Chapter 391: Zi Zhou Guiming recognizes the new master, and Zhong Da returns to Beijing to discuss military affairs.
It took Jiang Yao a while to finish communicating with Yu Kan.
Jiang Yao did not ask if the Huo Yuan Pearl was in her hand, but he was sure that Yu Kan had obtained the Huo Yuan Bead.
In any case, he was relieved that Yu Yan was safe and sound.
Qin Yu did not disturb Jiang Yao. He looked around in Jiang's clan city alone, feeling sad.
Back then, Shennong Tiancheng was one of the top fairy cities in the Divine Continent, but now it has become a ruins in a ghostly land.
A bright moon rises and shines on the ruins, making it look particularly cold and desolate.
Their hair and eyebrows also grew again at this time, and they were both disheveled.
Under the moonlight, Jiang Yao walked through the ruins, walked to Qin Yu, and took out a letter, "Brother Qin, look at this. This is the letter you left."
A letter I left for myself?
Qin Yu took it over doubtfully and unfolded it. He was startled at first, and then slowly showed a look of extreme horror.
After a long time, Qin Yu, after reading the letter, raised his eyes that were as calm as water, and said slowly: "Brother Zhongda, this is indeed my handwritten letter, there is no doubt about it. Are you the only one who will experience what will happen in the future?
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Jiang Yao replied: "There is also Li Xi."
Li Xi? Qin Yu understood, "No wonder Li Xi would do this. She has organized the advance army for the Qing expedition in the Central Region, and as the army leader, led the troops south."
Jiang Yao didn't expect that the troops organized by Li Xi had already moved south.
"How many troops does she have?" Jiang Yao asked with some concern.
Qin Yu said: "Then the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty should be the Jiang Zhengyi in the letter, right? He is also your half-brother? I only found out after reading my letter that the Qing Emperor's name is Jiang Zhengyi."
"Under the banner of Concubine Can Yao, the Qing Dynasty annexed the Heihu tribe as the grandson of the Can family. Most of the Can family recognized Jiang Zhengyi's status, but Cankun and Canjie did not, and they fled back to Shen.
Zhou, so he raised his troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty."
"The Yue clan army has united with the Chu state in Pankang to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Canjie and Li Xi's mother and son returned to the central region and organized troops to conquer the Qing Dynasty."
"Li Xi's troops are not many. As far as I know, there are only 50,000. They are mainly Li troops and troops sent by other martial clans. However, these 50,000 Central Territory coalition troops are all from the Wu Zun army, and their strength is very low.
weak."
"The purpose of Li Clan and Yue Clan is to help Canjie and Cankun retake the Heihu tribe."
He had never thought before that why someone like Li Xi organized a coalition to go to the southern region to help the Yue clan fight against the Qing Dynasty. Now that he has cut off the letters of his descendants, he finally understands.
"Don't worry, it will be me and Li Xi who will bury you in the future. You will be buried in a grand ceremony with the courtesy of a national master and a temple will be built to offer sacrifices." Jiang Yaodong sat down.
"Thank you." Qin Yu also sat down, "Unexpectedly, he turned into a mortal in later generations. Jiang Zhengyi must not be allowed to unify the real world. After he unifies, he must have extracted the fate of the real world. This person is our public enemy.
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He didn't know Jiang Zhengyi at all, even knowing it for the first time. But at this time, he had decided that Jiang Zhengyi would be his enemy in this life.
Not for anything else, just for the sake of the true world no longer becoming mortal, for the sake of my own path!
Jiang Yao sighed: "I originally planned to announce this matter to the world so that Jiang Zhengyi's conspiracy would not succeed and the world would fight against it. I don't mind killing my relatives for the sake of the overall situation."
"However, it is useless to do this. People in the world will not believe it and will think it is our slanderous words."
Qin Yu shook his head: "People in the world don't believe it. Jiang Zhengyi will also change his strategy, which will be even worse for us. For now, the only way is to keep it secret."
Jiang Yao said: "It was in later generations that I learned the secret from Brother Qin, so I told Brother Qin. I believe that Brother Qin, like Li Xi, will not sit back and watch the real world turn into mortals, and watch Jiang Zhengheng rule the world."
Qin Yu stood up, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and after a while he said quietly:
"Brother Zhongda, I never imagined that you and I would have such a fate in the future. I also never imagined that you would be able to establish the Ming Kingdom and compete with the Qing Kingdom. Even if you lose, it will be glorious."
Jiang Yao smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that I was defeated and died, and I didn't win the battle. I will only be a loser in the history of future generations, and I failed to prevent the catastrophe of the real world."
Qin Yu turned back, his eyes sparkling: "I, Qin Zizhou, have made up my mind since I was young. I must stand out, become famous all over the world, and become a great hero in the world."
