Chapter 154: Letter from Nanzhao
"Your Majesty, you have been in seclusion for twelve days!"

"You didn't even eat a single bite of the food I brought you."

The leading shadow guard said, and Zheng Yi frowned at this time.

"Twelve? One day in Dayu World is equivalent to one year in Huanzhen World?"

"One day in heaven is one year on earth?"

Zheng Yi calmed his mind. Fortunately, he was a cultivator at the second level of Qi training and did not have very high requirements for ordinary food.

Otherwise, the experience in the fantasy world alone would starve him to death!

"Order Liu Chengen and Chen Liancang, and prepare a table of food for me."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

The two shadow guards left quickly, and soon Zheng Yi prepared a table of food for them.

Anchovy shark fin, red plum pearl fragrance, Kung Pao wild rabbit, eight-treasure wild duck, Buddha's hand golden roll, fried cuttlefish, hydrangea scallop, fried guinea fowl, fish fillet in milk sauce...

Dozens of dishes were placed in front of Zheng Yi. The dazzling array of food made him salivate and he soon began to devour them.

Chen Liancang and Liu Chengen were also serving carefully on the side.

After eating half his fill, Zheng Yi took a sip of lotus seed soup and asked, "Cheng'en, has anything important happened in the court during the few days I've been in seclusion?"

"Your Majesty, there aren't many major events happening in the court. They are nothing more than intelligence related to some rebels."

"Oh? Any important information?"

"In Shuzhou, General Cui Xiawu has completely conquered Hanzhong and other places, and has already breached the most important pass in Shuzhou, the Divine Sword Pass. He is now advancing towards Rongcheng, the capital of Shuzhou."

"The rebels fled all the way, and no one was a match for them."

"Oh?"

Zheng Yi was not too surprised. With the red cannon and the hot air balloon, if Cui Xiawu couldn't even take down the Divine Sword Pass, then he would have been a General Zhaowu in vain!

"anything else?"

"The area of ​​Jingzhou."

Liu Chengen continued, "General Jin Peng defeated the thirteen bandits of Jingzhou on land, but he had no large ships and was ambushed by the thirteen bandits, so he had to retreat thirty miles."

"But fortunately, General Meng Guang led the Beiyang Navy from the Nulong River into Jingzhou, crossing Haizhou, Jiangzhou, and Jingzhou, and wiped out a large number of rebel naval forces."

"According to the latest intelligence from a few days ago, General Meng Guang led his navy to defeat three groups of water bandits in Jingzhou, and is currently besieging the biggest rebel king in Jingzhou, the water bandit rebel army known as the 'White Dragon of the Mixed River'."

Without waiting for Zheng Yi to ask, Liu Chengen continued, "In the direction of Yunzhou, General Guanshan has already taken full command of the Yunzhou government troops, but was ambushed by the Yuezhou Stone Wolf and had to turn back to deal with the Yuezhou Stone Wolf."

"There is another thing. General Shi Heilang, the son of Shi Tianlang, who was once appointed as the general of Yuezhou by your majesty, also rebelled. However, he was killed by General Qu Boqu, the commander of the First Division of the New Army's First Army!"

"Ishikurilang rebelled?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Chengen said: "When Shi Heilang passed through Shuzhou, the King of Shu sent people to instigate him to rebel. He then raided General Cui Xiawu's camp, but unfortunately he was killed by a mine...that General Cui Xiawu had placed outside the camp."

Zheng Yi shook his head. These self-proclaimed kings had little knowledge and liked to lead their troops to charge into battle when they were leading troops in battle.

Although this would increase the combat effectiveness of his troops and boost morale, it would also put himself in an extremely dangerous situation.

Once a general is killed, the morale of his soldiers will immediately drop sharply.

In the worst cases, even the entire army will collapse.

This is the case with Stone Black Wolf.

The court treated him well. Not only was he appointed as the general of Yuezhou, he was given generous rewards and the position of a second-rank general.

Not only was he ungrateful, he was also instigated by the rebel king to rebel.

This kind of person deserves to be put to death.

Zheng Yi said: "Send a message to Guan Shan, tell him to destroy the Yuezhou Stone Wolf and all his nine clans!"

"promise!"

"Where else?"

Liu Chengen said: "Your Majesty, in other states, the rebel kings are fighting each other, and the winner has not yet been determined."

"The court has limited spies in these places and cannot obtain all the intelligence."

"But we have already found out the general information."

