306 Goodbye Peng Yingyu (
Xiangyang Prefecture, the fortress of Song Dynasty.
It is the capital city of Hubei Province.
At the end of the Song Dynasty, a great hero named Guo Juxia once used this city to fight against the Mulan tribe and even killed the Mulan Khan Mengge, becoming famous throughout the world.
After the Mulan people broke into the city, Xiangyang was massacred for three days, with corpses and heads everywhere. It was said that there was no soil left on the ground, only thick blood.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the oars are covered in blood.
Later the city was deserted, but fifty years ago, with the recovery of the population of Hubei Road, the city prospered again. Now it has been occupied by Peng Yingyu's Maitreya Sect.
With this as the capital, the first regime that opposed the Daqian Empire was established.
Tianyuan Empire!
Chen Jie rode from Huangzhou Prefecture to Xiangyang and arrived in just one day and one night.
At this time, he traveled with a small entourage, without bringing anyone with him except himself.
Standing at the gate of Xiangyang City, Chen Jie looked at the big city in front of him that was rebuilt from the ruins, and couldn't help but feel fascinated.
However, Chen Jie subconsciously looked behind him, because he found that all the way from Huangzhou Prefecture to Xiangyang, there seemed to be someone following him, but he could not find the whereabouts of this person.
Chen Jie felt that this person's strength should be above his own, and more importantly, this person was also an expert at hiding his tracks.
Chen Jie even felt that his method of hiding was far superior to his own.
Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and had already made up his mind. This person was most likely that Fuso ninja. This bastard had been following him ever since he left Huangzhou Prefecture.
It looks like he has me in his grasp, but I don't need to worry too much.
There are still ten days left before the one-month safe period that Yuan Sanjia mentioned. Besides, she followed me all the way without doing anything, and it was obvious that she had no intention of destroying the safe period agreed upon between her and Yuan Sanjia. So, I am safe.
Thinking of this, Chen Jie breathed a sigh of relief. At least he didn't have to worry about his safety for the time being.
As for entering the Xiangyang City, there is no need to worry about safety, because there are at least three powerful men in the Furnace Realm, including Peng Yingyu who is on the Heavenly List.
Moreover, according to the report from Qinglongwei and Jin Yanzi, Ni Wenjun's strength has improved rapidly recently. He finally broke the limit of the sixth floor and successfully entered the seventh floor.
Ni Wenjun practiced the magical skill "Nine-story Tower", and the seventh floor represented the furnace realm.
After Ni Wenjun's strength entered the Furnace Realm, it was another realm. You should know that before he broke through, when he was at the Half-Step Furnace Realm, he could fight Han Miaozhen on equal terms. After the breakthrough, his strength must have surpassed Han Miaozhen.
However, his opponent also became more powerful. He became Peng Yingyu's senior apprentice, Zhao Pusheng, who was known as the Little Knife Saint and wielded two swords.
However, with so many masters in this city, it would be difficult for this assassin from Fuso to attack me.
Chen Jie thought about it and felt safe, and then he arrived at the gate of Xiangyang City.
Unexpectedly, there was already a group of people guarding the gate of Xiangyang City. When Chen Jie arrived, the gatekeeper looked at Chen Jie and asked, "What are you doing?"
Chen Jie said: "He does business."
After hearing this, the gatekeeper looked Chen Jie up and down and said, "For merchants, the entrance fee is one penny of silver."
Chen Jie frowned and asked, "Why is your entrance fee so expensive? It only costs two cents to enter the city in other states."
The soldier at the gate frowned and said, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? If you want to enter the city, you have to pay the fee."
Chen Jie frowned and said, "They say that the Tianyuan Kingdom is a righteous army, why are you acting like bandits?"
The gatekeeper was immediately furious: "Come here, who the hell are you calling a bandit? We worked so hard to rescue you from the Mulan people, so what's wrong with asking you for some money? You are nagging, are you looking for death?"
Seeing this scene, Chen Jie was already very angry. Whose army is this? Why are they behaving like this? Has the military discipline been so lax?
Chen Jie was thinking about it when suddenly a man rushed over and said, "My Lords, my Lords, this brother probably doesn't understand what's going on. Please forgive him, please forgive him."
