Chapter 1540: I'm here to plead guilty
The huge emperor's chariot was slowly approaching Chang'an City. Tens of thousands of guards composed of Longxiang Army were rushing forward and behind. The vanguard had entered Chang'an City, and the defender was still dozens of miles away from Chang'an City.
After leaving Chang'an City for more than a year, Cao Yun finally came back. However, when he left here, he was still a prince, and an unpopular prince. When he came back, he was already the supreme ruler of this huge empire.
He gained supreme power, but lost countless things.
For Cao Yun, the current Qi State is just a complete mess, so he is very busy. On the way back to Chang'an from Luoyang, even in the chariot, he kept reviewing memorials and issuing orders.
The Ming people kept testing the current Qi State.
In Changning County, Wuling dispatched troops and was aggressive. There have been countless small-scale conflicts with Xian Bisong. On the long front, from the battle between scouts with more than a hundred people to the confrontation of regular troops with thousands of people, they happened every day.
On the sea, the Ming people's fleet was like a fierce crocodile foraging, staring with their eyes wide open with bloody mouths. From time to time, they would pounce on them and bite them.
Fortunately, in a fight against the rebellion, it was finally resolved in a small way. The two central cities of Chang'an and Luoyang in Daqi were greatly damaged, but other prefectures and counties remained calm.
Cao Yun's ascension seemed to have an unusual magic, which made the uneasy Qi State slowly calm down. Xian Bisong withstood Wu Ling's provocation in Changning County. Cao Yun knew the danger here. Once the enemy grasped the loophole, this form of battle would turn into a large-scale battle in an instant. Xian Bisong finally showed his strengths in defense and did not allow Wu Ling to find an effective way to break through. As Qi State slowly recovered from calm, Wu Ling's provocation finally ceased, and the bloody conflict between Changning County and Taoyuan County finally came to an end.
The sea was always a thorn in Cao Yun's heart. Qi had no choice but to take the Ming fleet's raid on the sea surface and attack from time to time. However, after adopting Ning Zefeng's strategy of forbidding the sea, it became a Jedi within fifty miles of the sea. The Ming army's assault still did not take much advantage. They did not dare to leave the seaside and advance to the hinterland of Qi too far away. However, such a strategy made Qi's country full of evil fire in their hearts.
Without warships and qualified sailors, they could not compete with the Ming people at sea at all.
However, there is not no good news. Ning Zefeng, in Cenzhou, sent a congratulatory note immediately after Cao Yun ascended the throne and reported the latest situation of forming the navy. The first three-masted warship has been launched, and the training of the first batch of sailors is coming to an end.
As long as the first ship is available, the second ship will appear soon. The most difficult thing is the construction of the first ship. Now that the first ship has been launched, it means that Ning Zefeng has solved all the problems.
Daqi must have a powerful navy. Even if he cannot defeat his opponent, he cannot let his opponent come and go freely.
Only 50,000 Long Xiang army returned to Beijing with Cao Yun, and the remaining 10,000 remained in Luoyang to rectify and maintain the order there. After taking Luoyang, the 20,000 returned to Qinglong Mountain. Now Qinglong Mountain has been surrounded by 20,000 Long Xiang army.
At this moment, kneeling in front of Cao Yun were the last two remaining masters of the Nantian Gate, Zhu Quanzhong and Meng Kai. Both of them were over 70 years old and had to kneel in front of Cao Yun at this moment.
While reviewing the memorial, Cao Yun said, "I know that the matter between Nantianmen has nothing to do with you. As early as ten years ago, you had left Nantianmen and returned to your home to retire. I also know that you left because Meng Tiao and the others were forced to leave, so I did not intend to hold you accountable."
"Thank you for your Majesty's large amount of Kuanhong, but I also ask Your Majesty to show his mercy and let go of the other people in the South Gate. They are all innocent, and they are surrounded by people like Meng Tiao, Mei Dong, Tao Zhihai."
Cao Yun raised his eyebrows and glanced at the two of them with sharp eyes: "Innocent? Not necessarily? Twenty thousand rebels were hiding in Qinglong Mountain. These people in the Nantianmen would not know. When Meng Tiao and his friends attacked Chang'an, how many Nantianmen disciples acted as their pawns?"
"Your Majesty, the only disciples of Meng Tiao, Mei Dong, and Tao Zhihai were participating in the war in Chang'an. Others did not participate! There are still thousands of disciples and families in the Nantianmen Sect. These people are all innocent!"
"If you know the truth, you will be punished the same crime!" Cao Yun sneered. "Two, I have given you enough face. Please go back. I must wipe out Qinglong Mountain."
"Your Majesty, the Nantianmen has indeed committed a heinous crime, but in the past, they have also cultivated countless talents for the Great Qi!" Zhu Quanzhong shouted sadly. Twenty thousand Longxiang troops surrounded the Nantianmen. With Cao Yun's order, the Nantianmen would immediately become powder.
