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Original Xuanyuan Shao's expression showed that he was very curious and full of doubts about this matter, but Chu Huan still couldn't figure out what Xuanyuan Shao was thinking

After all, he is only the head of the household department. Although his current position is quite important, he is not considered an important official of the imperial court. Xuanyuan Shao is an outstanding military general of the empire. Both himself and the family behind him have a very high reputation in the empire. Chu Huan always felt a little unsuitable for such a person, who had doubts about this strange rock, but asked a head of the household department for advice.

However, it is possible and indeed it is because Xuanyuan Shao has been unable to unlock the secret of the strange stone for so long, and cannot see through its strangeness. He happened to be assassinated and ran into Chu Huan again tonight, so he suddenly asked for advice because of his interest. It may not be impossible .

Seeing Xuanyuan Shao's puzzled expression, Chu Huan asked cautiously: "General, I would like to ask, if there is no clue from the assassin, why didn't the general start from the source?"

"The source?" Xuanyuan Shao was taken aback for a moment, then understood, and sighed: "You mean the source of this strange stone?"

Chu Huan nodded slightly.

Xuanyuan Shao shook his head and said: "This stone was obtained from a dead man. I don't know the origin of that man. He handed this stone into my hands. Before I could ask him, he died. I will search for it. The identity of this person, but nothing, until today I don't know where he came from, and why I gave this strange stone to this general." His white eyebrows were locked together, and his expression was full. Doubtful.

Chu Huan naturally also felt that it was very weird, and said softly: "Since the man sent this stone to the general with his life, it is indeed very important to come here. Since assassins have come to seize it one after another, then the stone must be taken. They are very concerned about it, and they will definitely want to get something from this stone, the general just needs to wait patiently, I believe that the secret inside will surface sooner or later."

Xuanyuan Shao pondered slightly when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "What you said makes sense, some secrets take time, and when the time comes, they will naturally surface." He shook his head and sighed: "Actually, I don't really care if there are secrets in it. What a secret, but I heard that a group of monsters were causing trouble in the empire. This white strange stone came suddenly, but I was worried that it had something to do with those monsters. seek."

"Monster?" Chu Huan showed doubts: "What does the general mean by demon?"

Xuanyuan Shao said: "Master Chu, have you ever heard of Tianmen Dao?"

"Tianmen Dao?" Chu Huan was stunned, then nodded and said, "Although the official is ignorant, I have heard about Tianmen Dao. It is said that Tianmen Dao is very rampant in Jianghuai Dao."

Xuanyuan Shao said indifferently: "It's not just Jianghuai Road, there are traces of Tianmen Taoist activities in Jiangnan Jinling Road and Donghai Road. Especially Donghai Road, it is said that the spread speed is extremely fast and the momentum is also extremely strong. Apart from Jianghuai Road, the Tianmen Taoist disciples in Donghai Road It's a climate." He frowned, and said: "Your Excellency Chu may not know something, but there has been news recently that something has happened in Huizhou, Jianghuai Road, and with the wave of the demon flag of Tianmen Dao, tens of thousands of people have gathered in Huizhou. The city should cooperate with the outside and invaded Huizhou City. Although the officers and soldiers immediately surrounded and suppressed it, the rioters, under the bewitching of the monsters, not only looted Huizhou's grain and silver warehouses, but also set fires everywhere, killing officials and robbing riches, under the banner of doing justice for the sky. , but burned countless houses, and countless innocent people died in the war...!"

Chu Huan was taken aback.

The Tianmen Dao of Jianghuai Road is rampant, and Taoists are spread across all walks of life. Chu Huan also has some understanding of this matter, and he judged early on that if the imperial court cannot completely suppress the Tianmen Taoists of Jianghuai Road, it will also appease the people of Jianghuai. Then it won't be long before Jianghuai Road is bound to rise in smoke.

It's just that he didn't expect that things would develop like this, and the Taoists of Tianmen in Jianghuai Road had already started to riot.

Chu Huan could imagine the consequences of the Tianmen Daoists' uprising in Jianghuai Road.

Jianghuai Road is located in the southeast of the empire. To the east is the Dongkai Road near the sea, and to the west is Jinling Road. center, then Jinling Road is considered to be the economic center of the empire. The main gathering place for the empire’s silk, porcelain, tea and other items is in Jinling Road. It is the barrier of the East China Sea, with many aquatic products and rich resources. These three roads have always been the guarantee for the survival of the empire's finances.

If the Jianghuai Road is in chaos, the empire's granary will collapse, and the Jinling Granary, one of the four major granaries of the empire, established on Jinling Road will not be able to get food supplements from Jianghuai Road.

Chen Yang, Xiaohu, Jiping, and Jinling are the four major granaries. The Jinling granary has the largest scale and stores the most grain. It has always been the food guarantee for the empire. Once the Jinling granary is in crisis, the foundation of the entire empire will be severely damaged.

Chu Huan knew in his heart that if the Tianmen Dao incident in Jianghuai Dao could not be extinguished quickly, the consequences would be unimaginable if the Tianmen Daoists formed a real military force. At that time, the southeast of the empire will be turned upside down. In addition, there is still the Qingtian King's power in Hebei Road, and the three northwest roads will also face the threat of Xiliang people. As a result, half of the empire will be shaken, and the world Chaos is inevitable.

Chu Huanxin even wondered whether it was the Tianmen Daoists who knew the news that the Xiliang people wanted peace, so they suddenly raised an incident. In this way, if the southeast of the empire was in chaos, they would not be able to put all their energy in the northwest. As a result, it will be that the people of Xiliang are likely to turn their backs on their promises, and their original desire for peace will become a continued push because of the chaos in the southeast of the empire.