The man said to Chen Jie, "Quick, pay the soldier, or you can save your life."
Chen Jie was filled with anger, but after thinking it over he decided to endure it. He took out a piece of crushed silver from his pocket, which should be about two cents, and handed it over.
The gatekeeper took the money, looked at each other, and said to Chen Jie, "Not enough!"
Chen Jie frowned, looked at the soldiers guarding the city and said, "Isn't the entrance fee one penny?"
"One cent, that was just now. Now the price has increased to one ounce."
The soldiers guarding the city looked at Chen Jie and said, "I won't go in." Chen Jie frowned and said, "I won't go in."
Chen Jie was about to leave, but the gatekeepers surrounded him again and asked, "Leave?"
"I won't go in, and I can't leave."
"Of course not. Why are you leaving? Why do I feel like you look like a spy now?"
"Come here, arrest him, send him to jail, and torture him thoroughly. I want to see if he is a spy."
After hearing this, the soldiers guarding the city immediately gathered around. Seeing this scene, the man who started to help Chen Jie said, "Hey, gentlemen, gentlemen, this man is not a spy, he is my cousin, my cousin."
As he spoke, the man winked at Chen Jie frantically and said, "Take out the silver, take out the silver, take out the silver."
"Spend money to avoid disaster, spend money to avoid disaster!"
Chen Jie originally wanted to get angry. A few soldiers guarding the city dared to be so arrogant. He could kill these ant-like people with just a few words, and yet they dared to do this to him.
But after thinking about it, Chen Jie decided not to get angry.
Chen Jie has now given up the path of the government. In the future, Chen Jie will take the path of the rebel army, and his attributes naturally belong to Peng Yingyu's Maitreya Sect.
In this case, Chen Jie needs to find out the details of his old boss.
After this meeting, Chen Jie felt very disappointed. These were not rebels at all; they were simply bandits, even worse than bandits.
The public security here is too bad. These former Maitreya followers actually demanded bribes in public. It is simply outrageous. The most hateful thing is that when the bribes failed, they even wanted to arrest me as a spy.
If I were really caught today and thrown into jail, the consequences would probably be very tragic.
Chen Jie had a new understanding of Peng Yingyu's Maitreya regime: a makeshift team with loose discipline. Perhaps Peng Yingyu had the strength of a top-ranked martial artist, but in terms of governance, Chen Jie gave him a failing grade.
Chen Jie was very dissatisfied with the Tianyuan Empire regime. He felt that the entire regime was a makeshift team and was eager for quick success.
There is a feeling that I have finally liberated the serfs and they are singing. From today on, all the people here are the cattle and horses of my Maitreya religion and they must provide us with good offerings from now on.
This made Chen Jie very dissatisfied.
It is indeed important to conquer the world, become the overlord and the master of the world, but you cannot ignore the lives of the people.
Chen Jie was very disappointed and compared Xiangyang City with his own Huangzhou Prefecture.
As a prefectural capital, its population is twice that of Huangzhou Prefecture, its geographical location is more convenient than that of Huangzhou Prefecture, and its commerce should be more developed.
Moreover, with a master like Peng Yingyu in charge, at this time, as long as the ruler can proceed steadily, this will be a stable rear base. As long as they can gain the trust of the people, the Tianyuan Empire will be established.
What a pity, it seems that the Tianyuan Empire is in chaos now.
Thinking of this, Chen Jie took off the purse hanging on his waist and threw it to the guard at the gate, saying, "It's all for you."
When the man who was helping Chen Jie saw this, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Soldiers, look, he knows he's wrong. Please raise your hands and forgive him."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Chen Jie. After a while, one person said, "Okay, go away, go away."
"Thank you, Master Bing. Thank you, Master Bing."
The man pulled Chen Jie directly into the city. Chen Jie looked back at the soldiers and saw that they had stopped a farmer who was pushing a cart.
The farmer obviously couldn't pay, so the soldiers kicked him several times and drove him out of the city.
After entering the city, the once prosperous Xiangyang City came into Chen Jie's eyes. Chen Jie looked at everything around him with a somewhat depressed expression, because the prosperity here was not as good as his own Huangzhou Prefecture.
