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Chapter 222 The world is in chaos
Kill the immortals, eliminate the traitors, raise an army, and rise up in rebellion!
The sound is like thunder, refreshing and invigorating.

But after every word entered Pan Luo's ears, it all turned into two words - rebellion!

"Chen Sanshi, how dare you?!"

Pan Luo, the commander of the Great Halberd Camp, shouted in a stern voice, "You are only in your twenties, but you are already a military commander, a duke, and a cabinet minister. The court has been very kind to you. How can you be so ambitious that you are still not satisfied...ah!"

"boom--"

The words have not yet fallen.

Wang Zhi had already made his move, and the Xuanwu Qi accumulated layer by layer, transforming into Xuanwu to suppress him, directly splitting him and his horse into two halves, blood splattering on the spot!
Feng Yong, Xu Bin and others also took action and killed all the soldiers of the Daji Camp who had just whipped the people and trampled on the fields, and the fields were dyed red with blood.

"stop!"

"The surname is Chen!"

"Grandpa Immortal Master told you to stop!"

Qu Yuanxiang had been shouting loudly, but no one paid attention, so he directly summoned his flying sword, and with the surge of magic power, he wanted to strike first, until the white robe who had been facing away from him suddenly looked sideways, and there was no emotion in his deep pupils, so calm that it was hard to describe, just like...

The look he had when he looked at Linghe before was exactly the same.

Qu Yuanxiang shuddered, and suddenly recalled that Baipao had already reached the realm of true strength, and had killed Zou Hu and Han Xiang in succession in Wucheng. How could he be his opponent? !
He stopped casting the spell abruptly and turned around, trying to fly away.

Unfortunately it was too late.

No one saw when and how the man in white made his move. They only saw a fire dragon leaping into the sky, and then the immortal master Qu Yuanxiang, who had a wine gourd slung over his waist, fell straight down from the sky with his flying sword, leaving a charred, transparent hole in his chest, and he died.

Immortals will also die!

This was the first time that the people of Liangzhou saw the death of an immortal!

Killing immortals in white robes is like killing chickens and dogs!
In just a few breaths, the prefect was detained, the commander of the town camp was beheaded, and even the immortal master died on the spot. The soldiers of the Daji Camp all stood there in a daze, falling into panic, not knowing what to do.

"Brothers of the Halberd Battalion, listen up!"

Wang Zhi raised his sword high, stood in front of the white robe and shouted: "Commander-in-chief, you have made countless contributions to the country! You should know that if it weren't for Commander-in-chief Chen, who led the brothers of Hongze Camp to rush thousands of miles in the extreme cold and snow, and fought to the Wolf Mountain with blood and flesh to destroy the center of the formation, you would have turned into a pool of blood. Do you still remember?!"

"I, I will remember."

"remember."

"Of course I don't dare to forget."

"..."

that day.

A bloody mist fell from the sky.

They could only gather on the outskirts of Luotian Mountains, waiting for the so-called "first glimmer of hope" to open. As a result, the sky collapsed, the earth sank, blood mist filled the air, and everyone was suppressed and unable to raise their heads.

It was the white robe thousands of miles away that parted the clouds and mist, allowing Liangzhou to see the light again and saving their lives.

This kindness.

Naturally, they dare not forget.

"Master Commander, for Liangzhou and the country, you have put your life and death aside. Not long ago, during the Western Expedition to Guandu, you were repeatedly in desperate situations! Only one day left, only one day left, and the food and grass will run out!

"Even so, we persisted until we burned down the city and defeated the enemy!"

Wang Zhi's sonorous voice continued to ring out: "But just when we were fighting for the country and the Great Sheng court at the front, there were treacherous officials in the temple who made trouble, cut off our retreat and our food supplies, and wanted to kill our 150,000 brothers alive in Guandu!
“Now the truth has been revealed!
"The treacherous officials in the court want to take advantage of this opportunity to trick the commander-in-chief into the capital and then frame him for murder. Can we agree to this?!"

A few days ago.

Under the arrangement of Fengchu Fang Qingyun, the truth about "Yunzhou" and "Guan Du" was spread in the form of "notes". Although it was quickly cleaned up, the truth could not be hidden after all.

In addition, the rumors about the "Yan Party" have been around for a long time, making it easier for people to believe it.

The people were indignant, and the soldiers were even more furious.

Especially the soldiers.

As a fellow frontier soldier, who would want to be stabbed in the back while fighting the enemy at the front? !
simply……

It sends chills down one’s spine just thinking about it!

After the heart-piercing coldness reaches its extreme, there is endless anger.

