The old emperor only desires immortality; you must not rebel.

"The arts of immortals should be used by ordinary people in their daily lives!"

The Holy Emperor's voice resounded throughout the entire city of Jiangning.

A deep, resonant voice pierced the heavens!

A golden light also emanated from all the officials of Jiangning Prefecture.

If it cannot benefit the people, then what use is this magic?

Qi Yue bowed and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Long live the Holy Emperor!"

"Long live the Holy Emperor!"

A series of sounds merged into the sky!

The loud sound swept out in all directions.

As officials appointed by the Holy Emperor, they wielded absolute power in Jiangning Prefecture.

This authority includes a portion of the great power of the Holy Emperor!

Furthermore, it possesses the power to control a portion of the national destiny of Jiangning Prefecture!

Similarly, the Holy Emperor is also able to monitor their behavior simultaneously.

Once they use the power of the Holy Emperor, the Holy Emperor can detect it at any time.

If they harm the Qing Kingdom, the nation's fate will be shaken, they will be separated from themselves, and become ordinary people.

Without official position, one will naturally lose all power.

At this point, the Holy Emperor had achieved substantial control over the Jiangnan region.

Why is it described as substantial control?

As the collectors of the heads of powerful families, the lords of Jiangning Prefecture have now been completely wiped out by the Holy Emperor.

Here, everyone else is a faithful follower of the Holy Emperor!

The commands of the Holy Emperor are the highest creed!

This land will belong entirely to the Holy Emperor!

The wealth plundered from Jiangnan was enough for the Holy Emperor to extend the great undertaking of road construction throughout the country, even to the remote mountainous areas.

The Holy Emperor also implemented a "relocation" policy, moving people living in remote mountainous areas to areas outside Jiangning Prefecture.

Anyone who comes can claim land, receive money, and live in a free house.

With the encouragement of friends and family, people flocked to Jiangning Prefecture.

Jiangnan is a rich land, but this only applies to the men of Jiangnan. Most ordinary people have simply gone from eating cornbread to eating steamed buns.

As for land, there is none.

It can be said that in this era, most people do not own much land; land is always in the hands of a minority.

Outside Jiangning Prefecture, tens of thousands of people, shirtless and chanting slogans, were enthusiastically building new houses.

Everyone's face was beaming with happiness.

Having land and a house to live in is their greatest happiness.

These are all resettlement houses prepared by the Holy Emperor.

All migrant tenants who come here to participate in the construction of new houses will be granted the right to reside there.

Not far away, there is also a statue of the Holy Emperor.

These were all built spontaneously by the people, representing the highest form of worship for the Holy Emperor.

The Holy Emperor stood atop the city tower of Jiangning Prefecture, gazing at the distant scenery, a smile of pleasure and satisfaction on his face.

This is the kind of scene Daqing should have!

Jiangnan is not only wealthy, but has also been home to many talented people since ancient times!

In prosperous places, there are naturally many scholars, and those who can read naturally have more active minds.

The next step is to recruit a group of flexible thinkers to continue contributing to the great cause of the Qing Kingdom.

The Holy Emperor looked at the ten golden-armored guards below the city wall and declared loudly, "Ten days from now, I hope to see my statue in the capital of Chu!"

"Wherever the sun and moon shine, all is a blessed land!"

The Imperial Guards were all clad in uniform golden armor!

Their bodies are robust and tall, resembling small mountains.

This time, ten golden-armored guards of the Holy Emperor will lead the Imperial Guard and the Jiangnan uprising army to liberate the Chu Kingdom.

Why is it called the Jiangnan Uprising Army?

Because they were all soldiers from various garrisons in Jiangnan, they originally intended to physically eliminate the Holy Emperor, but under the influence of the Holy Emperor's iron fist, they spontaneously joined the Holy Emperor's ranks and chose to uphold the Holy Emperor's glory.

Under the heavy pressure of the Holy Emperor's iron fist, these young masters and soldiers underwent a complete transformation.

Especially after witnessing the Holy Emperor's divine power to change the course of rivers on that day, they directly became the Holy Emperor's faithful followers.

