Pacifying Pengzhou

Qin Yan's answer plunged Ba Wei into a moment of silence!

"You're quite honest."

After a long pause, Ba Wei slowly exhaled.

This young man in front of me is far too young and far too decisive!

I really don't know how this guy's brain works!

But he understood one thing: this guy had done far more harm to Great Li than Hong Sheng had.

He immediately took a deep breath. "Could you grant me one more request?"

Qin Yan frowned slightly; he disliked people who pushed their luck. "Tell me!"

"If possible, I hope you can save those Taiping Army; they are people who have been driven to desperation."

They just wanted to live.

Ba Wei looked at Qin Yan with a hint of nervousness in his voice!

"This matter!" Qin Yan's brows relaxed slightly, and he immediately nodded. "The number of the Taiping Army prisoners is now close to 100,000. These people will definitely be reduced to slaves for the rest of their lives."

I can't do it for everyone, but if it's just a portion of the people, it's not difficult for me.

Overall, the Taiping Army was of decent quality.

Hong Sheng had great ambitions and was not the kind of person who would just grab any civilian to be a soldier.

It was also carefully selected.

It might come in handy in the future.

Upon seeing Qin Yan agree, Ba Wei breathed a sigh of relief and immediately knelt on one knee.

"If we can rescue those Taiping Army, Ba Wei is willing to serve the general for the rest of his life."

Seeing the other party's serious demeanor.

Qin Yan smiled and nodded slightly.

"Now that you've submitted to me, you naturally need to stay by my side, but you really can't show your face in your current state!"

Qin Yan handed the other party a suit of armor and a Crimson Demon Mask.

"From now on you will be called 'Shadow', but don't worry, I will make your name reappear in this world."

It won't last long.

Qin Yan's tone was full of confidence.

Ba Wei nodded heavily, put on the Red Shadow Army armor, and changed his weapon from a spear to a staff that reached his eyebrows!

From this day forward, he will be Qin Yan's Shadow.

"General, where should we go next?"

"Naturally, it's about getting our hands on the wealth looted by the Taiping Army."

Qin Yan said matter-of-factly, "Hong Sheng is dead, so his wealth is naturally mine to keep."

If I'm not mistaken, this mountain holds Hong Sheng treasure trove!

Ba Wei was startled, not expecting Qin Yan to know so much about such matters.

Let's go!

As soon as Qin Yan finished speaking, the two headed towards a cave in the mountains.

The entrance to the cave was blocked by a huge boulder, weighing tens of thousands of kilograms!

Qin Yan smiled faintly at this, his fingers as sharp as steel nails, and he grabbed the entire boulder and threw it aside.

Seeing this, Ba Wei sighed inwardly, marveling at the terrifying strength that allowed him to toss tens of thousands of pounds of boulder around so casually!

Enter the cave.

Inside, rows of heavy boxes were neatly arranged.

Snap!

Qin Yan casually twisted the copper lock on a box, and upon opening it, found it filled with enormous silver ingots.

"I didn't expect the Taiping Army to be so good at looting; they converted everything into silver."

"At least fifty-three million taels, truly befitting Lizhou."

After Qin Yan finished his investigation, he couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Lizhou was the birthplace of the Great Li royal family. After hundreds of years of support, it was indeed one of the most prosperous places in the Dali Dynasty!

Although Qin Yan disapproved of Hong Sheng's behavior, there was one thing he could praise.

That is, they are quite hostile towards those powerful and influential families, except for those who have voluntarily submitted and are not easy to deal with.

He basically ruined the rest.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to amass such a vast fortune.

Looking at the treasure filling the cave, Ba Wei felt a complex mix of emotions and could only sigh helplessly in the end.

Such a vast fortune was used to recruit soldiers and buy horses.

This would absolutely increase the number of the Taiping Army several times over!

Qin Yan's heart stirred, and all the boxes flew towards Qin Yan before disappearing into thin air.

He now possesses wealth exceeding 80 million taels, which will play a crucial role in his future endeavors.

December 7th!

Lin Yang Prefecture has been captured by Ye Yingshan!

