After Zhou Qing left Guo Yunshan, he rode all the way to the east, but in three days, he arrived at Linjiang Mansion.

At this place, the chaotic uprisings that can be seen everywhere in other prefectures and counties in Xichuan suddenly became much less.

After a little inquiry, I learned that it was not that there were no uprisings here, but that those uprisings had just emerged, and they were suppressed by the Linjiangsu clan.

The Linjiang clan is a first-class millennium family, and this time the Qiang people rebelled, and the Su clan did not choose to resist to the end in the face of the approaching Xishu rebels, but surrendered on their knees.

Dedicated the exercises inherited in the clan and the divine blood xenogene, and retained the family inheritance.

Because of this, although the god-blood xenomorph was lost, the strength of the Su clan did not suffer much loss.

Even because of his deferential performance, Su Xun, the current head of the Su family, was appointed as the prefect of Linjiang by the puppet Shu Emperor Li Xiong, who was in charge of the land of a mansion and became a feudal official.

In terms of prestige, it is a few points better than in the past.

But it is precisely because of this that the Su family is now completely tied to the pseudo-Shu, the pseudo-Shu is the Su family, and the pseudo-Shu is the Su family.

Because whether it is the imperial court or Xichuan Wulin, under the deep hatred, it is impossible to let go of the traitor of the Su family.

And Su knows this very well.

Therefore, after discovering that there was a rebellion in the local area, he immediately mobilized a large army, and at the same time sent the masters of the clan to suppress the rebellion in the local area.

After killing thousands of people in this way, those who dared to rebel in the local area almost died.

The boundary of Linjiang Mansion is as stable as Mount Tai again.

"The Su clan is the head snake of Linjiang Mansion in the end, and with their full assistance, the foundation of the pseudo-Shu here will be unshakable. Just some local righteous people can't set off the storm at all. ”

Zhou Qing observed all the way in Linjiang Mansion, and finally came to this conclusion, and couldn't help sighing.

Continuing westward, when he was almost to the easternmost part of Linjiang Mansion, he found that the army of Puppet Shu had returned from Wushan Mansion, and the vanguard of the evacuated army had actually arrived here.

It seems that the domestic rebellion finally shook the puppet Shu Emperor Li Xiong, so that he had to give up the opportunity to take Wushan Mansion and unify the entire territory of Xichuan County, and turned back to quell the rebellion.

Zhou Qing hid in the crowd, watching the puppet Shu army marching on the official road, and after watching it for a while, he couldn't help but be even more optimistic about the uprising of the heroes in Xichuan County.

He also led soldiers, although there were not many people, only a hundred.

But even so, from Zhou Qing's point of view, although these pseudo-Shu armies are still a little poor, at least the marching array can be lined up neatly, and the soldiers at the bottom can understand some orders, and orders and prohibitions can still be done.

If you have to compare, it is not inferior to the county soldiers composed of mountain people that he brought at the beginning.

And the volunteers who are now revolting in Xichuan County look at the number of people, there are 100,000 people.

But most of these volunteers are only brave, and some of them were farmers not long ago. These people, not to mention the marching array, don't even listen to orders.

"With this kind of rabble, it is a fool's dream to expect them to win against the pseudo-Shu army that already has some discipline."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but be even more glad at this time, he got out of the fire pit in time.

The army returning from Western Shu has already arrived in Linjiang Mansion, and further west of Linjiang Mansion is Yuzhong Mansion.

If he leaves later and delays for more than ten days, I am afraid that he will have to follow Guo Yunshan to face this returning army.

At that time, under the chaos of the army, even if Zhou Qing is already a second-rate master, he dare not say that he can save his life.

With a slight pang in his heart, he didn't dare to look any more and quietly broke away from the crowd, and then got into the path and went all the way south.

When he arrived at a wharf in the south, Zhou Qing found a small boat and asked the boatman to take him all the way to the other side.

After crossing the shore, he didn't take the official road.

Because walking east along the official road, it is the frontal battlefield of Wushan Mansion. Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered there, fighting was raging, the roads had long been blocked, and it was impossible for anyone to pass through.

Zhou Qing didn't want to force his way into the road blocked by the army, so he chose to take the mountain path.

It's a longer journey, but it's safer.

