Red Mansion: Incense and God Road, starting from the City God of Shenjing

Chapter 90: A great victory in the first battle, killing in battle!
"Seven Refined Magical Treasures, how can this be..."

The black cloud only held out against the waves for a few breaths before being washed away.

A cry of surprise rang out.

There are nine levels of magic weapon refinement!

The difficulty of the first three refinements is extremely simple.

Even a cultivator at the second level can achieve it.

The fourth level of refinement marks a watershed.

Very few cultivators of the second realm can achieve this.

As for the fifth and sixth refined magic weapons, they are exclusive to spiritual cultivators.

Each one requires a lot of time, energy and resources.

Being able to possess a six-refined magic weapon already makes one a leader among the spiritual cultivators.

On that day, Emperor Shunde gave the "Sword of Splitting Light" as a reward, which was considered a generous gesture by the royal family.

But Bai Lian, the right protector, never expected this.

What Baochai was holding in her hand turned out to be a seven-refined magic weapon!
This is another watershed moment.

"die!"

In mid-air, Baochai shouted arrogantly.

More magic power was poured into the "Canglan Mirror".

The scale of the waves evolved from the magic weapon increased greatly.

Sloping and washing down.

Baochai's dragon body also sank into the waves.

In terms of magic weapons, there are essential differences between six-refined magic weapons and seven-refined magic weapons.

In terms of strength, the new right protector of the White Lotus Sect is no match for Baochai, who is comparable to a top-notch spirit cultivator based on her own strength.

When a real dragon enters the water and takes advantage of the home field, the result is predictable.

Just twenty or so rounds.

The two martial arts masters brought by the right protector were killed by Baochai.

He was trapped in layers of waves, relying on the black clouds in the Tianyin Bottle for protection.

Baochai found an opportunity while hiding among the waves.

The dragon claw stretched out, directly breaking through the black mist and piercing through it!
……

Three White Lotus masters among the bandits were killed.

The rest will no longer be able to cause much trouble.

Baochai's dragon body circled, and the Canglan Mirror stirred up waves.

In just a few rounds, thousands were slaughtered.

"Hurry, brothers, it's time to counterattack!"

The general commanding the army on the hill was cheered up when he saw this.

He hurriedly organized his soldiers to launch a counterattack.

……

Shenjing City

early morning
"Start your Majesty!"

"Mu Dajiang, the deputy commander of the Shandong camp, secretly believed in the White Lotus Sect and led 20,000 rebels to launch a mutiny a month ago."

"The camp was completely unprepared, and the commander Chu Zhaogang was killed on the spot!"

"The only remaining deputy commander, Sui Maoxiang, led 20,000 defeated soldiers to flee."

"We are now besieged in Qingzhou Prefecture."

"According to the Jinyiwei investigation, at least one million people participated in the civil unrest."

"In the six prefectures of Shandong, except Dongchang Prefecture, war is everywhere."

"Jinan Prefecture was captured six days ago, and now there are 300,000 rebels heading north."

"Among them, at least 150,000 are elite armored soldiers secretly trained by the White Lotus Sect."

"I suspect their target is Shenjing!"

After the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard reported what the Embroidered Uniform Guard had found out, the court was in an uproar.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the Duke of Wei, who was at the top of the list of military honors.

The Shandong camp has always been controlled by the Kaiyuan nobles.

The deputy commander of the rebellion, General Mu, is the current head of the Fengcheng Earl's Mansion and holds the rank of first-class general.

Commander Chu Zhaogang is the younger brother of the contemporary Duke of Wei, Chu Zhaozhong, and can be considered a veteran on the battlefield.

Now they say that if you die in battle, you die in battle.

Duke of Wei, Chu Zhaozhong, was shocked to hear the bad news. He was stunned at first, then he sighed in his heart and couldn't help feeling relieved.

If Chu Zhaogang had not died in the battle and the Shandong camp had been lost, the future of the Duke of Wei’s Mansion would have been really hard to say.

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

Having said that, Chu Zhaozhong still stepped out to plead guilty immediately. "Forget it, although General Chu is suspected of dereliction of duty, he has already died for the country, so let's not discuss this matter anymore."

"Duke Wei, please also mourn."

