Chapter 373: The country is called Daqing, and the year is called the Mandate of Heaven.
Is this... seen through?
Jiang Yao's first reaction was to use the Great Escape Technique to move three thousand miles, and then activated the Pisces Jade Pendant to escape from Jiujiang.
However, Jiang Yao was a veteran of the Jianghu after all, and his psychological quality was also very strong. He calmed down in the next moment, and the ghostly Jie Jie said with a smile:
"Oh? Then Qing? Do you think that since I am not the attendant of the Ghost Emperor, then who am I? Could it be Qing? By saying this, can you deny the contract back then?"
Seeing the arrogance of this ghost, the ministers of Jiujiang all showed murderous intent. It is really bold for a ghost to come to Jiujiang and be so rude in front of you.
As long as the lord gives the slightest hint, someone will immediately take action.
Qing? Jun laughed lazily and took his hand out of the waist of a woman on the right. That woman was none other than Mi's beautiful sister whom Jiang Yao had met.
"You are not Ghost Emperor Jinhui's ghost slave. You are just her clone that was solidified with a soul thought. Speaking of which, you can barely be considered a Ghost Emperor, right?"
Awesome! Jiang Yao's heart trembled. He didn't expect that although Jiang Zhengyi failed to see through whether his ghost body was fake, he still sensed the existence of the ghost emperor's soul.
What does this mean?
This shows that Jiang Zhengyi is no stranger to Jin Hui.
"That's right. Mr. Qing, I really underestimate you. I am indeed the condensed clone of the Ghost Emperor's soul. I came here today to ask if there should be an explanation for the Jiujiu that I have borrowed for so many years.
Already?"
"Also, you know that I am the soul clone of the Ghost Emperor, but you still treat me so indifferently. You are really courageous."
The corpse-laying poison master ghost said in a sinister tone, with a loud tone.
Only then did Jiujiu and his ministers realize that Jiujiu's small world was a borrowed one. But the real owner was none other than the Ghost Emperor Jinhui.
Not only that, the Ghost Emperor also sent a ghost clone to ask for an explanation.
Wearing a mask, Jiang Zhengyi drank the wine that was brought to his lips in an understatement, and said in an understatement, without caring: "What can you say? Is an IOU contract worth such a big deal?"
"Gu being able to see you means giving the Ghost Emperor face, so how can I show you respect? There is no ghost food in this banquet."
Jiang Yaogui yelled and said: "Isn't it a big deal? Now the Ghost Emperor has said that he will take back Jiujiang Small World and compensate for 10 million soul crystals..."
"Take back Jiuji and compensate for ten million soul crystals?" Jiang Zhengdi smiled when he heard this.
"To be fair, this is not harsh, and it is even appropriate. As the master of Jiuji, Gu naturally recognizes the IOU that the first generation of Hidden Dragon gave to the Ghost Emperor, and also recognizes the contract. But..."
"Ke Gu can neither hand over Jiu Qian nor 10 million soul crystals, so I can only apologize."
This is actually a lie.
It seems that he knows that Jin Hui has no freedom, so he is confident.
Jiang Yao was surprised. The Lord of Jiuyan? Isn’t the Queen of Jiuyan the Concubine of Silkworm Yao? The Concubine of Silkworm Yao is the Lord of Jiuyan. Shouldn’t Jiang Zhengyi be the young master?
"Jie Jie..." Jiang Yaogui laughed, "Qing? Lord, do you want to tell me that the Ghost Emperor lent Jiu Jie for nothing, with no benefit at all, and was tricked by you, the remnants of Ancient Yue?"
"Really? If so, I won't make any further demands without saying a word. However, you will bear the consequences at your own risk."
Qing? Jun waved his hand, "What does Gu'an mean? Why did Gu want to offend the Ghost Emperor? After all, we still have to thank the Ghost Emperor for borrowing the Nine Worlds."
"What I mean is, how about fulfilling the promise to the Ghost Emperor according to the contract?"
"What?" Jiang Yao was stunned, and then he smiled ghostly and said: "Okay, you have courage!"
As he spoke, he held out the contract jade slip and showed it to everyone.
"Qing? Jun, can you really fulfill your promise? If you can, that would be great. Lord Ghost Emperor will still be Jiujiu's mentor."