After walking like this for more than ten days, he finally walked out of the mountain road of Wushan Mansion, and when he got out of Wushan Mansion, he arrived at Tianmen Mansion in Dongting County.

When he arrived at Tianmen Mansion, Zhou Qing thought that this side belonged to the imperial court, and the place should be more stable and prosperous than Xichuan.

But when he arrived here, he realized that the place where he had just stayed a few months ago had become like Xichuan County, and it was dangerous and turbulent.

With great confusion, I inquired in the local area, and only then did I get a piece of news that shocked Zhou Qing.

"The Five Poisons Sect actually rebelled?"

Seicheon-gun is surrounded by mountains, and the entire county is shrouded in mountains and belongs to the basin.

Therefore, after several key roads in the territory are blocked, it is difficult for news from other counties to reach the territory again.

In addition, the puppet emperor Li Xiong also deliberately blocked the road and prevented communication between the two sides in order to prevent someone in the country from colluding with the Yue court, so that the news from the outside world has not been able to reach Xichuan since Linjiang Mansion was captured a few months ago.

Because of this, no one in Xichuan County heard such a big news of the rebellion of the Five Poisons Sect.

The Five Poisons Sect is the largest sect in Dongting County, and it faintly has the name of the leader of martial arts in the county. Coupled with the special status of this sect among the Miao people, as soon as the other party set off a rebellion, the momentum was definitely not small.

"Master and Mr. Sun were officials in Wugang County, and when they were in Pingding County, Master slaughtered those Miao people. Now that the Miao people have set off a rebellion, with such an old feud, the Five Poisons Sect will never let go of the master. ”

After Zhou Qing heard the news, he didn't care about the emotion of things and people, and immediately worried about his master.

Although he knew that with the strength of the master's first-class master, he also had that steady character. Even if the Five Poisons Sect retaliates, it will never be possible to harm the master.

But the truth is that after knowing that the situation is dangerous, there should be some worries.

Zhou Qing couldn't sit still anymore.

From Tianmen Mansion, I took a fast boat all the way, and along the river system, I went to Shaoyang Mansion.

Along the way, I passed through many prefectures and counties, and as far as the eye could see, they were all war soldiers.

A large number of imperial courts and counties were occupied by those Miao people. Countless seedlings gushed out of the mountains and began to wantonly slaughter the Yue people in local villages and towns.

And the Vietnamese people also fought back, but most of them were scattered, and they couldn't achieve any climate at all, and they were extinguished after a little resistance.

In some places, which were still under the control of the imperial court, the local government organized a militia of volunteers, and under the leadership of the local squires and heroes, they actively resisted the invasion and killing of the Miao people.

The fight between the two sides can be described as life and death, and it is inseparable.

Even Zhou Qing, who has been on the boat, has encountered danger several times.

Among them, there are not only Miao people intercepting and killing, but also those so-called local rebels who want to rob money.

In troubled times, whether it is an official or a bandit, a thief or a citizen, the distinction between them is really not much anymore.

A person can be an official or a bandit, a thief, or a citizen.

As long as you can live and live better, who cares what kind of identity it is?

For those Miao people to rob and kill, there is nothing to say, just cut it with a sword.

With the strength of Zhou Qing's second-rate masters, in the face of an army of hundreds of scales, he may not be defeated. But in the face of a dozen or twenty bandits, it was still very easy and neat to kill.

As for the bandits he encountered by those officers and soldiers, he showed his official badge for the inspection of Wugang County.

When he left, Lu Yuan also kept the official identity of his apprentice, just waiting for the other party to come back.

With an official skin, most of those righteous officers and soldiers were not embarrassed.

Occasionally, some people who are greedy for money to the extreme will be killed as Miao people.

A greedy evil ghost like this who even kills his own people lives in the world and harms the villagers, so what do you keep to do?

Although the place was full of thieves, Zhou Qing still stumbled all the way, and it took almost ten days, during which he crossed the boundaries of three prefectures, and finally arrived at Shaoyang Mansion.

When he got here, his senses were different again.

At the water system ferry, there are also local officers and soldiers guarding, but these officers and soldiers are not those who want to be cut path robbers.

Compared with those rebels who came out of nowhere, the officers and soldiers of Shaoyang Mansion seemed much more regular.

Not only is it more majestic, but it also has a stronger fighting spirit between walks, and it looks like a well-trained elite soldier. And not those second-rate bandits in the township.

