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

Hearing this, Chen Mo frowned, put down Xia Zhining's skirt, lifted up his robe, tied his belt, and walked out.

Xia Zhining quickly tidied up and followed closely.

In the front hall of the Yamen.

Xiao Jing, Wu Yanqing, Zhao Liang and others also received the news and came over.

"Dong An Guo."

Seeing Chen Mo coming out, everyone bowed and saluted.

Chen Mo waved his hand and asked, "What's going on?"

Zhao Liang cupped his hands and said: "The Duke of Hui'an is not yet known. The general has sent scouts to investigate."

Chen Mo nodded: "Let the soldiers get up and stop sleeping. Quickly prepare for war and beware of enemy attacks."

"No." Zhao Liang retreated.

Xiao Jing said at this time: "Since we fought with the enemy until now, no Huai army has appeared, but now a soldier and horse with Huai army armor suddenly appeared. Could it be the Huai army from Fengzhou?"

Xia Zhining also agreed with Xiao Jing's conjecture: "A few days ago, General Yue sent a message saying that King Huai escaped from our blockade and was fleeing towards Yanzhou. Counting the days, it is very likely that Huai escaped from Fengzhou. military."

The news of King Huai's self-determination at Suolong Mountain has not yet come back, so Xiao Jing and Xia Zhining's speculations are not unreasonable.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Mo looked at Xiao Jing and Wu Yanqing and said, "I'll leave three battalions of trap guards here. Patriarch Xiao and Patriarch Wu, please keep an eye on King Anping and Yanjun."

Xiao Jing and Wu Yanqing nodded solemnly: "Please rest assured, Duke An."

"Come on, I want to see who is coming."

…

The night is getting darker.

On the official road outside Yuan County.

Chen Mo led the army slowly forward.

"Report, Mr. An Guo. We have found out clearly that they are indeed members of the Huai Army. They are marching with torches in a very ostentatious manner. They are heading towards the county seat of Yuan County. They are already less than ten miles away."

The spies sent out before came back to report.

Chen Mo clenched his fist and the army stopped instantly. He ordered: "Put out the torches and ambush on both sides of the road."

After the order was issued, the army took action together, and the fire dragon that was wandering on the official road suddenly disappeared without a trace.

"Report, the Huai army is five miles away from our army, and there are no more than a thousand soldiers and horses."

"What, less than a thousand?" Chen Mo was stunned and waved: "Let's explore again."

"Report"

Every once in a while, the scout battalion would send messages to Chen Jun.

Chen Mo also learned more details.

This Huai army has no more than a thousand soldiers and horses.

And it seems that he is still a personal soldier of King Huai.

"He really escaped." Xia Zhining thought it was the remnants of King Huai's army that escaped from Fengzhou, and her face became serious.

Seeing this, Chen Mo said: "There are only a thousand people, Zhining, why do you look a little worried?"

"Given the relationship between Chu Juan and you, I'm worried that you won't be able to attack Prince Huai." Xia Zhining rolled her eyes at Chen Mo.

With so many people in the army watching, King Huai can be regarded as Chen Mo's "father-in-law". It would be somewhat undesirable for Chen Mo to do it himself.

"Don't worry, I won't be merciful." Chen Mo's eyes turned cold.

Xia Zhining held Chen Mo's hand and said, "You capture him then, I'll do it."

Chen Mo smiled.

"Report, the Huai army is less than one mile away from our army."

There was no need for scouts to report, the Huai army's figure had already appeared at the end of the road.

They were indeed ostentatious, as if they didn't take Chen Jun seriously. They just walked on the official road with great fanfare, and everyone held torches high and fluttered flags.

"Get ready!" Chen Mo raised his hand.

The archers and crossbowmen on both sides of the road all bent their bows and arrows and took aim.

Huai Jun also noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere.

Stopped on the official road.

"Your Highness, what's the matter?" In the carriage, Mrs. Gan lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at Chu Shou on the horse with confusion, and said: "Didn't you say that Duke An Guo is in Yuan County? He will be there soon. Stop. What to do?”

"The situation is not right." Chu Shou had been training in the army for a while, but he felt that the surroundings were too quiet.

He cupped his hands and said loudly: "Chu Shou, the eldest son of the guilty minister Chu Yi, led his five hundred soldiers and came to seek refuge with Duke An. If there is a guard post of your army here, I hope it will be convenient for me to inform Duke An. one time."

"Chu Shou?" Chen Mo narrowed his eyes slightly.

Xia Zhining joked at the side: "Your brother has come to seek refuge with you."

Chen Mo rolled his eyes at her and gave Sun Meng a few instructions.

