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Chapter 220 The Wind Rises
The Governor's Mansion.

Houshan Cave Mansion.

"master."

It was not yet the hour of Mao and the sky was still gray.

Siqin called out cautiously.

"Master Su Can Su is looking for you. He said there is something important."

"I see."

Chen Sanshi slowly opened his eyes, put away the spirit pearl and left the cave.

When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he saw Xia Cong waiting for a long time. As soon as he saw him, he hurried forward to report: "Master, something big has happened. There are villagers outside Liangzhou City making trouble and want to rebel."

"rebel?"

Chen Sanshi asked: "Because of Linghe?"

The land of Beiliang.

Generally, there are two crops a year. After the autumn harvest, there is autumn plowing and wheat is also planted in autumn. The land will never be left idle for such a long time. This also affects whether there will be surplus food in the next year and whether we can have enough food. In the past two years, there have been a lot of troubles because of Linghe.

"Yes……"

Su Can said: "According to the imperial court's decree, after the autumn harvest this year, each acre of land needs to plant half a million more spiritual grass, but the people are unwilling to cooperate and even threw away the seeds distributed by the court.

"So the governor of Liangzhou, Lord Wu, went to persuade the people in person. In the process, his men killed the head of Qingping Village, but they were stopped by the villagers and could not return all night. Only the constable came back to report that the villagers were planning to kill the imperial officials and rebel.

"A few minutes ago, General Pan of the Great Halberd Camp led two thousand soldiers to suppress the rebellion..."

"and many more."

Hearing this, Chen Sanshi interrupted him, and then without saying a word, he rode his white horse straight out of the city.

A civil official of the prefectural rank should have personal guards at the level of refining internal organs or even transforming energy. How could he be stopped by the villagers? !
……

Qingping Village.

Outside a dilapidated tile house, there was a dense crowd of people holding hoes and sickles, and they were very angry.

The leading man shouted in a loud voice: "Wu Youde! You have lost all conscience!"

"Eradicate Linghe!"

"Give our village chief an explanation!"

"Otherwise, don't even think about leaving here!"

"..."

"..."

Inside the tile house.

Amid the noisy shouting, the prefect Wu Youde, wearing a blue official robe embroidered with a white pheasant, drank his tea calmly, as if everything outside had nothing to do with him.

"What a brilliant idea, sir."

The guard exclaimed in amazement: "This is called a strategist putting his body into the game!"

"I am also forced to do this."

Wu Youde shook his head and sighed, "If these common people do not follow the imperial decree, I will be held responsible in the end."

"Don't worry, my lord."

The guard said, "I have already notified General Pan of the Great Halberd Camp. When he comes over, we will use the excuse of 'suppressing the rebellion' to kill a group of people. The rest will then behave themselves."

Ever since the imperial court issued the decree, the people of Liangzhou have refused to cooperate, and they seem to think that "the law does not punish the masses" and act recklessly relying on their large numbers.

Especially the village chief of Qingping Village, who was paid by the emperor but ended up leading the trouble, which was very troublesome.

Unfortunately, the Liangzhou Military Governor's Office has many rules and does not allow people to be arrested at will.

Wu Youde had no choice but to design such a big drama.

He first let his men "accidentally" beat the village chief to death with a whip, thus arousing public anger, and deliberately let them block him, an official appointed by the imperial court, here. In this way, the nature of the matter changed.

From simply refusing to cooperate in growing spiritual grass to "rebellion", there is a legitimate reason to kill people, and when blood is seen, it will naturally be easier to continue.

Wu Youde put down his cup, frowned and asked, "What's the name of the leader outside?"

"Qi Dazhu."

The guard reminded.

"Yes, let's start with him." Wu Youde said, "I'll let General Pan kill this troublemaker first. I don't believe that the rest of the people will not behave themselves."

……

"Brother Dazhu!"

Outside the house, the villagers said, "Why don't we break in and tie up the prefect?"

"Yeah yeah."

"He killed someone first!"

"How about we tie him up and take him to the Governor's Mansion?!"

"The Inspector General's Office will definitely take care of this matter!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Tell them about Ling He's matter, maybe it will be cancelled."

"..."

Qi Dazhu, who was born strong and sturdy, clenched his fist and gritted his teeth: "Okay!"

He was about to kick the door.

The earth suddenly shook, followed by thunderous sound of horse hooves.

