Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Chapter 492 Red and green intertwined
The Green Banner Army of Duke Wei in the north was accustomed to passing messages with flying swords.

Since the founding of the New Heng Dynasty, even the immortal civilization has made great progress in imitating the Immortal Alliance, and there are countless more effective communication methods. However, whenever important information needs to be conveyed, people from the Qing Banner Army will still use this most traditional and retro method.

Flying swords pass letters, and the letters are divided into three colors: green, white, and red. The green letter symbolizes good news, and the red letter symbolizes bad news—the white letter is somewhere in between. And considering that flying swords to pass down books has become more and more symbolic, it seems like a cultural tradition. Therefore, people generally do not place their trust in Feijian for bad news that is really important but difficult to say.

Otherwise, if the sword carries red light and travels through the sky, wouldn't it frighten everyone in the world? Usually, only those messages that are worthy of fanfare and publicity will be written on the green letter, and then carried by the flying sword, spanning thousands of miles, passing the eyes of countless people, and finally reaching the hands of the recipient.

In short, in recent decades, Xinheng people have rarely seen flying swords carrying reds.

Because of this, Yang Jiuchong's mood would become very bad every time he saw the red letter in the past few days. Because unless absolutely necessary, such a dazzling thing would never be sent from the front line.

The general was never known for his good temper. Whenever he is angry, someone is bound to suffer - such as the soldiers who have been killed in the line of duty these days.

But in fact, Yang Jiuzhong treated his subordinates, especially the soldiers around him, relatively favorably. The recent casualties among his soldiers were nothing more than uncontrollable and unreasonable disasters, and he received generous pensions and compensation after his death. However, Yang Jiuchong was often extremely cunning and mean to those powerful people who came from the Zhongming Dingshi family.

This kind of arrogant and pitiful temperament, combined with the bad habit of treating subordinates without seriousness, is usually a first-class taboo in the officialdom - unless you have a first-class backer in the officialdom.

Yang Jiuzhong, who was from the same clan as the current queen mother, naturally had a stronger backer than anyone else. Moreover, Yang Jiuzhong himself was well aware that the queen mother favored him not because they both came from the Northern Border Weiguo Duke family and had the same surname.

At this time, a red letter flying from the northeast naturally touched the anger in his heart.

Fortunately, a cool wind suddenly fell from the sky, extinguishing Yang Jiuchong's anger and saving the soldiers beside him.

"Mukuro, you're here."

For example, this time when the North Korea launched a mutiny to suppress the imperial army, the number of dead was far more than the seventeen immortal envoys. The personal network that the Imperial Preceptor had run in the court for two hundred years was almost uprooted, and there were not a few among them who were killed.

But there are also a few who are stubborn, or have a gambling habit, and want to take advantage of the national master's downfall to bet on his comeback... These people cannot be dealt with by a good and respected person like the Queen Mother. At this time, it was the turn of the general and his Green Flag Army to take action.

The person who came was none other than Yang Jiuchong's sixth brother, Yang Wuyi. At the same time, he is now the Chief of Staff of Fancheng Qingqi Army.

Later, because they failed to accomplish their mission in one battle, more and more people in the DPRK were skeptical about the mutiny. In this regard, the Queen Mother naturally wanted to comfort herself and constantly win over and stabilize those who were hesitant.

"Tsk..."

It is nothing more than a local government official who is unwilling to cooperate with the nationwide mobilization order and shirks the responsibility; or he is resentful of the Queen Mother's strong suppression of the National Teachers' Party; or some local officials want to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the chaos to attack the Queen Mother. The party's flag can do whatever it wants...

A young man wearing short armor and a green burqa gave a soft greeting.

These days, whenever a red letter from the Qing Banner Army comes with Feijian, it almost certainly means that a high-ranking official or dignitary in the court will lose his head because of it.

"Why is the second brother so angry?"

In the past few days, he had seen too many red letters like this.

At this moment, the only person who could make Yang Jiuzhong calm down his anger, apart from the Queen Mother herself, was Yang Wuyi, the sixth son of the Yang family who had grown up with Yang Jiuzhong since childhood. And he and his second brother never avoided talking to each other.

Yang Jiuzhong's army relies on its absolute trust in the general to maintain the current cold and high pressure. As for Yang Jiuzhong himself, he could only rely on his blind faith in the Queen Mother... and his occasional fits of anger to block out all distracting thoughts that might shake people's hearts.

"Second brother, if you don't control your temper, I really won't be able to provide you with more soldiers."

