Chapter 452: You Are Really Confused

Chapter 452: You Are Really Confused

"Tomorrow, I will inform my father and brothers about this matter. No matter what, we need to make sure everyone is prepared and aware of the situation." Mo Jiuya's brows were tightly furrowed as he spoke, making his worry evident.

He Zhiran stepped forward to gently comfort him, "We'll deal with whatever comes our way, and there will always be more solutions than difficulties. The situation hasn't become that serious yet. As long as we take precautions early, everything will be fine."

For now, there was nothing more she could do except console Mo Jiuya and tell him not to be too anxious.

The next day, Mo Jiuya went to the courtyard where the elders resided. It was convenient that everyone was there because of Mo Hanyue's marriage. He brought up the matter in front of everyone.

Mo Chuhan, who was quick to act on impulse, was the first to stand up.

"Our Mo family has been loyal to the imperial court. If it weren't for Ninth Brother, we would have been buried alongside Yuan Meng by now. Although none of us would stoop to doing something as rebellious as that, we can't let others trample all over us."

Though the words were a bit crude, they struck a chord with everyone present.

The second brother also rose to his feet, filled with righteous indignation.

"Why don't we brothers secretly sneak into the Imperial City and take care of that tyrant emperor? That way, we won't have to worry about him plotting against our Mo family every day."

As soon as these words left his mouth, several others immediately echoed in agreement, all thinking about going to the Imperial City to assassinate Emperor Shunwu.

Just as Mo Jiuya was about to stop them, Mo Qing, who had remained silent until now, spoke up.

"You are really confused."

The second brother was not convinced.

"Father, instead of waiting for others to bully us, isn't it better to get rid of the threat early?"

"Reckless!" Mo Qing scolded his second son harshly.

"Father, as Ninth Brother said, even if we don't make a move, Emperor Shunwu could still frame us with a charge of deceiving the emperor. In the end, we would still have to rebel." At this moment, Mo Chuhan could most understand his second brother's feelings.

Mo Qing wasn't unable to understand his sons' emotions, but he simply didn't approve of their approach.

"Just now, Jiuya mentioned that the Empress has adopted the fourth prince. The Xue family, who initially helped Nan Heng ascend to the throne, has cultivated countless forces in the court. Once Emperor Shunwu passes away, Nan Qi may not be a match for the Xue family. If the fourth prince successfully ascends the throne, the world will completely fall into the Xue family's hands. At that time, our situation will be several times more difficult than it is now with Emperor Shunwu in power."

This was exactly why Mo Jiuya didn't advocate for assassinating Emperor Shunwu.

"Second Brother, Eighth Brother, what I mean is, we should first find a way to dismantle the Xue family's power, and then plan the assassination of Emperor Shunwu. Only then can we achieve a lasting solution. Of course, we can't afford to be lax in the Northwest either. We must remain vigilant at all times, and if anyone tries to play dirty behind the scenes, we will show no mercy."

Though the second and eighth brothers were a bit impulsive, they weren't completely unreasonable. After being reminded by their father and Mo Jiuya, the fire in both of them died down.

"Father, Ninth Brother, are we supposed to just sit here and wait for our fate?"

"We're not sitting and waiting for our fate; we're making thorough preparations."

Mo Jiuya said, then looked at his fifth brother.

"Fifth Brother, how many bombs have we produced so far?"

"We have already produced one thousand bombs, and I have stored them all on the mountain," Fifth Brother said.

Mo Jiuya looked around.

"Seventh Brother went to the Southern Region; it will probably take at least half a month before he can return. Currently, with Tao Ran and Liang Hao, we have almost dozens of people.

We will gather everyone together shortly and distribute the bombs to them, and teach them how to use them.

Additionally, Ran Ran and I have prepared some repeating crossbows, which can shoot up to twenty times consecutively.

We will distribute all the weapons, and from today onwards, everyone will have to work harder to take turns on duty, to prevent any malicious individuals from sneaking in.

While protecting our own family, we must also take care of the villagers of Xiling Village and ensure they are not implicated."

Big Brother stepped forward.

"Leave this matter to me to arrange."

While Big Brother went to call the others, Mo Jiuya had He Zhiran purchase a large number of repeating crossbows and enough arrows on Taobao, storing them in an empty room.

Once everything was prepared, Big Brother gathered all the people at the foot of the mountain.

Mo Jiuya called a few people, took enough repeating crossbows, and led the group up the mountain with his brothers for training.

Considering his wife's health condition, he only spent one day teaching everyone how to use the bombs and repeating crossbows before going back down the mountain.

It was then time for Mo Hanyue to return to her family's home, and the newlywed couple began living in the siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) in Xiling Village.

Meng Huaining was quite fond of this arrangement.

The various facilities and decorations in the siheyuan were the same as those of the Mo brothers, and the room's setup was also very popular with young people.

Meng Huaining almost felt like he was in paradise.

To accompany his newlywed wife, he had handed over his duties at the yamen to his subordinates before the wedding, planning to take a good rest for a few days.

If Meng Huaining occasionally visited the Mo family, he might not have noticed anything, but after staying for a few days, he realized that the Mo brothers went into the mountains every day.

At first, he thought that the Mo brothers had gone into the mountains to hunt, but later he realized that they came back without any prey in their hands.

If it were ordinary commoners, it would be one thing, but the Mo brothers-in-law were all martial arts experts, so it was impossible for them to come back empty-handed from the mountains.

He was also sensible enough to understand that the Mo family had secrets. Although he had essentially become part of the Mo family, it wouldn’t be right to pry into things they didn’t want to share with him.

Mo Jiuya was more attentive and had already noticed his brother-in-law's curiosity early on.

After discussing it with He Zhiran, he decided to tell him part of what was going on.

After all, Meng Huaining would be living with them from now on, and it was only a matter of time before he discovered something unusual.

Rather than letting him feel that the Mo family didn’t trust him and letting him slowly uncover things on his own, it was better to tell him in advance.

Of course, Mo Jiuya automatically kept secret the bombs privately produced by the Mo family and the Seventh Brother’s mission to rally old troops in the Southern Region.

In fact, Meng Huaining had already sensed something was off with the Xue family while handling the case of Tang Mingrui hiring assassins to commit murder.

Especially during the interrogation, Xue Fan directly confessed his familial relationship with the Empress, which made Meng Huaining feel even more that something was not right.

Later, Xue Fan and the death row prisoner mysteriously died in the prison, and the thugs also inexplicably turned into fools. He would never believe that all of this had nothing to do with the Mo family, even if someone threatened to kill him.

At the same time, he also guessed that the Xue family’s decision to open the Jin Fresh Building in the Northwest was very likely related to the Mo family.

Now, hearing Mo Jiuya’s explanation confirmed his earlier guesses.

Thinking back to when he had received a favor from Fei Nanyu and came to the Northwest for his appointment, his mission was to observe the Mo family’s movements.

Because of his relationship with the Mo family, he eventually chose to lean towards their side.

As a result, he had never passed any information related to the Mo family back to Fei Nanyu.