, don't make trouble. I heard that my adoptive mother also came to the capital the day before yesterday. As juniors, it's time for us to pay a visit. I have asked people to prepare things. We can just go directly after a meeting."

Zhao Yu pushed Chen Mo's arms away and explained softly.

The foster mother she mentioned was naturally Sun Shouren's first wife.

When Chen Mo was in Xingyuan Mansion, he also visited her several times.

Some time ago, my adoptive father was officially transferred to serve as an official near the capital, and his relatives naturally came to the capital one after another.

"Okay, let's clean up and head over." Chen Mo nodded with a smile.

After taking care of the chores at home, the two of them took the gifts they had prepared and set off immediately.

In addition to Sun Shouren and his first wife, Mo Hu, Xu Dabao, Sun Li and others were also here.

A banquet was held at noon, with men and women sitting at two tables, and Chen Mo and others sat together drinking and chatting.

At the women's table, they talked about some family matters.

While drinking, Chen Mo also learned that Mo Hu was going to get married, and the specific time was set on the seventh day of the next month.

Chen Mo and Xu Dabao and others naturally congratulated him repeatedly and toasted him several times.

Everyone was feasting and having a good time, until the evening, when they gradually dispersed.

After the matter was settled, a few days later, it was the end of the national mourning period, and the emperor's coffin was carried out for burial in the built imperial mausoleum 120 miles north of the capital.