In the 16th year of Zhengzheng, the situation in Sichuan and Shu Province was very chaotic. The original Northern Red Scarf Army Li Xixi was defeated by Li Siqi, an ally of King Ruyang who supported the Yuan Dynasty, and other landlord armed forces. They fled into northern Sichuan and Shu, disguised as Qingyi, and

Known as the Green Turban Army.

The Qingjin Army plundered all parts of Sichuan and Sichuan. The officers and soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty and the landlords' armed forces were exhausted and in a panic.

The melee between the two sides resulted in the people being either levied or robbed. You must know that in troubled times, bandits are like combs, officials are like grates, and soldiers are like shaves. The soldiers, bandits and government are alternately oppressed, and the people live in misery.

People are complaining, and their level of misery is almost as great as that of the people who built the Yellow River.

So Chen Zhao seized the opportunity and led his students to break into the county seat and kill the county magistrate. Zhao Wenbing, an investor in Zigong's salt gang, was the first to defect. Chen Zhao took control of Jingyan and began to recruit troops, and soon he recruited 5,000 people.

He had hundreds of students as the backbone, so he established rules and assigned responsibilities, and at the same time began to train this group of peasant rebels.

He has the experience of being a people's soldier in his previous life, and also has the experience of rising from general to emperor in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so he is very capable of training these people.

At the same time, like that man in Jinggangshan, he taught the soldiers Chinese writing and literacy in the morning, taught them training in the afternoon, and corrected their homework in the evening.

And late at night, he led a group of leaders to patrol the night, inspecting the places where everyone slept, and tucking them in.

After a few days, he had already gained military morale.

He had salt from Zigong wells and set up reasonable commercial taxes, so trade routes were endless and there was no shortage of money. Therefore, there was no need to tax the people excessively, to do light corvees, to pay small taxes, and to practice farming.

Therefore, within a few months of occupying Zigong, he won the hearts of the people. Even Anxi landowners, wealthy merchants, and former Yuan officials felt that although his power was small, he had the aura to govern the country.

After hearing this, Master Miejie pondered for a long time and wrote to Shaolin leader Kong Wen, finding an excuse to say that he would not participate in the six major sects' siege of Guangmingding.

After Kong Wen heard about it, of course he was very sorry, but they had already filed a record.

Because Yuan Zhen planned well, he asked the head Kong Wen to write a letter to the heads of Qingcheng and Qinghai sect early in the morning. Without the participation of the Emei sect, he could just select these two substitutes as the main force.

In terms of power, both the Qinghai sect and the Qingcheng sect are not as powerful as the Emei sect and are not qualified to be compared with the six major sects. However, when the two sects are added together, their power is greater than that of the Emei sect.

Anyway, the two families have a long history and each has its own unique martial arts. It is reasonable to think that they form the "Seven Major Sects".

Of course, this is a story for another day.

After Master Miejie finished writing the letter, he ordered Bei Jinyi to lead Zhou Zhiruo, Zhao Mingzhu and other disciples to Zigong to see if he could help Chen Zhao.

Of course, Chen Zhao couldn't ask for it, so he asked several senior fellow students to serve as "Doctors of Confucian Studies" in the academy to teach students how to read and digitize Chinese characters.

On this day, Chen Zhao was training his troops. Zhao Wenbing came in a hurry and saluted: "My lord, Liu Zhen, a famous scholar from Sichuan and Shu who has experienced the Daming Road and is a Jinshi of the Yuan Dynasty. He lives in seclusion in Luzhou, led his people to come to join him."

Liu Zhen?

Chen Zhao smiled slightly.

Before he came, he checked the relevant classics and knew that Liu Zhen was a famous scholar in the late Yuan Dynasty and an important official of the Ming Xia regime. Because Liu Zhen assisted in the government, the Daxia regime was "disciplined and well-organized" and he was a talented and virtuous man.

For such people to join him, it is clear that the Sichuan and Shu nobles are very optimistic about his small political power.

However, he was the one who dealt with Wang Baobao after all, and his mood would not change just because a historical celebrity came to join him. He just nodded and said: "I have also heard of his name. Please invite him over."

Zhao Wenbing took the order and left, and soon he brought a middle-aged scribe, followed by seven or eight people. They all looked like impressive scholars, but their eyes were bright and their temples were slightly bulging. They were all obviously practitioners.

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Think about it, in this troubled world, if you want to dedicate your skills to those who know the goods, you must first protect yourself.

After Liu Zhen saw Chen Zhao, he bowed slightly and saluted: "Liu Zhen pays homage to the king!"

Several people behind him followed suit and bowed together to salute, shouting: "Greetings to the King!"

Chen Zhao saw Liu Zhen's impressive demeanor, gentle eyes, but somewhat hard lines on his cheeks, and his voice was as warm as jade, which made people fall in love with him at first sight. He hurriedly said: "Mr., your fame is known all over the world. He is as bright as thunder. Today I see you.

Fortunately, sir, you don't need to be polite."

As soon as he said these words, Liu Zhen and others felt an invisible force supporting their upper bodies and straightening their backs. The force just disappeared, and they couldn't help but look at each other in shock.

They had long heard that Chen Zhao was a high disciple of the Emei Sect and had great martial arts skills. It was said that he once traveled across the Western Regions and made a big fuss in Ruyang Prince's Palace, which no one in the world could control. They didn't believe it before and thought it was the boast of Zhao Wenbing and others.

At this time, I encountered them in person. Chen Zhao could not move his body, so he used his supreme internal strength to lift them up one by one. This magical method of controlling Qi is really unbelievable.

It is also enough to show that Chen Zhao's martial arts is so powerful.

Liu Zhen came from a wealthy family in Sichuan and Sichuan. There were many people in the family who practiced martial arts and strengthened their bodies. Naturally, he knew how powerful martial artists were, but he did not expect that the twenty-year-old boy in front of him actually had such unparalleled strength.

But he was a scribe after all. Although he was shocked, he didn't take it to heart. He smiled and said: "I heard that after your Majesty occupied Zigong, his laws were very strict and he lived with the people. He had a prosperous atmosphere, so I came here to join him."

"I've heard about your talent for a long time, but I didn't expect him to be so generous, so please come into the hall to talk about it."

Everyone sat down in the hall, and Liu Zhen asked: "The king was born in Emei and traveled all over the world. Why did he start his family in Zigong?"

Chen Zhao said with a smile: "The Central Plains is in turmoil, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are in turmoil, and the Qingjin Army is in chaos in Shu. The people are in dire straits, and Zigong has the advantage of well salt. It is a good location in the early stage of our development. We are recuperating and watching the world.

Change, and when the strength grows, we can march into Yuzhou and Jinguan City."

Liu Zhen said: "Speaking of a fool, although he is determined to follow the king and resist the violent Yuan, he feels that the future is foggy. Please ask the king to clear up our confusion."

Chen Zhao knew that Liu Zhen was a famous scholar from Sichuan and Shu, with extraordinary knowledge and talent. He also had the support of the Sichuan and Shu nobles. With his help, Chen Zhao believed that his mission could be completed.

Therefore, Chen Zhaodao said: "Kublai Khan destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, killed his younger brother Ali Buge, unified the inside and outside of the Great Wall, and subdued the four great khanates. He was called a lone Taoist and a few people. It was extremely tyrannical. However, in later generations, the Yuan court was divided, and the monarchs and ministers were divided.

However, there was an uprising by the Red Turban Army, which was a rebellion forced by the government and the people."
Chapter completed!