"The Mo Family Village has won!"
"The Mo Family Village has won!"
"Mo Jiazi has won!"
… … …
Everyone who heard this news sighed endlessly. They felt that it was unexpected, but soon, they felt that it was reasonable. After all, there was a monstrous existence like the son of the Mo Family who had never disappointed them.
In the Imperial College, Liu Yinian, a scholar, heard the news and his face turned ashen. He lowered his head in anger. However, many young students worshipped Meton as their idol. After all, he did not submit to the strong and defeated the strong. Not to mention, Meton's legend in the Imperial College would last for a long time.
Kong Yingda's hand trembled as he sighed helplessly, revealing an expression that said, "As expected." How could the Mo Clan, which had suddenly risen after a thousand years of silence, be defeated so easily?
After this battle, the House of Mo's influence would rise to another level. The challenge that the Confucian School would face would be even more severe.
"Men!" Kong Yingda waved his hand and called for a servant.
"Chancellor, what are your orders?"
"Send a message to Qufu and have them send a group of people here!" Kong Yingda ordered.
"Yes!" The servant immediately left.
After watching the servant leave, Kong Yingda stood there for a long time and murmured, "The House of Mo has become a force to be reckoned with. The Confucian School can no longer sit idly by."
Imperial Palace, Chuxiu Palace.
A large-scale selection was in progress. One after another, the world's most beautiful women were displayed before Li Shimin. Their brows were furrowed as they looked at Li Shimin, hoping that he would stay with them for a moment longer.
Empress Zhangsun stood beside Li Shimin. She pointed at the group of beautiful women and said gently, "Your Majesty, these are the most outstanding ladies in the aristocratic families. Not only are they beautiful, but they are also intelligent and well-educated."
Li Shimin was moved, "Maid Guanyin is considerate."
Empress Zhangsun lowered her head and said meekly, "This is what I, the Empress, should do as the Empress. Although the harem is excellent, in my opinion, Zheng shi is the best."
"Zheng family, Xingyang Zheng family?" Li Shimin could not help but ask when he saw the stunning Madam Zheng standing in front of the crowd of beauties.
Empress Zhangsun nodded and said, "Yes, his father is Zheng Renji, the Minister of Diplomacy of the previous dynasty. Not only is his upbringing excellent, but he is also proficient in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. His embroidery is also not bad. He is a rare beauty."
Li Shimin nodded. How could he not know about the Zheng Family? Before he came here, he had just received a report that the Zheng Family and Lu Family had been defeated in the encirclement of the Village Mo. The Zheng Family was the main force of the encirclement this time.
Li Shimin pondered for a moment before saying, "Zhen naturally believes in the Empress's vision. Someone come and issue an edict to confer Zheng shi the title of Chong Hua, making her the head of this batch of beauties."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun did not hide the discussion from the beauties. Hearing this, Madam Zheng was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to thank Zhen for his grace.
All the beauties immediately showed an expression of envy and jealousy. Every girl was familiar with the deeds of Li Shimin. It could be said that it was the dream of every beauty to be favored by Li Shimin.
Li Shimin conferred the titles of beauties one after another. Then he walked out of Chuxiu Palace and waved his hand. Li Junxian, the commander of the cavalry who had been waiting for him, immediately came forward and said.
"Tell me the process of Meton's victory one by one." Li Shimin said solemnly.
"Yes!" Li Junxian answered and immediately told him all the tricks of Meton, including the preparation of the Luoyang aristocratic family to intercept the money of the Village Mo.
"They dare to use force in front of the Emperor, this group of aristocratic families really want money more than their lives!" Li Shimin said angrily.
Li Junxian nodded and said, "The Village Mo was already prepared. They asked Fang Yiai to lead the troops of the Fang Village to set up an ambush. Not only did they not suffer any losses, but they also cheated the Luoyang aristocratic family. It is said that Second Young Master Fang insisted that his money was robbed and asked the Lu and Zheng families for a large amount of money as ransom. However, it is still a mystery as to how Mo Jiazi accurately captured the betrayed accountant."
Li Shimin shook his head and said, "What really surprised me was that the villagers of the Village Mo were so united and volunteered to give money to help the Village Mo through this difficult time."
The Mo family had always been a strict organization. After a thousand years of decline, many rules had changed. However, the unity of the Village Mo today made Li Shimin pay more attention to it.
"Your Majesty, please give us your orders on what to do next." Li Junxian cupped his hands and said.
Li Shimin laughed and said, "Then you don't have to do anything, just continue to keep an eye on them!"
"Ah!" Li Junxian couldn't help but look at Li Shimin in surprise. In his opinion, the two families were fighting so fiercely, and they even used force in Luoyang and Chang 'an. This was a taboo, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin would let it go so easily.
"Meton, this catfish, really didn't let me down. He actually messed with the aristocratic families."
Li Shimin revealed a strange smile. This time, the Village Mo directly went against the aristocratic families, which made him a little more expectant. If the Village Mo really couldn't hold on, Li Shimin would definitely personally take action and take over the Village Mo as a vassal of the imperial family.
Since the Village Mo fought back, he might as well let this catfish out. It would definitely stir up the aristocratic families. After all, Mo Jiazi had never let him down.
The reason why the aristocratic families were powerful was that they controlled a lot of wealth, and the Village Mo had now become the new source of wealth. How could the fight between the two families stop easily? As the emperor, what he needed was to let the two families continue to fight, not to mediate.
… … …
"This time, Mo Jiazi escaped again. Next time, there won't be such a good opportunity!" In the Chai Mansion, Chai Lingwu said with a regretful face.
Because of the rapid expansion of the Village Mo and the sudden leakage of the Ink Skill, such a big loophole suddenly appeared, which gave the aristocratic families an opportunity to take advantage of.
But then again, the wealth contained in the Village Mo's secret skill was too tempting. The aristocratic families of Luoyang had tacitly agreed to encircle and annihilate the Village Mo. After all, if the Village Mo surrendered, they would all get a share.
"But this is also good. The aristocratic families of Luoyang went for wool and came back shorn. They didn't get any benefits." The butler of the Chai Mansion laughed. There was cooperation and competition between the aristocratic families, especially between the aristocratic families of Shandong and Guanlong. If the Village Mo failed this time, the aristocratic families of Shandong would definitely benefit the most.
Chai Lingwu nodded and said, "It's time for us to change our attitude towards the Village Mo. After all, the goods produced by the Village Mo are all in high demand on the Silk Road."
Especially the crystal Xie Qianchou and luminous cups produced by the Village Mo, as well as polished diamonds. All of them were rare goods. Once they were transported to the countries of the Western Region, their value would definitely multiply.
The Silk Road itself had a low volume of transportation, so naturally, it had to transport the best goods. Most of the best goods in the world were probably produced by the Village Mo. This was also the reason why the aristocratic families couldn't wait to encircle and annihilate the Village Mo.
The butler of the Chai Mansion nodded and said, "This old servant will place an order with the Village Mo. Now that the Zheng and Lu families have failed, they can't blame us."
"I'm afraid that Brother Zheng and Brother Lu aren't having a good time now!" Chai Lingwu laughed, his eyes were full of misfortune. Before this, the two of them controlled the powerful resources of the aristocratic families of Luoyang, so Chai Lingwu naturally attached some importance to them.
However, the failure of the encirclement and annihilation of the Village Mo caused the aristocratic families of Luoyang to suffer heavy losses. The two of them would definitely lose their power. The aristocratic families' descendants were the most realistic. The aristocratic families' descendants who had lost their power were even worse than those from poor families. How could Chai Lingwu put them in his eyes?
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