Rumors gradually started to spread in the streets and alleys, like catkins in the wind, flying all over the sky.
Some say that Song Zheng was arrogant with the intention to rebel and kill the royal family; others say that the Queen Mother Si Chen is a monster of the country and should be eliminated as soon as possible; some say that the first assistant Huang Yuanhe is mediocre in ability and should be replaced by talents...
By this time, even some small households in the capital had realized that something was wrong, and it seemed that things were about to change.
Huang Yuanhe went to and from court every day, step by step, seemingly unaware of anything and unprepared for anything.
The Queen Mother lived in the deep palace, and the intelligence sent by the guards from all over the country entered the capital like snowflakes. The Shentu ghosts entered the palace several times in a row, eagerly saying: "The Holy Queen, Song Zheng's rebellion is obvious, it is better to strike first.
If this traitor is allowed to plan everything carefully, the thousands of years of hard work of the Holy Religion will probably be destroyed in one day!"
The Queen Mother sat on the throne, gently lifted the hem of her long skirt full of golden phoenix embroidery, and asked lightly: "You have so little confidence in the Holy Religion? After you are convinced that Song Zheng has a thorough arrangement, you can succeed as long as you launch it?"
The ghost of Shentu fell to his knees in fear: "I have absolutely no intention of doing this. I know the core of the Holy Religion well! It's just that... Song Zheng's plans have all been successful since his debut. I am worried that our religion will suffer losses."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "The Tao is one foot high, and the devil is ten feet high. Shentu Guizhen, do you think my holy religion is the Tao or the devil?"
The ghost Shentu did not hesitate: "My holy religion is naturally a demon."
"Then what are you worried about? Hehehe..." Amid the Empress Dowager's sneer, Ghost Shentu felt the void shift in front of his eyes. He was thrown out of the palace by the Empress Dowager and returned to the Yamen of the General Administration of Guards.
The guards were very surprised by the sudden appearance of the command: "Sir?"
The ghost Shentu waved his hand and walked back to his study. Various speculations arose in his mind: The Holy Queen was as stable as a mountain, and the Master did not show up. Could it be that they had really prepared a response, or... this was
A trap, just waiting for Song Zheng to jump in?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. The Holy Religion had arranged it for thousands of years, and the Holy Queen and Master were heroes in the world. The capital was already facing such a storm, how could they not be aware of it.
So Shentu ghost calmed down and sat down at the yamen of the Suwei General Administration. He only waited for the master to give the order and then followed the order.
…
Seven days passed in a blink of an eye, and the elite from the northern border town had arrived outside the capital. The people and officials were in an uproar. The border troops entered the capital without following the order, which was tantamount to rebellion!
What's even more frightening is that such an elite army, with 600,000 soldiers, marched all the way from the northern border town to the outside of the capital city. There was no checkpoint along the way, no local garrison to stop it, no one anywhere to stop it.
Officials report to the court.
Except for Su Wei's reports, they were all detained by the genius Shentu and the Queen Mother, and they did not go through the "passage" of the imperial court.
Huang Yuanhe stood in his house, smiled and said to Dong Guoyang: "The old witch is so unpopular with the people. She comes from a cult and wants to control the dynasty. She is really a fool's dream!"
Of course, Huang Yuanhe's cover-up was credited along the way, but there were still many loopholes, but no one reported them to the court. Everyone seemed to be looking forward to the elite frontier soldiers entering Beijing to "Qingjun's side".
Dong Guoyang also smiled and said: "It's a pity that Huang Tianli's holy religion doesn't understand the overall situation and himself, and he actually has such ridiculous delusions."
Huang Yuanhe asked in a low voice: "Are those things ready?"
"Don't worry, sir."
Huang Yuanhe nodded, his eyes as deep as the abyss.
Outside the capital city, the gate of the Forbidden Army camp opened, and the fighting beast warriors came out of the camp to confront the elite of the northern border army. The two sides were at war with each other, but they were still negotiating.
The Forbidden Army asked why the Northern Front Army rebelled, and the Northern Front Army accused the Imperial Army of being an accomplice and being loyal to the Demon Queen rather than the emperor.
Both sides blamed each other, but neither was sure of defeating their opponent in one fell swoop, and there was a brief stalemate.
…
Song Zheng stood in the study and spread out a huge virtual map in front of him, which showed the entire Hongwu world and the surrounding countries.
There are several red dots shining brightly on it.
His eyes fell on two red dots near an extremity area in the southwest: "It's time to start..." As his words fell, the light of the two red dots became brighter and brighter.
The entire southwest is the area closest to the Ling River of the Hongwu Celestial Dynasty, but this area is full of extremities, and the rule of the Hongwu Celestial Dynasty is not strong here.
Some Qiang cultivators who like to study have once raised questions: The common saying in the world is that the Absolute Territory is the Styx River, but why is it that the southwest is close to the Ling River, and the number of Absolute Territory is more than that in the north of Saibei, which is close to the Styx River?
Moreover, there is a hidden void in these extreme areas. It may look like a mountain from the outside, but once inside, there are mountains thousands of miles away.
Some of the wild beasts and insects hidden among them are said to have existed for tens of thousands of years. The extent of their strength is completely unknown to the outside world.
