Obtain the divine power at the beginning

In an instant, Liao Yiwen's palms were like knives, and he rushed towards Guo Lingyu's jade flute. Without dodging or evading, he swung the "knife" towards Guo Lingyu.

Faced with the enemy's extremely fierce palm wind, Guo Lingyu quickly dodged.

However, as Liao Yiwen's power suddenly increased, Guo Lingyu avoided Liao Yiwen's frontal palm wind that was as sharp as a knife, but still could not jump out of Liao Yiwen's entire palm wind circle.

Liao Yiwen instantly changed his palm into a grab, and suddenly performed a "small grappling technique", rushing into the sword with his bare hands to snatch Guo Lingyu's jade flute.

Guo Lingyu screamed, "Devil Disintegration Technique?"

In an instant, I understood why Liao Yiwen's power suddenly increased so dramatically.

When Guo Lingyu screamed, she felt a sudden pain in her wrist, and the jade flute had been snatched away by Liao Yiwen.

At this moment, Liao Yiwen used another move called "Double Dragons Fighting for the Pearl", and pointed the index and middle fingers of his left hand towards Guo Lingyu's eyes, which was extremely vicious.

He held the jade flute in his right hand and stabbed Guo Lingyu in the heart.

Guo Lingyu is such a beautiful girl, but Liao Yiwen actually wanted to blind her. How cruel of him.

Guo Lingyu closed her eyes in sorrow. She had never expected that she would die here. She murmured, "My husband, goodbye forever."

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Click!

Liao Yiwen's arms were suddenly cut off by a flaming knife that came down from mid-air, and he screamed in agony.

One of his arms instantly caught fire. He rolled on the ground to put out the fire, howling in pain.

Fortunately, this was a miniature flame knife, which only cut off Liao Yiwen's dog claws but did not take his life.

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Guo Lingyu suddenly opened her eyes and shouted in surprise: "Husband, you're here? Haha! That's great!"

He hurriedly bent down to pick up his jade flute, then looked up at the sky.

Because the flaming knife just now fell from the sky.

Therefore, Shi Tianyu must have flown in from the sky.

However, Guo Lingyu did not notice Shi Tianyu above his head.

In fact, this miniature flame knife was carved by Helan Minyue.

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Crack! At this moment, a sound of broken bones came from behind Guo Lingyu.

However, it was Lu Ying, who had just been replaced, who swung his sword and killed the two bandits who had attacked Guo Lingyu, protecting Guo Lingyu's safety.

At this time, Shi Tianyu's voice also rang in Guo Lingyu's ears: "Lingyu's beloved wife, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Guo Lingyu was immediately energized, and he took the flute to kill the enemy, tapping and stabbing, and anyone who stood in his way died instantly.

However, the flaming knife just now was indeed cut by Helan Minyue.

Because Shi Tianyu was hugging Helan Minyue in mid-air.

And Shi Tianyu did not float down either.

He didn't want to show his face or speak loudly. He just wanted to use the "Heavenly Escape Sound Transmission" to motivate Guo Lingyu to kill the enemy.

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However, after Shi Tianyu transferred all the money and grain of the Liao family castle to the system space, he moved underground and walked out of the stone chamber. With a flash of his body, he used the magical skill of "Transferring Flowers and Jade". Although his body was still in the air, he waved and attracted the evil bandits on the ground with his palms.

The bandits from the Qilu Iron Gang, who had been surrounding Helan Minyue in a tight circle, had some of the bandits on the left side slide into the group of bandits on the right side and were instantly hacked and stabbed by the bandits on the right side.

This is human instinctive reaction.

The gangster on the right thought he was attacked by someone, and couldn't see clearly for a moment, so he picked up the knife and started slashing.

Because the bandits around were holding knives and surrounding Helan Minyue like a tide.

The bandit on the right slid into the group of bandits on the left and was instantly hacked to death by the bandits on the left.

The bandits who had originally drawn their bows and arrows to aim at Helan Minyue flew into the air, shooting arrows in the air, killing many bandits. After being shot by arrows, countless bandits fell from the air, making "bang bang" sounds.

The sound of "crackling" of broken bones kept ringing, which was very piercing to the eardrums, making people feel uncomfortable and chilled to the heart.

~~
Shi Tianyu landed on the ground and continued to practice the magical skill of "Yihua Jieyu", which created gusts of wind circles and whirlwind whirlpools, pulling some of the bandits in front to fly into the group of bandits behind, where they were instantly hacked to death by the bandits behind.

Some of the bandits at the back were led by Shi Tianyu into the group of bandits in front, and were instantly hacked to death by the bandits in front.

Suddenly, screams rang out one after another, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and blood rained down.

When they were confused, they started hacking and killing each other.

The corpses of more than thousands of bandits were flying everywhere, blocking the way of Liao Tong's other disciples. They had wanted to wait until Old Man Yang was defeated by Helan Minyue, and then go forward to besiege Helan Minyue together, but now they had no chance.

The criminals who were not pulled in were stunned! Stunned! They were all dumbfounded.

