This god is really evil

Chapter 306: Governor Li Yan
"I want to be a military governor."

Li Yan's words were so light and forceless, but to the ears of Huangmen Cao Jian and Situ Ming, they were like a thunderclap!
You should know that in the entire Great Qi Dynasty, there were only eight military governors, and they were all stationed at the border. Each of them only had one county or even half a county at most.

The Jiedushi was in charge of local politics, military affairs, economy and everything else. He was like a little emperor and an independent court who only obeyed orders but not announcements.

These eight Jiedushi of Da Qi were either great contributors to the founding of the country, or military generals who defended the border against other countries. However, they all had one thing in common, that is, they were all royal relatives and all had the surname Gao.

It is even more difficult for an official of a different surname to become a Jiedushi than to be crowned a king.

Li Yan's open request to be the governor was basically tantamount to treason.

Cao Jian was so angry that his face turned pale, and his eyes twitched. He looked at Li Yan in front of him and said grimly:

"Our Great Qi is peaceful and prosperous, the emperor is wise and brave, and the court is strong and powerful. Lord Li, do you think that you can challenge the court and the emperor with just the White Lotus Sect? A hundred religions rising up? Let's see which one dares!"

Then he continued sternly:

"We advise Lord Li to immediately follow us to the capital to thank our emperor and report back. We will then kidnap those evil White Lotus Sect members and take them away. You will have a bright future ahead of you. Don't make the mistake!"

Situ Ming on the side also shook his head slightly and said:

"Lord Li may not understand that the imperial court of our Great Qi will never tolerate rebellion. Not only the imperial court, but also our five major temples will not sit idly by. Lord Li was able to suppress the White Lotus Sect, and he is considered a capable minister and general of our Great Qi. It would be a pity if he was killed by the imperial court..."

But Li Yan was not angry at this time. He smiled slightly and said:

"What treason? Lord Cao, Shao Siming, you are wrongly accusing me. Everything I said is true. The world of Da Qi is in chaos and it is a time to need people. I want a small governor for the sake of Da Qi."

"You!" Seeing that Li Yan was unmoved, Cao Jian was about to lash out again, but he heard a burst of hurried footsteps coming from outside the door, and then saw a yamen runner running into the yamen hall quickly, with an anxious look on his face, holding a letter in his hand. He looked at the officials present, saluted to Li Yan and said:

"Sir, the news just came from the post station, which was rushed over 800 miles away. It said that in several surrounding states, the Tianli Sect, the Yixin Sect, and the Lingguang Sect were plotting a rebellion together and had occupied several county governments and a state government. They asked us in Qinghe County to prepare for defense as well..."

Cao Jian narrowed his eyes, snorted coldly, and said:

"Just a few crooked ways, once the imperial army arrives, it will only take a moment..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard the sound of flapping wings outside the door, and a small yellow bird flew in. A eunuch behind Cao Jian stretched out his hand, and the small yellow bird immediately landed in his palm.

Situ Ming couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, knowing that this little yellow bird was called "Xinfeng", a kind of message-transmitting spirit beast specially cultivated by the Taiyi Sect. It could transmit messages over thousands or even tens of thousands of miles. Only the imperial palace of Da Qi had this way of transmitting messages.

The eunuch quickly took a small letter tube from the claws of the little yellow bird. There was red lacquer from the royal family on it. It was the secret letter from the Great Qi Palace.

The eunuch presented the secret letter to Cao Jian with both hands. As soon as Cao Jian unfolded the secret letter and saw the seal on it, he knelt down instantly and said in a trembling voice:
"This is... a secret letter from the Emperor!"

This secret letter obviously came from the Imperial Household Department!
The group of eunuchs following behind Cao Jian also knelt down hurriedly at this time, respectfully waiting for Cao Jian to finish reading the secret letter.

Seeing the contents of the secret letter, Cao Jian's eyes widened and he said in a trembling voice:
"Hundreds of religions... Hundreds of religions are in rebellion!?" According to what was said in the letter, the entire eight regions and thirty-two states of the Great Qi were already in the midst of war.

Various cults that had been dormant for a long time, and even many that appeared out of nowhere, all began to cause chaos at this time.

What is even more terrifying is that these cults have begun to cooperate with each other instead of fighting against each other as they did in the past.

It even began to have its own hierarchical order and powerful organization.

Cao Jian had heard of the existence of the Ten Thousand Gods Alliance before, but it was said that it was just a loose cult organization, where these cults just huddled together for warmth.

Judging from the secret letter sent from the palace, the Pantheon is no longer what it used to be. It has begun to form a unified command over hundreds of cults. The key is that these cults are also willing to accept the dispatch of the Pantheon, and they don't even care about the different evil gods they believe in and any conflicts of interest.

This sudden scene stunned the entire court of Da Qi in just a few days. Fourteen of the thirty-two states in the world were lost one after another!

Among the remaining ones, many counties and prefectures were occupied by the Alliance of All Gods.

What is even more chilling is that even in the court of Da Qi and among local officials at all levels, there are many heretics who believe in evil gods.

These heretics who had been hiding in the court for who knows how many years suddenly attacked on the battlefield, killed their superiors, opened the city gates, and led those monsters into the city.

There is even a governor and three county magistrates who are actually evil cult members, and they hold highly respected positions in the cult!

This is how the Great Qi lost fourteen states in just a few days.

Originally, Da Qi had millions of troops and five major temples to guard the world, and those cults had always been attacking and fighting each other, and they could not form a joint force to fight against the court. The Da Qi court relied on the scattered sand among these cults to suppress all cults and heresies.

In these few short days, it was as if I had encountered some evil spirit!
The reason why this secret letter was delivered so urgently was to let Cao Jian stabilize Li Yan and not anger him. Even if Li Yan had some unreasonable demands, he could be stabilized verbally for the time being and talk about it later.

At the same time, Li Yan's reward was increased again, double that of before.

After all, as an official of Da Qi, Li Yan suppressed the rebellious White Lotus Sect and had 200,000 White Lotus soldiers under his command. He was considered a benchmark figure in the entire Da Qi and also served as a deterrent to those rebellious evil cults.

Now is the time when the court is recruiting people, so naturally we should reward them generously and give them preferential treatment.

Cao Jian's face was gloomy and his hands were shaking violently as he looked at the secret letter in his hand.

Li Yan on the side smiled calmly and asked:

"Mr. Cao, what do you think of the Emperor's secret decree?"

Hearing Li Yan's voice, Cao Jian trembled, then forced a smile and said:
"This... Congratulations to Lord Li, congratulations to Lord Li! The emperor has issued an edict, Lord Li has made great contributions to suppressing evil spirits, and is a pillar of the country. At this time of employing people, Lord Li is promoted to the governor of Huaizhou!"

(End of this chapter)