The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 557 Great Victory
Zhen Yangzi became more and more impatient and directly asked the convoy to speed up.

The official road is sparsely populated, and not many people are willing to travel under the scorching sun.

This allowed more than a dozen carriages to travel unimpeded, and after less than a quarter of an hour, Zhen Yangzi and his party entered Jianye City.

As soon as he entered the city, Zhen Yangzi saw the hustle and bustle of the city.

But there is a lingering sadness between the brows of passers-by.

The Miao army's invasion and the King of Chu's army's rampage in Jiangzhou, these two events had already spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River.

In addition, officials in various parts of Jiangnan were assassinated by Wujiantang killers every day, which made people worried for a while.

Zhen Yangzi, however, had great confidence in Fang Xun. He had calculated the hexagram more than once on his way south, and the results were better each time.

Even the divination he had done two quarters of an hour ago turned out to be a very auspicious omen, which made him believe in Fang Xun even more.

Zhen Yangzi was walking on the street with a group of disciples. The group of people dressed as Taoists attracted a lot of attention.

Seeing that they exuded a spirit and energy that was different from that of ordinary people, many people speculated about their identities.

Suddenly, one of the gazes made Zhen Yangzi's heart skip a beat, and he turned around to look.

He saw a woman with a slender figure and pretty face looking at him on the street not far away.

The woman was wearing a dark robe and a black veil to cover her face. Her long hair was tied into a ponytail at the back of her head, making her look very heroic.

Seeing the other person turning his head to look at her, the woman nodded slightly and then withdrew her gaze.

Zhen Yangzi was startled and recognized who it was.

"Yang Shi, why is she here too?"

At this moment, a fast horse suddenly appeared on the street, galloping in all directions, and a postman was seen riding on the horse, shouting loudly that could be heard throughout the street.

"Great victory! Great victory!

Three days ago, Your Highness and the Marquis both defeated the enemy forces in Hongfengkou and Feng'an County, and beheaded the Chu King Wan Tianyang and Miao King Xing Shanlie on the spot. The enemy forces were chased for thousands of miles, with countless casualties and prisoners.

Zhen Yangzi and Yang Shi were stunned at once. They obviously didn't expect the news of the great victory to come so soon.

With a bang, the street was in an uproar, and the postman galloped on his horse, causing a gust of wind.

Finally, he stopped in front of a street bulletin board, quickly posted the good news of the great victory, and then hurried to the next bulletin board in the city.

In an instant, the crowd on the street swarmed towards the notice board.

Seeing the great victory news written in black and white on paper with the royal seal, many people smiled and the worries disappeared from their brows.

"Long live the King of Yue!"

"The King of Yue and the Marquis are indeed invincible. There are countless experts in the army of millions, and they can be defeated as soon as they are told!"

"Haha, even the Miao King and the Chu King were killed in battle. This is really great news!"

The news of great victories on both the western and southern fronts quickly spread throughout the city.

A moment ago, the people in the city were still worried, fearing that the war would spread to their homes, but now they are all jubilant and clapping their hands in celebration.

After being stunned for a moment, Zhen Yangzi quickly came to his senses, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

"I really didn't see the wrong person!"

The Tianji Sect disciples behind him were also delighted and shocked.

It took less than a month in total, and more than one million enemy troops on the southern and western fronts were defeated?

The King of Chu and the King of Miao also died?

Not only them, many people in Jianye City also felt it was very unreal.

If it weren't for the seal of the King of Yue on the good news, they would have suspected that someone was deliberately trying to attract attention.

After Zhen Yangzi and Yang Shi came to their senses, they didn't want to stay any longer and immediately walked towards the Prince of Yue's Mansion at a faster speed.

There was a huge crowd of people in front of the notice board, and everyone stretched their necks.

Amidst the joy, there are still some discordant voices.

"Humph! I think this is all fabricated. How could the battle report be transmitted back in just three days?"

This voice immediately attracted the attention of people nearby, and they saw a refined scholar in a blue robe, with his hair tied up and wearing a tall crown.

There were several other people dressed as scholars beside him, including Bai Shanyi, who had left Hongfengkou in disgrace.

Bai Shanyi said with hatred: "It is true that the top beam is crooked and the bottom beam is crooked. The thieves are despicable. The group of parasites in the Prince of Yue's Palace have no shame at all. They openly lied about the results of the battle!"

"Yes, whether it is Hongfengkou or Anyang County, they are thousands of miles away from Jianye City. How could the news be transmitted back to Jianye in just three days?"

"I'm afraid it's not that the thief Fang and that stupid woman Wan Zhaoning are losing ground at the front line, and they want to appease the people, so they deliberately lie about a great victory?" Although the faces of several people were full of hatred, they controlled their voices so that people nearby would not hear them, so as to avoid being beaten up.