The scene was extremely chaotic. Some people were hacked to death, and they didn't even know how they died. Their deaths were inexplicable and confusing.

No one could understand why they suddenly started hacking, stabbing and killing each other?
Why did everyone suddenly start shooting arrows at their own people?

This?! What on earth is going on?

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At this time, Old Man Yang was stepping on the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams, his left palm kept swinging in an arc, and his right hand held the iron crutch to intensify his attack, attacking Helan Minyue fiercely. However, Helan Minyue still held the sword slowly and countered the moves, still using the extremely simple "Long River Sunset Sword Technique" with only two moves.

However, the force of its counterattack was like waves in the sea, one wave after another hitting.

Old man Yang retreated helplessly.

At this moment, countless corpses fell down.

Helan Minyue and Old Man Yang quickly stepped back to avoid being hit by the corpse.

~~
Shi Tianyu's figure flashed, and he came to Helan Minyue's side incredibly quickly, hugged Helan Minyue in his arms, and flew away again.

The two hugged each other in mid-air, both extremely excited. They hadn't seen each other or been together for a while.

Helan Minyue's eyes were filled with tears as she nestled in her husband's broad and warm arms and flew over the iron smelting workshop in the castle.

Shi Tianyu floated down holding Helan Minyue, raised his left middle finger, and a demon-binding rope popped out, which moved all the people, equipment and tools in the iron smelting workshop to the large garden in the system space and imprisoned them.

Then, Shi Tianyu captured the two bandits and interrogated them, asking them where the mining team of the Qilu Iron Gang was.

Where is the iron ore mine?

After finding out the truth, Shi Tianyu hugged Helan Minyue and flew up again, arriving over the east side of the castle.

It happened that Guo Lingyu was in danger.

Helan Minyue then chopped down with a flaming knife, cut off Liao Yiwen's arms and rescued Guo Lingyu.

~~
When Liao Tong heard his beloved disciple Liao Yiwen screaming, he knew something was wrong and suddenly bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood.

His power suddenly increased dramatically. He spun around and slapped fiercely with his palms, forcing back Wang Jing, Tan Ruofeng, Situ Yan and other beauties. Then he tapped his feet, flew into the air, swooped down, reached out and grabbed Liao Yiwen, and flew away again with extremely fast movements.

Liao Tong is indeed a top-notch master in the world of martial arts. Given time, he will have the opportunity to become the number one in the world of martial arts.

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From Liao Tong's point of view, the place where his family hid the money and grain had a secret stone chamber, a door made of thousand-year-old black ice, a bed made of thousand-year-old black ice to cover the entrance to the tunnel, and a mountain of thousand-year-old black ice to block the countless money and grain.

Even if someone wanted to steal the Liao family's money and grain, they would not be able to find where they hid the money and grain.

Without finding the mechanism, naturally no one could open his Millennium Mysterious Ice Door, let alone move the extremely heavy Millennium Mysterious Ice Bed, and naturally no one could find the huge secret stone chamber.

So, Liao Tong brought Liao Yiwen back to the Liao Mansion and ordered thousands of disciples to set up an ambush and hide his family in the cellar.

Unexpectedly, Shi Tianyu was very determined to crack down on the gangs and was determined to restore peace and order to the people.

No matter what gang you are from, who you are, or what your background is, Shi Tianyu will never show mercy.

When Shi Tianyu was flying in the air, he let go of Helan Minyue and used "Tiandun Sound Transmission" to notify Wang Jing, Lu Ying, Situ Yan, Hua Qianduo, Guo Lingyu, Tan Ruofeng and other ladies to evacuate the Liao family castle as soon as possible.

He clearly said that he wanted to blow up the Liao family castle.

~~
Wang Jing, Tan Ruofeng, Guo Lingyu, Situ Yan, Lu Ying and other beauties took this opportunity to fly in the air and float out of the Liao family castle together, and flew down the mountain together to meet Ma Deming and other disciples of the Tiandihui and their horses, as well as "Duoduo", "Shiyu", "Mingyue", "Yayun" and other spirit dogs.

Suddenly, everyone and the dog cheered. They had won another battle, seized countless money and food, and further consolidated their husbands' official positions. Wang Jing and other wives were really excited.

~~
Shi Tianyu then pulled out more than a dozen boxes of Type 92 infantry gun shells from the system space. He and Helan Minyue flew in the air, throwing shells down and dropping ten grenades.

Boom! The grenade exploded when it hit the ground, igniting the shells.

After a while, the earth-shaking explosion of the Liao family castle was heard.

Thick smoke billowed, black fog filled the air, and dust rose.

The entire castle and thousands of bandits were blown up.

Of course, Liao Tong, his family and his disciples may be safe and sound because they are hiding in the cellar, and they may still have a chance to rise in the martial arts world in the future.

However, the money and grain were gone, and the iron smelting workshop was gone.

Life needs to be started over again.