All I heard was the villagers exclaiming.

"The officers and soldiers are here!"

"The soldiers are coming!"

"..."

I saw.

A group of heavy cavalrymen wearing heavy armor and holding halberds in their hands, with dust all over the sky, were the soldiers of the Halberd Camp.

After they rushed into the village, they immediately surrounded the villagers who were making trouble.

The villagers, who had seemed so aggressive just now, suddenly looked extremely small in comparison.

"Everyone, don't panic, let me come forward and explain everything clearly!"

Qi Dazhu was not afraid. He took a step forward and said, "General, you are here at the right time. Yesterday, the prefect Wu Youde came to our village and beat our village chief to death without saying a word. Shouldn't he give an explanation?"

"statement?"

Pan Luo, the commander of the Great Halberd Camp, smiled coldly, and then suddenly shouted, "A bunch of unruly people!"

"The imperial court raises soldiers and invites immortal masters to protect the people! If it weren't for the imperial court, you would have died out long ago! Why are you so desperate just because I asked you to plant more spiritual crops?!
"Lord Wu came to give advice with good intentions, but instead of appreciating his kindness, you attacked him and detained the imperial officials. Could it be that your village is planning a rebellion?!"

rebel!

The villagers were all stunned.

I didn't expect that I would be accused of such a serious crime.

"Don't be afraid!"

Qi Dazhu's voice was filled with grief and indignation: "General, what do you mean by 'just planting spiritual crops'?!"

"You know, we already don't have enough to eat. If we grow half an acre of land into poisonous weeds, we won't even have seeds for next year!"

"How dare you talk nonsense, you traitor?!"

Commander Pan Luo shouted loudly, and the strong energy surged and condensed onto the halberd, ready to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

"stop!"

That's when.

Chen Sanshi led Xia Cong to the scene.

"Supervisor?!"

Pan Luo suspended his halberd and turned back to confirm who was coming. He was surprised at first, then he quickly dismounted, put down his weapon, and saluted.

no matter what.

Chen Sanshi was also the nominal commander-in-chief.

It's their superior.

Superficial etiquette should be maintained.

After seeing the white robe
Not just soldiers.

The people who were making trouble immediately quieted down and took a few steps back respectfully.

"Squeak-"

The door of the dilapidated house was pushed open.

The prefect Wu Youde also hurried out to greet him: "Your subordinate, I am here to see Commander Chen!"

"Wu Youde, Pan Luo."

Chen Sanshi sat on the white horse and asked knowingly, "What are you doing here?"

"Report to Commander Chen."

Wu Youde clasped his hands and said, "The villagers of Qingping Village resisted orders, and I tried to persuade them to no avail. Instead, they detained me here. Fortunately, General Pan came to rescue me in time, otherwise I would have lost my life!"

"Yes, Commander."

Pan Luo pointed at them and complained, "These unruly people are holding weapons in their hands, as if they are about to rebel. If they are not severely punished, more and more people will follow their example. What should we do?!"

"..."

Chen Sanshi did not rush to answer, but cast his eyes on the leading man among the people and asked calmly: "Qi Dazhu, do you want to rebel?"

"Master Superintendent, do you know my name?"

Qi Dazhu was startled, then quickly said: "Master Commander, we are not rebelling, we just want justice!"

"Supervisor!"

Qi Dazhu took the lead, and many people knelt down on the ground.

"Supervisor!"

"It's not that we don't want to grow spiritual grass, it's that we really can't grow it!"

"Before every war, we must first collect food."

"This conquest lasted for several years."

"Taxes in Liangzhou are lower than in other places, but we can't afford to collect them year after year!"

"..."

This time the expedition went west to Mangshan.

Whether it is the Beiliang Army stationed in the east or the Du Biao Army in the west, a considerable portion of their food and fodder were requisitioned from the three northwestern states.

"Supervisor..."

An old man knelt on the ground and said in tears: "In the past two years, the harvest in Liangzhou has not been good. Many of us can't even plant crops in the spring. We need to borrow money to buy seeds. When the crops are harvested, the interest alone is a huge sum. In the winter, we need to borrow money to buy charcoal for heating..."

Many farmers went from cultivating their own land to becoming tenants due to this vicious cycle.

If you borrow money, you have to pay interest. Over time, the hole gets bigger and bigger, and you have no choice but to sell your land and become a tenant.

"Supervisor..."