This is the capital of the entire Hubei Road. The capital cannot compare to the commercial development of a remote small state, which shows what kind of existence this place is.
Chen Jie suppressed his emotions and looked at the person who had been speaking for him.
Who is this? I don't even know him.
Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Thank you very much for what I just said, brother. I haven't asked for your name yet."
"Hey, what's your name? You're flattering me. I'm just an errand boy."
Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Runner?"
The man said with a smile, "Yes, I am the one who runs errands for people all over the city. Just now, I saw that you were well-dressed, so I came up to see if there is anyone who can help you. If you can give me some melons and dates, it will be enough for our family to eat and drink."
After hearing this, Chen Jie understood that this was a gangster who was running errands for the nobleman.
Moreover, this person must be acquainted with the people guarding the city gate, because someone like him who rescued people from the hands of those soldiers must pay tributes regularly.
And such people are often well-informed.
Chen Jie thought of this, glanced at the man and asked, "What's your name?"
"I am Feng San, a bug in Xiangyang City."
Chen Jie said, "Very good. This is my first time in Xiangyang City. Is there any restaurant with authentic food?"
As soon as these words came out, Feng San said, "Yes, it's from the Li Family Old Wine Shop. The wine tastes good and is not expensive. It's perfect for you to try."
Chen Jie said: "Lead the way."
Chen Jie wanted to know more about the situation in Xiangyang City, and Feng San, who was working hard among the people, was a good breakthrough point. He could often get information that was not available from the official sources.
Chen Jie followed Feng San to a tavern in a remote alley.
Feng San said directly to the boss: "Old Li, we have distinguished guests. Please serve us good wine and good food."
As soon as these words were spoken, an old man came out of the tavern and responded, then invited Chen Jie into the house.
After entering the house, I found that it was not big, with only three tables and no one inside, but the old man was very hardworking.
He wiped the table with a rag and asked what we wanted to eat.
Chen Jie said: "It's all right."
Feng San heard this and said, "Old Li, this is an honored guest, so naturally he should eat whatever is most expensive."
Hearing this, Old Li said, "Oh, then I'll give you two a bowl of noodles."
Feng San stood up and said, "Come on, Old Li, I'll tell you what to eat."
Soon Feng San pulled Old Li to the corner of the house. Although this place was remote, Chen Jie could hear what the two said clearly with his ears.
At this time, Feng San said, "Old Li, are you stupid? I worked so hard to bring you a customer, and you only earn the money for a bowl of noodles?"
The old man said, "You two can't eat much, and the only thing I can offer is noodles."
Feng San said, "Go to the kitchen and take out all the braised meat toppings for your noodles today, arrange them neatly on a plate and sell them to him as smoked sauce."
"Ah, this is all for him, what are my other guests going to eat?"
"Are you stupid? You've sold it all to him. What are the other customers eating? Listen to me and raise the price by double, and also the wine."
Feng San said: "Hey, my wine is mixed with water. If he drinks it, won't he destroy my store?"
Feng San said, "Silly, you don't have any wine without water. Sell it to him as good wine. Hurry up and do it. You can make a lot of money from this business, enough to buy a few more prescriptions for Auntie."
"San'er, I'm afraid I can't give you much this time..."
"Okay, Old Li, let's not talk about this. If I really wanted to make this money, I would take him to Ronghe Restaurant. I grew up in your alley and I used to steal your food. Okay, get busy."
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Chen Jie knew that this kind of errand runner would definitely take kickbacks or something, but he didn't expect that he would be brought to this shabby noodle shop.
Chen Jie doesn't care about these little people trying to earn a little money for themselves.
If you are too petty with them, then what kind of situation will you have?
Soon Feng San came back, and then Old Li took out all the braised meat toppings in the noodles and sold them as braised meat, along with some vegetables and pickles.
We barely got together a table.
Then a jar of low-quality old wine was served.
Chen Jie took a sip and tasted a distinct sour and astringent taste.
However, Chen Jie did not say anything, but Feng San said, "My dear, I know that you usually eat too much delicacies from land and sea, so I specially found this small restaurant in the alley for you to change your diet, and the food is very cheap."
