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

"Greetings, Master."

The Grand Commander of the Star Guard bowed respectfully to Yang Xuance.

Yang Changtian and the other two naturally did not bow to Yang Xuance.

Yang Xuance waved to the Grand Commander of the Star Guard, then clasped his hands in a salute to Yang Changtian and the other two, saying, "Xuance greets Ancestor, Master, and Ancestor Dongyang."

Not bad.

Yang Xuance was a disciple personally accepted by the Heavenly Sword Ancestor.

This was also a deal between the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Yang Clan of Hongnong.

Yang Xuance's swordsmanship talent surpasses even Yang Yan's. If he were to obtain the unparalleled martial arts of the Heavenly Sword Sect, it would certainly be of some help to him.

Moreover, this would further strengthen the relationship between the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Yang Clan of Hongnong.

"No need to be polite."

Yang Changtian waved his hand, looked at Yang Xuance who still had a trace of sadness in his eyes, frowned and said, "Xuance, did you call us all here for something?"

The Heavenly Sword Ancestor and the others also looked at Yang Xuance, wanting to know what had happened that made Yang Xuance call them all over.

Judging from Yang Xuance's expression, they guessed that something big had probably happened.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, Master, and Ancestor Dongyang, our Hongnong Yang Clan's assistance to Xiao Yu in his rebellion has been exposed."

“My father, our ancestral home of the Hongnong Yang clan, and the Tianjian Sect were all wiped out by Chu Xiu.”

Yang Xuance's eyes were red, and he said with heartbreaking grief.

"what?"

"Chu Xiu! What a Chu Xiu! He actually destroyed my Heavenly Sword Sect!"

"How could our Hongnong Yang clan's assistance to Xiao Yu have been exposed?"

"..."

Yang Changtian and the others' expressions changed drastically, revealing anger, and they couldn't help but blurt out.

As figures of the patriarchal level in various powerful forces, they already knew about Yang Tao's plan from the moment he began implementing it.

They just didn't expect that this matter would be exposed.

Even more unexpectedly, Empress Murong Si of the Great Zhou Dynasty actually dared to attack them.

Even Yang Yan, the ancestral home of the Hongnong Yang clan, and the Tianjian Sect were all wiped out by Chu Xiu.

This was an incredibly heavy blow for them.

Yang Yan's importance is self-evident.

The existence of the ancestral home of the Yang clan in Hongnong and the Heavenly Sword Sect is what allows them to continuously produce masters.

It should be understood that the Hongnong Yang Clan and the Tianjian Sect now only have a few experts left, and rebuilding them would be extremely difficult.

"Ancestor, Master, Ancestor Dongyang, we must avenge such a deep-seated hatred!"

"We've rebelled!"

Yang Xuance took a deep breath to calm his anger and said with a chilling murderous aura.

"Tell me what you think."

Yang Changtian and the other two exchanged glances. Yang Changtian looked at Yang Xuance and said...

"Ancestor, Master, Ancestor Dongyang, my idea is that I will personally lead experts to invade Shouchun and take it down first."

"Xuan Cong led our Xuzhou army to follow closely behind and take over Shouchun."

"After taking Shouchun, I will immediately take the entire Jiujiang Prefecture and seize the whole of Yangzhou in one fell swoop."

"With Xuzhou and Yangzhou under our control, we can grow stronger and use Yangzhou as a springboard to invade Jingzhou."

Yang Xuance pondered for a moment, then said to Yang Changtian and the others, "At that time, we will be able to attack or defend as needed!"

Yang Yan had four sons in total, three of whom lived in Xuzhou.

His eldest son, Yang Xuance, was the governor of Xuzhou, and his second son, Yang Xuanzong, was the military commander of Xuzhou.

The third son, Yang Xuanjiang, did not hold any official position and instead focused on cultivation in Xuzhou.

However, this is already an incredibly shocking thing.

It should be noted that the governor of Xuzhou was Yang Yan's son, and the military commander of Xuzhou was Yang Yan's second son.

what does this mean?

This means that the entire Xuzhou region had effectively fallen into the hands of the Yang family of Hongnong.