~~
Shi Tianyu hugged Helan Minyue and floated down, then let go of Helan Minyue, and led Wang Jing, Tan Ruofeng and other ladies, as well as disciples of the Tiandihui, horses and dogs, to find Liao Tong's mining team and mine, and popped out the demon-binding rope to drift his mining team and tools to the big garden in the system space, and then shot out several giant flame knives to destroy the mine mouth and temporarily seal the mine.

If there is a need in the future, Shi Tianyu can lead a mining team to mine and smelt iron.

~~
Then, Shi Tianyu asked Ma Deming to lead the disciples of the Tiandihui to Taiming Prefecture to investigate where the headquarters of Prince Fu’s Salt and Iron Gangs were.
Where are the money and food hidden? How are the troops deployed? How many high-level warriors are there?
By the way, send some disciples to Luoyang to find out about Prince Fu's movements and whether he is colluding with the Mahayana sect.
How is the training of its troops? How is their combat effectiveness? How is their defense?

What is the situation of the World Martial Alliance gathered in the "Ming Yue Tower" in Luoyang City?
How many people in the martial arts world are still hanging around there, eating and drinking for free?

After giving some instructions, Shi Tianyu brought a few boxes of silver ingots to Ma Deming, ensuring that Ma Deming and others would always have money and could spend it to find out all kinds of information. He also asked Ma Deming to see if he could find a good opportunity to send one or two disciples with better martial arts skills to sneak into the Prince Fu's mansion as guards or servants, and go undercover in the Prince Fu's mansion for a while to find out where the Prince Fu hid his huge amount of money and grain.

"Yes!" Ma Deming and others bowed and left in response to the order.

~~
Shi Tianyu led Helan Minyue, Wang Jing, Lu Ying and other wives and dogs into the system space, came to the giant warship, and drifted "Dudu", "Minmin" and Fu Ying over.

Shi Tianyu decided to reward and comfort all the ladies and see if he could help them get pregnant again.

The goal of having three hundred sons is ambitious, and Shi Tianyu must make great efforts and hard work to achieve it.

Then, Shi Tianyu jumped into the green lake holding the Hongming Sword and the Xuanyuan Sword and killed the "immortal chicken".

Half of the "immortal chicken" was boiled and the other half was made into poached chicken, which was then eaten together with the ladies.

Then, Shi Tianyu and the ladies rolled into the luxurious bedroom of the cabin, intoxicated and happy, emitting amazing heat.

"Dudu" and his wives and concubines "Minmin", "Duoduo", "Mingyue", "Shiyu", "Yayun" and so on were also fighting against heaven and earth, killing each other until the sky was dark and there was no light day or night, and the fighting never stopped day and night.

~~
After two days and nights, Shi Tianyu, Wang Jing, Helan Minyue, Zhang Hui and other ladies dissipated the heat, and their skills increased dramatically again.

Shi Tianyu then flew out of the system space and headed to the northwest to meet Ma Dezhao and other disciples of the Tiandihui.

The outbreak of the war between Mahayana Buddhism and the Ming court resulted in countless refugees and displaced persons.

This time, Ma Dezhao led the Tiandihui disciples to recruit 200,000 homeless women, and mobilized 100,000 Tiandihui disciples to guard them in the ruins of Xiongjiazhuang.

The outbreak of war also caused a sharp increase in the number of Tiandihui disciples.

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Shi Tianyu was very happy and immediately rewarded Ma Dezhao and the disciples of the Tiandihui with one hundred taels of silver each.

This reward alone cost as much as one million taels of silver.

But it's worth it.

Afterwards, Shi Tianyu moved 200,000 women to the large garden in the system space.

Helan Minyue, Zhang Hui, "Duoduo", "Shiyu", "Jueying BMW" and "Zhua Huang Feidian" were also drifted down and temporarily stayed in the northwest to take over the 100,000 disciples of the Tiandihui and strictly control, train and enforce discipline.

Later, some people were sent to live on Flying Fish Island.

A part of the people will be assigned to participate in the suppression of the rebellion. After the suppression of the rebellion, they will be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty court troops and officially become officers and soldiers, eating the emperor's food. They will also develop disciples of the Tiandihui among the court troops, and ultimately achieve the goal of controlling the world's troops.

Then, Shi Tianyu transferred Helan Minyue, Zhang Hui and 100,000 disciples of the Tiandihui to the system space, and brought them to the place where the Huoyan Village was located in the past to gather for training and receive education on the rules of the Tiandihui.

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Afterwards, Shi Tianyu flew to Feiyu Island and transferred 200,000 women down.

Suddenly, everyone on Flying Fish Island was jubilant.

Everyone was extremely excited, with tears in their eyes.

Next, another 200,000 men who worked hard and were rewarded will be able to marry, start families and have children.

This is better than being on land!

In the past, these men, because of the poverty they lived in the northwest, never dared to think that they would have the opportunity to marry, start a family and have children.

Now, they have realized their dream of ending their miserable life as singles.

The capital of the Ice Moon Dynasty, "Longmen City", has also been built. Houses and shops are allocated to people depending on their performance in the process of building the city.

The first batch of 100,000 people and their families have moved into "Longmen City" to settle down.