"Look, this plate of braised meat only costs one, three hundred coins."
"And this wine, this is the most famous sour wine here. It's different from what you usually drink, isn't it? It has a unique sour taste. This jar only costs... four hundred coins!"
Feng San gritted his teeth and doubled the price he offered, but even though he thought he was already asking for a sky-high price, Chen Jie just smiled when he heard it.
He remembered that when he was down and out, this penny was very precious to them. He was really weak at that time.
Thinking of this, Chen Jie said, "Okay, stop introducing yourself. Let me ask you something."
"Okay, let's eat and talk."
Feng San immediately and carefully gave Chen Jiezhen a glass of wine. Chen Jiezhen did not drink it but looked at Feng San and said, "Whose soldiers are those at the city gate today? Do you know?"
Feng San was stunned. He didn't expect Chen Jie to ask this, so he said, "Why are you asking this, sir?"
Chen Jie said: "I need to know who has defeated me."
"My dear, let me advise you that you cannot defeat them. They are all high-ranking officials of the Tianyuan Empire."
Chen Jie frowned and said, "Oh, since they are high-ranking officials, I will ask them more. Stay away from them in the future."
After hearing this, Feng San said, "Yes, stay away from them. If you are not seeking revenge against them, I will tell you."
"The place where you entered the city just now is the South Gate, which belongs to the Right General Zhao Pusheng."
Chen Jie said: "Zhao Pusheng, oh, I've heard of his name, he's called the Little Sword Saint in Jianghu."
Feng San said: "Yes, it is him, so my noble man, it is better to spend money to avoid disaster. You can just treat this money as feeding the dog."
Chen Jie asked, "Is Zhao Pusheng blatantly extorting money from the people?"
Feng San said: "What else?"
"That Emperor Xu Shouhui doesn't care?"
Feng San said: "What does he care? He even hopes that these soldiers can plunder more."
"I tell you, for every penny these soldiers plundered, two of it went to the palace for the enjoyment of the Tianyuan Emperor."
"Enjoyment?"
Chen Jie frowned and looked at Feng Sandao: "How do you know that the emperor enjoys himself?"
Feng San said: "I don't know that. As soon as the emperor entered the city, he began to publicly select concubines in the name of the emperor. All the girls in the city were selected. In the end, a queen, three concubines, and eighteen ladies were chosen. They lived a life like gods!"
After hearing this, Chen Jie fell silent for a moment, then looked at Feng San and said, "Then what about the rest of the money, besides sending it to the palace for the emperor's enjoyment?"
"Conscription!"
Feng San said, "Since the establishment of the Tianyuan Empire, there have been three rounds of conscription. I tell you that most of the young and strong people in the city have been captured to serve in the army. By the way, have you seen that there are basically no young people on the streets?"
Chen Jie looked at Feng San and asked, "Why didn't you join the army?"
Feng San smiled and said, "Hey, I stuffed the money in."
Chen Jie did not ask further: "They recruited three rounds of soldiers. How many people did they recruit?"
Feng San said: "There must be at least 100,000 people."
"With so many people being drawn away, will there be anyone left to work?"
"What are you talking about? When you came here, didn't you see that many fields outside were abandoned? There are fields but no one is cultivating them. It's a sin!"
Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Is it possible to recruit 100,000 soldiers just by relying on the tax revenue at the gate?"
Feng San said, "That's possible. Let me tell you, since the establishment of the Tianyuan Empire, our Hubei Road has been in bad luck. The imperial court has just issued an order that the tax on all people's farmland will be doubled. In addition, they have to pay extra fees for suppressing bandits, repairing roads, and resisting drought."
"Damn it, this group of rebels are even more cruel than those officials of Daqian back then. They are really trying to torture us civilians to death."
"Look at Hubei Road now. There are so many complaints. People can hardly survive."
"But I heard that General Zuo's territory in the east is not bad, especially the Huangzhou Prefecture governed by a man named Chen Jiusi. I heard that the people there live very well, and they even help the people repair canals. They are really nice people."
Chen Jie nodded slightly when he heard this and said, "Really? By comparison, that place is really good."
