In the capital of Chu, the newly arrived Mohist army replaced the exhausted defenders of Da Chu State on the city gate tower. Looking at the black flag on the city gate tower and the soldiers in black standing upright in the cold wind, the army of the Northern Region had to give up temporarily and did not dare to act rashly.
Mo Xiuyao led the crowd into the Imperial Palace of Da Chu State. A trace of melancholy involuntarily flashed across Mo Xiuyao's cold eyes as he looked at the majestic yet somewhat desolate Imperial City in the thin layer of snow. However, there was more of an indescribable complexity in his eyes. As soon as he walked into the Imperial Palace, Mo Xiaoyun came out with Princess Zhenning to welcome him. When he saw Mo Xiuyao, he also went forward and bowed respectfully. "Xiaoyun pays his respects to Uncle Prince Ding."
Mo Xiuyao glanced at Mo Xiaoyun indifferently. He naturally didn't have a good impression of Mo Jingqi and Noble Consort Liu's son. However, Mo Xiaoyun in front of him was a little inferior to Mo Jingqi. He raised his eyebrows and looked at the two people in front of him, asking, "Where is Great Elder Princess?"
Mo Xiaoyun lowered his head and said, "Great Elder Princess passed away two days ago. But she was worried that it would affect the morale of the soldiers guarding the city, so she asked us to keep it a secret. Great Elder Princess's coffin is still in the Imperial Palace, and Zhaoyang Elder Princess is still keeping vigil. "Mo Xiuyao nodded and went to pay respects to Great Elder Princess first.
Great Elder Princess was two years older than Duke Hua, and she didn't suffer too much illness before she died, so she could be said to have died of old age. After paying respects to Great Elder Princess in the palace where her coffin was temporarily placed, Mo Xiuyao greeted Zhaoyang Princess. Zhaoyang Princess was dressed in plain clothes and didn't wear any makeup. Her face was full of unconcealable fatigue and haggard. The two sat down in the side hall. Zhaoyang Princess looked at Mo Xiuyao and said with relief, "Originally, I thought that you couldn't make it and the Chu capital would really fall into the hands of the Northern Region. Fortunately … "
Mo Xiuyao calmly told him about the battle in the city, including Duke Hua's death. When Zhaoyang Princess heard this, her eyes turned red. She sighed and had nothing to say.
After a moment of silence, Zhaoyang Princess asked, "What do you plan to do with the two children?"
Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhaoyang Princess. Zhaoyang Princess sighed and said, "I didn't like those two children at first. What good can a woman surnamed Liu and a child raised by the Liu family be? However, after spending some time with them, she realized that these two children were very different from their parents. If possible … give them a way out. I know you hate the Da Chu state's royal family … … I hated them too … … "
Mo Xiuyao lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "Don't worry, as long as they don't do anything, I won't touch them." Zhaoyang Princess was startled by his distant words. She nodded and said, "If that's the case, thank you."
It seemed like they hadn't seen each other for a long time, but it also seemed indescribable. The atmosphere in the side hall made the two uncomfortable. Soon, Mo Xiuyao stood up and left. Looking at his departing figure, Zhaoyang Princess sighed helplessly. She knew where this sense of alienation came from. From now on … … this kind of palace was still surnamed Mo, but it was no longer the Mo of the past. And she was still the Da Chu state's princess, no matter how much she hated them. Fortunately, she was now just … … a fallen princess.
With the Mohist army holding the fort, the Chu capital quickly became lively again. Two days ago, the city was covered in blood and the sounds of killing filled the sky. The people in the city hid in their homes and trembled in fear. Yet in just a few days, people buried the corpses and cleaned up the streets. Soon, the empty city became more lively.
Mo Xiuyao quickly gave the order to confer posthumous titles to the soldiers who had died in battle and reorganized the government of the Chu capital. Even though there were still hundreds of thousands of northern troops surrounding the city. The lives of the people in the city gradually returned to normal. Right now, there were not just hundreds of thousands of Mohist army in the Chu capital, but also many Mohist army and Da Chu state generals. The people naturally did not worry about the enemy outside the city. After the two armies rested for half a month, Mo Xiuyao once again ordered the Mo Family Army to split into two groups. One group was led by Lv Songxian to rush out of the city to meet the Northern Army, not giving the other party a chance to recover their strength and attack the city again. The other group was led by Murong Shen to fight the Northern Tribes army led by Yelu Ye.
In the same month, Da Chu state's Prince Changxing, Mo Xiaoyun, announced to the world that the Mohist army and Prince Ding had saved Changxing City. From then on, Changxing City and the people under its rule were under Prince Ding's command and were no longer subjects of Da Chu state. Once this announcement was made, many people were so angry that they wanted to vomit blood, but there was nothing they could do. Among them, the angriest was Mo Jingli, who was entrenched in Jiangnan. The Da Chu state had given up the capital. Now that Prince Ding had rushed thousands of miles to save the capital, the people in the capital were willing to submit to Prince Ding. The Da Chu state's imperial court was like a mute.
The Mohist army had just taken over the Chu capital and their morale was at its peak. Murong Shen and the Southern Marquis, who was guarding Feihong Pass, attacked from both sides, forcing the Northern Tribes army to retreat. In addition, the Northern Tribes army was short on food and could not withstand months of hard fighting. Both sides had to call a truce. The Northern Tribes army had not achieved anything after months of hard fighting. There were also some internal conflicts. Helplessly, Ren Qining could only give the order to retreat from Zijing Pass and return with hatred.
Thus, it was spring in March. Although much of Da Chu state's territory was still in the hands of the Northern Tribes and the Northern Tribes. However, in a short seven to eight months, the Mohist army was invincible from east to west, and then from west to east. This was enough to prove that this famous army was still strong. Thus, the Mohist army's territory stretched from Xiling's Anping Continent to the west, to Da Chu state's Zijing Pass to the east. Although the territory was slightly smaller than Xiling's, it was still much larger than Da Chu state's imperial court in Jiangnan. More importantly, Prince Ding's family owned the two imperial cities in the east and west. Their reputation was second to none in the world.
After more than half a year of fighting, both sides had used up countless amounts of money and food. For the time being, no one had the energy to continue fighting. Thus, even though the various armies were still eyeing each other covetously, they all had the will to stop and recuperate. Once the fighting stopped, Mo Xiuyao threw the large and small matters of the Chu capital to Feng Zhiyao, Lv Songxian and the others. Then, he quickly rode back to the northwest. The Mohist army knew that the wangfei was pregnant. They understood the Prince's anxiety and did not say anything.
"Li Li!"
In the middle of April, although spring came later in the northwest, it was already late spring. In the garden of the Prince Ding Mansion, all kinds of beautiful flowers were still blooming. Among them, the most beautiful ones were the peonies that had been transplanted from Yunzhou. All kinds of peonies competed to be the most beautiful, making the entire garden appear elegant and luxurious. Their fragrance filled the air.
Ye Li sat on a stone stool covered with thick cushions in the garden. She smiled as she watched Mo Xiaobao wield a small sword and focus on swinging it. Leng Junhan and Xu Zhirui who were watching from the side also cheered. Even though Ye Li suspected that the two little ones didn't know what was good and bad. Under the light green cloak, his round belly was already very big. Ye Li smiled as she watched the sword dance and gently caressed the round belly. Even though it was already nine months, the belly was too big. Mo Xiaobao had not been this big in the beginning. Thinking of how Doctor Lin had mentioned that this could be twins, Ye Li smiled faintly. There was nothing wrong with twins, but she had not told Mo Xiuyao about this. Otherwise, with his personality, it was possible that he would abandon the soldiers on the battlefield and run back.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
