After the death of Shang Tianhong, Wei's layout against Jin came to an end temporarily, but within this time, the war was still not over.

Northern Liang was still fighting to the death with the Song Army and a small group of Tang Army.

Most of the Tang troops who entered Jin were still trying every means to capture the entire northern region of Jin. However, they encountered desperate resistance from Shang Tianhong's direct troops, preventing the Tang troops from advancing even an inch.

In addition, Zhao Changqing has also rushed to the border area and joined Bai Qibing.

Everyone in Bai Qi's army is still indifferent, and they still remember Cao Shen.

After meeting Zhao Changqing, he told Cao Shen exactly what he had planned before he rushed to the border, and then he knelt down and burst into tears.

Zhao Changqing also sighed heavily and murmured: "Cao Guogong should have known the outcome of his rescue of the border area a long time ago, but he still had to do it because our Wei State would benefit from this war. Don't worry.

In as little as three years, as long as five years, I will definitely lead a large army and conquer the Chu Kingdom."

After Bai Qi heard this, as a killing god, he actually shed tears.

If word of this got out, no one would believe it.

But this is the truth.

Probably, this is the so-called Pao Ze friendship!

This is a feeling that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

In early September, Zhao Changqing mobilized nearly 500,000 troops to confront Chu army veteran Long Fen. With an extremely disparity in strength, Long Fen asked the Chu emperor for help and petitioned the Chu emperor to withdraw his troops.

The Emperor of Chu was worried again and again and felt that it was meaningless to send troops to the Changliu Mountains at this time, so he agreed to Long Fen's request to withdraw his troops.

Because the situation in Jin is about to be stabilized, even if the Chu army can still march into Jin at this time, it will not be able to make huge profits. It is better to withdraw its troops and see the consequences.

When Long Fen was evacuating, he encountered Zhao Changqing's crazy pursuit.

Long Fen was indeed a veteran general with rich combat experience. He expected that the Wei Emperor would advance while he was retreating, so he planted suspicious troops in the rugged canyon, causing Zhao Changqing's army to suffer heavy losses for a time.

Furthermore, Zhao Changqing decided not to pursue Long Fen.

One is because he was ambushed by Long Fen, and the other is because if he pursues him, he will reach the territory of Chu State.

Now is not the best time to march into the Chu Kingdom, because firstly, there is insufficient preparation, and secondly, the follow-up supplies cannot keep up. If you enter the Chu Kingdom so rashly to fight in the mainland, it is easy to lose troops and generals.

After considering the above, I decided to go all out.

At this point, the war situation outside Qingzhou is basically over.

At the end of September, Chen Qingzhi sent a general under his command to assist the Jin generals in resisting the Tang army's invasion.

Finally, in early November, Tang was forced to retreat.

But they still captured one state of Jin.

After the Tang State withdrew its troops, the Song State also withdrew its troops one after another.

Originally, they sent troops to provide cover for the Tang State.

Now that the goal has been achieved, it is natural to withdraw the troops.

Since then, the First World War has come to an end, and the military power exposed by various countries in this battle has given readers all over the world a rough analysis.

Some soldiers made a ranking based on the military strength of various countries, and finally ranked Wei at the first place. I don't know what they were thinking.

But no matter what, after the end of the First World War, Wei State has suddenly become the largest country in the world.

In this war, the total number of troops deployed by various countries was about three million. This amount of troops was rarely seen in ancient times.

The total number of casualties in various countries has reached approximately one million.

Among them, the Wei State killed about 400,000 to 500,000 Chu soldiers.

The overall situation of the Jin State now is that only the Jin Emperor's orders are obeyed, but the Jin Emperor has to listen to the Wei State. Therefore, Zhao Changqing's plan for Jin can be considered a complete success.

At the end of December, Zhao Changqing held a consecration ceremony in the Changliu Mountains, officially notifying all countries that Wei would dominate today.

The news that Wei decided to seek hegemony shocked the world.

The Jin State was the first to recognize Wei's hegemony, followed closely by the Tang State.

