Chapter 273

Su Xuan smiled, tapped Miss Xun Cai Cai on the nose, and said, "Do you all not trust your husband?"

"Not to mention anything else, the Star Qi Refining Method alone grants a lifespan of 200 years upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, and 500 to 1,000 years upon reaching the Golden Core Stage."

"By then, let alone great-grandchildren, having ten generations living under one roof won't be anything special!"

In the future, their goal was eternal immortality.

"Wow! That really is... hard to believe!"

Not to mention Miss Xun Cai Cai, even Zhen Jiang and the others were filled with amazement upon hearing this.

Once they imagined that scene, their desire to have children indeed became less urgent.

It seemed that waiting a few years wouldn't be bad either.

The news of Miss Xun Cai Cai's pregnancy quickly spread throughout the General's Mansion, and at the same time, Xun Shuang and Su Xuan's civil and military officials learned of it immediately.

They came one after another to offer their congratulations.

Time flew by just like that.

With the addition of tens of thousands of rebel captives, Nanjun changed even faster.

It would be no exaggeration to say it was changing with each passing day.

At the same time, Su Xuan used the Su Family Chamber of Commerce to gradually extend his influence into the surrounding commanderies.

His influence in the various commanderies of Jingzhou also began to grow step by step.

However, the vast majority of this remained hidden in the shadows, unknown to others.

They were waiting for a suitable opportunity to transition from the shadows to the light, which would be the moment to help him easily take control of the entire Jingzhou.

Meanwhile, all parts of the Great Han were becoming increasingly turbulent.

At the end of the year, seeing the Great Han becoming increasingly chaotic and weak, the Xianbei people felt there was an opportunity to be exploited and began large-scale border raids, leading their armies to invade the You and Bing provinces.

The following year, which was 187 AD,

First, the Southern Xiongnu rebelled against the Han, followed by Zhang Chun from Yuyang and his fellow townsman Zhang Ju, who rebelled against the Han and allied with the Wuhuan to plunder Jixian, Youbeiping Commandery, and Liaodong Commandery.

The Han imperial court issued an edict for Commandant Gongsun Zan to lead troops to suppress them.

Gongsun Zan fought Zhang Chun at Shimen and dealt him a crushing defeat.

Gongsun Zan also received rewards for his merit and began to make a name for himself.

The reputation of his White Horse Followers also began to grow increasingly famous in Youzhou.

"My Lord! The Shadow Guard in Youzhou has sent word confirming that Gongsun Zan has successfully led his White Horse Followers to form a military formation and has mastered the art of military formations."

"His strength has also begun to improve rapidly."

On this day, Jia San reported to Su Xuan.

"Oh?"

Su Xuan heard this and was immediately slightly surprised, saying, "He actually mastered the art of military formations? And without any inheritance? He is truly not simple!"

"This man is indeed a talent of a famous general, but unfortunately..."

Su Xuan did not tell Jia San exactly what was unfortunate.

Knowing the history of his past life, he was very clear that Gongsun Zan was a formidable general.

He was worthy of the name 'White Horse General'.

But if he were to act as a warlord, he would be completely unqualified.

This was because his governing ability and his skill in political maneuvering were very mediocre.

Yet, to become a warlord, these two things were extremely important.

If nothing unexpected happened, if he were to become a warlord in the future, his end would still not be good.

However, that was none of Su Xuan's business.

Miss Xun Cai Cai's belly was gradually growing, and he would set aside more time every day to accompany her.

In addition, he would check on her condition every day to ensure the baby's health.

He even created and refined a type of fetal-calming pill, which was a type of elixir.

It could not only calm the fetus but also allow the baby to grow more robustly and possess stronger talent after birth.

For the sake of his descendants, he could be considered to have put in plenty of effort.

Furthermore, relying on his medical skills and strength, although the child was only a little over 3 months old, he had already confirmed that this time it was indeed a boy.

This made Miss Xun Cai Cai, Zou Qian, and the others greatly overjoyed.

