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Chapter 1 Cloud State Shepherd(1/2)

Then in the sea of ​​consciousness, the two gods fought fiercely, and they destroyed the world.

Fan Zhen had already led the army and began to set out. This time, he did not drive towards Luocheng, but returned to Luohan Pass.

Soon, various imperial edicts for promotion and reward were sent over for free, and the generals in each army all received promotion and reward.

In Luocheng, a large amount of wine and meat were transported to reward the entire army and bribe the morale of the army.

This time, the emperor did a pretty good job and did not continue to have brain-dead problems.

This made Fan Zhen, who was in charge of the entire army, breathed a sigh of relief. What he feared most now was that Emperor Dayu was terrified again and wanted to settle the matter in a moment...

In short, the crisis was silently passed over. Even after hearing the news of the Luocheng coup, the troops sent to attack it seven or eight days later.

At this time, Fan Zhen had already initially grasped the morale of the army. Relying on the dangerous terrain of Luohan Pass, he easily defeated the Qingyang Road army, who had no determination to fight.

It also made the emperor of Luocheng even more happy and relieved. Another large amount of rewards was received. At the same time, the soldiers who were responsible for the king were summoned again.

At this time, the weather was getting colder and snow began to start. According to the climate environment, large-scale wars were no longer allowed. Even the army of Qingyang Road stopped and began to train the army, waiting for the beginning of spring next year to engage in a life-and-death battle.

And this is ≯∑,w→, Fan Zhen was directly promoted to the right general and commanded the imperial guards due to his merits. The right general was silver seal and green ribbon, with a salary of 2,000 stones, second only to the Shangqing. He added the title of "Senior Officer", participated in the Sino-Korean discussions, decided on military and national affairs, and became a senior general in Dayu.

Not long after, Li Shan, the Weiwei, was appointed as the general and became the highest nominal official position in the court.

Then General Li Shan married his daughter to Fan Zhen as his wife, and the two parties soon got married.

Fan Zhen became a hero and a relative of the foreign country, becoming very popular and becoming one of the most important figures in the court.

And in a flash, three years finally passed. In these three years, the changes were extremely huge.

First of all, in Sushan, Liu Yi was silent for three years. Except for the army under Liu Yi taking turns to attack and constantly implementing the policy of harassing and attacking the witch people in the Southern Wilderness that Liu Yi left behind, there seemed to be no more movement.

Then there was a war between Dayu and Qingyang Road. In the eleventh year, Qingyang Road announced the establishment of the Qingyang Heavenly Kingdom in Juye, and the great sage master was the lord of the heavenly kingdom.

When the Emperor of Dayu heard this, he was furious and changed the reign to Taiping in early spring. He summoned troops from all over the world again with the intention of sweeping Qingyang Road. However, Qingyang Road took the lead and started the war first.

After the two sides fought one after another, the court completely gained a foothold. The potential for war that broke out was far from comparable to the newly-rise Qingyang Heavenly Kingdom.

Especially when the Confucian scholars and officials in the world did not agree with the Qingyang Taoism and refused to surrender to the Qingyang Taoism. Although the Qingyang Heavenly Kingdom was established, it was still in chaos inside.

It’s better to have some places with good faith, most of the newly occupied places are facing endless problems and various resistances from the powerful and powerful people in secret.

More importantly, after a winter of renovation, the power of Qingyang Road did not increase but decreased. Last year's war delayed the harvest, and winter was already sad.

Hundreds of thousands of troops made a living by looting the food from the occupied land. As a result, they starved to death. They even began to lose the hearts of the people, and the unrest affected the lower classes. Even ordinary people began to resist the rule of Qingyang Dao.

Then, as the weather warmed up, a large-scale plague began to break out. However, it was killed in battle last year. Too many people starved to death, and many were not buried. As soon as the weather was hot, it began to rot.

On the other hand, many city gods were destroyed by war. The resentment of the ghost prison was released. In addition, the new resentment generated by the turmoil and war was increasingly fueled, making the spread of the plague bigger and bigger.

Therefore, even the war between the imperial court and Qingyang Road had to be suspended due to the plague.

Plagues often occur in the four northern prefectures and counties, all of which are occupied by the imperial court and Qingyangdao. Behind the Dayu court is the support of the five prefectures, and manpower and material resources are constantly pouring in.

After all, it was a war with a monotheistic sect like Qingyangdao. Neither the gods nor the scholars and officials would have any good feelings about Qingyangdao's heresy. Naturally, they actively supported the Dayu court.

