Jicheng, the headquarters of the Protectorate.
Bang~
Sun Jingwei was furious when he learned of his brother's death and immediately ordered: "Immediately mobilize all the troops and horses, I will bloodbath Yuyang and let them bury my brother with him!"
The servants around him saw that Sun Jingwei was so angry that they naturally did not dare to stand up and cause trouble at this time. What's more, now that the rebels have occupied Jicheng and want to intimidate the entire Youzhou, Yuyang's "thorn" must be removed. .
Otherwise, if the counties in Youzhou follow suit, how can they, the rebels like them, still have a foothold?
Therefore, instead of trying to dissuade Sun Jingwei, they all loudly agreed: "Shen Huaimin, the governor of Yuyang County, and Shi Ye Qingzhou, the commander of the generals, these two thieves resist the general and are resisting the destiny of heaven. They should destroy their nine tribes to serve as a warning to others!"< br>
Qin Jie, the most powerful general under Sun Jingwei, stood up and clasped his fists to plead for his life: "General, this is no longer an ordinary traitor. He must strike hard. I am willing to be the vanguard in this battle and win the Yuyang County City for the general. Zhu Chen, Ye Erni! ”
Qin Jie was born as a ranger from Yanzhao. He was skilled in bow and horse and had extraordinary bravery.
"Okay!"
Sun Jingwei saw that his men were fighting bravely and took the initiative to fight. He immediately laughed and said: "We will rest today and send out troops tomorrow. Whoever is the first to capture Yuyang in this battle will be able to plunder for three days without sealing the sword!"
Although Yuyang is a border county, because it is the border trade hub for the Donghu tribes, the business is prosperous, bringing together valuable goods such as silk from Yangzhou, pearls from Qingzhou, gold ornaments from Jizhou, black iron from Bingzhou, and even jade from Liangzhou. , with a dazzling array of products, everything you need.
Therefore, when I heard that those who entered Yuyang first could plunder for three days without sealing their swords, the rebel generals below immediately shouted: "The general is mighty, our army will win this battle!"
After the order was conveyed to the middle and lower-level soldiers, fanaticism immediately spread throughout the army.
Even the Black Mane and White Mane tribes of the Sirius Clan came to Sun Jingwei to offer their services and expressed their willingness to participate in the battle to conquer Yuyang.
Obviously, they also covet the wealth of Yuyang County,
But Sun Jingwei didn't intend to share the benefits, so he found a reason to refuse.
On the second day, a large army gathered outside Jicheng.
Sun Jingwei used three thousand servants as his main force, and relied on financial promises to stabilize the tens of thousands of border troops in the Northern Territory Protectorate. He then recruited landless refugees in Youzhou and quickly expanded his armed forces to 100,000 people.
Of course, the real combatants here are actually Sun Jingwei's servants and the more than 10,000 border soldiers who were surrendered by him.
These frontier soldiers were all forcibly recruited by the imperial court. Not only did they serve overdue service over the years, their food and salary were often withheld, so they had long harbored dissatisfaction in their hearts.
After Sun Jingwei killed the original governor and deputy governor of the Northern Territory, they followed the thieves with almost no psychological burden.
This is the most direct consequence of the Daliang court's majesty being wiped out. The lower-level soldiers no longer have any fear of the court, and their treatment is so poor that as long as someone incites them a little, they will immediately rebel.
Although most of them are just a mob, the scale of 100,000 people still sounds very intimidating.
Sun Jingwei personally led the main force and attacked Yuyang County under the banner of revenge for his younger brother. The 100,000-strong army set off in such a mighty manner, like locusts passing through the border, filling the sky with smoke and dust wherever they went.
Outside Jicheng, there is Fujun Mountain.
The two of them, one behind the other, stood on the peak, overlooking the earth. They were the master of Louguan Taoism, the divine fortune teller Lu Gongming, and the young man behind him was the great disciple who had practiced with him since childhood. Xu Buyi.
"Master, you once said that Youzhou has the spirit of the Son of Heaven, but should it be found in Sun Jingwei?"
"No."
Lu Gongming has a childish face and a tall figure. Standing proudly on the rocks facing the wind at this moment, he still looks a bit like a fairy.
I saw him saying with a look of disdain: "Although Sun Jingwei has some talent, as time goes by, the destiny of the beam is not exhausted, he can't wait to jump back. This is a way to die, and it will never end well."< br>
"Who does master think the emperor's energy should be in?"
Xu Buyi was very curious about this.