They began arresting the families of the rebels, but soon discovered that these people's treasuries were all empty.

Even after being subjected to various forms of torture and interrogation.

They all unanimously mentioned the mysterious thief!

Ye Yingshan naturally didn't believe it; how could a thief possibly move everyone's treasure vault?

Naturally, this was followed by another round of severe torture.

But no matter how they interrogated him, they got the same answer.

Even more critically, Hongjia Emperor has issued an order for Ye Yingshan to promptly hand over the wealth plundered by Heavenly King Hong and his associates to the national treasury.

The Great Li Dynasty is now in dire straits, with a huge financial deficit.

Hongjia Emperor planned to use the money looted by the Taiping Army to cover the losses.

This matter gave Ye Yingshan a huge headache; he simply felt that the situation was extremely difficult to handle.

"Use ruthless methods to make them hand over all their money."

Ye Yingshan gave instructions to his trusted confidants, while simultaneously intensifying the pursuit of the Lineage members of the fleeing Taiping Army high-ranking officials!

Even if he racked his brains to plunder.

The total amount raised wouldn't exceed three million taels!

Now Ye Yingshan had no choice but to bite the bullet and hand it over; he really had no way of getting that much money.

Unless you loot the entire Pengzhou!

He wouldn't even dare to think about such a thing; if he were to be falsely accused, his entire family would be wiped out.

Qin Yan lived a fairly peaceful life in Changxin City.

No way!

Guarding nearly 100,000 Taiping Army prisoners was no easy task.

These guys are always stirring up riots.

Fortunately, Qin Yan dealt with these guys to his liking, and all those generals were thoroughly under his control.

Some of the most heinous criminals had already been dealt with privately by Qin Yan.

Qin Yan was seen as a god of death by the Taiping Army.

Anyone who dares to dart around in front of him will be blasted to pieces on the spot!

This led many Taiping Army to be extremely afraid of Qin Yan, all understanding that this killing god was no joke to them.

Mid-December.

The four Supreme Grandmasters searched around and found that Hong Sheng was dead, and immediately reported this to the Capital.

We're also heading to Yuli City!

Five Supreme Grandmasters have assembled!

Dingyuan Marquis Leng Qing led his army to capture Yuli City. The Taiping Army's Supreme Grandmaster was killed, and the commander-in-chief Lang Futian, was defeated and committed suicide!

Pengzhou is secured!

The current quelling force numbers nearly 160,000, with almost a quarter of them killed or wounded!

This shows that the suppression of the rebellion was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Next, we will pacify Lizhou!

Hongjia Emperor has issued an imperial edict that Lizhou must be captured as soon as possible!

Qin Yan originally wanted to go along, planning to lead his brothers to grab another wave of features.

However, Dingyuan Marquis Leng Qing, Leng Qing, delivered a military order to Qin Yan!

"Damn it, you want me to stay in Changxin and guard the prisoners!"

Qin Yan had a cold face; Leng Qing was trying to make things difficult for him.

Qin Yan's subordinates also stood up for him, and Tang Xianzong, Li Fu, and others were extremely agitated!

"That General Leng is clearly trying to suppress us; we can't let this go."

Tang Xianzong said indignantly.

"Alright!"

Qin Yan casually tossed the documents aside and leaned back in his armchair. "We've already earned enough in terms of merit."

Continuing the fight would only be icing on the cake.

Next, keep an eye on the prisoners. You can also take this opportunity to cultivate your skills.

We got quite a lot of good stuff.

Upon hearing this, everyone's anger dissipated.

Everyone tacitly stopped mentioning it and began to cultivate.

You should know that they managed to acquire quite a few cultivation techniques, secret manuals, and rare and precious materials this time.

Supreme Grandmaster- level cultivation techniques.

One by one, the generals began to change their cultivation methods. The Supreme Grandmaster- level cultivation methods were far superior to the ones they originally practiced, and their strength naturally increased significantly.

Especially those commanders, whose strength has already reached the Qi Origin Realm, now have the potential to break through to the Xiantian!