Chapter 138 Going South
Xu Xuanwu rebelled.

When Zheng Yi heard the news, his heart was as calm as a lake.

After all, among the thirteen states in the world, ten are in rebellion. One more Xu Xuanwu won't make much difference, and one less won't make much either.

It’s still too early for him to attack the capital.

There were enough princes, sects, and aristocratic families that stood in his way for him to defeat.

Many court officials couldn't believe their ears and looked at each other in bewilderment.

You know, Xu Mujun is the general of Dayu, the highest official in the country.

Her sister Xu Qingluan was also the emperor's favorite concubine, and was even named Concubine Xu.

What's wrong with him? Rebelling at this time?

"His Majesty!"

Zheng Xuanyue said: "Maybe the Jinyiwei made a mistake. How could Xu Xuanwu rebel? He..."

"Your Majesty! It can't be wrong!"

Shen Xing, whose wound had been roughly bandaged, gritted his teeth and said, "The roads from Yunzhou and Yuezhou to Nanyue County have all been blocked, and the three major checkpoints have been renovated."

"The chieftain and high priest of the Baiyue tribe were imprisoned, the people of the Heiyue tribe submitted to Xu Xuanwu, and the Nanzhao Kingdom even recruited Xu Xuanwu as its consort. Nanyue County has become a country within a country!"

"I was lucky enough to escape death by jumping off a cliff, but Yang Shaoyong unfortunately died for his country. When I left Nanyue County, Xu Xuanwu had already mobilized 300,000 troops and invaded Yunzhou and Yuezhou."

"Your Majesty! This is absolutely true..."

"Okay, I believe it."

Zheng Yi said calmly: "Gentlemen, of the thirteen states in the world, ten states have rebelled. Our Great Yu has encountered a catastrophe that has not been seen in a thousand years. We need you, the important officials and righteous men, to restore order and bring peace to the people."

"I will obey your orders!"

Many ministers shouted, and Lu Xiangqing suddenly said: "Your Majesty, if Xu Xuanwu has rebelled, just in case, please recall Xu Mujun and take back his military power!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the ministers fell silent and looked at Zheng Yi quietly.

When Xu Xuanwu rebelled, the people most affected were undoubtedly Xu Mujun and Xu Qingluan.

One is a general and the other is a concubine.

If all three have objections...

Zheng Yi said calmly: "I believe in the general!"

"Retreat!"

"Your Majesty~"

"His Majesty!"

Ignoring the shouts of many ministers, Zheng Yi stood up and returned directly to Baiyujing.

"Xu Mujun...how will you react?"

"His Majesty."

Chen Liancang quietly appeared: "Do you need me to go to General Xu's tent for a chat?"

"No need."

Zheng Yi said: "Your mission is to restart the excavation of Taizu's mausoleum."

"Because Xu Mujun is in Beijing, the matter has been stalled for half a year. It's time to restart it."

"promise!"

Soon, Liu Chengen walked in quickly.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xu requests an audience."

Zheng Yi had already thought of this, and said calmly: "Let her in."

"promise!"

Not long after, Xu Qingluan, still graceful and elegant, walked out quickly with red eyes.

"His Majesty!"

She knelt on the ground and said anxiously: "Brother will not rebel, he was deceived by the traitor, please understand your majesty!"

Zheng Yi shook his head and said, "What's the point of you saying this now?"

"It is an indisputable fact that Xu Xuanwu is plotting a rebellion. But don't worry, my beloved concubine. What he did has nothing to do with you."

"You are the daughter of the Xu family, but you are also my concubine!"

"His Majesty!"

Xu Qingluan said in a trembling voice: "Brother...really rebelled?"

"Yes."

Xu Qingluan was struck by lightning, her body went limp and she fell to the ground: "Why, why..."

"My father is a great general, I am a concubine, and there is also Xuan'er... Big brother has no reason!"

"Who knows?"

Zheng Yi said: "Maybe he was blinded by power, maybe he was bewitched by evil people, or maybe it was because of women, beauty is the root of trouble."

"Woman? Beauty is the root of trouble?"

Xu Qingluan's mind raced and he soon thought of something.

"Yuechan?!"

"Big brother doesn't write to me often, but he always mentions Yuechan in every letter..."

"Could it be that Big Brother rebelled because of Yuechan?"

Zheng Yi sneered and said, "It may be because of Yuechan at the beginning, but as time goes by, ambitions will continue to expand. How can a mere woman resist this world?"