"No!"

The soldiers of the Daji Camp said in unison.

"it is good!"

Wang Zhi's Mo Dao gleamed brightly in the dawn, and he shouted passionately: "Since this is the case, General Chen wants to eliminate harm for the people and clear the emperor's side. If you are willing to follow him, you will still be our brothers! But if you want to help the tyrant and resist stubbornly, you will end up like Pan Luo and Qu Yuanxiang.

“I only yelled three times!

"three!

"two……"

"Crash-"

Without waiting for the countdown to end, the soldiers of the Daji Camp knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.

"I wait!"

"I am willing to follow Commander Chen until death!"

"..."

One battalion became two battalions.

Chen Sanshi was already famous throughout the world, and he also held the position of commander-in-chief, making him the legitimate commander of Beiliang.

In addition, the Yunzhou and Guandu incidents had caused widespread resentment among the people. As long as the disobedient generals could be killed, it would be easy to gather the troops.

soon.

The soldiers from Hongze Camp and Daji Camp worked together to uproot all the sacred grass in the fields outside Liangzhou City, and then used them all as firewood for beacons and burned them on the Great Wall.

All of a sudden.

Black smoke billowed.

Eight hundred miles of beacon fire and smoke swept across the northern sky.

then.

The head of Wu Youde, the governor of Liangzhou, was used as a sacrifice.

A massive uprising officially began.

From the time Baipao left Liangzhou City, came to Dongyi City to seize the military power of Hongze Camp, and then burned Linghe to start an uprising, it seemed that there were many steps, but in fact it was completed at lightning speed, within only one hour in total.

just……

Mao Shi!

The eastern sky was turning pale, the stars were retreating, the bright moon was gone, and beneath the mountains, the red sun was about to rise.

The military supervisor eunuch Hou Bao invited Master Wang Jun to lead a group of people to the Governor's Mansion. According to the original agreement, in half an hour, the Governor's Mansion would move out of Liangzhou.

"Our mission is finally completed."

Hou Bao was in a good mood.

After he received the imperial edict, he was quite nervous for a few days.

If Commander Chen refuses to cooperate and refuses to go to Beijing, he will probably be implicated as well.

Fortunately, everything went well.

From receiving the imperial edict to voluntarily leaving the army, the white-robed man did not show any intention of resistance. The people sent to observe in recent days also reported that the Governor's Mansion had been moving things, and there were more than a dozen carriages of various sizes.

This is not!

Distracted.

Hou Bao arrived at the Governor's Mansion and saw with his own eyes that there were carriages lined up on the street in front of the door, which showed that they were obviously ready.

"Master Commander, we have known each other for a while, and I came here specially to see you off."

As he spoke, he looked into the open door of the Governor's Mansion and was suddenly struck by lightning.

Inside the huge mansion, the courtyard was filled with daily necessities and even gold, silver and silk, but there was no one in sight. A gust of autumn wind blew by, making the place seem even more desolate and silent.

Wang Jun rode his flying sword and flew back and forth over the Governor's Mansion twice, and soon came to the conclusion: "There is no one here."

"Leaving early? No, why didn't you take the things? And you should have waited for General Lu to come and escort you!"

The eunuch Hou Bao, the military supervisor, felt more and more that something was wrong.

He was about to go back to find someone to ask about the situation.

"Something bad is happening, something bad is happening!"

A horseman came rushing over, reined in his horse, and fell off, stammering incoherently, "Chen Shi, he rebelled, he rebelled!"

"rebel?"

Hearing this, Hou Bao felt his eyes go dark and he almost stumbled and fell to the ground. Fortunately, the attendant beside him supported him in time. He pinched his trembling orchid fingers and shouted, "Quick, go and inform General Lu! Master Wang, you, you should go and take a look too. Master? Where are you going?!"

Only then did he see it.

Wang Jun had already flown into the sky on his sword: "Chen Sanshi's martial arts breakthrough was enough to kill Han Xiang. What's the point of me going there? You figure it out on your own. I'll help you pass on the message."

Finished speaking.

He pinched his sword gestures and sped up his escape from Liangzhou City.

After escaping death in the Battle of Guandu, he finally took down the ancestral vein and obtained a spot for the Foundation Establishment Pill. Now he only needs to wait quietly for the Foundation Establishment Pill to be distributed to him. There is a great chance that he will succeed in establishing the foundation. How could he possibly stay here and die at this time?

As monks, we must not retreat when we have to risk our lives, but we must also not take reckless risks on normal days.

As for Qu Yuanxiang...