Sun Meng stood up and shouted: "I am Sun Meng, the captain of the military camp under Duke An Guo. Your Highness, please put down your weapons."

Hearing this powerful voice, Chu Shou's expression changed slightly. There was indeed something strange around him.

He had no doubts and quickly ordered the people below to put down their weapons.

After they all put down their weapons.

Firelights lit up on both sides of the road, illuminating the official road as if it were daytime.

Looking at the figures in the mountains and forests on both sides, Chu Shou's expression changed. They were entering an encirclement.

"Your Highness, long time no see."

Laughter rang out, and Chu Shou followed the sound and saw a figure walking out of the darkness and gradually becoming clearer and brighter.

If not Chen Mo, who else.

"Chu Shou, the son of the guilty minister, pays homage to Duke An."

"Chu Ze, the son of the guilty minister, pays homage to Duke An."

The two armored young men dismounted from their horses, knelt on one knee and held hands.

One is the son of Mrs. Hui.

One is Mrs. Gan’s son.

Chen Mo stepped forward and said, "You came from Chongzhou?"

"To the Duke of Anguo, yes." Chu Shou said with a flattering face:

"I have long advised Chu Yi to surrender to the Duke of Anguo, but he not only refused to listen, but colluded with the traitor Lu Sheng, colluded with him, and attempted to murder the Duke of Anguo.

I know that my crime is heinous and cannot be forgiven, but I have never participated in their rebellion from beginning to end. However, I am the son of a guilty minister after all, and I am still uneasy. I know that I cannot wash away my guilt, so I led five hundred loyal men to surrender to the Duke of Anguo."

At this point, Chu Shou's voice became smaller, and he whispered, "I hope the Duke of Anguo will forgive my sins for the sake of my sister."

When Chu Shou's voice fell, the soldiers of the Chen army around him couldn't help but mutter in their hearts: "Good guy."

It's okay to call his father's name directly.

It's not ambiguous at all to clear the relationship.

What a filial son.

Xia Zhining showed contempt, obviously looking down on Chu Shou.

Chen Mo smiled and helped Chu Shou and Chu Ze up, saying: "Your Highness is much more sensible than the King of Huai. If all the officials in the court were like you, there would be no traitors and rebels, and no chaos today."

Chu Shou lowered his head and said nothing.

"I don't know how your Highness came from Chongzhou. Is Chongzhou not on guard?" Chen Mo asked.

"To be honest with the Duke of Anguo. When I learned about the news of Huaizhou, Chongzhou had not yet been sealed off and martial law was imposed. Later, when the news spread, the King of Chong ordered martial law, but it took time for the news to spread to various places. After all, I am the son of the King of Huai, and no one dared to stop me along the way." Chu Shou said truthfully.

Chen Mo patted Chu Shou on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. After I purge the treacherous officials and rebels in the court, I will report to His Majesty and forgive your sins. His Majesty will also reward you generously for such a righteous act."

"Thank you, Duke Anguo." Chu Shou breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Ze also bowed to Chen Mo: "Thank you, Duke Anguo."

"You are too polite, my two princes."

As he spoke, Chen Mo looked at the carriage in the center of the Huai Army and asked in confusion, "Who is in this carriage?"

"I am the guilty concubine Gan, I meet Duke Anguo."

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a beautiful woman in a white low-cut long skirt and a white silk gauze came down from the carriage.

Her face was a little haggard, giving people a feeling of frailty. On a pale and thin face, there was a pair of big eyes, and there seemed to be a lingering faint sadness in her eyes.

Chen Mo nodded and gestured. In front of such a person, he naturally would not reveal anything more.

"Come here, take them to the city to rest." Chen Mo ordered.

And the weapons of these people must be confiscated.

Xia Zhining frowned when she saw this scene, especially when her eyes swept over Madam Gan, her eyes became cold.

Madam Gan naturally noticed it and could feel the hostility of the other party. A shy expression appeared on her face. After an awkward smile, she got into the carriage.

Yuan County.

Xiao Jing, Wu Yanqing and others were stunned when they learned that Chen Mo came back so soon.

After knowing that this army was not the group of King Huai, but Chu Shou and others who came to seek refuge, they all frowned, and Wu Yanqing was the best.

After arriving at the county government, Wu Yanqing found Chen Mo alone.

"My father-in-law has something to say to me." Privately, Chen Mo still called Wu Yanqing his father-in-law.

And he is different from Chen Mo's many fathers-in-law.

He is the father of Chen Mo's wife.

"How does Duke Anguo plan to settle Chu Shou and Chu Ze?"

Wu Yanqing doesn't care what Madam Gan and Chen Mo want to do. After all, a woman whose beauty will fade in a few years can't cause any trouble.

