Origin Paradise!

"Next one, hurry up!" Wuhe couldn't help but wave and shout.

In sight, the line of people almost stretched to the doorway.

It's no longer news in Qingzhou that the Prince's Mansion is selling official positions.

The incident began when Grand Secretary Pei and the Minister of Personnel made an exchange in the imperial court. The Minister of Personnel's eldest son, who was traveling in Yangzhou in the south, inexplicably appeared on the battlefield of Qingzhou. Because of his bravery in defending the city, he provided great help to someone who was in a breach in the city wall, and was eventually awarded the title of Earl of Ninghai.

In return, the General of Gaomi has received a lateral transfer order to a wealthy prefecture, and all the military documents for Dongyang Guard have been delivered by Yun Diao, complete with seals and blank content.

Local garrison officers could inherit their positions once they reached a certain rank, and they also enjoyed privileges such as land and tax exemptions.

A-Da is currently the commander of Dongyang Guard, in charge of commanding the Cui Feng Army. The Evil Sha system does not require official positions or hereditary land, so Wu He, after obtaining permission from someone, chose to sell his title for money, leaving the military pay to the Evil Sha soldiers to squander.

As for the impeachments from the Six Ministries and the censors, everyone in Prince Yong's mansion agreed that they came as a timely rain. If the Grand Secretary couldn't withstand it, the remnants of Commander Yan could still be salvaged, and it wouldn't hurt to push him out as a scapegoat.

"What do you want?" Wuhe asked without looking up.

"My nephew is always a gentleman, but he got into a fight with someone at the Flower Moon Pavilion a while ago..."

"Name, crime, verdict—get to the point."

"Yang Datian burned down the Huayue Pavilion and was exiled to Lingnan."

Not far away, the chief clerk of the Prince's mansion found the files and said briefly, "No one died."

"Five thousand five hundred taels." Wuhe said coldly, "The Prince's Mansion does not take the blame for people's life-and-death feuds. Tell him this when you leave."

The people who came silently paid the money and were exiled to Lingnan. Of those who made it to their destination, only one in ten survived, and the roads were full of notorious bandits.

A moment later, Wuhe tore off a piece of paper. "Take this to the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, then go to the prison to get him out."

"The villain understands."

Because of his meritorious service in defending the city and "coincidentally" cracking the major case of assassinating the Left Vice Minister, the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner was about to be promoted to the capital. He had power to use, but it would expire if he didn't, so he didn't mind cooperating with the Prince Yong's mansion.

"next."

A burly man stepped forward with his head bowed and said, "Lord Wu, this is our Black Fish Gang's membership fee for this year, 1,500 taels."

Wuhe said calmly, "From now on, there will only be one sect in Dongyang City, and that is the Wangfu. Dongyang Sect is an exception because it has made meritorious contributions in guarding the west city wall. All other sects must pay membership fees every year. Anyone who dares to kill the messenger evil spirit will be exterminated."

"understand."

Yesterday during the day, the Skeleton Dragon Cavalry had already made two trips, wiping out the entire ranks of two medium-sized sects that refused to obey orders. To prevent the trouble from recurring, the three evil brothers made a special trip together.

People lined up to step forward, and the silver boxes kept piling up. After two days, the income had reached 270,000 taels.

"With soldiers comes power, and with power comes money. Now the compensation and rewards for recapturing Dengfeng should be enough."

Wuhe rubbed his wrist, casually tossed aside his pen, stood up and stretched his limbs. The Pei family did not support such a hasty attack on Dengfeng City, but if it was delayed any longer, the Northern Wei reinforcements would arrive. The eldest brother probably had prepared siege tactics, but he was too lazy to explain back and forth to a group of old men from the Pei family.

In my line of sight, the little girl in white ran over.

"Brother Wu, the giant snake?"

Wuhe revealed what he thought was a gentle, sinister smile and said, "They should still be in the garden. Boss has finally had two days of rest, Aya, why don't you wait a little longer?"

Zhuang Ya shook her head and said obediently, "I can't sleep."

"Second Brother's doghouse is warm too."

"Can't find it."

Wuhe slapped his forehead. According to Lao Hei, he had the privilege of sleeping on a bed since he was a child. Now that his life level has improved, he prefers to sleep wherever he can find a place. Not to mention Aya, he would have to use his flying birds to find the exact location immediately.

"Then go and take a look. It's not a big deal, but it's not convenient for me to go in."

Zhuang Ya nodded seriously. She had searched the Yong Prince's mansion inside and out for the past two days. Since he was nowhere to be found, then the person could only be in the tent in the garden.

Running along, with the Imperial Sword following behind like a kite, Zhuang Ya arrived at the tent and spoke to a vicious soldier.

"Big snake."

"Fourth Miss, the Great King is still busy."

"Step aside."

"Ah, this..." The evil soldier was in a dilemma, so he simply lay on the ground and rolled around, looking like he was having a severe epileptic seizure.

Zhuang Ya stepped directly over it.