Feng San said: "Yes, it is good, but I feel it is only temporary."
"Why?"
"Isn't it obvious? The arm cannot bend the thigh. Chen Jiusi's official position is just a general of the Eastern Expedition. How can he compete with the court? How dare he disobey the emperor?"
"Don't mention him. Even General Zuo, he just ate melons when he came to Xiangyang Prefecture. The army was not allowed to enter the city. They all stayed outside the city. Moreover, they didn't care about the supplies. Forget it."
After hearing this, Chen Jie frowned and said, "General Zuo's army did not enter the city."
"Then can he be allowed to enter the city? The Left General and the Right General are not envious of each other, and the Left General is not very obedient to the emperor. The emperor and the Right General are teaming up to deal with the Left General."
Chen Jie asked: "You know all about this?"
"Isn't this obvious? The armies of other generals can enter the city, but General Zuo's can't. Even a fool can see this!"
After hearing this, Chen Jie fell silent. Yes, the current situation was clear as day.
Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Feng San and said, "The emperor and the right general are targeting the left general so much, and the imperial master doesn't care?"
Feng San said: "Don't mention the Imperial Master. I get angry when I mention him. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be so miserable."
"Well, the Imperial Master also persecuted you?"
Feng San said: "It would be better to persecute us. The state master has made great contributions to the miserable state of Xiangyang Prefecture."
Chen Jie looked at Feng San and said, "Tell me."
Feng San said: "What did the Imperial Master say? He is a good person, just a little stupid. When they entered the city, the first thing he did was to issue a decree that from now on, we will not collect taxes in Hubei Road."
No taxes?
Chen Jie frowned upon hearing this. Who would support the army if taxes were not collected?
Sure enough, Feng San said, "We were quite happy at first. Yes, not collecting taxes, isn't that a good thing?"
"What do you think the result was?"
Chen Jie said: "The soldiers have mutinied!"
Fan was stunned and looked at him and said, "Do you know about this?"
Chen Jie said: "I don't know, but I can guess."
Feng San said: "That's right, the soldiers mutinied, and the soldiers quit. They said that soldiers have to eat, but what will they eat without military pay?"
"At that time, many troops were in chaos. Upon hearing this, the Imperial Master immediately tried to appease them, and then told everyone that the tax would be reduced to half of the normal rate."
"Okay, everyone was quite supportive at the time. After all, it would reduce taxes by half, and we could also benefit from it. What was the result?"
Chen Jie asked: "Something happened again?"
Feng San said: "Yes, something happened again. At this time, the King of Qi who was guarding the northwest began to march towards the border. The Tianyuan Empire immediately felt a lot of pressure, and at this time they did not have enough troops, so they could only think of ways to expand the army."
"Is it that easy to expand the military? It costs money, right?"
"The Imperial Master can only restore the taxes the court originally imposed on us."
"At this time, the army of Qi Wang Li Siqi held back the regular army of the Tianyuan Empire, and the Daqian army in Hubei that had been dispersed began to become restless, occupying the mountains and plundering the local areas."
"You have to suppress the bandits now."
"Does suppressing bandits earn you money again?"
"So the state teacher ordered a temporary 30% tax increase. But for some unknown reason, the more bandits were suppressed, the more they appeared. The tax went from 30% to 50%, and finally doubled."
"And now there is another problem. The Northwest Frontier Army is fighting against Li Siqi. The military rations need to be transported, but the road is too difficult to travel. Do we need to build a road again?"
"Building roads requires money, but where does the money come from? Raise taxes!"
"Another tax increase."
"At the same time, they have established a country, so they have to build a palace. They can't live in a thatched house, right?"
"Then he has become the emperor, so it's not too much to ask for three palaces and six courtyards, right?"
"Also, now that you are the emperor, you have to train all the civil and military officials in the court, and you have to provide salaries for them."
"You have to build a government office, right?"
"Everything cost money. In the end, the state teacher increased the salary by more than five times."
"It's more than five times the tax of Daqian!"
The people went crazy at the time. They thought, "We are not going to be able to live anymore? We are going to die, and it won't be a good death."