Three months later, Ou Xing in Changsha Commandery suddenly raised an army to rebel, and the momentum was not small; within a few days, he had already occupied more than half of Changsha Commandery.

Su Xuan naturally received the news the moment the uprising began.

"This Ou Xing, should I say he is bold, or should I say he is stupid?"

"Has he not seen the warning example of Zhao Ci? How dare he stir up trouble in Jingzhou?"

Su Xuan truly could not understand this guy's train of thought.

He had originally thought that with him as a variable in Jingzhou, plus the precedent of Zhao Ci being easily wiped out by him,

the rebellion of Ou Xing would not happen.

But now it seemed he had underestimated this person's boldness and stupidity.

Of course, there were actually barbarians mixed in with this.

It was not surprising that there was barbarian support behind Ou Xing!

Although his name, Su Xuan, was very famous, it was mainly among the Han people; it might not be the same among the barbarians.

The barbarians themselves were still relatively closed off.

Moreover, they might not necessarily care about the so-called reputation of the Han people.

Unless they were truly beaten until it hurt.

Su Xuan thought for a moment and immediately summoned Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Guo Jia, Tian Feng, and others to discuss countermeasures.

"My Lord, it is better to report this matter to the imperial court first, hoping that the court will issue an edict for you to suppress the rebellion soon!"

Xun You spoke up immediately.

"Hmm! That is what I was thinking too!"

Su Xuan nodded.

"Congratulations, My Lord, on achieving another new merit! I wonder what kind of reward you will receive this time."

Cheng Yu immediately smiled and offered his congratulations to Su Xuan in advance.

"Haha! Then I shall borrow your auspicious words, Zhongde!"

Su Xuan could not help but laugh.

However, at this moment, Guo Jia stroked his chin and pondered, "My Lord! I think! We might not necessarily get our wish here!"

"Hmm?"

Su Xuan and the others heard this and could not help but look at Guo Jia: "How so?"

Guo Jia continued, "My Lord, you said that ever since you quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion, His Majesty has been quite wary of you and even developed the idea of suppressing you, right?"

"Correct!"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively. At this moment, he also understood what Guo Jia wanted to say, and his brows furrowed slightly: "You mean, this time His Majesty might, because of his wariness of me, worry that I will completely sit big in Jingzhou, and will not allow me to suppress the rebellion, but instead send someone else?"

Xun You and the others heard this and immediately furrowed their brows.

This was really not impossible.

"Exactly!"

Guo Jia nodded affirmatively: "Last time there was no other way; Zhao Ci came too fiercely and gave the imperial court a very strong feeling;"

"Plus, what he occupied was Nanyang, and the location was too important, potentially threatening Luoyang at any time;"

"Therefore, even if His Majesty was wary of you, My Lord, and worried about you sitting big, he did not hesitate to agree to let you suppress the rebellion."

"In addition, the Son of Heaven also knew that the Yuan family was also coveting Nanyang, and plus Nanyang is very close to Luoyang, even if you successfully suppressed the rebellion, My Lord, it would be impossible to erode the authority of Nanyang and sit big in Nanyang;"

"But Changsha is different; it belongs to Southern Jingzhou, where the mountains are high and the Emperor is far away;"

"If you, My Lord, take the opportunity of suppressing the rebellion to erode Changsha Commandery, then even the Son of Heaven would not be able to stop it for a while."

"Therefore, this time, My Lord, you will most likely not be able to obtain this opportunity to send troops to suppress the thieves."

At this time, Tian Feng also could not help but sneer and add: "Not only the Son of Heaven, but the Shizu Alliance led by the Yuan family, and even Grand General He Jin, will likely prevent you, My Lord, from obtaining this opportunity to send troops to suppress the rebellion this time!"

"You are already the Marquis of Jiangling and General Who Conquers the South;"

"If you quell the rebellion again, how should you be rewarded?"

"Appoint you as one of the Generals of the Front, Rear, Left, or Right?"

"It is too much of a threat to He Jin, and the military power is too great; His Majesty may not necessarily be at ease either;"