Shi Tianyu then sent some salt, oil, sauce, vinegar, rice, iron, water and cloth from the system space to the Ice Palace.

He also ordered Hua Dongfeng to lead the soldiers to mobilize some people who opened shops to come to the Ice Palace to make purchases, and asked them to create a business atmosphere and sell these things temporarily. Later, they would purchase a large number of various things and let them come to the Ice Palace to purchase and then sell them.

The "Koi City" on Crocodile Island has also begun construction, and is still designed to be a small or medium-sized city with a population of 100,000.

For the time being, build a city on each island.

Three years later, a city was built on each island.

Only in this way can we motivate millions of people to work hard and have many children.

Whether or not one can move into the city depends on hard work.

Whether you can get rich depends on how many children you have.

Because of the birth of the first child, you can get a reward of one hundred taels of silver.

Giving birth to a second child will reward you with two hundred taels of silver.

If a woman gives birth to a third child, she will receive a reward of three hundred taels of silver, and so on.

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The ladies also made rotation adjustments.

Because the Ice Princess, Yang Qianshan, Yan Ruqing, Dongqing and other ladies are pregnant.

On Feiyu Island, there must be someone with super high martial arts skills to protect them.

Therefore, ladies like Wang Jing, Guo Lingyu, Situ Yan, Lu Ying, Hua Qianduo, Fu Ying, Tan Ruofeng and others brought their children to garrison on this island. With their skills gained after eating the "immortal chicken" again, they were able to protect this island.

It can also allow children to get in touch with reality and broaden their horizons.

Kui Xinlong led more than 2,000 disciples of Shenshui Palace back to the system space locker No. 19 to accompany Liu Rufei. Liu Rufei, Xifangzhi, Li Gongchun, and Xiangxiang, Yiyi, Fanfan and other beautiful wives and concubines who were stationed on the island in the last round returned to the system space to rest.

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After returning to the system space, Shi Tianyu led Li Gongchun, Liu Rufei and other beautiful wives and concubines to the largest glacier, allowing the ladies to appreciate the thousand-year-old black ice beds, black ice pots, black ice chairs, black ice doors, etc.

The ladies cheered and selected their favorite ice beds, curling pots, ice doors, and various weapons carved from thousand-year-old black ice.

~~
Liu Rufei suddenly had an idea, so she asked Shi Tianyu if the glacier could be moved to the edge of the green lake.

Connect the glacier with the blue lake and build the Shenshui Palace.

She had also chosen the thousand-year-old black ice bed that she liked.

With Liu Rufei's physique and her experience of being born and raised in the Tianchi Shenshui Palace in Liaodong, she is also suitable for sleeping on that thousand-year-old black ice bed.

More importantly, Liu Rufei has never forgotten the idea proposed by her mother Yeji Jellyfish to rebuild the Shenshui Palace.

I must fulfill my mother’s long-cherished wish.

~~
Shi Tianyu nodded and tried to drift the largest glacier to the shore of the green lake.

In an instant, the blue lake became freezing cold.

The surface of the Bihu Lake suddenly froze.

Even the nine-tailed fox on the giant warship began to shiver with cold.

Shi Tianyu hurriedly poured 200,000 barrels of water from the "Otter Lake" on the grassland into the Bi Lake.

The system space will expand automatically.

The green lake then automatically expanded and turned into a vast lake with no end in sight.

Liu Rufei, Xifangzhi, Li Gongchun, Xiangxiang and other beauties suddenly cheered and jumped for joy. They all felt fresh and curious, and were amazed that the "fairyland" was so magical.

Shi Tianyu then drifted Kui Xinlong and two thousand disciples of the Shenshui Palace to the glacier and chiseled the ice to build the Shenshui Palace.

Shi Tianyu then gave the "Kunwu Sword" to Xifangzhi.

Xifang Zhi was so moved that he burst into tears and put the knife away at his waist.
Xifangzhi, Li Gongchun, Xiangxiang and other beautiful wives and concubines were all curious about the beauty of the glacier, so they built the Shenshui Palace here with Liu Rufei, and were unwilling to return to their respective lockers, saying that they would just play around here first.

Shi Tianyu also brought here Mei Qiaoqian and Yang Miaoyun, two ladies who were taking care of their pregnancies.

In order to let Mei Qiaoqian and Yang Miaoyun strengthen their communication with Liu Rufei, Li Gongchun and other ladies, and enhance their friendship and affection. Mei Qiaoqian and Yang Miaoyun were also attracted by the beautiful scenery of these glaciers and the green lake and glaciers, and were willing to live on the warship, and enjoy the glaciers, the nine-tailed fox and the picturesque scenery with Liu Rufei, Li Gongchun, Xifangzhi and other ladies every day.

Shi Tianyu asked about Mei Zhongqiu's situation again.

Mei Qiaoqian said that Mei Zhongqiu is very lonely and a little depressed now.

Shi Tianyu then led Mei Zhongqiu to locker No. 14, where he drank tea and wine with Xifang Liang, Xifang Hui, Yang Song and others. Mei Zhongqiu was used to being lively and spent money like water.