At that time, these people surrounded the Xiangyang City Lord's Mansion. Tens of thousands of people pointed at the City Lord's Mansion and cursed: "The national teacher has ruined the country. He is a great evil villain who will not let the people live. I ask Your Majesty to punish the national teacher for his crime of ruining the country."
It is said that Peng Yingyu was so shocked that day that she became autistic.
He felt ashamed of the people of the world. At this time, the right general, Zhao Pusheng, stepped forward and said to Peng Yingyu, "Master, you are an enlightened monk, you don't understand the suffering of the people. So, leave this matter to me and His Majesty. We guarantee that the people's taxes will be doubled at most, and will never exceed two times."
"Do you think it's okay?"
Peng Yingyu was stunned when he heard this: "Then how will the army be maintained and the ministers be supported?"
Zhao Pusheng said: "Master, you don't have to worry about these things. I will take care of all these matters. All you need to do is transfer the power to us."
Peng Yingyu had been cursed by thousands of people at that time, and he felt that he was as stupid as a pig and a disaster to the country and the people, so he no longer had the energy to manage specific affairs.
The power was directly given to Xu Shouhui and Zhao Pusheng.
Then he placed himself under house arrest, locked himself up, turned a deaf ear to the outside world, and focused on repenting for his mistakes.
So now the entire Xiangyang Prefecture's affairs are all managed by Xu Shouhui and Zhao Pusheng, and the two are in collusion with each other.
They turned Xiangyang Prefecture and even the entire Hubei Road into a place where the two men enjoyed exploitation.
After listening to Feng San's explanation, Chen Jie finally understood what Lao Peng was talking about, the Tianyuan Empire.
To put it bluntly, Old Peng has been sidelined, and now the people in charge of the entire Tianyuan Empire are Xu Shouhui and Zhao Pusheng.
Zhao Pusheng could understand it. This Xu Shouhui was too incredible. He was a fool two years ago, but now he has such a powerful political skill. Is the enlightenment pill really so abnormal?
Chen Jie took a sip of the sour wine and his eyes froze slightly.
Or is it that Xu Shouhui is now a puppet of Zhao Pusheng.
Chen Jie thought about it and calculated secretly in his heart, throughout Lao Peng's life, all his wisdom has been spent on martial arts, but his political tactics are childish and ridiculous.
He also always thought that he could control the entire Maitreya religion. In fact, he didn't know that he was only the symbolic leader of the Maitreya religion.
If it weren't for his great martial arts skills, the Maitreya Sect might have kicked him out long ago. After all, think about what Lao Peng usually does, wandering around, eating, drinking, and converting people.
It is completely free and easy, but who will support the specific affairs of Maitreya Buddhism?
The deputy leader is Zhao Pusheng.
What Zhao Pusheng actually does is the work of a cult leader, while Peng Yingyu's status is more like a guest elder of the Maitreya cult, who only needs to come back to support the group when big events happen.
On weekdays, he does not interfere in the management of the entire sect. So you can imagine how much control he has over the Maitreya sect.
What's more important is that the Maitreya Sect has now rebelled and captured Hubei.
At this time, Old Peng came back and wanted to do it himself and take back the power in the religion. More importantly, he even wanted the Maitreya sect members to give up their wealth and glory and stop collecting taxes from the people.
Hey man, why are we following you, Old Peng, to rebel?
To realize the Buddha's kingdom?
Come on, isn't it just because it's profitable?
Don't talk about others. If you were a follower of Maitreya Sect, you would follow the boss through life and death, fighting with people everywhere, and now you have finally conquered a territory, and everyone is preparing to get promoted and make a fortune.
Your boss said, "Well, there will be no dividends this year. We rebelled to help the poor not be bullied and to achieve equality for all, so the people will not pay taxes to you. Did
you hear that?" What do you think?
Good fellow, we fought hard when we were fighting, but now that the world has been conquered, we have no power at all, right?
And Peng Yingyu, we haven't seen you usually. You are the leader. First, you don't take care of the church affairs. Second, we haven't seen you all year round. Third, when you come back, you ask us to be upright and rebellious not for fame or profit, but for the slogan of equality for all beings.