Ten golden-armored imperial guards clenched their right fists!

"loyalty!"

"loyalty!"

A deafening roar erupted.

Afterwards, five thousand Black Riders and twenty thousand Jiangnan rebels marched in a mighty rush towards the State of Chu.

……

Outside Zhennanguan,

On the city wall, several Chu soldiers were chatting idly.

"I heard that Qing Kingdom is distributing land. Do you think we'll get any land if we go there?"

"Shh!"

"Keep your voice down. The general just executed a few people not long ago. Do you have a death wish?"

"The general isn't here!"

Ding Si shook his head and said, "My cousin from my aunt's family is serving in the army in Qing Kingdom. I heard that they have all been allocated land."

"As long as you achieve military merit, you'll receive land!"

He has been in the Chu army for more than five years, and apart from his annual salary, he has had almost no income in recent years.

Unlike the garrison troops in other places, the soldiers of Zhennanguan did not have the opportunity to make extra money.

Aside from rewards, all they received was a salary!

Now that they hear that soldiers of the Qing Kingdom not only receive land, but can also be granted titles based on their military merits, they are naturally tempted.

Not only them, but I've heard that many people from the border region have recently moved to the Qing Kingdom quietly.

"snort!"

Suddenly, a cold snort rang out.

The expressions of the people who were discussing this suddenly changed.

Ding Si stiffly turned his head to look at the newcomer, stammering, "General...General!"

Xiong Wanche, his face cold, said in a chilling tone, "Discussing state affairs without permission!"

"Someone come here!"

"Take it down!"

Ding Si's expression changed, a look of unwillingness and determination suddenly appearing on his face. He broke free from the two soldiers and shouted, "General, did I say something wrong?"

"What are we risking our lives for?"

"Is it for the sake of those powerful families in the country?"

Ding Si roared indignantly: "We guard the border and risk our lives to fight, yet our meager salaries make it difficult to even feed ourselves! The nobles of Chu monopolize fertile land and titles; one's birth determines one's fate, and those from humble backgrounds will never have a chance to rise above their circumstances."

"Where is Qingguo?"

"Their people have land to live in and houses to live in, and their soldiers receive more than three times their regular pay every month!"

Ding Si was increasingly unwilling!

Why should I?!

They toiled and suffered on this frontier, while the powerful clans enjoyed themselves.

Xiong Wanche's face grew increasingly gloomy.

His gaze swept over everyone present, and his heart grew heavier.

He knew that there had been many similar comments in the military recently.

The State of Chu was very similar to the State of Qing; apart from a few surnames, most people had no way to advance their careers.

In the state of Chu, your surname determines the heights you can reach!

The Xiong and Chu families were of the highest rank, belonging to the royal family.

The second tier consisted of the three families of Qu, Zhao, and Mi, who controlled the positions of the three highest officials in the imperial court.

As for other surnames, they inherited various official positions in the imperial court.

In the state of Chu, if your father was a lowly soldier, you would be a lowly soldier for life.

In the State of Chu, the only chance to change one's fate is through reincarnation!

Just then, a violent rumbling sound suddenly came from the distant earth.

"Boom!"

The earth is trembling!

A dust tornado rose from the distant horizon.

A large black flag emerged from the smoke and dust!

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

"They're from the Qing Kingdom!"

Terrified screams came from the watchtower.

A continuous black torrent swept in from afar.

Xiong Wanche's expression changed drastically!

"quick!"

"Defend against the enemy!!"

"Boom!"

It was as if a thunderclap had exploded in everyone's ears.

The next instant, a golden light suddenly appeared in front of the city gate and then smashed it open.

With a deafening roar, the entire city gate exploded open!

The people on the city wall swayed uncontrollably and almost fell off.

A burly figure clad in heavy golden armor stood alone before the shattered city gate, his voice like thunder echoing throughout Zhennan Pass:

"By imperial decree!"

"Conquer the wicked Chu court and liberate the people within the pass! From this day forward, Zhennan Pass is under the jurisdiction of Daqing!"