"You are reminding me that there are countless disciples of the South Tianmen in my Great Qi army. On the territory of my Great Qi, there are more disciples of the South Tianmen in the South Tianmen, right?" Cao Yun laughed, "Where are you here? Have you ever seen the generals who encircled and suppressed the South Tianmen, who were disciples of the South Tianmen in the past? Now, they only have hatred and anger towards the South Tianmen. I think you must have appreciated their anger."
Zhu Quanzhong was crying, but he was speechless.
Meng Kai was silent for a while: "Your Majesty, the Nantianmen Sect is indeed unsuccessful, but they are also descendants of Daqi after all. They are now repentant and are willing to work hard for Daqi. Please ask Your Majesty to have a good reputation."
"Exercise your strength?" Cao Yun snorted coldly.
"Your Majesty, Nantianmen is willing to contribute the wealth accumulated over the years to supplement the country's national benefits, and is willing to hand over all the land they own to the country for free. They are willing to join the army, even if it is a suicide squad, just ask Your Majesty to give their families a way out." Mei Kai stared at Cao Yun and said calmly.
Hearing this, Cao Yun put down the brush in his hand, raised his head for the first time, and looked at Meng Kai. If this is the case, I will not be able to consider it. What about the two of you?"
Meng Kai said decisively: "As long as Your Majesty has his life, we will go through fire and water, and we will never hesitate to leave immediately, even if Your Majesty asks us to go to the capital to assassinate Qin Feng now, we will set off immediately without hesitation."
"Ask Qin Feng?" Cao Yun sneered: "It's not that I underestimate the two of you. When you arrive in Yuejing, you will die."
"As long as we can calm the anger in Your Majesty's heart, we two old men will have nothing to do even if we die." Meng Kai said.
Cao Yun sighed lightly: "Two are innocent, how can I do this? Our Grand Qi not only has severe national strength lost, but also has suffered heavy losses. Although the two armies are facing each other, the top masters can play a limited role, but the possession and none are very different. Since you are willing to come out, why not just put a name in the Longxiang Army? How about it?"
"As for your order!" Meng Kai said without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, who is from the South Heaven Gate?" Zhu Quanzhong asked.
"Now all the disciples of the Nantianmen Sect are recruited into the army, organized into a battalion, and go to Luzhou to listen to them. They must use the blood of their fighting against the enemy to wash away the stains on their bodies." Cao Yun said coldly: "The land owned by the Nantianmen will be stored as the imperial village, and the families of these people will work in the imperial village until they have enough merits to redeem their families from the imperial village, otherwise they will stay in it for the rest of their lives!"
"Thank you for your kindness!" Zhu Quanzhong and Meng Kai kowtowed again to thank him. They were already very satisfied with the result that they could achieve. Otherwise, once the 20,000 Longxiang Army launched an attack, the Nantianmen Sect would definitely turn into white land, and there would be no more creatures there.
Assassinating the Emperor of Daqi is a serious crime to kill the nine clans.
Cao Yun picked up his pen, wrote a hand collar, covered it with a seal, and handed it to the two of them, saying, "Take this to Qinglong Mountain, you have ten days to arrange your family. In ten days, I will see them set off for Luzhou."
"yes!"
The two old white-haired men kowtowed heavily, stood up, and walked out of the chariot.
Cao Yun leaned on the cushion behind him with some exhaustion. After returning to Chang'an to deal with some necessary matters, he still had to go to Cenzhou. Where to build a navy is the important matter that the court must vigorously promote in the future. Without coastal defense, the sea border of Daqi is a sieve.
Next, he was going to Luzhou. Not only did he send a message to Qin Feng through Wenhuizhang and Weizhuang, but these two people might not necessarily bring the letter to him. Whether they would go to see Qin Feng is still a question. The formal envoy was already on the way to the capital and had to have a good talk with Qin Feng. Even though both countries regard each other as their biggest opponents, now, it is not the best time for both sides to take action. The supreme rulers of both sides met and agreed to talk, which may make each other temporarily let go of their suspicions about each other.
"Your Majesty, General Guo and General Cao ask for your Majesty." A personal guard whispered outside the window.
Cao Yun frowned slightly, "Didn't you tell them that they don't need to greet them? Now that Chang'an City is empty, they need to take charge. Is it necessary to do these stupid things?"
"Your Majesty, the two lords only brought their own personal guards, and they looked in a bad condition!" The personal guards whispered.
Cao Yun was slightly stunned, "Xuan and the others came in."
After Guo Xiancheng and Cao Hui walked into the huge chariot, they knelt in front of Cao Yun without saying a word.
"Old Guo, what are you doing?" Cao Yun smiled, "Even if my identity is different from the past, is it necessary for you and me to interact for decades?"
Chapter completed!