"This stone is strange and inexplicable, and its origin is unclear." Xuanyuan Shao frowned and said: "The Heavenly Gate is rampant, and a group of demons and monsters, I was worried about whether this stone hides the secret of the Heavenly Gate's biting people, the heart of ghosts, can't No defense."

Chu Huan cupped his hands and said, "The general is very worried. But it is not easy for the Tianmen demon to stir up trouble in the capital."

Xuanyuan Shao smiled, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I have already said too much." Staring at Chu Huan, he said, "I heard that you have practiced three levels in the Iron Blood Garden, and Xuanyuan Sheng was defeated by you. It seems that your Archery is truly extraordinary!"

Chu Huan immediately said: "General Xuanyuan made fun of it. If there is anyone in this world who dares to talk about archery in General Xuanyuan, it is undoubtedly an axe from the class. Wuwei Xuanyuan is very good at archery, and Chu Huan's archery must be inferior to him. Ri is just opportunistic and won by luck."

At this moment, a sound of hoofbeats was heard, and a group of horses and horses came galloping, all wearing the clothes of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. One of them galloped over, got off his horse, stepped over to Xuanyuan Shao and clapped his hands and said, "I am an official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Director Yao Tong, pay homage to General Xuanyuan!"

Xuanyuan Shao said directly: "Lead a horse over here!"

A horse was brought over, and Xuanyuan Shao ordered the reins to be handed over to Chu Huan, saying: "The carriage you were riding in was destroyed because of me, you can use this horse first." Turning to Yao Tong, he said: "Deal with it." At the scene, stop here, don’t make a fuss!” Turned around and left, suddenly thought of something, turned to Chu Huan and said, “Chu Huan, if you have free time, you can go to the general’s residence, I would like to see your Archery!" Without further delay, he strode away.

Chu Huan pondered slightly, turned around, saw the driver still lying on the ground, went over and said softly: "The prince is still in the Taifu, you should go to the car again, so as not to be late to pick up the prince tomorrow!" No delay! , turned on the horse, patted the horse and went away.

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Chu Huan was very clear about the specific situation of the chaos in Huizhou on the Jianghuai Road. He was in the Ministry of Households. Although he was not as well-informed as the Ministry of War, the chaos in the Jianghuai Road must involve the suppression of the chaos, and the use of troops must involve money and food. So it was not too late for the household department to get the news.

According to what Chu Huan knew, the Jianghuai Tianmen Dao incident was really accidental, but the cause was related to a county magistrate surnamed Ling.

Although the county magistrate of Ling was greedy for money, he was lustful. According to rumors, he heard that there was a young woman with Huaxin in a certain village under his jurisdiction. She had a good reputation in the local area and was very beautiful. After capturing the married woman, she spent a lot of effort and was unable to get it. Afterwards, her true form was revealed, and she actually brought the yamen servants to snatch her.

It's just that the magistrate of Ling County didn't expect that, instead of being able to snatch the young woman back when he brought people there this time, he actually saved his life.

It turned out that the young woman's family were all Taoists of Tianmen, and when they learned that the county magistrate led people to rob them, there happened to be Taoists of Tianmen living in the same place, so they begged for help from Taoists. Hundreds of people, lay in ambush in advance, and when the county magistrate of Naling arrived, the villagers, under the leadership of the Taoist, killed the magistrate of Ling county and dozens of yamen servants he brought with him. Entered the county seat.

No one expected that in less than ten days, with that county as their loyalty, those Taoist priests of Tianmen who had been hiding among the people summoned their disciples to rise up one after another. The common people of the Taoism rose up, unfurled the banner of the Taiji Bagua Laojun of the Tianmen Taoism, and gathered from all around. With the help of the Taoists of the Tianmen Taoism in Huizhou City, they invaded Huizhou City from inside and outside.

After Tianmen Daoists entered the city, they burned, killed and looted like bandits. The granaries and silver warehouses were ready to be robbed. The city was set on fire everywhere, and countless people fled. Under the protection of Huizhou Army, Huizhou Zhizhou also blazed a road to Jianghuai Daofu City. report.

The governor of Jianghuai Road mobilized the imperial guards and the prefectures' troops to encircle and suppress the Tianmen Taoists. They drove the Tianmen Taoists out of Huizhou City in a short period of time, but the situation did not improve because of this. Among the five states of Jianghuai, Huizhou took the lead in chaos. The Tianmen Taoists in other counties responded. Although they could not resist the officers and soldiers for the time being, more and more people joined the Tianmen Taoist uprising, and even some officers and soldiers were bewitched by the Tianmen Tao. turned into an army.

Jianghuai Road is now in chaos, and the officers and soldiers are encircling and suppressing the Tianmen Taoists every day, but according to the news from there, the Tianmen Taoists have not weakened because of this, but are increasing in extremely large numbers every day .

After Chu Huanna also got the news from Xuanyuanshao, in just three to five days, the news came from Jianghuai that Tianmen Dao had already occupied several counties, and in the land of five states, there were already large-scale outbreaks in three states. The riot, its momentum and speed of spread, even far surpassed the previous Qingtianwang Rebellion in Hebei Road.

In desperation, the gentry from all over the Jianghuai Road gathered their own private armed forces to protect their wealth. The other side of the temple is full of spies every day, and the household department is also starting to get nervous.to be continued