Chapter 590: The World Is Shocked

It was late at night, and the backyard of the Anguo Mansion was quiet. In Xiao Yunxi's wing room, the lights that had been extinguished were lit again, and the curtains were pulled up, releasing the sultry scent of heather.

Xiao Yunxi turned over and lay on the inside. It was summer, and after tossing and turning, her whole body was sweaty, sticky and uncomfortable.

Her cheeks were moist, and she squinted her eyes and her breathing was fluctuating. She didn't want to move, but she was not very tired. She said softly: "What's wrong with you? You are a little out of shape tonight?"

Chu Juan left the scene early and lay on the outside. Her face was ruddy. She lay on her side, and her beautiful eyes were staring at Chen Mo's cheek.

Chen Mo looked at Chu Juan, hugged her into his arms with his left hand, and kissed her forehead.

The latter also enjoyed Chen Mo's intimacy. She put one hand around Chen Mo's neck, and her beautiful cheeks became redder. She thought it was her turn again, and took the initiative to guide the other party back to the old place.

Both of them took a deep breath, especially Chu Juan, whose eyebrows and eyes were full of charm.

Chen Mo opened his mouth and said: "The King of Huai led his troops to raid Fengzhou. Deng Tian died in the battle. He also cut off Deng Tian's head and sent it to Xiangyang."

Chu Juan's head buzzed when he heard it, and even Xiao Yunxi next to him was stunned, and then returned to normal.

After a brief moment of daze, Chu Juan sat up without saying a word, lowered her head, and took the initiative to twist her waist.

However, Chen Mo was lying flat, and from his angle, he could see that Chu Juan's expression was very ugly.

After a moment, she stopped and raised her head slightly, her eyes were red. She knew what Chen Mo wanted to say, and bit her lip and said, "Can you forgive him?"

"It's not just Deng Tian who died this time. The 5,000 troops he brought to help Xing County were almost wiped out. That's 5,000 lives. And Deng Tian's sacrifice means that the troops stationed in Luanshan County and Xing County are basically destroyed. Tens of thousands of lives, how can you ask me to forgive him?" Chen Mo said.

"But he is my father." Chu Juan said in tears.

"Deng Tian is also the father of two children, and his wife is still waiting for him to come home. The tens of thousands of soldiers who died were the fathers and sons of so many people. I forgave King Huai, but did King Huai forgive them?

And King Huai raided Fengzhou, which means he was with King Chong and the others. Did they come here so fiercely just to take back Fengzhou and Huaizhou? No, they came for my life.

If I lose, can you ask him to forgive me and the people in this mansion?" Chen Mo said.

Chu Juan didn't say anything, but her crying became louder and louder.

Xiao Yunxi silently took out a handkerchief and wiped Chu Juan's tears.

Chen Mo continued, "And from the beginning to the end, it was the King of Huai who started it. I didn't provoke him, but he raided my Qingzhou. When I went north, he raided Huaizhou again. He came to provoke me again and again. Even then, I promised you to spare his life, but he still didn't repent. How can I forgive such a person?"

"Don't say it." Xiao Yunxi said in a low voice, because Chu Juan cried even louder.

Chu Juan cried and cried, and her hands kept patting Chen Mo's chest: "Then why did you tell me this, why did you tell me, why didn't you hide it from me, it would be better if I didn't know, if I didn't know, I wouldn't have to face it, woo woo."

Chen Mo didn't stop her from venting, and said: "Such a big thing will spread sooner or later, and you will know sooner or later. If I hide it from you, it will only make you more painful."

Maybe she was tired of crying, she bent down, buried her head in Chen Mo's arms, and sobbed softly.

Chen Mo opened his mouth, but didn't say anything to comfort her.

He didn't want to talk about this.

But this is a topic that cannot be avoided, and it will be faced sooner or later.

After a long time, Chu Juan raised her head, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she choked and said: "Husband, promise me."

"What?"

"You can't do it yourself, I don't want my man to be involved..." As she spoke, Chu Juan started crying again.

Chen Mo: "..."

He knew what Chu Juan meant, but her method was almost the same as covering one's ears and stealing the bell.

After a moment of silence, Chen Mo said: "I promise you."

Chu Juan put her cheek against Chen Mo's chest and whispered: "I really hope that all this is just a dream, and when I wake up, it will be the same as if nothing happened."

"If it is really a dream, how great it would be." Chen Mo murmured.

But all this is not a dream after all.

The next day, when it was just dawn.