Now, Mei Zhongqiu can be with Xifang Liang and others again, and his mood becomes cheerful.

Both he and Xifang Liang are people who control the palace.

Before this, Mei Zhongqiu had sent Hua Tiangang to Blackwood Cliff to meet with Xifang Liang and agreed to join forces to dominate the martial arts world. The two had similar interests and had a lot to talk about. They could study the "Sunflower Manual" together and become sworn sisters, calling each other good sisters from then on.

Shi Tianyu left with a smile, letting them do whatever they wanted.

Anyway, just treat these fathers-in-law well.

~~
Then, Shi Tianyu drifted a small glacier to the vicinity of the Feiyu Island Ice Palace to solve the fresh water problem of the Feiyu Island series of islands. Then, he drifted down the iron smelting personnel, mining personnel and various equipment and tools of the Qilu Iron Gang, and ordered Hua Qianduo to lead Hua Qiuxing and others to supervise them, and began prospecting, mining and iron smelting.

In this way, all kinds of iron tools needed for production and life were cast for the millions of people on the island.

Suddenly, people on Feiyu Island were rejoicing and running around to tell each other the news.

Princess Ice Moon, Princess Ice Snow, Yang Qianshan and others were filled with joy and burst into tears.

It seems that I can live on this beautiful island forever.

Shi Tianyu stayed on Feiyu Island for two days, accompanying the non-pregnant Princess Bingyue for two days. He worked hard and diligently, hoping that Princess Bingyue could also become pregnant, and he worked hard all the time to give birth to three hundred sons.

~~
Two days later.

Princess Ice Moon needed someone to support her before she could walk out of the Ice Palace. She was very happy, but also very tired.

Shi Tianyu flew back to Kyoto in high spirits.

~~
In the Mingjing Inn.

Liu Cong, Jiang Xiao, Liu Lai-fu and others reported to Shi Tianyu that they had used 50,000 taels of silver as start-up funds to open 20 roasted whole lamb chain stores throughout the city of Kyoto, and had hired more than 200 family members of former constables from Fucheng as waiters.

Traditionally, waiters and waitresses are all men.

However, these 20 whole-roasted lamb chain stores were staffed by women as waiters and waitresses, and were hailed as a wonder of Kyoto.

As soon as the twenty restaurants opened, they attracted the attention of Kyoto officials and citizens. Countless people came to dine and the business was very prosperous.

Liu Cong has designated forty former detectives to stay behind, with two of them assigned to guard each mutton shop.

The people who supervised the collection of money every day were Mrs. Liu Cong, Mrs. Liu Laifu Dian Ruzhu and Mrs. Jiang Xiao.

The three ladies take turns to supervise each other and ensure fairness.

It is estimated that 100,000 taels of silver can be handed over to the military and grain raising office of the whole country every year.

The rest of the money was used to improve the living standards of more than 200 brothers' families.

Moreover, more than 200 brothers are going to build and buy houses in Kyoto.

Shi Tianyu was very satisfied after listening to the reports from Liu Cong, Jiang Xiao and Liu Laifu.

Although he didn't care about the small amount of money, he also told Liu Cong to follow the rules and regulations and not to violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty. He also told Liu Cong and others to get ready. Afterwards, Shi Tianyu went back to his room to have a good sleep and wait for the emperor's summons.

~~
At dusk.

Wei Xueyan came to see Shi Tianyu and asked him whether he had defeated the Zhili Salt and Iron Gangs.
Otherwise, how could those two major gangs disappear from the world?
Where is the money? Where is the food?

What about the Qi and Lu Salt and Iron Gangs?

Where have you been these days? Why haven't you been around all day?

~~
In response to Wei Xueyan's series of questions, Shi Tianyu said with a smile that he had been staying in the big iron house in Lushi Hutong these days, with Zhou Shaozhou, the general manager of Yujing Chain Bank, discussing how to promote the development of industry and commerce in the Ming Dynasty, how to pay taxes to the court in full, and how to deploy the redundant Jinyiwei to the battlefield to quell the rebellion.

Wei Xueyan scolded, "You can make it up if you want. You are so dishonest to me and you still want to borrow troops from me to quell the rebellion. Humph! Wishful thinking!"

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"Eunuch Huang is here!"

Suddenly, someone outside the mansion shouted.

Eunuch Huang came in again, accompanied by a group of guards.

Shi Tianyu did not dare to delay and hurried out to meet Eunuch Huang.

Eunuch Huang said sharply, "General Shi, the Emperor has ordered you to come to the palace and see him immediately."

Shi Tianyu felt refreshed. He nodded, took out two gold ingots and stuffed them into Eunuch Huang's pockets.

Eunuch Huang took the two gold ingots, smiled widely, and whispered, "General Shi, congratulations, let's go, the Emperor, Empress Zhang, and the Crown Prince are waiting for you to have dinner together. This is the first time that the Emperor has invited his subjects to have dinner together since he ascended the throne. General Shi is truly honored, and congratulations are due."

