Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 232 Yang Minggui’s Dinner Party

Liang Xue listened quietly and agreed with her father's words. As a daughter of the Liang family, no matter who she marries, she is a noble being.

"My daughter will obey dad's instructions." Liang Xue nodded, then smiled and said, "Dad, how much dowry have you prepared for me?"

The dowry is a symbol of the woman's family's status and wealth. When her daughter gets married, the dowry will also be given to her. The longer the wedding line, the more wealth the family has. If the bride marries, she will also have status.

On the contrary, if the dowry is very small, a woman will often be looked down upon by her husband's family after marrying into her husband's family.

Therefore, unless that kind of family sells their daughters, no matter how poor the family is, they will try their best to collect their daughter's dowry.

This is especially true for Liang Xue. She is going to marry the Crown Prince Chong. If the dowry is too small, her words will have no weight in the future, so of course she will care about the dowry.

Hearing this, Liang Song stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Relax Xue'er, you are my only daughter, so the dowry will naturally not be small. The dowry I bought for you in Yuzhou can fill this pile." A hall.

In addition, I also bought thousands of hectares of fertile land and thousands of pieces of silk and satin in Chongzhou. I will definitely not let His Royal Highness look down on you. "

This is also his face, and the dowry will definitely not be small.

"My daughter knows that my father is the best to me." Liang Xue said happily.

……

February 22nd.

Chen Mo led his army into Xia Lin, less than thirty miles away from Xia Lin City.

At this time, the river had already thawed, and the melted ice and snow could only see some straw bales and a touch of white on the top of the mountain. However, the surrounding area was desolate, and there was no trace of human habitation at all.

Chen Mo asked the army to stop first and ordered Sun Meng to call Zhang He, Su Wen, and Li Yunzhang over for discussion and communicate some detailed plans.

The next morning, Yang Minggui sent Cui Shuang to inform Chen Mo that he was allowed to bring 500 soldiers into the city. He found the reasons, saying that he was just watching the ceremony and not to cause panic.

Chen Mo asked Sun Meng to bring five hundred soldiers and follow him into the city.

The mountains outside the city were bare, and several trees on the mountains had been cut down. Numerous bones could still be seen outside the city, and the water in the moat exuded a foul odor.

That afternoon, Chen Mo entered Xia Lin City.

There are five hundred soldiers in the Guards Corps, all wearing Mingguang armor, with horizontal swords on their waists, a short sword, a hand sword, a round shield, and long bow and arrow baskets on their backs. Some of the soldiers are also equipped with iron weapons to break formations and armor. Awl and copper hammer.

Two hundred soldiers were behind, and one hundred soldiers were in front. Sun Meng led two hundred soldiers and the central government to protect Chen Mo.

There are many people in Xialin City, but it is not lively. Instead, it looks a bit rundown.

The sonorous sound of beetle leaves and neat footsteps had already alarmed everyone.

The uniform and heavy steps were like the sound of drums, beating on the hearts of the Tianshi soldiers again and again.

Under the introduction of Cui Shuang, who entered the city first, Yang Minggui, Xu Mu and other generals under his command got acquainted with this unit for the first time, which had won the battle in Yuzhou and safely evacuated.

And their leader, Chen Mo.

"I've met Yang Qushuai." Under the guidance of Cui Shuang's gesture, Chen Mo finally met Yang Minggui, whom he "missed deeply".

Chen Mo immediately looked at his head.

"868"

Just when he knew it, his eyes suddenly moved to an elegant-looking middle-aged man next to Yang Minggui.

On the elegant man's forehead, there is a red number "889".

Chen Mo's eyes were fixed.

"This is our military advisor Xu Mu. Military advisor Xu is a great talent. He is not only a Jinshi, but also a student of the current imperial master." Cui Shuang couldn't help but said when he saw Chen Mo looking at Xu Mu.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows. He knew that there was a military advisor named Xu Mu next to Yang Minggui, but he heard that he was not a sixth-grade warrior. But the number "889", Qite Niang told me that it was a sixth-grade warrior?

Surprised in his heart, Chen Mo still cupped his hands and said, "I've met Military Master Xu."

Xu Mu smiled, and after Yang Minggui spoke first, he said: "I have heard of Chen Qushuai for a long time, but now that I see him, it is really extraordinary. The young hero, even the soldiers below, are so powerful and capable. "

Yang Minggui looked at Chen Mo's personal troops intently for a long time, with a bright red color on his face. Regardless of Chen Mo's promotions from time to time, this army would have to obey his orders from now on.

"The soldiers have come from afar. I have prepared some thin wine in the Heavenly King's Palace to show you how you are. Please come in." Yang Minggui was happy and rewarded the wine on the spot.

The soldiers made no move.

"Thank you Yang Qushuai." Chen Mo handed over again.

"Thank you Yang Qushuai." The soldiers shouted happily.

Yang Minggui frowned slightly, but there was no dissatisfaction on his face, and he was still smiling.

Xu Mu remained calm and followed Yang Minggui together with Cui Shuang.

The group of people walked slowly towards the Heavenly King's Palace.

Today's Heavenly King's Palace is undoubtedly the tallest building in Xia Lin City.

The entire Heavenly King's Palace occupies one-fifth of Xialin City. The palace is majestic, with red walls and black tiles, cornices, green trees, and bluestone roads.

