After rebirth, I became a national teacher

(Nine hundred words were added to the previous chapter.)

On the second day after Nandu City closed its doors and slaughtered pigs, another major event occurred.

However, except for the guards at the north gate of Nandu and Chen Qingzhu himself, no one else knew -

Zheng Baizhan, the defender of Yangzhou, arrived outside the city of Nando with a mighty force of 10,000 naval forces.

Nandu City has been under blockade for the past few days, and people outside of Nandu City have no way of knowing what has happened.

Chen Qingzhu asked Hui'an to send a thousand garrison soldiers to create the illusion of besieging Cihang Temple, in order to test Zheng Baizhan's reaction.

No matter what his considerations were, Zheng Baizhan finally and firmly chose to besiege the garrison camp of Cihang Temple and rescue the believers of Cihang Temple.

Chen Qingzhu was satisfied with this point.

When the two sides were about to fight, she immediately appeared to stop it.

"Greetings to the God!"

The garrison soldiers were led by Zhu Changming, whose attitude was extremely respectful.

"Master! You are back!"

Zheng Baizhan was overjoyed and quickly dismounted to pay homage.

After all, the capital is the capital, where talented people from all over the world gather and produce many capable people.

Emperor Yong'an suddenly had such a fierce conflict with the abbot that he even issued an imperial decree to label the abbot a traitor. He thought he had found another capable and righteous man who could wipe out the abbot.

He really had doubts in his heart as to whether the master of the temple could return safely.

But his son Zheng Yuannai was too deeply involved with the identity of the Lord of Du'e. He had no choice but to save the disciples of Cihang Temple and occupy the land with them or flee overseas.

But now that the master is back, the situation is very different!

With the ability of the temple master, their chances of winning against the imperial court were much greater.

"Yes, I have been back for a long time." Chen Qingzhu did not shy away from admitting this, and said, "Zheng Baizhan, you and Duke Dingguo made different choices, and I am very pleased."

When Zheng Baizhan heard this, cold sweat broke out on his back.

The temple master's words, while praising him, also gave him a severe warning.

It is obvious that the soldiers of the garrison camp deployed outside the Cihang Temple have completely obeyed the orders of the temple master.

Its purpose is unquestionable, and that is to test him.

What’s more crucial is the abbot’s words “a different choice from Duke Dingguo’s.”

What choice did Duke Dingguo make, and what is his situation now?

"The Duke... I actually led the troops to help you because I received your order..."

He explained.

Duke Dingguo had been very kind to him, so if he could save the other person, he would still try his best.

Chen Qingzhu curled his lips, his tone was light, but his words were frightening.

"He is now imprisoned in the Nandu government office. Before I showed up, it was Yan Qingzhi who imprisoned Duke Dingguo and stole his military orders to order you to lead troops to help."

Zheng Baizhan had also experienced many changes in officialdom, and upon hearing this, he immediately imagined the thrilling scene at that time.

After a long silence, he mustered up the courage to ask:

"How does the master intend to deal with the Duke?"

Chen Qingzhu naturally had plans for Duke Dingguo.

At least she was one of her followers who had followed her early on and helped in flood relief.

If he knew what was good for him, she would be more tolerant of him.

"If he is willing to hand over all the military power in his hands to you, I can let him keep the prosperity and wealth of the Duke's Mansion and live out his life in peace."

Zheng Baizhan's heart was shaken, and a hint of joy appeared on his face:

"Thank you so much, Master!"

Immediately afterwards, Chen Qingzhu ordered Zheng Baizhan to leave 10,000 soldiers outside the city and go into the city alone.

When both of them returned to the city, Duke Dingguo, who had been imprisoned for several days, was taken to the Huangji Palace.

His hair and beard were disheveled, and he looked very miserable.

As soon as he saw the person on the high seat, Duke Dingguo was startled, and then he immediately kowtowed to the person on the high seat, his face aggrieved and excited:

"Master! You are finally back! You have to take care of this for me. That bastard Yan Qingzhi locked me up without any explanation, and we Taoist priests at Cihang Temple are helpless even though we wanted to send troops to rescue him!"