Chapter 590: The World is Shocked

It was late at night, and the backyard of the Anguo Mansion had grown quiet. In Xiao Yunxi's side room, the lights that had been turned off were lit again, and the curtains were drawn, releasing the sultry scent of heather.

Xiao Yunxi turned over and lay on the inside. It was a hot summer day, and after all the tossing and turning, her whole body was sticky and sweaty, making her feel very uncomfortable.

Her cheeks were moist, her eyes were squinting, her breathing was fluctuating, she didn't want to move, but she wasn't very tired, she said softly: "What's wrong with you, you're not in good shape tonight?"

Chu Juan left the stage early and lay on the outside with a rosy face. She lay on her side, her beautiful eyes fixed on Chen Mo's cheek.

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

The latter also enjoyed Chen Mo's intimacy. She put one arm around Chen Mo's neck, and her beautiful cheeks turned even 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 filled with charm.

Chen Mo opened his mouth, but still spoke out: "Prince Huai led his troops to raid Fengzhou, Deng Tian was killed in the battle, and he also cut off Deng Tian's head and sent it to Xiangyang."

Upon hearing this, Chu Juan's head buzzed for a moment, and even Xiao Yunxi next to her was startled for a moment, then returned to normal.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Chu Juan sat up without saying a word, lowered her head, and twisted her waist actively.

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

After a moment, she stopped and raised her head slightly, her eyes reddened. 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 support 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 doomed. With tens of thousands of lives, how can you let me forgive him?" Chen Mo said.

"But he is my father." Chu Juan said with 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 has King Huai ever forgiven them?

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

If I lose, can you make him 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?"

"Stop talking." Xiao Yunxi said in a low voice, because Chu Juan's crying got louder.

Chu Juan cried and slapped Chen Mo's chest with her hands: "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, wuwu."

Chen Mo did not stop her from venting and said, "Such a big thing will spread sooner or later, and you will know it sooner or later. If I hide it from you, it will only make you more miserable."

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

Chen Mo opened his mouth but said nothing to comfort him.

He didn't want to talk about this.

But this is a topic that cannot be avoided and we have to face it sooner or later.

After a long time, Chu Juan raised her head, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she choked up and said, "Husband, please 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 like trying to cover up one's own mistakes.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Mo said, "I promise you."

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

"It would be great if this was really a dream." Chen Mo murmured.

But all this is not a dream after all.

The next day, just as the sky was getting light.

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

Hearing Xia Zhiqing'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 standing beside him.

There were still traces of tears in Chu Juan's eyes, and she was still a little dazed when she just woke up.

Xiao Yunxi looked at Chen Mo's hurried appearance, 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 inside and rolled her eyes at Chen Mo, but rarely said anything to him. Instead, she said, "Something big has happened. The emperor has issued an imperial decree, dismissing you from your post, taking away your title, and labeling you a traitor. The news has spread."

Hearing this, Chen Mo frowned. He had expected to be dismissed from his post. He said, "It has spread? How could it spread so quickly? There was no news at all yesterday."

"It must be that King Chong and Lu Sheng had planned this long ago. They also have people in the four states. They are just waiting for them to take action and then spread the news here." Xia Zhining said.

"Good means."

As Chen Mo spoke, he walked out of the backyard: "What about Prince Chong and Prince Huai?"

"He was promoted by the imperial court."

"Sure enough, have you and Ruyan packed up?"

Xia Zhining nodded: "It has been loaded."

"Okay, you and Ruyan go to Huaizhou first, and come here immediately after I finish dealing with things here." Chen Mo said.

"Ah."

After leaving the backyard, Chen Ming and Sun Meng, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came to greet them. Chen Ming said nervously, "Duke Anguo, I apologize to you."

"What crime?"

"You asked for a manifesto to fight against the enemy yesterday, and I have just finished writing it." Chen Ming nervously presented the written manifesto to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo glanced at him and saw that his eyes were bloodshot. He looked at the manifesto and said, "Didn't you sleep last night?"

".sleep."

Chen Mo returned the proclamation to Chen Ming and said, "Take it to Mr. Geng and if there is no problem, announce it immediately. As for your crime, it will be forgiven this time. If you commit the same crime again next time, you will be severely punished."

"Thank you, Duke Anguo, 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."

……

Among the people.

The provincial examination had ended, and students from all over the country came out of the examination halls, but did not leave Xiangyang. Instead, they found restaurants in the city to stay.

When the restaurant was full, they would pay to rent the houses of the common people. The common people would see that they could make money and also get a glimpse of the talent of these scholars. If they were lucky, the people who rented their houses would pass the exam and they would also get a good omen. Why not do it?

And just when the students were waiting for the day when the results were announced.

