Chapter 625 Six Six Two

The next day, at dawn, the sky was bright. The rain that had fallen all day finally stopped, but Luonan City did not look brand new after the rain. Instead, it was in a mess. The ground was dilapidated. There were big holes one after another on the once flat streets, and there were traces of blood. Only the sky was blue.

The air was still filled with a faint smell of blood, and there were low cries everywhere in the city.

Yesterday's turmoil also affected many civilians.

But there was nothing that could be done. This was the sorrow of the lower-class people. The victors were already enjoying it. What they could hope for was that the victors could re-establish order as soon as possible and win the hearts of the people.

The flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard of the dilapidated prime minister's mansion had long withered and turned brown and yellow.

In the wing room, close-fitting clothes were thrown all over the place, and brocade clothes were placed on a rack beside them.

And from the bed curtains hanging down in all directions, a weak and sleepy scolding suddenly came out: "Be gentle, bastard, you haven't tossed enough last night."

There was still warm-up before the game, and this bastard was still here when she was still asleep

Xia Zhining was so angry that she glared at Chen Mo fiercely, but her arms couldn't help but hug Chen Mo's neck.

Yue Ruyan was awakened, her pair of bright and clear beautiful eyes slowly opened, followed the direction of the sound, stared at the two people beside her, frowned briefly, and then propped herself up, and then got out of bed naked as if no one was there, found her underwear, picked it up and put it on, and then said calmly: "There is still an early court today, pay attention to the time."

"It won't be delayed." Chen Mo concentrated his mind, turned Xia Zhining's body over, and let her face him with her back.

…

Xia Zhining quickly pulled the quilt beside her and buried her head in it to avoid making a fool of herself.

Yue Ruyan picked up the underwear of Chen Mo and Xia Zhining and put them on the bedside, and then said, "I'm going to go out and wash up first, you guys hurry up."

"After washing up, bring a basin of water in and see if the kitchen has prepared breakfast. Just take some to fill your stomach." Chen Mo said in a deep voice.

Yue Ruyan nodded and left the room.

Outside the house.

"Ms. Nalan, good morning, why are you here?" Yue Ruyan pushed open the room and saw Nalan Yiren appearing in the yard, with a little surprise in her eyes.

"Just now, his personal guard commander Sun Meng came and happened to meet me. There was no one to serve in this mansion for the time being, so he asked me to pass on a message, saying that there was a clue to the investigation last night, and a piece of clothing was sent." As she said that, Nalan Yiren threw the clothes to Yue Ruyan.

Yue Ruyan was stunned at first after hearing what Nalan Yiren said, and was stunned again when she saw the clothes thrown by the other party.

Because the dress was actually a silk python robe in black and red, with the black being the heavier color.

Yue Ruyan was stunned: "Where did it come from?"

You know, last night Chen Mo was promoted to King of Wei. Although His Majesty personally agreed, it was only verbal. The canonization had not been officially started. Only after the imperial edict with the imperial seal and the announcement to the world at the end of the morning court today, it was considered "effective".

But the python robe came out just after the eight characters were drawn. This action was too fast. They were really more anxious than their husbands.

"I don't know about this. Let him ask himself later." Nalan Yiren crossed her arms and folded her chest.

"Thank you." Yue Ruyan nodded and turned back to the room.

"What's wrong?" Chen Mo held Yingyue, Xia Zhining could not bear the whipping, and it was almost the end. He heard the conversation outside, but his attention was not too focused and he didn't hear it clearly.

"Look at what this is?" Yue Ruyan threw the python robe on the bed.

After seeing it, Chen Mo and Xia Zhining were both stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Where did it come from?"

It is impossible to make a set of python clothes from scratch in just one night.

"I don't know about this, you can ask Sun Meng later. The people under you are really more anxious than you, fearing that the throne will run away." Yue Ruyan said.

"Some people rely on this thing in their lives. If it were me, I would be anxious too." Chen Mo straightened his body and said.

Xia Zhining collapsed on the bed like a puddle of mud, with her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed.

Chen Mo picked up the python clothes and found that it was a little small.

Yue Ruyan and Xia Zhining were not "servants", so Chen Mo put on the robe himself. After getting off the bed, he patted Xia Zhining's hips and said: "Get up, you have to go to court later."

"Asshole." Xia Zhining hit the bed board a few times, and after a while, she still supported herself and climbed up.