The ministers took a look and saw that the transaction content on the jade slip was:
"The Ghost Emperor would like to lend the nine small worlds for a period of 50,000 years. After the ancient Yue survivors restored Dai Viet, they built 10,000 Ghost Emperor temples in the world to enjoy the incense and sacrifices of the people of the world."
"After the restoration of Dai Viet, he used the luck of the dynasty to cooperate with the Ghost Emperor to jointly open the world of reincarnation and recognize and support the Ghost Emperor's dominance over the world of reincarnation."
To be honest, this condition is very high and the appetite is huge.
Jiang Zhengdi said: "This kind of promise may be fulfilled by Gu in the future. However, in order to ensure that these fulfillments are completed, Gu has an unkind request."
Jiang Yao's heart skipped a beat and asked, "Say."
Jiang Zhengyi smiled and said: "I hope that I can continue to cooperate like the first generation Hidden Dragon and the Ghost Emperor. I hope that the Ghost Emperor will give me the Great Wilderness Ghost Scripture and help me refine a ghost seal."
"In this way, Gu can command the ghost soldiers, restore Dai Viet more smoothly, and unify the world."
It seems that he knows a lot. Not only does he know Jin Hui, he even knows the Ghost Emperor's "Great Wilderness Ghost Sutra", and he also knows about ghost seals.
Jiang Yao shook his head: "How important is the "Great Wilderness Ghost Sutra"? How can you give it to it casually? Qing? You are not a member of the ghost way, and you cannot practice the ghost sutra."
"Besides, if you obtain the "Great Wilderness Ghost Sutra" but then go back on your word, wouldn't the Ghost Emperor suffer even more? How can I guarantee that you will keep your promise?"
"Unless you have any powerful scriptures of sufficient weight that you can exchange with the Great Wilderness Ghost Scripture."
In exchange for other scriptures? Jiang Zhengyi was silent for a while and said: "This matter is not urgent, let's postpone the discussion. Can you stay in the Yinming Leng Palace of Qing? Tiangong for a few days, and let me think about it for a few days?"
It can be seen that he is quite interested in the "Great Wilderness Ghost Sutra" and indeed has the intention to cooperate with the Ghost Emperor.
Jiang Yao knew that Jiang Zhengyi wanted to use the power of the ghost clan.
What does this mean? It means that Jiang Zhengyi knows that there are a large number of ghosts in a secret place.
Where is this place? It shouldn't be ginger water. It should be a place with more ghosts than ginger water.
Jiang Yao smiled faintly: "Okay, I will stay in your place for a few days. But no matter what, I hope Qing? Jun can give the Ghost Emperor a satisfactory answer as soon as possible. It is not impossible for both parties to continue to cooperate."
Jiang Zhengyi said: "Yes, we can indeed continue to cooperate. There are some things that we need the Ghost Emperor's help when we are alone."
Jiang Yao took the opportunity to ask: "Cooperation is a big deal, Qing? Jun can really make the decision? Isn't the Lord of Jiujiang your father's house?"
Jiang Zhengyi said: "Although my mother is the Queen of Jiuqi, she has left Jiuqi to practice and will not return to Jiuqi for several years. Now, she alone has the final say in all major matters of Jiuqi."
When Jiang Yao heard this, he felt bad.
Concubine Silkworm Yao is no longer in Jiujiang? What the hell...
Will the "Wan Xiang Gu Sutra" be taken away by Concubine Silkworm Yao? If it is taken away by Concubine Silkworm Yao, then won't his trip this time be in vain?
He will be thirty-six soon and he doesn't have much time.
However, Jiang Yao couldn't ask too many questions at this time. He could only nod his head and said: "Since Mr. Qing can make the decision, I will wait for a few days."
Jiang Zhengyi never imagined that the big ghost in front of him was his younger brother Jiang Longcheng, whom he was paying more and more attention to.
It's not that he has no eyesight. It's that Ghost Emperor Jinhui's method is too advanced, and he can't see through it at the moment.
After all, he was only a few dozen years old in this life, it had been less than ten years since he recovered his memory, and his strength was far from being restored.
At this moment, a wizard-immortal retainer suddenly flew onto the stage, saluted and reported: "Lord, the latest news from the outside world."
"Tell me, I won't be surprised if anything big happens." Jiang Zhengchen said lazily, and hugged him again.
