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

Chapter 602: Seizing the Troops of King Anping
Shu Prefecture.

The autumn wind is rustling, and the yard is full of yellow leaves.

In the lobby, Yang Xian received the secret message from the front. His eyes opened wide and he couldn't hide the shock on his face.

Unexpectedly, Chen Mo not only won the battle in Huaizhou, but won a great victory.

Gongsun Yan, the general under King Chong, and Luo Qingyang, the head of the Luo family, were both world-famous warriors in the realm of supernatural powers. Yet, they were shot dead by Chen Mo at the first sight.

Even Liang Mu, the head of the Liang family, was captured.

Prince Anping "turned sides in the middle of the battle", and the coalition forces were completely wiped out.

Well, from the perspective of Yang Xian and the others, Prince Anping and Prince Chong are also in the same group.

Therefore, in Yang Xian's view, Prince Anping's turning to Chen Mo was naturally a betrayal at the last minute.

After being shocked, a hint of mockery appeared on Yang Xian's lips.

"Chu Yan and Lu Sheng are really not worth cooperating with. They didn't even try their best to defeat Chen Mo. They deserved to be defeated."

According to the secret report, neither King Chong nor Lu Sheng showed up in the battle in Huaizhou, so in Yang Xian's opinion, the other side underestimated Chen Mo and did not try their best.

"Chu Yan and his men were badly defeated this time. Perhaps Chen Mo will be able to successfully go south to defend the king. Then..."

Yang Xian shouted to the outside of the hall: "Someone come here."

"Master." A maid walked in.

"Call the young lady here quickly." Yang Xian said.

"promise."

Soon, Yang Qingqing came in front of Yang Xian with a cold face.

"Qingqing, why are you dressed like this? You're a girl, so just dress like a girl." Yang Xian frowned as he looked at Yang Qingqing, who was wearing a short tight outfit.

"Don't I always dress like this?" Yang Qingqing said coldly.

Hearing this, Yang Xian looked a little unnatural. He sat on the chair, looking at his daughter whom he had raised like a baby since she was a child, sighed, and then said, "Are you still angry with your father?"

Ever since Yang Xian said those words to Yang Qingqing that day, Yang Qingqing has never been happy with Yang Xian.

"No." Yang Qingqing said coldly.

"Dad knows that you are unhappy, but Dad is doing this for your own good." Yang Xian's voice softened.

"What do you mean by for my own good? You are doing it for your own benefit. You marry me to them so that you can profit from it. What father would let his daughter become someone else's concubine for the sake of his own daughter's good?"

Yang Qingqing couldn't stand Yang Xian's tone, which was for her own good, and yelled with red eyes.

"Shut up."

Yang Xian slammed the table next to him and said angrily.

"I'll tell you." Yang Qingqing said, facing Yang Xian's anger, "You're only doing this for yourself."

Yang Xian suddenly sat up and raised his hand. When Yang Qingqing saw him like this, she not only did not hide, but walked closer to him, with a tit-for-tat look on her face.

Yang Xian didn't slap him in the end. He sat down and said in a low voice, "The battle in Huaizhou is over. Chen Mo won, and won a big victory."

Yang Qingqing said nothing and just looked at Yang Xian coldly.

Yang Xian did not avoid her gaze and said:

"You can't accept being someone else's concubine, it's nothing more than fearing other people's gossip. But Chen Mo became famous at a young age, at the age of 22 he was already a first-class duke, defeated the King of Huai, drove out foreign invaders, his rule was stable and peaceful, the people praised him, he was well-known for his virtue, and he had a good appearance, and now his family is higher than our Yang family, if you become his concubine, others will only envy you, no one will gossip and look down on you.

In addition, Chen Mo has the appearance of a great emperor. If he becomes emperor someday, you will be his concubine. This is something that many women in the world desire but cannot obtain."

Yang Qingqing still said nothing.

Yang Xian stood up and said, "Anyway, you have to marry or not. It's not up to you."

After saying that, he walked out of the lobby.

Yanzhou.

At the foot of a mountain on the outskirts of Yuan County.

Prince of Anping Chu Ji and the prefect of Yanzhou Zhang Le, accompanied by more than 2,000 personal soldiers, came here to meet Chen Mo in the temple on the mountain.

But as soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, he was stopped by Sun Meng.

Zhang Le frowned, and Chu Ji's personal soldiers drew their swords and pointed them at each other.

"What?" Chu Ji turned around and shouted, then looked at Sun Meng with a smile and said, "I am Chu Ji, the Prince of Anping, and I have come to ask to see the Duke of Anguo. I hope the general will help me."

"I am Sun Meng, a captain of the personal guards under the command of Duke Anguo. My master the Marquis said that temples are quiet places. If the prince leads so many people up there, they might offend the Buddha. Moreover, all of the prince's men are wearing armor and have too much evil spirit, which is in conflict with Buddha." Sun Meng said.

