Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 225 The Master Among the Rebels

The capital of the Li Dynasty, Shenglong Mansion.

The tall, hulky, heroic man looked at the majestic Li Dynasty Ancestral Temple in front of him from a distance, with a dignified expression.

Beside the big man, the handsome and gentle young man also frowned slightly at this time, and couldn't help but say:

"Brother, it's not easy here!"

Hearing the words, the big man nodded slightly, but did not speak.

At this time, in the perception of the two of them, in the dark, from all around, the energy used like a tide surged towards the Ancestral Temple of the Li Dynasty in front.

And in the ancestral temple, it seems that a giant beast is lurking, constantly devouring the incoming power.And as time went by, the aura of the giant beast became more terrifying and solidified.

The tall man standing here and the handsome young man are naturally Xiao Feng and Duan Yu who were sent by Xiao Cheng to help Li Chao.

These two are not mediocre, and their martial arts are all top-notch among ninth-level masters.But even facing the aura hidden in the ancestral temple, he couldn't help but flinch a little bit in his heart.

Beside the two of them, Li Chao Lieutenant Chen Feng, who was wearing a normal uniform and had a thin face, suddenly said:

"The royal family has been passed down from generation to generation. Patriarch Li Xing, 600 years ago when I established the country in Da'an, I had already broken through to the ninth level."

Hearing this, Duan Yu hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but said:
"My lord Chen, it's not that I don't believe what you said. But a master of the inner family who is proficient in health preservation can live for one or two hundred years, which is quite amazing... This ancestor of your country has lived for more than 600 years , It's really, it's too unbelievable!"

For thousands of years in the rivers and lakes, people with amazing talents and brilliant talents have emerged one after another. Even when the world was not upgraded, there were some people who were able to break through the limitations of heaven and earth and reach the realm of land gods.

But even so, the longest lifespan of those two or three people who have been outstanding for hundreds of years, only lived for more than 180 years.

Li Xing, the patriarch of the Li Dynasty, if it is the evildoer who has lived for 600 years, it would be too amazing!

Hearing Duan Yu's doubts, Xiao Cheng also showed doubts and looked at Chen Feng.

Chen Feng couldn't help laughing bitterly at this time, and said to the two of them helplessly:

"Although I am the Taiwei of the Kingdom, I came from a humble background after all. It is only because of the trust and reuse of two generations of kings that I was able to rise to the high position. I don't know much about the secrets of the Kingdom. I don't know much more than the two of you..."

When he said this, Chen Feng looked extremely helpless.

What Chen Feng knows now is only what King Li told him.As for the others, I don't know at all.

At this time, it was Aohou Lihu who accompanied the three people before but rarely spoke, and said:

"The royal martial arts of the Kingdom Dynasty, named "Xuanwu Qisu", is said to be a set of martial arts classics compiled by the ancestors who watched the gods and beasts and practiced Xuanwu. It is slightly lacking. However, practitioners can rely on this technique to guide and guide the flow of qi, and swallow the qi of heaven and earth, so that the life span of practitioners is close to that of immortals."

When Xiao Feng and Duan Yu heard the words, they couldn't help but look at each other, and said in surprise:
"In this world, there is such a miraculous martial art?"

In fact, Xiao Feng and Xiao Feng still don't quite believe this set of rhetoric.

If it is really possible, just relying on a single exercise book, can make people live for six hundred years, then why is it possible for Li Chao to hold back aggrievedly between Yun and Xia, and get beaten every few decades ?

After all, after 600 years, practicing this martial art and living up to the present, there are not ten thousand, but eight thousand masters who have piled up the realm to the eighth and ninth ranks by relying on their profound skills!

With the existence of such a group of terrifying ancestors, why didn't Li Chao punch Dayun and kick Xia Guo?
And the thing that can really make the ancestor of the Li Dynasty live for six hundred years is probably what His Majesty asked the two of them to come to pursue today!
But even if the two of them had guesses in their hearts, first of all, they should take into account the cooperation between the two parties at this time.Secondly, I was afraid to be vigilant for Li Chao's side, so I didn't continue to search.

Xiao Feng was silent for a while, then suddenly changed the topic, and said solemnly:
"Dare to ask, how long will it take to complete the layout of your country? From the perception of my third brother and I, the old ancestor you mentioned is practicing some kind of martial art, and his aura is getting more and more solid. I'm afraid it won't be something we two brothers can deal with!"

When Li Hu and Chen Feng heard the words, they looked at each other, nodded and said:
"Although we don't have the sensitive perception of the two of us, we can still perceive the danger. The corresponding arrangements are already underway. If everything goes well, we will have the opportunity to do it in about eight days!"

