Chapter 167 I heard you are not convinced?
In Pingyin County, Wang Jing led his troops to camp outside the city.

In the tent, Wang Jing was still studying the strangeness of Chi You's remains: "The Tiger Evil Golden Knife, the Dragon Gang Armor Wood, the "Immortal Yuan Gong" is truly a great achievement throughout the ages, it is indeed extraordinary."

Wang Jing concentrated his mental power and continued to penetrate into the interior of Chi You's remains. After spending several months, he finally uncovered the deeper secrets hidden in the remains.

"Sha Qi and Gang Blood can be integrated together in such an ingenious way to strengthen the body to such an extent."

As for the martial arts skills of Chi You, the Lord of War, Wang Jing felt that his strength was unfathomable, no wonder he was revered as the Lord of War.

The path of body training that Chi You took was obviously quite different from the ordinary realm of heaven and man. The more Sword Saint King relied on his control of "Qi" to enter this realm, which was essentially the result of perfect coordination and mutual resonance of his own essence, Qi, and spirit.

But the Immortal Yuan Gong is a school of its own, which takes the path of constantly strengthening the physical body and sanctifying the flesh.

"The evil spirit and the strong blood bring the warrior's blood power to its extreme. The Jia wood is the main trunk, and the golden sword is the branches and leaves. Then, according to the principle of the five elements of metal overcoming wood, wood giving birth to fire, and fire overcoming metal, a dynamic balance mechanism that can cycle back and forth is constructed. Once this skill is cultivated, it can indeed achieve immortality to a certain extent."

The more Wang Jing pondered, the more he felt that the "Immortal Yuan Gong" was incredible, but at the same time he also saw the most fatal weakness of this technique: "Unfortunately, this kind of immortality is only physical, and cannot effectively resist damage from the spirit and mind. That's why Chi You was killed by Huangdi with the Holy Sword Xuanyuan."

Putting down the remains of Chi You in his hand, Wang Jing silently practiced the mysterious skill: "This is a flawed magical skill, but it is also very valuable for reference."

With the simultaneous practice of the eight magical skills, "Three Body Technique", "Nine Refinements of True Yang", "Phoenix Feather Immortal Sound", "Divine Feather Sword Sutra", "White Ape Sword Technique", "Purple Star Emperor Qi Chapter", "Golden Armor Yuan Gong" and "Tian Zheng Martial Classic", Wang Jing's horizons and knowledge gradually broadened, and his understanding of the human body's essence, qi and spirit became more profound.

"Just practicing the techniques created by others will never allow me to reach the pinnacle. From today on, I should start to create a technique of my own."

With the help of in-depth research on Chi You's remains, Wang Jing also sorted out a train of thought in this regard: "First, the method of refining essence. To strengthen the body, the two magical skills of "Phoenix Feather Immortal Sound" and "White Ape Swordsmanship" should be the main focus. Among them, "Phoenix Feather Immortal Sound" and "White Ape Swordsmanship" both have sound attack secrets, which can temper muscles and coagulate blood into Gang through the vibration of sound waves."

"The second is the Qi Refining Method. I have already tempered the Xuanyang Golden Bones of the Golden Armor Yuan Gong to the Hundred Forging Level. There is no way to go any further in strengthening the physical body. If I want to break through the Hundred Forging Limit, I can only use the Five Elements principle of fire overcoming gold to break the convention, and then use the infinite vitality of Danyu Holy Flame to achieve breaking and then establishing. Therefore, I should focus on the Golden Armor Yuan Gong and the True Yang Nine Refinings to refine the gold and fire Qi to the extreme."

"As for the method of strengthening spiritual consciousness, I can't find any ideas for the time being, so I can only put it aside for the time being."

"Avatar, Dharmakaya, set up a database and begin to deduce the feasibility of the enhancement plan."

"The database is being established, and the deduction of the skills has begun."

Wang Jing now used trial and error to deduce whether the improvement of the technique was feasible. Just as he was immersed in his practice, Xu Lan walked into the tent with a secret guard: "My lord, there is a secret report from Luoyang."

"Send it up."

"Yes!"

Wang Jing opened the secret letter and immediately smiled with joy: "The unrest in Luoyang has been quelled, and the rebellious families and nobles have all been exterminated. What surprised me even more was that outside Hulao Pass, Guan Yu used 200 cavalrymen in conjunction with Gongda's Yinzhijunshi tactics to successfully launch a surprise attack on Liu Gongshan and Zhang Mengzhuo's 30,000 troops, winning a great victory."

