The grass in the factory should be plucked

Yuyan and her herd of elephants have made such great contributions, Jiang Li will certainly not treat them unfairly.

She wrote a letter to ask for a title for Yuyan.

Nangong Qinghe immediately issued an edict to pardon Yuyan and confer the title of "General Pingnan" on him, and granted the primeval forest between Da Chu and Pagan as a fiefdom for Yuyan and his elephant herd.

Yuyan was very happy. Since she was the general of the Great Chu, she naturally had to shoulder the corresponding responsibilities!

It flapped its big ears and said, "From now on, the border will be guarded by us. Anyone who wants to pass through my territory must first ask this general!"

Jiang Li smiled secretly, Nangong Qinghe also learned to be generous to others.

In the past, Dianyue and Pagan tacitly accepted this jungle as the border between the two countries. Now that the Great Chu has openly granted it as the fiefdom of the "General Pingnan" of the Great Chu, the Pagan Kingdom dared not object.

Seeing that everything was arranged properly, even if this year was a famine, there would not be starving people everywhere, so Nangong Qinghe felt relieved and continued to head south.

The southern expedition army led by Zhang Zhe also joined the southern touring team in Zhun'an.

Nangong Qinghe immediately summoned Zhang Zhe.

When Zhang Wanwan saw her brother whom she had not seen for more than a year, the siblings could not help but hug each other and cry bitterly when they thought of the tragic annihilation of the Zhang family.

Nangong Qinghe consoled him, "The Zhang family still has you and your brothers and sisters. At present, there are three generals in the family. The revival of the Zhang family is just around the corner."

Zhang Zhe knelt on his knees and cried, "Thanks to His Majesty, Prince Jing'an, and Duke Dingguo, they saved the Empress and my three brothers. I will do my utmost to repay His Majesty's kindness until my death!"

Zhang Wanwan learned that it was Jiang Li and Xie Changan who saved Zhang Zhe and Zhang Cang at the cost of their strength. She couldn't help but burst into tears: "Prince Jing'an has done a great favor to our Zhang family. You must remember it in your heart. One day, we must repay the prince's kindness."

Zhang Zhe clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Be careful of the Empress's order!"

Nangong Qinghe asked him to stand up, gave him a seat, and said with a smile: "I only know a little about the war in Southern Xinjiang from the war reports, but I can't help but feel excited and wish I could go to the front line in person! Please tell me the specific situation in detail."

Zhang Wanwan wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "I heard that Prince Jing'an has done many good deeds in Southern Xinjiang. Ah Zhe, tell me about it."

Zhang Zhe couldn't help but smile when he thought of Prince Jing'an's amazing actions. He was truly a man who made people both admire him and laugh and cry!

He began by entering the Southern Expedition Army camp and described in detail what he had seen and heard:

How Xie Changan trained his troops, fought bandits on the march, decided the outcome with three swords, and outwitted the Yuexi Kingdom...

How did Jiang Li use herself as bait to destroy the Miao Gu's nest, instigate the war elephants of the Dianyue Kingdom, trick the Southern Expedition Army into building a large commercial district, and take her husband and children to steal cassava from a neighboring country...

Nangong Qinghe and Zhang Wanwan were excited and passionate at the beginning, but why did it change as they listened?

The story got funnier as it went on, until in the end when they heard that the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition and Prince of Jing'an actually ran to a neighboring country to steal cassava without carrying his own twins, the emperor and the empress couldn't help laughing until they cried.

"Ari is really..."

"Why did she go to steal cassava and take her own child with her?" Zhang Wanwan covered her mouth and laughed.

Zhang Zhe scratched his head and said, "I heard that Prince Jing'an was worried about the twins staying at home. I don't know why."

Nangong Qinghe frowned when he thought of Jiang Li's secret report that the evil soul-sucking insect might not have disappeared, but had changed its host and hidden itself.

"People only think that she behaves eccentrically, but in fact, everything Ah Li does has a profound meaning." He sighed softly.