But even so, seeing Hong Xin again makes me feel angry. And as the anger of this general, who was close to the Mahayana, overflowed, the soldiers behind him fell into dire straits again. Even if he put on the protective gear all over his body, his hall turned black in an instant, his eyes protruded, as if he was about to... Flesh and blood burst.

Without opening the letter, Yang Jiuchong could easily imagine all the bad news he might see next.

A situation that is forcibly suppressed by killing people is naturally unstable. From top to bottom, including the general himself, they naturally know that every time someone is killed, the foundation of the tower under their feet will be loosened. And every day, hundreds or even thousands more people need to be killed!
Time is not on their side. But to this day, Yang Jiuzhong has exhausted all means, and all the resources belonging to the general have been exhausted or even overdrawn by him, but he still cannot find the Seal Star Jewel... The situation has become increasingly desperate.

When Yang Jiuzhong, who was originally furious, saw this person, his anger dissipated eighty-nine percent in an instant, and a smile appeared on his face.

It's because he, Yang Jiuchong, can cleanly handle the dirty work that is inconvenient for the Queen Mother to handle personally.

Yang Jiuzhong laughed, shook his head, and glanced at the soldier who had just escaped death, with a stern look in his eyes.

"You can't even bear my overflowing anger, and you are not worthy of being my personal soldier... If you encounter any danger, I don't know who is protecting whom. Okay, go down, I will talk to my brother, you have nothing to do here. ”

The soldiers nodded and retreated as if they had been granted amnesty.

After the soldier walked away, Yang Wuyi shook his head: "A serious soldier should not leave his post without permission even if he is killed on the spot by my second brother. But now I can't be so demanding. I can really use it." All our talents have been dispersed throughout the eighteen counties."

Yang Jiuzhong asked: "Why is Liulang looking for me for something important?"

Yang Wuyi smiled and said: "I'm afraid it's the same thing as this red letter."

As he spoke, he reached out his hand to the side, casually opened the letter that only the general himself could open, and then showed an expected expression. "Haha, as expected, this letter was sent by Commander Yun Banner of the Star Army stationed in Sang County. He warned that Li Fengxian used the pretext of searching for key criminals for the court to randomly mobilize thousands of elites from two battalions of the Star Army to go to a border town named Liu. The small town of Yanyan was so poor that it was not worthy of him calling in two battalions of elites. He thought that Li Fengxian must be using his name to plot something nefarious. But I just heard from the Northwestern Inspector in court that there are already many governors in Sang County. I have never guarded the county according to the rules. Although the reports are correct, with Tuoba Tiancheng's temper, how can he have the courage to break the court rules casually? He must have been coerced by Li Fengxian..."

Before he finished speaking, there was another flying sword with a red letter tied in it in the distance, but its flight path was a little shaky, as if the sword's spiritual power was insufficient and it was difficult to continue.

With a glance, Yang Jiuzhong used the power of his spiritual consciousness to gently bring the flying sword in front of him from a distance of dozens of miles. Then, he showed a slightly surprised smile.

When Yang Liulang saw the sword and the letter, he immediately recognized its origin from the style and couldn't help laughing.

"It's another letter from the Star Army. What a coincidence. Second brother, how many people have you arranged around Li Fengxian?"

Yang Jiuchong was not annoyed by being teased by his brothers. Instead, he asked: "If it were you, how many people would you arrange?"

Yang Wuyi said seriously: "It's twice as much as second brother."

After a moment, the two of them laughed out loud in unison.

After the laughter, Yang Wuyi sighed: "Although Li Fengxian's cultivation talent is not excellent, his ruthless and tenacious temperament is really unforgettable. With the realm of Yuanying, sitting in the star army formation, ordinary people are afraid He was about to fall into madness on the first day, but he has endured it until now.”

Yang Jiuzhong said: "So, he has been crazy from the beginning. When he tried to get involved in the position of commander of the Dongdu Forbidden Army, on the surface he was competing for power with my confidant and favorite general, but in fact he was trying to secretly ascend the Qianxing Platform to show his face. Immortal Lord, he didn't even bother to hide such a bold idea. I actually planned to find a reason to eliminate it completely and avoid future troubles, but my eldest sister asked me to cherish his talent, save his life, and use my shrewdness. Baitong's Mr. Mingli is in charge of Sang County, using both soft and hard tactics to temper his energy and madness, and using a long period of cold treatment to weaken his will... he will eventually be able to recover the vicious blade he has at his disposal."

Yang Wuyi laughed and said: "It's a pity that the second brother has been killing him for decades and still hasn't been able to completely recover it. The eldest sister is probably planning a century-old plan."

