Although they were surprised by the Chu family's master's sudden change of heart, the two guards still dutifully brought him back to the main hall. After all, the emperor didn't plan on killing the Chu family's master. It wouldn't be easy for someone like him to die. If he was allowed to make a comeback, he could easily kill these worthless guards with a single slap.
As expected, Mo Jingli immediately ordered for the Chu family's master to be brought back to the main hall.
This time, the Chu family's master didn't hesitate at all and knelt on the ground. He lowered his head and said, "This commoner Chu Shaoying kowtows in salute to the emperor!" Everyone present was in an uproar. It had to be known that the Chu family was the most indifferent to Mo Jingli. Furthermore, due to the relationship between the Chu family and the Xu family, everyone knew that even if the Chu family pledged their loyalty to Mo Jingli, they still wouldn't be able to obtain anything important.
Mo Jingli raised his eyebrows in satisfaction. When he saw the Chu family's master kneel in front of him, Mo Jingli felt an indescribable joy in his heart. It was as if he was looking at the Xu family kneeling in front of him. Mo Jingli raised his eyebrows and asked, "Mister Chu, why did you change your mind so quickly?"
The Chu family's master lowered his head and said, "This commoner was confused for a moment, please forgive me, your majesty. If … the Chu family is destroyed by this commoner's hands, this commoner will not be able to absolve himself from the blame even if he dies ten thousand times. "
"Oh?" Mo Jingli looked pensive. If Chu Shaoying had given him some other reason, he might not have believed him. However, Mo Jingli knew that these so-called aristocratic families viewed their own families as more important than anything else. They were willing to sacrifice anything for the continuation of their families. If it was for the sake of the Chu family, then it was reasonable.
"Oh? The Chu family is willing to pledge their loyalty to us? Then what about Our previous suggestion? "Mo Jingli asked.
Chu Shaoying nodded and said, "Yes, the Chu family is willing to pledge loyalty to Your Majesty. We hope that Your Majesty can unite the mountains and rivers as soon as possible. The Chu family will do everything in our power to satisfy Your Majesty's orders. "Mo Jingli was finally satisfied when he saw his reaction. He laughed heartily and personally got up to serve Chu Shaoying. She smiled and said, "I was just joking with you, Mr. Chu. Please don't take offense."
Chu Shaoying's face was pale. He nodded respectfully and said, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare …" It was as if he was really frightened.
Mo Jingli glanced at everyone present and said with a smile, "Mr. Chu's righteousness comforts us. What do you think of the other matters? " The family heads who were closest to the Chu family were also people who didn't think highly of Mo Jingli. They all looked at Chu Shaoying in confusion. Chu Shaoying looked down indifferently and nodded slightly.
Even though they didn't know why he suddenly changed, these people still had some confidence in Chu Shaoying. The Chu family couldn't possibly give up on the Prince Ding Mansion and the Xu family. Instead, they would pledge their allegiance to Mo Jingli. Even if the Prince Ding Mansion was going to fall, it would be better for them to live in seclusion rather than pledge their allegiance to Mo Jingli. At least they wouldn't have to worry about their family being exterminated or being played to death by Lei Zhenting.
After thinking for a while, the people all stood up and said, "We are willing to pledge our loyalty to Your Majesty."
"Good! That's great! Come … let us toast to Mr. Chu and everyone else! "Mo Jingli laughed in satisfaction. His anger from before had been completely swept away.
Peace had just returned to the hall, but it seemed like the heavens had decided that tonight's banquet wouldn't go smoothly. Someone hurriedly came in from outside to report, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Mohist army has moved into the city and just set fire to the granary in the west of the city!"
"What?!" Mo Jingli slammed the table and walked out. He sternly asked, "Where are they?"
"Reporting … Your Majesty, General Li is leading people to arrest them." The person who came to report quickly said.
"Arrest them?! Arrest my ass! They only found out after they had people sneak into the city and set fire to the granary. What are they doing?! "Mo Jingli angrily kicked away a wooden table in front of him and roared angrily.
"This subordinate … this subordinate knows his mistake."
"Enough!" Mo Jingli cut off his meaningless apology. He swept his eyes over everyone present and coldly said, "You can all go back first. That's all for tonight. "Chu Shaoying and the others stood up and bid farewell. Chu Shaoying thought for a bit before walking forward and saying, "Your Majesty, the Chu family still has some food stored up. We are willing to offer it to Your Majesty to solve this urgent problem." Hearing Chu Shaoying's words, Mo Jingli's expression relaxed a bit. He nodded and said, "Then I thank Mr. Chu."
After everyone left, Mo Jingli coldly asked, "How much was burned?"
The person below couldn't help but gulp and say in a trembling voice, "The three granaries in the west of the city were all burned at the same time. The granary in the north of the city … was also mostly burned. Our army's food … I'm afraid it won't last for more than two days. "
Mo Jingli's brows slightly furrowed. He wasn't too worried about the food. The march this time was in a hurry, so not all of the food had arrived. At most, the food would arrive in a few days. Not to mention … there were many rich families in Liyang City. Even if these people didn't look as rich as the so-called rich merchants, they had more resources than the rich merchants. Now that the world was in chaos, he would never believe that these people didn't secretly store food.
What really made Mo Jingli uneasy was the Mohist army that sneaked into the city. Liyang City was heavily guarded, but the Mohist army was still able to sneak into the city and set fire to the food. This made Mo Jingli feel very shocked and uneasy.
"Tell General Li to capture all of the Mohist army that entered the city!" Mo Jingli said in a deep voice.
"This subordinate obeys!"
"Get out!" Seeing the people below scramble out, Mo Jingli looked at the empty hall in front of him with annoyance. He raised his hand and fiercely smashed the wine cup in front of him on the ground. "Mo Xiuyao! You're already dead, I don't believe I can't beat you! "
In the middle of the night, Mo Jingli was drunk as he was helped back to his room by a servant. The enchanting woman who had been waiting there quickly came up and helped him to the bed. She softly said, "Emperor … Emperor, are you drunk?"
Mo Jingli looked at the woman in front of him with drunken eyes and said, "Impudent! Who are you? "
The woman said in a wronged tone, "Emperor, what's wrong … I'm Consort Li."
"Consort Li?" Mo Jingli was in a bad mood because he had drunk too much. He was a bit confused for a moment. "Who is Consort Li … Oh … It's you … You are …" Consort Li said with a happy smile, "It's me, me …" Although she was only a dancer, she was Mo Jingli's most beloved concubine. Otherwise, Mo Jingli wouldn't have brought her with him even when he was on the battlefield.
Mo Jingli nodded and said, "It's you. You're Ye … Ye Li."
Consort Li felt the top of her head go cold and couldn't react for a moment. She had naturally heard of Ye Li's name before, but she didn't think that the emperor would call out Princess Ding's name in this kind of place. In regards to this, Imperial Concubine Li did not feel any jealousy. When the difference between a person and another person was too great, she couldn't even feel jealousy. She only felt shock and faintly felt that hearing this wasn't a good thing for her.
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