Jia Xu, the military advisor who accompanied the troops to the battle, was also surprised after hearing the report. He took the battle report and read it carefully. Then he couldn't help but applaud and said, "Guan Yu is really a match for ten thousand men. He launched a surprise attack in the middle of the night and killed General Bao Xin in battle. He has made such an extraordinary achievement. He is brave and resourceful, and has both civil and military talents. Congratulations, my lord, you have another great general under your command."

"It's a pity that Yunchang is not yet a member of the Northern Army."

Wang Jing had a smile on his face, but he was very clear-headed.

The most taboo thing when it comes to poaching is to be too impatient.

After all, Liu Bei and Guan Yu became sworn brothers in Taoyuan, and their bond is stronger than gold. If they want to poach people from Uncle Liu, especially his brothers, there is no need to rush this matter.

Upon hearing this, Jia Xu just smiled and didn't say anything else.

He was the best at understanding human nature and playing with people's hearts. He saw all of Wang Jing's actions and naturally knew what Wang Jing was planning.

But a truly smart person must know how to protect himself.

Some things can be understood, but you must pretend not to understand them, and you must not expose them. Otherwise, if you know everything and still tell others about it every day, sooner or later you will arouse the king's suspicion, and that will lead to your death.

Jia Xu was an extremely smart strategist, and therefore he knew very well that being too smart should not backfire. In front of Wang Jing, he did his job diligently but never tried to take the lead. He was like a top-notch worker who knew how to protect himself and would never contradict his boss.

After a while, another soldier came to report: "General, the Pingyin County Magistrate wants to see you."

"Let him in."

"Yes."

Zhai Jie was led into the tent, accompanied by a young general with slightly dark skin.

Although this man is still young, and has not yet reached his limit in terms of experience in leading troops in battle or his personal martial arts skills, he has already shown the demeanor of a future first-class general.

Wang Jing only took one look and realized that the other person was definitely not an ordinary person, so he spoke in a much more friendly tone and asked with a smile: "Are you Wei Yan?"

"My subordinates pay their respects to the general!"

Wang Jing was twenty-one years old and Wei Yan was sixteen. The age difference between the two was not big, and they could even be said to be of the same generation.

However, in terms of bearing and power, Wei Yan at this time could not be compared with Wang Jing at all. In fact, in Wei Yan's eyes, Wang Jing was his idol and the goal he needed to pursue throughout his life.

"Haha, you are a capable person, no need to be polite in front of me."

Although Wei Yan in front of us is still very young, his courage and resolution are even greater than those of the future generals of Shu Han. In other words, young and energetic teenagers are always more reckless than mature and prudent middle-aged people.

As for Wei Yan in the history of the Three Kingdoms, he was best at strange strategies and surprise attacks, winning by surprise. It seemed that the word "steady" had never appeared in his mind.

Although he was a bit reckless, one has to admit that Wei Yan did have many clever ideas when leading troops in battle.

Wang Jing also felt a surge of vigor coming from Wei Yan's consciousness. At the same time, he also realized that Wei Yan had strong blood and strong bones, and was definitely a martial arts genius.

If Wei Yan had not come from a poor family and did not have any magical skills suitable for his physique, he would not be completely unknown given his current age and fighting spirit.

"You dared to take the initiative to attack with only 300 people, defeated tens of thousands of enemies, and captured and killed the rebel leader Yang Da. You did a great job."

Wang Jing praised Wei Yan's military exploits generously, and even planned to give Wei Yan two top-ranked martial arts, "Golden Armor Yuan Gong" and "Bull-butchering Knife Technique", to cultivate him.

As for Wang Jing's praise, Wei Yan accepted it all without any reservation: "Hahaha, General, you also think I'm awesome, right? To be honest, before the battle, both Yan and Magistrate Zhai were a little worried, but once the battle started, they found that the rebels led by Yang Da were indeed a bunch of idiots who would be crushed at a pinch."

Wei Yan, who was praised, couldn't help but feel complacent in front of Wang Jing, his face full of arrogance, like a sharp sword.

Although a famous sword is sharp, it is too hard and easily broken.

It has to be said that Wei Yan's character was not very humble. It was precisely because he did not know how to be restrained that in the history of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Yan was hostile to a group of Shu Han civil servants such as Yang Yi after Zhuge Liang's death, and was finally framed to death.

As for what was said in Romance of the Three Kingdoms that Wei Yan was a traitor, that is pure nonsense.

