Chapter 215: Silent Rebellion
After hearing Zhang Huan's report, Jili Khan was very perceptive and immediately made a decision: "Immediately block all exits of Shiguo and search for Xiao Qingfang and his followers with all our strength. There must be no mistakes!"

His guards moved as soon as they heard the order and carried it out quickly.

Zhao Ji suddenly said, "Khan, Xiao Qingfang's followers in Shiguo have basically been purged, and he can't do anything. The key is Mochu."

Di Renjie then added: "Have you thought about how to deal with this matter? Xiao Qingfang will probably not escape from the city, but will go to find Mochu and fight like a trapped beast!"

Zhao Ji, Di Renjie and his party entered the city first, and the Qianniu Guards who were acting as decoys did not enter the city to join them, so they did not know that Mochu was not in the city, and they thought that Xiao Qingfang would instigate Mochu to rebel as in the original plot.

When Jili Khan heard what Zhao Ji and Di Renjie said, he looked hesitant and did not answer for a while.

After all, he is his own son, and even a tiger will not eat its own cubs. Although Mochuo pretended to obey, Jili Khan could not make up his mind for a while.

As it happened, the captain of the guards brought the patrol captain to the Hanyi Hall.

"Khan, the patrol captain has arrived." The chief guard pushed him to his knees.

Jili Khan temporarily bypassed Mochu's topic and asked in a cold voice: "Where is General Daleha? Tell the truth!"

The patrol captain who looked very similar to He Jing replied, "Your Highness the Khan, I have already told you that he found something wrong with the border defense and went to inspect it, so he sent me to report back."

Zhao Ji interrupted in Turkish, "Nonsense! The Khan's order concerns the war and peace between the two countries. Why would he inspect the defense if he didn't come back to report immediately?"

Jili Khan's eyes turned fierce: "Speak! Tell the truth. In the name of Khan, I will pardon you. Otherwise, I will execute you immediately!"

The patrol captain knelt on the ground, swallowed his saliva, and stammered: "General Daleha was killed by His Highness Mochu and Harile. They are the ones who have the short life to stabilize the Khan."

Jili Khan couldn't help but screamed: "What, General Daleha was killed by you?"

The patrol captain trembled all over and kowtowed repeatedly: "This is all the plan made by Mochuo and Harile. I am just following orders. I have already confessed the truth. I hope the Khan will spare my life!"

Jili took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and asked, "I said I pardoned you, what else do you know? Tell me everything!"

The patrol captain then raised his head and said, "They also... said that they would use the Khan's golden order to mobilize the Leopard Division to surround Shicheng and kill His Majesty the Khan."

There was a dangerous light flashing in Jili Khan's eyes, and he laughed out of anger: "Ah ha ha ha, good, what a rebellious son! I really raised a good son!"

Di Renjie walked up to him and whispered, "Your Majesty the Khan, it's still the same problem. If Xiao Qingfang escapes and informs Crown Prince Mochu, they will definitely go all out. You have to think it over carefully!"

Zhao Ji was more straightforward: "Khan, the guards of the Yazhang are still in your hands. The Leopard Division will not arrive for a while. Mochu must not have many troops. It is better to strike first!"

Jili Khan suddenly turned his head to look at Di Renjie and Zhao Ji, and nodded heavily.
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The sun is setting in the west.

Xiaomei, holding two swords and taking a few defeated soldiers with her, protected Xiao Qingfang as they escaped through the secret passage of Hanyi Hall and came to a forest.

Everyone was running madly all the way, and Xiao Qingfang, who had lived a life of luxury, was already out of breath and exhausted by now.

Fortunately, they had escaped far enough and there were no signs of pursuers catching up, so they finally stopped to rest for a while.

"Sister, where are we going next? Do you want to inform His Highness Mochu?" Xiaomei handed a water bag to Xiao Qingfang and asked with concern.

Xiao Qingfang leaned against a tree, breathing heavily, and shook her head: "Haha~ It's too late... Mochu, that idiot, was led away by Di Renjie. He hasn't come back yet and we can't contact him. Going to Mochu's residence now is tantamount to walking into a trap."

"What should we do then?" Xiao Jing asked again. This guy was lucky enough to survive.