Chu Ji's mouth twitched slightly. Is the evil spirit too strong? Is it stronger than your Anguogong?

However, he also knew what Duke Anguo meant, so he said to Zhang Le, "You guys wait here, I will go up alone."

"But Lord"

As soon as Zhang Le finished speaking, Chu Ji interrupted him and said loudly, "Duke Anguo acts uprightly. Are you still worried that they will murder me?"

"That's not what I meant."

"Then wait here."

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Sun Meng watched them perform quietly, and when they finished, he said, "Your Majesty, please."

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the gilded plaque of Guangcheng Temple on the mountain.

Chen Mo did not allow Chu Ji to lead his troops up the mountain, but there were many soldiers of Chen's army on the mountain, all of them holding knives and guns.

Sun Meng led Chu Ji to the front of the temple and said, "My Lord, the Marquis is waiting for you inside."

Chu Ji nodded and walked in.

Inside the temple, Chen Jun's soldiers lined up on both sides of the road.

A thin figure stood in the center.

Hearing the footsteps, the figure turned around and turned out to be a woman in armor and holding a sword.

Xia Zhining said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, Duke Anguo has been waiting for you for a long time."

After that, he took Chu Ji and headed straight to the center of the temple.

Inside the Buddhist hall.

A young man in a white robe was sitting behind a desk. On both sides of him, all the monks in the temple were kneeling on the ground, with a knife at their necks.

The temple abbot who was in the lead was lying on the ground, with a bruised face and nose.

As soon as Chu Ji came in, he was frightened by the scene in front of him.

The host lying on the ground recognized Chu Ji and quickly called the prince to ask Chu Ji to save him.

Under Xia Zhining's guidance, Chu Ji knew that the young man in white robe was Chen Mo, and said, "Duke Anguo, this is..." "Amitabha." Chen Mo bowed in front of the Buddha, then turned around and said with a folded hand, "This subordinate greets the prince."

"I don't deserve it. I don't deserve it. Duke Anguo, you are too polite." Chu Ji waved his hands hurriedly.

"I heard that the plaque of Guangcheng Temple was written by Emperor Taizu himself, and this temple was also built with funds from the imperial court?" Chen Mo said.

"Yes, Emperor Taizu was in a very poor situation when he started his rebellion, and Guangcheng Temple helped Emperor Taizu. Later, Guangcheng Temple was burned down by the rebel army. After Emperor Taizu founded the country, he was grateful to Guangcheng Temple and ordered its reconstruction. It is precisely because of the connection between Guangcheng Temple and Emperor Taizu that the temple has been visited by many people for hundreds of years." Chu Ji said slowly.

"I see." Chen Mo glanced at the abbot on the ground and said, "Can monks in Guangcheng Temple also commit adultery?"

Chu Ji was stunned, and also glanced at the host. Seeing the latter's eyes evading, he asked in confusion: "What does Lord Anguo mean by this?"

"It's nothing. It's just that the monks in this temple are arrogant and disrespectful to me because of their connection with Emperor Taizu. Then the abbot takes advantage of the ignorance of the people and gives a child to a woman who came to pray for it. The woman didn't want to have a child, but the abbot gave her a child by force." Chen Mo said calmly.

Chu Ji widened his eyes slightly and looked at the host. Seeing the latter's expression, it seemed that it was indeed the same as what Chen Mo said.

"Is the prince an old acquaintance of him?" Chen Mo asked.

Chu Ji shook his head: "We've only met a few times."

Chen Mo nodded: "In that case, he lied to me and tarnished your reputation. This man has given birth to countless women in the name of Buddha. Some women chose to endure it for the sake of reputation, but he used this as a handle to threaten them.

Some women were strong-willed and reported the case to the authorities immediately, but they were suppressed by the local authorities, who said, "Your Majesty, you are his good friend."

"How could such a thing happen?" Chu Ji looked at the host angrily and shouted, "How audacious!"

"Your Highness." The host's heart sank when he saw Chu Ji's expression. Just as he was about to say something, Chen Mo raised his hand. An armored soldier stepped forward and wiped the host's neck in the Buddhist hall.

Blood splattered on the ground, shocking the monks who were kneeling on the ground, and also frightened Chu Ji.

Chu Ji looked at Chen Mo in a daze.

"This man has tarnished the prince's reputation and committed such evil deeds. He must not be allowed to stay." After Chen Mo finished speaking, he bowed to the Buddha statue and said, "Amitabha."

Chu Ji: “…”

This abbot was indeed Chu Ji's good friend. Because of the connection between Guangcheng Temple and Emperor Taizu, Chu Ji often came to Guangcheng Temple.

The abbot of the temple became his teacher of Buddhism, and after a few visits, the two became good friends.

Chu Ji had also heard about the abbot taking advantage of the people who came to the temple to pray for children and to play with women.

