The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"This time, I will personally lead the team to Yizhou."

"Li Jingtian, Nie Kuangren, Ximen Jue, and Lin Huaiyu, the four of you will follow me to Yizhou."

"Fang Heng, Pei Shiji, and Luo Tianxi, the three of you will remain in our Jinyiwei headquarters to oversee operations."

Chu Xiu stood up, looked at Li Jingtian and the others, and said in a deep and powerful voice: "We will draw 6,000 men from our Jinyiwei headquarters, the Jingtian Guard, the Jingxian Guard, and the Jingshen Guard, and have them led by Li Jingtian and the other two."

Let's go!

"Yes, sir!"

Li Jingtian and the other three spoke with firm and powerful voices.

"My lord, I also wish to go to Yizhou."

Fang Heng looked at Chu Xiu expectantly and said.

"My lord, so do I!"

"The same goes for my subordinates!"

Pei Shiji and Luo Tianxi also looked at Chu Xiu with pleading expressions.

"Your strength is not enough."

"Just stay and keep watch in our Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters."

"I have left you with three thousand elite troops. If anything happens, the three of you can discuss and decide what to do."

Chu Xiu waved his hand and said.

Although Fang Heng and his two companions' cultivation levels improved rapidly, their strength was still somewhat inferior to that of Li Jingtian and his companions.

With the help of the Killing Blade Formation, each of Li Jingtian and his two companions possessed the strength to kill a Celestial Realm expert.

Moreover, ordinary Celestial Realm cultivators would have no power to resist them.

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."

Fang Heng and the other two spoke respectfully, but they secretly resolved to cultivate diligently and strive to improve their strength.

This strength is not just about their cultivation level.

With the help of the Killing Blade Formation, they improved their cultivation level very quickly.

However, what they need to improve is not just their cultivation level, but their understanding of sword intent, so that they can have invincible strength among their peers!

"I will give you the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. After that, we will officially set off!"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and spoke to Li Jingtian and the others.

"Subordinates obey orders."

Li Jingtian and the others bowed and then disappeared into the main hall of the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters.

After a cup of tea.

Swish!

Chu Xiu appeared out of thin air outside the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Greetings, my lord!"

Li Jingtian led the group to kneel down on one knee before Chu Xiu and bowed respectfully.

The presence of over six thousand elite Imperial Guards was truly awe-inspiring.

"No gift."

Chu Xiu waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, sir."

Li Jingtian thanked everyone and then stood up.

"set off!"

Chu Xiu waved his hand and moved, heading towards the city gate of the capital.

This time, he did not choose to travel on horseback.

Firstly, the overall strength of the elite Jinyiwei has improved. Unless it is the Dragonblood Horse that only the Beijing Garrison and the Imperial Guards possess, its speed is not as fast as that of the elite Jinyiwei using their lightness skills.

Secondly, using warhorses would make a lot of noise.

Li Jingtian, leading more than 6,000 elite Imperial Guards, used his lightness skill to follow behind Chu Xiu, heading towards the capital city gates in a grand procession.

All of a sudden!

The entire capital city was shaken.

Not only the informants of various forces outside the Jinyiwei headquarters, who were watching the Jinyiwei, saw this scene and quickly spread the news.

The people of the capital who had witnessed the large contingent of Imperial Guards being mobilized along the way were also shocked at this moment.

At a glance, it appears endless and boundless.

This was definitely the largest number of personnel ever mobilized by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

at dusk.

In an inn in Yizhou city.

Once outside the capital region, Chu Xiu dispersed his six thousand Imperial Guards, sending them towards Yongchang County.

Meanwhile, Chu Xiu, along with Li Jingtian, Nie Kuangren, Ximen Jue, and Lin Huaiyu, quietly arrived in Shu County, intending to find out the attitude of Zheng Min, the governor of Yizhou.

Swish!

Lin Huaiyu appeared outside a room in the courtyard of the inn, bowed respectfully, and said, "Reporting to my lord, news has arrived."

