Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

Chapter 272: Go south! Go south!
In early April, an imperial edict arrived in Youzhou at full speed and was sent to the Northern Territory Protectorate, conferring the title of Northern Territory Protectorate on Ye Qingzhou.

A rude warrior who treated the governor sent by the court as a mascot. Instead of sending troops to attack him, the court sent him a commendation and tried to win him over, allowing Ye Qingzhou to take charge of the military and political power of Youzhou with full justification.

I have to say, the world is sometimes so magical. King Chong must have fainted in the toilet out of grievance.

"When you are desperate, you will try any possible means."

Ye Qingzhou threw the appointment letter aside without paying much attention to it.

After all, his power came from his own military force, not from the imperial decree, and he did not need to rely on imperial power, so he could naturally treat the imperial edict as a piece of waste paper.

However, Liu Chang, Shen Peng and others who were united around Ye Qingzhou were excited.

In their eyes, the appointment by the Daliang court still carries a lot of weight.

"Junfeng, Shixiong, how many warriors have you trained now?"

"Master, there are already three thousand of them."

"Three thousand? It's enough for now."

Ye Qingzhou nodded, expressing his satisfaction with the work results of Wang Junfeng and Nie Shixiong.

As the saying goes, disciples should do the hard work for you. I accepted three reliable disciples and taught them the methods of martial arts practice. Isn't it just to let them do things for me and save me a lot of trouble?
As for the question of whether leaving the training of soldiers to his disciples would lead to the loss of power, Ye Qingzhou was too lazy to consider it. As a martial artist, all the power belongs to himself, so he doesn't need to care about betrayal.

Anyone who disobeys will be beaten to death.

"Junfeng, it's not easy. You two will each lead a thousand warriors and follow me south."

Ye Qingzhou then looked at Nie Shixiong and asked him to stay behind to look after the house: "Shixiong, you will be in charge of the Youzhou base camp. I will leave you a thousand soldiers. If the Donghu make any unusual moves, you don't need to ask for permission. Send troops immediately and deal a heavy blow to the enemy. Make sure to keep the enemy out of the country."

"Yes."

Nie Shixiong's heart burned with excitement when he heard this. He had long been unhappy with the Donghu. Now with Ye Qingzhou's order, he could finally show his might and teach these greedy barbarians from outside the Great Wall a lesson.

With two thousand Wuzu and more than ten thousand cavalry, the Shenwu Army marched south, crossed the river, and arrived in Xingyang, where they immediately attracted attention from all parties.

Especially the tens of thousands of armored cavalry, each of whom had three horses, were well-equipped, and had high morale. Their military appearance was so magnificent that it eclipsed the armies sent by other states.

All the heroes were talking about it.

"Who is this gentleman?"

"'Sword Lord' Ye Qingzhou is the newly appointed Protector General of the Northern Territory by the imperial court. His Divine Martial Army is rampant in Youzhou. I heard that he is invincible. He has successively put down the rebellions of the brothers Sun Jingwei and Sun Xiangwen, and destroyed the Tianlang King Court. Not long ago, he also destroyed the Bai Gengcheng family, one of the four great general families in Liaodong."

"Hiss~ He has made great achievements in battle. Let's not mess with such a ruthless person."

Many people took a deep breath when they heard this, and in their hearts, they had already listed Ye Qingzhou and the Shenwu Army as targets that must not be provoked.

At the same time, many people were gloating, secretly lamenting that Daliang seemed to have really run out of luck.

The most powerful ones were the Western Protectorate and the Northern Protectorate. The former had already openly rebelled, and the latter also seemed to have rebellious intentions.

Otherwise, why didn't he ask for permission from the imperial court before destroying the Tianlang clan who had been conferred the throne by the imperial court?
The Bai Gengcheng family was a marquisate family personally conferred by the founding emperor of Daliang, and the Tabai Army was also a regular imperial army. However, Ye Qingzhou destroyed them just like that, showing that they obviously did not take the imperial court seriously.

Ye Qingzhou looked at the soldiers around him who looked like beggars, and was speechless: "Are these people really here to defend the king? Why do they look like they are begging for food..."

The divine fortune teller Lu Gongming who was accompanying them was well-informed and explained to Ye Qingzhou, "The Lord is a man of great talent and strategy, and he loves his soldiers like his own sons. He not only feeds them rice every day, but also provides them with beef and mutton. In addition, they practice the unique skills of the Xinwu Sect, so naturally they can train a mighty and powerful elite army."

