Even emperors have it tough, so don't be too picky about the entries.

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Chen Shao was stunned.

If the King of Zhao's soldiers were to mutini, he could easily resolve the situation.

At worst, we can send King Zhao's wife to the military camp to dance and coerce him. I don't believe he won't comply.

But the Yellow Turban Army is a bit more difficult to deal with.

The Yellow Turban Army had long been active among the people, but it had never gained significant influence.

However, with Chen Yuan's rise to power, natural disasters continued, and he was also ambitious and eager for quick success. In order to raise an army of 500,000, he did not hesitate to instruct Han Cao to secretly sell official positions.

They even allow installment payments.

Those who bought their way into office would exploit the people to repay their loans.

When officials oppress the people, they will surely rebel.

Several old Taoist priests used talismans and water to gradually gather the people and win their hearts, eventually reaching a scale of hundreds of thousands of people, and they were active in the Central Plains and the North of the Great Yan.

If it's them, then things will really get tricky.

How many people are there?

"I estimate there are five directions."

The Yellow Turban Army was not a disorganized group, but rather reorganized into thirty-six factions.

There are approximately five thousand people on each side.

Five directions, that is, 25,000.

Chen Shao breathed a sigh of relief:

"Fortunately, there aren't many people."

"King Zhao has 30,000 troops. With 25,000 against 30,000, and the city has the advantage of terrain, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

Ma Yaozu, who was standing next to him, knelt down with a thud.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... There is something I dare not fail to say."

"King Zhao... Bah, bah, bah! Chen Du, that bastard, leads the way in corruption, and the army is seriously embezzling salaries."

"Those 30,000 troops are the number on the roster; in reality, it would be good if we could gather 10,000."

"Moreover, most of these 10,000 people are from wealthy families, gilded by connections. They are poorly disciplined and corrupt. Relying on them to fight the gold thieves is probably..."

Chen Shao's smile froze instantly.

They're drawing salaries without working, again and again. They're drawing salaries in the capital and then in other places.

The whole country is just an empty shell.

It's a fucking miracle that the Great Yan Dynasty hasn't fallen yet!

Chen Shao was still somewhat skeptical.

He asked suspiciously:

"Is this King Zhao so determined to rebel, and he's even drawing his own salary without working? Has he lost his mind?"

Anyone who wants to rebel or start an uprising, doesn't prepare for war and military action.

We've seen plenty of people who say "accumulate grain before declaring themselves king," but this is the first time I've ever seen someone declare themselves king early and amass a vast amount of grain!

"Your Majesty is unaware that Chen Du has no great ambitions. He only wanted to live a peaceful and enjoyable life as a local tyrant, content with watching music and dancing and sleeping with women every day."

"It was Wu Wenyong who kept encouraging him, saying that His Majesty's foundation was unstable and that Weibo had a strong army and sufficient food, which made him have the idea."

"But Chen Du was extremely greedy. He would take half of the military pay first, and then take half from the generals at all levels. In the end, the soldiers couldn't even get enough to eat."

"Receiving a salary without working is commonplace."

That's amazing, Chen Shao admires it.

"Why did the Yellow Turban Army attack? I came in great secrecy, it's impossible for the news to have leaked out so quickly."

"Your Majesty, the Yellow Turban Army is a rebel army. Taking over Weibo will put them in a threat to the capital. Moreover, Weibo is a convenient transportation hub between the north and south and is quite wealthy. They will want to plunder it as well."

Wu Song, who was standing nearby, was not happy to hear this.

"Damn it, people won't rebel unless the officials force them. Everyone's starving; who can just sit and wait to die?"

"If there were even a bite to eat, who would willingly become a traitor?"

"Chen Du is rich but heartless. He holds a position but does not fulfill his duties. If I were in his shoes, I would first take down Wei Bo and use his bird head as a sacrifice to the heavens."

Seemingly feeling that his words were too harsh, Wu Song gave Chen Shao an apologetic smile.