As this happens, as one rises and the other falls, the power of the court and the power of the Qingyang Road will become bigger and bigger. Later, the court will definitely be able to wipe out the Qingyang Road with a destructive and destructive momentum.

However, no one expected that in April, the directions of Chengzhou and Lingzhou, which were least affected by the Qingyang Road uprising, were heard from the invasion of the northern witch people outside the Great Wall.

The nine states in the world of Dayu, among which the six states of Qingzhou, Qinzhou, Zhongzhou, Yanzhou, Chengzhou and Lingzhou are distributed in the north of the river. They are also the most developed population, economy and culture in the world.

Yunzhou, Yuzhou and Jiangzhou are south of the Yangtze River. Thousands of years ago, they were still in the southern wasteland, and were conquered and developed by the courts of all dynasties. However, in terms of economic and population, they are still incomparable with the six northern states.

Among the six northern prefectures, Zhongzhou and Qinzhou are in the center. Qingzhou and Yanzhou are distributed in the northeast. Chengzhou and Lingzhou are in the northwest and are least affected by the Qingyang Road uprising. However, this time, they were invaded by the northern witch tribe.

For the Dayu court, it was another huge blow. Those who were originally planning to mobilize border troops from Chengzhou and Lingzhou to return to the rescue were no longer possible at this time. Instead, they could only send troops from prefectures and counties to support the border troops in battle. For a moment, it was equivalent to falling into the stage of fighting on both sides.

Fortunately, the news came and the news of the witch invasion came from Yanzhou. Originally, the border troops in Yanzhou were mobilized back in two times when the Qingyang Road was in rebellion last year.

At this moment, under the empty military force, the witch people marched straight into the Middle Land for hundreds of miles, and once besieged Yanzhou Prefecture City. Many territories occupied by Qingyang Road were also attacked by the witch people in the north, bearing the military pressure brought by the witch people in the north.

For a moment, the world became more and more turbulent and chaotic, and it was hustle and bustle for two or three years.

Just last September, the second year of Taiping, due to war and many land lost, the three states that basically did not bear the war had to bear most of the taxes in the original Jiuzhou.

Even due to the delay in the war, the court continued to increase taxes. The three southern states launched large and small rebellions.

Although all of them were suppressed, even the gentry and powerful people in the south began to complain.

It was in this three years of peace that the emperor had listened to whom he believed, so he began to send important officials and generals to serve as governors of the state to consolidate the world of Dayu and prevent the division and centrifugal force in the local area after the decline of central power.

At this time, Fan Zhen, who had been promoted to general of chariots and cavalry, was appointed as the governor of Yunzhou by the court. He crossed the river with two thousand soldiers and horses and advanced towards Yunzhou.

Yunzhou is located in the southwest. It is the most remote and poor state among the nine states in the world. It is full of mountains, rarely flat ground, and miasma is lingering like smoke. Therefore, it is called Yunzhou.

However, no matter what, Yunzhou is also one of the nine states in the world. The governor of the state is different from the governor who had only 600 stones at the time. He is an important official of the country with 200 stones, wearing silver seals and green ribbons. Although he is ranked three times, his status in the court is comparable to that of the Shangqing.

The most important thing is that the legitimate command of one-ninth of the world's military and political power. The orders must be followed by hundreds of counties and tens of millions of people under their jurisdiction. It can be said that they are truly high and powerful.

So at this moment, the carriages and horses were scattered, and the army of the governors walked by the vast Yunhang Lake, and for a moment, Fan Zhen fell into a deep thought.

After three years of not seeing each other, Fan Zhen, who is nearly thirty years old, has a short beard left on his jaw, and he looks more mature and calm.

At this moment, I saw Yunhang Lake, which covers an area of ​​hundreds of miles in front of me, with clouds and clouds and a huge atmosphere. It is truly the name of Yunzhou.

"I really miss the climate here," Fan Zhen smiled and murmured to himself: "Northerns always feel that the land of Yunzhou is humid and not a place to live for a long time. But the land of this kind of place is really rich!"

Just thinking that in recent years, the land output in Yunzhou has reached 300 to 400 kilograms per acre. It is almost the same as that of the Central Plains, and it is even more victorious.

However, the news was not widely circulated and was concealed by local officials and scholars and gentry in Yunzhou. If Fan Zhen had not had any information channels, he would have been deceived like most people in the court!

This Yunzhou is definitely not what most people imagine. It is a poor mountain valley in a remote countryside. There is a slight smile on his face.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone coming to report: "Envoy, the people from Yunzhou City have come to welcome the envoy, right in front!"