After saying this, Lu Gongming pointed around and said, "However, most of the princes in the world are mediocre. To put it bluntly, these soldiers in front of us are just a group of civilians who were temporarily recruited."

To put it simply, the aristocratic families and local tyrants are too inhuman. Not to mention feeding the people under their rule, many of them are too lazy to even feed the soldiers under their command.

Therefore, many of the soldiers were forcibly conscripted civilians, wearing tattered clothes and not having enough food, so naturally they looked like beggars.

Among the numerous armies that came to support the king, only two armies looked decent and successfully attracted Ye Qingzhou's attention.

One of the teams was composed entirely of burly men with broad shoulders and strong arms. They had long swords on their waists and bows and arrows on their backs. Their eyes were bright and sharp like eagles.

The leading general was over two meters tall, tall and handsome, with an outstanding temperament.

Ye Qingzhou saw a vision of heaven's favor in this person. It was obvious that this was another hero who was carrying the destiny of heaven, the son of destiny of the Cang Yuan World.

Seeing that Ye Qingzhou seemed very interested in this archer unit, he immediately introduced: "My lord, this is the Yingyang Guard, the most elite guard of the Eastern Region Protectorate. The commander of the team is named Zhang Shunchen, and he is the most famous archer in the East China Sea."

"It is said that three years ago, the Xuantian Sect was in chaos. Wen Yaodong, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, led a hundred thousand people to besiege Yingqiu. At that time, there were only a thousand defenders in the city, and the situation was extremely precarious. At the critical moment, Zhang Shunchen stepped forward and shot and killed the seven vanguards of the enemy army, deterring the enemy from moving forward. After that, he shot more than a thousand arrows in a row, and every one of them missed. Even with his fingers split and blood flowing to his elbows, he saved the city with his own strength."

The other army was mainly equipped with long spears and powerful crossbows. Although the soldiers were relatively short in stature, their formations were strict and their armor and weapons were excellent. It was undoubtedly a strong army.

The leading general had a white face and no beard, but was handsome and heroic, with an extraordinary bearing between his eyebrows. There was also a green and red aura falling from the spiritual platform on his head, and he was favored by the will of heaven.
"My Lord, this is the elite Tiger Infantry Army from the Southern Region Protectorate. The leader is from the famous Xu family in Lujiang, named Wenshan. He is both wise and brave. When he was only fifteen years old, he led the army to quell the rebellion of the Six Feudatories of Baiyue. At the age of twenty, he has already held the position of Zhechou Xiaowei."

"Such a talented person should be my disciple."

The more Ye Qingzhou looked, the more satisfied he became, and he felt that his trip south was not in vain.

Over the next few days, armies from various places arrived one after another to support the king.

Soon, Emperor Liang held a banquet in the palace and summoned a group of "loyal ministers".

Lu Gongming said, "My Lord, do you want to bring a team of soldiers with you? I heard that the uncle of the emperor, Li Guozhong, wants to cause trouble at the banquet."

"I can't ask for it."

Ye Qingzhou was delighted when he heard this. He was worried that he had no excuse to take action against the Emperor of Daliang and Prime Minister Li Guozhong, a pair of talented people.

Lu Gongming's eyes lit up: "My Lord, are you planning to capture all the troops coming to support the king?"

Ye Qingzhou nodded: "That's right, first defeat these small fry, and then wipe out the Western Army, then the world can be stabilized and unified at the fastest speed."

"My Lord, you have unrivaled power, and you will surely get what you wish for."

Lu Gongming was also looking forward to this. He couldn't wait to see Ye Qingzhou ascend the throne and become the emperor.

The palace of Emperor Liang was built magnificently.

When Ye Qingzhou saw this, he felt inexplicably sad. There were refugees everywhere outside Xingyang City, and even the soldiers in the army were mostly short of food and pay.

But Emperor Liang was still so extravagant and wasteful, holding banquets every day without any restraint. Instead, he continued to allow his uncle Li Guozhong and others to exploit the people and make insatiable demands, madly testing the brink of death.

It would be unjust if such a country did not perish.

At the banquet, Ye Qingzhou's arrival surprised many people, especially when they saw that Ye Qingzhou came alone, everyone's eyes became strange.

Although a lot of news has been reported from Youzhou in recent times, they were all regarded as exaggerated rumors by various princes and no one believed them to be true.

That's why Li Guozhong dared to take action at the dinner tonight. His idea was simple, which was to execute Ye Qingzhou on the charge of treason, and then incorporate the Shenwu Army and take control of this powerful cavalry unit in his own hands.