Grandma!
I'd be an idiot if I continued to follow you!
At this time, the second leader who usually eats and lives with you and is often seen appears and expresses his thoughts to you, "Well, the big leader is wrong. We have a family and children, can we not eat?"
If you support me to take the position, then I guarantee that you will be rich and prosperous and get what you deserve.
Just because of this, the entire Maitreya sect may not have no opposition, but it also has a large number of followers.
To put it bluntly, when people rebel, they do so to make a contribution, not to get promoted or make money. Why are you fighting against human nature?
To put it bluntly, Lao Peng is a bit pretentious.
Then Zhao Pusheng took advantage of this condition and staged such a big drama with everyone, directly sealing Peng Yingyu herself.
Directly delegate power to Zhao Pusheng, so that Peng Yingyu becomes the mascot and supreme leader of Hubei Road, specifically responsible for dealing with the enemy's high-end combat power.
And Zhao Pusheng and Xu Shouhui could do whatever they wanted.
As for the fact that Zhao Pusheng and Ni Wenjun did not get along, and Ni Wenjun was bullied so badly, it is easy to explain.
Because to the Maitreya Sect, Ni Wenjun was an outsider and was not from the same faction as them. Then when you came, you became the left general and suppressed their second leader, the actual leader Zhao Pusheng.
If you were Zhao Pusheng, you would also kill Ni Wenjun.
His existence is a shame to you and the biggest threat!
Logically speaking, with Ni Wenjun's not-so-bright brain, he would definitely not be a match for Zhao Pusheng, but Ni Wenjun was lucky to have a younger brother like Chen Jiusi.
He directly took over the two prefectures assigned to him, Qianjiang Prefecture and Tianmen Prefecture.
Chen Jie was in charge of military supplies, food, people's livelihood and all other aspects, and Ni Wenjun only had to take care of the army.
He just had to ensure the army's combat effectiveness, and he didn't have to worry about other aspects. Chen Jie also gave him so much support, providing him with soldiers and food, which allowed Ni Wenjun to develop at an incredible speed.
He has the ability to compete with Zhao Pusheng.
This is the current specific situation of the entire Tianyuan Empire. The top leader, Peng Yingyu, has been sidelined and has become autistic. He is under house arrest and is repenting for his mistakes.
In fact, he should really think about why he was played like this, without realizing he was played?
Secondly, Ni Wenjun was isolated and helpless. The Maitreya sect was a whole, and he was alone. Even if he was the left general, what could he do?
The only thing that could be praised was that Ni Wenjun's strength was still acceptable.
Then there is the main body of the current Tianyuan Empire, which is the political system controlled by Zhao Pusheng.
As for Xu Shouhui's condition, Chen Jie was a little unsure. Was he a puppet or a pig pretending to be a tiger? It was still unknown!
Chen Jie understood the situation in Xiangyang City. At this time, he reached out from his pocket and took out a silver ingot and put it directly on the table and said, "Well, thank you for telling me. This silver is for your hunger."
This silver ingot is enough to weigh ten taels.
Feng San's eyes widened, because he just wanted to cheat seven or eight cents from the whole table of food, but he never thought that Chen Jie's generosity far exceeded his imagination.
Seeing the silver ingots on the table, Feng San was stunned at first, then he hurried over and said, "My lord, my lord, you can't use this silver."
Chen Jie looked at Feng San who was chasing after him and said, "Take it. Old Li's wife is sick and needs money."
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When Chen Jie said this, Feng San's eyes widened, and he immediately asked in shock, "Sir, you, you heard everything?"
Chen Jie said: "You are quite clever, it is a waste for you to stay here as an errand boy. If you are willing, you can go to Huangzhou Prefecture to join the army."
Feng San was stunned and said, "I, join the army, this..."
Chen Jie said: "Haha, I'm giving you a suggestion. Whether you are willing to do it or not is your own business. Goodbye."
Feng San looked at Chen Jiusi who was walking away. He didn't know why, but he always felt that this person was different. If he followed this person's arrangements, maybe he would have a different life!
Well, I want to join the army in Huangzhou Prefecture!