“We understand war.”

"For example, after getting rid of the barbarians, we can cultivate the land further away, and we don't have to worry about barbarians coming to plunder."

"So fighting for food is fine."

"Can……"

"But why is 'Linghe'?"

"Once the poisonous weeds are planted, they will consume the soil's fertility. If they are planted for a long time, the entire piece of land will turn from good land to bad land..."

"Even if you must plant spiritual grass, can you do it two years later?"

"..."

Now is a time of famine.

Even if it's delayed for two years, at least I won't starve to death.

Listening to the people's desperate pleas, Chen Sanshi said calmly: "Everyone, stand up. No need to kneel."

However, he said this.

The villagers knelt even harder.

"I told you to stand up, not to kneel!"

Chen Sanshi's voice was like thunder.

This startled people and they stood up in a hurry.

He said in a deep voice: "Since there is no rebellion, why don't you disperse quickly?!"

"Supervisor..."

Qi Dazhu said hesitantly: "Our village chief did not attack Wu Youde, he was..."

"I told you to get out of here, don't you understand?!"

Su Can went up to him and pushed him away, taking the opportunity to whisper in his ear: "Do you really want to be a traitor and lose your head? The commander is helping you settle the matter, don't make trouble, get out now!"

Qi Dazhu suddenly realized that they had fallen into the prefect's trap and said quickly, "Disperse, everyone, disperse."

The villagers walked away slowly, holding sickles and hoes, looking back every three steps.

"We can't let them go!"

Seeing this, Pan Luo said hurriedly: "Commander-in-chief, we can't say they are not rebelling just because they say so. We need to see what they have done! Normally, they should have started farming half a month ago, but Qi Dazhu took the lead and the farmers are still not working. If they continue like this and miss the deadline, how can we report to the court?"

"You are a military commander, is it your turn to be in charge of taxation?"

Chen Sanshi cast a glance over.

"..."

Pan Luo immediately lowered his head, clasped his fists and bent over, saying: "I spoke too much, I deserve to die."

"Commander-in-chief, can you please tell me?"

Wu Youde said with a bitter face, "I know they don't want to plant, but the spiritual tax for next year cannot be paid. Not only the court is unwilling, but even the immortal masters are unwilling."

"Wu Youde, from today on you are no longer the governor of Liangzhou, so take care of yourself."

Chen Sanshi just threw down a few words and led his disciples away.

Pan Luo and Wu Youde bowed their heads respectfully and clasped their fists to bid farewell, and only when the other party disappeared from their sight did they snort coldly at the same time.

"Remove my position?!"

Wu Youde sneered: "Even in the past, the Governor's Office could only manage everything during wars, let alone now. The current Governor's Office is nothing!"

"Ignore him."

Pan Luo said with disdain: "Master Wu, you don't know yet? The imperial edict from the capital has been sent to Liangzhou. This Commander Chen will soon go to the capital. From now on, the Commander's Office will exist in name only."

"Okay, that's great, our good days are coming, but..."

Wu Youde said worriedly, "Since Mr. Chen has been making such a fuss, our plan has failed. The autumn ploughing is about to end. If we fail to complete the task by then, my official position will be in jeopardy."

"If it doesn't work, then use the hard method."

Pan Luo suggested, "Wait until the last two days of autumn ploughing, and I will send soldiers to the fields. Anyone who is unwilling to plant will be exiled. I will plant all the grain in their fields into spiritual crops! Then, let's see who dares to disobey!"

……

"Su Can."

Chen Sanshi sat on the horse, and Su Can followed closely behind him: "Now the tax on the fields is 10% spiritual grain tax, plus 30% grain tax, right?"

"Correct."

Su Can, who had just left the village not long ago, had seen a lot and remembered it clearly. He nodded and said, "When the weather is good, the villagers can barely eat. They plant 10% of the spiritual crops, but they just can't save the food. But once the harvest is bad, the 10% of spiritual crops is life-saving food. If you add another half a percent... I'm afraid even in a good year, life will be tight, not to mention a bad year."

"..."

Chen Sanshi didn't say anything.

Just doing the math in my head.

Before they knew it, the master and disciple returned to the military camp.

As expected, the eunuch Hou Bao, the military supervisor, had already been waiting outside his central military tent for a long time with the imperial edict in hand.

"Champion Marquis Chen Sanshi, listen to my orders!"

