My name is Huang Tian, ​​what the hell is this "Heaven is dead" nonsense?

Chapter 38 The World
Seven months have passed in the blink of an eye.

So much has happened in these seven months.

First, the Daoist court officially issued a proclamation to the world, establishing Luoyang as its capital and setting up the government, science, and Daoist academies to govern the world, requiring all prefectures and counties to submit to the rule of the Daoist court.

When the proclamation was issued, the whole country was terrified.

Without a second thought, the officials of the various counties in the Sili region declared that they would unconditionally obey the command of the Daoting. Jizhou was the stronghold of the Yellow Turban Army, so naturally they would not disobey the order. Bingzhou and Youzhou were leaderless and the people longed for stability, so they sent envoys to the capital to negotiate with the Daoting.

The officials of Liangzhou all sided with the Daoting government and then frantically sought help because the Qiang people of Liangzhou had rebelled!
Song Yang, Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou and others raised an army in rebellion, elected Bian Zhang and Han Sui as their leaders, killed the prefect Chen Yi, and amassed an army of nearly 100,000. They then invaded Liangzhou and threatened the Three Auxiliary Regions.

When faced with the cruel and tyrannical Qiang people, the officials and military generals guarding Liangzhou turned to Daoting without hesitation. After all, Daoting was "one of their own," a Chinese, while the Qiang people were barbarians.

Given the choice between the two, anyone would choose the former, not to mention that the Dao Court was powerful and easily destroyed the original Han Court, making it a solid backer.

After deliberation, the Daoting government decided to appoint Zhang Liang as commander-in-chief and Lu Zhi, who had surrendered, as deputy commander-in-chief. They would lead 30,000 Yellow Turban soldiers and 20,000 reorganized Han soldiers to conquer the Qiang. The Daoting government's task for them was to hold off the Qiang people, avoid major mistakes, not seek military achievements, and stabilize the situation in Liangzhou.

The purpose of doing this was naturally to buy time, so that any one of Zhang Jiao and the others could master the basics of cultivation before they could unleash their full power to annihilate the rebellious Qiang people.

Seeing that Daoting's forces seemed to be tied down in Liangzhou and had to guard Sili and Jizhou, the other prefectures and counties figured that they wouldn't have the resources to attack them. So they ignored Daoting's orders, but they didn't dare to openly oppose them. They just planned to live a comfortable life in their own territory.

However, things always take unexpected turns.

When the refugees and common people in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and other places learned that the Yellow Turban Army had captured Luoyang, they were greatly encouraged and once again launched a large-scale uprising.

They attacked cities and fortresses under the banner of the Yellow Heaven Way, causing headaches for officials and scholars in various prefectures, who constantly organized armies to suppress them.

At that time, Zhang Bao, who was stationed in Jizhou, received an order from the Daoting government and led 40,000 elite troops and 20,000 local militia in two separate routes, marching east and south in parallel. Because of their strict military discipline and their refusal to harm the people, the people welcomed them wholeheartedly wherever they went.

Corrupt officials would scale the walls and flee, and almost no one dared to resist. Often, before the Yellow Turban Army even arrived, many officials in the city would have already fled upon hearing the news, leaving only a few honest and law-abiding clerks to guard the government offices and wait for the Yellow Turban Army to arrive for a "handover".

In just four months, Zhang Bao's troops successfully swept across most of the four prefectures, wiped out many powerful and influential families who had oppressed the local people, and successfully joined forces with the rebel army.

But then a new conflict broke out.

Some rebel armies were still disciplined and willing to obey Zhang Bao's command and accept training, but some ambitious individuals led their followers to slaughter villagers, rape and plunder, and make a fortune. Their ferocity was no less than that of the Han army, and in some cases even surpassed it.

They committed evil deeds and were instead smug about it, claiming to be acting on behalf of Heaven. Unfortunately for them, they encountered a ruthless person like Zhang Bao.

