From the fake emperor to the concubine

"My lord, the entire Cang Yan world is in chaos now." Zhou Kunshan's mouth was so excited that it almost reached his ears.

"The rebels in the southern states defeated the 40,000-strong imperial army that attacked them. Their reputation is now at its peak. It is said that they are preparing to attack other towns."

"The six demon kings of the northern states have defeated the imperial court's army one after another, and their scale is getting larger and larger."

"The Qingshan Army of Western Zhou has already captured four cities and is becoming increasingly powerful."

"Should we also..."

Seeing his expectant look, Zheng Yi shook his head calmly: "It's not the right time yet."

"Although these rebel armies seem to be in their heyday, in fact they have not yet truly gained a firm foothold."

"What's the use of taking a few cities? For the Zhao family, it's just a superficial injury. These cities are not even one-hundredth of the four states in the world."

"Not to mention the Zhao family in Zhongzhou, even the princes in Sifangzhou probably haven't taken any real action."

Feng Haitao said coldly: "My Lord, I think the strength of those princes is just like this. Otherwise, they wouldn't have to watch those rebel armies grow stronger and be helpless."

"They..." Zheng Yi sighed. There are some things that you can never experience unless you sit in that position.

For those princes, the rebel army's affairs were certainly difficult, but the impact on them was not as great as they had imagined.

Anyway, if it were him, he would be facing more and more frequent rebellions.

You can wait until the rebels expand to a certain size and then wipe them out in one fell swoop.

In this way, even if the problem is not solved once and for all, it can at least completely crush the rebellious will of these people and bring peace to the situation for a while.

Of course, the more important reason why Zheng Yi has not moved is that the Wanxian Sect is developing better and better.

The people of Cang Yan Realm had a very hard life. As long as they were given some small favors, they would follow him wholeheartedly.

At this point, not even much tangible benefit is needed.

Spiritual comfort alone can bring a lot of hope to those people.

"My lord, just as you said, the suppression by the imperial court has made our Wanxian Sect develop faster." Zhou Ming said with a flushed face.

Zheng Yi told him before that after the imperial court suppressed and moved the sect underground, it was actually more beneficial to the Wanxian Sect.

Zhou Ming was still somewhat skeptical.

After all, if we can't preach openly, how can the speed be faster than before?
However, the result is that from the time it was banned by the imperial court to the present, the size of the Wanxian Sect has more than tripled.

After thinking about it for more than half a month, Zhou Ming finally figured out what this was all about.

In the past, their Wanxian Sect expanded rapidly, but that also required them to preach diligently.

There are many people who cannot truly get in touch with their Wanxian Sect.

The dog court did issue a clear ban, and in fact it was quite strict in telling the majority of people who did not know about the Wanxian Sect that such an organization existed.

Although people who know about the Wanxian Sect through this channel generally do not have a good impression of the Sect.

However, the attitudes of those truly poor people would immediately change as soon as they learned a little about the teachings of the Wanxian Sect.

More importantly, due to the suppression by the imperial court, the followers of the Wanxian Sect became particularly united in the process of resisting the imperial court.

"Hasn't the candidate for the Dragon-Subduing Arhat been chosen yet?" Zheng Yi had a headache.

Perhaps everyone is particularly sensitive to the two words "Jianglong".

Except for the Arhat Subduing the Dragon who was chosen by Zheng Yi at the beginning, he has never chosen a suitable candidate and could never satisfy everyone.

"I have failed to do my job well, my lord. I hope you will punish me. Although there are two or three people who are more suitable, I feel that they lack a little reputation."

"Jiang Long is the leader of the 108 Arhats, and his position cannot remain vacant. He must be chosen within half a month at the latest."

"If there is really no suitable one, you can make your own arrangement. Although it cannot fully match the immortal power, it can still form combat effectiveness in a short period of time."

Zhou Ming's eyes lit up: "My Lord, could it be that you..."

Zheng Yi had a blank expression on his face: "It's not the right time yet, but we must prepare for the most urgent situation."

"My subordinate understands!"