Make plans before you act!
Before an important event, one must be able to remain calm and composed, so that one can make a surprise attack and catch others off guard.

therefore.

Chen Sanshi slowly dismounted, lifted his robe and knelt on the ground for the last time: "Your Highness Chen Sanshi, I will obey your orders."

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Champion Marquis Chen Sanshi was ordered to conquer the immortals in the west, and saved the country from collapse. In a desperate situation, he led the cavalry to burn down the city of Wu, killed the immortals in battle, defeated the Western Qi, and recovered the three states in the western border. He is truly a great hero and the backbone of the Great Sheng. I am very pleased. Therefore, I confer the title of Duke of Wei, and his family name shall be inherited by his descendants. In addition, I grant him the title of First-Rank Special Advancement Guanglu Dafu, and confer the title of Grand Secretary of Jianji Hall, and allow him to enter the cabinet to participate in national policy. I also reward him with a Duke's mansion, a thousand acres of fertile land, 100,000 taels of gold, 1 million taels of silver, and 10,000 rolls of silk. I order Chen Sanshi to come to the capital to receive his reward today, and there must be no mistake. I decree this!"

Duke!

And it’s inherited from generation to generation!

What is this concept? !

Throughout the history of the Great Sheng Dynasty since its founding, even Sun Xiangzong did not receive such treatment.

Perhaps only two or three of the founding heroes more than three hundred years ago could have received such an honor.

Not to mention……

And enter the cabinet!
The Grand Secretary of Jianji Hall, this official position itself is not of high rank, but it is a symbol of entering the cabinet.

Where is the cabinet?
An institution that handles national affairs!
Their power is second only to that of the emperor. Especially since the current emperor often stays in seclusion, at this time, they all together constitute the emperor!
The key is……

young!

Chen Sanshi was only in his early twenties, but he had already reached the highest position in the country!

Not only is the contribution enormous, but it is also the emperor's grace that is immense!
For a while.

Many civil and military officials looked at him with awe and envy.

However, some insiders understood that Commander Chen was indeed a high-ranking official, but from then on, there was no longer a real Commander's Mansion in Beiliang, and they couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"Your servant Chen Sanshi accepts your order and thanks you for your grace."

The man in white robe said this and took the imperial edict with both hands.

"Master Chen."

Hou Bao, the eunuch who supervised the army in Liangzhou, said with a smile: "Now that you have fulfilled your filial duty, it is time for you to go to the capital and share the worries of the Great Sheng Dynasty. The carriages and horses are ready, how about setting off tonight?"

"Tonight?"

Chen Sanshi stood up and said, "Isn't it too hasty? There are more than a hundred people in my commander's mansion, and it will take some time to pack up all the things."

"How about five days?"

Hou Bao did not give him a chance to refuse: "Master Chen will set off in five days. Before that, you don't have to worry about the military affairs in Liangzhou. Someone else will take over, including the Hongze Camp. After you set off, General Lu Ji will personally accompany you to the capital, and you two brothers will be able to take care of each other on the way."

The arrangements are perfect and there is no reason to refuse.

This day finally came.

"Then I'll trouble you to arrange it, father-in-law."

Chen Sanshi accepted the order.

Seeing him so cooperative, Hou Bao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't want to have any conflicts with this person. It can be said that everyone is happy.

After the eunuch left.

Chen Sanshi’s “last” inspection of Hongze Camp.

"My Lord, are you really going to leave?!"

Zhao Kang and others came over and said, "This time, you can't take us away too?"

Chen Sanshi did not deny it, but in their opinion, it was tacit consent.

"Actually, there's no need to be so sad, brothers."

Chu Shixiong took over the conversation and said, "After the commander entered the capital, he went straight to the cabinet, which is a high promotion. Although Beiliang is big, it is just a remote border area after all. This should be a good thing for you, sir."

"Yes."

Xiao Zheng said with emotion: "Our Lord is now at the highest position among the officials, and we should celebrate."

"Moreover."

Meng Dingxin said: "My Lord is still the commander-in-chief. If needed in the future, he will come back and lead us into battle to kill the enemy."

"The master has left..."

Zhao Kang asked in confusion: "Who will be in charge of Hongze Camp in the future?"

"Mr. Xu."

Chu Shixiong had obviously received the notice long ago. He raised his hand and pointed to the other end of the martial arts arena: "Look, here they come."

I saw.