But Chu Shou and Chu Ze are different.

They are different from Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng is still young and can be taught.

And the King of Huai has basically never taken care of Xiao Zheng.

The so-called grace of raising is greater than giving birth.

But they are old, and their thinking and cognition are formed.

If they are raised by their side, they may have the opportunity to avenge their father one day.

Wu Yanqing is afraid that Chen Mo will raise two wolf cubs.

"Don't worry, father-in-law, I have a plan in mind." Chen Mo knew that Wu Yanqing was doing it for his own good.

"I wonder if Duke Anguo can talk to me?"

"It's very simple, just let them be ordinary rich men for the rest of their lives."

"Ordinary rich men?" Wu Yanqing still didn't quite understand.

"Cut off their path to cultivation." Chen Mo said.

Wu Yanqing was shocked: "It seems that I am overthinking."

He already understood the meaning of "cut off their path to cultivation".

A useless person who can't cultivate, even if he really has bad intentions in the future, can't cause any trouble.

Back to the wing room in the backyard of the government office.

Xia Zhining was leaning against the door with her arms folded, waiting for him.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, guessed what she was going to say, and said: "Go in and talk."

As soon as they entered the wing room and the door was closed, Xia Zhining said coldly: "Don't bring her in."

"I know." Chen Mo hugged her waist and put his hand into her skirt.

Xia Zhining slapped it away in shame and anger: "I just sweated a lot."

It's October now, and the weather is still very hot.

"It's okay, I don't mind. I just need to take a shower later."

Chen Mo hugged her and sat down, gently reached into her clothes, and grabbed the sheep.

"If you know, how will you arrange it?" Xia Zhining grabbed Chen Mo's hand and insisted that he explain it clearly.

Chen Mo gently hugged her and said: "How else can we arrange it? We can live in Tongque Garden. Anyway, there are so many empty yards."

Hearing this, Xia Zhining's face froze slightly, she snorted slightly, she glared at Chen Mo coldly, and said, "I can tell, you want your house to be full of people, and the Tongque Garden to be full of people, so you're the one You’ll be happy, right?”

This bastard, even if he raises so many women at home, he even has to raise so many women in the outer room.

"Zhining, what are you talking about?" Chen Mo said with a little more strength in his hand: "They took the initiative to come here, so I have to arrange a place for them to live. It just so happens that Mrs. Xiao is also in Tongque "Yuan, Mrs. Gan lives in it and has company."

"Indeed, we can let the two of them serve you together then." Xia Zhining endured the discomfort and frowned slightly.

Chen Mo: "..."

He didn't say much anymore. Only the golden cudgel could make this jealous man be honest for a while.

…

Time goes back to early October.

Linzhou.

When news of the war ahead returned to Linzhou, the happiest students were undoubtedly the students who made it onto the list.

After all, if Chen Mo loses, then the territory under his rule will be completely divided, and their months of preparation for the exam will be in vain.

But now that Chen Mo wins, the gold content of their gold list titles is even higher.

The most important thing is that the victory of this battle has made the people of Xiangyang City less anxious.

An Guo Gongfu.

In the back house, the jagged rocks and pavilions in the courtyard are all shrouded in the scorching sun, creating a majestic atmosphere.

In the hall, there are many warblers and swallows gathering together, wearing short skirts and short clothes, green, red, yellow and purple, floating green and red, it is so beautiful.

Looking around, there are all beauties, no ugly ones.

Under the Xuan window, Wu Mi is sitting at the top, on the left and right sides. The first one on the right is Han Aniang, the first one on the left is Yi Shiyan, and then down are Xia Zhiqing, Liang Xue, Nangong Ru and other women, sitting Between the two rows, there is a sense of déjà vu.

In the middle of them stood the Qingguo who looked like Qing Wu.

Some of these people wear cheongsams, some wear hip-hugging skirts, some wear jeans, sailor suits, bikinis, etc.

These clothes are all samples produced by Yimei Clothing Shop for Wu Mi and the others to check. If there are no problems, they will be produced in large quantities in the near future and then put on the shelves for sale.

Yi Shiyan raised her hands to cover her eyes, a little embarrassed to look at it. Then she pointed at Qingguan in a bikini and said with a blushing face: "Zhiqing, this dress is too small. This and this are not wearing anything." What's the difference?"

"What kind of clothes are these? They just use a few straps to cover the body. They are a bit vulgar and dissolute." Xiao Yunxi's cheeks also turned red.

"This skirt is too short, as if half of my buttocks is exposed." Even Liang Xue, who was dressed more charmingly, couldn't accept it.

"Zhiqing, are these all Erlang's ideas?" Han Aniang asked with a red face.