Just after dealing with Zhou Ming's problem, Zhao Tianming rushed in in a panic: "Oh no! Oh no, another special envoy has been sent from above."

Hearing his words, Zheng Yi sighed helplessly: "Bringing troops here?"

Zhao Tianming nodded subconsciously: "Yes!"

Then he realized something was wrong and asked in astonishment: "How do you know? I don't think I told you. Could it be that you have already heard the news from other channels?"

Zheng Yi shook his head slowly: "I haven't paid attention to this matter. Of course, I just heard it from you."

"Then how do you know that the special envoy this time is bringing troops?"

"Nonsense." Zheng Yi was helpless. Ever since he seized power from Zhao Tianming, he seemed to be acting more and more useless.

Such a simple question, it would have been impossible for him to fail to think of it in the past.

If others were able to bring it, how could Zhao Tianming be so panicked.

Moreover, so much time has passed since the young masters of the Zhao family disappeared.

However, there has been no progress in the investigation into this matter.

In this situation, the people in the Zhao family should be getting impatient.

If there is no result, I am afraid that no one who is responsible for handling this matter will have a good outcome.

So no matter whether it is true or not, they will not return empty-handed this time.

Now that the army has arrived at the mine, the choice of these people is self-evident.

If Zheng Yi were to handle this matter, he would also make the mine his first target.

After all, such a large mine is the easiest place to hide corpses.

"Goddess, what should we do now? We can't just wait to die, right?"

Zheng Yi sighed helplessly: "Although keeping a low profile is important, unfortunately the conditions do not allow it."

"So, are we really going to rebel?" Zhao Tianming said nervously.

A strange smile appeared on Zheng Yi's face. "There is no need to rebel, but it is not impossible that the imperial army could be wiped out by the rebels who really want to revolt, don't you think?"

Zhao Tianming felt inexplicably relieved, even though he was now completely on the pirate ship.

However, if he were really asked to rebel with these traitors, he would still be somewhat resistant.

After all, he was once a good young man who vowed to serve the court.

"It's good that you have been prepared. I knew that no matter what the problem is, it would not be difficult for you." Zhao Tianming rubbed his hands and flattered awkwardly.

"Do you know?" Zheng Yi looked at the sky outside the window, as if he was talking to Zhao Tianming, but also as if he was talking to himself.

"You are not the only smart person in this world. Hiding one's shortcomings is indeed a very useful tactic, but sometimes hiding one's shortcomings too much may have the opposite effect." In a flash, Zhao Tianming's back was soaked with sweat.

Just as Zheng Yi said, he is indeed hiding his incompetence now.

Zhao Tianming didn't want to be in cahoots with traitors like Zheng Yi, but he couldn't find a way to clear himself.

After all, as long as Zheng Yi and his men raised the flag of rebellion, he, as the mine owner, would not be able to escape the connection.

Even though Zhao Tianming was completely disappointed with the Zhao family, he didn't want to go down the same path with Zheng Yi and the others.

After much thought, Zhao Tianming decided to hide his incompetence. As long as he behaved like a waste, at least Zheng Yi would not use him.

But Zhao Tianming never expected that he would be exposed so easily.

Looking at the other person's expression, Zheng Yi could guess most of what Zhao Tianming was thinking.

I have to say, these guys in the world of cultivating immortals are sometimes so childish that they are a little cute.

You thought you could hide this from him with such a crude trick?

The entire Cang Yan Realm belongs to the Zhao family. How could Zhao Tianming, who is not a slave but is given the Zhao family surname, be a good-for-nothing waste?

Not to mention that Zheng Yi currently lacks people with experience in handling government affairs, so it is impossible for him to let go of this talented person.

Even if Zhao Tianming is not an outstanding talent, Zheng Yi will make full use of him and use this guy to death.

Still hiding your incompetence?
This guy is really worrying about nothing.

"I've always felt that you are a talented person. Don't squander your talent in those messy places in the future."

"After all, what we need is talent, not useless rubbish."

"What do you think would happen to those useless people in the Zhao family?"

Zheng Yi was already giving face to Zhao Tianming by not mentioning him in any of his sentences.

