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

November 17th, the second year of Zhenghe.

Tuoba Zhi, the crown prince of the Tuoba clan, ascended the throne of Jinxia Khan. On the afternoon of the same day, he issued an imperial edict to surrender to the Wei Dynasty. He led all the civil and military officials in the court to personally hand over the letter of credence, submitting to the king and submitting to his loyalty.

At this point, the Jin and Xia dynasties, which lasted longer than the Song Dynasty, were declared destroyed.

Chen Mo does not want Jin Xia to become a vassal state of Wei and let it continue to maintain its national destiny. If he does so, once Wei begins to weaken in the future, Jin Xia will revive like the previous dynasty.

His plan was to incorporate Jinxia into the territory of Wei, divide it into several states, and have officials sent by the Wei court to govern it and directly obey the orders of the court. As for Jinxia's original royal family, Tuoba clan, unlike those who were granted the title of Menghe Duke after Emperor Yong'an abdicated, those who were on the edge of Tuoba clan's power were demoted to commoners, and those who belonged to the "direct line" of Tuoba clan were directly reduced to slavery.

After all, Jinxia did not surrender even when the enemy was at the gates.

It was Chen Mo who forced his way in. For these stubborn people, Chen Mo was merciful in sparing their lives instead of exiling them to death.

From now on, the Tuoba clan is the people of the Great Wei, and the Tuoba clan cannot be allowed to stay in this land of Jinxia, ​​but must move to Zhongzhou.

Otherwise, the Tuoba clan had ruled this land for hundreds of years and had deep roots. Even if they became commoners, they would still be able to grow slowly.

But it is different in Zhongzhou. The land of Zhongzhou is full of real people from Song and Wei. They have hatred towards Jinxia and will not give Tuoba clan a chance to grow stronger.

"Your Majesty, these are Tuoba Hui's concubines. How do you want to deal with them?"

In the main hall, Chang En had Wan Yan Ya and her group brought in.

As concubines of a country's monarch, they are generally good-looking. Of course, there are a few ugly ones.

However, these ugly girls should be part of a political marriage, and they are women sent by some tribes that Tuoba clan wants to win over.

They huddled together and trembled, allowing Chen Mo to look at them.

"Raise your head." Chen Mo said, with one hand behind his back and pointing at Wanyan Ya with the other.

Wanyan Ya was wearing a luxurious and expensive purple brocade robe that wrapped her graceful body. Her plump and hot figure exuded an enchanting temptation. Due to the hostility of the Yelu clan, she was pushed to the front by the Yelu clan and it was difficult for Chen Mo not to pay attention to her.

Because she was lowering her head, Wanyan Ya didn't know that Chen Mo was calling her, and instead she lowered her head even lower.

It was not until she felt everyone's eyes were on her that Wanyan Ya realized that the other person was talking about her, and she raised her head uneasily.

She had a pair of narrow and long lavender eyes, which were full of charm. The moment she met Chen Mo's eyes, she lowered her head in panic, but thinking that the other party asked her to raise her head, she raised it a little, but did not dare to meet Chen Mo's eyes. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her little hands were twisted together nervously.

It was as if her reaction was the same as when she was chosen by the Wanyan tribe when she was still a slave.

Chen Mo was also slightly stunned. If calling a beautiful woman a vixen is an adjective, then this woman is the incarnation of a vixen, her whole body full of temptation.

Nalan Yiren, who was standing by, couldn't help but snorted coldly when she saw Chen Mo like this.

man!

Zuo Nian, who had surrendered earlier, quickly seized the opportunity to express himself: "Your Majesty, she is Khatun Wanyan Ya."

Wanyan Ya realized that someone was watching her, and her body trembled even more violently.

"Queen." Chen Mo muttered.

Before coming to Jinxia, ​​Chen Mo had collected some rumors about the Tuoba royal family.

Among the people, Wanyan Ya is known as the "Queen of Beauty".

At that time, Chen Mo was curious about what she looked like to be called the queen of beauty. Now that he saw her, he realized that she really lived up to her reputation.

She seemed to be born with a kind of charm, which was like an aphrodisiac for men.

"Detain her separately. As for the other concubines, we will reward them according to their merits after this matter is settled." Chen Mo said.

After these words were spoken, Chang En was still calm, but Sun Meng, Luo Yong, Cui Shuang, Zhao Liang and others were suddenly shocked. If they hadn't taken Chen Mo into consideration, they would have rubbed their hands.

Upon hearing this, Yelu's face turned pale. According to the previous treatment of Tuoba by Wei Dynasty, she thought that she would be demoted to a commoner in the end. Then, relying on her origin of Yelu tribe, although she could not be rich and powerful, at least she would not have to worry about food and clothing. That was why she pushed Wanyan Ya forward.