Shi Tianyu was overjoyed, but he didn't show it. He nodded, then jumped on his horse and followed Eunuch Huang to the palace. He Xiangu said to Wei Xueyan, "Princess, when you are not here, Shi Tianyu will not give the money and grain he has raised to you and the court. Should we follow Shi Tianyu to Jiangnan to raise grain and money?"

Wei Xueyan nodded thoughtfully, and then said to He Xiangu: "You go and prepare immediately, I will go to the palace to take a look."

The sunset is beautiful and the glow is red.

The imperial palace looks even more majestic and magnificent in the sunset.

Supported by Empress Zhang and holding Zhu Junkai's hand, Zhu Youxiao waited for Shi Tianyu in the inner court on the north side of Baohedian.

Led by Eunuch Huang, Shi Tianyu came to the inner court on the north side of Baohe Hall.

Zhu Youxiao, supported by Empress Zhang and holding Zhu Junkai's hand, came out to greet Shi Tianyu with a very grand ceremony.

Even Empress Zhang had never seen the emperor go out to greet a minister like this.

Today, Empress Zhang was truly eye-opening and very happy.

Because Empress Zhang valued Shi Tianyu very much, she expected Shi Tianyu to represent the court, quickly quell the Mahayana rebellion, implement post-war reconstruction as soon as possible, prosper the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Shaanxi, and consolidate the foundation of the Ming court.

~~
Wei Xueyan, who was coming from afar, was also stunned. She didn't expect Zhu Youxiao to be so kind to Shi Tianyu: Was it to let Shi Tianyu use his power to transfer energy to Zhu Youxiao to prolong his life? Or was it for the sake of suppressing the rebellion?

When Shi Tianyu saw Zhu Youxiao coming out to greet him, he was moved and tears filled his eyes. He hurried over and was about to kneel down.

Zhu Youxiao, however, had already opened his arms, hugged Shi Tianyu, and said affectionately: "My dear minister, you have once again gone out to fight and once again promoted the power of our Celestial Empire. Very good! I am very pleased. I have discussed with the Queen and decided to confer you the title of Prince's Guardian and Governor of Sichuan, Yunnan and Shaanxi provinces." After that, he let go of Shi Tianyu, and seeing Wei Xueyan also came, he said again: "My dear minister Wei, come, come, come, come, have dinner with me with my dear minister Shi."

Then he took Shi Tianyu and Zhu Junkai's hands and walked into the room.

Zhu Youxiao sat in the main seat.

Empress Zhang sat in the main VIP seat on the right side of Zhu Youxiao, and helped Zhu Junkai sit beside her.

Wei Xueyan sat in the second VIP seat to the left of Zhu Youxiao.

Shi Tianyu sat down next to Wei Xueyan.

After they sat down, Zhu Youxiao personally served food to Shi Tianyu and Wei Xueyan.

Queen Zhang would pick up food for Zhu Junkai from time to time.

The palace maids and eunuchs were standing around.

As they ate and talked, Zhu Youxiao said, "I just received a report from Jingdian that the rebels have sent troops to besiege Jingzhou and Kunming.

Jing and Dian could not send reinforcements. There was a severe drought in the northwest, and although troops were mobilized, there was no food or grass.

"Hey, so General Yang Ting was defeated as soon as he entered Sichuan. And now, outside the Great Wall, the Jin army is invading, the imperial treasury is empty, and I can't allocate silver and grain. I would like to ask Mr. Shi, before you take office as the governor of the three provinces, is there any way to raise grain and money? Before the troops move, the food and grass must go first!"

As a woman, Empress Zhang not only cared about the affairs of the court, but also about her husband's safety, so she interrupted and said, "Lord Shi, Your Highness often coughs up blood. I heard from Lord Wei that you often used your Qi to help injured soldiers survive during the battles. Do you think you can help Your Highness use your Qi to help him heal his internal injuries?"

Shi Tianyu said: "Okay! After dinner, I will immediately use my internal energy to transfer Qi to Your Majesty. In addition, I also have ways to raise food and funds."

~~
Wei Xueyan then reached under the table and pinched Shi Tianyu's wrist.

What I mean is that you were able to circulate Qi for the Emperor, and were given the title of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince and Governor of three provinces, all because I helped you get them, and you lied to me that you didn't defeat the Zhili Salt and Iron Gangs and the Qilu Salt and Iron Gangs? Humph!

~~
It was very painful, but he didn't dare to say anything. Shi Tianyu could only turn his head to smile at Wei Xueyan and reach out to gently stroke Wei Xueyan's hand.

Wei Xueyan turned sideways and glared at Shi Tianyu, then let go of Shi Tianyu's hand.

Zhu Junkai sensed some unusual movement under the table, so he slid down to take a peek, then stuck his head out and said, "Princess, what are you and General Shi doing under the table?"

The child's words were innocent, but they made Shi Tianyu and Wei Xueyan's faces blush.

Zhu Youxiao and Empress Zhang also burst into laughter.

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Zhu Youxiao laughed again and said, "My dear Shi, please tell me how to raise grain and funds?"

Queen Zhang quickly moved aside to support Zhu Junkai.

