The beginning of the new year.
The new emperor ascended the throne and established the Yuan Dynasty.
Li Wu was appointed as the general protecting the country and thoroughly investigated the Long Ni case.
The family was confiscated and the clan was destroyed, and blood flowed like a river.
Nine out of ten houses in Dongchengfang City were empty. Officials in the early court were not satisfied with half of them, and finally got a total of 170 million taels of gold and silver.
Emperor Hongchang issued an edict that Fengyang would not receive food for five years.
In June of the same year.
Attaché Li paid homage to the Generalissimo of the Army and led the troops in the northern expedition.
They defeated the rebels from all walks of life, pacified the six northern states, and sent their troops southward.
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Shenjing.
Zhang Zhai.
Mourning flags were placed at the door, a mourning shed was set up in the courtyard, and white cloth curtains were hung on the walls.
At first glance, it looked white and miserable.
Zhou Yi walked into the mourning shed, burned three sticks of incense for Zhang Zhou, knelt down and bowed three times to complete the worship.
The filial son Zhang Jin kowtowed in return, and Zhou Yi quickly helped him up.
"Brother Jin, my condolences."
Zhang Zhou had retired from Tianlao last year, and Zhang Jin had taken over the post. After taking medicine for more than half a year, he couldn't withstand this winter.
The lifespan of a jailer in the Heavenly Prison is not very long. Zhang Zhou's life of fifty-four is considered a long life, while Zhou's father died before he was forty.
Scientifically speaking, it is said that working in a dark and humid environment all year round and being exposed to various serious criminals is the darkest side of society, which causes great oppression on the body and psychology, which is why premature aging and short life span are caused.
However, people think that they have received retribution for doing too many bad things in daily life, which has damaged their moral character and shortened their lives. Even many jailers think so!
Zhou Yi comforted him a few times, and the person in charge asked him to rest in the nearby yard.
"You came so late, did you go to Chunfeng Tower last night?" Captain Niu sat with a golden sword, and there were servants on the left and right waiting for tea.
"Uncle Niu is getting more and more angry. Are you planning to retreat?"
Zhou Yi is now thirty-two years old. As a middle-aged man, he has to apply a layer of secret yellow wax on his face. His face looks like he is forty years old, which is consistent with the characteristics of premature aging of a jailer in Tianlao.
"Master Zheng has arranged for Xiao Si'er to be the commander of the imperial army. We can no longer keep the trap of such a great favor."
What Niu Xiaowei was talking about was his fourth son. The first three were good at studying, but none of them wanted to be on duty in Tianlao.
After all, he is a wealthy young man, and no one wants to hang out in a dirty and smelly place. Captain Niu has been worried about this matter in recent years, and now he has replaced the commander of the imperial army with the captain.
Both the left and right are members of the Tianlao family, and the Niu family's management connections can be used, which is the best of both worlds.
Five years ago, as Zhou Yi expected, the imperial court parachuted Zheng Gaoyuan as prison chief.
As soon as Zheng Siyu came in, he carried out drastic reforms and punished corruption. When the Jin Yiwei arrests someone, they don't even need to change places, they just find an empty cell and lock them in them.
Most of the former prison department was destroyed, and Niu Xiaowei took the lead in joining Zheng Si Yu's command, ruthlessly attacking his colleagues who were considered brothers.
Of course, no matter how turbulent it is, it will not affect the jailer who delivers the meals!
"Congratulations to Uncle Niu."
Zhou Yi looked at Niu Xiaowei's gray hair, and there was a hint of death in his brows. He didn't know how many years he could last if he retreated.
Parents love their children and have far-reaching plans.
The foundation of the Niu family is in Tianlao. Once the connections that have been built for hundreds of years are abandoned, how can we guarantee a huge family business with three dandy brothers who can't even pass the imperial examination?
How many dignitaries were imprisoned in the sky prison? Zhou Yi stood aside and listened and watched.
If a big family attacks from the outside, it cannot be defeated for a while. Most of them will decline from the inside first, and they will collapse when the wind blows!
Colleagues and friends gather together to chat, and eventually the topic will turn to the counter-insurgency battlefield, which has been a major event in Fengyang Kingdom in the past five years.
