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Prince Yu's fate was already determined. Xiao Jingyan showed no mercy and directly charged him with several serious crimes. He was directly imprisoned in Prince Yu's Mansion and was not allowed to leave the house again.

Wei Zheng couldn't help but sigh at this moment: "Thirteen years, nearly fourteen years of planning, finally to achieve the goal, thinking about this process, it is really torturous."

Yes, for many people, more than ten years is equivalent to one-third of their lifetime. Working hard for something is indeed torturous.

Zhou Chen said: "No matter how hard it was, we got through it. Don't think about it anymore. Xiao Shu, you should take good care of yourself in the future. When you have time, take care of Xiao Bao and watch the new life grow. This is a good thing for you."

After hearing this, Mei Changsu also smiled.

"The way you say that makes me feel like I've already entered retirement life."

A few days later, Lin Chen, who heard the news, came to the capital.

"Tsk, tsk, I never expected that you two could accomplish this task without asking for my help. That's impressive, impressive."

When Lin Chen saw Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu, he immediately gave them a thumbs up and praised them.

Then he saw Mei Changsu's expression and breathed a sigh of relief.

"You look fine. When I came here, I was worried that you might feel relieved after completing this task, and that this might affect your health. But now it seems that you are in about the same condition as when I left last time. I am relieved."

Zhou Chen said: "Your worries are unnecessary. Xiao Shu is living a carefree life now. He comes to my place early every morning to take care of Xiao Bao. He is several times more active as a father than I am as his biological father."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "You are smart. You gave Changsu a son. This way, he can't relax even if he wants to. Even for the sake of his son, he will probably have to hold on for a long time. This is what we all want to see."

"That's enough, you two. You just plot against me every day. My body is fine, but if you keep nagging me like this, it will definitely get damaged. I take my medicine on time every day, and Xiaochen helps me with his internal energy treatment every now and then. I don't have to think about anything else, let alone use my brain. My life is so boring. What else can I do if I don't take care of the children?"

To say that I haven't relaxed, I have actually relaxed a lot. At least the tense string has loosened a lot.

If little Bao Linxin didn't exist, he would definitely be affected mentally and physically. However, now not only is his body much better than in the original plot, he also has one more thing to worry about, so his mental state is also very good.

Zhou Chen clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's stop talking about this. It's rare for the three of us to get together, so let's celebrate today and have a couple of drinks."

Lin Chen: "Let's just drink together and let him watch."

"You two, really are..."

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed and the retrial of the Chi Yan case was finally completed.

In fact, the truth of this case is already very clear, but too many people died at the time. Since a retrial is required, everyone's grievances must be cleared. Such statistics will naturally take a long time.

During this period, Emperor Liang never showed up. Even during the morning court session, Crown Prince Xiao Jingyan presided over it.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xiao Jingyan's position as the crown prince is not much different from that of the emperor, except that he has to ascend the throne.

Although Emperor Liang was gone, the court was much more stable because Xiao Jingyan was the only one who had the final say and there were no other factions, so it was naturally easier to manage.

This is also the most relaxed period for all officials in the past decade or so.

When Emperor Liang was in power, although everyone lived a good life, most of the time no practical work was done, and the government was full of fighting between various factions. Almost every major court meeting was accompanied by quarrels and chaos, which made those officials who wanted to do practical work feel unwilling.

What Xiao Jingyan needs now are officials who can get things done, so naturally he has received full support from many officials. As for those who dislike Xiao Jingyan, they dare not show up.

On this day, a eunuch from the palace came to Zhou Chen's mansion and said that Emperor Liang summoned him and asked him to go to the palace immediately.

Although Zhou Chen wondered why Emperor Liang summoned him, he did not delay and followed the eunuch to the palace.

When he saw Emperor Liang again, Zhou Chen clearly felt the changes in Emperor Liang. He had more white hair on his head and more wrinkles on his face. He looked at least several years older than he did a few months ago, and his spirit and energy had declined a lot.

In the palace, besides Emperor Liang and the chief eunuch Gao Zhan, there was another person, the Crown Prince Xiao Jingyan.

"Greetings to Your Majesty."

Zhou Chen bowed, but unlike before, this time he did not kneel down to pay his respects.

Emperor Liang's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything, just looked at Zhou Chen.

"I haven't seen you for more than ten years. I didn't expect that Xiaochen back then would become like this."

Zhou Chen replied indifferently: "People will change, let alone after experiencing such a life and death situation. If it was still the same as before, I would probably have died long ago."

"You and Xiao Shu have been in the capital for two years, but I didn't recognize you. I am really old."

Emperor Liang sighed. Although he felt unwilling to be sidelined these days, he could only face the reality.

Lin Shu was still alive, which brought him a great shock. But Zhou Chen was still alive. Although he was also shocked, the shock was much smaller than that brought by Lin Shu.