"I did not mean it by His Majesty's name."

Chen Shao waved his hand, indicating that it didn't matter.

Wu Song said again:

"The Yellow Turban Army's original intentions were good, but unfortunately, the higher-ups have forgotten their original aspirations."

"From initially seeking justice for the people, to now enriching themselves and satisfying their own desires."

"It is said that after conquering several cities, they looted everything, like a locust swarm... even more bandit-like than bandits."

"They talk about upholding justice, but they do heinous things. They're no different from that filthy Chen."

Chen Shao suddenly realized that this rough man with a martial arts level of 150 was more insightful than most of the civil officials in the court.

Their desire to subdue the Song Dynasty grew even stronger.

It's just a pity that I haven't touched the chord in his heart yet, so he can't immediately bow down in worship.

He snapped out of his thoughts and turned to the messenger leader:

When will the Yellow Turban Army arrive at the city?

"Your Majesty, we estimate we'll arrive around dark. We didn't bring any supplies, so they're probably prepared to loot everything again."

Chen Shao made a decisive decision.

The reason for ordering someone to take King Zhao away for treatment was not out of pity, but because he was still useful.

Wu Song and Ma Yaozu received their military seals and, along with several leaders of the Dragon Subduing Gang, headed straight to the military camp to take over military power.

Chen Shao stayed behind to guard the Prince's Palace.

The first thing he did was to summon all of King Zhao's wives and concubines.

Nowadays, the only way to win is to gamble on the probability of becoming a famous general by "killing one's wife".

Soon, a large group of people stood in front of them.

The hall was packed with women.

Chen Shao was shocked; this bastard actually had over a hundred wives.

No wonder he didn't originally want to rebel.

Such a simple and unpretentious life can indeed easily make people lose their ambition.

Chen Shao held the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

Start by looking at the first one.

A row of attribute boxes popped up in front of me.

The first woman was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, adorned with jewels, and her voluptuous figure made her silk dress stretch taut.

[Name: Liu Ruying]

Age: 40.

[Military Strength: 30, Domestic Affairs: 40, Intelligence: 55, Ambition: 80.]

[Status: Skilled in sexual arts, greedy, and as voracious as a wolf.]

Holy crap... Chen Du has good taste, taking such an old concubine?

But at this point, Chen Shao couldn't care less about anything else.

With a wave of his Green Dragon Crescent Blade, he asked, "Would you be willing to become my concubine?"

The woman was terrified and hadn't even had a chance to speak.

Chen Shao nodded.

"Oh, you're willing."

Then they walked to the next one.

[Name: Britney Jones]

Age: 30.

[Status: Confused, with thinning hair.]

Niubi!

Chen Shao was impressed; he could even find foreign girls here!

The key is that he, Chen Du, is capable!

"Would you be willing to become my concubine?"

The Green Dragon Blade was once again held against his neck.

"Yes! Yes!"

"I do!"

Chen Shao suddenly felt like he was watching a movie.

He continued in this manner, coercing each of them into becoming his concubines.

Chen Shao suddenly changed the subject, "Drag them all out and behead them!"

Instantly, chaos erupted throughout the hall.

A group of people knelt together, sobbing.

Is this emperor out of his mind?

If I make her your concubine, you can use her as you please. Why would you kill her?

If you're going to kill me, why are you asking these questions?

What kind of perverted pleasure is this?

"This sinful woman is willing to serve Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

"This sinful woman is willing to endure ice and fire for Your Majesty; Your Majesty, please have mercy."

Chen Shao ignored it and simply waved his hand, ordering the soldiers to take them all down.

[Ding, it has been detected that the host is attempting to kill a large number of wives and concubines to trigger the "kill wives to gain generalship" effect. The "passing off as a general" effect is ineffective.]

Friendly reminder: Do not exploit system bugs; otherwise, you will be responsible for the consequences.

[The effect will only be triggered if the person truly meets the standards of a wife.]