"Back then, when I became the Taoist Master of Yaogong and the Holy Son of the Divine Religion, I was very proud and full of ambitions. I thought I was young and noble, and could not be surpassed in the world."
"Who would have thought that by defecting to the Medicine Palace and deposing the Holy Son, decades of hard work would be lost in one fell swoop. Now, I am just the Siming Envoy, one of the Nine Thinking Envoys of the Divine Religion. Most of the forces that I have worked so hard to manage have abandoned me.
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"It's hard to describe the feeling of all kinds of setbacks. Even I have been discouraged many times. If I hadn't considered my family, I would have no shame in staying in the church anymore."
"Zhongda, you are the left point check of the theocratic religion, and you happen to be in charge of the missionary power in the Western Regions. Your Ming Kingdom is also a religious power in name. Therefore, I have every excuse to serve the Ming Kingdom."
"I am the Siming Envoy. Isn't this God's will? This is a decision I made after careful consideration, not an impulse."
Serving the Ming Dynasty?
Jiang Yao was actually waiting for this sentence, but he looked hesitant and said: "Brother Qin is so talented, how can he be inferior to me?"
Qin Yu shook his head: "Brother Zhongda has the grace to save my life. He is also a rare person with good temperament. He is also the Ming King who will build a strong country in the future to compete with the Qing Dynasty. His qualifications and luck are far better than mine. I am willing to work for you. Why?
No?"
He could tell that Jiang Yao was already a Medicine Saint, and his martial arts skills were stronger than his own. Such a person must be blessed with good luck. If he could stop being effective, he might be a great fortune.
This was also a good opportunity to break away from the Religion. He had given up hope in the Religion.
"If Brother Zhongda is willing to accept him, he will be my Qin Yu's lord from now on!"
Jiang Yao nodded happily, with a joyful look on his face: "Okay! Brother Qin is a talented person who can assist the king. With Brother Qin helping me, why should I worry about not succeeding in a big thing?"
"Brother Qin, I want to use Brother Qin as the Military Advisor Zhonglang General. Then we will establish the Zhongshu Province and the Zhengshi Hall, and use Brother Qin as the Zhongshu Shilang to participate in political affairs!"
Qin Yu didn't know what a minister of Zhongshu meant, who was involved in political affairs, but he knew that he must be an important minister of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, Qin Yu, thank you, my lord!" Qin Yu immediately paid tribute as a minister. He is a decisive person who is good at seizing opportunities. Since he is optimistic about Jiang Yao and is determined to be loyal, he will not hesitate again.
"Zizhou is not a gift!" Jiang Yao said quickly and started to call Qin Yu by his cousin. Qin Yu was older than him. Jiang Yao had never called him by his cousin before, but it was different now.
"Although Zizhou has returned to the Ming Dynasty, and you and I are treating each other as monarchs and ministers today, we are actually brothers, so why should Zizhou be so polite?"
Qin Yu cupped his hands and said, "Since I have returned to the Ming Dynasty, I am the Lord's minister, and the etiquette cannot be abolished."
Jiang Yao solemnly said: "Today Zizhou returns to the Ming Dynasty. If you don't let me down, I will never let you down. If the Ming Dynasty can really dominate the world, the wealth and honor of the Qin family will be with the country."
"Thank you, Lord." Qin Yu thanked him, "I want to stay in Jiangshui temporarily, gather the nine ghosts, and let them choose ghost soldiers... The nine ghosts all have a relationship with me and can help the Lord."
Jiang Yaodao: "The Jiangshui ghost soldiers are quite powerful. Without the orders of a few saints, I'm afraid they won't be able to be used by me, right?"
Qin Yu said confidently: "My lord, don't worry. I am the enlightened envoy of the divine religion, and my lord is Zuo Dianqian. They are both high-ranking officials of the divine religion. Jiugui has an old relationship with me, so he can definitely be mobilized."
"I speculate that my lord will send troops to unify Qiunan, right? At the critical moment, the Jiangshui ghost soldiers are the trump card."
Qin Yu was really smart, he even guessed that Jiang Yao was going to unify Qiunan.
Jiang Yao smiled and said, "That's right. Zi Zhou, tell me, how long will it take to unify the Western Region?"
Qin Yu sat down and said: "It is not difficult to unify Qiunan. It can be achieved within three years. But Qiunan is just a remote corner of the Western Region. Even if we take Qiunan area, it will not be enough to swallow up the Western Region."