The news that Chen Mo was stripped of his official position and title and labeled a traitor by the court spread in Xiangyang overnight, causing an uproar and commotion.

After all, the Song Dynasty had been established for four hundred years, and the people considered themselves to be Song citizens. When they heard the news, they were more or less surprised, but then they began to worry about Chen Mo.

Although they regarded themselves as the people of Song, they knew that the imperial court treated them badly and Chen Mo treated them well. If this news was true and Chen Mo was really a traitor, they would support Chen Mo.

However, the students had mixed feelings.

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

Take the current imperial examination for example.

Chen Mo is a big traitor.

If they are on the list, can they still become officials?
If he could become an official, would he be an official of the imperial court? Or an official of Chen Mo?
If they were Chen Mo's officials, wouldn't they also be traitors and rebels?

After all, Chen Mo is just a separatist regime, not the emperor.

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

Suncheng is one of them.

In a tavern in the city, Sun Cheng's friend said in panic, "It's all over. We thought we could pass the provincial examination and go to Beijing to take the imperial examination next year, but now it turns out that Duke Anguo is a traitor. Wouldn't we become the traitor's disciples? If we had known earlier, we should have gone to Luonan to take the exam."

After that, his friend suddenly leaned close to Sun Cheng's ear and whispered, "Brother Sun, why don't we go back to Jiangdong?"

"You can go back if you want. I won't. I'm still waiting to bring honor to the Sun family." Sun Cheng said after taking a sip of wine.

"Are you serious? Duke Anguo has become a traitor, so what's the point of bringing glory to the family?" said the friend.

"Have you ever heard of this saying?"

"what?"

"Wealth and honor are achieved through risk." Sun Cheng drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp and said.

Friends: "..."

The Sun family, to which Sun Cheng belonged, was a top-notch clan in the previous dynasty. However, they chose the wrong side when the Song Dynasty was founded, and eventually lost money and although they were not exterminated, they completely declined. The remaining clan members moved to Jiangdong to survive.

After four hundred years, the glory of the ancestors is long gone. Apart from the skills and martial arts that are not passed on to others, the people in Suncheng are only slightly better than ordinary people.

Because he had no money to buy training resources, even though he had mastered top-notch skills and martial arts, the 26-year-old Sun Cheng was still only a seventh-grade warrior.

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

If Chen Mo really reaches that step, then he, Sun Cheng, will be the true disciple of the emperor.

Well, he is absolutely confident that he will pass the provincial examination and his ranking will not be low.

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

Friends: "..."

Just as his friend was lost in thought, a riot suddenly broke out outside the tavern, and a group of people ran towards the government office.

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

His friend quickly pulled Sun Cheng to the yamen.

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

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

Some students have already explained the contents of the notice to the public in plain language.

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 brought chaos to the government, which can be proven by Empress Xu and Princess Zhaoqing.

In addition, in order to control the government, Lu Sheng colluded with the rebels Chong Wang and Huai Wang to attack Feng and Huai states.

In order to save the people from danger and the emperor from distress, Duke Anguo decided to send troops today to help the king and purge the court of treacherous officials and rebels.

The people watching outside the yamen were suddenly in an uproar and started to talk a lot.

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

"You are right. Duke Anguo is not a traitor. Prince Chong and Prince Huai are."

"It turns out that Lu Sheng is the most hidden rebel. Otherwise, why would he have promoted the two kings who were already rebels to the throne?"

"That's right. Xu Xiang must have discovered Lu Sheng's conspiracy, which is why he was killed by him."

"..."

This announcement from the government office instantly reversed public opinion.

For a time, even the deceased Xu Guozhong became a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty.

"Brother Sun, I knew that Duke Anguo was not a traitor." Sun Cheng's friend said with a smile.

Sun Cheng: “…”

That's not what you just said.

Sun Cheng was very excited, but what excited him was not the reversal of public opinion.

Instead, Chen Mo sent troops to support the king.

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

It's only a matter of time before we go further.

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

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

"Go back and read."

"Didn't the exam just end?"

"Prepare for the imperial examination."

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

“I will definitely be on the list.”

"Ah?" His friend was even more shocked 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'm sure you know about what happened in 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, go through Qingzhou and cross the river to help Fengzhou, and I will transfer the generals from Huaizhou. You will rush to Yuzhou immediately and take my token to dispatch them." Chen Mo handed the token to Zuo Lianglun, and then said: "As for the work here, find someone to hand it over as soon as possible."

Zuo Lianglun realized the seriousness of the matter, so he promised and then retreated.

Afterwards, Chen Mo called Geng Songfu and Wei Linchun and instructed them on some things. That afternoon, he led his personal guard battalion to Huaizhou.

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