It has been two years since the Generalissimo set his sights on the north, and it has been more than three years since he sent his troops south. The battle has been very fierce. Di newspapers often reported that the Generalissimo defeated the enemy by tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.
Jailer Ye Cheng chuckled and said: "The number of enemies reported by the imperial court totaled three to four million. If the rebels in the south have such a large army, why don't they just surround Shenjing?"
Zhou Yi reminded: "Brother Ye, be careful. If the Li family hears this, you can find a cell by yourself."
Nowadays, the Li family's prestige in Fengyang Kingdom is even greater than that of Prime Minister Long. After all, no matter how powerful the civil servants are, they can't compare to the military attachés who command hundreds of thousands of troops.
There have long been rumors in the market that the South has been uncertain for three years, and it is because Li Wu raised the bandits to show respect for themselves!
"You know nothing about this guy!"
Lieutenant Niu scolded: "There are more than just rebels in the south. His Majesty said that they would not pay food for five years, and the morale of the rebels in the north collapsed. It is different in the south. They can't collect even a penny of land rent."
Among the Zhang family's condolence crowd, Niu Xiaowei was already at the top of the list, and the people nearby came over after hearing these words.
"Who dares to disobey the imperial decree?"
"Hmph!"
Captain Niu did not continue, but changed the subject: "Have you, Mr. Yi, trained your internal organs? Your energy and blood have begun to decline at this age, and it will become increasingly difficult in the future."
"It will take some years."
Zhou Yi shook his head. Five years later, the muscles and bones had been tempered to a great extent, but the refining of the viscera with qi and blood was still a bottleneck.
Skin, muscles and bones are hard skills, and you can achieve success by practicing them over time. Refining the internal organs and cleansing the marrow are soft skills and must not be forced. Many people forcefully exercise the internal organs and directly cause the internal organs to rupture and bleed.
"You have been a smart guy all your life, but you have become confused after all. All your money has been thrown into martial arts and Gou Lan, and you haven't even gotten married yet. Who will support you when you get old?"
Captain Niu seemed to have regained his composure and wanted to laugh out loud, but felt that the occasion was inappropriate.
In the past few years, he had consulted Zhou Yi frequently, and every time Niu Xiaowei had the illusion that he was a stupid and reckless man.
"What if one day we break through the innate grandmaster?"
Zhou Yi said it seriously, but those present only thought he was joking.
The two masters currently confirmed by Fengyang Kingdom are Li Wu, the military marshal, and the other is the rebel commander in the south known as the Cangtian King.
At this time.
Someone hurried in and said loudly.
"Some people just saw the victorious soldiers and said that the generalissimo destroyed the main force of the rebels and captured the two kings alive!"
Everyone was in an uproar.
The good news spread quickly throughout Shenjing as the imperial court deliberately publicized it.
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Hongchang five years.
September twenty-first.
Today is the day when the Generalissimo returns to the court, and the east gate of Shenjing is packed with people.
The Forbidden Army stood on both sides of the road and kept moving back the people, leaving a path for the army to pass.
Zhou Yi specially asked for leave and took a seat by the window in a street restaurant early.
Back then, it was dark and far away, so I couldn't catch a glimpse of the innate grandmaster. Today was just the right time to make up for the regret.
At noon.
The ground shook and the sound of horse hooves could be heard.
The first to enter the city were four columns of cavalry. Their black armors were covered with sword marks and looked murderous.
"Everyone has the strength of the skin film realm, no wonder they can sweep across the north and south as easily as they can. Back then, the Dog Emperor scoured the world and not only used it to refine elixirs and cultivate Taoism, but also secretly trained martial arts cavalry."
Zhou Yi recalled at this time that the Dog Emperor seemed to have happened a long time ago.
I can’t even remember the appearance of the arrogant and domineering Prime Minister Long who dominated the government back then.
At the end of the cavalry is Generalissimo Li Wu, who still looks like a young general in silver armor. In five years, he has swept the north and the south, and his face is like a crown jewel without even a trace of wind and frost, just like a young master who is out for a trip.
Young and handsome, powerful, outstanding meritorious service, and powerful!