The other end of the training ground.

A four-wheeled carriage slowly drove up, surrounded by a group of guards. On it sat a man with a feather fan and great academic knowledge. Who else could it be but Xu Wencai?

"he?!"

Zhao Kang and others suddenly felt as disgusted as if they had eaten a fly.

"How could he be so heartless and ruthless!"

"..."

Thinking back to the past, we were close friends. It was a good thing that this guy was suddenly given important positions by the court.

Can……

This guy held a "cutting-off" banquet that night to draw a clear line between himself and them!
The four words "a villain succeeds" are interpreted in a very simple and easy-to-understand way.

Xu Wencai just sat on the four-wheeled cart until he came to the central army tent. He stood up in style, clasped his fists and bowed perfunctorily, and said, "Sir Chen, thank you for organizing the military files and handing them over to me. From today on, Hongze Camp will be under my command."

"Okay, I'll have someone bring it to you later."

Chen Sanshi said calmly: "Then I'll take my leave."

"Lazy man! Die--"

It was at this time.

Waves of powerful force suddenly burst out.

Zhu Tong suddenly flew into the air, holding two hammers and ready to teach this man a lesson.

"Keng——"

Fortunately, the two guards were quick-witted and drew their swords to block the attack, but were quickly subdued.

"Master Chen!"

Xu Wencai panicked and said with wide eyes: "You, your people are too lawless?! I am the Marquis of Wuxiang appointed by the court, and the new commander of Hongze Camp! Sir Chen, let me ask you, what is the crime of attacking and killing Shangguan?!"

"you again!"

Chu Shixiong was furious and said, "It's fine that Liao Fang first raped my daughter, but what do you want to do today?!"

"Zhu Tong!"

Chen Sanshi made a decision after seeing the reactions of Zhao Kang and the others: "You refuse to repent. Come, take him away and execute him in the autumn!"

Execution in autumn!

this time.

It was a real killing order.

Seeing that the adult seemed really angry, Zhao Kang and others did not dare to disobey and could only take Zhu Tong away personally.

"Xu Wencai, you will die a miserable death!"

Zhu Tong started to curse.

The brothers from Poyang also had angry looks in their eyes.

Chu Shixiong and others spoke nicely.

But they know.

How could my master be conferred a title on this trip to the capital?
It’s clearly “house arrest”!
From now on, you must work completely for the imperial court and never be able to turn over a new leaf!
Xu Wencai had walked out with them after all. Even if they were on different sides of the road, they would not confront each other and help the court to sideline the adults. How could they not be indignant and murderous? !

"A bunch of idiots!"

Xu Wencai pointed his feather fan at them and cursed, "Idiots!"

"..."

After the farce ended, Chen Sanshi did not stay and went straight back to the Governor's Mansion from the military camp.

Passing by the market on the way.

News of his rewards were posted everywhere to show the emperor's great grace.

If he didn't go to the capital, it would be a complete disobedience to the emperor's order and he would be ungrateful.

"Junior brother!"

Without waiting for Chen Sanshi to enter.

Several senior brothers and sisters stopped their retreat and came out to welcome him.

People who practice martial arts also need to rest during their retreat, so this does not affect their progress.

"It's exactly as you expected."

Cheng Wei said fearfully: "This time the court only mentioned you and didn't mention us. They want to divide us in this way. It can be said that they have sinister intentions and are extremely vicious."

"Junior brother."

Rong Yanqiu asked: "They only give you five days? Is it enough?"

Chen Sanshi was about to speak.

Then another person strode into the courtyard. His steps were as if a mountain was moving, but they were so light that it was difficult to hear any sound.

"Yo~"

Rong Yanqiu glanced at him and said in a sarcastic tone, "Isn't this a slave of three surnames?"

"Ninth sister is really good at joking."

Lu Ji looked straight at her and said teasingly, "My last name is Lu, so how can I be called a slave of three surnames?"

"I understand this."

Wang said directly: "Your surname is Lu, but you followed your master, so you have two surnames. When your master was old, you contacted the prince privately and became a member of the prince's party. Later, you found that the situation was not right, so you bet on the old emperor. If the prince and the old emperor were not both surnamed Cao, you would be a slave with four surnames!"

"Haha, that's an interesting statement."

