Mo Yuhua snorted coldly. How could she not know what her older brother was up to?

Having someone like Hu Axiong around is like having a ticking time bomb.

Hu Axiong fled to Zhonggui Prefecture, and King Wen ordered the prefect of Zhonggui Prefecture, Mo Ke, not to hand him over.

The team doesn't have to hand it over, but Hu Axiong must.

Mo Ke then refused.

If Hu Axiong were to hand over these soldiers, would he be able to control them?

Besides, Hu Axiong brought quite a lot of gold and silver treasures with him.

King Wen was so angry that he began to attack Zhonggui Mansion.

King Wen was known for his filial piety and for doting on his younger sister.

However, these two people died directly and indirectly at the hands of Hu Axiong, so how could King Wen let it go?

Mo Yuhua then led his troops in a retreat, relocating the local people along the way.

Although many ordinary people were unwilling, Mo Yuhua said that those who were unwilling could stay, and they should not complain about the burning, killing, and looting when the enemy's army was pressing in.

King Wen was seething with anger and might slaughter everyone he went to.

Mo Yuhua was unwilling to lose her own strength.

Since it was the eldest brother who caused this trouble, let him deal with it.

She then deployed her troops to another location bordering Ma Zhigang, to prevent him from making any moves.

After all, Ma Zhigang wouldn't be so unaware as to go to the same place that King Wen attacked.

King Wen's target was Hu Axiong, so he did not pursue Mo Yuhua.

Mo Ke immediately gathered his troops to resist, and at the same time sent someone to question Mo Yuhua about why he was not resisting. Could it be that Mo Yuhua was planning a rebellion?

Mo Yuhua did not reply; whoever committed the abuse should seek redress.

Mo Ke's army was repeatedly defeated by King Wen, and it was only with the help of Hu Axiong that they were able to hold on.

King Wen then stopped in his tracks, unable to advance any further or capture Hu Axiong, which angered him so much that he fell seriously ill.

This illness has caused great anxiety among King Wen's people, and he has already put his crown prince in charge of military affairs.

Prince Wen advocated withdrawing the troops. After all, Mo Yuhua was standing idly by because he couldn't stand his elder brother taking in Hu Axiong. But if they really attacked Zhonggui Prefecture, Mo Yuhua would naturally not stand by and watch.

Therefore, withdrawing now is the best course of action. Mo Yuhua will deal with Hu Axiong sooner or later; there's no need for them to intervene.

King Wen's illness kept fluctuating, and he was getting thinner and thinner, so he had to go back to recuperate.

The prince led his troops back, and then left a large number of troops at Yonghe Prefecture to guard against Ma Zhigang.

Ma Zhigang originally planned to launch an attack while King Wen was retreating, but unexpectedly, internal turmoil broke out among them again.

The soldiers ran out of food again, but they could no longer plunder any more from the people.

By the time he finally managed to quell the unrest, King Wen had already withdrawn, leaving behind a considerable number of troops to confront him.

His forces were greatly depleted during the suppression of the internal strife, making it extremely difficult for him to attack King Wen now.

The battle has once again reached a stalemate.

King Wen's illness was mostly psychological; he was constantly listless and left most of the work to his heir.

Princess Wen was deeply worried, fearing that something might happen to King Wen, as their heir was still young and might be difficult to control.

Therefore, Princess Wen accompanied King Wen every day and personally took care of him.

Before we knew it, spring of the following year had arrived.

In Chenxi, the remediation of several areas has been completely completed.

They discussed their next step: to take over Zhonggui Mansion.

Once the Zhonggui Mansion is acquired, the Zhongdao Mansion, which has lost its protective barrier, will not be far behind.

Mo Yuhua received Chen Xi's order to attack, and she immediately launched a mutiny, joining forces with the inside agents in the prefectural city to capture the city in one fell swoop.

Mo Ke was stunned. He had no idea when Mo Yuhua had mobilized the troops, nor did he know when there was an inside agent.

Only then did he realize that he had long been sidelined, and that the vast majority of his so-called troops actually belonged to Mo Yuhua.

It's too late for regrets.

Seeing that things were not going well, Hu Axiong led his men out again and fled to Zhongdao Prefecture.

When King Wen heard about this, he was much better. In other words, Hu Axiong had once again become a fugitive. He guessed that Shenxi would definitely attack Zhongdao Prefecture next, to see where Hu Axiong could run to.

King Wen, having regained his spirits, gradually recovered and began to take charge of the government.

He once again fought with Ma Zhigang for control of Yonghe Mansion. Yonghe Mansion changed hands several times during their struggle, resulting in a tragic situation.

When Shen Xi took over the Zhonggui Mansion, Mo Yuhua lined the streets to welcome him, escorting him all the way to the Prefect's Mansion.

Mo Ke could only accept it reluctantly, as he was now merely a nominal governor with no real power.

Shenxi smiled at Mo Ke, "Prefect Mo, you've gained weight, you should lose some, otherwise it's not good for your health."

Mo Ke didn't understand what it meant and just said "Ah".

Shenxi immediately summoned someone and said, "Let Prefect Mo participate in the construction of the prefectural city."

Mo Ke immediately understood that this meant he was being asked to do some work.

“How could I, a dignified prefect, do such things?”

"What the common people do, the governor also does."

"take away."

Mo Ke had no choice but to leave.

"As the prefect, he governed poorly, did not serve the people, and only sought the interests of powerful families and himself. Such punishment is too lenient."

Mo Yuhua bowed deeply, saying, "Thank you, Chief, for sparing my elder brother's life."

"You're welcome. It was your choice, and you saved him."

Mo Yuhua deserves credit. Since she cares about this older brother, Shen Xi granted her a favor: she was spared the death penalty, but could not escape punishment.

At least Mo Ke doesn't have any direct cases of murder on his hands.

Not only that, Moke's family and other relatives were reduced to commoners, and all their property was confiscated.

Any member of the Mo family who engages in illegal or disorderly conduct will be dealt with according to the law without any leniency.

Shen Xi also knew that she had promised Mo Yuhua that she would make an exception for Mo Ke, but that did not include the Mo family.

Mo Yuhua had no complaints about Shen Xi's handling of the matter.

She can provide appropriate care for her mother and nephews and nieces; if her mother asks her to support them, she will certainly do so.

It's a pity that her mother refused to raise her.

This was because she was angry that Mo Yuhua had taken away Mo Ke's troops and had also made Chen Xi punish Mo Ke.

Mo Yuhua calmed down after a while.

My mother has been like this for more than just a day or two.

When the time comes, her nephews will take good care of her mother.

For other powerful families, there are already well-established solutions, referencing previous examples.

They quickly stabilized the city of Zhonggui and renamed Zhonggui Province.

Then they incorporated the counties in various places into their own, and those that resisted were conquered.

Advance step by step, conquering wherever the battle takes place.

Two months later, the Zhonggui Mansion was completely tidied up.

During these two months, no one was idle; the soldiers were training hard, waiting for the next campaign.

Qi Xiuwen issued a series of decrees, and officials accepted their assignments one by one, all in order to govern the area well and not hinder Chenxi.