"He has lived in Nanyue County for a long time, and he advanced to the Xiantian realm half a year ago. He is also highly regarded by the ruler of Nanzhao State, who wants to take him in as his consort."

"In Nanyue County, he is the local emperor."

"Isn't it normal to want to go further and become the most powerful official?"

"His Majesty……"

"Please get up, my dear."

Zheng Yi walked down from the platform and hugged Xu Qingluan in his arms.

"I have said that Xu Xuanwu is Xu Xuanwu, the general is the general, and you are you."

"The former Xu Xuanwu was your elder brother, the son of a great general."

"But now... I'm just a rebel!"

"His Majesty……"

Xu Qingluan gritted her teeth and said, "I, your concubine, would like to downgrade myself from being a concubine and no longer be a noble concubine!"

"it is good."

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "You have doubts in your heart. I promise you that when this matter is settled, you will still be my Concubine Xu!"

"His Majesty……"

He took Xu Qingluan's little hand, brought her to the dragon bed, and pressed her down.

That night.

Xu Qingluan stayed in Baiyujing, and a stream of pure yang energy was transferred into her body by Zheng Yi.

Ten months later, another prince was born!
The eighth day of the eighth month in the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Xuanwu of Nanyue County rebelled.

He repaired the three major checkpoints, expelled the officials of Nanyue County, and accepted the entry of Nanzhao State. He was regarded as a good son-in-law by the king of Nanzhao State, and was engaged to the Nanzhao Princess 'Princess Lingyin'.

August 15th, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Xuanwu dispatched two armies, totaling more than 300,000 people, to invade the neighboring Yuezhou and Yunzhou, and engaged in a fierce battle with the princes of the two places.

August 20th, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Concubine Xu Qingluan was demoted from concubine to concubine, but still lived in Xianfu Palace.

August 25th, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

His Majesty issued an edict, appointing Xu Mujun's brother Xu Mushi as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and appointing his nephews and nieces to serve as officials in the court, and the rest of the family members were all rewarded.

August 28th, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Xuanwu went to Wuliang Cave in Yunzhou alone and defeated the leader of Wuliang Cave, Linghe Zhenren, and the entire Wuliang Cave sect surrendered to him.

The eighth year of Zhengei, the first day of September.

Xu Xuanwu entered Yunzhou and began to eliminate other small rebel groups in Yunzhou, swallowing up Yunzhou.

Concubine Duan Xu Qingluan is pregnant.

September 12, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Mu's army, which had already reached the border of Binzhou, learned that Xu Xuanwu had rebelled.

"What did you say? Xuanwu rebelled?"

Listening to the messenger's order, Xu Mujun almost couldn't believe his ears.

A staff member nearby said, "General! This man must be a spy from the Wu Kingdom, coming to disrupt the morale of our army!"

"Someone, come and capture this man!"

Several ferocious personal soldiers rushed in and were about to capture this man, but were shouted back by Xu Mu's army.

He carefully observed the looks of the staff and soldiers around him, and found that some of them were evasive, so he immediately asked, "How long have you been hiding this from me?"

"General, we have not concealed anything."

"Ok?"

"General! Although the young master rebelled, that is..."

"Shut up!"

Xu Mujun immediately shouted: "You guys, go out and receive fifty lashes!"

"Yes!"

Several people came out, said respectfully, and then left the military tent.

"Kirin!"

"The general is here!"

Xu Qilin, the son of Xu Mujun's eldest brother, is both civil and military. Although he is slightly inferior to Xu Xuanwu, he is also considered a rare talent.

Over the years, Xu Xuanwu led the army alone for several years, while Xu Qilin was always led by Xu Mujun.

"Take the remaining troops to support Black Mountain Pass and tell General Chen Wannian that if he is no match for the Empress of Wu, he can abandon the two states of Manghuang and retreat to Black Mountain Pass."

"Those two states were acquired for free, and there is no strategic location to defend. Don't waste troops there."

"General!" Xu Qilin's face changed drastically, and he asked in surprise: "You want to..."

"Xuanwu did something wrong, so as a father, I naturally have to solve it myself."

Xu Mujun said calmly: "Everyone, stop trying to persuade me. I have my own plans."

He walked out of the military tent quickly and shouted, "Where is the Dragon Scale Army!"

"The humble position is here!"

The Longlin Army is the elite of the Longxiang Army and is also Xu Mu's personal soldiers.

He followed Xu Mu's army in battles for decades, always fighting one against a hundred enemies.

