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Chapter 311: The First Person in Yongzhou

There are three major military divisions in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Military Department, the Internal Affairs Department, and the Mountain and Sea Department.

The Military Department is responsible for attacking and killing, and is responsible for maintaining peace in the world; the Internal Affairs Department is top-notch, and is responsible for protecting the safety of the royal family; and finally, the Mountain and Sea Department is well-informed, and now manages the royal arsenal, and has close ties with the Yunlu Academy.

Shi Wenbo, Cui Jin and Ji He came from these three major military officers respectively.

Ji Zikong obviously had other intentions in arranging these three people to go to Yongzhou together. While giving candied dates to Xue Zhao, he also secretly kept something in reserve and did not fully trust this great general of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Ji Zikong reminded him, "General, the situation in Jinzhou and Danzhou is getting worse and worse. You should not delay any longer. You should lead the army tomorrow and try to drive out the Huang Tian thieves in Jinzhou and Danzhou. I always feel that they have great ambitions in those two states."

"I obey your order." Xue Zhao said solemnly.

Ji Zikong waved his hand nonchalantly and passed by Xue Zhao with his personal eunuch.

Along the way, Ji Zikong suddenly said, "Chu Daban, I remember whether the descendants of the Huangfu family are in Yongzhou?"

Chu Yuanfu, the chief steward of the Internal Affairs Department standing next to Ji Zikong, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty has a good memory. Huangfu Fa's direct descendants were indeed in Yongzhou back then. I also heard that there are still descendants of Huangfu serving as chief officers in the local military department."

Ji Zikong pondered for a while and said, "I have ordered them to have the chief officer of the Huangfu family come to the capital soon and go to the Shanhai Division to collect the spiritual power of the world for me."

The chief eunuch Chu Yuanfu was a little surprised and asked, "Your Majesty is planning to re-employ the Huangfu family?"

"The Huangfu family has been suppressed for so long, they must be eager to make achievements in order to change their situation. Besides, the Huangfu family is not a prominent family, so there is no need to worry about losing control even if they rise to power. After much thought, I think they are the most suitable people to do this and they are easy to control." Ji Zikong said casually.

Chu Yuanfu nodded and said, "I understand. I will arrange it right away."

Ji Zikong realized that the director of the Imperial Observatory was hiding something from him. Although he didn't know what the other party's purpose was, he didn't like this feeling very much.

In comparison, he still prefers to keep everything in his own hands, so that he can sleep well and act freely.

This is also true even for the great matter of the ancestor’s cultivation.

Yongzhou.

Three days had passed since the demon incident. After the maintenance of Shen Qing and others, the originally chaotic Yongzhou gradually returned to peace.

Even though they had not recovered to their past prosperity, at least they had defeated the demons, which filled them with confidence and joy inside and outside the city.

After this incident, Shen Qing became famous and became the number one person in Yongzhou, known as the Great Justice.

For a time, his actions became the topic of conversation among the surrounding counties.

Many people would even come from far away just to see him.

Shen Qing was also a little amused and helpless about this.

He didn't expect that his actions would lead to such consequences.

However, compared to these external reputations, he still values ​​the tangible gains more.

He really benefited a lot from the turmoil in Yongzhou this time.

Among the Thirteen Hongs in Yongzhou, except for the Huangfu family, almost all the properties of the other eleven families were taken by him.

Many restaurants, porcelain kilns, banks, pawnshops, etc. changed their names overnight and became Shen family businesses in the blink of an eye, giving birth to a new behemoth.

In addition, the wealth plundered from the major families was innumerable, which overturned his cognition and made him extremely rich all of a sudden. He did not have to worry about cultivation resources for a long time.

Bang, bang, bang.

There was a rhythmic knock on the door.

"Please come in." Shen Qing said without hesitation.

In the back hall of the Weiwusi Yamen, a familiar figure pushed open the door and walked in.

Tian Xiaohu clasped his hands together and said, "Sir, Wu Sheng is here."

"Let him in."

"Yes."

Tian Xiaohu hurried out of the door, brought in Wu Sheng, who looked a little haggard, and led him in front of Shen Qing.

Shen Qing looked at Wu Sheng and said with a smile: "Brother Wu, we meet again."

As a member of the Wu family, Wu Sheng stood in front of Shen Qing with mixed feelings.

He didn't expect that the unprepossessing stranger could actually do this. With just a wave of his hand, he wiped out the Wu family behind him.

If he had not been doing business outside and escaped the disaster and was not implicated, it would be hard to say what his fate would have been.