Duan Yu heard the words, looked at his elder brother Xiao Feng, but couldn't help asking:

"Dare to ask, what is the arrangement?"

At this moment, Chen Feng also looked at Li Hu curiously.

Li Hu opened his lips slightly, and said softly:

"Poison!"
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Xia Guo, Jiangyang County.

In the big camp of the army, the soldiers in the southwest frontier wore masks, patrolled non-stop, strictly guarded the gate of the camp, and prohibited anyone from entering or leaving the barracks at will.

The generals and academies of the army held military orders and ran around endlessly.

Even in such a seasonal situation, I could still hear the loud shouting of the sergeants and soldiers during their drills.

At this time, the camp in Jiangyang County was not much different from when the plague had not yet occurred.

In fact, this was not the case before.

At that time, the military camp in Jiangyang County was under the threat of the plague, and the morale of the army was in turmoil. The soldiers were worried about their families. Every day, many people accompanied each other and fled the military camp secretly.

Until two months ago, because of the plague in the southwestern counties, Qi Wang Yu Zhaoling only brought Feng Chu and a dozen of his own soldiers with him, and drove here with ease.

Relying on the prestige of being the prince of the dynasty and leading the southwest frontier army for several years, King Qi easily took over the army of Jiangyang County and rectified the military discipline, which restored the barracks to its original orderly appearance.

In today's southwestern counties, Xia Guo's prestige is already extremely weak because of the chaos caused by the private soldiers of Jiangmen.And the outbreak of this plague caused chaos in the southwest.

The government was unable to restrain the people, at a loss what to do, and the administrative organization completely collapsed, making Xia Guochaotang completely lose its ability to rule in the southwest.

As for the garrison troops and frontier troops in the counties and counties, because most of their soldiers were from the southwest, they were worried about their families and their morale was turbulent after learning about the plague. However, within a few months, their morale and organizational ability were completely lost. .

Compared with many plagues in Xia Kingdom's history, this plague was not that serious.Originally, the prestige of Xia Guo government should not have made the situation so corrupt.

But because of this plague, the timing of the outbreak was too coincidental.It happened when Xia Guo's official government had the lowest prestige and the common people hated the government the most.

The combination of many reasons made the matter intensified.

But if you say that the southwestern counties are really hopeless, it's not true.

Although the Southwest is not as rich as the south of the Yangtze River, the Central Plains is rich in products, but with the local grain and grass products, it is enough to supply the people.

But unfortunately, Xia Guo's ability to rule in the southwest has almost been lost.Without the dispatch and operation of the imperial court, the counties of the Xia Kingdom can only take care of their own one-third of an acre of land, and cannot coordinate and cooperate with each other accordingly.

From time to time, there were rebels who were dissatisfied with Xia Guochaotang, or rebels who expelled the government and the villagers self-governed, and various forces made troubles, making the situation even worse.

After several times like this, in just a few months, plague was prevalent in the southwestern counties, every family was in pain of death, and every room was crying.Either close the door and die, or lose the family and die.People in the Southwest suffered countless casualties.

But now, compared to all kinds of supplies, food, grass, and herbs, what the Southwest needs most is a person who can sit here and manage everything.

And this is exactly why King Qi insisted on coming here.

In the military camp of Jiangyang County, Feng Chu hurriedly walked into the tent, slightly bowed his hands to King Qi, and then took out a yellow imperial decree from his arms, saying:

"Your Highness, Your Majesty ordered you to lead the army of the counties in the Southwest, and the imperial decree to take charge of the epidemic prevention in the Southwest has been sent through the Embroidery Envoy channel!"

Hearing Feng Chu's words, King Qi quickly put down the military affairs in his hands, took a glance at the imperial decree, and heaved a long sigh of relief, and said:

"As long as the holy decree is in hand, the civil and military ministers in the court will not be able to participate in the crime of taking over the army without authorization by the king!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his head slightly, and said warmly to Feng Chu:
"Thanks a lot!"

Feng Chu quickly bowed his head and saluted, saying:

"I didn't make any effort this time, it's all because of His Majesty's love for His Highness. After receiving the secret letter from the minister, I immediately ordered someone to send the imperial edict."

King Qi didn't answer when he heard the words, but just clutched the imperial decree in his hand, his expression extremely complicated.

Although King Qi was a little moved at this time.But the reason in his heart seems to be telling him that the reason why his father is so anxious, perhaps more, is not because of himself...

Thinking of this, King Qi gave a wry smile, waved his hands and said:
"Let's not talk about this..."

