Chapter 288: Get Back
This thunderbolt completely disrupted Yan Xu's plan. It was like a writer who was just about to show off his skills, but found that the chapter was blocked. He immediately had a headache.

And what I just said was just a warning. If you cross the line again, you might be excluded from the world of the late Qing Dynasty.

"No wonder most practitioners don't care about state affairs. Uncle Jiu also advised me not to get too deeply involved. This makes sense." Yan Xu sighed, then shook his head and began to consider withdrawing.

After chasing for five miles, Xiao Tianlang decisively withdrew his troops back to the camp. At this time, he also realized that the general being struck by lightning might not be that simple, and of course he would not disobey military orders.

Naturally, this great victory had to be publicized vigorously, not only to reward the troops, but also to let the people enjoy it together. Therefore, Yan Xu issued an order that anyone over seventy years old and under three years old in the Magic City could receive three kilograms of fine rice, and he also began a second expansion of the army.

Yan Xu was not getting carried away by his success, but was planning to use this opportunity to put pressure on the Qing Dynasty, because he no longer wanted to fight for fear of being struck by lightning again.

It is not known whether the Qing Dynasty will give up. If it does not give up, how to fight next to avoid stepping on the landmine again. Yan Xu is very troubled by this, because the world consciousness obviously will not provide him with a detailed set of precautions.

However, what Yan Xu did not expect was that in order to shirk responsibility, Yin Yuan's head insisted that the other army was disguised as Japanese. They were equipped with Japanese weapons and spoke Japanese dialect. If he had not seen the opportunity early, his entire army would probably have been wiped out.

This actually sounds quite absurd, but the Empress Dowager and the ministers were not sure, because they had seen many rebels like Yan Xu, and his fighting power was indeed unreasonable.

The newly recruited peasants probably don't even know how to line up and walk, so how can they have the courage to charge into battle? It's better not to dream.

Moreover, the other party does have very close relations with the Japanese, so it may not be impossible.

When Yinyuan saw that there was hope, he quickly threw out silver dollars, and thus another version of the story came about.

Maybe the foreigners were not very satisfied with the Qing Dynasty, so they pushed the Japanese behind the scenes to stage this drama.

These words almost frightened the Empress Dowager to the point of leaving the palace overnight. She insisted on traveling three hundred miles overnight to escape the heat, but was persuaded to go back by a group of ministers.

In any case, fighting again is impossible.

If you send too few troops, you won’t be able to win the battle. But if you send too many troops, what if the enemy occupies the city and defends it?

There are foreign leaders all over the city. They can't afford to be offended even if they are disturbed, let alone accidentally injured.

Moreover, the Empress Dowager and the ministers knew very well the character of their soldiers and knew that if they attacked the city, they could not expect them to abide by the rules and would definitely burn, kill, loot and make a fortune.

But bullets have no eyes. If they hit the concession, they would probably have to run away at night with the Empress Dowager.

Then an imperial edict was sent to Yan Xu. When he opened it, he saw that the court appointed him as the first-rank general of Zhenhai, guarding the Magic City. Then there were a series of rewards. There were not many properties, but a lot of various useless things.

Murder and arson were accepted as amnesty, the ancients were not deceiving me.

After sighing, Yan Xu accepted the imperial edict and tacitly agreed to the reward.

Then the prisoners were released and the route to the north was reopened.

After the Demon City prefect and his gang were released, they were stunned when they saw their families and servants waiting outside.

When I learned that not only was he safe but his property was also intact, I couldn't help but sigh at the character of General Yan.

This time when they go back, they will certainly be punished, but the reason is a secret decree from the court. At most, they are considered incompetent. In addition, their family wealth is still there. If they make some arrangements, they will be demoted to a local area at most. After two or three years, they can rise again. This is also the unspoken rule of the officialdom. Before leaving, the master went to see them off, hinting that their house in the Magic City would be kept forever.

Officials in the Magic City no longer believed in the Qing Dynasty's tricks, and they knew that this broken ship was doomed to fail. It might not be a bad thing to leave a retreat route in the Magic City.

General Yan was still a trustworthy person, so the master's network of contacts was expanded again.

These have nothing to do with Yan Xu anymore. Even though a large number of talented people have come to him, he only shows up occasionally and usually stays in seclusion.

This is probably the first such warlord, but considering his background and deeds, it is not surprising.

It is said that this man had no ambitions at first, but was targeted as soon as he arrived at the dock, and by some strange coincidence he managed to make a name for himself.

However, this person is not just a violent and aggressive person. He is not an ordinary person who can be valued by Guan Gong. In addition to eliminating all injustices in the world, he also does good deeds and accumulates virtues. Countless people have been saved because of him.

Moreover, the fact that he had to rebel in the first place was also exposed. Now everyone knows that if this person had not been targeted by the court, he would never have rebelled.

Therefore, after peace has come, one will naturally continue to practice and will not interfere too much in worldly affairs.

Theoretically, not many people would seek refuge with such a person, because it is obvious that he can accomplish nothing.

However, due to its legendary rise and the fact that it occupies the prosperous city of Shanghai, there is an endless stream of people coming to join it, including many talented people with overseas study experience.

Some of these people work sincerely, some use it to realize their ambitions, and some want to give full play to their talents. No matter which type you are, you can find your place.

Of course, there are also people who have other purposes and thoughts, but it’s okay as long as they don’t cross the line. Once they cross the line, they will be arrested immediately, and then the charges will be announced, and those who deserve to be beaten will be beaten, and those who deserve to be killed will be killed.

Because he was able to catch anyone without fail and the evidence was so complete that people had no objection, it was secretly said that General Yan was born with a divine eye that could distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and that he had 800 night spies patrolling the entire city, leaving no place for the evil villains to hide.

I don't know whether it's true or not, but when I see so many unfortunate examples, I start to believe it. After all, people in this era are not really enlightened, let alone the fact that ghosts really exist in this world.

At this time, Yan Xu was drinking tea with Azhen Po in the small courtyard of the underground castle tower.

"The style of this place is more like that of the East." Azhenpo held the tea in both hands, took a sip, and said slowly.

"The castle tower on the Japanese side was originally intended to be used to fool those Japanese people, but unfortunately it was struck by lightning during the previous battle, so the subsequent plans had to be abandoned." Yan Xu shook his head and said with some regret.

After being struck by lightning, he felt like he couldn't do anything freely. Otherwise, he could have taken this opportunity to expand his territory by at least half.

Azhenpo was stunned at first, then nodded in understanding. No wonder his recent behavior was so strange.

"Then my friend, you'd better be careful. It will be troublesome if you provoke heaven's punishment again." As an immortal, Azhenpo has a natural fear of heaven's calamity, and at the same time, she envies Yan Xu for being able to withstand it.

"I don't plan to stay in this world for a long time." Yan Xu drank the tea in one gulp, then cast the fishing hook and waited for the target to take the bait.

“Could it be that the young master is not from this world?!” Azhen Po naturally knew that this world was not the only one, and the Dharma Ending Age had also become a cage and a noose around their necks.

(End of this chapter)