Zhang Zhe looked puzzled.

"Do you still remember that evil cultivator?" Nangong Qinghe whispered, "Ali said that the man might not be dead, but has gone into hiding."

Zhang Wanwan's face changed involuntarily, and she said to Zhang Zhe, "Substitute dolls! Have you done them all?"

Zhang Zhe's expression changed and he nodded: "A Cang and I narrowly escaped death, how dare we disobey the prince's orders?"

He gritted his teeth and said, "So that man is not dead? That's perfect. I will cut him into pieces to avenge the extermination of my family!"

"That evil cultivator's evil magic is really powerful and hard to defend against. You are no match for him, so don't act rashly."

Nangong Qinghe said solemnly.

"Yes!"

Although Zhang Zhe was filled with hatred, he thought that the evil cultivator could take people's lives from thousands of miles away, and how could a mere mortal like him defeat him? He had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

The emperor continued his southern tour, and in the arid north, the saying "When the Betelgeux appears, disaster will occur" gradually began to spread.

It was the hot summer, the seedlings had already died, the fields were so dry that they were cracked, and the people's hearts were as anxious as the weather.

Although the government repeatedly comforted them and said that the court had a plan to deal with the situation and would open the granaries to release grain after the autumn harvest in the south and would not let the people go hungry, people were still in a state of constant fear.

The Qinglian Sect in various places was developing in full swing.

In a dilapidated Taoist temple, the believers, led by the core disciples, are devoutly paying homage to the Qinglian Patriarch.

What is offered on the incense table is neither a statue nor a portrait, but a mirror!

After reciting a long passage of incomprehensible scriptures, the Qinglian Sect disciples burned incense and prayed devoutly: "Please, ancestor, show up and save all the people!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the mirror on the incense table began to emit ethereal and fairy sounds.

Everyone was shocked. What was going on?

The Qinglian disciples' eyes filled with tears, and they shouted, "The Qinglian Patriarch has appeared!"

I saw fairy mist in the mirror, and the picture gradually emerged.

A man in black sat on a lotus, his cuffs and hem embroidered with delicate green lotus patterns.

Although his face could not be seen in the dense mist, his whole aura was like that of a banished immortal.

The believers were surprised and delighted, this Qinglian Patriarch was indeed a god!

Otherwise, how could it appear on an ordinary mirror?

The Qinglian Sect disciples prostrated themselves on the ground and were the first to shout, "Disciples respectfully welcome the ancestor to the mortal world!"

Everyone bowed down and said respectfully: "Greetings to the Qinglian Ancestor! Please bless us, send down rain from heaven, and save the people!"

"Please, ancestor, let God give us some rain. The crops in the fields are dying. How are we going to survive?"

A middle-aged farmer kowtowed and cried.

"Yes, if it doesn't rain, we will starve to death. Please give us rain, ancestor!"

Everyone started crying and shouting too.

I only heard the old man Qinglian in the mirror slowly speak: "The Beta star appears, disasters occur, three years of drought, thousands of miles of starving people."

When everyone heard this, they were horrified. If there was only one year of drought, countless people would starve to death. If there was a severe drought for three years, wouldn’t nine out of ten houses be left empty?

They all fell to the ground and cried out, "Please, ancestor, save us!"

The Qinglian Sect disciples kowtowed repeatedly: "Please, ancestor, give us some pointers and save us!"

The Qinglian Patriarch closed his eyes and said nothing. After a long while, he said, "The hen crowed at dawn, and the yin and yang were reversed, which led to this disaster. This woman is called the lucky star, but she actually stole the luck of heaven and earth and gathered it in herself. How can she not bring disaster to the people?"

The believers were shocked when they heard this. What the ancestor meant was that there was a witch who stole the luck of heaven and earth, which caused the severe drought?

"Who is this witch? Please tell me, ancestor!"

The Qinglian Patriarch in the mirror closed his eyes and remained silent. Soon, the image in the mirror gradually disappeared.