/p>            "For more than a month!? The King of Han quelled the rebellion in Yuezhou?" Mu Sheng sat on a mahogany chair, widening his eyes full of confusion.

A general wearing a red robe stood in front of him. He clasped his fists and said, "It's true. The Dusi's list text will be posted soon! Just as the news came back from Dongshan, Yuezhou, the Han Wang army beheaded more than 500 levels, arrested more than 20 murderers and thieves, and Ke Ri went back to Yunnan Prefecture City."

The red-robed general paused and said in a deep voice: "It is reported that the King of Han did not use more than a month. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, he was still drinking and having fun in Qujing Prefecture. After arriving in Yuezhou, he only took more than half a month..."

Mu Sheng said: "The east mountain in Yuezhou has high mountains and dense forests, and the roads are difficult to move around. The situation in the villages is complicated. Even if the Han King has more than 10,000 troops, how can he understand the chaos in the local area?"

The general clasped his fists and said, "The King of Han found a local Han man named Liu Tai."

"Liu Tai?" Mu Sheng looked confused.

The general nodded and said, "There is this person in the old file of Dusi, and he even reported to the Han Palace; but these are common official duties. Liu Tai has no news for ten years, and Dusi no one cares about this person.

Liu Tai had worked as a chieftain in Yuezhou, followed Zhuolonghai, and served as the governor of Yuezhou, and was found by the King of Han from somewhere.

The King of Han was not like the rumored royal family. When he arrived in Yuezhou, he was quick to get things done. He first found Liu Tai; and then used Liu Tai to get Azi's posthumous son Lu Ning... No one knew that the Tuzhou Azi actually had a posthumous son! The last general was not sure whether Lu Ning's identity was confirmed.

Although Azi had been destroyed more than ten years ago, their family had a deep roots. One of them was a relative, Sha, the largest clan in Yuezhou. After the Han King won over Liu Tai, Lu Ning and others, he joined forces with the Yi people and let the Yi people lead the way and easily defeated several villages.

Then the King of Han ignored it and directly forced the captured Yi people to confess their crimes of looting the post roads and harming officials.

Then, the King of Han established a chieftain in the Shuicheng of Yuezhou, and ordered Lu Ning to be the chieftain leader, and Liu Tai and others to assist. He also left the five thousand military troops drawn from various places in Yuezhou to establish Yuezhou Guard; and appointed a man named Ma Peng to temporarily serve as the commander of Yuezhou Guard... Yuezhou Suiping."

"Okay." Mu Sheng stopped the initial shock and his expression gradually calmed down. "It is a good thing for Yunnan to calm the rebellion of the natives. But I didn't expect that things would be so fast, which was a bit unexpected."

The general echoed: "No one expected it. We all thought that the Han King would use force to do something…"

Mu Sheng shook his head and said, "I have discovered that the King of Han has never been that kind of person... A man named Ma Peng is the escort general of the Han Palace?"

The general immediately replied: "When the marquis said, no. According to the official documents received by the Dusi, Ma Peng was from Yuezhou and commanded the Yi tribe. He made many military achievements in this battle, so he was promoted by the King of Han."

Mu Sheng pondered: "It seems that although Ma Peng temporarily led the commander at this time, he may really be appointed as the commander of Yuezhou Guard in the future."

The general clasped his fists and said, "What the Marquis said is very true. Ma Peng is neither the deputy general of the King of Han, and has military achievements. I am afraid the court will continue to use it."

At this time, Mu Sheng waved.

The general immediately clasped his fists and said, "The last one will be resigned."

Mu Sheng sat alone on the chair in the study. After a long time, he took out a piece of letter paper from his arms and looked at it, and suddenly he angrily crumpled the letter paper into a ball. But after a moment, he unfolded the letter paper again and smoothed it out, folded it into his pocket, and stood up from the chair. He came to the inner house and walked into Mrs. Geng's room. He saw several maids kneeling on the ground and pounding the old lady's legs. Mu Sheng waved his hand, and the maids stood up and bowed out.

"Sheng'er, is there a difficult situation?" The old lady looked up at Mu Sheng's face.

Mu Sheng handed the wrinkled letter paper in his arms and hands. The old lady said again: "I have a bad look, Sheng'er will give Niannian."

Mu Sheng had to get closer and said, "The Ministry of Revenue's Officer Hu Yi secretly reported it to the minister, and Geng Hao, the grandson of Changxing Hou, confessed..."

When he finished reading, the old lady's expression had already changed. She took the letter paper, put it far away, and looked at it again with her eyes blank, looking very difficult.

"Ping An is really not hidden by his son, there is a conspiracy inside!" Mu Sheng said in a deep voice beside him.

The old lady raised her head and said, "Who gave you a letter?"

"He..." Mu Sheng whispered a word.

The old lady sighed "ah" and after a while she said, "Although the Geng family is Sheng'er's uncle's family, it's time to go to this point, so I can't blame you. What should Sheng'er do to make a decision."

Mu Sheng said: "Please don't worry, my son will not touch his cousin's house. If his son makes any noise at this time, he will seem guilty and confirm the crime of hiding peace! But..."

Mu Sheng then frowned and said, "My son has already done his best and is not able to protect himself now. If he can no longer protect the Geng family, everyone will not blame his son!"

