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

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the Great Saint of the Yellow Heaven Sect, Dongfang Xuanxiao, is the Prefect of Nanyang County in Jingzhou."

"This person had always kept a low profile and never made a fuss."

"So very few people pay attention to him."

"However, after my investigation, I discovered that although he was nominally the Prefectural Assistant, he was actually the most powerful person in Nanyang Prefecture."

“Ximen Han, the Commandant of Nanyang County, was a close friend of his.”

“Yan Liping, the governor of Nanyang County, only cares about eating, drinking and having fun and hardly pays attention to government affairs. All affairs are handled by Dongfang Xuanxiao.”

"I suspect that this person has already joined the Yellow Heaven Cult."

Lin Huaiyu took a deep breath and said with a solemn expression.

"Dongfang Xuanxiao, the Prefectural Magistrate of Nanyang?"

A glint of light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he said, "So, Dongfang Xuanxiao is the person in charge of the Yellow Heaven Sect in Jingzhou."

He is very likely to start a rebellion in Jingzhou.

Who are the remaining two people?

He told Lin Huaiyu the names of the seven holy sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

However, Chu Xiu had never heard of the name Yan Li.

Chu Xiu was unsure whether this person was an elder of the Yellow Heaven Sect or a protector of the sect.

This is the cleverness of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

Even among the elders of the Yellow Heaven Sect, they were not actually familiar with each other.

Even the number of elders in the Yellow Heaven Sect, their names, and their cultivation levels were unknown to the other elders.

The one who truly possesses this information is very likely the nine holy sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect, or even the sect leader Xiao Zhenting.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the Second Saint of the Yellow Heaven Sect, Ziye Wuhen, is the Prefect of Yanzhou."

"He enjoyed the utmost trust from Yuwen Wuji, the governor of Yanzhou."

Lin Huaiyu considered for a moment and said, "However, Ye Wuhen, like Dongfang Xuanxiao, is extremely low-key."

This person, apart from handling affairs in the governor's office, rarely went out and never showed his face in public.

His subordinates have not yet ascertained the extent of his hidden power in Yanzhou, nor how many officials in Yanzhou supported him.

"Yanzhou Prefect Ye Wuhen?"

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and looked at Lin Huaiyu, saying, "Then who is the third one?"

Lin Huaiyu only found out that Ye Wuhen was the Prefect of Yanzhou; he didn't find anything else.

Chu Xiu was not surprised.

He ultimately gave Lin Huaiyu too little time.

Even with the current intelligence capabilities of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, finding out anything is not an easy task.

"Reporting to the Marquis, the third person is Han Tianze, the Third Holy Son of the Yellow Heaven Sect. He is the Prefect of Julu County in Ji Province."

Lin Huaiyu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Han Tianze was once the top scholar in the imperial examination during the reign of the late emperor of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

He did not serve as the governor of Julu Commandery for long.

It has only been three years.

During these three years, Julu County was well-governed and its people lived in harmony with the government.

He held immense prestige in Julu County.

He was considered an honest and good official by the people of Julu County.

"Currently, the only three people I have found are them."

"The other holy sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect are not in the officialdom of our Great Zhou Dynasty."

After a pause, Lin Huaiyu continued.

"Han Tianze, the governor of Julu Commandery?"

"Interesting, really interesting."

"The three most powerful Holy Sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect are a Prefect, a Prefectural Assistant, and a Provincial Governor."

"Moreover, these three people happen to be in Jizhou, Jingzhou, and Yanzhou."

"What's most interesting is that the Yellow Heaven Sect actually made two preparations in Yanzhou."

"I thought that eliminating Chu Li, one of the seven holy sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect, would completely resolve the Yellow Heaven Sect's preparations in Yanzhou."

"Who knew that Ye Wuhen, the Prefect of Yanzhou, was actually the person in charge of the Yellow Heaven Sect in Yanzhou."

"And in each of these three states, there are the three most powerful Holy Sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect."

"This shows that the Yellow Heaven Sect attaches great importance to these three states."

"It far surpasses the area of ​​Qingzhou."

Chu Xiu's lips curled into a playful smile as he said mockingly.

The nine holy sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect, although the top five holy sons have all stepped into the Earth Immortal Realm.

However, each of the top three holy sons has the potential to reach the third level of the Earth Immortal Realm, or even higher.

The Great Saint Son, Dongfang Xuanxiao, is at the peak of the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

These three are truly in a class of their own among the nine holy sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect!

"Sir, should we do something?"

Lin Huaiyu hesitated for a moment, then asked Chu Xiu.

"After you discovered the identities of the three Holy Sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect, did you send people to Ji Province, Jing Province, and Yan Province?"

Chu Xiu did not answer Lin Huaiyu's question, but instead asked him.

"Reporting to the Marquis, I have already asked our Embroidered Uniform Guard's chief officer, a Celestial Realm expert, to rush to these three prefectures as quickly as possible to deliver the news that the Yellow Heaven Sect might start an uprising in these places."

"Let all the Imperial Guards in Jizhou, Jingzhou, and Yanzhou go into hiding, withdraw from the offices of the Imperial Guards and go into hiding."

"To prevent the Yellow Heaven Sect from starting an uprising, which would cause our Embroidered Uniform Guard to suffer heavy losses in these three prefectures."

"My subordinates ordered them to secretly monitor the Yellow Heaven Sect."

"Provide intelligence support to our Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters while preserving our strength as much as possible."

"At the same time, I also dispatched a group of highly skilled spies from our Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters to these three prefectures."

"Strengthen the power of our Embroidered Uniform Guard in these three provinces!"

Lin Huaiyu's expression turned solemn, and he spoke earnestly.

"You did very well!"

Chu Xiu smiled and said, "You have already completed all the preparations, so there is no need for me to give the order."

"My lord, is this enough for us?"

Lin Huaiyu gritted his teeth and asked Chu Xiu.

In reality, he knew that these were basically all the arrangements he could make.

However, just thinking about the Yellow Heaven Sect's simultaneous uprising in three states filled Lin Huaiyu with a sense of horror.

With three states rising up simultaneously, it would not be an easy task even for the Great Zhou Dynasty to suppress it.

The slightest misstep could result in heavy losses for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Is General Zhao Wuyang on his way back to the capital?

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and asked Lin Huaiyu.

What he's most worried about right now is actually Zhao Wuyang and the 300,000-strong Beijing garrison.

The most terrifying thing would be if Zhao Wuyang had not yet returned to the capital, but instead been ambushed by the Yellow Heaven Sect in Jizhou or Yanzhou.

If they were ambushed, the 300,000-strong Beijing garrison would likely suffer heavy losses, or even be completely wiped out.

After all, Ji Province has Han Tianze, one of the three holy sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect, while Yan Province has Ye Wuhen, one of the two holy sons of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

Once the 300,000-strong capital garrison is lost, the capital garrison of the Great Zhou Dynasty will essentially be rendered useless.

Even if the entire 300,000-strong Beijing Garrison is wiped out, it is still possible to recruit new soldiers and rebuild the garrison.

However, these 300,000-strong Beijing garrison were truly elite troops.

Recruiting soldiers and rebuilding the Beijing garrison will take time.

General Zhao Wuyang of the Capital Garrison and Deputy General Xie Xuan of the Capital Garrison were truly renowned generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

They truly deserve to be called pillars of strength!

The loss of either of them would be a devastating blow to the Great Zhou Dynasty!