Feeling the malice coming from the other party, Ye Qingzhou really couldn't understand where the mysterious confidence of these people in front of him came from.

But it doesn’t matter, they will be dead soon anyway.

"Your Majesty is here!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Everyone present stood up and saluted. No matter how disdainful they were in their hearts, the person in front of them was still the emperor, the common ruler of the Central Plains.

Only Ye Qingzhou sat still, still drinking by himself, relaxed and at ease.

Li Guozhong thought he had caught Ye Qingzhou's weakness, and immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, please punish Ye Qingzhou for his misconduct in front of you!"

Emperor Liang's face turned cold, and he looked at Ye Qingzhou: "Since you see me coming, why don't you bow?"

"You deserve it?"

Ye Qingzhou held the wine glass with a slight tilt of his mouth.

"You bold lunatic!" Pei Anyuan, the Jinwu Guard, was wearing gilded armor and drew his sword to angrily scold Ye Qingzhou: "How dare you be so disrespectful to His Majesty? Come on, capture him!"

Dozens of soldiers rushed forward, and all the princes who were watching the show nearby stepped aside, not wanting to be implicated.

"That's stupid."

Ye Qingzhou was still sitting there. He just raised his hand and clapped it. The wine on the table was shaken out of the pot and then drawn to the palm of his hand, condensing into a ball of water droplets as big as a fist.

As Ye Qingzhou snapped his fingers, the water droplets burst open, and countless tiny water droplets shot in all directions like arrows from a bow. Their power was as strong as a strong arrow, piercing through the armor of the guards, exploding a large blood mist, and killing them all on the spot in an instant.

This shocking scene stunned and captivated all the guests who came to the banquet.

"There is such a martial art in the world!"

“Unheard, unseen!”

"It's incredible!"

"It is said that Ye Jianjun swept through thousands of troops with just one sword in the Northern Frontier. I thought the rumors were exaggerated, but I never thought he really had such unfathomable power!"

"Come... someone... come and protect me!"

Li Guozhong kept screaming with his hoarse voice. He was really regretting it at this moment.

Seeing Ye Qingzhou standing up and walking towards him, Emperor Liang was even more panicked: "You...what are you going to do? I am the Son of Heaven!"

"Son of Heaven? Hehe~"

Ye Qingzhou said with disdain: "The emperor is the one with the strongest soldiers and horses."

Zheng~
With a flash of sword light, Emperor Liang's head fell off, and the Queen Li Yunxia, ​​who was standing not far behind him, had her face splashed with blood. She was so scared that her face turned pale.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"

Li Guozhong looked at the person in front of him in disbelief. He didn't understand how someone in this world could dare to kill the emperor?

This is ridiculous!
However, Ye Qingzhou proved with facts that imperial power was neither sacred nor invincible. The emperor was also a human being, and humans would die if they were killed.

In an instant, Emperor Liang and the hundreds of guards he brought with him were killed by Ye Qingzhou alone. The Jinwu Guards fought bloody battles with a large number of loyal soldiers, but in front of Ye Qingzhou's sword, their struggles and resistances were meaningless.

The blood dyed the entire hall red. Ye Qingzhou held the heads of Emperor Liang and his uncle and sat on the dragon throne. He looked down with a disdainful look and asked calmly, "Now, who else is dissatisfied?"

After witnessing Ye Qingzhou's bravery and invincibility with their own eyes, no one wanted to resist anymore.

Ye Qingzhou pointed out Zhang Shunchen and Xu Wenshan: "You are both extraordinary talents. Would you like to become my disciples and learn martial arts from me?"

The two were overjoyed and immediately prostrated themselves on the ground: "Greetings, Master!"

Boom~
More than 30% of the luck of the entire Daliang gathered and poured into Ye Qingzhou's body, strengthening his physique and flesh. "It seems that the limit of my influence is to occupy 30% of the luck of the Central Plains. For the rest of the luck, I can't just take shortcuts, but have to do it with real swords and guns."

The way of mind martial arts requires not only to temper one's own martial arts heart, but also to shoulder the wishes of people all over the world and carry their dreams and hopes.

The more you carry, the stronger your cultivation will be.

If everyone can be united and work together, then their cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds, and in a short time they can break through the eight barriers and open up the eight extraordinary meridians in the body with ease.