"I never thought of punishing you for what happened back then. You are Zhou Kuang's son, my nephew. But Xia Jiang and Xie Yu misled me and made me think that you were also involved in the rebellion. It was Xia Jiang and Xie Yu who misled me."

Watching Emperor Liang's performance, Zhou Chen sneered in his heart. He was acting with him. Was it really that necessary?

"I wonder what your majesty wants me to do when I come here?"

Emperor Liang opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a long time, he still didn't say anything.

At this time, Xiao Jingyan came out and said, "Zhou Chen, the emperor called you here to tell you that the Chiyan case has been retried, and your guilt has been cleared. Your Zhou family has been loyal to Daliang for generations, and the emperor is going to issue an order to restore your status and title."

Zhou Chen's face changed slightly. Unlike Mei Changsu, he actually didn't have much concern about whether he could restore his identity and title.

But if he could recover and live openly as Zhou Chen, he would not refuse.

"I thank your Majesty."

Emperor Liang showed dissatisfaction on his face, but he still said: "You are Zhou Kuang's son, and also my nephew. I am very pleased to see that you are so promising now. You are the eldest son of the Zhou family, and the Wuchenghou lineage still needs you to inherit. I hope you will not disappoint me and the prince's expectations."

"I will definitely live up to the expectations of Your Majesty and the Crown Prince."

Soon, Emperor Liang set up an altar in the Taiyi Royal Temple and led all officials to pay tribute in person to comfort the soul of the deceased.

Soon afterwards, an imperial decree was issued to restore Zhou Chen's status and title, and the former Zhou Mansion was given back to Zhou Chen. Funds were allocated for its reconstruction, and a lot of gold and silver were rewarded.

In order to make up for Zhou Chen, Xiao Jingyan even gave Zhou Chen a military position as a general.

The restoration of Wucheng Hou Zhou Chen's status shocked countless people in the capital. Some new officials did not know the title of Wucheng Hou, but the old officials all knew what Wucheng Hou represented.

But no one expected that the real identity of Gongzi Yu in the martial arts world would be Wucheng Hou Zhou Chen.

However, although everyone was shocked, they quickly accepted it. After all, Zhou Chen was different from Mei Changsu. Although he had been staying in the capital, he had not been involved in too many events, so it was easier for people to accept him when he restored his identity.

After Zhou Chen regained his title, he no longer had to hide and took Gong Yu directly back to his mother Xiao Zhihan's princess mansion.

The original Zhou Mansion had been abandoned for too long and would take a long time to rebuild before it could be habitable again.

Lin Shu was also quite busy during this period. Because his identity could not be made public, Xiao Jingyan privately built a Lin clan ancestral hall for Lin Shu to worship.

Lin Chen felt bored after staying in Beijing for a month.

"You two are really not going to go out for some fun with me?"

He originally wanted to invite Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu to travel around the world with him, but both Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu refused, which made him very depressed.

Zhou Chen said: "Do you think we are all alone like you and can go wherever we want? We all have families now, so how can we have the time to accompany you to travel?"

"Hey, junior brother, are you making fun of me?" Lin Chen glared at Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen said disdainfully: "I am just telling the truth. At first I wanted to invite you to travel with me, but you refused. Now that you invite me, can't I refuse?"

Looking at the furious Lin Chen, Mei Changsu laughed and said, "I would like to go with you, but Xiaobao is still young and I really can't bear to leave him. If you don't mind, wait a little longer. When Xiaobao grows up a little, I will go with you."

Lin Chen snorted unhappily: "You two are really boring. I won't waste my time talking to you. If you don't go, I'll go alone."

"Brother, wait a few more days."

Zhou Chen remembered that in the original plot, it seemed that not long after the Chiyan case was vindicated, Daliang was besieged by several other countries. This was a big deal, so he naturally would not miss the opportunity to complete the task.

Lin Chen: "Wait, what are you waiting for?"

Zhou Chen said: "Mid-Autumn Festival will come in a few days, so wait until it's over before leaving."

Lin Chen thought about it and didn't object anymore.

"That's okay too."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 874: Daliang in danger, five countries invade

Princess Pingyang's Mansion!

Although today is not Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhou Chen took the initiative to invite Mei Changsu and Lin Chen to come to his home for dinner.

Since arriving at the Princess's Mansion, Mei Changsu has held Xiaobao in his arms. Xiaobao is now more than half a year old and weighs about ten pounds.

Mei Changsu had a weak constitution, and it was quite difficult to hold him in the arms. But even so, he was reluctant to put him down, and Lin Chen's attempts to persuade him were useless.

"Alas, this Changsu, as soon as he saw your little treasure, he lost sight of everyone else. He's just a little kid, what's so fun about him? It's boring."

Lin Chen said to Zhou Chen, as if complaining that Mei Changsu ignored him after seeing Xiaobao, and looked very unhappy.

Zhou Chen said: "That's because you don't understand the feeling of being a father, but this is normal. After all, you don't even have a woman, let alone a child, so how can you understand such a profound father-son relationship."

