I have an endless army of warriors, rampaging across the heavens.

Chapter 89 A Month Later, an Underground Society Emerges from a Crack in the Rocks! [Available for purchase at midnight on the 1st, please subscribe!]

They can't control it.

It can't be contained.

It's uncontrollable!

Xiayang City was completely ruined.

Han Yinglong's first act as the emperor's imperial envoy and governor of Jiujiang failed to achieve its intended effect.

They were caught in a dilemma.

"Is the underground society really that difficult to deal with?" Han Yinglong was unwilling to believe it.

General Jin Deying of the Jing'an Division also looked dejected: "Your Excellency, you are unaware of the extent of the depravity of the underground gang. They have dug countless tunnels beneath Xiayang City, forming a terrifyingly interconnected network. The number of entrances and exits connecting to the surface alone is as high as 491, and they are still being discovered. They cannot be completely sealed off or blocked, let alone fully controlled!"

Kim Deok-young was exhausted.

They knew that the Underground Society was skilled at digging tunnels, and the "Underground" in their name even originated from this.

But I never knew they were so good at digging!
"How can it be!"

Han Yinglong was shocked and furious: "If there really are so many tunnels, how can we keep it a secret? How can we transport so much soil and stones out without attracting attention?"

Put yourself in their shoes—

impossible!
Totally impossible!
Jin Deying smiled wryly: "This humble general also thought it was impossible, but facts speak louder than words."

The numerous tunnels beneath Xiayang City are an undeniable fact.

Jin Deying even went down into the tunnel herself and walked through it for a while. She wandered around and got dizzy, completely disoriented, as if she had entered an underground maze.

I really don't know how people in the underground society tell directions.

Jin Deying recounted in detail the difficulties of the underground meeting.

"Its difficulty lies in three aspects—"

"Firstly, it's an underground passage, allowing for swift movement."

"Secondly, they are masters who come and go like the wind."

"Thirdly, they are vanguards, swift as the wind."

They all came and went like the wind, and the core of it all was 'slippery'. The government troops were cumbersome, and the Jing'an Division was no better. By the time the intelligence was reported and the higher-ups dispatched more people, the underground members had already disappeared without a trace through the tunnels.

One missed opportunity.

They missed their target every time.

They always arrived late, only able to drink some foot-washing water, and by sheer luck managed to capture a few seriously wounded and immobile assassins, or those who were unlucky enough to be trapped in the tunnels.

After a month, nearly two hundred people were arrested.

"Two hundred men!"

"Can't they find anything at all?"

Han Yinglong frowned.

Jin Deying said helplessly, "We've tried everything. They either spout nonsense and make baseless accusations, or they just won't budge."

Han Yinglong then asked, "Two hundred people must have some origin. With so many people, I don't believe they all sprang from a rock? No children? No parents? Can't you even find a single acquaintance among them?"

It really is!

Jin Deying felt bitter: "We publicly executed dozens of traitors at Caishikou and secretly laid a net, but no one from the underworld came to save our brothers."

not only that--

"Before the beheading, dozens of prison carts were used to parade the two hundred people through the streets, circling the city three times, so that all the people in the city could come out and identify them. If anyone was identified, a reward of one thousand taels of silver would be given!" "But after parading them all over the city, not a single person was identified."

"Your Excellency doesn't believe those people sprang from a rock, but I do have some doubts!"

Kim Deok-young is questioning the meaning of life.

As a general of the Jing'an Division, he was responsible for handling major cases involving top experts and large organizations that the Six Doors couldn't handle. Over the years, he had seen a lot and had witnessed all kinds of major cases.

Investigating and handling cases is nothing more than the same old three tricks—

A comprehensive, blanket-style investigation was conducted.

They flew everywhere, chasing and arresting people.

The interrogation was prolonged and intensive, including torture and coercion.

But this time, none of the three methods worked.

The underground organization became a hedgehog that these henchmen couldn't get their hands on!

……

"I refuse to believe it!"

Han Yinglong refused to believe it and went down to the prison himself. He saw dozens of rebels who had been transferred from Xiayang City. These people were of all shapes and sizes, some looked old, some looked young, some looked honest, and some had shifty eyes.

In short, there's nothing in common.

Han Yinglong randomly pointed to a seemingly honest and law-abiding dark-faced rebel and had him led out—

"Your Majesty!"

The soldiers kicked the knees of the assassins, forcing them to their knees.

Han Yinglong, with an air of benevolence towards the people, spoke gently: "I am the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and concurrently the Right Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. I have been ordered by the Emperor to oversee all military, political, criminal, and civil affairs in Jiujiang. Do not be afraid. If you have any grievances or are being coerced, I will certainly stand up for you. There may be a rebellion in the underworld. People like you are just being coerced. As long as you tell the truth, I will pardon you and give you a thousand taels of silver so that you can take your family and settle down wherever you want in the two capitals and thirteen provinces."

Zuo Jing, possessed by a bodyguard, sneered upon hearing these words: "Han Yinglong, you think you're a capable man? Don't you know what kind of negative consequences it will cause after sending troops to garrison Xiayang City and sealing off the entire city?"

what!
There is a play!

Han Yinglong really couldn't get these people to talk, but look what's happening now?

Han Yinglong was not angry or annoyed, but rather delighted. He said, "The three towns of Jiujiang are well-disciplined, and the people of Xiayang are peaceful and prosperous. The military and civilians work together to eradicate the underground society. Have you ever thought that if there were no underground society, Xiayang City would not have suffered this fate?"

You're blaming me now?

Zuo Jing said, “If all the officers and soldiers had kept to their duties, and if the government had provided enough relief food to the poor people who were under house arrest, I believe we wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble. The entire city would have helped the government arrest and denounce my underground brothers! But what is the reality? The reality is that the soldiers and officers were all greedy and demanding, treating the lockdown as a carnival and a feast. Officials, clerks, and soldiers, from top to bottom, were all using this to make money. The people lacked food and clothing, and countless people have starved to death in their homes in the past few months. All of this is the result of your, Han Yinglong’s, misdeeds!”

"nonsense!"

Han Yinglong's face immediately darkened when his lung was punctured.

Zuo Jinglang said: "Han Yinglong, courtesy name Feibai, also known as Feibai, style name Zhigang, was a native of Jiangxia, Donghu. He passed the imperial examination in the eleventh year of Guang'en, served as the inspector of Liaobei in the second year of Renshou, and was the supervisor of education in Haidong in the sixth year of Renshou. Two years later, he was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown due to involvement in factional strife. In the fourth year of Daye, the Yan army was defeated by the Quanrong in the Battle of Jinyang Mountain. You were appointed as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and concurrently the Right Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, and took over the management of Liaobei. During your tenure, you executed fleeing generals, manufactured military equipment, repaired castles, sent troops to guard various fortresses to support each other, gathered refugees, stabilized the people's hearts, and made the defenses very strong, so that the Quanrong army dared not advance lightly."

He hadn't been wasting his time these past few days; he had already dispatched numerous assassins to thoroughly investigate the backgrounds of all the officials and generals in the Governor's Office, the Jing'an Division, and many other government offices that had opposed him.

The most important of these was Han Yinglong, the Governor-General of Jiujiang.

It was precisely because of this investigation that the truth was revealed.

Zuo Jingcai scoffed, "Han Yinglong, do you not know anything about military affairs?"

Do not!
He's so knowledgeable!
Even though he knew the military, he still allowed the officers and soldiers of the three towns to enter the bustling city of Xiayang.

Does he not know the consequences?
Do not!
He's so knowledgeable!
……

(End of this chapter)