However, it was a time of chaos, and in Chu Ji's eyes, this kind of thing was just a trivial matter, and he didn't pay much attention to it. In addition, he was his good friend, so he just turned a blind eye.

I didn't expect to be seen by Chen Mo today.

Even in the Buddhist temple, they killed people in front of him.

Chu Ji felt that this matter had a deeper meaning.

"Thank you, Duke Anguo, for helping me get rid of this threat." Chu Ji bowed to express his gratitude.

"It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning." Chen Mo waved his hand and chuckled, "I would like to thank the prince for his help."

“Alas.” Chu Ji sighed and said, “I was deceived by the traitors Chu Yan and Chu Yi and trusted them… Fortunately, Duke Anguo is strong and no disaster has occurred. Otherwise, I would really have to die to apologize. I hope Duke Anguo will not blame me.”

"Your Highness, what are you talking about?" Chen Mo said with a smile, "If Your Highness hadn't sent troops to block the rebels' retreat and let them escape, it would have really caused a disaster."

The two had a pleasant conversation, but it was getting late, so they walked down the mountain together.

At this time, Zhang Le walked up to Chu Ji with an anxious look on his face and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty, it's bad. Our barracks have been surrounded by Chen's army. They also said that they took over the barracks under your order."

"what?!"

Chu Ji's face changed, and he looked at Chen Mo in a bad tone: "Duke Anguo, what do you mean?"

"What does your Highness mean by this?" Chen Mo asked puzzledly.

Seeing that Chen Mo was still pretending, Chu Ji told Chen Mo what Zhang Le had reported to him.

Chen Mo's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "This is actually true."

He immediately called Sun Meng and asked him to go down and investigate.

"Your Highness, I will give you an explanation on this matter. Please rest assured." Chen Mo said, looking at Xia Zhining, "Zhining, send someone to take Your Highness to the city to rest."

"No need." Chu Ji waved his hands and was about to leave with his personal soldiers.

But Xia Zhining stopped him and said, "Your Highness, it's getting late. There are still rebels in Yuan County that have not been captured. For your safety, you should return to the city and rest as soon as possible."

Chu Ji frowned and looked back at Chen Mo.

"Your Highness, Zhining is right. It's not safe outside," Chen Mo said with a smile, "Someone, please ask Your Highness to return to the city and rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers at the foot of the mountain surrounded him.

Chu Ji's heart suddenly skipped a beat, his face darkened, and he asked in a trembling voice, "You want to kill me?"

"Your Majesty misunderstood."

Chen Mo said that he had misunderstood, but he raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the city, saying, "Your Majesty, please."

Chu Ji suddenly felt dizzy, and Zhang Le, who was beside him, supported Chu Ji.

Chu Ji pointed at Chen Mo with trembling fingers: "I am kind enough to help you besiege the rebels, why did you send troops to surround my barracks?"

"I am still unclear about what Your Highness is talking about. But rest assured, Your Highness. I have already sent people to investigate. If this is true, I will give Your Highness an explanation." Chen Mo said.

Chu Ji looked at the soldiers surrounding him and Chen Mo, who was smiling but hiding a knife. He knew that he was no match for Chen Mo, and said angrily, "I hope Duke Anguo will give me an explanation as soon as possible."

"must."

……

Night falls.

The backyard wing of Yuan County Government Office.

Xia Zhining reluctantly leaned in front of Chen Mo, raised her head slightly and said, "Why are you doing this? After all, King Anping helped us."

Chen Mo held her head and said, "He really thinks I don't know what he is planning. The battle of Huaizhou is won by me. If I lose, his troops will enter Huaizhou.

After all, it was Prince Anping who helped the troops of Prince Chong to arrive at the border of Huaizhou quietly. He should be thankful that he blocked the rebels' retreat. Otherwise, it would not be as simple as detaining his troops and placing him under house arrest. "

Chen Mo had no intention of letting Prince Anping go easily.

Prince Anping also had a share in the account of Deng Tian in Fengzhou and the dead soldiers in Huaizhou.

"Moreover, I will attack Chongzhou later. If I don't detain his troops, given his fence-sitter character, if the war goes against our side, he will immediately side with King Chong and his men. I am nipping the danger in the bud in advance." Chen Mo said in a deep voice.

Xia Zhining whimpered twice, which counted as her answer.

Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction, then touched her cheek and pointed to the table next to him.

Xia Zhining blushed and glared at Chen Mo, but after serving him for a while, she also thought about it a little. After giving Chen Mo another fierce look, she moved and knelt behind the table.

Chen Mo had just lifted up Xia Zhining's skirt when a voice came from outside: "My Lord, the spies reported that a group of soldiers wearing Huai Army armor were spotted thirty miles away. It's too dark, so the number of people is unknown for now."

(End of this chapter)