"Hey, you're provoking me again, aren't you?"

Lin Chen said with disdain: "It's useless even if you provoke me. I just don't want to find one. What's wrong? I am so free and happy alone. Why should I find a woman to control me, not to mention having children? It's too troublesome. I'm scared just thinking about it."

"Oh, you're still a marriage-phobic person."

"What? A marriage-phobe? Am I afraid? I just find it troublesome. Okay, forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you."

Lin Chen was very dissatisfied with Zhou Chen's attitude and felt that he was talking to a cow.

"The mansion of your family has already been built, right? It should be ready for living before the New Year. I told you to save a place for me during the New Year. Our old man is not here, so it would be boring for me to celebrate the New Year alone. I'd better come here to visit you."

Although he feels comfortable living alone, it doesn't mean that he doesn't want to reunite with his family. Spending the New Year with familiar relatives is definitely more enjoyable than spending the New Year alone.

Zhou Chen said: "No problem, you can stay in my mansion as long as you want."

Both the father and son of the Lin family are his benefactors, not to mention that they have been together for more than ten years and are fellow apprentices, so their relationship is not much different from that of real brothers.

"Have you made any progress with your Pure Yang Technique recently?"

"No progress. I have already practiced to the extreme. I can only figure it out on my own. But this kind of thing is not so easy to do."

"I'm glad you figured it out. I'm really worried that you'd get stuck in a rut. It's best to just let things take their own course."

He knew Zhou Chen's desire for martial arts, so he was worried that Zhou Chen's desire for a breakthrough would affect his emotions. Practicing with an impatient mentality would make it easier to make mistakes.

After a while, Mei Changsu handed Xiaobao to Ziyu and joined the conversation between Zhou Chen and Lin Chen.

"Xiao Chen, I have something to tell you. Do you remember that I asked Mr. Zhou to come to the capital to help last year? I gave him the chapters and notes of the Four Books and Five Classics that you compiled, and he also said that I would take you to visit him when I have time."

At this point, Mei Changsu sighed softly: "It's a pity that there are so many things going on in the capital that we haven't had time for more than a year. A few days ago, Mr. Zhou sent me a letter asking about this matter and wanted to invite us to go to Lingyin Temple. What do you think?"

"Mr. Zhou? He is an old gentleman of great virtue and respect." Lin Chen exclaimed.

Zhou Chen didn't hesitate and nodded, "Of course I have no problem. Lingyin Temple is not far from the capital anyway. When we are free, we can go there."

"That's great. I'll write a reply letter to the old gentleman when I get back."

Mei Changsu was very happy. He was a man who would repay a favor. Back then, Mr. Zhou came all the way to the capital to help him in the cold winter, and he had always wanted to repay him.

That day, Mei Changsu and Lin Chen stayed at Zhou Chen's place until night before returning home having a great time.

"Urgent report from the army, get out of the way, everyone get out of the way!"

"Report, Dayu has mobilized 100,000 troops to attack across the border, and Gunzhou has fallen!"

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Before Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu set out, urgent reports from the border were transmitted back to the capital one after another. The capital, which had finally stabilized not long ago, suddenly became chaotic.

A day later, Zhou Chen received a summons from Crown Prince Xiao Jingyan and went to the East Palace for discussion.

After all, the prince is only a prince, not the emperor, so even though Emperor Liang has been sidelined, Xiao Jingyan will still only hold meetings in the Golden Palace during grand court meetings, and usually hold meetings in the East Palace.

Because this incident was so sudden and shocking, the prince quickly invited many officials to the East Palace to discuss the matter.

However, there are not many officials who can participate in the meeting. Most of the civil servants are the heads of various departments, and more are military forces. After all, it involves war, and in the end it is the military that has to contribute more.

Especially all the military marquises, as long as they were in the capital, they were all called over by Xiao Jingyan.

When Zhou Chen arrived at the East Palace, many people had already arrived. Among the numerous civil officials and military generals, many greeted Zhou Chen after seeing him, but some ignored him.

Wu Chenghou, who had been abandoned for more than ten years, was suddenly reinstated. In fact, many people looked down on Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen dealt with everyone and consciously walked to the side of Mu Nihuang, whom he was most familiar with.

Mu Nihuang had a serious expression. After seeing Zhou Chen, she didn't say a few words. She was also worried about the current situation.

Xiao Jingyan, who was sitting at the desk, looked carefully at several urgent military reports that had been sent to him, his brows furrowed and his expression solemn.

Xiao Jingyan didn't put down the letter until everyone was present.

"The military situation is urgent. The court can mobilize 170,000 troops. How are the military supplies and equipment?"

The person from the Ministry of War immediately saluted and replied, "Your Highness, the armor of about 20,000 soldiers of the Xingtai Army is incomplete. The Ministry of War has prepared it and it will be fully equipped soon."