Wu Sheng bowed deeply, his voice filled with trepidation and gratitude: "Thank you, Lord Shen, for not abandoning me. It is my great honor to see you again."

Shen Qing raised his hand slightly, signaling Wu Sheng to excuse himself from the formalities: "Your Wu family is involved in collusion with demons. According to the laws of the Great Zhou, you are guilty of the crime and your entire clan will be executed. Do you know that?"

Wu Sheng had just stood up when his legs went weak again. He knelt on the ground and said in panic, "Sir, save me."

To be honest, he was just a bastard son of the Wu family. He had a low status in the family, and his mother died early, so he had no feelings for the Wu family at all.

He doesn't care whether the Wu family lives or dies, as long as it doesn't involve him.

Now from Shen Qing's tone, it seemed that he was going to be implicated as well, which made him very scared.

His level of cultivation is really not enough in front of Shen Qing. If he really wants to be attacked, he will have no room for resistance at all.

"Hey, what are you talking about saving or not saving?" Shen Qing quickly helped Wu Sheng up and said, "Brother Wu, you and I met by chance and we are old acquaintances. Even if I want to implicate others, I can't implicate you."

Hearing this, Wu Sheng was moved. He knelt on the ground and said, "If Master Shen has any orders, Wu Sheng will go through fire and water without hesitation. I am willing to serve you like a dog and a horse."

"Brother Wu, come to think of it, I really have something to ask of you."

"My lord, it's okay to say so."

"I remember that you can get wish beads and elixirs from other places. You have connections, right?"

Wu Sheng glanced at Tian Xiaohu standing beside him, who was looking at him vaguely.

"Master Shen..."

Shen Qing said: "It's okay to say it, we are all family."

Wu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously, "To be honest with you, Master Shen, I do have some ways to obtain elixirs and wish beads. I wonder what you want to do?"

Shen Qing smiled and said, "I want to borrow your power to build a trade route to collect wish beads and rare elixirs from the capital, no, from all over the world. Are you willing to help me with this?"

He has now gathered the wealth of the twelve noble families in Yongzhou and has become extremely wealthy. However, all this money is worldly to him. In this chaotic world, it is far less reassuring than improving his cultivation.

In his opinion, instead of keeping it in his hands, it would be better to transform it into cultivation resources and use it to improve the cultivation of his subordinates such as Tian Xiaohu.

With the help of these training resources, even if the Ji family controls the martial arts, he can find some opportunities in other ways.

After the incident with the demon in Yongzhou, he finally saw things clearly.

In this martial arts world where great power belongs to the individual, sometimes if you want to move up, fighting alone won't work.

When necessary, there must be someone around to help.

If Tian Xiaohu and his team had been more capable this time, they might have discovered some clues earlier and nipped the danger in the bud, rather than having to passively counterattack in the end. This time he was lucky and had a breakthrough to the Xiantian realm. Otherwise, facing the situation in Yongzhou, he really didn't know how to end it.

"Sir Shen, these pills and wish-power beads I have on hand all come from the hands of the rich and powerful playboys in Kyoto, as well as those officials in the court who are living in poverty. Sir, I wonder how many wish-power beads and pills you want?" Wu Sheng asked.

"There is no upper limit. First, collect all the elixirs and wish beads that can be looted from Kyoto. Then, find a way to recruit more people and go to all parts of the world to collect these martial arts."

When these words came out, Wu Sheng was shocked and his body seemed to be suddenly hit by an invisible force.

He guessed that Shen Qing might have a big appetite, but he didn't expect it to be this big.

Isn't Shen Qing's behavior equivalent to secretly building a private version of the Shanhaisi?
What does he want to do?
Is it rebellion?
Wu Sheng's heart was pounding and his throat was dry. "That would probably cost a lot."

"Money?" Shen Qing seemed to see through Wu Sheng's concerns, and chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of the money. Just let it go and find a way to make all the martial arts that can flow out of Kyoto available to us."

"I'm sure you've noticed that the world is going to be in chaos. A gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall. We must prepare for the current situation."

Wu Sheng fell silent after hearing this.

He felt that what Shen Qing said made sense.

However, the shady businesses currently on hand are not large in scale.

If it is as Shen Qing said, then he will have to put in a lot of effort.

As he spoke, Shen Qing took out a jade token and threw it casually.

Wu Sheng caught it subconsciously.

Shen Qing clasped his hands together and urged it on.

Wu Sheng immediately felt a surge of majestic spiritual energy, which made him feel refreshed. The bottleneck in his cultivation that had remained unchanged for many years began to loosen.