"As for the remaining 70% of luck, it seems that we must first quell the rebellion of the Western Army, and then wait until the world is stable, implement reforms, and bring all the aristocratic families and local nobles down to earth before we can get them all."

The so-called luck is actually the power to allocate resources.

Why couldn’t the Daliang royal family maintain its rule?
It was because the aristocratic families and local tyrants continued to encroach on the fortune that originally belonged to the imperial court. They engaged in large-scale land annexation, turning ordinary people who originally paid taxes and performed labor service to the imperial court into landless vagrants.

As a result, people's hearts will naturally be unsettled.

If Ye Qingzhou wants to condense the true way of mind martial arts, he must completely break this phenomenon and make the hearts of people in the world focus on him.

"After I destroyed Emperor Liang, I only got 30% of the luck in the Central Plains, and 70% came from the noble families and powerful clans. Damn it, wouldn't I be begging for food on my knees? No, these noble families and powerful clans are no longer ordinary traitors, we must strike hard."

Ye Qingzhou has made up his mind that after destroying the Western Army, he will ascend the throne in the capital and proclaim himself emperor. He will then take action against the aristocratic families and wealthy clans, cut off their flesh and feed the people of the world.

In this way, we can win the hearts of the people and gather the fortune of the world.

The so-called politics is actually not complicated at all. It is nothing more than ensuring that people in the world have enough food and clothing and have a way to advance themselves.

But the simpler things are, the harder they are to do.

Because human nature is selfish, as long as private ownership exists, resources will continue to be concentrated in the hands of a few people.

To put it simply, the practice method of Xinwu Sect is to gather the mental power of most people into a few people for them to practice, so as to break the upper limit of the human body and step into the realm of transcendence.

In this regard, Ye Qingzhou can only try his best to give everyone a fair opportunity to fight. Xinwumen teaches everyone without distinction, regardless of background or family background, only qualifications.

If you want to achieve peerless cultivation, practice on your own!

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Capital, Luoyang.

When Cao Yincheng, the Protector General of the Western Regions, heard that Ye Qingzhou had beheaded Emperor Liang and his uncle in public, he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "At a time like this, the coalition forces are actually killing each other. God is really helping me."

However, he was not happy for long before his subordinates reported: "Protector General, the coalition forces have breached Hulao Pass and are heading straight for Luoyang!"

"What did you say?"

Cao Yincheng's eyes widened with anger. He suddenly stood up and felt dizzy and staggered. He was unwilling to believe it no matter what: "This is impossible!"

In Hulao Pass, he not only sent his most capable generals to guard it, but also dispatched 20,000 elite soldiers and stockpiled three years of food and fodder. It can be said that with well-trained soldiers and sufficient food, the pass could be as stable as a rock even in the face of an attack by an army of 100,000.

As a result, it was breached in just a few days?

Absolutely ridiculous!
"How many soldiers does the enemy have?"

"One... one thousand..."

Cao Yincheng's eyes were bloodshot and his head was buzzing. He then looked up to the sky and burst into tears and laughter: "Only a thousand soldiers can break through the pass guarded by my 20,000 troops. Is this God's will to kill me, Cao Yincheng?"

Cao Yincheng, dressed in military uniform, felt that the world was so absurd at this moment.

The next morning, when Wang Junfeng led a thousand soldiers and arrived at the city like a divine army descending from the sky, Cao Yincheng had to lead the army to fight personally.

The result shocked the whole world. In this battle, 50,000 elite Western Army soldiers were defeated by Wang Junfeng's 1,000 soldiers.

Cao Yinben himself was shot off his horse by Wang Junfeng and trampled to death by the horse's hooves.

For the first time, the strength of the Shenwu Army was clearly displayed to the princes of the Central Plains, making them realize that the times had really changed.

In front of the Wuzu, all the old-style armies became a joke.

Even if they rise up to resist, they will only be ruthlessly slaughtered by the Shenwu Army.

Therefore, when Ye Qingzhou entered Luoyang and announced that he would ascend the throne and become emperor, all the princes from the fourteen states in the world gathered in the capital and submitted.

A brand new era has arrived.

When the news reached back to Yuyang, Shen Jingyi, who suddenly learned that she was about to become the queen, was stunned.

Even more troubled than her was Shen Huaimin. A few months ago, his biggest wish was to find a capable son-in-law to help him protect his family business.

So now the son-in-law wants to be emperor?

For a moment, Shen Huaimin was as helpless as an old farmer in the country. He had no idea what to do. He had never thought of becoming the father-in-law of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)