"My lord," the retainer said, "there are two major things. The first is that the main force of the Chu army did not attack the Heihu tribe. Instead, it made a false shot and suddenly moved to the southeast to attack the Guihu tribe."
"The Guifui Tribe suffered a huge defeat, losing more than 200,000 of the Wu Zun's army and killing three saint-level warriors. Pankang has captured the Nine Counties and Seventeenth Cave of the Guifui Tribe."
What?!
The eyes of all the ministers in Jiujiang were fixed. Many people in the shrine became solemn.
How long has it been?
Pankang actually achieved such results and captured the Seventeenth Cave of the Nine Counties of the Guihu tribe!
If this continues, the Guifui tribe will be defeated in less than a year. Once the Guifui tribe is destroyed, the Heifui tribe will be unable to support itself, and the Chu State will be able to swallow up the entire Witch Territory.
By that time, Panchu's strength and luck had greatly increased, and Dai Viet would have no chance.
Although the young master has the support of mysterious forces, according to top-secret intelligence, Pankang also has the support of the ancient witch behind him.
"My lord," said a holy minister, "it's time to send out troops. Although we are not ready, we can't wait any longer."
Jiang Zhengyi calmly waved his hand, "There is no rush in the next few days." He looked at the retainers who came to report, "The second major event is, let me tell you about it."
From the tone of his voice, he seemed to have known about it in advance.
The retainer continued:
"The second major event is even more astonishing. The Hai family in the Dongming Demon Territory, influenced by Panchu, has supported Hai Yunji, the leader of the Jiao tribe, as the king of Qi and established the Qi Kingdom. Hai Yunji named his niece Hai Huhu as the king's wife.
Women are all in command."
The demon clan Haishi established the Qi State? This is learning from Pan Chu.
Everyone looked strange. Jiang Yao also did not expect that Hai Qi would be established in Panchu more than a month after it was established. And Hai Huan was appointed as the queen concubine by his uncle.
"Oh, don't you find it interesting, sir?" Jiang Zhengyi said in an unpredictable tone, "I knew they would do this. It's just that their plan was twenty years earlier than I expected."
His tone was still lazy, "Why on earth did they mobilize their troops in such a hurry one by one? If there is no major reason for this, I will never believe it."
Jiang Yao listened to Jiang Zhengyi's words and thought to himself: "What else could be the reason? Of course they knew that you, Jiang Zhengyi, had the last laugh. In order to change history and disrupt your plan, they launched their troops in advance."
However, Jiang Zhengyi could keenly sense the reason, which still made Jiang Yao feel awe-inspiring.
This cheap guy is really a bit too shrewd.
Jiang Yao was extremely certain that Jiang Zhengyi was a powerful and terrifying enemy.
The retainer hadn't finished what he said: "On the same day, the Peacock Demon Clan in the south of Dongming also established some kind of Buddha Mother Sea Kingdom under the influence of Haishi. This Buddha Mother Sea Kingdom was dominated by Kongye, and Kongye called himself
The Great Peacock King Ming."
"The State of Qi has started a war with the Buddha Mother Sea State in order to unify the Demon Territory. The King of Qi, Hai Guoru, personally led the troops, and tens of thousands of warships went south. The Demon Clan is experiencing civil war, and the Demon Clan camp has also been divided."
"Big Peacock King Ming?" Jiang Zhengyi's tone rose slightly, "Well, those peacocks are closely related to Buddhism. Isn't it strange?"
Mi Yiyi couldn't help but ask: "May I ask my husband, what is Buddhism?"
Jiang Zhengyi smiled naturally and said: "In ancient times, there was a group of pedantic people who shaved their heads, did not eat meat and wine, and did not have sex with women. They said that the four elements are empty, that everyone is equal, and that they are compassionate. This is Buddhism."
His tone was filled with unspeakable ridicule, ridicule, and contempt. Anyone who heard his words would have no respect for Buddhism.
The ministers had always known that their lord was knowledgeable and did not doubt his words. Qinglu immediately figured out what his lord was thinking and lost no time in saying:
"Thanks to the gift of Lord Botong from ancient times to the present, I know that Buddhism still exists. People in Buddhism deserve to perish. This kind of compassion and equality of all living beings is really pedantic and out of date."
