In the world of Embroidered Spring Blade, it is August of the first year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty.

Near the capital, there was a thousand miles of barren land, Shaanxi was suffering from famine, and the people of Yan and Gong gathered together to become bandits.

Wang Jiayin, a peasant from Fugu in northern Shaanxi, gathered a group of hungry people to rebel, and joined forces with Wang Er and others from Baishui County who had previously revolted, expanding the size of the rebel army to five or six thousand people, thus officially kicking off this large-scale peasant uprising.

Soon after, Wang Er and Wang Jiayin led their troops south and stationed in Huanglongchuan.

At the same time, Gao Yingxiang in northern Shaanxi raised the flag of rebellion in Ansai, Wang Zuogua, Feishanhu and Dahonglang raised the flag of rebellion in Yichuan, Wang Hu and Heishan raised the flag of rebellion in Luochuan, Wang Heshang raised the flag of rebellion in Yanchuan, Wang Daliang raised the flag of rebellion in southern Hanzhong, and Zhou Dawang raised the flag of rebellion in Wudu...

In just a few months, war broke out in various parts of Guanzhong, spreading throughout Shaanxi and eastern Gansu.

Wherever the rebel army went, they killed corrupt officials, broke into prisons, opened granaries, and fed the hungry people, and their movement became popular in northern Wei.

Shanxi Governor Geng Ruqi led troops to suppress the rebellion, but was defeated by the rebels and had to retreat westward. Yansui General Wu Zimian and Gansu Governor Mei Zhihuan also suffered a crushing defeat. Their defeated soldiers were captured by the rebels and joined them.

The former Shaanxi Governor-General Wu Zhiwang committed suicide, and the post of Governor-General remained vacant for a long time with no successor. All the officials in the court were terrified at the mention of Shaanxi, fearing that they would be arrested by the Emperor and taken to Shaanxi to quell the rebellion.

For a time, the rebel army's momentum grew stronger and stronger, and it seemed that it would sweep the whole country.

"I heard that Chongzhen intends to appoint Yang He as the governor of the three borders to encircle and suppress the rebels?"

Lin Zhongtian asked in a teasing tone as he walked along the mountain road behind Qijia Village, holding Zhao Yining in his arms.

"Yang He..." Zhao Lihe raised his eyebrows, hugged Zhao Yian and shook his head, "He is just a mediocre official. Compared to him, his son Yang Sichang is quite capable, but unfortunately he has a bad character. I don't like him very much."

Lin Zhongtian sneered: "Instead of being content to starve to death, he should be killed just for this sentence!"

These two sentences were from a poem called "Xijiang Yue" which Yang Sichang inscribed next to Zhang Xianzhong's portrait on the notice offering a reward for Zhang Xianzhong's arrest in December of the twelfth year of Chongzhen. The general idea was to mock the rebellious peasants, asking them why they didn't just starve to death quietly but instead rebelled?

This sentence is not only disgusting and shameless, it also contains some anti-human meaning.

Zhao Lihe shook his head upon hearing this: "Brother, you are wrong. Yang Sichang is indeed not a good person, but with his political intelligence, he would not say such anti-human words. The Ming court also has to save face. Chongzhen issued several edicts of guilt and organized many monks and Taoists to perform rituals to commemorate the victims. How dare Yang Sichang have such courage?"

Lin Zhongtian thought thoughtfully: "You mean, he didn't say this?"

Zhao Lihe explained: "I am not sure either, but there is a possibility that it has been tampered with. After all, the other version of 'Not being a docile surrendered general, following the example of a mantis with arms raised' is more in line with the meaning of the whole poem "Xijiang Yue" and the political inclination of the court."

"Of course, having said that, even if this incident had not happened, I would not have used him. It should be said that there were only a few important officials in the entire late Ming Dynasty court who caught my eye, and Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng were two of them."

Lin Zhongtian asked with great interest: "What about Hong Chengchou?"

Zhao Lihe shook his head: "What's there to say about traitors? Even if they are capable, they are still traitors. Our great China has never lacked capable talents. Why waste our efforts on a future traitor?"

The two brothers each held a child in their arms as they walked along the mountain path, discussing world affairs.

Except for the members of the Tongmenghui, no one knew that the young man holding his son was the real culprit behind this increasingly fierce peasant uprising.

Seeing his goddaughter Ningning sleeping in his arms, Lin Zhongtian gently patted her back and said in a low voice: "Now that you have conquered Hanzhong and Guanzhong, don't you plan to move to Xi'an? It is the ancient capital of Chang'an, and it is closer to the spatial coordinates. It is very suitable for you to temporarily establish your capital. In the future, you can also go out of Guanzhong and conquer the world."