What everyone expected was that despite such humiliation, Lu Ji did not show any anger on his face. He just stretched out his hand, patted the white-robed man on the shoulder, and said, "Brother, congratulations. I have been in the army for half my life, but I am only a Marquis of Wei, and you are already the Duke of Wei. This time you can enter the cabinet to assist in government affairs, which can be said to be the highest position among officials.

"I came here today to tell you to prepare well in the next few days. I will personally accompany you to Beijing when the time comes. Then we can go and catch up with the old Fourth Brother. I haven't seen him for a while."

Hear this.

All the fellow disciples were furious!
"Lü Ji!"

Rong Yanqiu quietly held an iron whip in his hand: "Don't go too far."

The words of the eldest brother.

There are two implications.

First of all, he made it clear that he would stand on the side of the imperial court.

Secondly, he also took his fourth senior brother Fang Qingyun, who was still in the capital, as a hostage.

"Boss, you passed."

The long sword in Ye Fengxiu's arms hummed. "I can understand if you don't want to help, but we are from the same sect after all. You won't really work for the court, right?"

"What nonsense!"

"You slave of three surnames, prepare to die—"

Fifth brother Meng Guangxin took the lead in attacking, and the crescent-shaped shovel was filled with energy like the sea.

Seventh Senior Brother Ye Fengxiu suddenly drew his sword.

Ninth Senior Sister Rong Yanqiu’s iron whip followed closely behind.

Second brother Cheng Wei’s gun shot out like a dragon.

Sixth Senior Brother Wang Zhimo splits the mountains and cracks the earth with his sword.

Five people attacked from all directions almost at the same time.

"Om-"

Waves of purple mist suddenly burst out from Lu Ji's body, enveloping him like smoke.

After the attacks of the five senior brothers and sisters landed on the smoke, they could no longer advance an inch.

"As expected of someone who practices magic, he improves so quickly!"

Meng Guangxin said with a distorted expression: "Today, I must take you, the monster, on behalf of the Buddha!"

"Junior brother!"

Wang Zhi shouted, "Hurry up and do it, you are the only one here who can hurt him!"

"Senior brothers and sisters, please stop."

Chen Sanshi said.

Incense Shinto.

The first realm is called "clairvoyance".

Through the [Qi-Observation Technique], he saw the current level of cultivation of the eldest brother in the field of incense and deity.

The three ways of Shinto, Taoism and Martial Arts have different energies.

Although both the immortal path and the martial path require spiritual energy from heaven and earth, the immortal path stores it in the dantian. To observe the realm of a practitioner, one just has to look at his dantian. Only after he mobilizes his magic power will it be integrated into his body.

The spiritual energy of martial arts lingers in every part of the body, tempering the body at all times.

The two may look similar to the naked eye, but they are stored in different locations.

When Chen Sanshi first saw his master, it was the "Qingxuan Qi" that was circulating throughout his body, not in his Dantian. However, his cultivation was still shallow at that time, so he did not understand these things.

And at this time...

He looked at his senior brother Lu Ji.

Above the Heavenly Spirit!
There is an indescribable shrine!

Judging from the strength of the power emanating.

The eldest senior brother has already reached the perfect spiritual realm, which is equivalent to the perfect Qi training and the early stage of true strength.

The speed at which the evil god's magic is improving is extremely fast.

This is also the reason why Chen Sanshi asked his senior brothers and sisters to stop.

Except for Wang Zhi, they are all at the Great Perfection of Mysterious Phenomenon. If the eldest brother really wants to attack, no one can defeat him in one round. Just defending and not attacking shows that he has no intention of killing, at least...

Not at this moment.

"boom!"

The eldest senior brother Lu Ji raised his hand and waved it. Purple air surged and all the senior brothers and sisters fell to the ground.

The aura of incense on his body gradually dissipated. Looking at Meng Guangxin who was gritting his teeth, he said slowly, "Old Five, you are not suitable for martial arts training, so you have been unable to break through to the realm of martial saint. Why don't you follow me and I will teach you the way of incense."

"How can I commit evil together with you?"

Meng Guangxin's eyes were red with anger: "Who cares about your bullshit incense and gods!"

"That's all."

Lu Ji changed the subject and said, "I have already conveyed my message, Junior Brother. I don't care what you are planning with the Fourth Brother. I advise you to obey the order and go to the capital. Only then can we all be safe."

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother."

Chen Sanshi said calmly: "Since you are here, why not stay and have a simple meal together."

