Tianlan Province, in the dilapidated Huiyang City.
Holy Duke Yu Jiuyuan, who had just led the rebel army to capture Huiyang, was sitting on the main seat of the magistrate's office. He frowned and looked at the capable general not far away who had just returned from Yuzhou - the Burning Heaven Saint Chai Hongyu. He asked in a deep voice:
"Have you really decided to leave?"
While he was speaking, there was an inexplicable and indiscernible cry and scream nearby.
And, the man's maniacal laughter.
"Um."
Chai Hongyu nodded.
Hearing this answer without any hesitation, Yu Jiuyuan's brows suddenly furrowed even deeper.
"Why?"
He couldn't understand.
Why did this rebel general with great strength and valiant fighting skills go to Yuzhou and then pack his bags and say goodbye without any hesitation when he came back?
Previously, he noticed that the water conditions in Yuzhou had changed, but the officials in Yuzhou had done nothing, and it was very likely that the dike would burst, so he sent Chai Hongyu and Ye Fan to lead a group of elites to collect information, and at the same time wait for opportunities to see if there was any chance. Taking advantage of the situation, they captured Yuzhou and used the wealth accumulated by King Yu over the past decades to serve as military supplies to strengthen the rebel army.
Of course, in addition to sending Chai Hongyu, just in case, he also sent another elite group of direct lineage to ensure that the Qingjiang River would, as he expected, bring with it a torrential flood and wash away the thousand-year national destiny of Daxia.
As a result, the two of them returned without success. After returning, Chai Hongyu actually wanted to leave the rebel army.
When the rebel army had captured the six prefectures of Tianlan Province and was preparing to use this as a basis to call on all the heroes in the world to participate in a grand event and achieve a great cause, when the situation was looking great, they suddenly chose to leave without any warning.
Before going to Yuzhou, she hated the corrupt officials who harmed the people and the wealthy wealthy families. She was the most active in resisting the imperial court. Every time she attacked a city, she was the one at the forefront. He couldn't wait to overthrow the decadent Daxia Dynasty and create a peaceful world for the people who were persecuted by the imperial court.
Just like her nickname [Sage of Burning Heaven].
But now he didn't know if it was an illusion, but Yu Jiuyuan felt that the disgust towards the court in Chai Hongyu's eyes seemed to have dissipated a lot.
Moreover, as the leader of the rebel army, he knew the importance of Chai Hongyu to the rebel army better than anyone else.
After all, there are many people in the rebel army who have benefited from her kindness, and some of them are even lucky to survive.
If she just left like this, the impact on the rebels would be more than just losing a top combat force.
Not to mention anything else, it was just a matter of whether the people who benefited from her would stay and help him.
If this person's heart is broken, it will be difficult to lead the team.
Faced with Jiuyuan's question, Chai Hongyu moved her eyes away imperceptibly and glanced around. An imperceptible red light quietly flashed in her dark eyes.
At the same time, his ears moved slightly.
The next second, she slowly exhaled a breath.
"because."
She looked at the sincere look on Yu Jiuyuan's face and said softly:
"The spirit of Da Xia is not yet exhausted. There is still a virtuous minister in the court who cares about the world and is also a great sage in a high position. As long as he is here, the country of Da Xia will be as stable as Mount Tai without any wavering."
Hearing this, a gloomy look suddenly flashed across Yu Jiuyuan's eyes.
"What the saint said was the governor of the two states who stirred up trouble in Yuzhou?"
"Um."
Chai Hongyu nodded again, and then continued:
"Besides, there is nothing left for me to pursue here."
Hearing this, Yu Jiuyuan's eyes immediately narrowed.
"Dare to ask the saint..."
Just as he was about to ask, Chai Hongyu interrupted calmly: "Shenggong, I have made up my mind to go down. From now on, I will never serve for the rebels again. Therefore, please don't accept the words of the Burning Heaven Saint." If you mention it again, just call Miss Chai."
After emphasizing her position, she continued:
"As for what I want, the Holy Duke doesn't need to know. After all, this is what the Holy Duke, or the current rebel army, can never give me."
Hearing this, Shenggong couldn't help but his face froze.
Then, without waiting for him to ask any more questions, Chai Hongyu turned around decisively and gently raised her steps.
"I came here to bid farewell to the Holy Announcement, nothing more. My Master once said that monks like us should walk in the world in an upright manner, with a beginning and an end. We understand it when we come down, and we must understand it when we leave."
Click...
Only a soft sound was heard, and a jade soldier talisman fell from the chaihong jade sleeve and floated quietly in mid-air. The word "burn" on the surface of the soldier talisman continued to flash with bursts of light.
Light footsteps sounded slowly in the hall, gradually getting farther and farther away.
"As for the rebels, if the Holy Duke believes me, he will disperse his troops as soon as possible and live his life anonymously. If you don't believe me, I have nothing to say. But in any case, I will never share the intelligence of the rebels with anyone. Let me tell you something, I will not take the initiative to oppose the Holy Duke in the future..."
"That's it for now. Please take care, Holy Duke."
As these words fell, the fiery red figure quickly disappeared in a gradually rising flame, and there was no trace of it again.
