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Chapter 341 King Wu proclaims himself emperor and Ling Moxiao returns

At this moment, the King of Wu deeply realized how helpful Mo Xiujing, this clever and cunning man, was as a companion, but how annoying he was as an enemy!

His murderous intent towards Mo Xiujing even surpassed Ling Moxiao at one point.

It was the first time that he had suffered such a huge setback. This man actually took advantage of his trust and played him in the palm of his hand!

The officials of the King of Wu all advised him to ascend the throne first. As long as the coronation ceremony was held, he would be the king and the King of Ling would be the subject.

Of course the King of Wu wanted to ascend the throne, but when Mo Xiujing left, he spread the news that he had killed the king throughout Chang'an and took away the imperial edict.

He only had an imperial edict but no imperial decree, and half of the officials supported his ascension to the throne in order to stabilize the court as soon as possible. What officials feared most was turmoil in the court.

However, the other half insisted that the new emperor should wait until after the emperor's funeral before ascending the throne. However, Daxia has a rule that after the emperor's death, all the princes must pay tribute to him before he can be buried.

In other words, the new emperor could ascend the throne only after Prince Ling rushed back to Chang'an to attend the funeral and the emperor was buried in the imperial mausoleum.

If there had been no imperial edict, the King of Wu would have had reason to believe that the King of Ling was currently fighting Goryeo and could not return, and it would have been in accordance with the rules for him to return to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage after the war.

But what he said now could not convince the officials. Just at this time, the surrender letter from Youzhou came, and King Ling attacked Chang'an in the name of clearing the court of officials and avenging his father.

King Wu was shocked and exclaimed that it was impossible! If Ling Moxiao could get the news and rush to Chang'an so quickly, he would have rushed back when he received the secret letter from the emperor.

Ling Moxiao was fighting with Gaoli, so how could Youzhou send troops to attack Chang'an? This was false news released by Youzhou to cause panic and chaos in Chang'an.

But soon, King Wu received a secret report that Prince Ling was indeed still on the battlefield in Goryeo, but the letter of surrender to purge the court was sent by Princess Ling. As for the military strength of Youzhou.

They had miscalculated. Prince Ling used his navy and his own soldiers to attack Goryeo, while the army that had previously attacked the northern border remained in Youzhou.

Now, led by General Jia Si, the troops are officially dispatched to Chang'an.

The King of Wu was completely panicked. He angrily questioned, "How could Princess Ling, a woman, be qualified to issue a manifesto? How could she be qualified to command the Youzhou Army?"

Unfortunately, no one answered this question. The reality was that the manifesto had spread throughout the world, and the Youzhou army was rushing towards Chang'an.

If the King of Wu doesn't make a decision, the enemy will really be at the gates of the city.

The King of Wu actually reacted very quickly. He was able to fight with the Crown Prince for so long, so he was definitely not a stupid person.

He just didn't expect that although Princess Ling had shown talents beyond ordinary women in recent years, that had nothing to do with political struggles.

She had outstanding medical skills, was good at business, loved food, and because she came from a common family, she gave special treatment to the lower class people.

During the two years when Prince Ling was on an expedition, she even insisted on accepting refugees under the suppression of the northern gentry and held on for two years. Not only did Youzhou not become marginalized by the gentry, but it became a better place.

When King Wu heard all this before, he just praised it. It seems that Ling Moxiao had some vision when he insisted on marrying a peasant girl.

Moreover, he felt that it would be more beneficial for him if Princess Ling defended Youzhou, and it was the Crown Prince who was worried, so he did not care about sending people to Youzhou to find out the truth.

An old border town, where people write memorials to the emperor every year begging for military funds, is seen as prosperous and peaceful by civilians and businessmen.

But in the eyes of the gentry and nobles, he was nothing more than a clown.

And now, that clown actually dared to jump on his head!

The King of Wu immediately decided to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor first, in order to claim the name of righteousness. No matter what Youzhou did, he could label it as a rebel.

He used an iron-blooded approach and quickly replaced the leader of the imperial guards with one of his own. Anyone who opposed his enthronement was either killed or arrested. He used iron-blooded means to ensure that there was no voice of opposition in the court.

As a result, some old imperial censors and sour scholars banged their heads against the pillars in the court, cursing him for not caring about the late emperor's body, which was still warm, and instead attacking him with armor on.

Some also cursed him for killing his king and his father, and said he would be punished by God.

King Wu sneered, "God's punishment! If that thing really existed, every emperor would not have killed so many people before he came to power!"

Chang'an experienced the most chaotic period since the crown prince forced the emperor to abdicate. The killing inside the imperial city was so intense that the base of the city walls were stained with blood and the moat was stinking.

All the officials then realized that the King of Wu's previous kindness was all fake.

Yes, how can a prince who even killed his own father be kind?

But what can we do if we recognize it? Whether it is officials or ordinary people, they just want to live in peace.

If Prince Ling could return to Chang'an as soon as possible to quell the chaos, there would definitely be people who would oppose Prince Wu's accession to the throne.