Such a character, just like the protagonist in a storybook, arouses cheers from the people as soon as he appears.
Zhou Yi lowered his eyes: "The Xiantian Grandmaster is more powerful than imagined. This is just an ordinary person, the legendary fairy and demon..."
Li Wu was followed by two prison cars, both made of fine steel, with only his head exposed.
One is an old man with white hair, and the other is a Taoist with disheveled hair.
"Are these Huang Tian Wang and Cang Tian Wang? It is said that they are two feet tall, with a strong back and a strong waist. They eat three to five living people at each meal. How come they are so old and thin?"
"You know what you know. The Cangtian King was once the leader of the Jiangnan Wulin Alliance. He had four sects and eight sects under his command. This is where many of the masters in the rebel army came from." The man who spoke was dressed in black and had a sword on his waist. He was obviously a man from the world.
"If you become the leader of the martial arts alliance, why do you want to start a ridiculous rebellion?"
“Who didn’t want to rebel back then?”
"Brother, where did King Huang Tian come from? I heard that he is the leader?"
"Legend has it that this man was a Taoist priest. He had a dream in which he was taught immortality. He could draw magic talismans and scatter beans to form soldiers. He was known as the reincarnation of the immortal Huang Tiangong..." The man said and shook his head.
This mysterious and unpredictable statement is just to brainwash the rebels, and it is almost impossible to believe it.
In order to inspire the people, the imperial court also promoted the defeat of two to three million rebels!
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The next day.
When Zhou Yi came to Tianlao to be on duty, he saw the black knight on duty from a distance.
Anyone who enters must be searched, and then daggers, sleeve arrows, short crossbows, unknown poisonous powder, and black pills are found from Zhou Yi's body...
"This is really for self-defense!"
Zhou Yi explained again and again, but in the end it was Zheng Sijiu who came forward and was put into the prison.
"Sir, what's going on?"
Zheng Siyuan said: "The two rebel commanders Cang and Huang were imprisoned in the sky prison, and the generalissimo sent three thousand Xuanjia troops to guard them."
"Why don't you go to the imperial prison? It's much stricter there!"
Zhou Yi frowned slightly, Cang and Huang were unusual.
A leader of the martial arts alliance and a stranger from the Taoist sect, if he escapes, he can gather his troops again and raise the flag for rebellion.
Zheng Siyuan said quietly: "You are a good guy who delivers food. You don't care about so many things. If you really escape, can you still be responsible?"
"Thank you for your advice, sir."
Zhou Yi was too lazy to think about the struggle in the court, but was rather interested in Cang and Huang.
There are also Xuanjia troops on duty in the sky prison, with one post every five steps and one sentry every ten steps. There are also experts secretly watching.
Prison No. 1.
Zhou Yi opened the cell door and saw the Cangtian King at close range.
The fine steel torture frame, the thigh-thick iron locks and chains, which were made overnight, bound the Cangtian King's limbs and neck to death.
The Xuanjia army outside the door stared intently, while Zhou Yi silently scooped up the rice and fed it into the mouth of King Cangtian.
"The kid's internal energy is pure and pure, and it seems to be inherited from Taoism. Unfortunately, even if you practice it to death, you will only be second-rate. I will teach you a supreme magical skill that will make you innate in ten years. Do you want to learn it?"
Zhou Yi heard an old voice in his ears and glanced at the Xuanjia army outside the door, but there was no movement at all.
"This transmission of sound into secrets is my unique secret skill. Not to mention these little brats, even Li Wu would never want to hear it."
Zhou Yi nodded slightly and listened quietly.
"The inner Qi is like a whirlpool, passing through the Zhongfu, passing through the Cloud Gate...it comes out from the Qi house."
Another sound came into my ears, but it was not some supreme magical power, but the art of transmitting sounds into secrets.
Zhou Yi mobilized the inner Qi in the Dantian and moved it according to what King Cangtian said, and tried to cough twice.
"Ahem!"
The Xuanjia army at the door showed no reaction and still stared at Zhou Yi feeding him.
After feeding half a bucket of rice, Zhou Yi took the bucket and left, ignoring Cangtian King who kept sending messages.
"You little thief, how dare you bully me!"