Chen Mo hadn't even woken up yet when the door was knocked. It wasn't the maid's voice, but Xia Zhining's: "Don't sleep, get up quickly, something happened."

Hearing Xia Zhining's anxious voice, Chen Mo suddenly woke up and sat up abruptly, which also woke up Chu Juan, who had fallen asleep on him last night, and Xiao Yunxi who was beside him.

Chu Juan's eyes were still tear-stained, and she was still a little confused when she just woke up.

Xiao Yunxi looked at Chen Mo's hurried look, and while helping Chen Mo to dress, she said, "Husband, what's wrong?"

"Zhi Ning said something happened."

After leaving the room, Xia Zhiqing glanced at the room and rolled her eyes at Chen Mo, but rarely said anything to him. Instead, she said, "Something big has happened. The emperor issued an imperial decree, dismissing you from your official position, taking away your title, and labeling you a traitor. The news has spread."

Hearing this, Chen Mo frowned. He had expected the dismissal of his official position. He said, "It has spread? How could it be so fast? There was no news yesterday."

"Prince Chong and Lu Sheng must have planned it a long time ago. They also have people in the four states. They just wait for them to take action and spread the news here." Xia Zhining said.

"Good means."

Chen Mo said as he walked out of the back house: "What about Prince Chong and Prince Huai?"

"He was righted by the imperial court."

"As expected, have you and Ruyan packed up?"

Xia Zhining nodded: "It's been loaded into the car."

"Okay, you and Ruyan will go to Huaizhou first, and come over immediately after I finish handling the matters here." Chen Mo said.

"Um."

After leaving the back house, Chen Ming and Sun Meng, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately greeted them. Among them, Chen Ming said with some anxiety: "Dong An Guo, I want to apologize to you."

"What crime?"

"You had to ask for a petition yesterday, and I just finished it now." Chen Ming nervously presented the written petition to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo glanced at him and saw his eyes were filled with blood. He looked at the message and said, "Did you not sleep all night last night?"

".sleep."

Chen Mo returned the memorandum to Chen Ming and said: "Show it to Mr. Geng. If there is no problem, announce it immediately. As for your crime, you will be exempted this time. If you commit it again next time, you will be severely punished."

"Thank you Duke An for your forgiveness." Chen Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Mo said to Sun Meng: "Ask Zuo Lianglun to come to the study to see me."

"promise."

…

Anecdotal evidence.

The rural examination has ended. Students from all over the country came out of the examination hall, but they did not leave Xiangyang. Instead, they found restaurants to stay in the city.

When the restaurants are full, they will rent out the people's houses. The people will see that they can make money, and they can also benefit from the talents of these scholars. If they are lucky, the people who rent their own houses happen to be on the list, and they can also earn money. A good sign, why not.

And just when the students are waiting for the day when the results are released.

The news that Chen Mo was dismissed from his official position and title by the imperial court, and was also designated as a rebel, spread in Xiangyang overnight, causing an uproar and commotion.

After all, the Song Dynasty had been established for four hundred years, and the people regarded themselves as Song people. When they heard the news, they were more or less surprised, but then they became worried about Chen Mo.

Although they consider themselves Song people, they still know that the imperial court is not good to them and Chen Mo is good to them.

If this news is true and Chen Mo is really a rebel, then they will also support Chen Mo.

However, the students' mood was very complicated.

The more books you read, the more you know and the more you think about.

Take the current imperial examination as an example.

Chen Mo is a big rebel.

Then if they are on the list, can they still be officials?

If you can become an official, should you be an official in the imperial court? Or Chen Mo's official?

If they were Chen Mo's officials, wouldn't they also become rebels and rebels against the party?

In the final analysis, Chen Mo was just a separatist regime, not the emperor.

However, among scholars, there are also some who have already seen through the current situation.

Sun Cheng is one of them.

In a tavern in the city, Sun Cheng's friend said in a panic: "It's over, it's over. I thought that I would be able to take the provincial high school examination and enter Beijing to take the joint examination next year. But now it's better. An Guogong turned out to be a rebel. Then wouldn't we be successful?" I'm a thief disciple. If I had known earlier, we should have gone to Luonan to take the exam."

After saying that, his friend suddenly leaned into Sun Cheng's ear and whispered: "Brother Sun, how about we go back to Jiangdong."

"If you want me to give you back, I won't. I'm still waiting to bring glory to the Sun family." Sun Cheng took a sip of wine and said.