This is the immense power Yang Yan wielded during his decades-long tenure as Grand Secretary.

"Just do as you say. As for how to conquer cities and seize territories, that's your forte, and we have no objection."

"From now on, all experts below the Heavenly Immortal Realm in the Governor's Mansion from the Hongnong Yang Clan, the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Dongyang Family will obey your orders."

Yang Changtian and Tianjian Patriarch exchanged a glance and spoke without hesitation.

"Thank you for your support, Ancestor, Master, and Ancestor Dongyang."

Yang Xuance cupped his hands in thanks to Yang Changtian and the other two.

Why only those below the Celestial Realm, but all the experts?

Naturally, it's because it hasn't reached the point where experts at the Celestial Immortal level need to be deployed.

The Celestial Immortal Realm is currently suppressed by the heavens and earth. Even if Yang Xuance were to use experts at the Celestial Immortal Realm level, it wouldn't be of much help and would only increase the risk of losing such experts.

Yang Changtian and the other two simply nodded and disappeared from the hall.

"Uncle Chao, it's time for the 100,000 Star Guardians to be born."

After watching Yang Changtian and the other two leave, Yang Xuance turned his gaze to the Grand Commander of the Star Guard and said in a deep and powerful voice.

The Grand Commander of the Star Guard was named Yang Chao, a name bestowed upon him by Yang Su and included in the genealogy of the Hongnong Yang clan.

"Young Master, rest assured, we, the 100,000 Star Guards, have been waiting for this day for a very long time!"

"We must avenge our master!"

Yang Chao said with unwavering determination in his eyes.

Among their Star Guard, the only truly loyal members are the heads of the Yang family of Hongnong in each generation.

Even Yang Changtian, the patriarch of the Hongnong Yang clan, could not command the Star Guard.

From the moment Yang Yan handed the Star Guards over to Yang Xuance, Yang Chao already understood that Yang Xuance was the next head of the family.

"Go."

"I will wait for you in Jiujiang County!"

Yang Xuance said to Yang Chao in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys!"

Yang Chao responded and turned to leave.

After watching Yang Chao leave, Yang Xuance said calmly, "Come in."

The voice just fell.

Two figures walked into the hall.

The two figures looked remarkably similar to Yang Xuance, only younger.

It was Yang Xuanzong and Yang Xuanjiang.

"Brother, I want to go to Shouchun with you!"

"I will avenge my father!"

Yang Xuanjiang knelt down before Yang Xuance, his eyes filled with tears, and said...

Although Yang Xuanzong did not speak, his eyes were red and there were tear stains on his cheeks.

"No, if you still consider me your elder brother, then you'd better stay in the manor and cultivate obediently."

"Your current cultivation level is only at the minor completion of the first level of the Human Immortal Realm. Such strength is far too weak!"

Yang Xuance shook his head and refused without hesitation: "I will avenge my father. But if anything happens to you, how will I face my father in the future?"

"Big brother..."

"Second brother is fine with anything!"

"My second brother is only at the third level of the Human Immortal Realm!"

Yang Xuanjiang immediately became anxious and said with resentment.

“Your second brother is different. He is the governor of Xuzhou, and he has 200,000 soldiers under his command.”

"These 200,000 state soldiers are elite troops that we have trained for many years and consumed a lot of resources."

"With the military formation of 200,000 elite state soldiers, your second brother's strength is enough to reach the seventh level of the Earth Immortal Realm."

"At least we have the ability to protect ourselves!"

Yang Xuance said coldly, "I've already said it twice, I won't say it a third time!"

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had just issued an order to expand the number of state troops in all the provinces to 200,000.

However, Yang Xuance had already been secretly recruiting soldiers and training elite troops.

So once the position was legitimate, the 200,000-strong army was fully recruited in a short period of time.

"Yes."

Yang Xuanjiang remained silent for a long time, then bowed to Yang Xuance and left with faltering steps, looking lost and dejected.

He naturally knew what Yang Xuance meant.

The fact that Yang Xuance tolerated him saying it a second time was already a sign that he knew Yang Xuance was in deep sorrow, and that's why he was giving him face.

If it were any other time, he would have been placed under house arrest by Yang Xuance by now.