Chapter 88 The rebel dies suddenly
After the party admission ceremony, Chen Hongxiu, Zhao Tieshan, Meng Guang and others bid farewell to Zheng Yi and led their subordinates to the north.

The three of them have similar goals, all of which are Binzhou.

However, the place where Chen Hongxiu and Zhao Tieshan went was the north of Canglong River, where they joined forces with General Xu Mujun to fight against the Wu State.

However, Meng Guang's destination was the seaport at the junction of Binzhou and Jizhou.

He wants to form the Beiyang Navy there!
Accompanying them were more than 200 artillerymen.

These people are the foundation and founders of the Beiyang Navy.

After sending the three people off, Zheng Yi handed over all state affairs to the cabinet.

But he called Chen Liancang.

"Mr. Chen, how is the Shadow Guard's martial arts cultivation now?"

"Return to Your Majesty."

Chen Liancang said: "For some reason, these people have improved their cultivation rapidly in the past two years. Now there are five first-grade warriors and eleven second-grade warriors. The rest are also about to break through."

Zheng Yi thought about it and realized that the Shadow Guard stayed in the harem all day and was in close contact with the five innate spiritual energies, so it was normal for his martial arts skills to improve rapidly.

Unfortunately, he was unable to control the five innate spiritual energies.

If these five innate spiritual energies could be kept in the imperial palace, or in the capital city.

Then wouldn't the strength of his subordinates increase even faster?
At this moment, a message suddenly came from the Yin-Yang Treasure Mirror in his mind.

[Giving birth to ten innate spiritual energies can affect the area where the innate spiritual energy spreads. 】

When Zheng Yi saw the news, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Ten innate spiritual energies?

Doesn’t that mean there are five more?

"His Majesty?"

"Oh, I thought of something else."

Zheng Yi came back to his senses and said, "All Shadow Guards who have achieved a breakthrough in their cultivation will be rewarded."

"Whoever can break through to the Grandmaster level first will also be rewarded by me!"

Chen Liancang said respectfully: "Yes."

"By the way, Mr. Chen, your top priority now is to focus on excavating the imperial tomb."

Zheng Yi continued to instruct, "The training of young Shadow Guards can be entrusted to Liu Chengen's Imperial Household Department."

"The slaves obey the order."

"Alright, Mr. Chen, you can leave now."

"promise!"

After arranging the excavation of the imperial tomb and the training of the Shadow Guards, Zheng Yi had no other important things to do and he immersed himself in the harem all day long.

One's own lifespan is increasing at an extremely fast rate.

The women around him also took turns rapidly.

But there are only a limited number of people who are favored every few days.

He was selecting someone suitable to give birth to the princess.

This woman must be a beautiful woman with excellent qualifications and physique.

In this way, the qualifications of the girl born will also be improved accordingly.

It would be best if the woman herself possessed spiritual roots.

In this way, the children born will have a high probability of having spiritual roots.

May 10th, the fifth year of the Zhengei era.

Zhao Suling, the Jade Enshrinement Master of the Temple, returned from Mount Daizong and told Zhao Xizheng that he had some epiphany and was in seclusion again.

May 21st, the fifth year of the Zhengei period.

Miao Xiujun, the general of Yunnan, reported a great victory and led an army of 50,000 to engage in a decisive battle with an army of 200,000 at the border of Qingzhou.

In this battle, the government troops won a tragic victory.

They lost more than 23,000 people and killed more than 70,000 enemies. The remaining rioters collapsed, some surrendered on the spot, and a small number fled into the mountains and became bandits.

Bahar, the chief guardian of the Tianming Sect, was captured alive and escorted back to the capital.

Zheng Yi ordered the relocation of the remaining refugees to Yan territory, and gave them land and food as gifts to appease the refugees so that they could return to their roots.

The ninth day of the sixth month in the fifth year of Zhengyong.

Zheng Yi stayed overnight in Guangle Palace, with Concubine Yue Miao Yuesheng as his attendant.

Miao Yuesheng is the daughter of Miao Xiu.

Although she is not extremely beautiful, her face is cute and her figure is also unusual. Zheng Yi played with her all night and was enjoying herself.

That night, Zheng Yi's life span increased by 16 points again.

The next day, His Majesty issued an order to promote Yuepin Miao Yuesheng to Yuefei!

On June 22, the fifth year of Zhengei, Miao Xiu returned to the capital.

Emperor Zhengyong held a grand banquet in Baiyujing to welcome Miao Xiu, accompanied by Concubine Yue.