Jiang Zhengyi nodded: "Feng's words are just right."
Everyone could see that Jiang Zhengyi was deliberately showing everyone that he admired Qing Fenggui, a human servant who had once been a clan leader.
The shrewd Qinglu heard the sound of the string and knew its elegant meaning. He immediately stood up and said solemnly:
"My lord, even if we don't send troops immediately, we should still declare the founding of the country. The current situation is in full swing, and it can change rapidly. We can't wait any longer. First of all, we should give orders in name, rectify the country, gather the people's hearts, and strive for unification.
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Qing Lu threw out what he had said to Jiang Zhengyi a long time ago and had been praised by Jiang Zhengyi:
"...So, whether it is the water virtue of Jiujiang, the title of the Lord, the martial arts and magical powers, or the Qing Tian Palace in the Qing Lake, they are all inseparable from the word Qing..."
"Pan Chu prides itself on the virtue of fire. King Pan Ding of Chu's reign was named Daoyan, which means Heaven bless the fire. Qing, the virtue of water is great, and it just overcomes fire... Therefore, I invite my lord to found the country, and the country is named Qing!"
What? The country’s name is Qing Dynasty?
The ancient Chu survivors present here still don't care, but the majority of the ancient Yue survivors are dissatisfied.
Of course, Jiang Zhengyi had heard Qinglu's lofty views, and he also believed that the Qing Dynasty was better than the Vietnam. However, he could not express his position directly. Let Qinglu say it in public today, just to test everyone's reaction.
Saint-level minister Nong Shou said coldly: "Qingfeng Bian, what you said makes sense. The title of the Qing Dynasty is indeed in line with the lord and the virtues of Jiujiu, but it does not fit with the seventy million ancient Yue survivors of Jiuji."
People’s hearts!”
Nong Shou pointed to the Qing Dynasty outside the palace and said in a solemn tone: "The ancient Yue remnants in Jiuyang have been looking forward to the day of restoration for thousands of years! The word "Dayue" is their people's heart!"
"But what did you say? You said it's not called Dai Viet? Do you know what the 70 million ancient Yue remnants would think about this? Huh?"
Another saint-level minister, Tu Wan, also looked at Qinglu with an unhappy look and said, "Qinglu, you are just a newly promoted minister who has come from afar, so what qualifications do you have to talk about important matters like the title of the country? Do you have the right to interrupt?"
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"Humph, this name of the Kingdom of Dai Viet is not only the wish of the hidden dragons of the past, but also the wish of the king. Although the king has not returned for several years, even if the king is here, he will not change his original intention just because of your light words.
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"My lord is certainly eager for talents and willing to give advice, but my lord's tolerance does not give you the confidence to talk nonsense."
What she said was very serious.
However, Qinglu had already received Jiang Zhengyi's tacit approval and encouragement, and he confidently said:
"I would like to ask some seniors, although we have 70 million Yue people in Jiujiang, we also have 30 million Chu people. So what can we say?"
As soon as these words came out, several of the Chu ministers looked playful, while the Yue ministers felt a little embarrassed. Even Nong Shou, Tu Wan and others had ugly expressions and did not speak.
Qinglu smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said: "There are more than 30 million remnants of the ancient Chu among the nine. And I have heard that a long time ago, the ancient Yue was destroyed by the ancient Chu!"
"To put it bluntly, once the country of Dai Yue was established, the popular support of the 70 million Yue people was established, but what about the 30 million Chu people? Are they willing?"
He pointed outside and said from the bottom of his heart: "Seniors, this is still within Jiujiang. What about outside Jiujiang?"
"Beyond Jiujiang, there are hundreds of millions of Chu people! The Pan family and his son named their country Chu in order to win the hearts and minds of countless Chu people outside!"
"But if I build the name Dayue in Jiujiang, should I always stay in Jiujiang, or should I go out and compete with the Pan family for Chu people?"
"My lord, his ambition is to conquer the world, how can he keep his door closed all the time, think big in a small corner, and be respected behind closed doors?"
"The Qing Dynasty is different. It is not only conducive to uniting the more than 30 million Chu people in the region, but also conducive to winning the hearts of the world in the future..."
What Qing Lu said was so convincing that it was difficult to argue with it. The Chu ministers present nodded in agreement, but many Yue ministers also looked struggling.