But Prince Ling could not come back in time, and no one was sure when Prince Wu's knife would fall on their heads.

Soon there were no more voices of opposition in the court. Some loyal ministers chose to take sick leave, while more chose to protect themselves and not participate in the fight for the throne.

The King of Wu finally ascended the throne. In the name of the new emperor, he personally led the army to climb the walls of Chang'an, preparing to counterattack the Youzhou army.

When the news reached Youzhou, Shen Dongsu remained calm. To her, there was no difference between killing the King of Wu or killing the new emperor.

Even if the Youzhou Army's attempt to purge the emperor's court turned into a rebellion in the eyes of the world, it would not make any difference.

But sometimes she suddenly realized that she married Ling Moxiao just to be able to practice medicine openly, open a hospital, and accept female disciples.

I didn't expect that after a few years, I would become a "rebel". Life is full of surprises.

Be it your enemies or fate, they will never do what you expect.

Well, now is not the time to be a 'philosopher'. I have to take care of the twins who have a fever due to teething, and report the news reported by the A-4 army from time to time.

In addition, the coastal defense was lengthened, and the Japanese army's second sneak attack actually came from Jeju Island. If Jiang Hong had not built a maritime bank in Jeju, and also built a lighthouse and watchtower at the same time.

The Japanese sneak attack was almost not discovered. If the Japanese army had successfully landed and broke into Jeju City, Shen Dongsu couldn't imagine what the consequences would be.

Fortunately, our remaining navy was well prepared and quickly dispatched troops to Jeju, using fish oil firearms to kill all the sneak attacking Japanese troops at sea.

Shen Dongsu, who has been in Youzhou for many years, feels that he has summed up the experience, that is, when you feel that there are small troubles, big troubles will come immediately.

Just like when she was giving birth, the Tartars attacked Youzhou, and when they were about to attack the King of Wu, the Japanese army launched a surprise attack.

Unfortunately, the twins, who had always been healthy, had a fever at the same time. She hadn't had a good night's sleep for three days. Sister Yuan moved into the palace to help her take care of the twins.

The only good news was that she finally contacted Ling Moxiao. After she recounted in detail what happened in Chang'an, Ling Moxiao sent back a message.

He would rush back to Youzhou as soon as possible, but this would delay his plan to destroy Silla and Japan. As for Goryeo, he had already conquered the Goryeo royal court.

After killing the King of Goryeo, only a part of the Goryeo royal family fled to Silla. As soon as we withdraw our troops, the Goryeo royal family will definitely establish a new emperor.

In other words, Ling Moxiao had already won this battle, but for him, it was an unwilling victory. It could only be considered that he had severely injured Goryeo, but was still one step away from destroying the country.

If he is given another three months, he will definitely be able to completely destroy Goryeo! Unfortunately, at such a critical moment, turmoil broke out in Chang'an.

Mr. Pang and others were very satisfied with the outcome of this battle. Although Goryeo was small, it was a tough nut to crack. In this battle, our new weapons and warships played a huge role.

This was when Youzhou was not adequately prepared. He felt that temporarily withdrawing troops would not only give Goryeo time to catch its breath, but also give our army time to develop.

When we attack Goryeo next time, we will completely dominate the situation and completely destroy the three island countries with unstoppable force.

Mr. Pang was very afraid that Ling Moxiao would return too late. Even if Jia Si captured Chang'an City, without Prince Ling taking over Chang'an, the King of Wu would either flee south to the south of the Yangtze River or flee to Shu, and the war would be prolonged.

Now we have so many barbarian countries to fight that we can’t finish them all. How can we waste manpower on a civil war?

Ling Moxiao thought so too, but he disagreed with the withdrawal of the entire army. If he did so, our battle would have been in vain, and we would even be helping the Goryeo royal family to eliminate the rebels.

Chen Li volunteered to lead his troops to stay and continue pursuing the Goryeo royal family, station troops in the Goryeo royal city, guard the conquered territory, and wait for the prince to return.

Ling Moxiao agreed, and he hurried back to Youzhou in great anxiety.

Compared to Mr. Pang's worry that King Wu would flee Chang'an after being defeated by Jia Si, Ling Moxiao was more worried that he would be desperate and send people to Youzhou to harm Dong Su and her son.

When he heard about Aunt Shi's assassination attempt, he was terrified. When he thought about Dong Su, Da Bao and Xiao Bao, and wondered what dangers they would face, he felt worried and regretful.

It was all my fault for thinking differently and for underestimating the enemy. I thought the internal fight between the Crown Prince and the King of Wu would not affect Youzhou in a short period of time. I didn't expect things to happen so quickly.

Ling Moxiao marched at a forced pace, traveling day and night, without closing his eyes for two days and two nights, while Dong Su was holding Dabao, who was crying due to a fever.

Ling Moxiao was dressed in military uniform, with messy hair, stubble on his chin, and bloodshot eyes. He suddenly appeared in Prince Ling's mansion.