Zhao Lihe hesitated when he heard this and shook his head, saying, "Let's wait a little longer. There is the Prince of Qin's mansion in Xi'an. When I was with Zhu Youjian, the Prince of Qin and I had a good relationship. If I move to Xi'an rashly, he will easily recognize me."

Lin Zhongtian frowned: "So what if he recognized you? You already have the power to conquer the world, why hide it? Don't tell me about accumulating food and slowly becoming king. This is a good strategy for ordinary people to become king, but it doesn't apply to you!"

"Of course I know what Big Brother said."

Zhao Lihe smiled bitterly, lowered his head and looked at Zhao Yian who was sleeping in his arms, and said softly: "It's just that An'er and Ningning are still young, I want to spend a few more years with them as an ordinary father - big brother, you know that when I really step out of the shadows, it will be difficult for them to have a normal childhood."

"That's true."

Lin Zhongtian nodded, reached out and picked up the magatama pendant around Ningning's neck, and added some gray mist into it.

Soon, the two of them took a walk and returned to Qijia Village. On the way, Zhao Yian woke up from his sleep and kept talking to Lin Zhongtian and Zhao Lihe, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. The sound of their conversation also woke Ningning up.

Zhao Lihe glared at Zhao Yian, who immediately shrank back and lowered his voice to avoid waking up his sister.

When he returned home, before he even entered the door, a little tiger jumped down from the eaves and circled around Lin Zhongtian happily.

On the stone road in the yard, there were two tigers, one big and one small, lying down. They were the mother and her two cubs, Great Wall, Chang'an and Jili, that Lin Zhongtian met after entering this world.

They have been adopted by Zhao Lihe, and Chang'an and Jili have become playmates of Zhao Yian and Zhao Yining.

Lin Zhongtian handed Ningning in his arms to his younger sister-in-law Ding Baiying, and then walked into the room with Zhao Lihe.

Zhao Lihe picked up a blue-covered book without words and asked with a smile, "Brother, do you still remember the bloody incident of the Liu family?"

Lin Zhongtian curled his lips and said, "Of course I remember. I was framed as a murderer by your Tongmenghui. Why did you suddenly bring this up? Have you found the real culprit of the Liu family murder?"

“That’s right!”

Zhao Lihe nodded and handed the blue book to Lin Zhongtian, saying, "My people got this from Jian Ge. Jian Ge is one of the most prosperous sects in the past fifty years. It is good at sword forging and swordsmanship. The reward offered by the eldest brother was passed on by the orphan of the Liu family who was a disciple of Jian Ge. This secret book is also in his hands."

“…”

Lin Zhongtian raised his eyebrows and took the blue book, but he did not rush to read it. Instead, he said with a strange look on his face: "Let me guess, the Liu family murder could not have been committed by the only remaining orphan of the Liu family?"

Zhao Lihe sighed and said, "That's right."

Lin Zhongtian rolled his eyes: "I knew it!"

After saying that, Lin Zhongtian flipped open the blue cover secret book in his hand and found that it recorded a particularly evil internal skill, which could use the blood of blood relatives to speed up cultivation. The more blood, the better the effect.

Isn't this bullshit?

Lin Zhongtian frowned: "Just because of this, he killed his entire family?"

"That's right." Zhao Lihe said softly, "When our people found him in Jiange, he had already died suddenly in the body, with all his meridians severed and blood gushing out of all his orifices."

"oh?"

Lin Zhongtian seemed to be thinking about something. This death was very likely caused by too much internal energy accumulated, and the meridians could not bear it!

So, this seemingly nonsense technique seems to be actually effective...

Thinking of this, Lin Zhongtian couldn't help but glance at Zhao Lihe.

"Tell me, what is your purpose in giving me this secret book?"

"I don't have any special purpose." Zhao Lihe smiled awkwardly and whispered, "I just want to tell big brother that the Tongmenghui has found the real culprit of the Liu family murder, and by the way, see if there is any room for improvement in this technique..."

Lin Zhongtian raised his eyebrows and teased, "Why, you also want to practice with the blood of your loved ones?"

Zhao Lihe's eyes widened immediately: "Brother, what are you talking about? How is this possible? Even if they really used the blood of their loved ones to practice, it was Ningning and An'er who used my blood to practice. I want to know if it is possible to use the blood of the Titan beast to speed up the practice."

"So that's how it is..."

Lin Zhongtian understood what he meant, and then looked thoughtfully at the blue book in his hand.

You know what, this is really possible!

Lin Zhongtian waved his hand and drove Zhao Lihe out of the room, then began to study the principles behind the secret book with great interest.

This method is of no use to him, but it is a very good benefit to the alliance and other traversers.

At this moment, Lin Zhongtian was suddenly startled, and his eyes looked across countless spaces towards the gap in the void.

There, there is a brand new silver ball of light, which is the new world that the main consciousness has just discovered.