"Are you serious? Duke An Guo has become a traitor, so why should he be so proud?" said his friend.

"Have you ever heard of a saying?"

"What?"

"Wealth can be found in danger." Sun Cheng drank the wine in the bowl and said.

Friend: "..."

The Sun family, where Sun Cheng is located, was a top-notch clan during the previous dynasty. However, they were on the wrong side during the founding of the Song Dynasty. In the end, they lost money and were not exterminated. They completely declined and the remaining clan members moved to Jiangdong. on one's last legs.

Four hundred years later, the glory of the ancestors has long been gone. Except for the martial arts and martial arts that have not been passed down to the outside world, in Sun City, they are only slightly better than ordinary people.

Because he had no money to buy training resources, even if he had top-notch skills and martial arts, the twenty-six-year-old Sun Cheng was still only a seventh-level warrior.

The reason why he came to Linzhou to participate in the imperial examination this time was because he had long seen Chen Mo's "disobedience" and knew that the other party would definitely not be satisfied with this. Judging from the current situation, he could also support Chen Mo. Go one step further.

If Chen Mozhen reaches that step, then Sun Cheng will be the true disciple of the Emperor.

Well, he is absolutely confident that in this provincial examination, he will be able to pass high school and his ranking will not be low.

Seeing his friend's nervous look, Sun Cheng smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "If you believe me, just listen to me and stay. With your talents, this provincial examination won't be a problem."

Friend: "..."

Just when my friend was lost in thought, a rebellion suddenly appeared outside the tavern, and a group of people ran towards the Yamen.

The friend was stunned, and went out to find someone to ask, only to find out that the government office had issued a notice, which was related to the news circulating in the city.

The friend quickly took Sun Cheng to the Yamen.

When the two arrived, the outside of the Yamen was full of people.

The two of them squeezed in for a long time before finally squeezing in.

Some students have already explained the contents of the notice to the people in vernacular.

The general meaning is that the imperial edict issued by the court this time was forged by Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng held the emperor hostage and caused chaos in the government, which Empress Xu and Princess Zhaoqing can prove.

In addition, in order to control the government, Lu Sheng did not hesitate to collude with the rebels Chong Wang and Huai Wang to attack Feng and Huaizhou.

In order to save the people from danger and the emperor from distress, Duke Anguo decided to send troops to the king today to purge the traitors in the court.

The people watching outside the government office were in an uproar, and then they started to talk about it.

"I said, how could Duke Anguo be a traitor? Which traitor would reduce our taxes, pay for us to build houses, and give us land?"

"You're right, Duke Anguo is not a traitor, but Chong Wang and Huai Wang are."

"It turns out that Lu Sheng is the most hidden rebel, otherwise how could he support the two kings who were already traitors."

"That's right, Prime Minister Xu must have discovered Lu Sheng's conspiracy, so he was killed by him."

"..."

This announcement from the government office instantly reversed public opinion.

Even the dead Xu Guozhong became a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty.

"Brother Sun, I know that the Duke of Anguo is not a traitor." Sun Cheng's friend laughed.

Sun Cheng: "..."

You didn't say that just now.

Sun Cheng was very excited. He was not excited about the reversal of public opinion.

But Chen Mo sent troops to defend the king.

If this succeeds, Chen Mo will definitely be the first person under the emperor.

Then it's only a matter of time to go further.

Sun Cheng's face turned red and he turned around and left.

The friend chased him and asked, "Brother Sun, what's wrong with you?"

"Go back and read."

"Didn't you just finish the exam?"

"Prepare for the joint examination."

"Ah? The list of the provincial examination hasn't been released yet?"

"I will definitely be on the list."

"Ah?" The friend was even more surprised and felt that Sun Cheng was a little too confident.

...

At the same time.

In the study room of the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

"I believe you also know about the matter of Fengzhou and the news from the court." Chen Mo said in a deep voice.

Zuo Lianglun nodded: "They are too fast."

"So I plan to draw 10,000 soldiers from Yuzhou, cross the river from Qingzhou to help Fengzhou, and I will transfer the generals from Huaizhou. You will rush to Yuzhou immediately and take my token to dispatch." Chen Mo gave the token to Zuo Lianglun, and then said: "As for the work here, you should find someone to hand over as soon as possible."

Zuo Lianglun knew the seriousness of the matter, and after saying yes, he retreated.

Afterwards, Chen Mo called Geng Songfu and Wei Linchun, and told them some things. That afternoon, he led the personal battalion to Huaizhou.

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