Chen Mo left the room with Yue Ruyan and Xia Zhining, and said without fear of Nalan Yiren's misunderstanding: "Miss Nalan, let's have dinner together later. If you are interested, we can go to the morning court together and I will give you an official position."

It's not that Chen Mo is willful. With Nalan Yiren's strength and her foreign status as the Saint of the Poison King Valley, she can be an idle official in the Song Dynasty.

"You can have dinner, but you don't have to be an official. Just don't forget what the King of Wei promised me." Nalan Yiren said.

"Don't worry, I always keep my word."

After washing and having breakfast, as soon as he left the Prime Minister's Mansion, Sun Meng came up to him: "My Lord, you are very energetic and majestic today."

Sun Meng's title of Marquis, which has not changed for thousands of years, has changed at this moment.

"You." Chen Mo smiled and pointed at Sun Meng, and then said: "Tell me, how did you get this python robe?"

"Your Majesty sent someone to deliver this. This python robe was made by the Tianchuan Weaving Bureau when Your Majesty was still a prince. This one has not been worn yet." Sun Meng said.

"Your Majesty?"

Chen Mo pondered for a while, then said: "Did you get any clues about what happened last night?"

Sun Meng said: "It's about King Chong and the Soul Devouring Formation."

"Let's talk while we walk."

The roads in Luonan were destroyed by the earthquake and are not suitable for carriages. If you ride a horse, you have to go around. It's better to just walk. The Prime Minister's Mansion is not far from the palace.

"According to Wang Suo, King Chong was killed by Lu Sheng and buried in. Just now, I had someone dig it up, and after confirmation, it was indeed King Chong's body.

As for why Lu Sheng wanted to kill King Chong, Wang Suo didn't know, but according to Xu Zheng, King Chong was sacrificed to the Soul Devouring Formation."

"Who is Xu Zheng?"

"He is the director of the Imperial Observatory, and he was the one who modified and activated the Soul Devouring Formation. But according to his own account, Lu Sheng forced him to do so, and he had no choice, as his whole family was in Lu Sheng's hands. In addition, the bodies of dozens of ministers in the dungeon of the prime minister's mansion have also been investigated. These were people who wanted to escape from the battlefield, but were caught by Lu Sheng and sacrificed to the Soul Devouring Formation." Sun Meng said slowly.

"No wonder I couldn't feel any spiritual energy on those corpses before. So that's why." After understanding it clearly, Chen Mo said, "What about the whereabouts of Lu Sheng's family?"

"This Wang Suo refused to say anything, even under torture. Seeing his cowardly look, he bit so hard this time. It seems that his family has also moved with Lu Sheng's family." Sun Meng said.

Chen Mo frowned slightly, and then said, "It's OK if King Chong is found. In this way, the main leaders of the rebel party are caught in one fell swoop. Of course, don't give up the investigation of this matter. If he is alive, you must see the person, and if he is dead, you must see the body."

"I understand."

...

Wu Yanqing, Nangong Xian, Jiang Li, Diwu Fusheng, Liu Ji and others have been waiting at the gate of Suzaku for a long time.

Except for Jiang Li, who was still wearing armor, Wu Yanqing and the others changed into ordinary clothes. It seems that they attach great importance to today's morning court.

In addition to these people, there are some officials who Chen Mo doesn't know, but they are wearing court clothes and look like ministers in the court.

Seeing Chen Mo and the others coming, they immediately stepped forward to congratulate: "Congratulations, King Wei."

The tone was very flattering.

Wu Yanqing stepped forward and explained in a low voice.

It turned out that these people were all idle officials with little power.

So whether it was when Xu Guozhong was in power or when Lu Sheng was in power, although they all leaned towards Xu and Lu, they were never taken seriously and were marginalized. Some of them even did not even have the qualifications to attend the court.

The reason why they appeared here was because their "political sense" was also sensitive. Thinking that every time there was a big change, a batch of official positions in the court would be vacant, they thought about going to the court to try their luck and see if they could get a bargain.

As for Chen Mo's title of King of Wei, Chen Mo and Wu Yanqing told them.

Finally, Wu Yanqing pulled Chen Mo aside and said that among these people, there were a few people who still had some ability and could be a censor or an imperial censor.

As for the rest, let them be idle officials.

But Chen Mo did not agree with all of them. He only agreed with the few people who used their abilities as Wu Yanqing said.

The remaining officials can be driven away.

It just so happens that the imperial examinations in the four states have also selected some talents, so Chen Mo does not have to worry about no one using them.

Of course, Chen Mo did not tell Wu Yanqing on the spot, and they would talk privately when they were free later.