Chen Jie left the alley and just as he stepped out of the door, he suddenly heard a shout: "Brother Jiusi!"
Chen Jie turned his head at this time and suddenly saw Ni Wenjun riding a horse towards him.
"Brother Ni!"
Chen Jie saw Ni Wenjun and responded. Ni Wenjun grinned and said, "Why didn't you tell me that you came to Xiangyang so that I could pick you up!"
After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "How dare I trouble you, brother?"
Ni Wenjun said, "Why do you keep telling me the truth? By the way, I hope those blind people who came into the city just now didn't mess with you."
Chen Jie said: "Well, they charged me fifty taels for the city entrance fee!"
"Hey, these bastards are tired of living, I'm going to go find them!"
Ni Wenjun was furious. How dare you take money from my brother? You must be crazy.
Chen Jie said: "It's just a small matter, it's a small matter, why does my brother need to go there in person?"
"Yes, I went there to flatter them. Ah Niu, go tell the city guards that their men are very powerful. They received fifty taels of silver when the General of the Eastern Expedition entered the city. Ask them what to do."
After saying this, Ni Wenjun said, "Don't worry, brother. I will definitely help you get rid of your anger."
Chen Jie said: "I didn't feel offended. On the contrary, I was deeply inspired."
Ni Wenjun said: "Oh, yes, who would have thought that Xiangyang City would be destroyed like this."
Ni Wenjun also sighed, and at this time Chen Jie looked at Ni Wenjun and said, "By the way, Brother Ni, where are you going?"
Ni Wenjun said, "Oh, Lao Peng asked me to discuss the details of going to Wushan today. It just so happens that you are here. Come with me. We haven't seen Lao Peng for a long time."
"Hey, brother, what do you think of Old Peng? He just collected a little more money. Why did he become so complacent and seal himself off, confining himself to his home to repent for his mistakes? Now the entire empire is controlled by Zhao Pusheng and Xu Shouhui."
After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "The master has the people in his heart, but the people suffer because of him, so it is understandable that he feels sad."
Chen explained, "By the way, Brother Ni, let's talk about the Wushan inheritance."
Ni Wenjun said: "Well, the inheritance of Wushan was actually what everyone in the martial arts world was waiting for twenty years ago."
"Twenty years ago?"
Ni Wenjun introduced: "The people of this Wu tribe are very strange. The life span of all the Wu people is no more than 50 years old. Only their leader, Wu Shen, can live to 60 years old. However, when he reaches 60 years old, he will inevitably be cursed and die. At this time, a new round of Wushan inheritance will begin..."
Ni Wenjun introduced it, and Chen Jie couldn't help but say, "It's so magical. By the way, you said curse, what kind of curse is that?"
Ni Wenjun said, "It seems to be called the Eye Curse. Every witch is born with an eye-shaped curse rune on their body, and their members generally do not live past fifty..."
"Eye curse?"
Chen Jie was confused and a little weird after hearing this. Why did this eye curse sound so familiar?
It seemed like I had heard it somewhere before. Where?
Chen Jie thought about it and suddenly a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. This plot seemed to be from Ghost Blowing Out the Light?
Chen Jie was very different. After all, this kind of eye curse was something that Chen Jie had only heard of in Ghost Blowing Out the Light. Moreover, this eye rune seemed to be cursed by the Queen of Jingjue...
Forehead...
Chen Jie smiled bitterly after thinking about it, but according to the timeline, we don't even know whether the Queen of Jingjue is dead or not.
What on earth am I thinking about?
Thinking of this, Chen Jie followed Ni Wenjun to the center of Xiangyang City, where large-scale construction was underway and many workers were building a palace.
Ni Wenjun said: "Haha, with only one city, I want to build a palace to enjoy myself~"
He shook his head and a man came out and immediately saluted, "General, you are here."
Ni Wenjun said, "Well, please inform the Imperial Master and tell him that General Zhengdong and I have arrived."
The man said, "Wait a moment, I'll go right away."
The man turned and went in, and a moment later hurried back and said, "General, General Zhengdong, the Imperial Master wants to see you!"
After hearing this, Ni Wenjun thanked him, then exchanged glances with Chen Jie and walked into the gate together!
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