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

"Have our remaining spies in Qingzhou been exposed?"

Chu Xiu frowned and looked at Lin Huaiyu, asking a question.

Chu Xiu was already mentally prepared for the heavy casualties suffered by the thousand-household and hundred-household garrisons in Qingzhou.

After all, once Xiao Qingcang takes over Qingzhou, his first priority will definitely be to completely eliminate the Jinyiwei's influence in Qingzhou.

"Reporting to the Marquis, as I had previously given orders that all spies should lie in wait in case of danger and try not to be exposed."

"In addition, they each have their own identities as a cover, so even Xiao Qingcang could not discover their true identities."

"Therefore, the losses of our Embroidered Uniform Guard's spies in Qingzhou should not be significant."

Lin Huaiyu said with a respectful expression.

"That's good!"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and looked at Lin Huaiyu, saying, "So, what are the second and third things?"

Zhao Wuyang also stared intently at Lin Huaiyu, wanting to know what the Huangtian Sect would do next.

"Reporting to the Marquis, the second matter is to eliminate the powerful and influential families in Qingzhou!"

"Although the Zhang family of Qingzhou is not a top-tier family like the Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families, it is still a truly powerful family in our entire Great Zhou Dynasty."

"There were once five ministers and seven vice ministers."

"It has only declined somewhat in recent years, with only two prefects and one governor of Qingzhou remaining."

"Besides the Zhang family, there are six other powerful families in Qingzhou."

"Now, whether it's the Zhang family or the six powerful clans, they've all been crushed by Xiao Qingcang!"

Lin Huaiyu pondered for a moment, then spoke with a solemn expression.

"Xiao Qingcang has razed all the powerful families and clans in Qingzhou to the ground?"

A strange light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes. The way the Yellow Heaven Sect acted was really similar to that of the Yellow Turban Army.

These were all heavy blows against powerful and influential families.

If he wasn't mistaken, the powerful families and influential clans in Qingzhou had likely provided considerable support to the Yellow Heaven Sect.

However, after Huang Tianjiao truly raised the banner of rebellion, he did not hesitate to draw his sword against the powerful families and clans in Qingzhou.

This reveals two pieces of information.

One reason is that the Yellow Heaven Sect never had a good impression of powerful families from the beginning, even though they had taken a lot of good things from them.

The second possibility is that the Huangtian Sect raised a banner of rebellion, seeking the support of powerful clans and wealthy families. However, these families and wealthy families were clearly unwilling to actually take action and even less willing to have any further dealings with the Huangtian Sect, lest they be implicated.

Ultimately, the actions of these powerful families thoroughly enraged Xiao Qingcang, or rather, the leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

This led to Xiao Qingcang's actions of eliminating the powerful and influential families in Qingzhou.

Otherwise, even if Xiao Qingcang, or the leader of the Huangtian Sect, had no goodwill towards powerful families, they wouldn't have acted so quickly.

Zhao Wuyang's face also showed surprise.

Clearly, he hadn't expected Xiao Qingcang to dare to attack powerful and influential families.

Once Xiao Qingcang does this, it means that the Huangtian Sect has completely broken ties with the powerful clans!

This powerful family is not as simple as the powerful families in Qingzhou.

Rather, they were the powerful and influential families of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Reporting to the Marquis, all the powerful and influential families in Qingzhou have been killed."

"Whether any direct descendants of powerful families have escaped is not my knowledge."

"As for the third thing, after we took over the entire Qingzhou region, a large number of Huangtian Sect members seemed to have appeared out of thin air."

“These Huangtianjiao followers did not only spread Huangtianjiao doctrines in rural areas, but also entered county towns, prefecture towns, and state towns.”

"Now, throughout the entire Qingzhou region, Huangtian Sect followers can be seen spreading Huangtian Sect doctrines everywhere."

Lin Huaiyu said with a solemn expression.

"This is normal."

"Let's talk about Xiao Qingcang and the Yellow Heaven Sect."

Chu Xiu waved his sleeve and said to Lin Huaiyu.

"Reporting to the Marquis, according to the latest intelligence we have gathered from the Embroidered Uniform Guard..."

"The leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect is named Xiao Zhenting, and is known as the Yellow Heaven Holy Master."

"Besides Xiao Zhenting, the Yellow Heaven Sect also has four Dharma Kings and nine Holy Sons."

"However, we know very little about either the Yellow Heaven Holy Master Xiao Zhenting, the Four Great Dharma Kings, or the Nine Holy Sons."

"At present, we only know about the Ninth Saint, Xiao Qingcang. We know nothing about the others."

After considering for a moment, Lin Huaiyu said, "Xiao Qingcang's cultivation level has reached the Human Immortal Realm, but we don't know which level he is in."

Even before Xiao Qingcang made his move this time, our Embroidered Uniform Guard had no information about him whatsoever.

However, one thing we can be certain of is that, as the Holy Son of the Yellow Heaven Sect, Xiao Qingcang likely has elders of the Yellow Heaven Sect protecting him and upholding his principles.

"Is there anything else besides these?"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and said.

"Reporting to the Marquis, that's all."

Lin Huaiyu shook his head and said.

"My lord, I do not know much about the Yellow Heaven Sect."

"However, I have heard of this Yellow Heaven Saint Master Xiao Zhenting."

Zhao Wuyang suddenly spoke up.

"Oh?"

"Appreciate further details!"

Chu Xiu's heart stirred, and he looked at Zhao Wuyang and said.

"Xiao Zhenting appeared fifty years ago."

"This person possesses astonishing strength and has visited numerous powerful families and holy sects."

"He was treated as an honored guest by powerful families and holy sects!"

"Because Xiao Zhenting's background is mysterious, and he only placed powerful families or holy sects."

"Therefore, very few people outside the industry know about Xiao Zhenting."

"However, I do know one thing: fifty years ago, his cultivation level was very likely already at the peak of the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm!"

"Whether he has already taken that step and become a Celestial Immortal, I do not know."

Zhao Wuyang frowned and said.

A look of realization dawned on Chu Xiu's face.

No wonder the Embroidered Uniform Guard had no information on Xiao Zhenting.

There are very few people who know Xiao Zhenting and have no reputation in the martial arts world. Even with the current strength of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, it would not be an easy task to investigate him.

Not to mention the Embroidered Uniform Guard from fifty years ago!

"General Zhao, now that the Yellow Heaven Sect has raised its banner in rebellion and occupied the entire Qingzhou region, we should head there as well."

"I will arrive in Qingzhou first, infiltrate Qingzhou, and investigate the situation of the Yellow Heaven Sect."

"Gather sufficient intelligence for General Zhao before he arrives in Qingzhou."

After a pause, Chu Xiu said with a serious expression, "I don't understand how to command a large army, so I won't bother General Zhao."

"I am in charge of intelligence, and when necessary, I will also help eliminate the Yellow Heaven Sect's experts in Qingzhou."

"With your words, Lord Marquis, I am relieved."

Upon hearing Chu Xiu's words, Zhao Wuyang showed a relieved expression and said.

He was genuinely afraid that Chu Xiu, who was not knowledgeable in military affairs, would again issue orders to him.

"General Zhao, then I will take my leave first. We will meet outside Qingzhou City."

Chu Xiu straightened up and said to Zhao Wuyang.

The reason we met outside Qingzhou City was naturally because Qingzhou City was the largest city in the entire Qingzhou region.

Xiao Qingcang will definitely also set up defenses outside Qingzhou City, waiting for their arrival.