Chapter 229: People Ask Qi Yanzhou to Rebellion
Xie Yi went to the Northwest Garrison camp last night.
He met all the generals and soldiers, but found no trace of the star general.
Then, he learned that Qi Yanzhou's men had taken away the garrison commander and a hundred soldiers.
Xie Yi originally wanted to come to Dayang Town last night, but he heard that there might be a plague outbreak in the garrison.
He actually didn't believe it.
Because Qi Yanzhou would not allow people who might be infected with the plague to leave the base and bring danger to the people.
But he was worried about what might happen, so he rested for one night at the base.
Today, Zhao Meng sent a message to the garrison, asking the deputy commander to lead two thousand soldiers to Dayang Town.
Xie Yi then realized that the plague was a figment of the imagination.
He wanted to come to Dayang Town to meet Qi Yanzhou, but the shadow guard disagreed.
Later the truth about the epidemic came to light.
He came to Dayang Town accompanied by his shadow guards on the pretext of helping the emperor share his worries.
Xie Yi didn't have to wait long before Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang walked out of the town.
He looked at the two people who were much tanned and bowed.
"Meet Master Qi, Madam Qi."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Ye Chutang.
This was the first time he met this extraordinary woman.
Although she looked extremely bright and beautiful, her face was rather miserable.
Logically speaking, it is a fate with many misfortunes.
But she has done countless good deeds and changed her fate, turning death into life.
Xie Yi had been in Taoism for more than fifty years, and this was the first time he encountered such a strange thing.
Ye Chutang calmly let Xie Yi look at him, and asked with a smile: "Master Xie, is there something wrong with my face?"
"Madam Qi, I am sorry for my rudeness."
Qi Yanzhou asked bluntly, "I wonder why Lord Jie wants to see me?"
"I want to talk to Master Qi about the epidemic in Dayang Town."
"Okay, but Master Jie has to go into town, and you have to go alone."
The emperor's shadow guard immediately refused.
"No, we are under the emperor's order to protect Lord Jie and cannot leave his side!"
Qi Yanzhou thought that he had already torn his relationship with the emperor, so there was no need to pretend to be a loyal minister, and he sneered.
"This is Dayang Town, not the Imperial Palace. You have to follow my rules here!"
"Master Qi! All land under heaven belongs to the king!"
"So, you want me to turn this world into the Qi family's?"
The shadow guard knew that Qi Yanzhou had the ability and wanted to rebel, and his face changed slightly with fear.
"Master Qi, be careful with your words. I don't mean that."
The Qi family can rebel, but they cannot rebel because of his words!
Qi Yanzhou took a step forward, stared at the shadow guard who had spoken and said, "I want to keep all your lives in Dayang Town!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he attacked the shadow guard.
Zhao Meng, who was standing by, saw the opportunity to show off and immediately stepped forward to help.
Han Chong in the town heard the noise and immediately called on the National Protection Army to deal with the Shadow Guard.
Shadow Guards are similar to the Dragon Guards of the past.
Seeing that they had surrendered to Qi Yanzhou, he was furious and fought them with no regard for his life, as if he was purging traitors for the emperor.
Xie Yi also has martial arts skills, but they are not very high.
Seeing that Ye Chutang was as still as a mountain and was even observing the shadow guard's martial arts moves with great interest, he immediately moved to her side.
Ye Chutang ignored Jie Yi and used oral instructions to help Qi Yanzhou cooperate.
"Take a step back and go down three inches to the right."
"Take three steps to the right and swing your legs back."
"There is a sneak attack in the northwest, and there is a flaw in the northeast."
Twenty shadow guards fighting against more than forty people were already a bit overwhelmed.
Ye Chutang got into trouble and soon found himself at a disadvantage.
They knew that if they continued fighting, they would surely die here.
The leader looked at Li Yi unwillingly and shouted, "Retreat!"
Ye Chutang stood on the only road, holding the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles in his hand, cutting off the shadow guard's retreat.
"Want to run? No way!"
Killing one more of the Dog Emperor's men would weaken his power a little bit, so why not do it!
The shadow guard knew that Ye Chutang was good at martial arts, but he did not take her threat seriously.
"Since you want to die, I will grant your wish!"
He arranged ten people to hold back Qi Yanzhou and his group, and ten people to besiege Ye Chutang.
Ye Chutang looked at the group of people rushing towards her, sprinkled the poison on the ground, and kicked them away.
The dust turned into a poisonous weapon and attacked the shadow guard at an extremely fast speed.
The shadow guards didn't take the dust seriously at all, but they were wary of Ye Chutang's poison, so they wanted to use their internal strength to shake the dust away.
But some people underestimated the threat of dust and did not use their full internal strength.
Six dodged, and four were hit.
The sharp dust pierced through clothes, penetrated into the skin, and killed people instantly.
The shadow guard who was hit felt a slight sting and just as he was about to fight back, he fell to the ground and died with blood coming out of all his orifices.