Fan Zhen asked with a slight head, "Is this place still a hundred miles away from the city of Zhou?"

"Yes, the messenger."

Fan Zhen then showed a faint smile and said, "These people are considered intentional!"

He went out of the city to welcome him a hundred miles away, no matter what he thought in his stomach. But on the surface, he showed respect for him, the newly-held governor, who was in power.

This is enough!

"How is Madam?" Fan Zhen asked again.

"My lady is not in good health, maybe she is a little tired from the road." The manager returned more carefully.

The lady mentioned here is naturally not the daughter of General Li Shan, the sister of the queen of the current dynasty. She is just a concubine.

Fan Zhen's wife had a noble status and came to Yunzhou, which was high and far away, and was almost exiled. In addition, the power of the state patriarch was too great, so keeping her family was also a limitation.

Therefore, Fan Zhen had to come to work alone. However, it was not entirely true that she was single, at least she would take a concubine to serve her.

"I understand," Fan Zhen said helplessly, "Go and notify Ruomu and let him visit his wife."

When the trusted butler heard this, he showed envy. He thought to himself, the brothers and sisters of the Yu family really have to make you trust!

Ruomu is the name of Yu Shu. He was called a filial and honest person three years ago and was summoned to Luocheng as the minister. Now he is the subordinate of the governor of the state. He has a noble status. It is said that the wife Yu Yin is Yu Shu's sister.

After explaining the matter, Fan Zhen then ordered the frame to go towards the subordinates who were greeted from afar.

After those subordinates had visited the provincial governor, they surrounded the provincial governor's car frame and headed towards Yunzhou City in a vast way.

The new official took office and had various banquets. He met all kinds of people under his command, and was noisy until after entering the update. He stopped.

Only then did Fan Zhen remember his wife's body and, under the guidance of his servants, came to the backyard of the provincial governor's mansion.

The housekeeper in the mansion smiled apologized: "The envoy, originally Yunzhou had no state governor. Therefore, there was no state governor's residence. This was the governor's residence. If the state governor moved in, it seemed aggrieved..."

Although the power in the hands of the governor and the governor of the state seems to be similar, an official who is only 600 stones is nominally supervising the affairs of the prefectures and counties. Not to mention being more than the county magistrate, he is even less than the official position of the county magistrate.

The governor of the state is the true lord of a state and the superior official with silver seal and green ribbon. In this way, living in the governor's residence is a bit aggrieved.

However, Fan Zhen just smiled faintly after hearing this. In fact, the governor's mansion covers an area of ​​more than ten acres, and the appearance is not very conspicuous. However, they are all very exquisite.

Don’t say that Fan Zhen’s mansion in Luocheng is not as good as that of many imperial court officials.

Then he came to a separate courtyard, paved with blue bricks, and entered the hall, and saw a shiny floor. Yu Shu was sitting in the outer hall in a daze.

When Fan Zhen saw this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Ashu, they are all 600-stone officials, why are they still so stupid?"

Yu Shu raised his head and smiled. He shouted happily: "Hanzhang... the envoy, Xiaoyin... Madam, she is happy!"

Fan Zhen was just about to joke with Yu Shu, but suddenly heard this sentence and felt shocked. Even though his qi cultivation skills have become deeper in the past two years, he also showed ecstasy when he heard it.

"Hurry, let me go and have a look!"

"The doctor is still seeing a doctor..." Before Yu Shu finished speaking, he saw Fan Zhen rushing in quickly.

Yu Shu smiled and thought to himself. Even I, who got married last year, have become a father. However, I remember Han Zhang already has two sons? Although they are both concubines...

I have been married to the Li family for more than three years and have never been pregnant. Even if the emperor married the queen, he had not given birth to a child for five years.

The royal family has always had difficulties in having children, and it has been extremely difficult to raise princes in all generations. It is not surprising. Otherwise, there would be no tradition of foreign relatives in power.

However, Fan Zhen’s family has never been pregnant, which makes people disagree. Many malicious slander simply talk about the fact that the Li sisters are all hens that cannot give birth to... I don’t know how many malicious intentions and conspiracies are hidden in it.

Thinking of this, Yu Shu was also a little chilling. He sighed in his heart, thinking that he didn't know whether it was right or wrong to give Xiaoyin to Hanzhang. No one expected that Hanzhang's true wife had such a background!

Without mentioning Yu Shu's random thoughts, Fan Zhen rushed into the room and immediately alarmed the doctor and maids, saluted one after another, shouting in a mess: "Greetings to the envoy..."

"Congratulations to the envoy!"
To be continued...
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