The situation in Shandong is now deteriorating, and Emperor Shunde's anger has already reached its peak.

Seeing this, I could only suppress my anger and say something to comfort him.

"Pass on my decree to confiscate the property of the Marquis of Fengcheng and put him in prison, strip him of his title, and hand him over to the three courts for trial."

"Humph, if it weren't for the Jinyiwei's investigation, I really wouldn't have known that the White Lotus Sect has been able to secretly train 150,000 elite troops."

"Now that 300,000 rebels are approaching the capital, what good plans do you have?"

"This……"

All the ministers looked at each other.

Since the establishment of Daqian, all defense lines have been in the north.

There are a total of one million soldiers stationed in the nine important border towns.

There are only a few large camps guarding the south.

North of Jinan Prefecture and south of Shenjing City.

Between Zhending and Hejian, only Tianjin had a navy, but it was unable to fight on land.

If they are allowed to attack the capital, the face of the Celestial Empire, Daqian, will be lost among all the vassal states.

"Your Majesty, I think we should send a good general to lead the Beijing camp to fight and make sure to keep the White Lotus rebels out of Baoding Prefecture."

"Nonsense! After the Beijing troops are dispatched, the capital will be empty. If someone causes chaos and shakes the foundation of the country, will you take responsibility for it?"

As soon as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War stepped out to make a suggestion, he was refuted by a minister.

"If the Beijing camp does not move out and allows the White Lotus rebels to burn, kill, rob and abuse their way, how will our Daqian keep its reputation?"

"Why not mobilize the Beijing camp to fight first, and then transfer the elite troops from the nine borders back to the capital?"

"Scholars are a hindrance to the country. How can we transfer the important towns in the nine border areas at will? The barbarians outside the Great Wall have been eyeing our Daqian covetously."

In the blink of an eye, the civil and military officials in the court were in an uproar.

There are 300,000 rebels, 150,000 of whom are elite troops.

There are 150,000 left. If the White Lotus Sect does not hesitate to use evil magic to overdraw their potential, their fighting power should not be underestimated.

The most important thing is that no one knows how many masters of the White Lotus Sect are hiding inside.

Too many experts were sent to join the army to suppress the rebellion, leaving the capital empty.

If there are too few people, it will be like sending food, which is useless and a waste of sacrifice.

"quiet!"

Finally, Emperor Shunde became so upset that he started to scold and the crowd quieted down.

"Marquis Zi Yi was ordered to suppress the rebellion. Where is he now?"

"Your Majesty, I have received intelligence that the Purple-Robed Marquis dispatched 50,000 troops from the Jiangnan camp to the north a few days ago."

"I think we should have entered Shandong by now."

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard bowed and said.

The ministers who had just been arguing with each other looked at each other, and many ministers who were born in Jiangnan were secretly happy.

An invisible tacit understanding was created.

"Your Majesty, there are at least a million rebels in Shandong. I thought the Purple-Robed Marquis had never commanded an army, and he only had 50,000 men under his command."

“It’s really just a drop in the bucket.”

"I think someone else should be sent to take charge of the troops."

The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice stepped out and said.

"I second your opinion. Marquis Zi Yi is not familiar with the art of war and is not a good candidate to lead the army to suppress the rebellion."

"Your Majesty, I think we should urgently transfer the Purple-Robed Marquis back to the capital to deal with the White Lotus masters among the 300,000 rebels."

After the start, dozens of civil officials came out at the same time.

There are not only officials from Jiangnan.

There are also followers of Prince Yizhong and Prince Zhongshun.

They all made impeachment suggestions, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to seize Jia Cong's military power.

"Report!"

"Your Majesty!"

"An urgent report from the Shandong Jinyiwei arrived eight hundred miles away!"

"General Sweeping Bandits, Imperial Commissioner Inspecting Shandong, Purple-robed Marquis Jia Cong led his troops into Shandong the day before yesterday and encountered the White Lotus rebels."

"A great victory in the first battle, 80,000 killed in battle!"

"Kill one White Lotus Sect spiritual cultivator and two martial arts masters!"

At this moment, a young eunuch suddenly ran in from outside the hall, holding an urgent report in his hand.

Yelled excitedly.

In an instant, the court was silent.

(End of this chapter)