"Destiny is impermanent, and I cannot fully know God's will, but the Emperor's Qi is in Youzhou. This is certain. In the last battle at Fulongting, we, Louguandao, suffered a huge defeat. Now Daliang has three hundred years of destiny. At the end of the day, this is our chance to turn around.”
"That being the case, why is Master deliberately spreading rumors? Aren't you afraid of attracting competition from other Taoist schools?"
Xu Buyi was very puzzled.
"This is a battle for fame and power, how can we act in conspiracy?"
Lu Gongming scolded, and then said confidently and calmly: "What's more, the land of Yanzhao is our home ground of Louguan Taoism, and it occupies an advantageous location. If other Taoism dares to come, let them try it."
While the master and apprentice were having a conversation, when Lu Gongming looked in the direction of Yuyang County, his expression suddenly changed, with a look of shock on his face: "Destiny has changed, and the country has changed. How is this possible?"
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In Yuyang County, Ye Qingzhou's five-color light was flowing endlessly in the depths of his eyes, and the aura on his body immediately changed drastically.
After winning the hearts of the people in Yuyang County and lighting up thousands of homes, Ye Qingzhou's spiritual world underwent incredible changes.
"The road to martial arts, so it is."
Ye Qingzhou understood clearly in his heart: "The so-called martial arts requires not only martial arts, but also Tao. Wu is the power to protect Tao, and Tao is the foundation of strong martial arts. Both are indispensable."
In previous training, Ye Qingzhou only had "Martial Arts" but no "Tao".
Even if he learned the method of refining the mind and spirit of "conveying the Tao in writing" at Yuelu Academy, the Tao contained in it is also a "false Tao" and not the real Tao.
"The false way is, after all, borrowed power. It comes with the wind and will eventually go with the wind. Only the true way can make the heavens permanent and immortal."
While at Blue Star, Ye Qingzhou came into contact with Yuan Qi. Based on Yuan Qi, he embarked on a new path of martial arts practice and gained the power to become a saint.
But this kind of power completely relies on vitality. Once you go to the world of "absolute essence", your realm will immediately fall and your cultivation will be lost.
Ye Qingzhou, who is now in the Cang Yuan Realm, has encountered this situation. Except for his soul and will, his physical and Qi refining skills have all disappeared.
"Real martial arts shouldn't be such an inconvenience."
What Ye Qingzhou needs is the true way that is universal and applicable to all heavens, rather than the false way that can only rely on vitality: "It turns out that this is the real test of the Yellow Emperor. I want to avoid Taixu here." The eyes and ears of the Divine Dynasty have created a true martial arts path that is unique to me.”
"So, what is my true martial arts?"
Ye Qingzhou fell into deep thought: "There are no two identical leaves in this world, and naturally there are no two identical worlds in the world. So if you want to 'walk in the heavens and remain unchanged', the Tao is actually It’s too difficult.”
The method chosen by the Taixu Divine Dynasty is to inject vitality, transform the environment of other worlds, and even rewrite the "rules of the great road" in other worlds, and finally complete the harvest of the Tao Fruit again and again, until the world's spiritual energy is exhausted and turned into a dead zone.
"Martial arts is the path of self-improvement. The divine dynasty plunders and devours other worlds like jungle beasts. Although it can quickly strengthen itself, the price is the loss of its own ability to continuously improve. It can only be strong for a while, but will eventually suffer the consequences."
Ye Qingzhou instinctively dislikes this kind of path. The martial arts he pursues is self-improvement, a path to constantly optimize and improve himself. Only in this way can he continue to innovate and advance bravely in martial arts.
Once he loses this enterprising spirit, no matter how powerful the martial artist is, he is no longer worthy of being called a strong person.
"The power of the soul is the real power."
"The heavens and the world are ever-changing, but only the heart of martial arts can remain unchanged."
"This is my way."
With this realization, the power of thinking in Ye Qingzhou's spiritual world immediately surged, instantly breaking through a layer of invisible constraints and condensing into a small stream, running from Ye Qingzhou's sea of consciousness all the way to the spiritual world.
Although the stream is small, the trickling water is endless. An inexplicable power pours from the spiritual world into Ye Qingzhou's sea of consciousness, strengthening his essence, energy, and spirit.
Ye Qingzhou's mind was shaken, and there seemed to be lightning surging in his eyes: "The Avenue of Heart and Martial Arts is finally complete!"
Gods and gods, my heart is everlasting!
Although the newly formed mind martial art is still very small, it has already brought Ye Qingzhou unimaginable benefits.