I heard that he got involved in Linghe's affairs early this morning, and looking at the smoke rising into the sky outside the city, he must have been dead in all likelihood.

This idiot had already reminded him not to provoke the white robes.

If you seek death yourself, no one can stop you.

The speed of flying the sword suddenly increased, and Wang Jun soon disappeared at the end of the sky.

……

The mighty marquis's mansion.

In the courtyard.

Lu Ji sat cross-legged.

In front of him, there was an incense burner.

Purple air from incense, like a thick fog, continuously surged out from it, holding his entire body up in mid-air. Mysterious energy lingered around him, like purple vine snakes, drilling into his body through his seven orifices.

"Big Brother!"

"Something happened!"

Third Senior Brother Nie Yuan ran in in a panic: "Junior Brother, he's crazy!"

"Buzz!"

The incense burner suddenly calmed down, the purple air dissipated, and everything came to an abrupt end. Lu Ji slowly landed on the ground and opened his eyes: "Third brother, speak slowly."

"Early this morning..."

Nie Yuan tried his best to calm down: "Junior brother sent all his family members out of the city in advance, ran to Dongyi City to kill Chu Shixiong, Xia Cong and others, seized the military power of Hongze Camp, and then ran outside the city to kill Pan Luo, uprooted all the spiritual crops in the fields, and used the spiritual crops to light a beacon fire of 800 miles, announcing an uprising!"

"..."

Lu Ji closed his eyes, opened them after a while, and arranged in an orderly manner: "Notify the court and the troops stationed outside the city. Make sure to surround them."

however.

Not long after, Nie Yuan rushed back again: "Xu, Xu Wencai is my junior brother's man! He mobilized his troops yesterday night and headed straight for the border between Liang and You."

"..."

……

Zhenbiaoying and Beifuying.

This is the second battalion under the command of Mr. Xu Wencai of Wolong, and is jointly commanded by him and the Martial Saint Fan Hailing.

The troops ahead are rushing to the front line.

Xu Wencai and Fan Hailing stayed in the big tent.

"General Fan."

Xu Wencai stroked his goatee and said leisurely, "Have you thought it through?"

"clear!"

Fan Hailing nodded heavily.

"Do you know what we are going to do next?"

"know."

"Do you really want to?"

"Of course, from now on, my life belongs to Commander Chen. If he tells me to go east, I will never go west!"

"I didn't expect that General Fan is such a straightforward person. Come, let's drink together. From now on, we will be brothers in life and death!"

"That's right, fuck!"

Fan Hailing drank the wine in the bowl, put it down heavily, and secretly glanced at Deng Feng and Ye Fengxiu who were standing behind him with a covetous look in their eyes, one holding a Green Dragon Crescent Blade and the other holding a Fengming Wuji Sword.

Even if he doesn't want to...

"Old Xu."

Fan Hailing patted his chest and said, "Let me take the lead later. I am familiar with Guan Xin, the commander of the Tianlang Camp. I will definitely defeat him within twenty rounds and present him to Commander Chen."

Since you surrender in order to save your life, you naturally have to pay a letter of surrender.

"it is good!"

Xu Wencai waved his feather fan and said, "Then, I'll rely on General Fan."

……

Panshan slope.

This place is where cool and secluded areas meet.

After the Battle of Guandu, a total of four battalions of soldiers were stationed here.

They are Suzaku, Azure Dragon, Sirius and Flying Bear respectively.

The Suzaku and Qinglong camps were in a state of disarray due to the absence of their main commanders, and were temporarily placed near the Panshanpo Grand Canyon. Even their commanders were transferred and replaced with a new group of people.

The Tianlang and Feixiong battalions were stationed in the big camp, keeping vigilant to the situation in Liangzhou and ready to march at any time.

"There is a military order!"

It will be morning soon.

Suddenly, a rider came outside the big camp.

"General Fan?"

The soldiers on the sentry tower recognized the man and asked, "General Fan, what can I do for you?"

"Urgent order from Liangzhou!"

Fan Hailing shouted loudly: "Hurry up and get your General Guan out!"

"General Fan, wait a moment!"

The soldiers went to report.

Not long after, the commander of the Tianlang Camp, Guan Xin, rode out on horseback to greet them: "Old Fan, what happened in Liangzhou?!"

"Chen Sanshi is rebelling!"

Fan Hailing said sternly, "Come here quickly, Lord Xu has a secret order!"

"He really wants to rebel?!"

Guan Xincai approached.

Fan Hailing suddenly launched a surprise attack, and Guan Xin quickly swung his sword to block it, and the two fought together.