Not only in skin color and appearance, Wei Yan's personality is also very similar to Guan Yu. They are both good at taking care of their soldiers, extremely brave, and both have proud personalities. They have a disapproving attitude towards those so-called Confucian celebrities from aristocratic families, and think that they are nothing great.

He is typically nice to soldiers but looks down on other colleagues, especially the civil officials who come from aristocratic families.

Therefore, the endings of Wei Yan and Guan Yu were very similar, and they both died because of their arrogance in the end.

Wei Yan, who was able to come up with the Ziwu Valley strategy, was undoubtedly a top general with great talent in military command. It was a pity that Liu Bei was able to select the right people and assign them to the right positions, but Zhuge Liang did not use his talents, and all six northern expeditions ended in failure.

Looking at the eight-foot-tall, red-faced Wei Yan in front of him, Wang Jing seemed to see a smaller version of Guan Yu, so he asked him with a smile, "Are you willing to follow me to conquer the world and achieve unparalleled achievements?"

"Yan greets the lord!" Wei Yan was overjoyed when he heard this. He knelt on one knee and swore allegiance to Wang Jing.

From his rosy face, we can tell that he, like Guan Yu, is a restless person who likes to hang out outside all day, otherwise his face wouldn’t be as red as a date after being tanned by the sun.

But despite his success, Wei Yan's military talent is indeed rare.

"Hahaha, please get up quickly."

Wang Jing knew very well that a person with such an upright personality as Wei Yan should never be suppressed or despised, but should be promoted and reused.

Historically, Liu Bei valued Wei Yan very much and treated him very well. Wei Yan was also loyal to Shu Kingdom, and made great military achievements. He guarded the gateway to Shu Kingdom, preventing Wei Kingdom from making any progress for more than ten years.

"Wei Yan."

"My subordinate is here."

"Since you have made great contributions in defeating the rebel Yang Da, I will appoint you as a lieutenant commander and lead 2,000 infantrymen to fight with me. Are you willing?"

"With Yan here, my lord can rest assured."

Wei Yan showed a look of delight, but his tone was as arrogant as ever.

But some people are arrogant because they are unaware of it, while some people are arrogant because they are really capable.

Wei Yan was obviously the latter. Wang Jing did not mind his arrogance. Instead, he showed an admiring expression: "Hahaha, you are ambitious. I look forward to your performance."

"I will definitely not disappoint my lord!"

It was only the first year of Chuping at that time, and the position of colonel was still very valuable, unlike after the curtain of the Three Kingdoms was opened, when all kinds of generals began to become common.

After completely wiping out the rebellion in Pingyin County, Wang Jing asked Wei Yan to lead the troops alone to Huayin County to suppress the local rebellious nobles. This was also a training for him, allowing him to grow up as quickly as possible in constant fighting. Only after he could stand on his own, Wang Jing would truly entrust Wei Yan with important tasks.

He is only sixteen years old now, which is still too young and has huge potential and room for growth.

As for Wang Jing himself, he led his army to Hongnong County, where there were also aristocratic families who were dissatisfied with the new policies. In addition to those who directly rebelled, many people colluded with local officials, pretended to obey the court's orders, and secretly disobeyed them in order to block Wang Jing's reforms.

Wang Jing naturally would not be polite to them and directly led his army to attack them.

Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot, and his property will be confiscated and his family will be exterminated.

Anyone who dares to be perfunctory will be dismissed from office and demoted to a commoner.

Wang Jing is very serious about implementing the new policy. No matter whether they are from the new party or the old party, no one can stop him, otherwise he will never tolerate it.

Not long after leaving Hangu Pass, Wang Jing's vanguard arrived at Hongnong County, the seat of Hongnong Commandery. The prefect Wang Hong and the General Duan Wei, who was leading his troops to farm nearby, both went out of the city to greet them in person.

Wang Hong is Wang Yun's elder brother, and Wang Jing's uncle in terms of seniority. However, the rise of the Taiyuan Wang family was entirely due to Wang Jing, so Wang Hong, as an elder, was also very polite in front of Wang Jing at this moment: "Yuan Xu, I have prepared a banquet in the city to welcome you, please come."

"It is better to obey than to be respectful. Thank you for your help, uncle."

Facing Wang Hong, Wang Jing also greeted him with a smile, treating himself as a junior, and did not be rude to Wang Hong just because he was in a high position and had great power.

Seeing this, Wang Hong was also deeply moved.