After examining himself, Ye Qingzhou was surprised to find that he had gained three abilities.
The copper skin and iron bones gave Ye Qingzhou a powerful defense that was invulnerable.
Dragon spirit and tiger force: Ye Qingzhou's energy and blood are endless, and he can always maintain the best physiological state.
Qianjun Super Power: Ye Qingzhou briefly entered a state of unity of essence, energy, and spirit, and was able to lift twenty tons of weight with his bare hands.
This kind of power, in the 'Jue Yuan' world of Cang Yuan Realm, is simply a reduced version of Superman. One person is enough to sweep the world and be invincible.
But for Ye Qingzhou, who has opened up the way of Xinwu, unifying the world is not that important. Even the Xuanyuan Sword is dispensable to him.
Today, what Ye Qingzhou wants to do most is to preach to the world and spread martial arts all over the world.
Walking out of the quiet room, Ye Qingzhou saw Wang Junfeng guarding the door.
"Master, have you finished your retreat?"
"Yeah."
Ye Qingzhou nodded, then smiled and said: "I want to create the Xinwu Sect, are you willing to join?"
When Wang Junfeng heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, bowed and shouted: "Disciple is willing!"
"Okay!"
Ye Qingzhou then stretched out his index finger, pointed it between Wang Junfeng's eyebrows, used the secret technique of heart-to-heart communication, and granted him the secret of Xinwu: "From today on, you are the first disciple of my Xinwu Sect."
"Disciples will carry forward the art of martial arts!"
Wang Junfeng realized the mystery of the Tao of Xinwu, and his expression was filled with excitement, and he even had tears in his eyes. He felt moved that "if you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening". The martial arts of Cangyuan Realm finally opened up the path to transcendence.
From now on, martial arts masters will step onto the historical stage of the Cang Yuan world and spread their martial arts all over the world.
After all, he is the founding disciple. If his cultivation is too weak, wouldn’t he lose his face?
Therefore, Ye Qingzhou began to instruct Wang Junfeng in his practice: "The core secret of Xinwumen's practice is to use martial arts to train the heart. By constantly strengthening the heart of martial arts, one can break the shackles of the soul and penetrate the spiritual world."
Later, Ye Qingzhou took Wang Junfeng to have personal contact with the spiritual world through heart-to-heart communication, which opened his eyes and enlightened his mind.
Wang Junfeng was originally a hero favored by the will of the Cangyuan Realm. He had a very high level of understanding. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he had already developed a rock-solid heart for martial arts.
Therefore, Ye Qingzhou just gave him a little guidance and successfully enlightened him.
At the same time as Wang Junfeng succeeded, Ye Qingzhou also found that his "Xinwu Dao" suddenly grew several times, from a "small stream" to a "big stream".
Obviously, this is the benefit of preaching, especially for Wang Junfeng, a son of luck in the world, becoming his teacher can bring unimaginable huge benefits.
"Master, I have developed a magical power called copper skin and iron bone!"
Wang Junfeng looked so excited that he couldn't help but pull out a dagger and cut his palm. When he saw that the sharp dagger could only leave a white mark on his palm, he couldn't sit still anymore.
After just a moment of learning, he could gain invulnerability. This immediate benefit made Wang Junfeng completely convinced by Ye Qingzhou.
At this moment, Shen Peng hurriedly walked into the courtyard: "Qingzhou, come with me to the meeting hall, something big has happened."
When Ye Qingzhou followed Shen Peng to the government office meeting hall, the place was already full of people.
Liu Chang recognized Ye Qingzhou at a glance. His pupils shrank and his whole body trembled. Then he suddenly realized: "It turns out to be this person. No wonder he can defeat the rebels led by Sun Xiangwen alone. He is really a hero."
"Father-in-law."
"Qingzhou, you are here, take a seat quickly."
"Yes."
After meeting Ye Qingzhou, the pressure in Shen Huaimin's heart was slightly relieved, and then he announced the bad news: "Rebellious Sun Jingwei claimed to be General Anbei, and he had mobilized 100,000 troops three days ago to attack I came from Yuyang, and now the troops have arrived in Anle County. In two days, they will be at the city."
As soon as these words came out, the entire prefect's mansion exploded.
You know, today's Yuyang County has a total military strength of less than 500 people, of which only 100 are trained regular border troops.
The remaining four hundred people were all temporarily recruited civilians.
These civilians are so illiterate that many of them cannot even tell the difference between left and right, let alone obey military orders. They are afraid that they cannot even understand military orders.