"Fan Hailing, are you fucking crazy?!"

The earth-shaking sound of horse hooves rang in his ears, and he suddenly realized, "Are you also following Chen Sanshi to rebel?!"

The Zhenbiao Camp and the Beifu Camp arrived and besieged Guan Xin while attacking the big village.

The soldiers of the Tianlang Camp and Feixiong Camp in the stronghold were completely unprepared for the sudden change. They were panicked and at a loss for what to do.

"Brothers, charge!"

Deng Feng rode on a green horse and joined forces with three martial saints, Ye Fengxiu and Rong Yanqiu, and attacked directly towards the gate of the stronghold.

"Don't panic!"

Upon hearing the news, the commander of the Feixiong Camp, Gu Yongzhou, rushed over and tried to turn the tide in the chaos, trying his best to mobilize the troops to resist.

however……

Bad news soon came again.

"General!"

"This is terrible!"

"The Azure Dragon Camp and the Suzaku Camp are attacking us!"

In this way, we will be attacked from both sides.

"How can it be?!"

Gu Yongzhou stared in astonishment and said, "Rong Yanqiu and Ye Fengxiu are both in front, who is leading them?!"

"I don't know! An old martial saint is holding a knife, a young lady is holding a stick, and the lieutenant general who was dismissed not long ago has all returned. There is no way to stop them!"

"..."

"Boom——"

There was a loud bang.

Dazhai was captured.

Guan Xin, the leader of the Tianlang Camp, had already been killed by Fan Hailing.

Deng Feng and five other martial saints gathered together and rushed towards Gu Yongzhou as if they were in an empty space. They surrounded him. With pursuers in front and no way to retreat behind, they were in a desperate situation.

"Lao Gu!"

Fan Hailing reminded: "Accept the surrender quickly and be loyal to Commander Chen, and you can still save your life!"

"Thief!"

Gu Yongzhou's eyes were red with anger: "Why should I be afraid of death?!"

Finished speaking.

He picked up his weapon and attacked the five Martial Saints at the Xuan Xiang realm, killing them in an instant.

The battle situation became clear in the shortest possible time.

The Azure Dragon and the Vermillion Bird were behind, the Town Flag and the Northern Palace were in front, and they surrounded the Heavenly Wolf Camp and the Feixiong Camp.

"I heard it all!"

Deng Feng's resounding voice echoed throughout Panshan Slope: "Commander-in-Chief Chen is leading his army in uprising. Those who are willing to pledge their loyalty must lay down their weapons. Otherwise, we will kill them without mercy!"

White robes rebel?!
The soldiers of the Tianlang Camp and the Feixiong Camp were immediately in an uproar.

An old general stood up and said, "Our Beiliang Army is a loyal and brave army. How could Chen Sanshi force us to rebel and destroy the old commander's lifelong reputation of loyalty and bravery?!"

"Yes!"

"How can the young commander be worthy of the old commander by behaving like this?!"

"My Eighth Battalion has fought for decades, how could we be reduced to traitors?!"

"..."

"My dear old uncles, have you all become senile and confused?"

Sun Buqi, wearing a dark blue robe, rode a fast horse and came up to the platform with a spear on his back: "We are rebelling, how can we be traitors?!"

"Master?!"

"Master, you were also coerced into participating by Chen Sanshi?!"

"Master, you can't do such a thing that goes against the loyalty of the old commander!"

"..."

"Ridiculous!" Sun Buqi said loudly, "The court is full of treacherous officials, and they have been suspicious of my father for a long time. They are just afraid that he has a large number of troops, so they have not taken action yet!

"Why do you think my brother-in-law Chen Sanshi is being summoned to the capital? It's nothing more than a plan to deprive him of his military power first and then plot to harm him!

"By then, what will be the fate of me, Sun Buqi, as the only bloodline of the Sun family left in the world?!

"Besides, before my father died, he handed the Dragon Gallbladder Silver Spear to Chen Sanshi in public, and later betrothed my sister to him. Why do you think that was?!

“That’s all I have to say!
"You are all veterans who have followed my father for decades. If you really want to recognize my Sun family, you must first recognize my father's legacy!"

"Master!"

"I wait……"

"I am willing to serve you!"

"..."

This is the end.

The four battalions became six battalions.

Together with the Hongze Camp and Daji Camp still outside Liangzhou City, the eight major camps returned to their positions.

One hundred thousand soldiers of Beiliang were all under the control of the white-robed man.

After seizing the military power with thunderous force, the six battalions of troops began to attack Youzhou under the arrangement and deployment of Xu Wencai, while heading south to cut off the food supply and retreat routes of Liangzhou City.