Xiao Qingfang tried to stand firm with the support of Xiaomei, and made up her mind: "Don't worry about him. Leave him a message. We have to leave the city quickly and return to Pingzhou to start the rebellion in advance. If we wait a little longer... when the city gates are closed, or Jili Khan orders martial law, it will be troublesome for us to escape."

At this point, Xiao Qingfang is no longer able to care about the lives of his allies. The most important thing is to save his own life.

After taking a short break, Xiao Qingfang stopped resting and said, "Let's go, get out of the city!"

The group hurriedly fled out of the city, but they did not expect that the east gate had already been closed. The surrounding area was densely guarded by the Turkic army, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

"Sister, what should we do now?" Xiao Jing was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, running around like an ant on a hot pot. Xiao Qingfang was also confused for a moment, not knowing what to do.

"Sister, now we can only wait for His Highness Mochu to come back before we can think of a solution!" Xiaomei suggested.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingfang nodded helplessly, but her heart was filled with confusion.

Speak of Cao Cao, he appeared. Just when everyone was at a loss, there was a sudden commotion outside the east gate, accompanied by the deafening neighing of war horses.

Mochuo led a large cavalry army and rushed out of the east gate, with Harile right behind him.

"Open the door, I'm Mochuo!" Mochuo shouted towards the city gate.

The general guarding the city wall felt very uneasy when he saw the thousands of cavalrymen behind Mochu. He immediately asked, "Your Highness, why did you come with such a large army? I am following the Khan's order to close the city gates and search for spies! I'm sorry I can't open the city gates!"

Mochuo was not in a hurry and showed the golden order: "I have my father Khan's golden order in my hand. There are spies from the Zhou people infiltrating the Shi Kingdom. My father Khan has ordered me to transfer troops back to the Shi Kingdom to strengthen the defense!"

"I want to see your order with my own eyes!" the guard shouted in response.

Mochu responded: "Of course!"

The defending general soon saw with his own eyes the golden order that symbolized military power, which was held by Crown Prince Mochu himself. It seemed that the city was indeed searching for Han spies.

As a result, the garrison commander seemed to have no reason to object to Mochu entering the city, but he still had some reservations: "Your Highness, I still need to consult the Khan. I wonder if you can wait for a moment?"

Mochuo's face darkened when he heard this: "As the crown prince, can't I even enter the city gate? How dare you defy me and the Khan's order! Open the city gate, I will go into the city alone with you to see my father Khan! I want you to pay the price!"

The general hesitated again and again, not daring to deny the prince this little face, so he had to compromise: "Your Highness, please enter the city, but the army behind you cannot enter the city!"

"Okay, I promise you!" Mochu agreed readily.

The city gate finally opened slowly.

Seeing this, Mochu burst into laughter: "Go into the city!"

Once the city gate opened, Mochuo certainly had no more scruples. He took the lead and rushed in with the vanguard to seize control of the city gate.

It was too late for the defenders to stop them. The defending general was killed in a pool of blood on the spot, and Mochu's army continued to pour into the city.

However, when Mochu was indulging in his passion, he happened to meet Xiao Qingfang who was in a dilemma.

When Xiao Qingfang saw that it was Mochu, she was overjoyed and immediately screamed to stop him: "Your Highness Mochu!"

There were not many Han Chinese voices in the Shi Kingdom, so Mochuo of course heard Xiao Qingfang's voice and immediately stopped his horse.

Mochu was a little surprised and asked, "General Xiao, why are you here?"

Xiao Qingfang's anxiety was evident in her words: "Di Renjie has arrived in Shiguo. Di Renjie and Jili Khan have broken into my headquarters! I'm afraid Jili Khan knows everything now!"

Mochu was slightly surprised: "So fast?"

"Yes, Your Highness, what should we do?" Xiao Qingfang said anxiously.

Mochu sneered and calmed down: "I thought my father was still in the dark and could launch a sneak attack! Fortunately, I made full preparations and ordered the Leopard Division to speed up. Now is the perfect time to break through the teeth tent!"

Xiao Qingfang turned from worry to joy, and only thought about how to get out: "Great, Your Highness, Jili Khan and Di Renjie are now in Hanyi Hall, you can go straight to Hanyi Hall! Please give us some horses, I will go back to Pingzhou immediately and start the rebellion in advance!"

Mochuo nonchalantly agreed: "Okay, I'll contact you then!"

After saying this, he waved his whip and continued to command the army to march towards Hanyi Hall.

(End of this chapter)