In fact, it's not that Xiao Tianci didn't know the consequences of going militancy, but now he was surrounded by dangers, and many forces were eyeing him. If he hadn't raised a large army, I'm afraid he would have been chewed away by these wolves long ago. . Of course, the difficulty will not be long-lasting. As long as he grits his teeth and endures this period of time, when the development of Tianqingzhou comes to fruition, he will not have to worry about this. After all, his hematopoietic system is completely on the right track, and his financial income will be greatly improved. Improved a lot, then he will be fully capable of feeding so many soldiers. Just when Xiao Tianci was full of ambition, a major event that shocked the entire kingdom suddenly happened. The Ruyue Princess Long Ziyue brazenly raised troops in Tianlong State, under the banner of Qingjun, avenging her father, and brazenly launched an army of 400,000 to raid the neighboring Tianlong state. Zichen Prefecture in Zhongzhou was unprepared, and the Zichen Prefecture garrison was caught off guard. They even attacked three cities in one day. By the time the news reached the capital of Zhongzhou, most of Zichen Prefecture had been completely occupied. Under the iron cavalry of Princess Ruyue, several high-ranking officials, including the governor of Zichen State and the garrison envoy, were captured. Most of the 100,000 defenders of Zichen State surrendered and most of them were captured. This news reached the royal capital. , the government and the public were shocked. The Huang family never expected that the escaped Long Ziyue would actually raise troops in Tianlong State, and even put the death of the late king on their heads. The consequence of this was that many state governments below were already hostile to Huang. All the dissatisfied forces responded to Princess Ruyue and raised troops to rebel. However, these forces did not really want to avenge the late king because of the Qing Dynasty, but simply wanted to fish in troubled waters. The consequence of this was that the entire southeastern states of the kingdom fell directly into the flames of war. Among them, rebels from all walks of life are like a spark igniting a prairie fire. spread throughout the kingdom. There are also countless careerists and speculators who have all emerged and are active in various places in the kingdom. The Huang family reacted and quickly dispatched soldiers from various places to quell the rebellion. However, when the army is dispatched, food and grass go first. Due to the neglect of the previous king's government, the Tianfeng Kingdom's treasury is now empty. It is almost difficult to ensure the logistics supply of the large army. Now the court is completely caught in all kinds of wrangling. However, Generalissimo Pang Ruhai and Prime Minister Ji Xiangcheng watched with cold eyes and said nothing. He just wanted to wait for the Huang family to make a mistake and cause greater chaos in the country. Sure enough, after waves of letters asking for help were sent to the royal capital, Huang Shirong could no longer calm down and rushed directly to the palace. The next day, a government order was issued, which required all kinds of people in the country to There are three more layers of taxes on all. And the counter-insurgency tax will be levied from now on. This decree was issued, and the whole country was in an uproar. The Tianfeng Kingdom's tax was already higher than other countries, and now that the Huang family has done this, it has aroused great public indignation. The current Tianfeng Kingdom is like a huge powder keg, and it is afraid that a violent explosion will occur if there is even the slightest spark. ¡ But it was said that Long Ziyue had completely controlled the entire Tianlong Prefecture through various means such as suppression, wooing, coercion, and inducements. Directly hold the 400,000 Tianlong Army tightly in his own hands, after having sufficient financial support. Long Ziyue raised the treatment of these soldiers to the highest point. Not only did each soldier receive a settlement allowance of one imperial gold coin, but they also received eight silver coins as military pay every month. In addition, their daily meals were absolutely as high as those in the kingdom. The top one, three meals a day are guaranteed, including white rice, fish, meat, and steamed buns, and chicken once a week. Such actions directly make these soldiers feel grateful and swear by them. Allegiance to Her Royal Highness the Princess. And in the daily training, they were even more desperate, working hard, and Long Ziyue also became ruthless, completely abandoning the usual pampered life, and moved directly to the military camp to eat and train with the soldiers. , got together and won the support and love of all soldiers. During this period of time in Tianlong State, Long Ziyue also recruited a large number of soldiers. Anyway, she had no shortage of money, food and weapons, so with a wave of her hand, she directly recruited another 400,000 new soldiers and conducted devilish training every day. This time, she directly dispatched an army of 400,000 people. With herself as the commander-in-chief and Long Zhan as the deputy commander, she directly led the army commander to march straight into Zichenzhou. Their marching speed was very fast, which was completely comparable to Mustache's blitzkrieg. , and after each city was captured, the soldiers and officials who defended the city were directly detained, and then they attacked the next city without leaving any soldiers behind. As for the captured cities, they were accepted by the new soldiers who followed from the right. It was precisely because of such a quick blitz that they captured most of the city in Zichen Prefecture in just a few days. This made the name of the new Tianlong Army spread throughout the world. Facing the onslaught of the Tianlong Army and the rebels from various places who took advantage of the chaos, the Huang family's foolish move to organize the army to put down the rebellion finally had terrible consequences a month later. Countless vested interests and ordinary people were not satisfied with this. The heavy levies and miscellaneous taxes were unbearable, and under the instigation of some thoughtful people and conspirators, they started to rise up one after another. The whole kingdom was filled with flames of war and smoke. This giant ship that had been sailing for