Follow the previous rules.

After the autumn harvest, part of the grain collected in the various prefectures in the northern border will be transported to the capital by water, and part will be transported to the three northwestern states to maintain the local Beiliang Army.

But now the autumn harvest has just passed, and the food and grass, which were already small in number, are still being coordinated. Now that the roads are cut off, Liangzhou has completely turned it into an isolated city. Relying on the stored food in the city, it cannot hold out for long.

As long as we take this city, we will be able to gain a foothold in Liang and Youliang provinces and then make further progress.

Just a few days later, the army arrived at the city of Liangzhou.

"The third one!"

Cheng Wei rode to the city gate and persuaded them: "Liangzhou City has been surrounded. You can either abandon the city and flee, or open the city and surrender. There is no third option!"

"Second Brother, I think you are crazy!"

Third Senior Brother Nie Yuan stood on the city wall and accused, "Do you think you will be happy only if you kill everyone in the sect?!"

"Third brother, stop your bullshitting!"

Meng Guangxin picked up a stone and threw it at them: "It is the imperial court that has gone too far and forced us to this point! In short, you have already lost, open the city gate quickly, so as not to implicate innocent people!"

"Okay, you win."

Nie Yuan asked, "What will happen next? You have started a rebellion, and you are a traitor. Even if you take over Liangyou and Youzhou, how will you survive in this world?!"

"nonsense!"

Meng Guangxin's eyes widened with anger, and he said confidently: "The court is full of treacherous officials, causing chaos in the government. We will naturally go all the way south to the capital to purge the emperor!"

"Qing Junzi?!"

Third Senior Brother Nie Yuan shook his head and sighed: "Old Fifth, Old Fifth, you are so naive! What if His Majesty is wise and gets rid of the treacherous villains you mentioned? How will you survive then?!"

Meng Guangxin stuttered, not knowing how to answer.

This time they used "self-preservation" as their biggest excuse to quickly gain control of 100,000 troops in Liangzhou. However, if they really wanted to eradicate the treacherous officials, there would be no so-called "cleansing the court". There would be no reason to continue, and it would become a "battle without a reason."

"Zhu Xian!"

Cheng Wei took over the conversation and said, "The immortals are unkind and spread poisonous weeds to harm the people. I, the Northern Liang Iron Cavalry, swear to eradicate the spiritual weeds in the world!"

"What a big joke!"

Third Senior Brother Nie Yuan refuted: "The spiritual herb issue is not unique to our Great Sheng Dynasty. Xiqi, Nanxu, and even Dongqing, which one of them doesn't have a higher spiritual herb tax than us?!

“If the imperial court first gets rid of the treacherous officials, and then issues an imperial decree ordering you to attack the enemy country, and for every inch of land you conquer, the people of Dasheng will be exempted from the spiritual grain tax, what will you do?

"You can attack the enemy country but don't, you can kill the enemy's immortal but don't, but you have to attack your own court, causing the people of our Great Sheng Dynasty to suffer war. This can only mean that you are nothing more than a rebellion under the banner of killing the immortal. You are still traitors and rebels, and you have no reason to fight! The scholars of the world will not agree, and the people of the world will also blame you for starting a war! You still have no reason to fight!"

Cheng Wei and Meng Guangxin were suddenly speechless.

After failing to persuade him to surrender, he could only return to the camp.

"Big Brother, I have already explained the pros and cons to them."

Third Senior Brother Nie Yuan returned to the tower and sighed, "But do you really think His Majesty would do this? Yan Liang has been with His Majesty for his entire life, and you want to kill him just because of a few impeachments?"

"I know your Majesty too well. He will definitely do it."

Lu Ji, who was as tall as a mountain, was sitting in front of the chessboard at this moment, and the chess piece in his hand looked particularly small.

People only know that the martial arts he practiced were fierce and domineering, but few people know that Mr. Fengchu Fang Qingyun's chess skills were taught by him personally under an old locust tree.

He made a move lightly: "Once the imperial court makes these two moves, Junior Brother's 'trend' will not be stable, and the Northern Liang Army will have no reason to continue fighting."

"But Junior Brother will not be sentenced to death."

Third Senior Brother Nie Yuan said thoughtfully, "If the court kills Elder Yan, it means that Junior Brother and the others are not at fault. Then we can use our connections to intercede for them. At most, they will be stripped of their titles, given a moderate punishment, and their families will be sent to the capital. It's even possible that they can continue to stay in Liangzhou. In this case, their commotion is quite beneficial to us brothers."