...

According to the time, it was already past the time for the morning court.

But Chen Mo did not come, so he had to come at Chen Mo's time.

There are many things to talk about in today's morning court.

The most important thing is that Chen Mo's title of king and the positions of his subordinates will be completely settled, and then announced to the world.

The second is to move the capital.

The capital is the face of a country.

Luonan was destroyed by the Soul Devouring Array like this, it is definitely not suitable to be the capital.

In the end, it was decided to move back to Tianchuan.

Wu Yanqing did propose to make Xiangyang, Linzhou the capital.

But Chen Mo rejected it.

There is no change of dynasty yet. If it is moved to Xiangyang, how will people in the world see it?

And since the capital was moved, there must be a palace. If it was moved to Xiangyang, a new palace would have to be built, which would be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and also very expensive.

Tianchuan had a ready-made palace, but it was looted by the Xiliang army at that time. However, after such a long time, it has stabilized. After moving there, it only needs a little repair.

Finally, it is necessary to give an explanation to the people of Luonan.

The Soul Devouring Formation destroyed the houses of the people. Although it was caused by Lu Sheng, Lu Sheng is dead now, and the mess he left behind can only be cleaned up by the victor.

The solution is also very simple and crude.

Move the people of Luonan to Tianchuan.

The turbulent times reduced the population of the Song Dynasty by at least 50% in just a few years. (This is not an exaggeration, and it is even less. In the era of Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population was about 50 million, but by the Three Kingdoms, there were only more than 7 million.)

Therefore, there is no need to worry that the population of Luonan will have no houses to live in and no fields to plant after moving to Tianchuan.

During this period before the capital was moved, the people's survival was supported by the court.

After the morning court session ended, Chen Mo did not have time to spare, as there were too many things he needed to deal with.

However, after the positions of officials in various departments of the court were roughly arranged, the court was able to carry out preliminary operations.

…

In Luonan City, the situation was changing. Teams of soldiers were running on the streets, beating gongs and drums. Countless people looked out from the broken windows and doors of their houses.

"Your Majesty has ordered that the former prime minister Lu Sheng, the Chong Wang Chu Yan, the Huai Wang Chu Yi... have disturbed the government and plotted rebellion. Fortunately, Duke Anguo...

Duke Anguo has made merit in fighting foreign enemies and eliminating evil, and he will be promoted to the King of Wei..." The soldiers shouted one by one, and then posted a notice on every street.

The soldiers said a lot of things, and the people got a few things from them.

One is that the former prime minister Lu Sheng colluded with the Chong Wang, the Huai Wang, the Liang family, and the Luo family to plot a rebellion, but was discovered by Duke Anguo Chen Mo, and now they are all eliminated.

The second is that Chen Mo drove away foreign enemies, suppressed the rebels and protected the emperor, and was promoted to the King of Wei.

The third one is that the rebels have been eliminated, and they can all come out, and all the exorbitant taxes this year are exempted. In addition, the government will provide porridge in the south and east of the city, once in the morning and once in the evening.

The last one is that His Majesty has decided to move the capital to Tianchuan. If the people in the city go to Tianchuan together, they can not only get land and houses in Tianchuan, but also money and grain compensation.

And the last one also specifically stated that only those who are willing to go to register in the first three days will have money and grain compensation.

Those who have not registered after three days will be forcibly "migrated" and will not have money and grain compensation.

The people who heard this were shocked and then in an uproar.

Whether Chen Mo is crowned as a king or not has no effect on the people.

But moving to Tianchuan is difficult for the people who have lived in Luonan for generations. At this moment, it is not an exaggeration to think that the sky is falling.

As for the money and grain compensation mentioned above, it is not much, and in the eyes of the people, it must be symbolic.

After all, the government has done too many things to take bribes. They don't want to suck their blood properly. They are fine if they suffer a little. Why would they be so generous to compensate them with money and food?

Even more pessimistic people wonder if the government will do something to them during their migration.

After all, moving must take all your belongings with you.

However, those who are more uncomfortable than them are those students who participated in the imperial examinations held by the pseudo-court of Lu Sheng.

Now that Lu Sheng is dead, he has been identified as a traitor.

Then, do those who have passed the provincial examinations still count?

For a while, they regretted participating in the imperial examinations. If they had known earlier, they might as well go further away to apply for the four states under Chen Mo's command.

Some bold people organized a group of students who passed the provincial examinations to go outside the government office to ask for an explanation.