Chapter 535 Loyal to the Duke of Anguo of the Song Dynasty

Linzhou.

In the wing room of Yue Ruyan in the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.

On the soft couch, Yue Ruyan pushed Chen Mo away with her bare hands. Her white face was flushed, her forehead was covered with sweat, and her hair was tightly against her cheeks. She glared at Chen Mo, then took the handkerchief he handed over and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

At this moment, Chen Mo stretched out his hand and hugged Yue Ruyan's slender and powerful waist. He smelled the fragrance between the beautiful woman's hair, and his heart was also a little throbbing.

Yue Ruyan's face, as beautiful as frost, suddenly showed a panic, and she said in a hurry: "Stop, I won't come."

After that, she refused.

God knows how she got through these days. In the past ten days, she has hardly left the room. Fortunately, this person has not been so frequent recently, and only comes at night, but even if she is a third-grade warrior, she can't stand it.

However, her cultivation has also improved. These days of "cultivation" can be compared to more than a year of hard training.

Chen Mo kissed her cheek: "Stop messing around, I'll hug you."

As he spoke, Chen Mo opened the system panel.

[Name: Chen Mo. ]

[Age: 23. ]

[Kung Fu: Zi Yang Hua Yuan Gong (Great Success 92935/100000). ]

[Realm: Divine Power (Third Grade). ]

[Strength: 2513. ]

[Skills: Sun Qi Slash (Intermediate 98329/6000000), Sun Shooting Arrow (Primary 678925/1000000), Cloud Wandering Step (Advanced 8972/10000), Divine Burning Method (Primary 43680/100000), Snake Swallowing Method (Already Completed, Breakthrough to the First Grade and Breakthrough), Tantric Double Refining Method (Minor Success 79/100). 】

These days, Chen Mo also understood the reason why the experience of secret cultivation gradually decreased, and after a period of rest, it returned to the original reason, which is related to energy.

The more vigorous the energy, the more experience you gain.

And the further you go, the less energy you gain, and the less experience you gain naturally.

So Chen Mo didn't look for Yue Ruyan during the day recently.

Seeing that Chen Mo really didn't do anything, Yue Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I have to go to the army for training. I'm listless when I fool around with you all day."

"Yeah." Chen Mo stroked Yue Ruyan's hair, and then said softly: "The Supervisory Guard sent a message this morning. Although Jin Xia's Western Route Army withdrew from Yuzhou, it still left an unknown number of troops in Longyou and did not completely withdraw from the Song Dynasty."

Yue Ruyan frowned and said: "It seems that Wanyan Xiaji has not given up his ambition to invade my Song Dynasty."

While speaking, Xia Zhining's cold voice sounded outside the house: "Have you had enough trouble?"

There was still resentment and jealousy in her words.

It's true that the new generation is better than the old one.

These days, she has been completely ignored.

"It's her." Yue Ruyan was a little panicked immediately. After all, Xia Zhining's presence and the maid's presence have different meanings, and from the tone of this sentence, Yue Ruyan was afraid that Xia Zhining came here to be jealous.

Chen Mo was not afraid, but chuckled and said, "It's Zhining, do you want to come in?"

"Pah"

Xia Zhining spat lightly, and then said with an embarrassed look: "It's Chen Xiu who wants to see you."

"Chen Xiu?"

Chen Mo was stunned, knowing that Chen Xiu came here to talk to him about the imperial examination.

"Ruyan, you rest first, I have something to go out for."

After that, Chen Mo put on his clothes and came outside.

Xia Zhining leaned against the wall and looked at Chen Mo teasingly: "You know it."

"Pa"

Chen Mo walked up and patted her perky buttocks lightly, which immediately caused a wave of waves, and said: "Why are you jealous of her? When we were in the north before, you were the only one who occupied me."

Hearing this, Xia Zhining immediately raised her foot and stepped lightly on the instep of Chen Mo, and then left angrily.

Chen Mo smiled and went to the front hall.

At this moment, Chen Xiu sat on a pearwood chair, sipping tea and waiting.

At this moment, Sun Meng in the outer room said, "Duke Anguo is here."

Chen Xiu put down his tea, picked up the cane beside him, stood up quickly, looked up at the young man in black robe, and said straight to the point, "Duke Anguo, do you know the imperial court's decree to restore the imperial examination?"

Chen Mo nodded and sat down. The maid brought him hot tea. He said, "It was expected."

Chen Xiu also sat down and said, "Did the court tell Duke Anguo in advance?"

Chen Mo shook his head.

"Ah?" Chen Xiu was shocked and anxious again, saying, "Then what should we do? The court restored the imperial examination, but set the location in Luonan and did not notify the states. In this case, don't we have to watch it with our own eyes?"

Before, Chen Xiu felt that Chen Mo had a good relationship with the court. After all, he went from a county marquis, Pingxi general, to a grand marshal and a first-class duke step by step. If the relationship was not good, how could Lu Sheng be so respectful.

In this case, if the imperial court resumes the imperial examination, it will certainly let Chen Mo help organize it.

But now it seems that it didn't happen.

Chen Mo was stunned: "Who said we have to watch helplessly? We will hold the imperial examination as usual. I have notified Lord Zuo and Lord Geng to come to Xiangyang. When the time comes, you and them, as well as some great scholars in Linzhou, will hurry up to study the examination questions."

"Ah?"

Hearing this, Chen Xiu was shocked and said: "But the imperial court has no intention for us to hold the imperial examination. If we hold it privately, it will be disrespectful."

Chen Mo wanted to say, if I need you, I will recognize the court of Luonan. If I don't need you, what is the court?

First, you don't pay me a salary.

Second, you don't give me military rations.

Third, you don't provide disaster relief.

Even if he doesn't respect it, Chen Mo doesn't feel guilty at all.

I just held the imperial examination, and you, Lu Sheng, dare to raise troops to attack me?

As for being discussed by the world?

Chen Mo has been discussed before. He was a member of the Tianshi Army before, and then he became a regular, and then he captured Ning Wan, snatched away the daughter-in-law of King Chong, and then Xiao Yunxi, the former queen, etc., which one has not been discussed.

As for "righteousness"?

Just kidding.

The truth is in the hands of the majority.

Now the hearts of the people in the whole north are on his side.

In addition, his holding of the imperial examination is a good thing for scholars.

He can't guarantee that the scholars in the south will thank him and clear his name.

If he is really criticized, there will be people to defend him.

But thinking of this, Chen Mo still didn't understand whether Chen Xiu was Xun Yu of the Three Kingdoms, the kind who was in Cao's camp but his heart was with Han.

After thinking for a while, Chen Mo said: "Mr. Chen doesn't know that now all the princes in the world are ambitious people, especially Huai Wang and Chong Wang, who dare to raise the banner of rebellion against the court. The reason why the court didn't inform the states this time is that it doesn't want to give Huai Wang and Chong Wang and other people with rebellious hearts an advantage.

Secondly, the imperial examination is to select officials from all over the world, select talents for the court, and support the Song Dynasty. However, the government is now controlled by Lu Sheng. For his own ambition, he only set the provincial examination in Luonan. Naturally, I can't fulfill his wish. I have to select people who are truly loyal to the Song Dynasty for your majesty. I believe that after your majesty knows about it, he will understand my good intentions."