Liu Chengen continued, "In Bingzhou, the Wang family's hidden sect took action. The 'Heavenly King Army' under their command had a strength of 300,000 soldiers, occupying most of Bingzhou and threatening the capital."

"There are even rumors that there are people who look like gods in the Binzhou Heavenly King's army. They control the heavenly thunder and once killed the governor of Bingzhou with heavenly thunder in a battle."

"Immortals? They should be the cultivators hidden in the Wang family's hidden sect. I didn't expect that they would finally take action."

Zheng Yi said indifferently: "The Wang family is collaborating with the enemy and selling out their country. They deserve death."

"After my army has pacified Sichuan and Jingzhou, we will definitely march into Bingzhou!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Chengen continued, "Haizhou is occupied by Yuan Heshan. He has 30,000 disciples under his command, and each of them is as powerful as a hundred."

"They recruited refugees, defeated the government troops, occupied the provincial capital, and sent envoys to request an audience with Your Majesty."

"Haizhou? Yuanhe Mountain?"

Zheng Yi frowned. This sect was located in Haizhou and was a martial arts sect that could compete with Taiyi.

After they occupied Haizhou, why did they send people to see me?
"They sent someone to see me. What's the important matter?"

Liu Chengen hesitated for a moment, and Zheng Yi said calmly, "Speak."

"Yes!"

"Yuan Heshan has sent people to ask for an audience with Your Majesty, demanding that Your Majesty recognize Yuan Heshan as the sect that actually rules Haizhou, that the court must not collect taxes in Haizhou, and that officials and generals sent by the court to Haizhou must be approved by Yuan Heshan..."

"presumptuous!"

Zheng Yi himself was so angry that he laughed. How could Yuan Heshan be so bold as to make such a request to the court?

Where does their confidence come from?
"Cut off the ears of the Yuanheshan envoys and tell them to go back!"

"promise!"

Liu Chengen continued: "Qingzhou is occupied by the White Lotus Sect."

"It is said that a saint girl from the White Lotus Sect has descended to the world. She can float on water to cure illnesses and save lives, and she can also summon heavenly soldiers and generals. She is invulnerable to swords and guns."

"They defeated the Qingzhou County soldiers at the fastest speed and invaded the neighboring Jizhou, but were repelled by the Taiyi disciples."

"According to the latest intelligence, the White Lotus Sect seems to have had a conflict with Yuanhe Mountain, and the two sides fought a fierce battle for the city..."

"Yangzhou and Xuzhou are occupied by the Tuoba family, and Jiangzhou is occupied by the Tianlong Temple, but there are still a large number of rebel kings who are still fighting."

"I don't know when these rebel kings will be victorious..."

"All ten states rebelled, and the people were the ones who suffered."

"Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou are okay because they are close to the capital. Nearly one million refugees have fled here in the past two years." "After all, the capital where your Majesty is is the safest place in the world now."

"Not only can I find a way to make a living, I can also find food to eat, and I can even save a lot of money..."

"The other southern states are in a terrible situation..."

Zheng Yi shook his head. It was a mess. It was really too messy.

Now the entire Dayu world is almost in chaos, with dozens or even millions of rebel kings in almost every state.

The number of their troops ranged from hundreds of thousands to thirty or forty thousand, and they were all attacking cities and seizing territories everywhere, conquering and subjugating each other.

If Zheng Yi wants to wipe out so many rebel kings in one go, it will take a lot of time.

"Where's General Xu? Is there any news about him?"

Liu Chengen did not reply, but looked at Chen Liancang.

Chen Liancang said respectfully: "Your Majesty, General Xu has returned to Yunzhou and is on his way back to the capital."

"General Xu is okay?"

Zheng Yi asked in surprise: "When can we return to the capital?"

Chen Liancang whispered, "Your Majesty, General Xu's left arm was cut off, and he entered Nanzhao alone... He killed the Nanzhao National Protector and forced the King of Nanzhao to sign a treaty between the two countries."

"The Nanzhao Kingdom sent Princess Lingyin to the capital to be your majesty's consort."

"The Nanzhao Kingdom has submitted to Dayu and acknowledged Dayu as its suzerain state. The Nanzhao Kingdom will be a vassal state of Dayu for generations!"

"what?!"

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

Xu Mujun entered Nanzhao alone and was stopped by Nanzhao's 3,000 elite Nanlin troops at Taohuazhang, the boundary between the two countries.