The old lady sighed again, and after a long silence, she said again: "I can't protect myself?"

Mu Sheng nodded vigorously: "There is another thing. The King of Han has quelled the rebellion of Yi tribes in Yuezhou. It only took more than a month. Now the Mu family is less and less useful in the eyes of the court, and it is not trusted. The situation is very bad! If something happens again, the foundation of my father's difficult business in Yunnan will be destroyed by the hands of the unfilial son..."

The old lady's hands were trembling like a dead tree, counting the Buddhist beads in her hand, muttering words in her mouth, but she couldn't hear what the words were.

"Who?!" Mu Sheng suddenly shouted in a deep voice.

At this time, his eldest daughter Mu Zhen walked out from behind the incense table and buried her head and said, "My daughter wants to come and accompany her grandmother..."

Mu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was her.

"Dad, did Geng Hao really betray our family?" Mu Zhen asked in a low voice.

Mu Sheng's expression became very strict and he said, "Can Hu Yi's secret report be fake?"

"Will Hu Yi collude with the King of Han and wrongly accus your cousin?" Mu Zhen said carefully.

Mu Sheng frowned and said, "It is very likely that Hu Yi colluded with the King of Han and wanted to harm the Mu family together, but Hu Yi would never wrongly accuse Geng Hao. That is a serious crime to deceive the king! Don't worry about Geng Hao in the future. This time and then, the previous engagement is now impossible."

The old lady said, "Zhen'er is a sensible girl, don't worry about her."

Mu Zhen looked pale and only bowed her knees and bowed, "Grandmother, Daddy, I'll leave first, and I'll come with my grandmother later."

Mu Sheng nodded.

...

"Good news! Good news... Great victory in Yuezhou!" The official shouted from the streets and alleys, and every time he shouted, he would beat the gong "bang".

The gong was very loud, and Mrs. Chen also heard it in the study. The mansion was very quiet, but suddenly it was disturbed. The word she wrote was a little crooked and she frowned slightly.

At this time, a middle-aged woman walked to the door, held her hands in front, and stood there bent down. Chen Xu turned her head and looked at her close servant. She was a middle-aged woman with a full forehead, a little high cheekbones, and a little acne marks on her skin, but she was very slim.

Chen Xu sighed and nodded slightly to the woman.

The woman walked in and whispered: "The official servants are beating the gong, shouting that the Han King is victorious in Yuezhou."

"So fast?" Chen Xu's face suddenly showed a look of surprise.

The woman said, "Yes. Why don't I send someone to Dusi to inquire?"

Chen Xu did not answer. She suddenly felt a little distracted. She suddenly thought of the bet she made the previous month and the bet she made with Zhu Gaoxu... Chen Xu's face immediately turned red, and suddenly even the trivial fragments that happened in the study of the Hanwang Mansion suddenly popped up.

She subconsciously bit her lower lip gently, her legs under the table couldn't help but get together, and her strength seemed to be reduced, so she put the brush in her hand on the inkstone.

After a while, Chen Xu realized that the middle-aged woman was standing next to her. She quickly took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay."

The woman quietly glanced at Chen Xu with curious eyes and bowed to leave.

Chen Xu was uncomfortable being seen, so he lowered his face and said, "By the way, don't ask anyone to come to me, you agree. You have to find an excuse to turn it off! Just like Mr. Zhao last night, what are you doing so late?"

The woman bent down and said, "I know I am wrong... But Mr. Zhao's father is the right senator of the Yunnan Provincial Governor, so I dare not refuse without authorization."

"So what about the right senator? It's dark, what does he mean?" Chen Xu sneered, gently raised his narrow sleeves and waved it.

"Yes." The woman responded and gently left the study.

The Right Senator of the Yunnan Provincial Administrator, just a few months after taking office, Mr. Zhao must have heard the rumors and ran to Chen Mansion tonight.

Chen Xu still sighed. There were not many such things, and there were inexplicable names who came to the door... When she encountered such a thing, she felt very disgusted in her heart; sometimes she even felt that she had long been clear-headed.

At this moment, she felt confused. She looked at the crooked words on the paper, then picked up the brush again and drew a few strokes on the paper.

Chen Xu still shook his head and thought to himself: I dare not offend him if I made a promise, do I have to choose now?

This time is different from last time. She was forced last time, and even if she was angry, she had no choice but to throw herself into her arms. This time she thought of her identity as a widow in the Shen family, and a faint sense of humiliation suddenly enveloped her heart.

Fortunately, Zhu Gaoxu is someone she can look up to. It is always much better to be forced by a powerful person.

...The Chen Xu didn't sleep well all night. As soon as she got up the next morning, she asked the news about Yuezhou. Somehow, she suddenly blurted out: "When will the King of Han return to Yunnan Prefecture?"

But the woman shook her head and said, "I haven't heard of this."

Chen Xu said in a casual tone: "You ask someone again."

The woman worshiped, “Yes.”

Chen Xu sat in front of the dressing table, looking at the face in the bronze mirror, and suddenly felt a subtle feeling that she could not deceive herself... She seemed to be looking forward to Zhu Gaoxu returning to the city, and her mood was even a little impetuous and urgent.
Chapter completed!