No one expected that Ye Chutang could kill four shadow guards just by kicking the dust on the ground.
Qi Yanzhou was shocked and confused at the same time.
If you want to turn dust into a deadly weapon, you need to have deep inner strength.
But Ye Chutang obviously did not have deep internal strength.
But now is not the time to think about these things. After killing a shadow guard, he flew to Ye Chutang.
With their way blocked, the shadow guard wanted to retreat into the town.
If Qi Yanzhou pressed on and insisted on leaving their lives in Dayang Town, they would use the common people as scapegoats!
Han Chong noticed that the shadow guard was about to enter the town and immediately blocked the entrance.
"Dayang Town is now the territory of Master Qi. No one can enter without his permission."
The leader of the Shadow Guards glared at Han Chong.
"traitor!"
"The country that the dragon guards is not the imperial power, I have never betrayed it!"
After Han Chong finished speaking, he took the initiative to attack.
A quarter of an hour later, the last shadow guard also fell.
Han Chong was slightly injured, one soldier of the National Protection Army died, Zhao Meng was seriously injured, and six of his personal soldiers died.
Compared with the lives of twenty top shadow guards, these casualties are nothing.
Xie Yi looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground and coughed lightly.
"Master Qi, are you planning to confront the Emperor head-on?"
Qi Yanzhou threw the bloody knife on the ground and pulled Ye Chutang into the town.
"Commander Zhao, throw the bodies of the shadow guards into the mass grave and burn them. I will give each of your deceased subordinates fifty taels of burial expenses."
Zhao Meng's leg was scratched with a deep wound, and he was hit in the chest, causing serious internal injuries.
He was holding the blood-stained knife, barely standing, and speaking weakly.
"Master Qi, there is no need to spend so much money. Since I have chosen to be loyal to you, I know there will be casualties. I will pay for the burial of my subordinates myself."
Ye Chutang took out a stack of silver bills from the space, found three bills of 100 taels each, and handed them to Zhao Meng.
"Commander Zhao has not passed the assessment yet, so he is not considered one of us. We must settle accounts clearly."
If an ordinary soldier died and the case was reported to the court, his family would receive ten taels of silver for burial expenses.
If the death is worthy, the burial fee will be higher, ranging from twenty to thirty taels.
Qi Yanzhou gave fifty taels, which was considered very generous.
Zhao Meng was still hesitating whether to take the banknote, but Ye Chutang stuffed it directly into his arms.
"Commander Zhao was injured while trying to help her husband. Come to the pharmacy later and I will treat your injuries."
"Thank you, Madam Qi."
Ye Chutang walked to the town gate and saw that Jie Yi didn't follow him. He turned around and said, "If Master Jie is not afraid of death, come with us into the town and talk."
She knew that Xie Yi was Qin Muyun's master and had no ill will towards him.
But he was ordered by the emperor to find the general, so we had to be on guard.
Xie Yi smiled and said, "Half of my body is buried in the ground. There is nothing to be afraid of."
After saying that, he followed Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou into Dayang Town.
As soon as the three men entered the town, the people knelt down.
"Please ask Master Qi to rebel!"
"Please, Master Qi, overthrow the tyranny!"
"Please, Master Qi, give the people a way to survive!"
All the people in Dayang Town came out and begged Qi Yanzhou to change the dynasty and become the new emperor.
They could tolerate the emperor's tyranny, but they could not tolerate a king who massacred the city!
Qi Yanzhou could understand the people's desire to overthrow the imperial power.
The emperor, for his own selfish desires, ignored the lives of the people and the stability of the country, and has incurred the wrath of the people.
"My fellow villagers, please stand up quickly. I am already planning a rebellion. Please be patient for a while."
He had no intention of rebelling.
The reason for saying this is to convey this to the emperor's ears.
He wanted to let the emperor know that if he was really angered, the country would change hands immediately!
When the people heard Qi Yanzhou's words, they were delighted.
No matter when they rebel, as long as we give them hope, it will be enough.
"I wish Master Qi a successful start and a secure throne!"
Qi Yanzhou helped up the people around him.
"It's hot, go back and have a rest. The peace and prosperity you want will come true one day."
"We believe in Master Qi!"
After the commoner finished speaking, he kowtowed three times to Ye Chutang.
"We will never forget Madam Qi's kindness in giving us a new life. If we have the chance, we will definitely repay her!"
Ye Chutang raised the corners of his lips, "Living well is my reward."
She saved the people of Dayang Town, earned tens of thousands of merit points, and has received her reward.
The people looked at Ye Chutang with gratitude, kowtowed three times, and then stood up and left.
Xie Yi watched the people hurriedly leaving and said loudly, "Everyone, the north is prone to drought, please prepare more water."
Qi Yanzhou understood the profound meaning of these words.
The drought will last a long time!
So he added a sentence.
"Fellow villagers, it has not rained for more than two months. Please prepare for drought and store food early."
The people ignored Xie Yi's words, but listened to Qi Yanzhou's advice.
