Martial law was imposed in the capital, and many imperial troops were running through the streets, beginning to arrest officials who had colluded with King Pingxi.
Unlike the border troops, most of these officials were coerced. They really supported King Pingxi.
Although the combat power of the Forbidden Army is not as good as that of the Border Army, they are fortunately large enough and there are many strong men among them.
In addition, other court officials also took action. Those officials who had colluded to take refuge with King Pingxi were now desperate even if they wanted to escape.
King Pingxi seeks power to usurp the throne and wants to commit treason. Naturally, their collusion with him is also treason. In such cases, the family will be punished at the least.
The fighting outside the city was basically over. Most of the border troops who resisted were killed, and the rest were captured.
"My child needs to go back to the city first to maintain the situation in the city. Foster father, please lead people to keep an eye on these border troops and tell them not to cause trouble.
I will only take away three thousand of the Yulin Guards, leaving the rest of the soldiers under your command. "
Chen Mo looked at Sun Shouren and explained to him.
"Okay." Sun Shouren nodded decisively without hesitation.
Among the many generals outside the capital, he alone has the highest official position, and he is also Chen Mo's adoptive father. It is best for him to do these things.
After hastily explaining, Chen Mo ordered three thousand Yulin guards to fight back to the capital again.
Compared with outside the city, the situation inside the city is obviously more chaotic.
Many warriors who were originally close followers of King Pingxi were trying to escape from the city by any means at this time, or they were dormant for the time being and looked for opportunities to escape again.
With their status and strength, as long as they can escape from the capital, they can hide and survive no matter where they go.
The Yulin Guards of the Forbidden Army and other officials of the imperial court will not watch such a situation happen. Every person who escapes may become a hidden danger in the future.
Chen Mo is not merciless when he kills anyone. Anyone he finds will be killed with one blow.
Also in the process, he naturally gained a lot of trophies.
In fact, when Chen Mo killed King Pingxi before, he also found a storage bag from him, but he didn't have time to take a closer look.
Now these harvests are temporarily put away, and we will take a closer look when things are over.
Chen Mo's steps were not very fast. Even if he could kill those Houtian warriors with just one casual blow, it would still take a little time.
Walking all the way to Changye Square, the Wangfu Courtyard was heavily guarded by the Forbidden Army, but no one dared to step inside.
This is not because there are any strong people among them. The strong ones guarding them have long since fled.
Now in the whole courtyard, there are only some servants and maids left, in addition to the third prince and his biological mother, Concubine Wen.
It was heavily guarded by the Forbidden Army, and this was also the reason why they did not step into this mansion.
Although the third prince and his biological mother were coerced by King Pingxi, they were still involved in this matter, and no matter what, the third prince was also a member of the royal family.
Naturally, the ordinary imperial guards would not dare to solve the matter rashly, or even dare to step into this house.
Otherwise, if something happens, they will definitely be punished.
Even if the third prince or his mother and concubine died, no matter how they died, these forbidden soldiers who rashly broke in would be buried with them.
In the final analysis, it was King Pingxi who conspired to rebel, not the third prince and his biological mother, the Wen family.
Chen Mo walked to the front of the other courtyard, opened the door and walked in. Many maids and servants with no cultivation in the other courtyard were hiding around the other courtyard.
There are also some who are more courageous and are thinking of ways to see if they can find an opportunity to get some gold and silver from the owner's house.
They are servants, but they are not children of the family. They are just ordinary servants hired to do chores. Even if they kill the Nine Clans, they will never be able to kill them.
The villa is very large, more like a small manor than a villa.
Chen Mo released his true energy to visually inspect the situation in the courtyard, and soon found traces of the third prince in a side courtyard.
In fact, the patrol guards had already found out the general situation of the third prince and his mother and concubine in the palace.
This is something that cannot be concealed. As long as people are arranged to climb high and look far away, they can discover it through careful observation.
But as long as King Pingxi is still alive, no one will dare to enter this courtyard and attack the two of them.
Now that King Pingxi is dead, there is certainly no need to kill the two of them. In the final analysis, the two of them were just under coercion.
Chen Mo walked through the air and came to a side courtyard.
The third prince was younger and was hiding in the greenhouse on the right. He was completely unaware of everything around him and was looking at Chen Mo who fell from the sky with curious eyes.
His mother, Concubine Wen, was wearing a plain dress and looked a little haggard, but it must be said that she looked absolutely beautiful.
Her skin was as white and moist as mutton-fat nephrite, and her figure was as graceful and delicate as water. Seeing Chen Mo flying here from the sky, he didn't dare to say anything.
"King Pingxi is dead. I know that everything happened because King Pingxi coerced you and the third prince. Your Majesty, just wait here safely. Someone will come later and take you and the third prince to keep watch for His Majesty."
Chen Mo bowed his hands and explained slowly.
We are still in the period of national mourning. The third prince and his mother and concubine are not being coerced, so they should go to the Ancestral Temple to keep vigil for the emperor.
The mother and son will not die. King Pingxi is dead, so letting them live can prove that the current prince is respectful and kind.
"Thank you, General." Concubine Wen thanked her. Chen Mo nodded slightly in response, then turned and left.
The overall situation in the capital has been decided. Officials who have colluded with King Pingxi must either be killed or temporarily controlled and prepared to kill again later.
Logically speaking, one shouldn't use weapons during a wake, but now he doesn't care about this rule.
After dealing with the situation here, Chen Mo walked into the Wanfa Building in the inner city. Queen Xu and Prince Zhao Renmin had been waiting for his return on the first floor.