"Oh……"

Entering the tent, following the charming voice, she walked around the garden's bluestone path to the pavilion. In her sight, the goddess captured in the apocalyptic world was kneeling on the table, her epilepsy even more severe than that of the vicious soldier just now. From the day before yesterday until now, even a hero could not help but faint, only murmuring incessantly.

Upon noticing the arrival of the person, Jiang He donned a red robe; the style of his deep red trench coat had been altered when he arrived.

[Note: The Corruption Curse has ended. Your energy level has increased to 80200]

"What's wrong?" Jiang He asked in surprise.

After just two days, Aya has actually been promoted to a sub-hero.

"I'm very sleepy." Zhuang Ya's face was serious.

Since her animal companions also had the right to use the hunter's blessed land, she immediately pulled out two items.

One is a giant snake molt that is 30,000 meters long.

The other is half a rib.

Jiang He picked up the rib, and the bone, which originally contained divine fireflies, immediately shattered into dust, and the power within it vanished.

"Can you refine the ribs of the ancient serpent god's remains?"

Zhuang Ya thought for a moment, then took out half a rib from the sleeve of her white dress, and used it to grind her teeth. The effect was quite good; she revealed a cold, grinning smile, her two small tiger teeth extremely sharp.

"good to eat."

Jiang He understood that through blood hunts among the dragons, Aya could slowly refine the remains of the ancient serpent god, but even the power of a god could not directly break through the bottleneck of the era.

Because she was in the world of Zhuolu, she had advanced to the level of a sub-hero. After shedding her serpentine skin, her body had lengthened, and it was time for her to hibernate and recuperate. But since she wasn't there, the other party probably wouldn't be able to sleep.

Jiang He stuffed Pei Xuanran back into the Hidden Soldier Manual. Compared to a tool, the little girl's rest was naturally more important.

"Come."

"By the way, grant me access to your control panel."

A small white snake quickly crawled onto someone's neck, curled up like a white scarf, and fell asleep in no time.

Jiang He checked Zhuang Ya's current situation.

Life level: Sub-hero.

Hero Energy: 30000

The body of a hero has been successfully born.

Main weapon: Immortal-class Imperial Sword.

Immortal-level skill: Petrifying Eye.

Epic Set - Godhunter, Epic Skills: Mighty Force, Explosive Slash (Scroll Enhancement), Petrification Power, Dragon Breath.

Sword Master LV30.

Epic energy property: Highly toxic.

Epic Passive: Serpent Body - A 50,000-meter serpent body possesses an epic-level physique of sturdiness and toughness. The serpent body contains hundreds of white serpent patterns, each of which can immediately restore limb-level damage. The total number is replenished once a month, and it deals 20% special attack damage to snakes.

"Good data."

Jiang He pondered to himself that, based on the origin description, he could confirm that the ancient serpent god had completely perished and posed no danger. This guy was an alien ancient god species and was not among the nine immortal gods in the divine court region.

In truth, the Angry Immortals are the righteous path to resist outsiders.

"Someone, tidy up."

The tents that had been erected for two whole days were finally lowered.

When Jiang He left the garden and walked to Chengyun Hall, he saw piles of silver chests.

"Boss, the military pay is settled." Wuhe chuckled.

"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang He nodded and said, "We will send out troops this afternoon. A'da and Lao Hei will stay behind. The Cui Feng Army will remain stationed in Dongyang. Also, write a letter to Dengfeng to redeem the Duke of Chi Le. We need an immortal-grade weapon, ten volumes of immortal cultivation techniques, a thousand volumes of epic cultivation techniques, and ten thousand volumes of immortal cultivation techniques."

"Understood." Wuhe nodded.

The martial arts world of the Northern Wei Dynasty was in decline. Apart from behemoths like the Daodezong, most of the smaller figures became lackeys of the imperial family and clan warlords. The destruction of mountains and temples was led by the military leader Wuhuan, whose greatest strengths lay in their soldiers and martial arts techniques.

Chapter 565 Battle of Gango Plain

September 17th, the 20th year of Yongqing.

Prince Yong assembled 30,000 infantrymen and 5,000 elite cavalrymen and launched an attack on Dengfeng City in northern Qingzhou.

During the advance of the main army, the Wei army north of Dengfeng City, under the command of General Hou Yanshan, took the initiative to attack, sending out cavalry several times to harass and attack at night and during meals.

Besides the strategy of exhausting the troops, General Hou even sent his nephew to lead two thousand cavalry out to attack Dongyang City from the rear. Unfortunately, the city was heavily guarded by the Cuifeng Army.

With both tactics proving ineffective, the Northern Wei army went into complete defensive mode. Dengfeng City was an important border town of the Southern Liang Dynasty, with high walls and deep moats. If the general had not surrendered earlier, it would have been extremely difficult to capture it.