These officers and soldiers were stationed at the ferry, and although they would also collect customs duties, all the procedures were carried out in accordance with the laws of the imperial court and in accordance with the law.

Even the people who collect taxes are not officers and soldiers, but tax collectors of the government.

This kind of appearance of doing things according to the rules is much stronger than those chaotic rebels outside, who can't even distinguish between officials and bandits.

Because it represents order and stability, law and justice.

The pedestrians and merchants at the pier are also at ease and calm, and some can even see smiles. It is completely different from the despair of people living in the dire hell of the outside world.

Looking at this scene, Zhou Qing suddenly had a good impression of the official mansion of Shaoyang Mansion in his heart.

In this troubled world, to protect the territory and the people, and stabilize the place, it is definitely a good official.

I remember that when I left, the prefect of Shaoyang was still the same Liang Xiwen. According to the master, this person is just a straw bag who can only read and do learning, and he can't govern the country at all.

Now that Shaoyang Mansion can have such a scene, it can never be his credit.

Could it be that this person did too badly as an official, was removed by the imperial court, and then replaced with a capable new prefect? ’

When Zhou Qing was queuing up at the dock checkpoint, he couldn't help but think like this in his heart.

There weren't many people in front of him, and soon it was his turn.

When registering his identity, Zhou Qing directly took out his official position token.

Hearing that it was a local inspection in the prefecture, the registered officials and officers and soldiers were slightly startled, and then carefully checked the tokens, and even invited their own officials.

Who would have expected that as soon as the Shangguan came, when he saw Zhou Qing's face, he immediately said in surprise: "Lord Zhou." ”

In the surprise of the officers and soldiers and the small officials, the patrol lord who was in charge of the fifty soldiers on the dock saluted the inspector with a happy and respectful face.

"Are you...... Meng Huan? ”

Zhou Qing looked at the person in the patrol uniform and asked with a slight hesitation.

He remembered that this person seemed to be one of the entourages who followed a family surnamed Meng to join the army in Changning County. Because he practiced internal strength, he was also a relatively brave person in the army at that time, so he had a little impression.

"Lord Zhou still remembers me."

Meng Huan saw Zhou Qing admit his mistake, and he was immediately overjoyed. Then he turned his head to the subordinates next to him, changed his humble face when facing Zhou Qing, and said majestically: "This is Lord Zhou." It's a personal disciple of General Fenwu, and you haven't seen it yet! ”

Hearing that it was General Fenwu's disciple, everyone present was taken aback.

Those small officers and soldiers hurriedly saluted towards Zhou Qing. Even the people queuing up nearby listened to it, and they bowed down together, calling them adults.

Zhou Qing was a little dizzy by this scene.

I am a disciple of the Master, and that's right. But what's going on with General Fenwu?

Could it be that after he left for so many years, his master was promoted so quickly, and he became a general of the imperial court?

Zhou Qing was full of fog.

But he has been out for so many years, and he has also experienced it.

At this time, his face remained unchanged, he nodded slightly, and after letting everyone get up, he pulled Meng Huan and found a secluded place, asking if he was confused.

After asking for a while, he realized that his master had experienced so many things in the years since he left.

The thief made meritorious service and was promoted to the commander of the city.

Then, a few months ago, in the defeat of the entire Dongting County, he took the initiative to lead the army to attack, won two battles and two victories, and completely defeated tens of thousands of Miao rebels in the province.

Then he divided his troops everywhere to exterminate the remnants of the rebels, completely quelled the rebellion in Shaoyang Mansion, and made it a rare place of peace and stability in the troubled times.

"Now the general is busy recruiting troops and reorganizing the military, and he is very busy, and he keeps saying that he has no right-hand man by his side.

Now that Lord Zhou is back, the general will be overjoyed to learn about it.

After the adults go back, with the relationship between the adults and the generals, the position of a captain is indispensable. This Meng Huan looked at Zhou Qing and said with envy.

According to the Da Vietnamese military system, an army of 50 people is a team, and according to the difference between the local army and the regular army, each team is set up to be a team or patrol commander, and they are all from the ninth rank of the officer.

The second team is a pawn, with a patrol or a pawn commander under the control, and is a nine-grade officer. The five pawns are a battalion, and the county lieutenant or battalion is under the jurisdiction, and they are the eight rank officials.