The emperor and his minister had a very good relationship. Miao Xiu even took part in the play himself and performed a sword dance, which was so powerful that the emperor praised him.

The fifth year of the Zhengei era, June 25th.

His Majesty issued an edict, appointing Miao Xiu as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, as well as the Governor-General of Qingzhou, in charge of the generals of Qingzhou and Jizhou.

The first day of July, the fifth year of Zhengyong.

There was a civil uprising in Yongzhou.

Liu Xiang, the prefect of Chang'an Prefecture, knew about the incident but did not report it, and at the same time imposed additional taxes and levies. Although he was beheaded in public, the taxes and levies he left behind are still being levied.

On the first day of July, Huang Wake, a village chief in Yanchang County, was whipped and scolded by the tax collector of Yanchang County because he could not collect enough taxes. In anger, he killed the tax collector.

That night, Huang Wawaer instigated 132 villagers of Hongzao Village to rebel. They carried carrying poles, kitchen knives, sickles and other civilian weapons, broke into the county seat of Tumi County in Yanchang County, and killed 47 county officials.

A few days later, all 32 villages in Tumi County rebelled.

Killing corrupt officials and robbing landlords, the war spread to the entire Yanchang County.

On the seventh day of the seventh month in the fifth year of Zhengyong, Huang Wawaer led 100,000 rioters to attack the Yanchang County government. The county soldiers were defeated and quickly asked the court for help.

On July 17th of the fifth year of Zhengyong, Huang Wawaer broke through the Yanchang County government and killed Li Changshui, the governor of Yanchang County.

On July 18th of the fifth year of Zhengei, there was a rebellion in Yanfeng County. The rebel leader was Heigouzi, who called himself the Black Dragon King.

On July 21st of the fifth year of Zhengyong, there was a rebellion in Changfeng County. The rebel leader, Shi Dashan, called himself the Mountain King.

On July 28th of the fifth year of Zhengyong, Wu Qijun rebelled. The leader of the rebels was Wu Feng, who called himself Wulongzi.

On the second day of the eighth month in the fifth year of Zhengyong, Ganquan, Luozhen, Huanglong, Anchang, and Weibei counties all rebelled. On the eighth day of the eighth month in the fifth year of Zhengyong, eighteen rebel groups gathered in Anchang and elected Huang Waer as the leader of the rebels in the ten counties of Yongzhou, calling himself "Huang Tian Da Wang".

The rest of the rebels are collectively called the Eighteen Kings!

On the tenth day of August in the fifth year of Zhengyong, the rebel Huang Wawaer led an army of 500,000 to besiege Chang'an Prefecture!
On August 12, the fifth year of Zhengyong, a group of rebels fled into Hanzhong, Shuzhong and other places.

There are also rebellious intentions in Hanzhong, Shuzhong and other places!

If Chang'an Prefecture is captured, the entire Yongzhou will be captured by the rebels.

Looking at the memorials in front of him, Zheng Yizhen felt that his head had become much bigger.

What a bastard!
I had just been practicing dual cultivation quietly for a few months and was preparing to have a baby, but Yongzhou rebelled again.

I just want to cultivate myself quietly!
At this time, Liu Chengen walked in quickly: "Your Majesty, General Miao Xiu is here."

"Let him in!"

"Your Majesty, I am honored to meet you!"

The man who came in was not tall, but very honest, with big eye sockets and a face full of flesh. Most of his face was covered by thick hair, and he looked like a savage.

Zheng Yi could never imagine how this big man in front of him, who looked like a bear, could give birth to a girl as petite and delicate as Yue Fei.
"My dear, please rise. No need to be polite."

Zheng Yi asked, "What do you think about the rebels in Yongzhou?"

Miao Xiu said: "Your Majesty, the rebels in Yongzhou are nothing but chickens and dogs, and they are not worth a single blow!"

"As long as Your Majesty gives me some red cannons, thunderbolts and other artillery weapons, I will quell the rebellion within a month!"

The corner of Zheng Yi's mouth twitched. Ever since the bombardment of the Pseudo-Yan, the news of the red cannon had spread across most of Dayu like a hurricane.

Almost every general of the army wrote to Zheng Yi and asked him to give priority to supplying their troops.

The military factories are working at full capacity to manufacture them, but unfortunately it will take time.

Moreover, most of the red cannons and thunderbolts were supplied to the Shenji Camp, so he really didn't have much stock on hand.

Zheng Yi shook his head and said, "My dear Miao, it's not that I don't want to give it to you. It's just that the military factory can only produce so much every day, and it has to give priority to the Shenji Battalion and General Xu."