The Heavenly King's Palace is very beautiful and spectacular. When he came to the Heavenly King's Palace, even Chen Mo couldn't help but exclaimed. He had never seen a palace in this world, but this Heavenly King's Palace had the meaning of the Summer Palace.

But he also knew that the Heavenly King's Palace could be built in such a short period of time at the cost of thousands of lives. The red wall seemed to be poured with blood.

Entering the Tianwang Hall, there are rockeries made of thousands of strange rocks, an artificial Wansong Ridge, and a Shoushan Mountain, which together form a series of mountains with their horns opening and closing.

There is a wild goose land at the intersection of the three mountains to collect the water from the mountains. The water has slow flows and waterfalls, and herbs are planted around it.

Each of the three mountains has its own unique features, including smooth and lush forest foothills, undulating peaks, and rows of strange rocks.

There are dozens of large caves in the three mountains, with limestone placed in them to create clouds and smoke.

Chen Mo was a little better, and the five hundred soldiers below him were a little stunned. They looked like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, but after receiving strict training, their formation was not in any disorder.

"Chen Qushuai, how is my Heavenly King's Palace?" Yang Minggui was very satisfied with the reaction of Chen Mo and everyone, and felt a little complacent in his heart.     "Like a fairyland."

Chen Mo told the truth.

No wonder some people like to carry out large-scale construction projects once they have achieved merit and money.

Even he couldn't help but be moved by such a magnificent palace.

The most important thing is that it is a status symbol.

"It's like a fairyland. Tomorrow is the completion ceremony, so I'll ask Chen Qushuai to rest here for a night."

Yang Minggui patted Chen Mo on the shoulder, then clapped his hands: "Come here, prepare some wine and meat to reward the soldiers."

"No." Cui Shuang cupped his hands and retreated.

Chen Mo and the soldiers did not eat the wine and meat that Yang Minggui had brought, but ate the dry food they brought with them. Although since entering the city, Yang Minggui gave him a non-hostile and harmonious scene. I couldn't feel any tense atmosphere, but I didn't dare to relax at all.

He wanted to see what medicine Yang Minggui was selling in his gourd.

At night, Chen Mo did not station his troops at the Heavenly King's Palace, but camped outside the Heavenly King's Palace and sent people on guard.

It seemed that Yang Minggui really just invited Chen Mo to watch the ceremony. He did not send any troops to watch Chen Mo and the others this late at night, and allowed them to move around as they pleased.

Chen Mo also led Sun Meng around the Palace of the Heavenly King without any courtesy.

In the square inside the temple, there are people working overtime to build a high platform in preparation for the completion ceremony tomorrow.

Climbing the steps and arriving in front of a palace, Sun Meng looked down condescendingly, suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "What a good location."

"What's wrong?" Chen Mo turned his head and looked at him.

"Chen Shuai, look, the location of the Heavenly King's Palace is well-proportioned, and the movement and quietness are appropriate. It makes people wander around, as if they are in the famous mountains, deep valleys and giant rocks."

As he spoke, Sun Meng pointed to the herbs planted around him and said, "In terms of Feng Shui, this means seeking immortality."

Chen Mo looked surprised: "Do you still know Feng Shui?"

"I know a little bit. I learned a few tricks from the old people in the village when I was a child, and even found graves for others. However, my subordinates are not good at learning, and it is a deceptive method." Sun Meng touched the back of his head and said.

Chen Mo didn't think much about this.

There is nothing strange about choosing a place with good feng shui before starting any major construction projects.

Even when he was choosing a location for opening a bar, he went to a Feng Shui master to check it out. Later, when he was renovating, he did the same thing, hoping that things would go smoothly and make a fortune, and for peace of mind.

As for whether it is useful?

If you believe it, there will be nothing.

The night passed by calmly.

Nothing happened.

In the morning, the Tianwang Palace became lively.

Beat gongs and drums.

Xu Mu was even wearing a Taoist robe, holding a mahogany sword and a compass, circling around the high platform.

On the high platform, Yang Minggui set up an altar, killing pigs and sheep to offer sacrifices to heaven.

It ended with Yang Minggui burning incense and bowing to the sky three times.

At this point, it is declared that the construction of Tianwang Palace is completed.

Chen Mo was stunned.

Because the whole process was very smooth and there were no accidents.

This scene surprised Chen Mo. After all, he came here just to wait for Yang Minggui to attack him, and then he would settle the old and new accounts together.

But now that Yang Minggui was so kind to him, Chen Mo didn't know what to do.

Well, Chen Mo is a hypocritical person who doesn't want to be a "evil person" first.

At this moment, Cui Shuang came over and said, "Chen Qushuai, Qushuai invites you to come to the main hall for a dinner tonight."

Chen Mo said he would arrive on time.

……

night.

When the lanterns first come on.

When Chen Mo took Sun Meng and more than ten people into the Heavenly King's Palace, they were stopped by guards outside and were not allowed to bring weapons in.

Chen Mo and Sun Meng looked at each other. Sun Meng understood and retreated. In the end, Chen Mo took Su Wen and Li Yunzhang in.

In the main hall, there was laughter and the sound of silk and bamboo.

When the soldiers outside the palace saw that Chen Mo and the others were not carrying weapons, they let them in.

In the center of the hall, there were beauties playing music and dancing, and both sides were filled with generals and generals under Yang Minggui's command.

"Chen Qushuai is here, please." Cui Shuang said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)