Zhang Bao decisively dispatched troops to surround them. All military officers above the rank of platoon leader were beheaded and their heads displayed to the public. One out of every three squad leaders, platoon leaders, and squad leaders was executed. Ordinary soldiers were identified by the people. Anyone with conclusive evidence of killing innocent people was executed on the spot.

After a series of extremely harsh measures, the rebels who had joined them were terrified and immediately restrained their military discipline, and took the initiative to accept the reorganization and training of Zhang Bao's troops.

After five months of this process, all eight prefectures, including Ji, Yan, Qing, and Xu, were brought under the control of the Dao Court.

Meanwhile, Zhang Jiao and others successfully began their training and gained a basic understanding of the local arts. Huang Shao, He Yi, and the other six immediately rode fast horses to Liangzhou to join Zhang Liang and Lu Zhi's army. Then, Zhang Liang launched an offensive against the Qiang army in Tianshui County.

More than 100,000 soldiers from both armies clashed in the open field for two days, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

On the third day, twelve towering earth giants appeared on the battlefield and utterly defeated the Qiang army. Zhang Liang and Lu Zhi seized the opportunity and led their troops in a fierce pursuit, ultimately killing over 10,000 enemy soldiers, capturing 60,000, and leaving countless others missing. The Qiang people were severely weakened and dared not even think of turning east again.

This battle completely undermined the Dao Court's unparalleled prestige. The officials of the four prefectures of Jing, Yang, Yi, and Jiao yielded and sent envoys to submit to the Dao Court.

The world was thus at peace.

"This purple sphere of light is almost perfect, it's just a little bit short..." Inside the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Huang Tian looked into his mind and found that the purple sphere of light was becoming more and more rounded and natural.

"It seems that the four prefectures of Jing, Yang, Yi, and Jiao are only nominally subjugated. Once the army arrives and the government officials take over the local areas, the situation should be completely resolved."

Huang Tian made a guess in his heart, then closed his eyes. With a slight thought, time and space intertwined before his eyes.

The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and found himself in his familiar apartment.

"In the world at the end of the Han Dynasty, I broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, and in reality, I've reached the third level of Qi Refining..."

He felt the changes within his body and felt joy in his heart. He was quite satisfied with his breakthrough speed, after all, he had only been cultivating for less than a month and had already surpassed the cultivation of others for several years.

Huang Tian got up, stretched, took an orange from the bag on the bedside table, peeled it, and walked to the window to eat it quietly.

It was dusk, the sky was filled with rosy clouds, and the orange sunlight shone on the camphor trees along the roadside, adding a touch of pink to the leaves. Many vehicles shuttled by on the street, and through the lowered car windows, one could see the tired faces of people who had been busy all day.

drop drop~

As the bells rang, the electric scooter nimbly weaved through the traffic and headed towards the distant sunset.

"The sky is beautiful, and the oranges taste good."

The sweet and sour taste bursts in your mouth, and after swallowing the pulp, the faint fragrance of oranges still lingers on your lips and teeth. Huang Tian stuffs another segment of orange into his mouth until he has eaten the whole tangerine.

He took a deep breath of the cool evening breeze, went to the sink to wash his hands, then returned to the window, leaned against it, enjoyed the breeze, and took out his phone from his pocket.

9 month 30 day.

National Day is just around the corner.

"Xiao Zong has a day off tomorrow..."

Huang Tian remembered that he was just about to send a message to Zong Wenjun.

huh huh~

Two messages arrived via Feixin. Looking down, I saw they were from Zong Wenjun.

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I'll come see you tomorrow since it's a holiday.

Huang Tian smiled and replied: 【Have you bought your tickets?】

huh~
I bought the tickets several days ago, but I only managed to get tickets for the afternoon (sigh). I'll probably arrive in Changshi around 4 PM tomorrow, and I'll take a taxi directly from the airport to your place. I'll probably arrive around 5 PM.

Huang Tian: [Remember to check before you leave, don't forget anything.]

Zong Wenjun: [Don't worry~]

(End of this chapter)