With just one sword, Xu Mujun killed his way through the Nanlin Army's formation, killing 1,562 Nanlin Army soldiers and their leader Luo Lin!
November 28th, the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Mu's army was stopped by She Longzi, the great magician who protected the Nanzhao nation, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

On that day, Xu Mujun used the art of flying sword to kill She Longzi, the great wizard who protected the Nanzhao Kingdom!
The fifth day of the twelfth month of the eighth year of the Zhengei era.

Xu Mu's army entered the Nanzhao capital, but was blocked by 20,000 imperial guards.

Xu Mu's army advanced, and the 20,000 imperial guards retreated.

Xu Mu's army advanced again, and the 20,000 imperial guards retreated again!

The King of Nanzhao persuaded Long Sheng to come forward in person, and 20,000 guards surrounded and killed Xu Mu's army!
On that day, Xu Mujun spit out a flying sword from his mouth, which turned into blood light and killed more than 3,800 guards of the Nanzhao Kingdom.

The Nanzhao Kingdom’s Imperial Guard collapsed!
He ignored the order of the King of Nanzhao and turned around to escape.

The King of Nanzhao persuaded Long Sheng to surrender the whole country.

Three days later, the King of Nanzhao issued an edict and announced several decrees.

First: Princess Lingyin of Nanzhao Kingdom entered Yu and became the consort of Emperor Yu.

Second: The entire nation of Nanzhao submitted to the throne and recognized Dayu as its suzerain state.

Third: All 120,000 border troops of Nanzhao Kingdom were led by Guan Shan, the general of Yunzhou.

Fourth, the garrison at Taohuazhang on the border of Nanzhao State was withdrawn and replaced by troops sent by Dayu.

Fifth: The King of Nanzhao persuaded Long Sheng to abdicate, and his seventh son persuaded Xu Bai to succeed him.

sixth:……

After seeing the memorial submitted by Xu Mujun and the letters of credence signed by the two countries, Zheng Yi rubbed his eyes and almost couldn't believe it.

Are you kidding me?
Are you sure this is a letter of credence and not a letter of surrender?

All military power and national defense were handed over, and the Nanzhao Kingdom was left with only a part of the political power exercised within its own territory.

From this point of view, the Nanzhao Kingdom was almost equivalent to a state of Dayu.

The King of Nanzhao was able to sign so many treaties, probably because he was frightened by Xu Mu's army.

Zheng Yi immediately ordered: "Order the garrisons along the way to ensure the safety of General Xu and welcome him with the courtesy of a king. Do you understand?"

Liu Chengen was shocked and said quickly, "I obey your order!"

Chen Liancang suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have something else to report."

"What's the matter?"

"The tomb raider of Tianshou Mountain has already found his way through the konjac and sea lotus roots and found the real tomb of Taizu."

"Because without the order of His Majesty, they dare not enter rashly."

"Get through?"

Zheng Yi's eyes suddenly lit up. It had been almost five years, and they had finally found the real tomb!
This ancestor's tomb is really hard to dig.

"Liu Chengen, look after the palace."

"Mr. Chen, follow me to Tianshou Mountain!"

"promise!"

As it gradually darkened, Zheng Yi, leading a large number of imperial guards, finally arrived at Tianshou Mountain.

"Let us see your Majesty!"

Under the leadership of Hu Bafeng, more than ten tomb raiders and hundreds of "staff members" knelt on the ground respectfully and shouted "Long live the king".

"Be flat!"

Zheng Yi said: "Hu Bafeng, you did a good job. I will reward you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

More than four years of continuous excavation of the imperial tombs have left Hu Bafeng's face weathered and his hands covered with calluses.

And because he has been frying konjac and lotus roots almost every day for the past two years, it seems that he has hearing problems.

When talking to people, you have to shout loudly, otherwise they won't be able to hear you clearly.

Under the leadership of Hu Bafeng, Zheng Yi led his men into the mausoleum of Taizu.

The konjac sea lotus that originally occupied a huge wall has now been dug out to create a deep and dark passage, large enough for five people to walk side by side.

Walking into the konjac and sea lotus root passage, after a cup of tea, the scenery in front of you suddenly opens up.

Huge stalactites hung upside down above the head, and even the surrounding air was filled with rich humidity.

And in front of Zheng Yi, a huge bronze tripod appeared.

Behind the huge bronze tripod is a huge bronze gate, guarded by a ferocious dragon-shaped beast.

On both sides of the huge bronze gate, a pair of huge couplets are carved.

First couplet: I look at the bullfighting and flying with the fairy;
Second line: Ride the gentle breeze and embrace the bright moon forever.

Horizontal banner: Ascension in broad daylight!
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