Although King Pingxi is dead, Queen Xu does not dare to trust others rashly. For her, only Chen Mo is the most trustworthy person at present.
So she still didn't leave Wanfa Tower, but chose to wait here until she saw Chen Mo.
"Fortunately, I have lived up to my command, and now I am going to kill the national traitor." Chen Mo bowed his hands and bowed in salute.
"Aiqing has returned triumphantly, please get up quickly!" Zhao Renmin had obviously just been taught by Queen Xu, and now he walked up to Chen Mo in three steps and two steps, and put his hands on him to help him up.
"What happened here, please ask the Queen and His Highness the Prince to move back to the palace." Chen Mo said again.
"Okay." Queen Xu smiled with a bright and charming expression. Seeing Chen Mo now, she even felt more confident to speak.
Although there were only two female officials and the prince following her, her posture was still quite elegant and decent when she stepped, and that touch of grace and splendor that belonged exclusively to the queen was exuded unconsciously.
"You also go home and wait for me." Chen Mo walked to Zhao Yu again, lowered his voice and told her, and at the same time handed her the Xuan Bingzhu.
There is a national destiny dragon dormant in the palace. After all, Wei Xia is not a human being, so it is not easy to go there rashly.
"Okay, now that these matters are settled, you don't have to stay in the palace anymore, right?" Zhao Yu accepted the Xuan Bingzhu and asked softly.
She remembered that when Chen Mo went to Dali, he said that he would go home and eat the food he cooked.
It's just that this time he didn't have any free time when he returned to the city, he was always busy.
Zhao Yu knew that he was busy with important matters and had never pushed him. Now that King Ping Xi was dead, Chen Mo could relax a little, so she asked this question.
"It should be possible, but we have to wait for two more days." Chen Mo responded warmly and took her into his arms.
The couple didn't stay warm for long before Zhao Yu urged, "Go quickly, the Queen and the others are still waiting for you."
Chen Mo nodded with a smile and turned to follow Queen Xu.
The group of people walked towards the palace city. The pieces of flesh and blood in front of the palace gate had been cleaned up, but there was still some splattered blood and the permeating smell of blood.
Queen Xu covered Zhao Renmin's face with her wide sleeves, trying not to let him see these things.
Although as the emperor, her hands would inevitably be contaminated with killing, she always felt that her child was still too young.
It's still not appropriate for him to see these things now.
"Your Majesty, the third prince and his mother are still in the outer courtyard of the city. According to my opinion, I should send someone to bring them back to keep vigil for the emperor." Chen Mo walked to Queen Xu and explained.
"Okay, I will arrange someone right now." Queen Xu nodded. There are no Yulin guards in the palace, but there are still many ordinary female officials and servants who can be used.
In the next few days, Chen Mo was still cleaning up the mess.
Rewards cannot be issued during national mourning, but in Chen Mo's opinion, people can be killed first to avoid further trouble.
When things are urgent, follow the authority. Since you have already used weapons before, you can continue to kill people.
In the next few days, the entire city was decimated. All the officials who were the trusted descendants of King Pingxi and had colluded with him were killed and eradicated.
The officer responsible for beheading can earn half a year's red money in one day.
Now it is not possible to reward hundreds of officials, but for vacant official positions, people can still be promoted to temporarily take over.
After the national mourning period has passed, the actual appointment and reward will be made.
There is no difficulty in resolving these matters. King Pingxi is dead, and with Chen Mo, an innate powerhouse, sitting in charge, even if someone has different opinions, they have to endure it now.
After roughly handling these matters, Chen Mo finally felt free and could go home safely for two days to rest.
Stepping into the door of his house, many maids and servants bowed and saluted.
Zhao Yu knew that he would be back today, and was currently busy in the kitchen, making soup for him with her own hands.
"Prepare hot water, I want to wash up." Chen Mo said casually, but learned from the servant that Zhao Yu had ordered someone to prepare it in advance.
There is not only hot water in the bathroom now, but the heater is also burning hot.
Meimei took a hot bath and put on clean clothes.
As soon as he stepped out of the bathroom, Chen Mo smelled bursts of sour aroma. He took a gentle sniff and it was a little bit offensive to his nose, but it was very appetizing.
Other dishes were also placed on the table one after another. Some were made by Zhao Yu himself, while others were made with the help of the cook at home.
"Come on, have a taste!" Zhao Yu cheered a little, carefully placed the fish plate on the table, and handed Chen Mo a pair of chopsticks.
"It's delicious." He picked up a piece of sweet and sour fish and tasted it carefully. It still tasted the same as before.
"As long as it's delicious, I'm worried that my skills will be rusty after I haven't done it for a long time, so I practiced it twice yesterday."
Zhao Yu smiled and felt very happy when he heard Chen Mo's compliment.
On weekdays, she only cooks for Chen Mo, so of course she is free when Chen Mo is away.
Worried that her skills would be rusty after not being in the kitchen for a while, she tried making it twice yesterday to ensure that it tasted as good as before.
"Come, try this braised lamb chop. I made it myself." Zhao Yu picked up a fat and big lamb chop and brought it to Chen Mo's mouth.
She doesn't know how to cook delicacies from the mountains and seas, but she is a little good at these home-cooked meats.
The couple had not eaten like this for a long time, so this meal naturally took longer.
After eating, Chen Mo stayed with Zhao Yu for two more days, and then announced that he would practice in seclusion for a period of time.
Although the reward from the imperial court has not yet come down, I have to sort out the spoils I harvested this time.
What's more, I have to study the dark red aura carefully to see which ruins it is pointing to.
(End of chapter)