But she never expected that she would be rewarded by these crude warriors.

In this case, it is better.
Yelu looked at Wanyan Ya with even more hatred. This bitch, why is it that every man who sees her is fascinated by her?
Nalan Yiren frowned, but didn't think there was anything wrong.

Although there is a saying that the sins do not extend to the parents, and the disasters do not extend to the wife and children.

But the premise for not misfortune to reach family members is that blessings must not reach them either. Otherwise, how can one enjoy blessings without taking responsibilities?

At least those in charge of Jinxia and the leaders of the Tuoba clan must share weal and woe.

"Are you interested in that beautiful queen?"

When everyone had left and only Nalan Yiren and Yuzhu were left with Chen Mo, Nalan Yiren said with a stern face.

"With her looks, she can barely make do as a maid making beds and folding quilts in Tianchuan," said Chen Mo.

"You really live up to the title of 'good wife'." Seeing that he didn't even bother to hide his feelings, Nalan Yiren forced herself to hold back the words that she was about to say.

Yuzhu didn't think there was anything wrong.

She has also read history books.

There are countless such cases in history books about destroying a country and a family, and taking other people's wives and daughters as one's own.

In other words, if the Wei Dynasty was defeated this time and Jin Xia swallowed up the Wei Dynasty, then they would not be able to escape this fate.

She said, "Your Majesty, since Jin Xia has surrendered, what should we do next?"

When talking about business, Chen Mo covered his chest and asked Nalan Yiren: "How long will it take for my injury to heal?"

"It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. Even though I treated your injury, it will take at least half a month to recover. If you circulate spiritual energy during this period, it will take even longer. By the way, during the recovery period, you must avoid overexerting yourself."

Nalan Yiren deliberately emphasized the word "hard work".

Chen Mo's face turned dark.

"In this case, I hope that Tuoba Ai will lay down his weapons and surrender when he learns that his master has surrendered. Otherwise, there will be a war to fight, and I will have to trouble you, Yiren." Chen Mo sat down on the spot and said, "It seems that we have to stay in Yuxi for a while longer."

……

the other side.

Tuoba Ai, who came back to provide assistance, contacted several tribes that were friendly with the Tuoba clan and asked them to send troops to rescue him after learning that the Wei army had arrived at Yuxi City.

He also sent people to Gao Liao at full speed to ask the Gao Liao garrison to return to the rescue as soon as possible.

At present, Tuoba Ai learned that only one Wei army unit had broken in, without any backup, and this unit had only about 50,000 soldiers. Now that the isolated army had penetrated deep into the capital, as long as they blocked the retreat of this isolated army, they could surround them.

Now that winter has arrived, even if we cannot encircle and kill the Wei army in the country, we can force them to retreat and avoid the country's destruction.

Just when Tuoba Ai was still optimistic about the situation, a piece of news came, which was like a bolt from the blue for him.

After His Majesty passed away, the Crown Prince succeeded to the throne.

The day.

The imperial court ordered surrender!
Upon hearing the news, Tuoba Ai almost vomited blood.

We, the ministers, were about to fight to the death; why did the Great Khan surrender first?

Along with this news came a letter recruiting Tuoba Ai written in the name of the Emperor of Wei.

As long as Tuoba Ai could lead his army to surrender, the Emperor of Wei would allow him to serve as an official in Wei, and his official position would be no lower than his current one. In addition to high-ranking officials and generous salaries, he would also receive money and beautiful women.

Tuoba Ai not only did not agree to such generous conditions, but tore up the recruitment letter, cursed Chen Mo to the sky, and then said: "Ai is deeply indebted to the emperor, how can I surrender to the Wei thieves. I, Tuoba Ai, will never surrender until I die!"

Chen Mo was also wary of this.

Tuoba Ai could remain loyal, but could his subordinates do the same? The army led by Tuoba Ai was a direct descendant of the Tuoba clan, and the families of these soldiers lived in Yuxi and the surrounding cities and counties.

Now that Yuxi and its surrounding cities and counties have fallen, they are worried about what will happen to their families if they do not surrender.

Therefore, when sending the recruitment letter to Tuoba Ai, Chen Mo also spread the news.

As long as they surrendered, the Wei army would not only not harm their families, but would also forgive their past mistakes.

So, after Tuoba Ai declared that he would never surrender, many soldiers escaped from the military camp that night.

Before the battle even started, Tuoba Ai's army was already in a panic.

……

November 23rd.

Heavy snow covered the sky, and the entire Yuxi city was covered in white. The snow on the streets was several feet deep, and no one cleaned it up.