At the battalion level, it is the most basic standard unit in the Great Vietnamese Army. According to different localities and different needs, the second battalion to the fifth battalion formed a combat cluster, and each set up a commander or captain to command, as the sixth rank officer.

In other words, when Zhou Qing goes back, he can be directly promoted to the captain of the sixth grade.

This future, for Meng Huan, who has climbed for so long to climb to a Jiupin patrol, is really an infinite future.

So at this time, he used all his strength to curry favor with the general's personal disciple, wanting to find a future for himself.

"Whether or not to continue to be an official depends on what my master means, and it's too early to say this."

Regarding the meaning of Meng Huan's words, Zhou Qing was naturally clear. But unlike what the other party thought, he didn't care if he was an official or not.

At this time, I listened to the compliment, but just smiled.

However, after learning that his master had been promoted to general and was also in charge of the local soldiers in the county, Zhou Qing was still very happy.

As long as he can see that Master is getting better and better, as a disciple, he feels that there is nothing more happier in the world.

Now Master has been promoted and has become a general. When my disciple came back, he offered the Chiyang Divine Skill, which happened to be a congratulatory gift. ’

Zhou Qing thought like this, and couldn't wait.

Politely declining Meng Huan's invitation to the banquet, he took a fast horse from the dock and galloped towards Fucheng.

……

Shaoyang Mansion City, military camp outside the city.

Although there is a military camp in the city, according to the system, Shaoyang Mansion could only have 1,000 soldiers. Therefore, the scale of the military camp in the city was naturally built according to this specification.

But since the troubled times have arrived, and Lu Yuan has begun to recruit troops and horses, the military camp in the city can no longer accommodate so many people.

So after thinking about it, he simply found a large open space outside the city, and recruited people to build a new military camp.

Originally, the new military camp could only accommodate 5,000 people, but after Lu Yuan was promoted to a general and could control the local soldiers and horses of the whole county, our new general Fenwu began to recruit troops and horses again.

After spending nearly a month to exterminate the Miao cottage in the mansion, Lu Yuan obtained 370,000 taels of silver through seizure. Coupled with the 100,000 taels of silver supported by the county government, the Fucheng side responded to another batch of money and grain.

The sum of these bits and pieces finally enabled him to raise a huge salary of 500,000 taels.

Now that he has money, whether it is for safety or for the expected plan, Lu Yuan naturally began to recruit troops.

First, the elite were selected locally in Shaoyang Prefecture, and soon those mountain hunters who were originally selected and leftover, as well as those who were brave among the local people, were recruited into the army.

But even then, he ended up with just over 3,000 men.

Counting the original army in the army, the total is just 7,000 soldiers and horses.

Shaoyang Mansion is a small mansion in the end, with a population of more than 200,000, including many Miao people.

Now that Lu Yuan has recruited soldiers twice before and after, there are not many qualified soldiers left.

In the end, he had no choice but to take his soldiers and horses and go to several nearby prefectures and counties for a walk.

On the one hand, he trained his troops through marching and training, and on the other hand, he also helped several surrounding prefectures and counties to quell the rebellion.

In the end, he is already a general of Fenwu, and Lu Yuan still has done his duty for the official position given by the imperial court.

Of course.

While training troops to quell the rebellion, he naturally had to recruit troops locally.

In this way, he walked eight or nine counties outside the prefecture, fought three small-scale counterinsurgency battles, and relieved the siege of five county seats. Then he spent more than 100,000 taels of silver on the way, and finally recruited a large number of qualified soldiers.

When they went out, they were 7,000 troops, and when they returned, they were 15,000 troops.

However, although the number is enough, many of them are new recruits. Although the quality of these recruits is also good, because Lu Yuan recruits troops, he still chooses to have force, or simply mountain people and hunters.

But even these high-quality soldiers cannot become qualified soldiers without training.

Therefore, these days, after returning to Shaoyang Mansion City, on the one hand, to avoid the assassination of a possible innate grandmaster, and on the other hand, to train the army, Lu Yuan completely lived in the military camp and refused to leave even half a step.

this day.

He was reading the Taoist scriptures in the camp tent of the marshal, and then he saw a subordinate soldier hurrying over, and when he came in, he said with a happy face: "General, Lord Zhou is back." ”