The Hongwu Dynasty established four states here, but there were only a few million people in total. Although there were many troops stationed, they were mainly used to defend against the barbarian demon tribe.
So the southwest is a chaotic area.
The Zongzu of the Southern Wilderness grew up here. When he returned here, he became energized and felt like he was returning to the sea. Old Man Guixu accompanied him, constantly observing the void around him, and nodded firmly: "This place meets the requirements.
"
He crushed a jade talisman between his two fingers, and Song Zheng in the capital received the signal, so he lightly placed his fingers on the two red dots representing the two of them on the virtual light map.
In front of the Southern Wilderness Zongzu and Old Man Guixu, a small cave world opened in the air, and cultivators came out one after another. The leader of the general was wearing immortal armor, and he fisted the two peak ancestors: "Ancestor, at the end of the day
Will come to take orders!"
If there are people here who are familiar with the military system of the Hongwu Celestial Dynasty, they will definitely be able to see that the equipment of this large and elite army comes from the Beishan Camp.
This is Ma Muye's rebel army. He left the rebels in a small cave world. The environment of that small cave world is dangerous, with many wild beasts and insects, as well as some aboriginal people in a barbaric state. It is a perfect place to
Training.
Song Zheng captured Ma Muye and always handed him over to his subordinates for interrogation, but nothing was found after repeated interrogations.
It was precisely because they found nothing that the guards insisted that Ma Muye was still valuable and wanted to take Ma Muye over. After Song Zheng agreed to hand him over, he immediately took action himself and used Baolan distraction to assimilate Ma Muye without interrogation.
Got everything I wanted to know.
For example, the location of this small cave for hiding soldiers.
He took out this small cave, contacted the Zongzu of the Southern Wilderness and Old Man Guixu, and asked them to do what they were best at: destroying.
The Zongzu of the Southern Wilderness was very high-spirited. He followed Ma Muye in rebellion, wasn't it for today? As for whether Ma Muye was alive or not, it made no difference to him.
He laughed wildly, understanding his body, and opened twelve small Sumeru Realms in mid-air. Various insects fell from them, and instantly formed an army of insects around him.
He urged the "children" to form a tide of beasts with a height of tens of feet, lifted himself up, and shouted loudly: "Generals, listen to the order, the power of Hongwu's dynasty has been exhausted, the emperor is stupid and unreasonable, and now he is even more evil.
We will rebel against him today. The Demon Queen's lair is right in front of us. All the generals will follow me to destroy it. Then I will tell the world that I will follow you like a cloud, and great things will be accomplished!"
These cultivators were all trained by Ma Muye. Ma Muye was killed. They hated the imperial court very much and were already thinking about revenge. As for the powerful people in the imperial court, these cultivators took it for granted that the two peak ancestors dared to take action.
, there must be corresponding arrangements in place and there is no need to worry.
Then the Zongzu of the Southern Wilderness started to incite them, and their eyes turned red with blood. They roared and followed the peak ancestors to kill them.
Ma Muye prepared a total of 300,000 rebels, and his own strength was even higher than that of his Beishan camp. The Southern Wilderness Zongzu also had his own plans, and after completing his promise to Song Zheng, he dived into the extremity.
, none of you can find it, what can you do to me?
But he did not dare to break his oath. Both he and Old Man Guixu swore to Song Zheng to complete the mission. This kind of oath is proved by the law of heaven. If it is not fulfilled, it will be backfired in the future.
Old Man Guixu had to be more cautious. He followed the Southern Wilderness Zongzu and whispered: "Song Zheng was cunning, and General Ma Muye died under his scheme.
You and I are burdened by our oaths, and we have to do what we are doing, but we need to be careful. If this is really the home of Huang Tianli's holy sect, it must be heavily defended. If we kill it like this, we will probably suffer a loss."
The Zongzu of the Southern Wilderness nodded: "I encouraged these idiots to rush forward first, and you and I will check the situation later."
They followed the route given by Song Zheng, and after going eighteen miles away, a small mountain town appeared in front of them. It didn't look very big, with about a few hundred people.
Small towns like this in the southwest are not uncommon. There are always people who are not afraid of death. They are greedy for the huge profits produced in the mountains and live in the mountains, forming small towns like this one after another.
But when they rushed over, the town responded quickly. There were nine old wells in the center of the town, each of which spewed out a black-yellow light, like a boiling spring.
The light reached thousands of feet in the sky and condensed into nine huge evil dragons, charging towards them with teeth and claws. At the same time, a ring-shaped wall of light rose out of thin air on the edge of the town, on which nine huge evil dragons were imprinted with special means.
The rune is a defensive spiritual array.
The evil dragon came in and fought with the "Nine-Headed White Tiger", the virtual spirit of the rebel army. With one against nine, the virtual spirit was immediately at a disadvantage.
The Zongzu of the Southern Wilderness shouted: "No, there is indeed an ambush, Song Zheng will harm me!"
Old Man Guixu grabbed him as he was about to escape, stared at the town and said, "Look carefully."
The Zongzu of the Southern Wilderness didn't know why, so Old Man Guixu said: "There are no forced cultivators in the town who came out to fight."
"Um?"
Chapter completed!