Time Travel and Love

Chu Qingmeng slumped back into his chair, his eyes fixed on the book. Hmm, a lot of similarities. Eh? That line, 'Suspicion within suspicion, like suspicion within oneself, is not self-deception.' Isn't that a counter-espionage tactic? However, it's just a cursory mention. "The Art of War: The Use of Spies" actually breaks it down into five categories. Sure enough, the book isn't detailed enough. Tsk tsk, after all, they're not as impressive as the ancients of Dragon Country. Thinking about it, he suddenly laughed and continued reading the next page.

Seeing Chu Qingmeng so engrossed in watching that she slumped back into her chair, Mo Liujin felt helpless. When she focused on something, she couldn't pay attention to other things.

Mo Jiangche was stunned for a moment when he saw the title of the book, "Father, is Mother holding the Art of War?"

Mo Liujin responded with an amused look at Chu Qingmeng and patted her, "You laughed out loud while reading the Art of War?"

Mo Jiangqing was standing between Mo Liujin and Chu Qingmeng. He glanced down at the contents of Chu Qingmeng's book. It was indeed a book on military strategy. "Mother? Is there something funny in this book?"

"No," Chu Qingmeng explained, pointing to the sentence. "This is the same tactic as the 'counter-espionage plan' mentioned by Sun Tzu. Sun Tzu further divided counter-espionage into five categories: cause-effect spies, internal spies, counter-spies, dead spies, and living spies. It's a relatively important part of the Art of War, but it's only briefly mentioned here. I laugh at the fact that this book doesn't go into detail where it should, and it's full of nonsense where it doesn't need to be."

"Mother, you know military tactics?!" The two brothers looked at Chu Qingmeng in shock, and Mo Jiangche even stood up.

Mo Liujin smiled helplessly, "I thought you were joking when you said your teacher 'only taught us how to attack and retreat, but never taught us how to defend a city'. I didn't expect you actually learned the art of war?"

"I don't understand. I haven't learned it." Chu Qingmeng glanced at the defense map and denied his words and continued reading. He knocked on the table and said, "You guys continue. Don't always focus on me."

Mo Jiangche sat down again, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. His mother was so clear about the key points of the military strategy and could even name several major categories, but she said she didn't understand?

Mo Jiangqing looked at Chu Qingmeng, neither laughing nor crying. He was well aware of his mother's eccentricity, but he had never imagined she could be so eccentric. Only a thorough knowledge of the Art of War could tell at a glance where the key points were, but his mother not only knew them but could also further refine them.

Mo Liujin rubbed his forehead helplessly and motioned the two brothers to continue, "Forget it, let's look at the deployment first."

After the three of them finished studying the defense map and were about to put it away, Chu Qingmeng pressed down the map with his hand. He put down the book, propped up his chin with one hand, and looked at Mo Liujin. "Third brother, have you guys thoroughly surveyed the terrain on this map?"

"Hmm?" Mo Liujin frowned. He knew Chu Qingmeng was not the kind of person who would attack without reason. "What do you mean?"

Chu Qingmeng looked at him with a smile, "I had already seen this defense map yesterday, but," Chu Qingmeng pointed to a place, "this is a river, not a ditch." Then he blinked at him innocently and said, "Third brother, there's a traitor among your people~"

Hearing this, the two brothers' expressions changed and they looked at Mo Liujin.

Mo Liujin looked at her and waited for her to continue. Chu Qingmeng shrugged, "Why are you looking at me? Go check it yourself. You are the general, not me. But~" Chu Qingmeng looked at him mischievously, "As a husband and wife, I still want to remind you to patch this loophole as soon as possible, and add secret sentries. Attack them by surprise, and the effect will be doubled~"

Mo Liujin frowned and pondered Chu Qingmeng's words for a while, then suddenly laughed, "Let me investigate on my own? Aren't you afraid that I might find your people instead of the traitor?"

Chu Qingmeng glanced at him with a half-smile, "General, I do have some confidence."

"Speak properly!" Mo Liujin rubbed his temples, feeling quite powerless. "Hurry up and tell me what's going on."

"I really don't know. I just took a look at this picture and found that it was a little different from the picture in my hand. I thought about it for a long time before I realized that it was here that was different. If there is a problem with the picture, it can only be that there is something wrong with your people. I have been sitting here, so how can I have the time to ask someone to check?" Chu Qingmeng regained his serious expression and looked at Mo Liujin.

"Are you so sure that your people are fine?" Mo Liujin asked back.

"Your army is not far from me. According to Wen Zhong's style of doing things, he would have asked someone to review the map a long time ago. Otherwise, the map would not have been in my hands until the fifth day after you deployed your defense." Chu Qingmeng drank a sip of tea calmly.

The two brothers looked at each other, and Mo Jiangche said in disbelief, "Mother, there are spies of yours in the army?!"

Mo Liujin was so angry that he laughed, "From the tone of your voice, Madam, if there is no need to verify the terrain, I am afraid that this map has already been in Madam's hands?"

Chu Qingmeng glanced at the two brothers and said calmly, "Yes." He turned around and looked at Mo Liujin helplessly, "Is it useful for you to dwell on this? Or do you think I will harm you? Instead of dwelling on this, you should get someone to investigate what's going on."

Mo Liujin nodded and called Leng Feng over to give him a few instructions. Leng Feng took the order and left.