"It's hard to say in the future, but..."

Lu Ji stared at the chessboard: "Being obedient is the best option right now. Do as I tell you, and I will put an end to this farce in Liangzhou."

……

The rebel army, the central military tent.

After Meng Guangxin and Cheng Wei came back, they recounted their conversation with Nie Yuan at the city gate.

After listening.

Everyone had a headache.

"What the three-surnamed slave said is really right about this matter."

Wang Zhi muttered, "Throughout history, the successful examples of uprisings under the banner of 'clearing the imperial court' were basically because the emperor really trusted a group of officials and was unwilling to convict or execute them even if many people impeached them. When the 'rebels' were about to reach their doorstep, the emperor was afraid of those officials and would take action. But by then, it was too late to say anything.

"But if we just kill these officials right from the start, then the idea of ​​'clearing the court' will no longer work.

"and……

"I have no doubt that our Majesty will do so!"

"Little junior brother."

Rong Yanqiu stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the man in white robe who was concentrating on checking the grain accounts: "Say something and make a decision."

"If you can get one of the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix, you can pacify the world~"

Xu Wencai waved his feather fan and boasted, "Now that Crouching Dragon and Phoenix are by your side, how can there be any uncertainty in the world? Don't worry, with Mr. Fang in the capital, our rebel army will have a legitimate reason to march out."

……

……

Beijing.

Just when there was unrest in Liangzhou in the northern border, there was also a storm in the capital city thousands of miles away. The two things happened simultaneously.

September 7th, the seventy-sixth year of the Longqing reign.

On the eve of Emperor Cao Kai's retreat, on his way to the Taimiao outside the city to offer sacrifices, Mr. Fengchu Fang Qingyun stopped him and made a memorial. The first memorial was that the immortals were unkind, the second was that the emperor was stupid, and the third was that he was treacherous.

This is the third movement.

Not only did he reveal the truth about the "Ten Days of Yunzhou" and the "Three Prefectures of Guandu" in front of tens of millions of people, he also listed the ten crimes of the Yan family father and son, and begged His Majesty the Emperor to severely punish them.

A violent storm arose in the capital city.

Due to insufficient evidence, both sides stick to their own story.

Therefore, Emperor Longqing ordered that the chief minister Yan Liang be temporarily dismissed from office and return home to recuperate, and ordered Prince of Jin Cao Huan, and Prince of Qi and Prince of Qin to thoroughly investigate the matter together.

Until this day.

The news of Chen Sanshi's rebellion in Beiliang added another bolt of thunder to the already turbulent capital.

Inside the Zhongjue Hall.

The faction of Prince Jin and Ming Qingfeng is confronting the Yan Party represented by Prince Qi and Prince Qin.

After seeing the secret letter about Liangzhou's rebellion and the white-robed leader gathering a hundred thousand soldiers, the hall suddenly fell into silence.

After a while.

Ming Qingfeng broke the silence. He pointed at Yan Maoxing's nose and cursed: "Yan Maoxing! Look at what you have done! You have angered the heavens and the people! If you don't die, I'm afraid that all the border soldiers in the world will rebel!"

"Nonsense! Where's the evidence?! Just relying on a few forged letters and the nonsense of a few unknown passersby, you can put such a big blame on me?!"

Yan Maoxing argued: "This is clearly a plot by you, Ming Qingfeng, who wants to become the Prime Minister of the Cabinet together with Fang Qingyun and Chen Sanshi! In my opinion, it is not Chen Sanshi who wants to rebel, but you, Ming Qingfeng!"

"okay!"

"Shouldn't we first discuss how to deal with Chen Sanshi's rebellion?!"

"How dare you, Zhu Zi!"

"The court has treated him with great kindness, why would he do such a treacherous act?"

"Don't panic. General Lu Ji still occupies the city of Liangzhou and can hold on for a while. Moreover, General Lu has killed many enemies and practiced the way of the gods. In my opinion, General Lu's current strength may be even stronger than the white robe!"

"The root of the problem is still in Guandu. In my opinion, if we take down Yan Maoxing and his son, the people under Chen Sanshi will naturally collapse!"

"It is better to let Your Majesty make the decision on such an important matter."

……

Longevity Palace.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Huang Hong looked at the porcelain bottle in the hands of Emperor Longqing and said with joy from the bottom of his heart: "With the foundation-building pill in hand, your majesty will succeed in building the foundation soon. When the time comes, with the addition of Longyuan and the Imperial Seal, you will be able to shock the immortal master and protect the world!"

Cao Kai's face was calm, and he just asked calmly: "Where did Sun Xiangzong's things come from? Have you found out?"