Such a force, not to mention an army of 100,000 people, even if only 10,000 people come, they will definitely not be able to withstand it.
Shen Huaimin was helpless about this.
Although the imperial court successfully suppressed the Xuantian Rebellion three years ago, it also ran out of money and food. And Youzhou, a bitter and cold place, was financially unable to make ends meet and had no money to raise troops.
Ye Qingzhou looked at Shen Huaimin: "Father-in-law, what do the wealthy families in the county say?"
"This..."
Shen Huaimin looked embarrassed, and then sighed with a painful expression: "They are neither willing to contribute money nor effort. They only think this is a personal grudge between our Shen family and the Sun family."
"Haha, a bunch of idiots who won't cry until they see the coffin."
Ye Qingzhou sneered, despising the short-sightedness of the aristocratic and wealthy families: "Do they think the rebels will let them go after they conquer Yuyang?"
Liu Chang took the opportunity to suggest: "Yuyang County is backed by mountains and ridges, and has an advantageous location. As long as we defend it tightly, we should be able to hold back the rebels. I have some friendship with the commander of the Black Cavalry Army, Nie Shixiong. I can write a letter and invite him to come. When the time comes for rescue, the inside and outside should cooperate, and the rebels may be driven back."
"This is a brilliant plan!"
Shen Huaimin's eyes lit up, and then he looked at Ye Qingzhou: "What do you think of your worthy son-in-law?"
It is easy to send someone to deliver a message, but if he wants to defend Yuyang City, Shen Huaimin obviously needs a strong general like Ye Qingzhou.
"It's too much trouble."
"Trouble?"
Shen Huaimin and Liu Chang both looked at each other when they heard this. Then Shen Huaimin could only ask Ye Qingzhou with a confused look on his face: "What are your countermeasures?"
Ye Qingzhou shook his head directly: "I don't understand any conspiracy, and I don't bother to think about it. They are just rebels. I can destroy them with just one hand."
After speaking, Ye Qingzhou stood up and left the meeting hall.
Wang Junfeng chased him out.
"Where does Master want to go?"
"Anle County."
“What to do in Anle County?”
"Kill."
The cold voice, accompanied by a wisp of spring cold, made Wang Junfeng feel chilled all over.
He didn't know who Ye Qingzhou wanted to kill, but he had an intuition that that person was dead.
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Anle County is derived from the meaning of "peace and joy".
However, today's Anle County neither means "peace" nor "joy". It has become a purgatory on earth.
After the rebel soldiers broke through the city gate, they immediately transformed into a group of wild beasts. They raped, looted and committed all kinds of evil in the city.
In the burning city, there were wails and screams everywhere, and the innocent people became dead souls under their swords.
"Kill! As long as you are willing to work hard, there will be plenty of women and wealth!"
"The general is victorious!"
"We are willing to follow the general to the death!"
Sun Jingwei looked at the animalistic army in front of him, and he felt filled with pride at this moment.
"Young man, this is how it should be! First Youzhou, then Jizhou and Qingzhou. When I conquer the land north of the river and go south to compete in the Central Plains, I will be the real one, hahahaha!"
At this moment, Sun Jingwei is full of ambition and ambition.
On the second day, Sun Jingwei took advantage of the high morale of his soldiers and marched straight towards Yuyang, intending to attack the city that dared to resist him in one go.
The 100,000-strong army was so vast that the smoke and dust raised covered the sky and the sun.
"General, someone is blocking the way of the army."
"Oh, the mantis is using his arm as a chariot, kill him."
After a while.
The vanguard of the army still stood still.
Sun Jingwei was furious: "Where is Qin Jie? What does he do for food, and why does he stand still?"
"General...Qin Xianfeng is dead..."
"???"
Sun Jingwei was confused when he heard this. He was alive just now, why is he dead now?
Just when he was confused, another scout came over with a sad face and reported: "General, we have killed a thousand-man team!"
"Huh? How many soldiers and horses does the enemy have?"
"One...one..."
"One!?"
Sun Jingwei's eyes widened and he thought he was hallucinating.
Just when he was about to yell at his men, the front army suddenly burst into chaos and then collapsed.
Stepping on the corpses on the ground, Ye Qingzhou walked among the thousands of troops, strolling leisurely, and came to Sun Jingwei unimpeded.
Glancing at the cool Mingguang Armor on the opponent's body, Ye Qingzhou asked casually: "Are you Sun Jingwei?"
Before he could answer, Ye Qingzhou flew over and cut off his head with a sword. (End of chapter)