"Of course I dare not snatch General Xu's artillery, but you have to give me some... How about a hundred?"

Miao Xiu said carelessly, his eyes moving very quickly.

Zheng Yi said helplessly: "I can only give you ten crosses first, there is no more..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Miao Xiu was overjoyed and said, "I will send someone to the arsenal to take it away. After I get it, I will try out the benefits of the red cannon."

"Don't worry, my dear Miao, you haven't said how to deal with the rebellion in Yongzhou!"

"This is simple."

Miao Xiu continued, "Since the beginning of spring this year, the weather in Dayu has been favorable, with 17 or 18 heavy rains. The previous drought has long since disappeared."

"For the rioters in Yongzhou, we only need to hang the leaders and diehards, and the rest will be exempted from taxation."

Miao Xiu took out a map from his waist and unfolded it, which turned out to be a map of Yongzhou.

It seems that he had already guessed that Zheng Yi would send him to Yongzhou to suppress the riots.

"Your Majesty, this map is the topographic map of Yongzhou."

Miao Xiu pointed at the map and said, "Yongzhou is located in the northwest, but it is surrounded by mountains. The Canglong River flows through the northeast."

"This terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but it is also like a prison that has locked up all the rioters in the Yongzhou area."

He pointed at a few points on the right side of the map and continued, "I have asked several ministers and soldiers from Yongzhou. According to them, if you want to leave Yongzhou, you must pass through Wuguan, Dafengguan, Weiguan and Cangguan."

"Cangguan is located on the west side of Yongzhou. Going further west is a desert area with no people. It is impossible for the rioters to go there."

"So we only need to guard the three checkpoints of Wuguan, Dafengguan and Weiguan, and we can lock the rioters in Yongzhou and then slowly strangle them!"

"However, Your Majesty, I have suffered heavy casualties and can only guard two checkpoints at most. The other checkpoint will require additional personnel to guard."

"Do you have any generals to recommend?"

"Have."

Miao Xiu said: "The general of Yuezhou, Shi Heilang!"

"This man is from the Yue people and has long been affiliated with Dayu. Not only has he reached the Grandmaster level in martial arts, he has also experienced hundreds of battles. He also has 30,000 tribesmen under his command who are good at jungle warfare and are known as the 'Wolf Army'."

"Even if I were a humble servant, I would never be a match for this man in a battle in the mountains."

"Yongzhou's terrain is complex, which is more suitable for this person to fight."

After Zheng Yi looked at the map in detail, he nodded slowly and said, "Okay, then I will follow your request and transfer Shi Heilang from Yuezhou Headquarters to Yong to fight."

"promise!"

The next day, Zheng Yi issued an imperial edict.

He dispatched Yunzhou General Miao Xiu, Yuezhou General Shi Heilang, and Imperial Guard Commander Chen Wannian with an army of 100,000 to Yong to suppress the rebels.

At the same time, a new order was issued.

Train new troops!

The three generals led an army of 100,000 and pushed forward from three directions, breaking into Yongzhou with unstoppable force.

Miao Xiu stationed in Wuguan, Shi Heilang stationed in Dafengguan, and Chen Wannian stationed in Cangguan, blocking the rebels' exit to the east with the force of closing the door to beat the dog.

The armies under the command of the three men are all elite. Among them, Miao Xiu has the fewest soldiers, but they are all elite soldiers who have experienced many battles.

After entering Wuguan, he immediately took over the local county troops, and the number of troops expanded to more than 80,000 in a very short time.

All the soldiers under Shi Heilang's command are Yue people, who are best at fighting in the mountains and forests, and Dafeng Pass happens to be located in the mountains and forests.

On the third day after entering Yong, Shi Heilang personally led his soldiers to attack the rebels' camp and killed Shan Da Wang, one of the 18 rebel kings.

Just when everyone, even Zheng Yi, thought that this would be a protracted war, a piece of news came that shocked everyone.

The leader of the rebels in Yongzhou, Huang Tian Da Wang Huang Wauer, suddenly died!
"What? The rebel leader Huang Waer was killed?"

When hearing the news, Zheng Yi was also confused.

What's going on? Where is the King Huang Tian? The leader of the rebels, how come he is gone so soon?

"Your Majesty, there is a military order from General Miao Xiu."

Lu Xiangqing said: "The leader of the Yongzhou rebels, Huang Waer, was killed this time, all thanks to the work of one person."

"Oh, who?"

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

Zheng Yi became interested and opened the battle report. After a few breaths, his eyes lit up and he said in surprise, "I didn't expect it was him!"

"Wang Anshi!"

(End of this chapter)