But Yang Jiuzhong said: "If we can really recover Li Fengxian, it will be worth it even if it takes hundreds of years. With his Nascent Soul cultivation, supplemented by the elixir given by heaven, he can be used by me for at least another two hundred years. What's more, after spending the past few decades, He has long lost his former vigor. Do you still remember the scholar who was sent to Sang County by the imperial court seven years ago? "

Yang Wuyi nodded and said: "Of course, at that time, I was still talking about you, second brother, with Qi Lang and Ba Lang at home, saying how you got into the bad taste of meat buns and beating dogs. I'm afraid I won't be able to save San Wu if I send that frail academic to Li Fengxian. The court will receive news of the sudden death of the county governor on the 2nd, but it seems that the old scholar knows how to save his life. "

Yang Jiuchong laughed: "Ha, a sour scholar who can't even keep his position in the academy and has been pushed out without knowing it, knows how to save his life? He can survive purely because of Li Fengxian's softness. He was ignored by Mingli Mr. Sang has been oppressed in Sang County for decades. If he were still the same, he would have to kill someone to retaliate and vent his anger. As long as he could kill Tuoba Tiancheng who had no foundation, the court would not even bother him. He would pursue him too much. But after all, he was afraid that after Tuoba Tiancheng died, another Mr. Mingli would come, so he insisted on leaving Tuoba Tiancheng without killing him. He is afraid that he will no longer be the Li Fengxian he was back then."

Hearing this, Yang Wuyi nodded slowly: "It is indeed true... Nowadays, there is a mutiny in the court, and it is in the midst of a major change that has not happened in six hundred years. The undercurrents in the court are turbulent, and the counties are in a state of flux. However, he has the Star Army in his hand, but he can only Dare to mobilize two battalions of elites and run to the border town to do something unknown..."

Speaking of the latter part, Yang Wuyi frowned slightly.

"I don't know what to do... What can he do if he mobilizes thousands of people to go to Liuyan City at this time? It can't be to expropriate the people and prey on the people, right?"

With that said, Yang Wuyi reached out to open the red letter and read the text at a glance. Then he handed the letter to Yang Jiuchong with a bit of laughter and sighed: "This is... too disappointing."

According to the letter, Li Fengxian has now led two battalions of elite soldiers to strictly control Liuyan City. The reason for the control was because two captains who had been sent to collect money and food from Liuyan City had a conflict with local civilians and were seriously injured.

Although the two captains who were lost were usually of bad character, and they were not Li Fengxian's confidants...but they were still captains of the Star Army after all. Their inexplicable loss in a small border town would naturally alarm the main force.

According to the eyes and ears dormant in the camp next to Li Fengxian in the letter, Xia Houying, the lord of Liuyan City, made friends with a fierce northern ranger from nowhere. It was difficult for ordinary soldiers to compete with him, but Li Fengxian became angry for a moment and Simply mobilize an army of thousands of people, not only to kill people, but also to establish prestige, to ensure that the Star Army can eliminate future troubles in Sang County.

Comparing this letter with the previous news, it can be said that all the plots become reasonable. However, after deducing this logic, we can't help but come to a disappointing conclusion: Li Fengxian has completely lost his spirit and has become a mediocre person who only stares at the eyes and only dares to bully the weak.

Of course, this mediocrity is the result of the Yang family's personal suppression, but when the truth is revealed, it is still disappointing.

"So, second brother, how should we deal with this matter? A little beating? Or a severe punishment?"

Yang Jiuzhong pondered for a while, shook his head and said: "Let's let it go for a while and see what other moves he will make later. I still can't believe that Li Fengxian can be so depressed."

Yang Wuyi also agreed: "Indeed, it may be that he is just pretending to be mediocre. Decades of passing away may just make him more cunning and tolerant... Then just wait and see what happens and let it go for a while. Speaking of which, second brother, I still have I want to discuss something with you."

However, before he could speak, another flying sword came from afar.

This time, there was a green letter tied to the sword.

So Yang Wuyi also stopped talking for the time being, and first raised his hands to congratulate: "Congratulations, second brother, something good has finally happened today."

However, Yang Jiuzhong still frowned for a moment and whispered: "The sword of our ancestors."

"Ancestor?" Yang Wuyi was surprised, and then he was pleasantly surprised, "Doesn't that mean that the whereabouts of Baoyu have been revealed?!"

But after the surprise, he also frowned along with Yang Jiuzhong.

"No, with my ancestor's temperament, if he really found the treasure jade, there is absolutely no reason to just send the letter with a flying sword. He must have returned with the treasure jade in person. This letter..."

Yang Jiuzhong sighed: "So, let's read the popular letter."

However, when the two actually opened their uncle's letter, they couldn't help but feel that it was even more subtle.

(End of this chapter)