After the eldest senior brother Lu Ji was conferred the title of marquis, he no longer lived in the commander-in-chief's mansion, but lived in his own marquisate.

"No. The Black Tortoise, White Tiger, and Heavenly Lion Battalions just entered the city not long ago, and there are still some military affairs to be dealt with. Goodbye!"

After Lu Ji threatened with his troops again, he turned and left.

"That's unreasonable!"

"This is simply unreasonable!"

Meng Guangxin was very angry.

Ye Fengxiu closed his eyes.

"Junior brother."

Wang Zhi stood up, leaning on his knife: "Is he in the way?"

"there is always a solution to a problem."

Chen Sanshi looked at the gate of the Supervisor's Mansion and said, "Brothers and sisters, just rest assured and retreat."

"Ok."

After the fight just now, Ye Fengxiu and the others were quite frustrated. They held their breath and returned to their respective residences to continue practicing.

Chen Sanshi asked housekeeper Wu to give orders for the whole family to pack up their things.

"Packing up, tidy up?"

Butler Wu had also heard about it, but he was very clear about his duties as a butler. He did not make any suggestions because of his status as an "elder" who had followed the old commander for most of his life, nor did he say a word. He just went down and did as he was told.

The news of the move quickly spread throughout the Governor's Mansion.

"Three stones."

Sun Buqi, who was sweating profusely from practicing martial arts, came over after hearing the news and asked, "Are we really going to the capital?"

After Sun Xiangzong's death.

Sun Buqi was taciturn for a long time. It was not until he came back from Guandu that his personality became as lively as before. He took Chen Duhe and his sister out to play every day, but he still practiced martial arts diligently.

His resources.

Naturally, as your brother-in-law, I will give as much as you need.

"You've come just in time." Chen Sanshi motioned for the other party to sit down, and said with a little apology, "Buqi, I remember you said before that you wanted to live a peaceful life in seclusion. I may disappoint you. Following me will not only not bring peace, but may lead to constant twists and turns. Will you blame me?

This statement came out.

Sun Buqi immediately understood.

"Sanshi, you are right. I really want to live a peaceful life."

His expression was resolute: "But now, I already know what true peace is. You don't have to protect me too much. You can let me show up when you need me. I, Sun Buqi, don't have much ability, but I have the blood of the Sun family flowing in my body. Many elders in Liangzhou City still recognize me."

"Okay, I'm relieved if you say that."

Chen Sanshi reached out, patted his shoulder, and then walked towards the backyard.

You can hide it from anyone, but there is no need to hide it from Sun Buqi.

Shake.

Four days passed.

These four days.

The governor's residence was relocated.

Daily necessities alone filled dozens of carriages, large and small.

These ones.

All of this was seen by Hou Bao.

These four days.

Chen Sanshi no longer asked about any military and political affairs inside or outside Liangzhou, as if he had really made up his mind to leave.

As a result, the servants in the Governor's Mansion who were unaware of the situation were in very low spirits.

Until the evening of the fourth day.

"Chirp—"

A sharp eagle cry cut through the golden sky, breaking the tranquility of the Governor's Mansion.

Chen Sanshi, who was sitting cross-legged on a small boat on the lake behind the mountain, suddenly opened his eyes and took a secret letter from the legs of the blue bird. After reading it, he ignited a flame in his hand and set the paper on fire.

At this moment, an autumn wind blew by, and the ashes of the letter paper fluttered in the air until they fell into the lake and gradually disappeared.

"Hey, are you going to the capital or not?"

Zhao Zhao, who was following beside him to absorb the spiritual energy, couldn't help but ask, "Why do you seem to be in no hurry at all?"

"Little fool."

Chen Sanshi looked at the sky in the south and said, "The wind is going to blow."

……

Beijing.

There were two imperial temples in the Great Sheng Dynasty, one outside the capital, and the other on Ziwei Mountain which was recovered not long ago.

once in a while.

The emperors of the Great Sheng Dynasty would go to Kunlun Mountain for seclusion and practice. Before leaving, they would hold an altar near the Taimiao outside the city to offer sacrifices to the heavens and pray for the country and the people.

This day.

Even ordinary people in the capital have the opportunity to see the legendary emperor, Wanshou Emperor.

therefore.

The streets and official roads are crowded with people, the flow of people is endless, and it is very lively.

The people were talking about it in a flurry, all looking forward to meeting His Majesty.