"Unless...unless the Jiangdong region can also be mobilized, rely on the desert to the east and the Tianhuang River to the north, and combine the seven regions of Qiunan, Qiubei, Qiudong, Shuinan, Shuidong, Shuixi and Shuibei into one
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"Seven regions have been combined into one, accounting for 30% of the territory of the Western Region. Only with these 30% of the territory in hand can we have the possibility of unifying the Western Region."
Qin Yu was very familiar with the map of the Western Regions. He drew the map of the Western Regions directly on the ground. "The divine religion can only hold back the Western Regions' warlords, but the coalition of Western Regions' warlords will definitely appear. This is the first obstacle."
"The second obstacle is the anti-demon camp. Although the main force of the anti-demon camp has been transferred to the northern region, there are still a million troops left in the old camp in the western region. Once my lord becomes bigger, these troops will definitely deal with our army."
"The third obstacle is the Shenzhou Camp. When the time comes, the Shenzhou Camp will definitely send troops into the Western Regions to prevent the lord from unifying the Western Regions."
"So I think that after we get the seven regions, we should just make peace for the time being. We can't use troops any more. Instead, we should try our best to mediate and stabilize the territory."
"Then you have to wait. At least you have to wait for a perfect opportunity. Even if you wait ten years, you have to wait."
Jiang Yao couldn't help but sigh: "Zi Zhou's words are deeply in my heart. This is indeed the most feasible strategy. To unify the Western Regions, we can only take it one step at a time, and there is no need to rush."
The human race is too divided, and its unification is more difficult than the other races. Moreover, the other three races are the strongest forces and have unified and established a country.
The Ming Kingdom was just a small force in the Qiunan area. If it wanted to unify the Western Regions, it would encounter too many obstacles, too many enemies, and many variables.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty was the only reform force, and it was difficult to reconcile the conflicts with the entire Zhenjie martial arts aristocracy, making the obstacles to unification even greater.
Even if the Western Regions can be unified, it will not be completed in ten or eight years.
Qin Yu knew Jiang Yao's thoughts and said with relief:
"Don't worry, my lord, I won't wait for a while. The Chu and Qing countries are currently fighting fiercely and facing each other. It will be difficult to determine the winner in a few decades. The affairs of the Witch Territory and the Southern Territory can be ignored for the time being."
"As for the Demon Realm, the Liang Kingdom is separated from the Biluo Tribe and the Gongshan Tribe to the east. It will take at least several decades for the Liang Kingdom to unify the Demon Realm. The same is true for the Demon Realm."
"As long as the lord takes over the entire Western Region within twenty years, he will have the strength to compete with the world's powerful countries. At that time, he will either go south or north..."
"When the time comes and Yu Zhou is established, my lord will be able to form an alliance with Zhou, and the east will have no worries for the time being."
The two discussed for a long time, and Jiang Yao's strategy became clearer.
Within three years, Qiunan was unified.
Within ten years, it slowly swallowed up seven lands and more than 200 counties in the east of the Western Region.
Within twenty years, the Western Regions were unified.
Diplomatically, he insisted on forming an alliance with the Zhou State in the Central Region.
As for the internal affairs of the Tianping Divine Sect, the two of them also made some arrangements. They tried their best to use the power of the Tianping Divine Sect to help the Ming Dynasty expand.
Jiang Yao understood that to use and deal with the Tianping Divine Sect, he mainly relied on Qin Yu's help.
Qin Yu's return to the Ming Dynasty meant that big figures began to join the small Ming Dynasty, which was a good sign.
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"I will pay my respects to my lord!" As soon as Jiang Yao returned to the capital, Shang Xuan, Feng Ke and others led all the officials of the Ming Dynasty to greet him at the city gate.
Jiang Xiucheng and Jiang Cai also brought three disciples to greet Jiang Yao.
Seeing Duke Jiang appearing with a snake staff in his hand, all officials of the Ming Dynasty and monks all over the city burst into earth-shaking shouts.
"Mr. Jiang!"
"Lord!"
"Your Majesty has returned, and I have no worries in the Ming Dynasty!"
When many people see the figure of ginger medicine, their worries are swept away.
"Look, my lord is already a powerful martial artist! This speed of cultivation is unparalleled by anyone in the world."
"With my lord here, the Qiunan coalition forces will never come back this time!"
"My God, Your Majesty is already a Martial Immortal! This..."
"What's so strange about this? Who in the world doesn't know that my lord is an unparalleled genius in both martial arts and medicine?"
After the crowds of people, there was an old man in gray clothes with no visible cultivation, who was silently looking at the ginger medicine.
Many people don't know that this unattractive old man in gray is the guest minister of the Ming Dynasty and the only strong martial artist in the Ming Dynasty: Zhuang Xian.
According to the agreement between Zhuang Xian and Jiang Yao, he would only take care of her for ten years. After ten years, he would leave.