Shen Dong thought she was very calm, but for some reason her voice was a little trembling. Dabao had a high fever and was a fussy child, so she was afraid that he would have a convulsion due to the high fever.

Xiaobao was in Sister Ayuan's arms, but he didn't fall asleep either, and kept groaning in pain.

She felt that being a mother alone was exhausting for her, and there were so many people out there relying on her.

And now, the person she could rely on finally came back. She took off her pretended strength and said with a trembling voice:

"You're back, go wash up and coax Dabao, he listens to you the most."

Ling Moxiao felt his eyes getting hot. Was it because he hadn't slept for too long? Fortunately, you are all safe.

He tore off his dusty cloak, took off his sweat-stained helmet, took off the Chang'an from his waist, and walked up to Dong Su without even taking off his armor.

He wanted to hug Dongsu in his arms, but when he saw Sister Ayuan next to him, he held back and picked up Dabao instead.

Dabao, who had a fever, opened his red eyes and saw the man who suddenly appeared. He was stunned for a moment, as if wondering who this person was?

When she thought that this person was her father, the expression on her face instantly turned into aggrieved one, and then she cried out "wow", grabbed her father's hair, and started crying.

Shen Dongsu hurriedly took Xiaobao from Sister Ayuan's arms. Xiaobao had already stretched out his hands to Ling Moxiao and was crying like a kitten.

Ling Moxiao held one in each hand, not knowing how to comfort them. He just kept saying, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Daddy is back."

Oddly enough, the twins, a boy and a girl, who had been struggling for so long, actually fell asleep in Ling Moxiao's arms.

He even started sweating from crying, and his fever gradually subsided.

Shen Dongsu and Sister Ayuan were busy wiping the bodies of the twins and changing their clothes. Ling Moxiao also went to the bathroom to wash up, but never came out.

Sister Yuan accompanied the twins to sleep in the cubicle. Dong Su went to the bathroom and saw that Ling Moxiao had fallen asleep leaning on the bathtub. The water had become ice-cold and he was unaware of what was happening.

Shen Dongsu originally wanted to wipe his face with a towel, but when she saw the new wounds on his tibia and arms, she couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat and hot eyes.

When will our family of four be able to live a stable life?

When she stretched out her hand and touched Ling Moxiao's face, Ling Moxiao woke up instantly, grabbed her wrist and almost threw her away.

When he realized that he was not on the battlefield in Goryeo but at home in Youzhou, he hurriedly stood up and apologized to Dongsu: "I'm sorry, are you okay?"

Shen Dongsu shook her head and said, "It's okay. Get up quickly and I'll apply medicine on you. Eat something and have a good sleep. We'll talk about everything tomorrow."

While Shen Dongsu was applying medicine to him, he took a plate of baby food biscuits and started eating. Shen Dongsu laughed: "I'll bake you egg tarts tomorrow. The kitchen is cooking noodles."

Ling Moxiao said vaguely: "I didn't have a good meal because I was on the road."

Both husband and wife know that the other has a hard time, so neither of them complains about how hard they have to work.

Dong Su did not blame him for losing contact in Goryeo. Chang'an was in turmoil and Xiao Pan Ge almost died. She had to issue a manifesto and send Jia Si to lead troops to attack Chang'an.

She also didn't complain about the navy's improper patrol, which almost allowed the Japanese army to land in Jeju. How hard it was for her to have a sick child, and she also couldn't eat or sleep well...

Ling Moxiao didn't even say how dangerous the battlefield in Goryeo was, and how he had experienced life and death several times. In order to get back as soon as possible, he didn't sleep all the way, and only ate a few bites of dry food on horseback...

Because no matter how much hardship you have gone through, when you see the other person, you will only feel sorry for him/her, so how can you complain?

Halfway through the effect of the medicine, Ling Moxiao's nasal tone became heavy, and he fell asleep while sitting there.

He seemed to have gotten used to fragmented sleep. When the noodles were brought over from the kitchen, he woke up instantly and finished a bowl of noodles in just a few bites.

I was going to see the twins again, but when I heard that Sister Yuan would be accompanying them, I had to give up the plan. I didn't do as Dong Su said at all. I wanted to have a good sleep first and think about it tomorrow.

Instead, he immediately summoned the officials who stayed behind, inquired about the situation in Chang'an, and arranged for the troops to stay in Youzhou.

He had another long talk with Mo Xiujing and decided to go to Chang'an in person early tomorrow morning to preside over the battle.

Shen Dongsu said distressedly: "You take a rest for two days, recuperate, and you will still have time to catch up with Jia Si."

Ling Moxiao shook his head and said with a look of regret: "A lot of people will die in the battle of Chang'an. The sooner it ends, the sooner the people can have peace."

No matter whether it was fighting Northern Xinjiang or Goryeo, this expression never appeared on Ling Moxiao's face.

Like Shen Dongsu, he always felt that whether it was gunpowder or fish oil, he had no guilt at all when killing foreign enemies.

But when I thought about using it on my Han compatriots because of the civil unrest, I felt extremely guilty.

I just want to end this quickly so that more people won’t be affected.


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