thousands of years was now gradually decaying under this riddled with holes.Towards destruction. Long Ziyue led the Tianlong Army to fight more and more bravely this month. Not only did they capture the entire Zichen Prefecture, they also captured more than half of Tiandang Prefecture, which is close to the royal capital Zhongzhou. As the rebels got closer and closer to the royal capital, the entire royal capital Everything was in chaos, and the dignitaries packed up their belongings and planned to escape from the royal capital and go to the relatively calm state capital in the west of the kingdom. As for the common people living in the royal capital, they gathered together every day, talking about it, inquiring about the news, wanting to know where the troops led by Princess Kisaragi were now. In the palace of the royal capital, Queen Mother Rong was standing at the door of the harem anxiously, looking out the door from time to time. After a while, the Duke of Rong, Huang Shirong, and her two brothers Huang Zhenglong and Huang Zhenghu Appeared at the door one after another. Queen Mother Rong's pretty face was overjoyed and she hurriedly greeted her: "Father, why are you here? I'm so worried." "Why are you so anxious? The sky won't fall yet." Huang Shirong glanced at her with a burning gaze and said coldly. After making a sound, he walked directly towards the palace. After entering the room, the four of them sat down one after another. Queen Mother Narong calmed down at this moment, sitting there looking at her father and three brothers without saying a word. The atmosphere was somewhat solemn, and the four of them were silent for a while. Huang Shirong raised his head and spoke to Huang Zhenglong first: "Zhenglong, we have information about where Long Ziyue's army of more than 400,000 people came from. "Any news?" "Return to father, the intelligence department has investigated clearly the origin of Long Ziyue's army. It should be a chess piece that Long Sheng buried ten years ago. Ten years ago, Long Sheng placed the chess piece next to him The imperial guard Long Zhan was sent to Tianlong Prefecture to form troops, and a lot of money and food were allocated through the internal treasury every year. Over the past ten years, Long Zhan directly raised an army of 400,000 people in Tianlong Prefecture. From this we can see "It turns out that in view of the situation at home and abroad, Long Sheng had already started planning ten years ago, otherwise he would not have secretly formed so many troops." Huang Zhenglong coughed and replied. "Oh, I asked you why the money and food in the internal treasury always failed to match every year. It turns out that this is the reason." After hearing Huang Zhenglong's words, Queen Mother Rong's eyes lit up and she continued. "That's true, little sister." Huang Zhenglong nodded and said: "But in the following years, you also know that Long Sheng became increasingly sluggish, and the money and food allocated to Long Zhan every year gradually became less and less until the allocation was finally stopped. With me, It seems that although the supply of Long Zhan's 400,000 troops was stopped in the following years, Longzhou could barely support it with the power of one state that day. What I am most puzzled about now is that Long Ziyue actually went to Tianlongzhou. In just a few months, she has recruited another 400,000 new soldiers. Where did she get the money and food? It is impossible with just one Tianlongzhou. " Huang Shirong kept silent and gently stroked his long beard with his hand. After a long time, he said: "What you said is normal. I think it was Long Ziyue who opened the legendary Long Family Treasure." "Long Family Treasure?" Hearing Huang Shirong's words, the three people in the room suddenly exclaimed. "Yes, it is said that after the ancestors of the Long family established the Tianfeng Kingdom, they were worried that their descendants would be incompetent and ruin the foundation they had worked so hard to build, so they collected a large amount of treasures and weapons and buried them somewhere, and this became the Dragon Family. What every generation of kings must do, this Long family has been passed down for thousands of years and has gone through countless generations. You can imagine how huge the treasure they have buried is, and it is possible that Long Ziyue now has huge financial resources to raise troops. The legend of the family treasure does exist, it must have been Long Sheng who told it to Long Ziyue before he died," Huang Shirong nodded and explained. "Oops." As soon as Huang Shirong finished speaking, Huang Zhenghu, the second oldest member of the Huang family, clapped his hands and stood up with a loud shout. "Sit down, why are you so surprised?" Huang Shirong glanced at him and said coldly. "Father, if what you said is true, isn't Long Ziyue sitting on a huge amount of wealth? So what's the point in this battle? It's better to admit defeat as soon as possible." Huang Zhenghu sat back and said sarcastically. "Fart, how can you be timid before fighting?" Huang Zhenglong's eyes widened, he looked at his younger brother and argued: "Besides, when marching and fighting, whoever is more powerful will win. Don't you understand this?" " Okay, why are you arguing? Now that Long Ziyue is about to attack the city, I say you should think about what to do first." Seeing that the two of them were arguing again, Queen Mother Rong spoke quickly, fearing that they would continue to argue. interrupted. "Your sister is right. That Long Ziyue is about to attack Zhongzhou. Even if our Huang family wants to surrender, I'm afraid there will be no good end. It's better not to think about these useless things." Huang Shirong glanced at Huang Zhenghu with his eyes and said. : "Besides, we are not bound to lose now. Fight for the Dragon. Where is your Zhendong Army currently?" "Father, ever since Long Ziyue raised his army, I have sent a message overnight to dispatch 300,000 Zhendong troops. If they travel day and night, they should be not far from Zhongzhou now." Huang Zhenglong straightened his waist and answered road. "Well, when these 300,000 troops arrive, you will immediately go to Zhongzhou and Tiandang Prefecture to set up defenses." Huang Shirong nodded and said: "In addition, our family has secretly recruited hundreds of thousands of troops in the past few years. We have transferred them here, let's fight against Long Ziyue in Zhongzhou."