Lord of the Desert

Chapter 314 Rebellion
"You must know something about the Thirteen Kings' Rebellion more than 200 years ago."

Xu Guinian lowered his voice.

"The current lineage of the Holy Sage was originally a side branch. Without the support of the Yi, Hou, and Feng clans, I am afraid that it would not be able to inherit the great power."

"For this reason, Emperor Xiao established the three kingdoms of Langya, Hejian, and Huaiyang, and left a golden saying - the three royal properties can be taken away by heaven and earth, but the Xiao family cannot."

"So that was over 200 years ago."

Hong Fan replied.

"Yes, golden words are not gold and jade after all, and even gold and jade itself is not long enough."

Xu Guinian chuckled and did not refute.

"But apart from the Feng family, the two martial saints of Queen Yi are still here. This is the key."

"Three families are connected by the same spirit."

"The two sages made it clear that the king can be replaced, but the king's career cannot be abolished. Even if the current King of Huaiyang is deposed, he can only be replaced by another Feng family member."

"That's why the imperial court cannot directly intervene."

Having said this, Tangtang Tianji Hengduan also showed a troubled expression.

"But Huaiyang country has rebels everywhere and wars are everywhere."

Hong Fan said.

"If the court doesn't give a way out, the people will find a way out for themselves."

The rebel army he supported a few days ago is not large in terms of scale, but it has existed for nearly two years.

"Haha, how do you know this is not the way out given by the court?"

Xu Guinian said with a smile, which was profound.

"The three royal families, the Xiao family, cannot be taken away, but they did not say that all people cannot be taken away; especially Fengjianke is in retreat."

"So the imperial court has always been in charge of Huaiyang's state affairs; now that Liangzhou's affairs are over, it has to take special care of them."

He pointed to the kettle on the table to indicate that the water was cold.

Hong Fan silently performed the Yanliu Kung.

He felt that he understood a lot.

Technically speaking, it's just that the Xiao family can't move the Feng family, and can only wait for it to lose its deer in the wild and then regain it.

But it is not black and white, and this logic has become mottled and confused.

Before the decline of the Huaiyang Kingdom over the years and the extravagant madness of the Huaiyang King over the years reached the critical point, the imperial court must have played a role as a promoter.

It is said that if you want to cause people to perish, you must first make them crazy.

As his position rose, Hong Fan discovered that nothing in the world could be framed by simple right or wrong.

The water boils, and steam rushes out of the spout, making a whining sound.

"What I just said to you is not in vain."

Xu Guinian suddenly leaned forward and spoke.

"The people of Huaiyang are suffering."

"Since you are so concerned, I wonder if you are willing to do something for them?"

Hong Fan easily heard the danger of this question.

At the same time, the big elm tree that died naked in the wild appeared in front of him again.

The dusk that I saw a few days ago has already set in Huaiyang Kingdom.

But it still hangs high in Hong Fan's heart.

"Admiral, please speak clearly."

Hong Fan replied.

Not to save anyone.

Just practiced martial arts.

Just angry.

"The state department wants to send some people south. Originally, they were selected from within - Tiqi is still one level behind."

Xu Guinian replied.

He thought Hong Fan would hesitate for a long time.

Some things are not just about agreeing or not, but there are consequences after hearing them.

"But if it were you, with your ability and force, and with my trust in you, I could do something special."

Xu Guinian paused for a moment.

"What do you want me to do?"

Hong Fan asked.

"Lift the people, assassinate the bureaucrats, dismantle the government... whatever you want."

Xu Guinian said casually.

"In short, two words, rebellion." This is a heavy and serious word.

"Are you going to do it secretly?"

Hong Fan asked again.

"No, on the contrary, you have to be upright, with your true name, and the bigger the fuss, the better - but it can't be in the name of Tiqi, it's all in your personal identity."

Xu Guinian waved his hand and replied.

"The reason why I agree to this is because you are different from the past."

"You are now a genius on the list. You are a genius who ranked 82 when you first appeared on the list. You are a genius under the age of 19. You are a genius recognized by the world as being expected to reach the top of the list."

"There's a big difference between going to Huaiyang to rebel and having a relationship with a random heavenly being."

"No one cared about the tyranny of the Huaiyang Kingdom for many years, until Duan Tiannan's death shocked the world, and when Gu Yixin's death, all women and children knew about it."

"With your dignified name as 'Red Sand', you can continue to be three."

"In this way, if you are willing to go to Huaiyang Kingdom, and if you get the results, I can give you three times the martial arts merit, which will be regarded as your return of favor."

"If there is danger, you can leave at any time."

Hong Fan was immediately tempted.

After Zhan Yuanzi's incident, he felt that he was more free and easy-going than the previous two years, but he still habitually "settled accounts" in his heart.

After joining Tiqi for more than a year, including the pursuit of Zeng Daoqi and this month's support mission, Hong Fan has earned a total of 270 martial arts points.

In horizontal comparison, this is already a very large number - this kind of thing does not happen every year.

Even if Hong Fan maintains a 100% mission completion rate in the future, it may take another eight years to redeem half of his favorite martial arts canon.

With the speed of his progress, he really couldn't wait eight years.

It is always better to change the practice as early as possible.

Beyond returns are risks.

The Feng family in Huaiyang has only one heavenly being, "One Thousand Miles A Step", Feng Jianke.

And he has been in seclusion for 20 years and does not care about worldly affairs.

Proceed with caution, the risk is controllable.

"Admiral, I have one last question."

Hong Fan asked intently.

"If the affairs of Huaiyang Kingdom come true, there is no need to say anything."

"If it doesn't work, wouldn't I become a traitor who kills the king of a country and then quickly kills him?"

"You don't have to worry about that."

Xu Guinian seemed to have expected this question.

"I have one thing to say. I seem to be tactful in my actions. I'm afraid I don't have enough weight to say this to you."

“But the mountain chief always sticks to his words and delivers results!”

When talking about his immediate superior, Admiral Liangzhou couldn't help but sit upright and didn't dare to lean back on his chair even though he was thousands of miles away from Shenjing.

"Even if Feng Jianke breaks through the barrier and opens the gate of heaven, he will still be far from the mountain leader's opponent."

"Besides, someone must be held responsible for the current mess in Huaiyang Country."

"No matter how big a thing you do, you have moved mountains and filled up seas, and you have an old man as your guarantee."

Xu Guinian's words are conclusive.

Hong Fan understood clearly that this was not a perfunctory statement, but an unshakable confidence in Guan Qimai's character and strength.

In the quiet room, the two of them had said everything they could and needed to say.

"understood."

Hong Fan nodded heavily.

"I'll go south as soon as I can."

He collected himself and stood up to say goodbye.

Before leaving the house, Hong Fan stopped and turned around again, bowing seriously.

"Thank you, Admiral, for your cultivation."

This time, Xu Guinian raised his tea cup and accepted it solemnly.

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The next day, June [-]th.

Hong Fan went to Qi as a prisoner. On the one hand, he wanted to inform Zhuang Liren of his decision, and on the other hand, he wanted to check the historical information of Huaiyang Kingdom.

The latter is naturally worried, but the situation has come to this, so they can only do their best to help.

After spending half a day soaking in bookshelves and documents, combined with the information provided by the Zhangwu Academy, Hong Fan had a general understanding of the feudal country south of Liangzhou.

Two hundred and one years ago, the Feng clan of Huaiyang achieved royal status due to their meritorious service and ruled three counties and twenty cities in total.

There are now three second-class aristocratic families in the jurisdiction, with a population of 400 million, and a Tianfeng army of [-].

(End of this chapter)