Among them, those with the weakest martial arts skills are all third-grade martial artists.

There are also three commanders whose martial arts skills have already reached the grandmaster level!
Five hundred Dragon Scale Army soldiers shouted loudly, attracting countless staff members, generals, and soldiers to look towards this place.

"I eat the emperor's salary, I am loyal to the emperor, I share the emperor's worries, what should I be afraid of!!!"

Xu Mujun said in a deep voice, and his voice echoed throughout the entire military camp.

"My Xu family has been blessed by you for generations, so we should repay you with a gift of grass and a ring."

"However, my Xu family has produced a disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unjust person. I should personally punish him and restore my Xu family's loyalty and goodness, and bring a bright and sunny day to Dayu!"

"Gentlemen, are you willing to follow me to fight the enemy?"

"I am willing to die for the general!"

"it is good!"

Xu Mujun jumped on his horse and said in a deep voice: "Longlin, listen to my order: those who have parents at home, step out!"

More than thirty Dragon Scale Army soldiers, leading their horses, walked out strangely.

"Those who have wives and children at home, come out!"

More than twenty Dragon Scale Army soldiers came out, leading their horses, and everyone present seemed to have thought of something.

"The only son in the family, come out!"

A dozen young men who looked to be in their early twenties came out hesitantly.

"Those who have wives but no children, step out!"

Another dozen young men came out, leading military horses.

"If both father and son are in the army, the son should step out!"

Seven or eight young men slowly stepped out under the earnest gaze of several old men.

"Brothers are in the army together, I will step out!"

A few big men were arguing with each other and were kicked out by the people next to them. The rest of the people laughed.

Xu Mujun looked around and saw that out of the five hundred personal soldiers, only more than two hundred were left after such selection.

However, enough is enough.

"Anyone who steps out of the line will stay in the barracks, and anyone who does not step out of the line will mount their horses and listen to my orders!"

Xu Mujun pointed his whip to the south and gritted his teeth, "Follow me to fight against the rebellion, Xu Xuanwu!!!"

"Major General?"

"what happened?"

"The Major General is plotting a rebellion?"

"How can it be!"

"Could the General have made a mistake?"

Facing the whispers of his soldiers, Xu Mujun said, "Silence!"

"You have doubts in your hearts, and so do I."

"But no matter what, it is a fact that my son Xu Xuanwu rebelled, and I am heartbroken."

"What we have to do now is to conquer the rebellion and capture Xu Xuanwu alive!"

Xu Mujun said: "Your Majesty's order is to order me to lead the army to the Far Black Mountain Pass, but Xu Xuanwu rebelled, and the blame lies with me."

"Order General Xu Qilin to lead you to support Heishan Pass. I will lead my own troops to attack Xu Xuanwu and serve the country with all my loyalty!"

"Are you willing to follow me?"

"I am willing to die for the general!"

"send troops!"

"drive!"

Including Xu Mu’s army, 296 Dragon Scale Army soldiers fought their way to the southwest!
September 12, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Mujun led his own army and rushed from the Binzhou border to the southwest Nanyue County.

September 15th, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Mu's army entered Youzhou and attacked the rebel Gongsun Bo's army, killing 1,565 people and Gongsun Bo's third son Gongsun Yue.

September 18th, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Gongsun Bo led his army to encircle and kill Xu Mu's army. Xu Mu's army broke into the camp alone and killed Gongsun Bo!
Gongsun Tai, the second son of Gongsun Bo, led 6,000 dragon horse cavalry to avenge their master and chased after Xu Mu's army. However, they were counterattacked by Xu Mu's army and Gongsun Tai was killed in the battle.

In this battle, 3,628 of the Longma cavalry led by Gongsun Tai were killed, and the remaining cavalry fled.

Seventy-six of Xu Mu's personal soldiers were killed, Gongsun Bo's power collapsed, and the Youzhou rebels disintegrated.

September 25th, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Mujun led his army into Jizhou, killed one White Lotus Sect protector and three White Lotus Sect leaders, and 100,000 White Lotus Sect believers were defeated.

The eighth year of Zhengei, the ninth day of the tenth month.

Xu Mu's army entered Yuzhou, but King Fu of Dayu closed the city walls and refused to see him, so Xu Mu's army went around the city.

October 15th, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Mu's army entered Jingzhou, killed three of Jingzhou's nine water kings, and destroyed a hundred ships.

The eighth year of the Zhengei era, October 28th.

Xu Mujun led his army into Yunzhou!
　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
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