To be fair, it is not unreasonable for them to say that the Prince of Yue's Mansion lied about its battle record. After all, Bai Shanyi and others did not know about the existence of the instant messaging magic weapon.

According to the communication methods of that era, it would take at least a month for news from Feng'an County and Hongfengkou to be transmitted back to the Prince of Yue's Palace by flying eagles.

The more they talked, the angrier they became. In the end, they simply decided to turn a blind eye to the incident and left the notice board and went to a mansion in the east of the city.

In the side room, more than a dozen figures gathered around a table. Bai Shanyi drank a cup of wine and said with a melancholy look on his face: "Alas, the state affairs are so difficult. As long as this bandit is not eliminated, there will be no peace in the world!"

The others also had worried expressions on their brows. They were all Confucian elites who graduated from Jiangnan Academy.

If it were in the past, they would all have had a bright future, but unfortunately now Fang Xun and Yu Jiaolong have the final say.

"Humph! I don't think Fang Ze will be so arrogant for much longer!"

"Wan Tianyang and Xing Shanlie are not good people either. They are just a group of dogs biting each other!"

"Alas, I wonder why Principal Wu of the Academy of Scholars has not made any moves in the past few years!"

"Yes, it would be great if Principal Wu could uphold justice and punish that evil thief Fang Xun."

After a few drinks, the group of people started talking, all of them lamenting and grieving over the passing of time.

In recent years, the Confucian scholars in Jiangnan have indeed had a hard time.

Until a few months ago, Dongting Prefecture was in chaos, and the bureaucracy underwent a complete reshuffle from top to bottom, which made many people feel a sense of crisis.

After Bai Shanyi left Hongfengkou and returned to Wuzhou, he began to connect with Confucian scholars and aristocratic families who had some reputation in Jianye.

Just as Fang Xun "suggested" to him, he gathered people of lofty ideals, contacted Wan Pingchuan, and waited for the opportunity to overthrow the King of Yue and his "tyranny" in one fell swoop.

Bai Shanyi also had some skills. With his eloquent tongue, he actually connected many of Jianye's prominent families.

More than a dozen people sighed and groaned, using alcohol to vent their frustrations.

At this moment, there was suddenly a noise and footsteps outside the house.

"Um?!"

Hearing the footsteps, Bai Shanyi and others were startled and immediately stood up and walked out of the house.

Dongfang Que, dressed in a bright red palace dress, broke into the mansion with a group of black-armored Jiangnan guards who were as fierce as wolves and tigers, and arrested anyone they saw.

Bai Shanyi's face changed drastically and he shouted loudly.

"stop!"

But no soldier paid any attention to him. Dongfang Que took a look and flicked his sleeves, and more than a dozen streams of energy shot out.

puff--

Immediately, more than a dozen Confucian scholars vomited blood and flew backwards, falling to the ground like broken sacks.

"you!"

Bai Shanyi shouted hurriedly, with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"How dare you lead your soldiers to break into a private residence in broad daylight?!"

The other Confucian scholars also looked incredulous. Could it be that the people from the Prince of Yue's mansion were now confiscating the property and exterminating the clan without even pretending and just came straight to the door?
Dongfang Que looked at Bai Shanyi who was lying on the ground and smiled: "You are right. I haven't thought of an excuse before coming here to confiscate the property. Why don't you help me think of one now?"

"you?!"

Bai Shanyi and others were shocked and angry when they heard this. Is there any law to enforce such arrogance?
Dongfang Que seemed very satisfied with his expression, and said with a smile: "Your name is Bai Shanyi, right? Thank you for your efforts over the past month.

Linking together all those people in Jianye City who were against Brother Xun also saved me a lot of effort, and I just happened to catch them all today!"

Bai Shanyi's face was immediately filled with astonishment, but Dongfang Que seemed to have lost interest in continuing the conversation with him. He waved his hand, and his Jiangnan Guards arrested more than a dozen people and escorted them out of the mansion.

Soon, all the people in the mansion were captured. A few people were left to count the property, and Dongfang Que rushed to the next house without stopping.

"So many people have been captured this time. This should be enough to replenish the various states in Jiangnan."

At the same time, in the meeting hall.

Fang Xun glanced around and saw that Qiao Zhengyang, Tan Chongtian, Xiao Qirong and a dozen generals from Hongfengkou had already taken their seats.

Compared to the festive atmosphere in Jianye City, the joy of victory here was diluted by the death of Liu Zhengwu.

Fang Xun said calmly, "Now that General Liu is dead, everything in Hongfengkou will be taken over by the Prince of Yue's Mansion. Generals, what do you think?"

Immediately, the faces of more than a dozen generals grimly changed, but no one spoke.

(End of this chapter)