In the past ten years, Zhuang Xian secretly killed many saboteurs sent by the Wu clan. Without Zhuang Xian's protection, countless reform officials would have been assassinated by the Wu clan forces.
Originally, ten years had passed, and Zhuang Xian was going to say goodbye to Jiang Yao and travel around the world.
But at this time, Zhuang Xian was surprised to find that Jiang Yao had already become a Martial Immortal. And he also saw that Jiang Yao had also broken through to the Medicine Saint!
It can be seen that Jiang Yao will have an adventure this time. But this kind of qualification and opportunity are really a bit scary.
Zhuang Xian looked at Jiang Yao for a while and finally made a decision again.
He wanted to stay in the Ming Dynasty and continue to protect the Ming Dynasty and oversee the reform.
As the only martial saint in the Ming Dynasty, he cannot leave.
"You are exempt from courtesy! I have traveled alone and experienced the sufferings of the world, so I know even more how hard it is for you to serve your country." Jiang Yao chuckled. He was obviously still a young man, but he was very experienced and experienced.
It has been nearly two years since Jiang Yao left the Ming Dynasty. The changes in various places in the Ming Dynasty are even greater. You don’t need to look at other places, but you can see the clues in the capital.
For the vast majority of low-level monks, the cultivation and living environment has been greatly improved, and the average cultivation level has been greatly improved.
A few years ago, the number of warriors with the highest level of cultivation in the capital city was still the highest. But now, the number of warriors is not the warriors, but the martial masters.
In the counties and counties outside the capital, there are definitely still many warriors, but I believe that in a few years, the number of martial monks in the entire Ming Kingdom will exceed that of warriors.
Jiang Yao returned to the palace surrounded by officials from the Manchu Dynasty and immediately asked about military affairs.
Shang Xuan, who had previously acted as an agent for state affairs, said: "My lord, the former Yue clan in the southern region suddenly brought a large number of war horses and weapons via a long-distance ship. They said they were gifts from Young Master Yue Anshi to my lord."
Jiang Yao asked: "That is indeed a gift from Yue Anshi to me. Is there any distribution of war horses and weapons?"
Shang Xuan reported back: "Our Ming army lacks armored horses. So these 10,000 first-class horses and 30,000 second-level armored collars have all been assigned to the new army."
"One hundred thousand stone alfalfa and five thousand sets of marching caves are war materials, so I did not distribute them."
"Very good." Jiang Yao nodded, "How is the training of Wu Zunbing?"
Shang Xuan said: "Our Ming Dynasty's army now has more than 80,000 Wu Zun troops, all of whom are skilled in military formations. More than 30,000 of them are the former Xuanfeng Army, and they are the best among the best in our army."
"In addition to the more than 80,000 Wu Zun soldiers who are ready to fight at any time, there are also 30,000 new Wu Zun soldiers. They have been trained for less than two years. It will take at least three years of training before the military formations can be put to great use."
"The five thousand Wuzong forbidden troops and two hundred Wuzhen guards guarding the capital have also completed their military formation training."
"In addition, there are 170,000 warriors in the army, and most of them don't have war horses."
"Last year's massive military training cost 1.2 billion in military expenditures, but the national treasury still suffered a loss of 300 million."
Jiang Yao thought for a while: "The Qiunan Allied Forces are pressing down on the border. They are said to be a million-strong army, but among them, the Wu Zun soldiers number at most one hundred thousand, which is as strong as the sky."
"The Wu Zun soldiers are the main force. And the strength of our army, the Wu Zun soldiers, is not inferior to that of the Qiunan coalition. In this battle, our army is not under great pressure. If we fight well, we will be able to break it in one fell swoop."
Many ministers nodded. In today's wars, military soldiers are becoming increasingly useless, and military soldiers are the main force.
It is estimated that in a few years, no one with a warrior level will be qualified to join the army.
Xi Shan, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, came out and said: "My lord, the Qiunan Allied Army's seventeen armies, indeed the number of Wu Zun soldiers dispatched this time is only about 100,000. But..."
Xi Shan raised his head and glanced at Jiang Yao carefully: "But I have received information that the three powerful clans of Zhao, Wei and Yuan secretly dispatched 30,000 Wu Zun soldiers to hide among the coalition forces, intending to use them as a trump card."
Jiang Yao frowned: "So, the coalition army is at least 130,000 warriors?"
"That's not all." Xi Shan said, "After all, the coalition army has a large number of people. In addition to an astonishing number of Wu soldiers, there are 130,000 Wu Zun soldiers, and even 10,000 Wu Zong soldiers!"
"The coalition forces haven't moved in the past few years. They are just integrating and training the 10,000 Wuzong soldiers who were drawn from various factions."