But Zhao Tianming felt that he was covered in cold sweat.

Almost all the clothes on my body were soaked.

"What the Immortal said is right. It is better to be a useful person. Haha...haha!"

He didn't even know how terrifying his smile was.

But soon after, Zhao Tianming heard another piece of news that made him heartbroken.

Zheng Yi pointed to an envelope on the table in his study and said, "This is a letter your mother wrote to you."

"The efficiency of the official post stations is getting worse and worse. Not only is the speed of delivering letters very slow, but they also often lose the delivered letters."

"Mine owner Zhao has done a great favor to our Wanxian Sect, so we tried to find a way to take over this job."

"From now on, the correspondence between the family members can be completely dependent on the channels of our Wanxian Sect."

"If anything unexpected happens in the future, we from the Wanxian Sect will also work hard to protect the safety of your family."

Zhao Tianming, who was still a little afraid, suddenly looked stern: "I don't quite understand what the Immortal means."

He couldn't explain what the other party meant, but Zhao Tianming knew very well that this was an open threat.

The other party could easily get the letter written by his mother, so naturally he could also...

Zheng Yi waved his hand and said, "I said, this is protection. As long as no one threatens their lives, they will not act rashly no matter what happens."

"This is my promise to you."

Zhao Tianming didn't know whether he could trust the other party.

After all, no matter how you look at it, this is basically threatening him with the lives of his family.

However, based on Zhao Tianming's understanding of Zheng Yi, this guy is indeed not such a person.

If the other party really wants to control you, there are countless ways to do it, and there is no need to threaten your family.

"I know you don't believe it." Zheng Yi's mouth curled up slightly: "If you insist and want to take this as a threat, it doesn't matter."

"After all, judging from the results, they are exactly the same."

Zheng Yi did not deceive Zhao Tianming, and his words were indeed not a threat.

Of course, it cannot be said that there was no such intention at all. Otherwise, Zheng Yi would not have to say this.

However, even if Zhao Tianming was not threatened, or even if he openly confronted them, Zheng Yi would not take action against Zhao Tianming's family.

It’s not that he is too naive, but Zheng Yi understands one thing clearly.

We cannot completely avoid using shady means, but in many cases, being aboveboard is more effective.

After seeing Zhao Tianming off, Zheng Yi summoned all his subordinates.

It was announced to them that a special envoy was about to arrive with a large number of troops.

"My lord, these guys are obviously coming for us, right?" Zhou Kunshan said immediately: "Instead of waiting for them to make a move, we might as well strike first."

"Just destroy them and then start a rebellion. I don't believe that the incompetent court can really fight against our rebel army."

Feng Haitao also agreed: "My Lord, although the timing is still a bit wrong, we have no other choice now, right?"

Zhou Ming disagreed: "How about we think of other ways to deal with it first?"

"Those people just want credit, can't we just give it to them directly?"

"Anyway, for them, as long as they have a reason to report, it's fine. As for who the murderer is, I don't think they care."

Zhou Kunshan immediately objected: "How can this be possible? Those members of the Zhao family are not fools. If we really do this, they will definitely know immediately that this matter has something to do with us."

Feng Haitao was also puzzled and said, "Uncle Zhou, haven't you always hoped to avenge those believers who were killed by the dog court? Now is the best opportunity."

Zhou Ming explained: "That's true, but compared to overthrowing the dog court, revenge is not something that needs to be rushed."

"If we can maintain the status quo for a year... No! As long as we can maintain it for eight or nine months, the number of followers of our Wanxian Sect in the Eastern Province will more than double."

"I can even guarantee that at least half of the people in the entire Eastern Province will become followers of our Wanxian Sect."

"At that time, it will be easy to take revenge on the dog court."

Zheng Yi nodded slightly. Zhou Ming was becoming more and more aware of the overall situation.

Maybe it’s because as the leader, his vision naturally becomes higher and higher.

On the other hand, Zhou Kunshan and Feng Haitao's gazes were not as sharp as before.

But it’s not their fault. After all, all their energy is focused on training and managing the mine.

I haven't had the chance to truly lead and gain effective experience. (End of this chapter)