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

"Yes, I understand."

Li Jingtian said with a solemn expression.

"Madman Nie, you can select people from our Embroidered Uniform Guard, Imperial Guards, and Beijing Garrison to serve as the Chief Tax Officer of the Great Zhou and the elite officers of the tax offices, prefectures, and counties under your jurisdiction."

"I'm entrusting this matter to you."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly, looked at Nie Kuangren, and said calmly.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Nie Kuangren spoke with utmost respect.

"Ximen Jue, here are thirty Yin-Yang Creation Pills and forty-five Bliss Ascension Pills."

"As for the Blissful Ascension Pill, you have all already taken it and know that it is a pill that enhances comprehension, so I will not go into details."

"One for each of you three."

"Fang Heng, Pei Shiji, Luo Tianxi, and others also each received one."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then looked at Ximen Jue and said to him in a deep voice.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Li Jingtian and the others expressed their gratitude to Chu Xiu.

"The Yin-Yang Creation Pill is a pill used to advance from the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm to the Celestial Realm."

"For some of the most accomplished and difficult-to-break-through members of the direct lineage, the Yin-Yang Creation Pill can be bestowed."

"You will be responsible for handing over the thirty Yin-Yang Creation Pills and the remaining Blissful Ascension Pills to the true elites of our Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"You can choose the specific people."

Chu Xiu said calmly.

For those with poor talent and aptitude, it is naturally very difficult to break through from the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm to the Celestial Human Realm.

The other type is those with extremely deep foundations, and these people are also not easy to break through.

of course.

It's not that these people can't break through, it just takes them a relatively long time.

With the Yin-Yang Creation Pill, they no longer need time to accumulate experience and can directly step into the Celestial Realm.

For the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the effects of the Yin-Yang Creation Pill are self-evident.

"Yes, I understand."

Upon hearing this, Ximen Jue spoke with a respectful expression.

"Alright, I'll leave these matters to you."

Chu Xiuxuan stood up abruptly, took a step, and disappeared into the hall.

"Farewell to the Marquis."

Li Jingtian and the others bowed respectfully.

Dusk.

The evening bell tolls through the clouds, and weary birds carry the sun.

Yanzhou, Dongjun, Puyang City.

The General's Residence.

This General's Mansion is naturally not the actual residence of Zhao Wuyang, the General of the Capital Garrison.

It could only be considered a temporary residence within Puyang City.

After Zhao Wuyang led 300,000 troops of the capital garrison to Dongjun and reclaimed the entire Yanzhou for the Great Zhou Dynasty, he changed the Dongjun Commandery, which had originally submitted to the Yellow Heaven Sect, into the General's Office of the Garrison Army and handled affairs in the temporary residence.

Dongjun borders Weijun in Jizhou, making its geographical location extremely important.

Stationed in Dongjun, with Puyang City as the location of the central army camp, the Baimajin and Yanjin defense lines were established to lock the river at the two forts. In addition, with Dunqiu as the outpost, elite cavalry from the capital garrison were dispatched to patrol the south bank of the Yellow River on a daily basis. With these two measures combined, if Empress Murong Si were to take action against Jizhou,

Zhao Wuyang could then cross the river at Baima and Yanjin, and the elite cavalry of the capital garrison could quickly move north to cut off the retreat route of the Weijun rebels.

It can intimidate Wei Commandery and even the entire Ji Province at any time.

Because Wei Commandery is adjacent to Julu Commandery, the stronghold of the Yellow Heaven Sect in Ji Province.

Once they break into Wei Commandery, they will be able to directly threaten Julu Commandery.

A captain of the Imperial Guards led a group of Imperial Guards soldiers and arrived at the gates of the General of the Garrison.

The Imperial Guard captain dismounted and shouted, "Imperial edict has arrived! General Zhao Wuyang and Deputy General Xie Xuan of the Beijing Garrison, receive the edict!"

This voice resounded throughout the entire General's Mansion.

This General's Mansion was not only where Zhao Wuyang, the General of the Capital Garrison, handled affairs, but also the command center of the Capital Garrison. Therefore, Xie Xuan and a group of generals of the Capital Garrison were all in this mansion.