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Upon hearing Lin Huaiyu's voice, Li Jingtian and the others also emerged from the room and looked at Lin Huaiyu.

Squeak.

The door opened slowly.

Chu Xiu slowly walked out of the room, looked at Lin Huaiyu, and said calmly, "Speak, what is the news?"

"Your Excellency, an hour ago, Zheng Min, the governor of Yizhou, dispatched Cao Rong, a general of the Yizhou army, to lead 100,000 Yizhou troops to Yongchang County."

"At the marching speed of an army of 100,000, they may not arrive at Yongchang County until noon tomorrow."

"However, just now, I received some news."

“Murong Zhi arrived in Yongchang County three hours ago.”

"Using the slogan of 'cleansing the emperor's inner circle and eliminating treacherous officials,' we raise an army in rebellion!"

"The governors of Yizhou Commandery, Jianwei Commandery, Zangke Commandery, and Yuejun Commandery have announced their support for Murong Zhi."

"Now, Murong Zhi, along with Yongchang County, has occupied five counties in Yizhou."

"It has 50,000 Yizhou soldiers and 25,000 county soldiers."

"He has 75,000 soldiers, and claims to be an army of 100,000!"

Lin Huaiyu said with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing this, Li Jingtian and the others' expressions changed drastically.

This is no longer a rebellion in one prefecture, but in five prefectures!

Although it is less than half the number of counties in Yizhou.

However, its actual area is already half the size of Yizhou.

Because these five prefectures are among the larger prefectures in Yizhou.

"Do the four counties of Yizhou support Murong Zhi?"

Chu Xiu's eyes narrowed, and he raised an eyebrow, saying, "It seems they have already colluded with Murong Zhi."

"It's only because the scheme has been exposed that we have no choice but to launch it ahead of schedule."

"Yes, sir, that is indeed the case."

Lin Huaiyu nodded slightly and said.

"It seems that Zheng Min, the governor of Yizhou, does not have as much control over Yizhou as I had imagined."

"All five prefects under his command are Murong Zhi's men."

"He was completely unaware of it."

"Was he genuinely unaware, or was he feigning ignorance and intentionally turning a blind eye?"

Chu Xiu said with a hint of amusement on his face.

Li Jingtian and the others felt a chill in their hearts, for Yizhou was the base of the Zheng family in Hanzhong.

Whether Zheng Min, the governor of Yizhou, was truly unaware of the entire Yizhou region, which had been managed by the Zheng family of Hanzhong for many years, or was feigning ignorance, is indeed intriguing.

Lin Huaiyu lowered his head and remained silent.

This is not a question he can answer.

Do you have any information on Cao Rong?

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then looked at Lin Huaiyu and asked.

"Your Excellency, Cao Rong is the top general of the Yizhou army. He is brave in battle and can be considered the right-hand man of Zheng Min, the governor of Yizhou."

"This man has never been defeated in his battles against the barbarians, and he enjoys a great reputation throughout the entire Yizhou region."

Upon hearing this, Lin Huaiyu spoke with a serious expression.

"The top general of the Yizhou army?"

"Never lost a game?"

After a pause, Chu Xiu asked again, "Has the capital garrison been mobilized?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the Beijing Garrison, under the leadership of General Xie Xuan, has already been mobilized."

"Moreover, we have already entered the territory of Yizhou."

"However, the four counties of Yizhou have now supported Murong Zhi."

"General Cao Rong of Yizhou does not need to go to Yongchang County; he only needs to go to Yuejun County."

"So it will be faster in terms of time."

"It is highly likely that the Yizhou army, led by General Cao Rong, has already arrived in Yuejun County!"

"I have heard that Murong Zhi has already used Yuejun County as the battlefield and laid a trap there, waiting for the Yizhou army to arrive."

"It's just unknown whether General Cao Rong of Yizhou will set up camp and wait for General Xie Xuan to arrive before launching a joint attack, or whether he will launch an attack immediately."

Lin Huaiyu said with a solemn expression.