Back then, everyone at home thought that Wang Ling was the most outstanding among the younger generation of the Taiyuan Wang family. However, Wang Jing, the second son who was once not favored by anyone, rose rapidly and is now at the peak of his career, becoming the most powerful warlord in the entire empire, holding the emperor hostage and commanding the princes.

Maybe there will be a chance to reach the top in the future.

Although within the Taiyuan Wang family, the head of the family, Wang Yun, is the most resolute royalist, as long as he is there, he will never watch Wang Jing rebel and proclaim himself emperor.

But Wang Yun is old and will die one day.

At that time, who can suppress Wang Jing, the true dragon on earth?

For a moment, many ideas popped up in Wang Hong's mind. Unlike Wang Yun, who wanted to be a loyal minister of the Yanhan Dynasty, Wang Hong supported Wang Jing's enthronement.

After all, are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?
The Liu family can sit on the throne of emperor, so why can't my Wang family sit on it?

That doesn't make sense!
The two walked side by side, and Wang Jing started chatting with Wang Hong about government affairs. Wang Hong was quite capable in implementing the new policy, and his cooperation with Duan Wei in farming had also achieved very ideal results. In late autumn of this year, Wang Jing harvested a lot of grain.

At the banquet, not only some local specialty dishes were presented, but also spiritual wine brewed from spiritual fruits. It contains innate Yuan Qi, which not only has a long-lasting taste, but also can nourish Qi and blood. It is indeed a rare treasure.

Wang Jing ate while listening to the two people report their results, and he was in a good mood.

After eating, Wang Jing summoned the two and asked about the situation in Hongnong County.

Wang Hong said with a bitter face, "Yuan Xu, there are eleven counties under the jurisdiction of Hongnong County. Because of Duan Zhonglang, no one dares to rebel yet. However, the wealthy families in several counties have secretly colluded and refused to implement the new policy. I sent people to clear the fields, but they were basically beaten back."

Although Wang Jing appointed Wang Hong as the governor of Hongnong County, allowing him to govern the area, he assisted the Northern Army in implementing new policies in the local area and cracked down on powerful forces in the country.

However, Wang Hong's own abilities were very limited, and he was not a man of state. In addition, there was obstruction from prominent families in the county, so the work of clearing the fields came to a standstill after a period of time, and it became difficult to move forward.

If Duan Wei had not led 8,000 surrendered soldiers from Xiliang to cultivate land near Hongnong County, and if Wang Hong himself had not been skilled in martial arts, the entire county would have rebelled and sent people to assassinate the prefect Wang Hong.

Although the entire Hongnong County is relatively peaceful and no one has yet to rise up in open rebellion, the prominent families in the county have begun to engage in various small actions in private, such as refusing to pay taxes and grain to the government, and there have even been cases of bandits attacking villages, creating panic among the local people and spreading various rumors about the court's martial arts.

At this critical moment, a group of swift and agile bandits suddenly appeared. It was easy to guess who was behind this.

After Wang Jing learned about the situation, he was too lazy to question them one by one. He also had no intention of talking to these stubborn noble families about any great principles. He directly gave Wang Hong an order: "Uncle, who are the people who are not cooperating? Give me a list and let me deal with it."

Wang Hong knew that his nephew in front of him probably wanted to kill people. He hesitated for a moment, but finally handed over a list reluctantly. Anyway, the dead were not his people, so he didn't bother to care what Wang Jing did with the list.

Wang Hong was about to start writing when Wang Jing reminded him, "Oh, remember to write the hard bones first. I am a person who specializes in dealing with all kinds of dissatisfaction. This time, I will implement the new policy and win people over with virtue."

After a cup of tea, Wang Jing, who could cure any illness except acclimatization, took the list written by Wang Hong and left the governor's mansion, went out of the city and headed straight for the Northern Army camp.

The accompanying Northern Army soldiers also donned their armor and armed their weapons, and moved forward with murderous intent. They also had no good feelings towards those high-ranking aristocratic families and powerful clans.

Now they even dare to stop Marquis Qi from implementing the new policy. This is outrageous. It is time to let these old stubborn people know who makes the rules.

Wei Yan was even more excited to be able to go on the expedition with the army, as he had another chance to make merit!

This time, the rebels must be killed in large numbers!
"Rest well tonight and set out early tomorrow morning!"

"As ordered!"

Deputy Generals Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai both bowed and accepted the order, and began to arrange for their soldiers to rest and recover the physical and mental strength consumed by the long march.

The next morning, the autumn breeze was cool.

Wang Jing called Zhou Tai and selected another thousand cavalrymen, and they rode straight to Mianchi County at full speed.

(End of this chapter)