Some people in Jinxia are selfish and willing to become traitors, surrender to the Wei Dynasty and become traitors to the Wei Dynasty. Some people refuse to submit to the rule of the Wei Dynasty.

Although they dare not stand up and resist openly, they will take some small actions.

For example, giving up.

Chen Mo wanted to divide Jinxia into several states of Wei, then there would be no need for the Jinxia court to exist anymore.

As a result, the lower government offices began to strike and refused to obey the Wei army's orders.

This resulted in no one clearing the snow from the streets.

Some infrastructure is not maintained.

Law and order became chaotic.

There were even Jinxia mobs who took advantage of the Wei army's night patrols to launch secret attacks.

After a few days, many Wei soldiers were killed or wounded.

In the Jinxia Palace.

This is the bedroom where the successive Khans of the Jin and Xia dynasties lived.

The lights in the hall were dim, and the heat released from the stove made the whole hall warm.

On the long table, there was a blood-red seal the size of an adult's fist, and the seal button was a skull.

Chen Mo, Nalan Yiren and Yuzhu were whispering around the seal.

"Will this work? What if he cheats on you?"

"He shouldn't dare. When I saw Tuoba Hui before, he was just skin and bones. It should be a blood sacrifice."

"Your Majesty, don't use your own blood first. Try using someone else's blood. Didn't Tuoba Zhi say that this seal is cursed and should not be used unless absolutely necessary?"

"Tuoba Zhi also said that the seal will be controlled by whoever's blood is used for the blood sacrifice, and the minimum cultivation level must be sixth rank."

"Then let's find a sixth-rank warrior and try. Even if we listen to him, since he's only a sixth-rank warrior, there shouldn't be any trouble."

"Yeah, let's give it a try."

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Chen Mo made up his mind.

"Aren't there still some ministers who refuse to surrender imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison? Let's use them for the experiment." Nalan Yiren said.

Chen Mo nodded.

At this moment, Sun Meng's voice was heard outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

"Come in." Chen Mo said.

Yuzhu and Nalan Yiren looked at each other and retreated behind the screen.

Sun Meng walked in, his armor clanking.

"Your Majesty." Sun Meng cupped his hands and exhaled a puff of white air.

"No need to be polite, just get straight to the point."

"Yes." Sun Meng said respectfully, "In recent days, the soldiers below have been attacked by gangsters while patrolling at night, and many have been killed or injured."

"Has the criminal been caught?"

Sun Meng shook his head: "After the attack, the criminals ran towards the residential area with the most people. There were many people there, and the people were willing to protect the criminals and refused to tell the truth. So the investigation has been fruitless."

The main reason was that Chen Mo had issued an order not to allow his soldiers to bully the people who invaded Jinxia, ​​so the Wei army was somewhat restrained in its investigation.

Of course, Sun Meng would never say this.

Wouldn't that make His Majesty think that I am the one who is wrong?

But even if Sun Meng didn't say it, Chen Mo could guess something.

Otherwise, the city is such a small place, how could we not catch him if we really wanted to look for him?

The reason why Chen Mo issued the order not to bully or harass the people of Jinxia was that if Jinxia was divided into several states of Dawei in the future, then the people of Jinxia would be the people of Dawei.

Then in the future, this place will need to be governed by the Great Wei.

So Chen Mo still hopes to win the hearts of the people.

Even if you don't get their approval, at least don't oppose it, so as not to increase the difficulty of future governance.

But now it seems that we still have to resort to some means.

Chen Mo frowned and said, "Tell Zuo Nian to go to the imperial study and wait for me."

"Yes." Sun Meng stepped back.

Nalan Yiren walked in from behind the screen: "What are you going to do?"

"First, find someone to take the blame." Chen Mo already had an idea in his mind.

In the imperial study room.

Chen Mo looked at Zuo Nian who was kneeling below him and said with a smile: "I have seen your performance these days and I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

"These are all things that have been done by the outsiders. I dare not take credit for them."

"Hey, what are you talking about? The Great Wei has clear rewards and punishments. I have decided to divide Jinxia into seven states, and each state will be governed by a governor. The governor will be under the jurisdiction of the central government and obey the orders of the central government. I have decided to appoint you as the governor of a state. What do you think?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"I, an external minister, will always hold the whip and lead the horse for Your Majesty, and be at your side forever, ready to go through fire and water." Zuo Nian excitedly expressed his loyalty.

"It's not that serious." Chen Mo raised his hand and said with a smile: "You don't need to go through fire and water, just do a small thing for me."

"But according to His Majesty's orders."

"Have you heard that the patrol team below was attacked and dozens of people were killed or injured?" Chen Mo said.

Zuo Nian was stunned, and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he was letting himself...
(End of this chapter)