Given the previous performance of the Prince of Yong, General Hou did not let his guard down in the slightest. He ordered the walls to be covered with wet mud to prevent fire attacks, the ground to be cleared to guard against water attacks, and the construction of a listening stoker to monitor the enemy's underground digging. He also ordered the burning of twenty miles of fields and the clearing of the fields to prevent the Qingzhou army from having the opportunity to build siege weapons on the spot.

Internally, they controlled the lights, checked military records, established secret codes, and did their utmost to prevent Southern Liang spies from burning military rations or attacking the city gates.

In just one or two days, General Hou transformed Dengfeng City into a true impregnable fortress, quietly watching as the Qingzhou Army and the Dragon Cavalry arrived to besiege the city.

……

On the morning of September 18th, in the Qingzhou army's main tent.

"Reporting to Your Highness, Hou Yanshan yesterday selected four beauties from the Southern Liang people he captured in the three counties of Wuyang to take as concubines, and then distributed them as rewards to his generals, saying that they should hold out for a hundred days to prevent loneliness."

"But according to the intelligence we have received, the Tiange and Tiele armies actually only have seven days' worth of rations left, and the evidence is conclusive."

Inside the main tent, a man wearing an ugly ox mask was giving a report.

The Southern Liang emperor had two secret forces. One was the Xuanjin Manor, one of the ten great sects of the time, which was full of experts. They usually served as guards and servants for the imperial family and important figures in the court. The other was the Night Guard, which monitored the sixteen prefectures of Southern Liang and was responsible for espionage against the Northern Wei spies. It was also under the command of Xiao Qingzhi.

In the Night Watch, the highest-ranking spies are called the Twelve Zodiacs, all of whom are sub-heroic masters from the four realms.

At this moment, it was Chou Niu who came to report the news. Compared to the struggle in the court, Xiao Qingzhi's stance was Emperor Wu of Liang and the Southern Liang Dynasty, and she was clearly more concerned about the situation on the Qingzhou battlefield.

Jiang He sat in the main seat of the tent and calmly said:

"He will be given a seat and a reward of ten thousand taels of silver."

On the lower left, Ah San clapped his hands, and his vicious soldiers immediately carried out a heavy silver box. The military funds raised by Commander Wu were more than enough.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ugly Ox didn't stand on ceremony and took his seat directly.

Jiang He casually asked, "Given Hou Yanshan's shrewdness, why is there such a shortage of provisions?"

Ugly Ox stood up again, clasped his hands in a fist and replied, “The Northern Wei royal prince is currently in Licheng. Before attacking Dongyang City, Hou Yanshan requested this Northern Wei royal prince to transport grain to Dengfeng, but because the prince sent troops to recapture Dengfeng City at that time, the matter was dropped.”

Everything had been going well since the southward march, and even this member of the Northern Wei imperial family could not believe that the 100,000 elite troops personally led by General Hou would be defeated in front of Dongyang City, which had only 10,000 defenders. Clearly, they were not very concerned about the matter of food supplies.

"Then the Northern Wei imperial family can't escape this time."

Jiang He thought to himself that, based on the interrogation of Lord Chile, Hou Yanshan actually held a very prominent position in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

In his youth, he was a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations) of the previous dynasty. Later, he served as the military commander of Shanhaiguan. When the general fled, he held the pass and resisted the army of the clans outside the pass, showing remarkable talent in leading troops.

Later, due to the court struggles at the end of the previous dynasty, Hou Yanshan's elder brother and his family were convicted and executed. He was implicated in serious crimes and was eventually dismissed from his post. The new general rushed to Shanhaiguan and was responsible for escorting him to the capital for imprisonment.

However, within just two days of the handover, the clan army captured Shanhaiguan, and the team escorting Hou Yanshan was captured. The Wuhuan, who had not yet become a terrestrial immortal, and Emperor Xiaowen of Wei, who was then just an ordinary legitimate son, both valued this young man. As a result, they later exonerated him, married him to a princess, and made him a general.

It is worth mentioning that the reason why Hou Yanshan was imprisoned was because he was a direct descendant of the Daode Sect. The large-scale siege of the Daode Sect at the end of the previous dynasty was the main factor that allowed this number one sect in the world to stay out of the war between the North and the South.

At that time, the vast lands under the Daodezong Emperor's control were exempt from taxes in accordance with the ancestral laws of the previous dynasty, which aroused the covetousness of countless people.

"Even though the imperial relatives are of high status, with the military leader and the emperor involved, it would be difficult for them to stand by and watch Hou Yanshan die."

Jiang He immediately gave the order: "Jiang Asan, lead the Qingzhou Army to continue the siege of the city. The Five Guards will take turns on duty to guard against enemy night attacks. The Skeleton Dragon Cavalry will assemble in the south."

"Understood." Ah San smiled and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Yes, sir." The generals responded. Having won the Battle of Dongyang, they ranked second among the candidates for the throne. At this time, the Prince of Yong's prestige was at its peak.

……

Two days later, on the south bank of the Jiuqu Tianhe River, in Licheng.

The night was deep, and torches lit up the sky.