Looking at the slowly dissipating firelight at the door, Yu Jiuyuan's face became visibly gloomy.
After a moment, he suddenly stretched out his right hand, turned the back of his hand, and a spiritual talisman appeared out of thin air in his palm.
Uh-huh! !
With a touch of spiritual power evaporating, the spiritual talisman exploded instantly.
The next second, just as the spiritual talisman burned out, a sudden light suddenly burst out in front of Yu Jiuyuan, and then a white spiritual snake as thick as half a finger appeared out of thin air in the light, spitting out a letter and jumped towards Yu Jiuyuan. .
Yu Jiuyuan reached out to take it, then raised his hand, whispered, and finally pointed in the direction where Chai Hongyu disappeared.
"hiss!"
The spiritual snake made a soft sound in its mouth, and then fiercely jumped towards the soldier talisman not far away.
Bang!
The moment the spirit snake came into contact with the weapon talisman, they both disappeared at the same time, just like Chai Hongyu disappeared out of thin air just now, which was extremely strange.
"Ah……"
After the spirit snake disappeared, Yu Jiuyuan suddenly sneered.
"Miss Chai, the rebels can't do without you now...even if...it's just a corpse..."
………………
Time flew by, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.
Ever since Saint King Cangming proposed reforming the system of supporting the clan, the imperial capital of Luojing has been shrouded in a dense cloud.
As the unstoppable restructuring decree fell, the atmosphere in both the government and the opposition became increasingly oppressive.
Neither the clan nor most of the officials wanted this decree to be implemented, but their arms could not twist their thighs. No matter how unhappy they were, they could not stop the arbitrariness of Holy King Cangming.
After the decree was passed, Saint King Cangming gave them no chance to breathe. During the past five days, he continued to make suggestions in court to improve the supporting policies for the restructuring.
Lu Chen was not idle either. Not only did he directly express his support for the restructuring, he later proposed the establishment of a Tianzhi Department to oversee the good and evil of government decrees, supervise the progress of the restructuring, collect feedback information, and study laws to be responsible for the restructuring.
Once this suggestion was made, Qian Yiqian, Zheng Zhong and others almost turned green.
However, the Holy King Cangming was full of praise for this suggestion, and even went a step further, opening a government office with the honor of the Holy King, and calling it Tiance Mansion.
It's just that this Tiance Mansion was established for the purpose of restructuring, and its greatest significance was to imbue the restructuring with the supreme authority of the Holy King.
Even if Saint King Cangming is not in Luojing, as long as he is still alive, his authority can radiate to Tiance Mansion and become a very important presence in the court.
Naturally, the empress readily accepted this proposal.
After all, this was the method she and Saint King Cangming had discussed long ago.
As a Holy King, he is responsible for the survival of billions of creatures in the entire Central Continent. It is impossible to leave the Holy Realm for a long time. He has to go back. Otherwise, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no changes in the Holy Realm. The slower you go back, the more variables will occur. The greater the possibility.
This time, at least half of the Cangming Army will have to be taken away, and if there is no particularly urgent situation, it will be impossible to come back within a year and a half.
It's just that only the Supreme and the Holy King know this secret.
But now that the country is unstable, her rule cannot be separated from the authority of the Holy King for the time being. Therefore, it is a temporary solution to open a palace and control the court as a powerful minister.
By the way, it can also facilitate restructuring.
Anyway, it is impossible for her brother to harm her, and if the Holy King does not have the help of the Supreme to maintain the barrier of laws, he will not be able to move in the world at all, so there is nothing to worry about.
After the matter of opening the mansion was decided, the Xuanji Guards headed by Fu Huan and some civil servants transferred from the Holy Realm by Saint King Cangming were assigned to the Tiance Mansion, with Fu Huan serving as the chief historian of the Tiance Mansion.
As the Lord of the Holy Realm, it is naturally impossible for Saint King Cangming to be without his own team.
After all, no matter what, he is still a king, a king with his own country, a truly transcendent existence who can be compared with the Emperor of Daxia.
When everything was settled, Lu Chen, the one who supported the fire, immediately became a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of some court officials.
Moreover, as Lu Chen often went to Tiance Mansion and had close contact with Fu Huan, an absolute confidant of Holy King Cangming, apparently communicating about restructuring matters, they became more and more aware that this guy was disgusting.
Originally, they just disliked it and didn't want to see this alternative person who was incompatible with the officialdom climb over them and dominate them, but now, Lu Chen had touched their interests.
Even if he is not the villain, an accomplice like him is quite hateful.
Lu Chen naturally didn't care about this.
After all, this was his purpose.
And on the third day after the empress announced to the world that the reform method was officially implemented, and it was also the day when the 150,000 elite members of the Can Ling Army were transferred back to the capital to become the new forbidden army, the Holy King Cangming led nearly 100,000 people to establish the empress's personal administration. The Cangming Army, which had made countless contributions, left Luojing in a grand ceremony attended by the Empress and all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and embarked on the return journey to the Cangming Realm.
When Cangming Jun's figure completely disappeared from the horizon, some courtiers glanced at Lu Chen beside the empress for no apparent reason, with a cold light flashing in their eyes.
(End of chapter)