It is said that His Majesty succeeded in his quest for immortality. Although he is over a hundred years old, he still has black hair and can fly with a sword. Two years ago, he personally took action and killed several ancient demons and monsters in succession, and together with General Chen, he resolved the crisis in the world.

It is also said that His Majesty the Emperor was a frugal person who wore no more than eight sets of clothes for the four seasons. He once wrote, "Worry about the world before you worry about yourself, and be happy about the world after you are happy about yourself." He can be said to be a wise ruler throughout the ages.

at last.

There was movement ahead.

It’s His Majesty who has arrived.

There are no fancy teams and no excessive decorations.

The only people accompanying him were civil and military officials of the court and some Jinyiwei. They would not drive away the people rudely before leaving. The emperor's dragon chariot was also very simple. To be precise, it could not be seen as the emperor's dragon chariot at all. From the surface, it was made of wood without any carvings or gold or silver inlays. Even the emperor who sat on it was not wearing a luxurious dragon robe, but a Taoist robe. He sat cross-legged on it, praying to the sky for a good harvest for the people.

It can be said that "there are only eight sets of clothes for four seasons". This is probably the emperor with the best moral character since the founding of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

not good!

There was a young boy who was ignorant and took advantage of his parents' inattention to rush to the middle of the street to stop the dragon carriage. He also used the sand ball in his hand to hit the white-faced eunuch in front.

The eunuch's hat was knocked askew and his face became extremely grim on the spot.

Intercepting the Holy Chariot can be regarded as a capital crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan!
The child's parents were so frightened that their faces turned pale, even paler than the eunuchs', and they fell to their knees on the ground and kowtowed.

But just when the Jinyiwei were about to go up and arrest someone.

His Majesty on the dragon chariot spoke.

Instead of blaming the child, he actually had someone carry the child onto the dragon chariot, and he played and talked with the child like a kindly immortal.

Long live the Emperor!

Witness this scene.

The people once again felt awe from the bottom of their hearts and felt that they had a wise ruler.

Can……

There is something in their hearts that they just can't figure out.

Since His Majesty is so frugal and kind, why is everyone's life getting harder and harder? Why is every household still clean and has no surplus every year?

Why?

Just as the people were thinking.

A figure suddenly appeared on the official road ahead.

He was a scholar in a blue robe. He had a dignified appearance, but looked a little frail. His legs were disabled, so he could only sit in a wheelchair.

Behind him followed several officials and some men and women with timid looks.

This time.

Someone really wants to intercept the Holy Chariot!

"Fang Qingyun?"

Huang Hong, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, narrowed his eyes and quickly recognized the man. He said, "General Fang, what do you mean?"

"Keng——"

The eunuchs of the Western Factory drew their swords one after another.

"His Majesty!"

Fang Qingyun's clear voice resounded throughout the area for miles, allowing all the people to hear it clearly: "Your Highness Fang Qingyun, I have a memorial to make--"

At the front of the procession of officials, Yan Liang, an old and frail man leaning on a cane, twitched his drooping eyelids.

"General Fang!"

Huang Hong, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, said, "Today is a grand ceremony, so if there is anything, we should wait until the court meeting another day to discuss it."

"If I don't play today, I'm afraid that our Great Sheng Dynasty will be destroyed!"

Fang Qingyun's words were shocking.

Huang Hong signaled the Jinyiwei to go up and arrest the person.

At this time, Emperor Longqing on the dragon chariot spoke in a deep voice: "Approved!"

"I have three requests!"

Fang Qingyun's voice was sonorous.

"As soon as I heard it, the immortals were cruel and forced common people to plant spiritual crops, endangering the people!"

"Second, Your Majesty is foolish and has allowed treacherous and corrupt officials to bring disaster to the government."

"This third memorial is to seek justice for the resentful souls of the millions of people in Yunzhou and the 150,000 soldiers who nearly lost their lives at Guandu!"

His voice was deafening.

On this day, the autumn wind echoed throughout the capital.

at the same time.

In the thirty-six prefectures of Dasheng, "rain" fell in every city. The paper detailed the events of the ten days in Yunzhou and the truth behind the rebellion of the three prefectures in the Battle of Guandu.

then.

A storm of "anti-Yan" began to sweep across the court and the country in the capital.

August 14, the seventy-sixth year of the Longqing reign.

This world.

got windy!
(End of this chapter)