"Now this king has contacted the 13 frontier troops stationed in Yongzhou. Therefore, in the hands of this king, the frontier army, garrison troops, and county soldiers add up to a total of [-] troops. Among the six counties in the southwest, They have temporarily controlled Jiangyang County and Shaoyang County. In addition, the troops sent to contact Hechi County and Wuzhou Army Camp should have news soon. The situation is improving!"

Hearing what King Qi said, Feng Chu didn't show any relief, instead he said:

"Your Highness, there are the other three counties!"

In the six southwest counties, Shaoyang County, Jiangyang County, and Hechi County, there are tens of thousands of Southwest Frontier Army stationed there. The situation is still under control, and the plague is still under control.

However, the situation in Dejiang County, Xiangzhou County, and Anshun County is still unclear.

King Qi's face sank when he heard this, and he said:

"The remaining three counties, Fengzhou in Dejiang County, are the source of the plague. At this time, the situation is the most serious. We can only temporarily block one official road to prevent the plague from becoming more serious in other places. In Xiangzhou County, some villagers To expel my Daxia government, the king also sent people to contact. In Anshun County, there are rebels who are in rebellion, and it is said that they have taken advantage of the chaos to occupy several counties."

Having said that, King Qi continued:

"However, there is no need to worry too much. The king has already sent capable generals and led more than ten thousand soldiers to encircle and suppress. Now, it should have a result!"

As soon as King Qi finished speaking, he happened to hear the hurried voice of a soldier in the commander's account.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, urgent military situation!"

Hearing the hurried and flustered voice, King Qi and Feng Chu looked at each other at this moment, and they both felt a thump in their hearts.

"Come in!"

Hearing the words, the well-reported soldiers immediately walked into the commander's tent, knelt down on one knee, and said anxiously:
"Commander, Lin Fei, the leader of the Zhenyi Battalion, led the army to encircle and suppress the rebels in Anshun County under the orders of the army. Two days ago, the rebels were defeated and died in the army. The Zhenyi Battalion suffered heavy losses and broke out!"

King Qi stood up abruptly when he heard the words, and said in disbelief:

"How did this happen? But how did a group of rebels cause such heavy losses to the Wing Wing Battalion, even the chief general lost his life?"

Feng Chu also frowned and said:

"Impossible! The rebels are weak, they are just mobs... But the general underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, and fell into the enemy's trap?"

When the messenger heard the words, he quickly shook his head and said:

"That's not the case. The reason why the Wing Wing Battalion was defeated was because a ninth-level expert appeared among the enemy troops and sneaked into the army camp secretly. The main general Lin Fei didn't investigate for a while, and was killed by personality in the big tent."

When King Qi heard this, his expression immediately turned cold.

A group of rabble, no one would think that there will be a ninth-level master coming to help.

Presumably, Lin Fei, the leader of Zhenyi camp, thought so too, so he died carelessly in his camp.

But a group of rebels, where did they find the ninth-level masters?

Could it be that there is someone instigating behind this!

Is it Yunguo?Or Li Chao?Or which brother in Jinling City?

Thinking of this, King Qi frowned, and asked solemnly:

"Ninth-level master? Do you know his physical characteristics, age and appearance, and the martial arts he uses?"

When the messenger heard the words, he quickly replied:
"This person disguised himself, disguised himself as an assassin, and fled away immediately after he succeeded. None of this information should be known... Only the main general, Lin Fei, seemed to have died under the sword technique he was good at."

King Qi frowned even more upon hearing this, and immediately turned to look at Feng Chu.

Feng Chu nodded immediately, cupped his hands and said:

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, the embroiderer will act immediately, and it is necessary to find out the identity of this person!"

King Qi slapped the table hard, gritted his teeth and said:
"Damn!"

"Your Highness..." Seeing this, Feng Chu couldn't help but want to open it.

King Qi raised his hand slightly, took a deep breath, and said:

"I know what you want to say... Now that the situation is like this, I won't launch an army to take revenge until I have a clear investigation and have complete confidence!"

After finishing speaking, King Qi immediately raised his head and shouted:

"Pass down the commander's order, Cheng Le'an, the leader of the Pingri Battalion, and Guo Kai, the leader of the Zhenwu Battalion, each lead their troops and garrison the important areas around Anshun County to prevent the rebels from sending troops!"

"The rest of the troops and horses will continue to be stationed in the counties in accordance with the original military order to maintain order in the cities and prevent the plague!"

"Follow the Commander's order!"

　Cloudy to light rain on February 2
　　Adding six thousand to four thousand, I'm going to be ten thousand, I'm awesome!

　　Tomorrow, let's see if we can continue to maintain...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)