"Thank you, Master Qi, for your advice."
After saying this, the people went back home to busy themselves with storing water.
The congested streets suddenly became wide.
Ye Chutang and the other two returned to the pharmacy.
Aunt Xu said quickly, "Second Master, Madam, the cold noodles are ready, you can eat now."
Although she became much closer to the two men, she still maintained a distinction between them.
Ye Chutang said, "Auntie, there are guests coming, please prepare another set of bowls and chopsticks."
The Qi family did not prepare extra bowls and chopsticks, but the pharmacy did.
Aunt Xu took a set of bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen in the backyard and served Xie Yi a bowl of cold noodles.
"I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't prepare anything. I can only have a vegetarian meal. I'm really sorry."
Xie Yi took the bowl with a smile, "Vegetarian food is just what I want."
All the way to the northwest, his shadow guards took care of his meals, which consisted of naan and water almost every day.
The bowl of noodles in his hand is a delicacy to him.
After lunch, Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang took Jie Yi to their rest room.
Qi Yanzhou asked straight to the point, "Master Jie, why did you come to Dayang Town to find me despite the danger?"
Seeing that Qi Yanzhou was direct, Xie Yi decided not to beat around the bush.
He did not answer but asked: "Does Master Qi have any plans for rebellion?"
Qi Yanzhou also did not answer Jie Yi's question.
"Is Lord Jie a loyal minister?"
"I am not loyal to anyone, I only speak the truth and follow the will of heaven."
The implication is that he is not the emperor's man.
Qi Yanzhou felt relieved and poured a glass of cold water for Jie Yi.
"I have never thought of rebellion. It is because the emperor has gone too far that I said I wanted to seize power."
Xie Yi drank the water in the cup and sighed.
"The emperor is not a wise ruler. Not only is he selfish, he is also controlled by eunuchs. Beichen Kingdom will perish sooner or later."
Qi Yanzhou poured Jie Yi another cup of tea.
"At the beginning of my exile, Huai Xuan told me a piece of news, that the Emperor Star had descended upon the world, is this true?"
"Yes, but the Emperor Star flashed and disappeared, and never shone again."
Xie Yi tried many methods but failed to find any clues related to the Emperor Star.
"Does Lord Xie have a candidate for the new emperor in mind?"
"No."
The Xuanmen school looks at the secrets of heaven and speaks the truth. It never speaks nonsense and does not make excessive speculations.
But the fortunes of Beichen Kingdom have declined drastically since Ye Chutang returned to Beijing.
Thinking of this, Xie Yi looked at Ye Chutang.
"Madam Qi, I wonder if I would be lucky enough to help you read your palm."
Ye Chutang knew nothing about divination and fortune-telling, but he was very interested in it.
She turned her wrist and calmly placed her hand in front of Xie Yi, "Thank you, Master Xie."
Xie Yi looked carefully at the lines on Ye Chutang's palm, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
The lifeline, which was less than half the length of others, showed that her life was over.
The woman in front of me turned out to be a dead person with countless merits!
Xie Yi couldn't figure out what was going on.
A sentence suddenly came to my mind: Immortals come to the world and live towards death.
Then, he thought of the "ghost thief" who appeared in the capital with Ye Chutang.
The things done by the "ghost thief" are beyond human ability, they are like those of ghosts and immortals.
Thinking of this, he immediately looked away.
"I can't read Madam Qi's palm."
Qi Yanzhou asked in surprise: "Why did Master Xie say that?"
"Master Qi, I am just telling the truth."
After Xie Yi finished speaking, he changed the subject.
"I wonder if this old man can meet the young master who went to the northwest garrison of Bingzhou last night?"
Ye Chutang took back his hand and asked, "Master Xie, do you think he is the star general you are looking for?"
"I can only answer this question after I meet someone."
"What is the purpose of Lord Jie looking for the general star?"
Seeing Ye Chutang's alert face, Xie Yi smiled and said, "I have no purpose, I just want to confirm it."
"What happens after confirmation?"
"Go find my disciple, Qin Muyun."
The shadow guards who were monitoring him are all dead, and he is free.
Hearing this, Qi Yanzhou asked, "Where is Huaixuan?"
Xie Yi calculated based on Qin Muyun's birth date and horoscope.
“He’s in the Copper State.”
After that, he asked, "Can this old man see that young master now?"
He just wanted to confirm the identity of the general and tell him his fortune.
Qi Yanzhou looked at Ye Chutang and let her make the decision.
After all, it was she who conquered Sun Chu.
Ye Chutang stood up and said, "I'll go ask him whether he wants to meet or not. It's up to him to decide."
Xie Yi stood up and saluted, "Thank you, Madam Qi."
Ye Chutang went to Sun Chu's room.
He was still using the Turtle Breathing Technique to heal his injuries. He had no breathing or pulse, and his body temperature was much lower than that of an ordinary person. He looked like he was dead.
She inserted the silver needle into Sun Chu's Baihui acupoint and twisted it.
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