"It is most likely related to the Far North back then."

Huang Hong said seriously: "Since Sun Xiangzong's death, I have been looking for him. Not only me, but also many immortal masters and even ancient demon cultivators are looking for him."

"Keep looking."

Emperor Longqing waved his whisk and said, "Only when I get all the things from the 'garrison commander' can I truly fulfill what I just said about protecting the people. I will be going into seclusion soon. After the seclusion is over, I hope to get accurate information."

"My slave takes orders."

Huang Hong stood up.

But he had just left for a cup of tea when he came back in a hurry.

"His Majesty!
"Chen, Chen Sanshi is rebelling!"

"..."

The old emperor was stunned for a moment, his mouth curled up coldly before calming down: "Zizhan wants to leave his hatred for me to be fulfilled by his disciples. I thought that I was virtuous and could influence Chen Sanshi to serve me, but I didn't expect that it would become a farmer and a snake. The general I worked so hard to promote turned around and bit me. Alas!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Just think of it as feeding a wild dog that you can't tame."

Huang Hong said anxiously: "The most urgent matter is that Chen Sanshi used 'Yunzhou' and 'Guandu' as an excuse to burn Linghe and start a rebellion with 800 miles of beacon fire. Now he has gathered 100,000 troops to besiege Liangzhou City. What should we do?!"

"A traitor will never amount to anything."

Emperor Longqing stood up and said in a voice as clear as the underworld: "Whatever excuse they use to rebel, we will destroy it. After this period of time, my retreat will be over. No matter who they are, they will never be able to escape from my grasp."

"Slave, I understand."

……

Zhongjue Hall.

After a quarrel, Yan Maoxing, together with the King of Qi and the King of Qin, left the hall angrily.

on the way back.

"Don't worry, Master Yan!"

King Qi consoled him, "With my two brothers here, we will never let Ming Qingfeng succeed!"

The current situation in the court.

A strict party is still a strict party.

But the prince's party at that time was gradually replaced by the party headed by Prince Jin.

Once the Yan family father and son fall.

The King of Qi and the King of Qin never had another chance.

Naturally, they will try their best to help clear the suspicion.

"Thank you, Your Highnesses!"

Yan Maoxing bowed and said, "The country cannot be without a king for a day, nor can it be without a crown prince for a day. After this incident is over, even if I risk my life, I will recommend Your Highness as the crown prince of our Great Sheng Dynasty!
The parties bid farewell.

Yan Maoxing hurried back to Yan's Mansion.

In the Wutong Courtyard.

as always.

The old and frail Chief Minister Yan Ge Lao, wearing a suit made of fine silk, sat on a rattan chair, holding colorful seeds in his hands, feeding the birds very leisurely, as if everything happening in the capital at this moment had nothing to do with him.

"Dad, don't be afraid, our family is fine!"

Yan Maoxing comforted him, "The matter was handled very cleanly at the beginning. Fang Qingyun was just bluffing. The evidence in his hand was not sufficient at all. I have reached a consensus with the two princes, the King of Qi and the King of Qin, to find a way to frame Ming Qingfeng for this matter."

Lord Yan didn't say anything, but just continued to feed the birds.

"Dad, why don't you say a word? Are you really ready to die? Forget it! Dad, you are old too. There are some things you really can't worry about anymore. Leave it to me! I will write a letter now and find a general from the three prefectures to give false testimony to muddy the waters first!"

As Yan Maoxing spoke, he rushed into the study in the yard. He was about to grind the ink himself at the desk, but he froze in place as soon as he stepped over the threshold.

I saw...

On the desk, there was a tray with an orange-yellow gold foil as the base. On top of the gold foil, there was a white silk and a pot of imperial wine. One had to choose one of the two.

"Dad, this was sent from the palace?!"

Yan Maoxing was a little unsteady on his feet. He held onto the door frame and said, "What do you mean?! What does this mean?! My Yan family has done so many things for him, and this incident…"

"I asked to die on my own initiative."

The old voice of Yan Gelao sounded faintly, very calmly: "I am already a man who is about to be buried. Your Majesty is kind. After I die, you can go to Beiliang to find Changqing, and the two of you can escape to Xiqi together. From now on, you can hide your identity and stop being an official. The money you have accumulated over the years is enough for you to be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life.

“Go and clean it up.

"The palace has given me a three-day deadline. You have three days to leave the capital."

……

Wu'anhou Mansion.

Inside the pavilion.

In front of the chessboard.

"Your Highness, it's time to take action."

