Ye Qiu's sharp gaze swept over the panicked and shocked crowd, and he asked seriously, "Who among you can represent us?"
After these words were spoken, the scene fell silent, and no one dared to come out.
Because everyone is afraid of being the first to stick their neck out, after all, even the governor-general Ning Chuan was just slapped to death.
Seeing that no one stepped forward, Ye Qiu frowned deeply: "Are you all deaf? Who can be our representative?"
With that roar, all 90,000 people trembled and dared not step out.
Wang Xiaoyu couldn't help but tug at Ye Qiu and whispered, "Brother Ye, this won't do. If we scare them, no one will dare to come out."
"I was already disappointed with these guys, and I was even thinking..."
Ye Qiu abruptly stopped speaking at this point.
Wang Xiaoyu chuckled softly and whispered, "Brother Ye, you want to train these 90,000 men and then send them to Taiping Lake, right? In other words, to have them guard the East Heavenly Gate, is that right?"
"How did you know?" Ye Qiu asked in surprise.
Wang Xiaoyu said, "I guessed."
"So what are your thoughts?" Ye Qiu asked.
Wang Xiaoyu shook her head: "It's your decision to make this, but I can help Brother Ye call the person out."
"Really? Then you do it."
"good."
Wang Xiaoyu didn't hesitate and immediately took two steps forward.
Those below, seeing a pretty young woman emerge, couldn't help but wonder what she was up to.
Ye Qiu stood with his arms crossed, watching as well.
Facing tens of thousands of people, Wang Xiaoyu felt very nervous.
Even her ears turned red, and her hands behind her back trembled slightly.
Ye Qiu saw all of this.
However, Wang Xiaoyu quickly adjusted her state and said loudly, "Emperor Xia wants everyone to elect a representative, not to harm that representative, but to let that representative lead everyone to start over."
In other words, the Xia Emperor is giving you a chance; if you don't appreciate it, then you'll have no choice but to disband.
These words caused a sensation throughout the room.
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man carefully walked to the front of the crowd, bowed deeply, and whispered, "This humble general, Chen Yan, pays his respects to Emperor Xia."
Ye Qiu looked Chen Yan up and down and found that Chen Yan was already an Awakened One, with his cultivation at the Dao Entry Realm.
"Are you their commander?" Ye Qiu asked.
"Your Majesty, I am their commander. The Sword Dao Sect is doing whatever it wants in Shenzhou City, but I have done nothing. I am guilty and beg Your Majesty to punish me."
Chen Yan went from bowing to kneeling on one knee.
"You are indeed guilty."
Ye Qiu remained expressionless.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yan lowered his head even further.
But then, something unexpected happened.
Below, a soldier suddenly ran forward and knelt down, shouting, "Reporting to Emperor Xia, please do not blame Brother Chen. Brother Chen has pleaded with the governor more than once to fight against the Sword Dao Sect, but the governor has suppressed him with various excuses and even temporarily stripped him of his military seal. Brother Chen really had no choice."
"Yes, it's all because of the governor's suppression; Brother Chen can't do anything about it."
"Please, Emperor Xia, do not blame General Chen."
In an instant, everyone knelt down and pleaded for Chen Yan's life.
Chen Yan, who was kneeling in front, immediately had tears in his eyes.
He never expected his brothers to help him like this.
Ye Qiu was also somewhat surprised.
He had initially thought that what he was seeing was just a disorganized mob, but now it seemed that the situation was much better than he had imagined.
"You, get up," Ye Qiu said.
"Your subordinate dares not."
Chen Yan kept his head down, not daring to look up.
"Stand up, don't take advantage of my kindness."
Ye Qiu raised his voice.
Chen Yan hurriedly stood up, clenching his teeth, still feeling terrified.
"From now on, you will continue to lead them, but you will be incorporated into the Shenzhou Army and sent to guard Taiping Sea. If any enemy comes from there, I will cut off your head," Ye Qiu said solemnly.
"Yes, I will certainly live up to your expectations."
Chen Yan's expression suddenly became excited, and his whole body tensed up.
He hadn't expected that Emperor Xia would allow him to continue managing these brothers.
"Later, I will teach you a martial art. When you go to Taiping Sea, you must practice it diligently. In the future, not only Taiping Sea will need you, but Shenzhou City will also need you to protect it."
Ye Qiu's expression was serious.
"Rest assured, Emperor Xia, Chen Yan will certainly live up to your mission."
Chen Yan clenched his fists, feeling a long-lost surge of passion coursing through his body.
...
Two days later, Ye Qiu had made all the necessary arrangements and left with 100,000 Shenzhou troops.
Inside the city, he left 200,000 Shenzhou troops to guard it, and Taiping Sea was also guarded by 90,000 troops led by Chen Yan.
Even if Chen Yan couldn't stop them, there were still 200,000 Shenzhou troops behind them.
It can be said that Shenzhou City is now as solid as a rock.
...
"Brother Ye, where are we going next?"
On the way out of Shenzhou, Wang Xiaoyu asked Ye Qiu curiously.
Ye Qiu glanced at Wang Xiaoyu, then smiled and said, "You're so smart, why don't you guess?"
"Really guessing?" (Reading in the dark)
"Tell me about it." Ye Qiu stared at Wang Xiaoyu with great interest.
Wang Xiaoyu tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then whispered, "Brother Ye, I guess you're going to Qinzhou."
"Huh?" Ye Qiu was taken aback: "Why?"
"Because Qinzhou is the heartland of our Great Xia, you have just resolved the potential dangers on the periphery, so the next step should be to resolve the crisis in the heartland. Only in this way can we coordinate with the capital. Taking Qinzhou will allow us to initially stabilize the overall situation."
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