Just when he was about to immerse himself in it, Shen Qing grabbed with five fingers and took the jade token back into his hand.

"Do you know what this is?"

"what?"

"The spiritual essence in the spiritual land outside the city not long ago."

"A place of inspiration?" Wu Sheng was confused.

"If you can do well, this jade token will be yours. There may be more such situations in the future. Don't you want to give it a try?"

When Wu Sheng heard this and faced Shen Qing's unquestionable eyes, he vaguely realized that it was time for the world to change, and perhaps this was also an opportunity.

He knew he had no way out, and soon he made up his mind, and said firmly: "Thank you, Lord Shen, I will not fail in my mission!"

……

Outside the towering city walls of the capital, a wide and long official road winds its way.

There are many people walking on the road.

At the gate, a group of people wearing soft armor and carrying swords on their waists walked out of the city.

Pedestrians on the official road moved aside to make room for this group of people.

The leader of this group was a man of extraordinary bearing, who looked to be in his thirties.

This person is Shi Wenbo, the commander of the Five Cities Military Department.

He gently tightened the reins, looked into the distance with deep eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Yongzhou has always been a place where people's livelihood is prosperous. I didn't expect that it would be rampant with demons. I'm afraid that this will cause great suffering to the people."

"Back then, His Majesty separated the Weiwu Division from your Bingmasi to specifically deal with demons. Over the years, the number of manpower in the Weiwu Division has not decreased, but the number of demons has also increased. How can this be justified?" A stern-faced young eunuch following behind Shi Wenbo said in a shrill voice.

Shi Wenbo snorted coldly and said, "If it weren't for the Weiwu Division, there might be even more demons in the world. The Huangtian Cult rebels would have already reached the gates of Kyoto. And you, a eunuch, are still making trouble here?"

"You..." Cui Jin was furious.

A gentle and elegant prince walked out from between the two men and quickly advised, "Well, His Majesty sent us there this time because he must have noticed something, and it's not just a demon. You two should stop being angry and work together to get this job done."

Shi Wenbo nodded slightly when he heard this and took over the conversation: "Yes, there seems to be a hidden secret between the lines of the memorial submitted by Yongzhou recently. As imperial envoys, we should help Your Majesty to clear the clouds and see the blue sky."

"I will certainly not delay your majesty's business."

Ji He smiled and said, "Both adults are right. In this case, let's hurry up and get on the road."

"That's right. Who do you think will take him first?"

The three of them couldn't help but look at the young man behind them - Xue Yan, the third son of the Xue family.

Seeing that the three people's eyes were focused on him, Xue Yan bit the bullet and said embarrassedly: "My Lords, I am really sorry that I am holding you back."

Among the four, three have reached the Lingxu realm and can control rainbow light and travel a thousand miles a day.

He was the only one who was at the Danren level and could only move forward on foot, slowing down everyone else's progress.

But the three did not complain.

Xue Zhao is currently leading troops outside, and there must be other implications for His Majesty arranging his three sons to go with them, which is not something they should speculate on.

"Let me go first, five hundred miles per exchange."

Ji He clasped his hands together, and a dazzling rainbow light suddenly bloomed. Strands of light surrounded Xue Yan like silk ribbons.

Then, Ji He stretched out his body, merged into the rainbow light, and rose slowly towards the vast sky: "Let's go!"

After that, a rainbow light suddenly appeared and flashed across the sky.

Shi Wenbo and Cui Jin looked at each other, then quickly mobilized the spiritual power in their bodies and put their palms together.

In an instant, two dazzling rainbow lights, one blue and one red, gathered around the two of them. They followed Ji He and Xue Yan, broke through the clouds and soared into the sky.

They were moving at an incredibly fast speed, heading straight for Yongzhou.

Along the way, the whistling winds were blocked by the rainbow light.

All that remains is the majestic mountains and rivers.

After about half an hour, Ji He shouted, "Go on!"

After saying that, he threw Xue Yan with one hand, and he was thrown towards Shi Wenbo like a sack.

Xue Yan, who was in mid-air, screamed in fright. Just as he felt a sense of weightlessness, a green light dragged him down and moved forward steadily.

"Master Shi, you must hold on to me tightly." Xue Yan said with a pale face.

Swenber did not respond and silently quickened his pace.

Several people continued to control the rainbow light and hurried on their way.

After some corrections, they finally arrived in Yongzhou in the evening of the next day.

"Here we are."

The three of them looked at the city wall below them, and Xue Yan, whose face was as pale as paper, quickly descended. The rainbow light faded away, and they stood at the gate of Yongzhou City.

(End of this chapter)