Shi Tianyu then analyzed, "I have already thought about this on my way to the palace. Qi and Lu have just been disturbed by the rebels. The northwest has always been poor and there has been drought for nine out of ten years. Jiangnan is rich but distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. The grain and silver in the Central Plains are controlled by Prince Fu. Now, the only place to get money and grain quickly is Sichuan."

Zhu Youxiao, Empress Zhang, and Wei Xueyan all screamed, "What? What what?"

Wei Xueyan kicked Shi Tianyu under the table again, meaning that you told me before that the first stop for fundraising and grain is Jiangnan, and now you are talking nonsense that it is Sichuan. What exactly do you want to do?

Zhu Junkai slid down again and crawled under the dining table to see what was going on.

Queen Zhang hurriedly picked up Zhu Junkai, helped him sit up, and fed him.

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Shi Tianyu said confidently: "Your Majesty, Queen, Princess, I can go anywhere to raise money and food, but I can't send it to General Yang quickly. The only way is to take silver and food from the rebels in Sichuan and send it to General Yang. Moreover, I can also go to Sichuan to help General Yang suppress the rebellion.

Since His Majesty has appointed me as the Governor of Sichuan, Yunnan and Shaanxi provinces, I should lead my troops into Sichuan as soon as possible.

First, it can quickly strike the rebels and extract money and food from them.

Second, post-war reconstruction can be carried out quickly.

I have some foundation in Sichuan and can provide some examples for the post-war reconstruction of Yunnan, Shaanxi and Jing provinces.

Your Majesty, please rest assured that any imperial army that can take the initiative to attack the rebels can receive money and food from me.

However, please ask His Majesty to instruct the six ministries of the court to approve all the officials recommended by me without any obstruction.

Otherwise, I can only report the appointment documents of the promoted officials to His Majesty."

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Zhu Youxiao said excitedly, "Great! Great! I agree to all of it. What good strategies do you have to quell the rebellion? How many troops do you need me to allocate to you? Oh, by the way, at this critical moment of quelling the rebellion, you can reward people according to their merits and promote officials, which is a powerful move to quell the rebellion. If the six ministries of the court dare to set up checkpoints, you can also submit official documents directly to me. I will approve them."

As night fell, the palace was lit up, resplendent in splendor.

At this moment, Zhu Youxiao, Empress Zhang, and Wei Xueyan were all staring at Shi Tianyu in a daze.

Even Zhu Junkai was staring at Shi Tianyu.

An Yinqi and Li Yiyu, who came to serve the dishes, finally had the opportunity to see Shi Tianyu having dinner with the Emperor and the Empress. They were instantly moved to tears and were filled with gratitude towards Shi Tianyu.

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Shi Tianyu had already thought about the strategic and tactical issues, so he said in an orderly manner: "Your Majesty, the rebels intend to trap Jingzhou and Kunming, so as to force Jingzhou and Yunnan to not send troops to support the imperial troops in Sichuan. The rebels will naturally think of attacking Jiange Pass, the throat from the northwest to the southwest. Therefore, General Yang Ting was defeated here in the first battle."

Having said that, he looked up at Zhu Youxiao, wanting to see his attitude.

Then, he looked at Wei Xueyan, then at Empress Zhang, and then at Zhu Junkai.

Shi Tianyu found that Zhu Junkai listened to this military issue very seriously, and he knew that Zhu Junkai was very interested in military issues, just like himself when he was a child, and he might also be a god of war when he grows up.

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Wei Xueyan was very sensible and didn't say anything.

Zhu Youxiao and Empress Zhang said in unison: "Go on! Go on!"

The couple was quite interested and thought that Shi Tianyu's analysis was consistent with the report.

The crescent moon rose into the sky, and the moonlight poured into the inner court, crystal clear.

Shi Tianyu said: "So, I will lead the light cavalry into Sichuan.

First, there is no need for Your Majesty to allocate troops to me. I think I can call on the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

This was also a matter of just one sentence from Princess Changxiang.

Because the current 200,000 Jinyiwei are a waste of the court's money and food if they are idle, some of them must be sent to the battlefield to fight, experience the test of blood and fire, and test whether they are truly loyal to the Emperor.

Secondly, I will have my subordinates ambush in the dense forest outside Jiange Pass. With my martial arts skills, it will not be difficult for me to sneak into Jiange Pass and kill the rebel general. Then, I will work together with my subordinates from inside and outside to open the gate and seize the food and grass in Guanzhong, which will not be difficult at all.

What's more, the original imperial guards at Jiange Pass might not be truly loyal to the rebels.

This is one of the sources of food and fodder for me.”

Full of confidence, he spoke eloquently about the basis for his recapture of Jiange Pass and the seizure of grain.

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Empress Zhang felt relieved immediately and said to Zhu Youxiao with a smile on her face, "Yes, Your Majesty, what Shi Aiqing said makes sense!"