Soon, Zhao Wuyang led Xie Xuan and the others out of the mansion.

"This humble general receives the imperial decree!"

Zhao Wuyang led Xie Xuan and the others to kneel down and shouted in a powerful voice.

"By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: I inherit the Mandate of Heaven and rule over all peoples, both Chinese and barbarians."

"Today, evil influences are rampant in Ji Province. The Yellow Heaven Rebellion has usurped the title of leader, bewitching the people and tearing apart our territory..."

The Imperial Guard captain took out an imperial edict from his sleeve, slowly opened it, and read it aloud to Zhao Wuyang and the others.

Zhao Wuyang and the others showed expressions of shock.

None of them expected that Empress Murong Si's imperial edict would actually appoint Xie Xuan as the governor of Qingzhou.

of course.

This is nothing.

The key was to have Xie Xuan expand the army in Qingzhou, increasing the number of county soldiers in Qingzhou from 5,000 to 30,000, and the number of state soldiers from 50,000 to 200,000.

The capital of Qingzhou was moved from Qingzhou City to the county seat of Qingzhou Pingyuan County, where he commanded the Qingzhou army to intimidate Jizhou.

In addition, Zhao Wuyang needs to send 10,000 soldiers from the Beijing Garrison back to the capital to oversee the expansion of the garrison.

The Beijing garrison was to be expanded from 500,000 to 1 million, an increase of 500,000 troops.

These 10,000 soldiers of the Beijing Garrison were to return to the capital to receive the elite troops selected from all over the Great Zhou Dynasty, and to reorganize and train these elite troops, ultimately integrating them completely into the Beijing Garrison.

With the formation of 500,000 troops from the Beijing Garrison, General Zhao Wuyang's strength had already reached the peak of the ninth level of the Heavenly Immortal Realm. If he formed a battle formation with 1 million troops from the Beijing Garrison, he would be invincible!

It should be noted that those in the Celestial Immortal Realm are subject to the suppression of heaven and earth, and cannot unleash their full power.

However, those formed using military battle formations are not subject to the suppression of heaven and earth and can unleash the power of the Celestial Immortal realm without being affected.

This is the real reason why the Great Zhou Dynasty was able to suppress the powerful families and sects throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty with the help of the Capital Garrison and the Imperial Guards, making them dare not easily rebel!

"General Zhao, General Xie, please accept the order."

The Imperial Guard captain looked at Zhao Wuyang and Xie Xuan, who were both in shock, with a smile on his face.

The Imperial Guard captain naturally understood their feelings perfectly.

When he learned that the Great Zhou Dynasty was going to expand its army, and that it was expanding from top to bottom, whether it was the Imperial Guard, the Capital Garrison, or the state and county troops, all of them were to be expanded.

He was equally shocked.

"This humble general, Zhao Wuyang, accepts the imperial decree and expresses his gratitude!"

"This humble general, Xie Xuan, accepts the imperial decree and expresses his gratitude!"

Zhao Wuyang and Xie Xuan came to their senses, exchanged a glance, and said firmly.

The Imperial Guard captain then took out an identical imperial edict from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Wuyang and Xie Xuan respectively.

Zhao Wuyang and Xie Xuan accepted the imperial edict and stood up.

The generals of the Beijing Garrison then stood up excitedly. The expansion of the Beijing Garrison from 500,000 to 1 million was naturally a great benefit to them.

"General, is the expansion only happening in our Capital Garrison and Qingzhou, or will it also affect other prefectures and the Imperial Guards?"

After a moment's consideration, Zhao Wuyang asked the Imperial Guard captain.

Xie Xuan and the others also turned their gazes to the Imperial Guard Captain, as they also wanted to know the answer to this question.

If it were just a matter of expanding the number of troops in the capital and Qingzhou, it would certainly be of some help to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, the help would not be significant. If the Imperial Guard, or even all the states of the Great Zhou Dynasty, were to expand their armies, the impact on the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty would be enormous!

This is more than enough to cause the Great Zhou Dynasty's strength to skyrocket!