Probably a few days later, Song and Chu both recognized Wei's dominance.

At this point, the last overlord of this era was born.

This era is also known as the Spring and Autumn Period by later generations.

This overlord is the Emperor of Wei—Zhao Changqing.

End of the year.

Xiao Yuming returned to Wei from Jin, and Zhao Changqing summoned Xiao Yuming in Chengde Palace.

After seeing the Emperor of Wei, his eyes almost filled with tears. He put on his armor, knelt on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, I will fulfill my mission!"

Live up to the mission!

Just four words can already explain too much.

Chen Qingzhi did not return to Wei State with Xiao Yuming this time because he was afraid of what the Jin State would do. In Jin State, the two of them needed someone to keep an eye on them at all times.

Zhao Changqing personally got off the dragon chair, helped Xiao Yuming up, patted his shoulder, and said, "I'm thinner and darker. Thank you for your hard work."

Xiao Yuming shook his head and said with a choked voice: "I regret that I did not see Cao Guogong for the last time!"

Zhao Changqing sighed heavily and said: "The death of Cao Guogong is a well-deserved death. If he had not made a plan before his death to defeat the Chu army, otherwise, there would be no Wei State that can truly dominate today."

Xiao Yuming said: "Your Majesty, why are we in such a hurry to dominate this time?"

Zhao Changqing said: "Looking at all countries, wars have occurred frequently. We have already reached the era of great strife. Among the five countries, except for the Song Dynasty, they have all experienced hegemony, so I don't want to wait any longer. I will dominate today and be powerful.

The world is for the sake of the king. Now, our Wei State has become the world's most powerful country, so why should we look forward and backward?"

Xiao Yuming heard the sound and knelt down to the ground again, and said: "I wish the Wei Kingdom to rule the world forever!"

As soon as he said these words, all the civil and military officials knelt down and said in unison: "I wish my country Wei to rule the world forever!"

After the court meeting to welcome Xiao Yuming back to the country, Zhao Changqing left the capital with him and came to the tomb of Cao Shen, the protector of the country.

Zhao Changqing said to him: "Just like I said, Duke Cao died a worthy death. Without him, the Chu army at that time would have been a big trouble, enough to affect our plans in Jin."

Xiao Yuming poured some sticks of incense for Cao Shen, scattered it on a jar of wine in front of the tomb, and said respectfully to the emperor: "Your Majesty, we are basically stable in the Jin Kingdom. Now, all the officials in the Jin Dynasty's court have been installed.

We, the people of the Wei State, are just like popular rumors among the people, half of the people in the Jin Dynasty are Wei ministers."

Zhao Changqing was very satisfied with their work efficiency and said: "I am actually very satisfied that you are able to achieve this step alone in another country. I have arranged for Jinyiwei and Dongchang to open a branch in Jin. The purpose is

We need to monitor all the officials of Jin. By the way, what is the attitude of the people of Jin now?"

Xiao Yuming replied: "Your Majesty, at the beginning, the resistance of the people of Jin was very strong, but now, this resistance is getting smaller and smaller among the people. In fact, the people never care who is in power, they just want to see

As long as the government is stable, ordinary people like them can live a good life."

Zhao Changqing smiled and said: "The king is like a boat and the people are like water. Water can carry a boat but also capsize it."

Xiao Yuming savored these words carefully, and quickly fell in love with the emperor, saying with great admiration: "What your majesty said is very reasonable, I will finally learn from it!"

The conversation between the two people was also made into a short story by the common people, which was widely circulated.

In particular, the sentence "The king is like a boat and the people are like water" had a profound influence on later generations.

This sentence is also known as the foundation of Wei State.

It also reflects the idea that the king should put the people first.

People all over the world, after knowing what Zhao Changqing said, all felt that the emperor of the Wei Kingdom was a benevolent and righteous king.

In fact, this is also true. If nothing else, the countries have been fighting for so long, and they are already exhausted. The people are miserable, but the people of Wei State can still live a good life with plenty of meat.

, this is the real gap between national power and national power.
Chapter completed!