Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 122: Those who should have died long ago, can’t grasp it, let me come
Lanzhou government office.

Yang Qingyi, the commander-in-chief of the Twelve Guards of Shaanxi, and all the major commanders and generals gathered together.

Everyone else was either standing or sitting, only Yan Kuang of Zhuanglang Guard and his lieutenant general Ning Yue were kneeling.

Yang Qingyi glanced at Yan Kuang from time to time, wishing he could cut him into pieces and feed him to the dogs.

Zhu Jinzhen, dressed in a python robe, sat at the head of the table, calmly observing the reactions of the people before him. He slowly said, "I thought that my openness would earn your loyalty, but it seems I was wrong."

These words are indeed serious.

The twelve guards of Shaanxi, from the commander-in-chief Yang Qingyi to the commanders-in-chief and lieutenant generals, all knelt on the ground in an instant: "We, the humble generals, swear to be loyal to Your Highness until death and have no second thoughts. Please understand Your Highness."

As they spoke, everyone glanced at Yan Kuang with eyes as sharp as knives.

The twelve guards of Shaanxi received orders from the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commandery almost at the same time, along with various solicitations and promises, or righteous persuasions.

But in the end, only Yan Kuang of Zhuanglangwei chose to mutiny.

To the point that Zhu Jinzhen's trust in them is now shaken. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, they would have wanted to cut Yan Kuang into pieces to vent their anger.

Zhu Jinzhen remained silent, looking at Yan Kuang, who was sweating profusely and lying on the ground, not daring to move or utter a word. "What benefit did Yan Song give you that would make you so decisively choose to betray me?"

"Your Highness, I, your Highness..." Yan Kuang trembled and could not speak a complete sentence intermittently.

From the moment Zhu Jinzhen appeared outside Lanzhou City and personally persuaded the Zhuanglang Guards to surrender, he knew that he was finished, but he still held a trace of unrealistic expectations in his heart.

Yang Qingyi turned around and slapped Yan Kuang in the face, angrily scolding: "Your Highness asked a question, and you dare to refuse to answer?"

Yan Kuang covered his face with his hands, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes.

"Are you waiting for Yan Shifan to save you? Or Yan Song? Or..."

"The dead man behind you?"

Zhu Jinzhen paused and looked at Cao Xueyang who was carrying a corpse back and the Tiance soldiers beside her. He signaled Yan Kuang to look back and see if the person he regarded as hope was the corpse that Cao Xueyang had killed and brought back.

Yan Kuang was struck by lightning when he heard this and turned around stiffly to look.

"boom!"

Cao Xueyang waved her hand and threw the corpse next to Yan Kuang. Then the Youlong Cavalry soldiers behind her dragged the two half-dead figures and threw them in front of Yan Kuang.

"Your Highness, this thief coveted the palace and has been killed by me."

Cao Xueyang ignored Yan Kuang's tearful expression of despair and bowed to Zhu Jinzhen. "Also, the secret guards have confirmed that Yan Kuang colluded with Yan Shifan, attacked Lanzhou Prefecture under the pretext of rescue, and used the Concubine Dowager to threaten Your Highness. This is evidence of his crime. Please review it, Your Highness."

Two female dragon riders carried two large boxes and placed them in the center of the hall.

Zhu Jinzhen nodded with satisfaction, "Well done."

Yan Kuang stared at everything in front of him in disbelief, muttering like a madman, "How is this possible? How... is this possible? Didn't Yan Shifan say that he was a land immortal, and that it would be no accident if they took action? Impossible, fake, fake! I don't believe it, I don't believe it."

Yang Qingyi and others were also a little curious.

Who could give Yan Kuang such great confidence to dare to rebel against his own prince?

Just one glance made the pupils of everyone present who knew the murdered person shrink.

"Happy King Chai Yuguan?" "He's not dead?"

"This person lived decades ago. Wasn't it said that he had already perished together with Fairy Yunmeng in the ancient city of Loulan?"

"Decades ago, Chai Yuguan was already a Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena, unrivaled in his quest beyond the Great Wall. After lying dormant for decades, he has indeed broken through to the realm of a terrestrial immortal!"

"So what if he's a terrestrial immortal? He's been dormant for decades, and he has the temperament of a tyrant. He's still dead, isn't he?"

"Yes, if you hadn't died in Loulan, you should have found a place to linger. But you chose to come and oppose Your Highness. Isn't that courting death?"

"No wonder Yan Kuang dared to betray His Highness. If His Highness wasn't in Lanzhou Prefecture today, with Chai Yuguan's strength and means, he might have succeeded. It's truly a blessing from heaven."

Even if the commander of the Twelve Guards of Shaanxi did not know King Happy, he must have heard of his name.

In those days, Chai Yuguan was at the peak of his power and was so arrogant that even the Western Demon Cult had to give him some face. Although he was cruel, treacherous and vicious, his extravagant behavior was unparalleled in the world.

Unexpectedly, the person I thought was dead.

But in this way, he appeared in front of them again.

Zhu Jinzhen was also a little surprised, "Is he the Happy King Chai Yuguan?"

In the martial arts world, ten years constitutes a generation, and twenty years would submerge many legends. As far as he knew, the Happy King had been a figure from at least thirty years ago, but he didn't expect that he was still alive.

As for what the commanders of the guards said, that God had mercy on him, Zhu Jinzhen did not comment.

Even if he was not in Lanzhou Prefecture, it would be impossible for Chai Yuguan, a mere person, to surpass Lei Ting even a single step.

If Zhu Jinzhen had not returned, and Changsun Wangqing was in charge of the coordination, she would never leave the Prince Su's Mansion easily. In front of her, let alone Chai Yuguan, even if Shen Lang, who had disappeared for decades, came along, he would still have no way out.

Cao Xueyang shook her head imperceptibly, indicating that she didn't know either. When she approached Chai Yuguan, she killed him with one strike, without even asking about his identity.

"Your Highness, it is indeed him." Yang Qingyi replied with a fist salute.

"When I took office, I read the Jianghu books and read about this man's appearance and the wanted documents issued by the Ministry of Justice. Furthermore, this man had caused great unrest in the border areas and around Yumen Pass, so I remember him clearly and will definitely not make a mistake."

"I see."

Zhu Jinzhen nodded and looked at the other two people on the ground: "Where are they?"

"Your Highness, one of them is Yan Shifan, the son of Yan Song, the Minister of Rites, and the other is Qiu Ruofeng."

"Qiu Ruofeng?" Zhu Jinzhen felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

"Your Highness, this man is the son of Qiu Tangbai, the owner of Qiushui Villa. He was originally just a playboy, but for some reason he suddenly reached the peak of the Profound Finger Realm. When he was captured, he was working for Yan Shifan."

Qiu Shui Villa, Qiu Ruofeng?

A light bulb went off in Zhu Jinzhen's mind, and he remembered the other party's identity.

"Have the Dragon Balls of the Demon Realm been integrated into this Zongwu world?" Zhu Jinzhen looked at Qiu Ruofeng deeply, his expression unchanged. He even accepted the matter of the First Emperor's attack on the sky calmly. The background of the world of the Dragon Balls of the Demon Realm was not qualified to move him at all, except for those Dragon Balls that were worthy of his attention.

However, he learned that the person in front of him was Qiu Ruofeng.

Zhu Jinzhen was also cautious and planned to ask the secret guards to check the whereabouts of Shangguan Yun, Chamulon and others. Since they couldn't get the dragon ball, he should do it himself!
(End of this chapter)