Fang Qingyun slowly picked up a chess piece and said, "If what I guessed is correct, His Majesty has already sentenced Elder Yan to death.

“As I said before, ‘Yan’ can only be ‘overthrown’ but can never be truly ‘executed’.

“Otherwise, once Lord Yan dies, and an imperial decree is issued to attack Dongqing in order to reduce the spiritual grain tax, things will become very difficult.

“Tomorrow, Your Majesty will officially go to Kunlun Mountain. On the way, whether it succeeds or not, we will follow the previous agreement and use the King of Qin and the King of Qi as shields.

“We all…

"Then you can have a legitimate reason to be a teacher."

"Snapped!"

Finished speaking.

The chess pieces fell heavily.

"That's natural. I've made arrangements."

King Cao Zhi of Yan played with the chess pieces, raised his eyebrows and said, "My fourth brother and eighth brother are two pure idiots, more useful than our own people, and they will do whatever you tell them to do.

"But~"

He paused and said, "After the incident has become serious, it may not be safe for General Fang to stay in the capital alone. Why don't you come with us? It just so happens that after we start the rebellion in the future, we will also need you, the young phoenix, to guide us.

"Why not."

Fang Qingyun picked up the jade flute beside the chessboard and said, "Then I will follow your instructions."

……

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

Emperor Dasheng went to Kunlun Mountain to practice in seclusion, burning incense and praying along the way to make it known to the people.

Suddenly.

Above the blue sky, a sword cultivator flew in, his strength surging, and he had already surpassed the twelfth level of Qi Refining.

He stood in the air, his voice like a bell:
"Cao Kai, Xunxianlou Cui Zichen is here to take your life—"

Finished speaking.

Cut it down with one sword.

"assassin!"

"There are assassins!"

"Keng——"

The sound of swords being drawn continued.

Several more cultivators came flying from all directions.

For a moment, magic power surged and sword light flashed.

finally.

Both sides suffer losses.

Xunxianlou fled far away and was unable to force out the Longyuan Sword until his death, and the assassination failed.

Emperor Longqing was also injured and went into seclusion and no longer appeared in public.

same day.

Under the instigation of Yan Maoxing, the King of Qi and the King of Qin sent people to assassinate the King of Jin, Cao Huan.

Cao Huan fled the capital overnight under the escort of Yan Wang Cao Zhi.

From then on, the King of Qi, the King of Qin and the Yan Party controlled the government. As long as the Yan Party was not destroyed, the whole world was furious.

Cao Huan, Prince of Jin, and Cao Zhi, Prince of Yan, fled all the way to the eastern region. With the support of local military generals and aristocratic families, they launched an uprising with the intention of "clearing the court of corrupt officials". They gathered an army of 80,000 and occupied three states.

"really."

Cao Zhi recalled the assassination attempt that day: "With our strength, we were still not enough to kill my father, and we couldn't even force out the Longyuan Sword. Fortunately, Mr. Fang planned ahead of time. This incident dragged everyone down with him, and the 'King of Qin' and the 'King of Qi' became members of the Yan Party.

"My father wants to kill Lord Yan and his son to keep the peace, so should he kill the King of Qin and the King of Qi?

"If I really kill my two brothers, and my sixth brother, the Prince of Jin, joins forces with me, it means I will be tied to the Xunxian Tower that assassinated him. Should I kill him?

"If we kill them all, there will be no one left at the imperial court.

“So, the King of Qin and the King of Qi will not die, and neither will Yan Liang and his son.

“My sixth brother had an excellent reputation, no worse than the previous crown prince, but now he has been assassinated by the Yan Party, and the whole world is outraged!
"We will send out troops to attack again, and we have a legitimate reason.

"What a phoenix cub, what a pair of big hands, together with that white robe, it has caused chaos in this world!"

This is the end.

All the people in the world knew was that the emperor was in seclusion, and the Yan Party, together with the two foolish kings of Qin and Qi, were causing chaos in the court. The people of the world rose up in arms to fight against them, and they were the army of justice.

September 26, the 76th year of the Longqing reign.

Jin Wang Cao Huan issued an edict, requesting the white-robed men of Liangzhou to help clear the court of evil officials.

The white robes of Liangzhou go out on a quest with a pretext.

In late October of the same year.

Taking advantage of the civil strife in Dasheng, Dongqing, Nanxu and Xiqi launched a joint attack on Dasheng.

It can be said that, "When Sheng lost his white robe, the whole world chased him away."

There are no more flying generals in Longcheng to guard the country.

From then on, many heroes emerged.

The world is in chaos!

(End of this chapter)