Chapter 130
Governor Lei's face was gloomy. The 20,000 troops he had brought with him were borrowed under the Crown Prince's name, and he couldn't afford to lose them. In other words, he didn't dare order these 20,000 troops to engage the troops from the Yichun military garrison in a real-world engagement. Even if he did, the generals leading the troops would have been instructed and wouldn't listen.
The troops of Yichun Military Base were still gathering. Governor Lei looked at the troops of Yichun Military Base without saying a word, but his brows were tightly furrowed.
Hadn't Xing Changfeng taken 10,000 troops with him to support the northern border? This was initially kept secret, but with so many people moving, it couldn't be hidden from anyone with ulterior motives. So, Prefect Lei had also received the news. But if Xing Changfeng had taken 10,000 troops with him, how could the Yichun military settlement still mobilize so many? Prefect Lei was somewhat perplexed.
The situation was about to break out, and at this moment, the old Taoist priest put away the compass, indicating that he had made up his mind.
Lei Taishou asked quickly, "How is it?"
Chief Steward Wu and Yu Chen looked at each other and gestured to them to hold their troops in place until they could see what Governor Lei was up to.
The old Taoist stroked his beard. "According to the compass and my calculations, this place is indeed a blessed land of dragon yin. However, when Ziwei encounters evil, all the stars dim, and Tanlang enters the palace, it becomes a bad omen, directly affecting the fate of Daliang. To resolve this, it would be best to remove all the leaders here, then build a water and land Taoist temple here to restore the disturbed and suppressed Yin and Ming dragon energy."
All the high-ranking officials present at the military settlement had sullen faces, watching everything unfold before their eyes as if they were idiots. Would it be best if all the people in charge were replaced? They were so brazenly trying to seize the Yichun military settlement. Surely Governor Lei didn't think they would surrender it based on a few words from this shabby Taoist priest?
"In addition, according to my calculations, there should be a powerful white tiger spirit here." While speaking, the old Taoist priest's eyes swept over Wu Zongguan and others, but his face became more and more confused, as if he was looking for something, but couldn't find it.
Lei Taishou quickly asked, "Master, may I ask what this means?"
The old Taoist priest explained, "What this means is that one of the highest officials here should be a woman."
Governor Lei nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, the Taoist priest was right. Besides Xing Changfeng, the Yichun military settlement also has a female chief steward named Yao, who is considered one of the three main leaders of the settlement."
The people in the military settlement rolled their eyes. "Does this even need to be considered?" "This is something everyone in Yichun knows, right?" "Besides saying this, it's better to say something more convincing."
Lu Chengjun, Zhou Yushu and other young generals: Our fists are hard.
The old Taoist nodded, "Then I should be right."
Lei Taishou asked Wu Zongguan, Yu Chen and others standing in the front, "Where is Yao Chunnuan? Did she know the master was here and didn't dare to show up?"
As soon as Lei Taishou finished speaking, he heard Yao Chunnuan's high-pitched voice, "Whose dog is not tied up tightly and is barking here?"
"Master Yao is here!"
Everyone made way.
Yao Chunnuan, with his hands behind his back and walking at a leisurely pace, led the people behind him along the aisle vacated by the soldiers, with great momentum.
When he saw her, Governor Lei's face turned ugly.
Before Governor Lei could say anything, the old Taoist pointed at Yao Chunnuan and began to calculate. He didn't know what he was thinking, but his face suddenly changed. "You are a demon queen who brings disaster to the country. You are a hen that crows at dawn and holds back the dragon's energy. No wonder the evil spirit is rampant here and the heroic spirits are shaken. It turns out that you are the one who caused the war and the strife!"
After saying this, he turned to Governor Lei and said, "Sir Governor, this woman cannot be kept here. It would be best if the Crown Prince killed her right here! At the very least, drive her away from here. She must not stay here, otherwise her soul will be restless and the country will suffer!"
Hearing the old Taoist's words, Yao Chunnuan narrowed his eyes, and the aura around him suddenly became terrifying.
Upon hearing this, the people in the military settlement glared in anger. What a vicious plot! Not only was they trying to seize the military settlement, but they were also trying to use the old Taoist priest to manipulate public opinion to kill Yao Zhubo. If she failed, they would expel her. Was this revenge for Yao Zhubo's expulsion of Wang Lang from Yichun?
Some hot-tempered generals cursed directly, "Bullshit!"
Yao Chunnuan raised her hand, signaling the people behind her to hold back. When the crowd quieted down, she looked at the old Taoist priest and said, "Old Taoist priest with a big nose, you've calculated the heavens, the earth, and the air, but have you ever considered that today is the day of your own death?"
"What?" The old Taoist priest didn't react.
"Asha!"
After this sound, Axia took action directly without Yao Chunnuan saying anything else.
"Quick, stop her!" Governor Lei shouted hurriedly.
The two guards protecting the old Taoist priest rushed forward to block the attack, but were pushed and swept aside by Axia. Axia's recklessness startled the old Taoist priest and he quickly dodged, but he couldn't escape. In an instant, Axia's eagle claws grasped the old Taoist priest's neck. Then, with a forceful snap, the old Taoist priest's neck twisted, his eyes widened, and he died.
The scene was silent, mainly because it happened so quickly.
After just one encounter, before anyone could react, the old Taoist priest was killed by Axia. After a moment of silence, screams rang out everywhere.
At this time, Axia strode back behind Yao Chunnuan, and no one dared to stop the people brought by Lei Taishou.