A smile appeared on Zhu Youxiao's pale face. He nodded and said, "Well! Minister Shi, tell me the next few steps. I want to hear your overall plan." Wei Xueyan looked sideways at Shi Tianyu with tenderness in her eyes. She had never looked at Shi Tianyu so tenderly before.

When Empress Zhang saw Zhu Junkai reaching out to eat, she said to Zhu Youxiao, "Your Majesty, please have your meal. Lord Shi is still hungry."

Zhu Youxiao then picked up some food for Shi Tianyu and Wei Xueyan, and persuaded Shi Tianyu to eat as soon as possible.

Numerous stars twinkled around the crescent moon, casting shadows of the trees and people in the imperial palace.

The eunuchs and palace maids began to move in a hurried manner, and brought in some fresh dishes.

Feng Tianzhu and Han Chaozhen also came in to help.

With more people around, things can be done faster. In no time, a table full of food was prepared for Zhu Youxiao.

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Zhu Youxiao ordered someone to serve wine, and said to Shi Tianyu in a very cordial manner: "My dear Shi, I usually don't drink, but I will drink a few cups with you tonight, just as a farewell to you. Oh, come, call Wei Zhongxian, Tian Ergeng, Kou Yanming, Li Zhenhai, and Murong Sheng to accompany you."

Knowing that the 200,000 Jinyiwei were not under the control of Wei Xueyan, in order to mobilize troops for Shi Tianyu, she sent someone to summon Wei Zhongxian.

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Wei Xueyan was very smart and knew what Zhu Youxiao meant, so she reached out and patted her chest.

With Zhu Youxiao's order, Wei Zhongxian would definitely mobilize at least 30,000 Jinyiwei to Shi Tianyu. Before, Wei Xueyan did not have the power to mobilize so many Jinyiwei, so she personally led 5,000 Jinyiwei to accompany Shi Tianyu to fight outside the border.

This is already the limit of Wei Xueyan's power.

Moreover, Wei Xueyan was afraid that these 5,000 Jinyiwei would not obey Shi Tianyu's orders, so Wei Xueyan personally accompanied Shi Tianyu to fight outside the border.

At this time, Shi Tianyu also understood Wei Xueyan's good intentions and was very moved.

So, Shi Tianyu reached out and held Wei Xueyan's hand under the table, nodded to Wei Xueyan sideways, and whispered in her ear: "Don't ask me about money in public so often, I have no selfish motives.

I will definitely give two million taels of silver to the court every year, and I will definitely give two million taels of silver to the Jinyiwei Office every year.

If you frequently ask me about money and grain in public, the secret will definitely be leaked.

The matter of the Salt and Iron Gangs involves many high-ranking officials of the imperial court, local officials, and the Jinyiwei. If the secret is leaked that I killed the Salt and Iron Gangs, the Jinyiwei will definitely not let me go. Many high-ranking officials of the imperial court and local officials will not let me go either. Do you understand?"

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Wei Xueyan's pretty face flushed, and she reached out to push Shi Tianyu's face away.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao burst into laughter.

Wei Xueyan's face turned as red as an apple.

Empress Zhang also laughed, but she didn't laugh at all. In order to avoid making Wei Xueyan too embarrassed, she stood up and poured the wine herself.

Wei Xueyan had no choice but to stand up and help pour the wine, but her heart was pounding.

After a while, Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng arrived and were dissatisfied when they found out that they had to accompany Shi Tianyu for dinner.

Wei Xueyan hurriedly brought the wine over, bowed and toasted Wei Zhongxian, and whispered, "Dad, I'm toasting you!"

He turned sideways and blinked at Shi Tianyu.

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Shi Tianyu hurriedly came over with a cup, bowed and toasted Wei Zhongxian, and said obediently: "Nine Thousand Years Old, I wish you good health and longevity. I will soon go to Sichuan to quell the rebellion, and I plan to build thirty thousand-year-old temples in Sichuan, Yunnan and Shaanxi. Please grant me your permission, Nine Thousand Years Old."

"Hahahaha!" When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he laughed loudly with pride, joy and excitement. Then he raised his glass to clink with Shi Tianyu's and drank it all in one gulp, which was considered as his recognition of Shi Tianyu.

Wei Zhongxian knew that Zhu Youxiao was going to confer the titles of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, General of the Army and Grain Bureau, General of the Dragon Court, and Governor of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Shaanxi. He also understood his daughter's intentions. Could this Jinyiwei team fight? They still had to rely on Shi Tianyu to lead them in training, and they had to follow Shi Tianyu to experience the forging of blood and fire on the battlefield.

Empress Zhang felt annoyed when she saw Wei Zhongxian, but when she heard that Shi Tianyu was going to spend a lot of money and manpower to build thirty ancestral temples for Wei Zhongxian, she couldn't help but sigh secretly. However, she also understood Shi Tianyu's attempt to please Wei Zhongxian, so she stopped talking and turned aside to silently feed Zhu Junkai food.

In this way, the dinner was very enjoyable.

Wei Zhongxian also agreed to transfer 30,000 Jinyiwei to Shi Tianyu's command, and asked Tian Ergeng to go out and handle the matter immediately.

~~(End of this chapter)