Jiang Yao didn't expect that Qing Lu would do this!
Qing Dynasty...fuck you!
Thinking of the Qing Dynasty, Jiang Yao felt bad.
In the history of China, what kind of thing is the Qing Dynasty? What is even more speechless is that the Ming Dynasty was replaced by the Qing Dynasty!
Is the Qing Dynasty very unlucky for him?
And he could see that this was a double act between Jiang Zhengyi and Qinglu Junchen, which showed that Jiang Zhengyi was very fond of "I am the Qing Dynasty".
At this moment, Lan Jiong, an important minister of the Chu people with holy level cultivation, stood up and said:
"I think the Qing Dynasty is very good. If it is called Dai Yue, we and the Chu people will really have a thorn in their hearts. The army is out of Jiuji, and it will not be conducive to competing with Pan Chu for the witch domain."
He bowed his hands to Jiang Zhengyi and said, "My lord, for the sake of the overall situation, it is better to adopt Qing Feng's advice."
Min Zhuang, another important minister of the Chu people, also said solemnly: "I also agree. My lord's nickname is Qinghe, and his name is Qing? Jun. He is also good at magical powers of water, and Jiujiu is the virtue of water. Isn't the word Qing not the will of God?"
"Yes, the word Qing Dynasty is perfect! I second my opinion!" Another minister from Chu said.
At this point, there is actually no suspense anymore.
Although there are the most people from Yue, there are also many people from Chu. For the sake of unity and the overall future situation, Daqing is indeed more suitable than Dayue.
Even the Yue ministers, putting aside their selfish motives, thought that the Qing Dynasty was better.
It's just psychologically difficult to accept it. But for the sake of the great cause, I can only hold my nose and admit it.
Jiang Zhengyi said at the right time: "Okay, the name of the Qing Dynasty is very beautiful. Then the name of my country will be the Qing Dynasty. My mother-in-law will definitely agree to this matter, and I will personally report it to my mother-in-law."
"Fengbi, do you have anything else to say?"
This is striking while the iron is hot. Jiang Zhengyi can be said to have mastered the art of being a king.
Qinglu knew it well and said again: "A few days ago, the east altar was attacked by a water monster and almost destroyed the dragon vein. The altar is of great importance. It is the burial place of the ancestors of the past dynasties and must not be lost."
"From what I see, four flags should be set up to serve as guards to protect the altar and the mausoleum, and also as the main force of our elite Qing Dynasty... According to the colors of the flags of the east, west, south, and north altars, they can be divided into east yellow, west white, south red, and north
Four Blue Flags.”
"The troops and horses of these four banners are drawn from each ministry's elite, each banner has one hundred thousand horsemen, with dear and important ministers as banner leaders, and the talented children of each ministry as generals..."
When Jiang Yao heard this, his ghostly aura became even more sinister.
Back then, Boar Skin first instituted the Four Banners system, and later expanded it to the Eight Banners, which was known as the Eight Banners System in history. But now...
Not only Jiang Yao, but others also looked a little ugly.
The reason for setting up the Four Banners troops and horses is fair and just, and it is difficult to object. However, these Four Banners troops and horses are drawn from the elites of various ministries.
As a result, each ministry's control over military power was further weakened.
But the question is, how can they object? Today's Lord of the Nine is becoming more powerful, and he is no longer the same as the Hidden Dragon back then.
Many people even killed Qinglu immediately, but they couldn't do it.
………
Jiujun and his ministers continued to discuss matters, and Jiang Yao was invited to live in a place called Yinming Lengdian. This place was suitable for ghosts to live, and he was treated with courtesy.
After waiting for two full days, there was still no news of Jiang Zhengyi's meeting.
On the third day, unexpected and shocking news came:
"Jiuchang is ready to establish the founding of the country. The country will be named Qing Dynasty! The year will be named Tianming!"
"Set up four flags, the Eastern Yellow Flag, the Western White Flag, the Southern Red Flag, and the Northern Blue Flag! Set up flag masters for each!"
At the same time as the news spread, the entire Qing Dynasty Palace was busy preparing for the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China.
When Jiang Yao heard this news, his heart went over ten thousand horses.
He had a hunch that although Dai Viet in the original history had become "our Qing Dynasty", it did not mean that this change was beneficial to him.