When the old Taoist priest shouted that he wanted to kill Yao Chunnuan, Axia could no longer control her anger. At Yao Chunnuan's command, she took action and killed the man without mercy.
"You... you dare to kill someone?" Prefect Lei seemed to have just come back to his senses. He pointed at Yao Chunnuan, but his fingers were shaking.
Yao Chunnuan scoffed. "He'd already killed her, and he was still asking her if she dared?" The old Taoist's words clearly showed he was trying to kill her. These words could even become weapons for others to attack her in the future, bringing her countless consequences and repercussions. Killing him wouldn't be enough to appease her!
"If you dare to seize someone else's territory, you must be prepared to die. Why, doesn't the governor have that?"
These words made the soldiers in the military settlement excited. Yes, if Governor Lei and his men dared to seize their territory, they must be prepared to die!
"Witch!" Prefect Lei then shouted at Chief Steward Wu, Yu Chen, and the others, "Are you sure you want to protect this evil woman who is causing trouble in Daliang and is so arrogant?"
These words of the Governor Lei made the residents of the military settlement extremely angry. They clenched their weapons tightly in their hands, waiting for the order from the adults, and then they would rush towards Governor Lei and others and tear them to pieces!
Wu Zongguan and Yu Chen remained silent, both looking at Yao Chunnuan, as if to say, "Whether to fight or not, it's all up to her." The rest of the military officers and civil officials were the same.
"I am the hen crowing at dawn? I am a disaster to Daliang? So you want to poison me to death here?" Yao Chunnuan narrowed her eyes and approached the prefect Lei.
And Axia followed her closely, protecting her safety, his eyes fixed on the guard opposite.
Yao Chunnuan looked directly at Governor Lei. "How could such insignificant people like you, with no moral integrity or talent, hold such high positions? This is truly intolerable! Lei Peng, you claim to be the father and mother of Yichun, yet you fail to serve the country and the people, and you betray their love and respect. Do you truly deserve the title of father and mother?"
"You've been in office for seven years and achieved nothing. The people's lives haven't improved at all. When you arrived, they had no permanent property, and seven years later, they still have none. Furthermore, over the years, natural disasters and man-made calamities in Yichun have killed hundreds of thousands of people, both frozen and starving. Don't you feel guilty when you wake up in these night dreams?"
Yao Chunnuan recounted the achievements of Governor Lei over the years and exposed his incompetence, which made the people of Yichun feel extremely refreshed. That's it!
Governor Lei's face turned ashen, and he was furious. No one could stand being exposed like this in front of tens of thousands of people.
"You can't say Yichun is a bad place, or that its people are bad. That's why you can't improve people's livelihoods or achieve political achievements. In less than a year, our Yichun military settlements, without any support from the imperial court, have solved the livelihood problems for over 100,000 settlers, enabling many refugees to go from having nothing to owning some assets and leading to a stable life."
"Now, just relying on that old Taoist priest you hired from who knows where, and using the fact that I'm a woman, you're trying to turn me into a scourge to the nation with a few lies, whether true or false, and take over the Yichun Military Settlement. And then you want to run the military settlement down to the same bleak state as the main city of Yichun? Don't you even ask if these hundreds of thousands of residents agree?"
The face of Governor Lei turned pale and he looked miserable after being scolded by her. He wanted to retort with trembling lips but he didn't know where to start.
As soon as Yao Chunnuan finished speaking, responses came from behind her and around her.
"Master Yao said it well!"
"We don't agree, we don't agree, we don't want to!"
"Taishu Lei, I hope you have some self-awareness! Isn't the vast Yichun area enough for you to govern? Why do you still want to harm our military settlement?"
"Master Yao is not some enchantress. You are incompetent and immoral and you deserve to die!"
"Witch, witch! I'm going to kill you. Come, kill her for me!" Governor Lei was furious.
His words prompted Axia to quickly stand in front of Yao Chunnuan. Meanwhile, the soldiers of the Yichun military settlement quickly advanced, protecting Yao Chunnuan and Axia within the army.
Yao Chunnuan didn't try to hide from the beginning. She looked at the army opposite her, which was indeed motionless, and smiled. She said playfully, "Are you sure? You want to kill me? But the army you brought with you only obey orders."
She dared to say that these 20,000 soldiers and horses were the total military force that the prince could mobilize in Yichun and Zhou State. This military force was probably the prince's trump card to use in Yichun in the future. Lei Peng could mobilize it, but he couldn't use it. Moreover, this force was fully unleashed by Lei Peng this time. When he returned, he would be waiting for the prince's storm!
The Second Yin of the Prefectural Governor's Office sighed, moved closer to Prefect Lei, and whispered, "Prefect, go back." Why bother fighting? The enemy has seen through everything. This time, the humiliation was truly immense. The Prefect's prestige in Yichun was undoubtedly lost.
Governor Lei also knew that today's plan was doomed to fail, and he had lost face because of it. It was all because of that damn woman Yao Chunnuan!
"Yao Chunnuan, just wait, this matter is not over yet!"
Yao Chun said warmly, Ray-Ban, you really don’t understand me at all. This matter is certainly not over.
Just as Prefect Lei was about to mount his horse, Yao Chunnuan suddenly spoke up, "Prefect, since you believe so much in the words of that old Taoist priest, do you believe that slandering a loyal and honest person will bring disaster upon you?"
This startled the governor so much that he dropped his horse and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Yao Chunnuan smiled and said nothing more.
The people behind her were full of imagination. Yao Zhubo had taken action, so she must have done something, something that must have made Lei Taishou regret it. What did she do? I really want to know!
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