Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

The Chief Minister Yuan Songbo, the Second Chief Minister Su Huiyun, the Young Master Chen Rong, and the Minister of Civil Affairs Zhang Liu remained silent.

Chen Qingzhu didn't comment and directly pointed to Zhang Liu:

"What do you think, Minister Zhang?"

When the God deploys troops, public opinion always comes first before food and supplies are ready.

After taking over Nandu, Chen Qingzhu immediately assigned a new task to Zhang Liu.

Therefore, Zhang Liu is the one who knows her next plan most clearly.

Zhang Liu stepped out and said loudly:

"I think it would be a good idea to store up food and wait until you claim the throne."

"In terms of storing grain, the 800-li Dongting Lake in Hunan Province and the 1,000-li Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province are both treasures that cannot be missed."

Rong Niang, who just turned twelve years old, looks like a young girl.

She was wearing a scarlet official uniform and standing in the first place alongside Yuan Songbo, with a calm expression.

After thinking for a moment, she took a step forward and spoke in a steady and calm voice:

"God, I second the motion! The imperial seal and the legitimacy of the world are just empty titles. It doesn't matter when we obtain them."

Chen Qingzhu has not yet proclaimed herself emperor, and Rong Niang feels that calling her mother would undermine Chen Qingzhu's dignity, so she addresses her as the Divine Lord like she does with other subordinates.

"Now, the Wei court and the King of Shu are holding each other back in Hubei Province, and neither of them can spare any manpower to take care of Hunan Province. This is the perfect opportunity for us to seize Hunan Province at the lowest cost!"

Yuan Songbo looked at Rong Niang with satisfaction and said:

"Young Master, what you said makes sense. If we take over Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, and add the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, the granaries and rich lands of the world will all be in our hands. No matter which force we attack, we will have strong troops and horses, and we will have no worries!"

"I second the motion!" Huiyun also said.

Others said things like, "The God has boundless magical powers and the people of the world support him. Even if he leads his troops north now, he will still be invincible."

Yan Qingzhi, who had given the initial advice, did not say anything else, but waited quietly for the God's decision.

Chen Qingzhu did not allow the crowd to continue arguing, but said:

"Minister Zhang is right. Storing up grain and slowly declaring oneself king is the right path."

"The next priority for the cabinet and all ministries is to prepare for the capture of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces."

With Chen Qingzhu's ability, he can indeed fight his way all the way to the capital.

But what she wanted was to march north steadily and capture the capital without any risk of failure.

It is true that she could lead the Du'e Army to attack the capital city by herself.

But when he arrived in the capital, he had to face the full-force counterattack of the evil cultivator's soul.

By that time, she has not yet broken through the foundation building stage, and she will probably still be helpless in the face of the evil cultivator's soul blessed by the emperor's luck. She even has to be on guard against the other party becoming desperate and revealing some incredible trump card.

If anything went wrong on her part, without her as a powerful external aid, the Du'e Army's single line straight into the capital would be no different from a lone army advancing deep into the enemy's territory.

By then, the situation of the Du'e Army and the Nandu regime will be extremely dangerous.

Therefore, having sufficient money and food, and being able to win the hearts of the people and the military with sufficient money and food at every step of the journey northward, is the most solid foundation for the journey northward.

Taking away the world's granary would greatly weaken the power of Wei, and perhaps also greatly weaken Emperor Yong'an's imperial luck.

By then, even if she failed to break through the foundation building stage, her chances of winning against the evil cultivator's soul would increase significantly.

With Chen Qingzhu's prestige, she made the final decision and there was no need to argue about the matter any further.

Huiming asked again:

"God, I heard that the soldiers and civilians of Huai'an have been loyal to God for a long time. Will you also march into Huai'an Prefecture after the New Year?"

Chen Qingzhu had already planned for this and answered directly:

"First, capture Hunan and Jiangxi provinces."

Although everyone was puzzled, they all obeyed the order.

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The other three enemies of the Wei Dynasty also heard about the fact that the God Du'e had incorporated the Fengyang defenders.

They all thought that Du'e Shenzun, this extraordinary woman who suddenly appeared, was a very important figure.

However, the leaders of the three parties all scoffed at the widely circulated magical properties of the God of Du'e.

After all, they have killed countless people in their lives and have never seen any real ghosts or gods.

If there are ghosts and gods, they are all man-made designs.

For example, the King of Shu sent people to personally concoct a miracle of strange fire falling from the sky to show God's dissatisfaction with Emperor Yong'an.

The three forces were all happy to see the sudden rise of the Southern Metropolis government.

After all, the Wei Dynasty was indeed a behemoth. If its million-strong army really attacked any side, no one would be able to withstand it.

With the power of the God of Du'e in the south, not to mention how much military force Emperor Yong'an would be tied up, at least it would make Emperor Yong'an dare not send additional troops to any side.

In this way, they will not face greater pressure on that front.

However, the King of Shu, who was gloating over other people's misfortune, soon lost his happiness.

Because in just three months, the Du'e Army had captured the three prefectures in Hunan Province that he had long coveted.

Unfortunately, his deal with your province's general Tan Rang was discovered by Emperor Yong'an, who has now sent Xiao Guangyu, the prince of the Duke of Ying, to seize power.

Xiao Guangyu was a capable man. In just four months, he actually took away the military power from Tan Rang, making him vulnerable to attacks from all sides and unable to take care of Hunan province at all.

He could only watch as the Du'e Army completely occupied the entire Hunan Province in just seven or eight months.

As soon as the land was divided and the military household system was abolished, all the local soldiers and civilians became completely devoted to the God of Du'e.

Even though he instigated local wealthy people to rebel against the Du'e Army, they were still ruthlessly suppressed.

The policies of the Du'e Army were so inspiring that the soldiers fought very bravely and were not at all comparable to the guerrillas formed by the wealthy families.

The King of Shu had no choice but to follow the example of the God Du'e, reform the military system, and fiercely attack the territory of the Wei court.

Not to mention, once the new military and political policies were announced, morale was boosted and combat effectiveness was greatly improved.

The pressure on the Wei army's front in Hubei Province suddenly doubled.

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The leader of the rebel army in Qin Province, Song Fuquan, was also deeply inspired when he learned that the God of Du'e was so invincible.

He fabricated several miracles and spread them around Qin Province, claiming that he was the reincarnation of the "Jade Emperor."

As for the Lord Du'e, he was just an ordinary god under his command.

That's why she followed him and raised the banner to oppose the tyranny of Emperor Yong'an.

These remarks, coupled with the news that Lord Du'e had incorporated the 100,000 defenders of Fengyang, actually greatly increased Song Fuquan's prestige among the military and civilians near Qin Province.

The Qin provincial rebel army, which had been somewhat demoralized by the imperial court, united again.

The Hu tribe in the north had originally occupied the two northeastern provinces of Wei and frequently harassed the border. Now that they saw that Wei was surrounded by enemies on all sides, they were also seizing the time to gather troops and prepare to launch a large-scale attack on Wei.

The increasingly fierce three-way enemy forces left the Wei court with no time to pay attention to the south.

After eight months of occupation and land tax reform, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces were completely incorporated into the territory of Nando.

Lieutenant General Huai'an has been living in fear for the past few months and has paid special attention to news from Nandu.

As he watched more and more prefectures in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces being captured and digested by Nandu, he became more and more uneasy, with a conflicted feeling in his heart.

Hearing that most of the Fengyang defenders had returned to defend Fengyang, he could no longer sit still!