Chapter 484 Oh, the whole family is here, but I am missing
The nobles of the Wu family who hated the Ming Dynasty and Jiang Yao were all angry when they heard that Jiang Yao claimed to be the "King of Ming Dynasty".
"It's just a false reputation, a humble family, but it turns out to be a strong one. It's impressive and it's a big problem for the Wu family!"
"Jiang Yao'er betrayed the Wu family and became the lord of the Western Region! Oh my God!"
"Jiang Zhongda pretended to be the King of Heaven, fabricated ancient books, and stole the Western Regions. His crimes cannot be punished!"
However, at this juncture, the main force of the Zhou Kingdom is attacking the Eastern Region. However, the Eastern Region's martial lords are strong, its territory is second only to the Central Region, and there are natural dangers to defend, making it very difficult to fight.
The battle was in full swing, and the Zhou army was at a critical moment and had no time to look west.
The Shenzhou Camp, which also had the power to conquer the Ming Dynasty, was on the front line of Taiyin Mountain to deal with the sudden increase in troops from Charming Tapir Khan.
The Shenzhou Camp and the Ten Thousand Immortals Army were under great pressure, and they were unable to mobilize large armies to intervene in the Ming Dynasty.
Even the Biluo tribe has no intention of sending troops.
The perception of the poor people in the world is naturally very different from that of the powerful people of the Wu family:
"Gong Jiang's meritorious service in fighting the tapirs is unmatched by anyone. Why was Yu Kuan able to proclaim himself emperor, but Gong Jiang did not?"
"If Mr. Jiang doesn't proclaim himself emperor, what qualifications do those who do proclaim themselves emperor have?"
"No rush! Now the Ming Dynasty has taken over the fourteen states in the Western Region. It has become a powerful force. It will not be easy for the Wu family to destroy the Ming Dynasty!"
At the same time, Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei in various places also took the opportunity to expand their organizations.
The Central Territory, the Southern Territory, the Eastern Territory, the Northern Territory, and even the distant Witch Territory all had underground organizations of the Ming Dynasty.
This underground organization is called the Sun Moon Dragon Sect, which is secretly controlled by Jinyiwei and is allied with the Tianping Divine Sect in various places.
After more than ten years of development, Jinyiwei has developed the Sun Moon Dragon Sect into an underground force as large as the Tianping God Sect.
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"I pay my respects to the Great Tomorrow King of the Holy Path of Guangde!"
In the Daming Palace of the Forbidden City in Jiangjing, Jiang Yaozheng looked at the ministers congratulating him with a strange expression.
He is no longer a simple Ming Wang.
But "The Great Tomorrow King of the Holy Path of Guangde"!
The title of Heavenly King was not used by many people in Chinese history. It was only used by Shi Le, Shi Hu, Fu Jian, Ran Min, Hong Xiuquan and others, and almost all ended badly.
But ginger medicine cannot be clearly stated, and this cannot be used as a reason to object.
This is not only the honorific title given to him by the ministers and soldiers of the entire army, but also by the poor families in the entire Western Region, which represents the people's support.
Originally, most people did not know the title. However, since the "Da Ming Library" was opened and the collection of classics and history from ancient times were made public, many monks in the Western Regions knew what a title was and what a posthumous title was.
The history that has been sealed in dust for tens of thousands of years, and the civilization that has been cut off for tens of thousands of years, first began to be revived in the Western Regions.
This caused the civilization process of the Ming Dynasty to suddenly jump significantly, and it began to take a big step ahead of other countries.
The Ming Kingdom was originally the only country among the four ethnic groups and eight kingdoms that had a legal system. It had the most complete system and the most advanced system. Now it is also ahead of the seven countries in terms of culture and education.
The central power of the Ming Dynasty was concentrated in the hands of the royal court headed by King Ming. However, the local states, counties and counties were completely controlled by the central government.
Except for the deep mountains and swamps occupied by the "guerrillas" of martial lords, every city was directly controlled by the Ming Dynasty court. The three-level feudal lords, city lord, and lord lord, all disappeared.
In terms of culture and education, areas with relatively mature reform policies have all developed "new things" such as academies, Taoist temples, temples, and opera gardens.
Many things in ancient books have been restored spontaneously.
Especially in the Qiunan area where the reform has been implemented for more than 20 years, social civilization has been highly developed and orderly, and the imperial examination system is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become a common practice.
We can no longer see the barbaric scene of the past where people would kill people and seize treasures at every turn, the nobles of the Wu family would kill casual cultivators at will, violence was rampant, and everyone was in danger.
Countless people go to Qiunan every day to observe, travel and study.
Economically, the Ming Dynasty was getting richer and richer, the court's income was increasing, and the lives of the poor families were getting better and better.
The Ministry of Revenue concluded that within ten years, the fiscal revenue of the Ming Kingdom would reach the level of the Zhou Kingdom, Liang Kingdom and other large countries.
The reform brought more and more fiscal revenue, giving the Ming army, which implemented the policy of elite troops, more room for improvement.
Even mortals have protection and are no longer slaves to cattle and horses.
As long as mortals can study and are admitted to the academy, they also have the opportunity to practice. Moreover, the spiritual rice planted by mortals will be rewarded. As long as mortals have the qualifications, they can also practice.
There are no mortals in the fairy world. The so-called mortals are the products of poisoning in the fairy world.
The huge changes in the Ming Dynasty in these years are obvious to all. The huge power brewed by Jiang Yao's reform made the Ming Dynasty unstoppable on the road to enriching the country and strengthening the army.
"As long as ten years!" Jiang Yao gritted his teeth secretly, "As long as it maintains stable development for ten years, the Ming Dynasty can become a first-class power and lay the foundation for the unification of the Divine Continent!"
"I only want ten years!"
Jiang Yao looked to the west, where was the Biluo tribe. Their strength was no less than a powerful enemy from the Western Regions.
Look to the east. There is the Great Zhou Dynasty, a big country with fifty-six states. It will take at least three years to unify the eastern regions and become the great enemy of the Ming Dynasty.
Look to the north. That is the Northern Territory, which is the main force of the Shenzhou camp. Sooner or later, they will join forces with the Zhou army and use troops against the Ming Dynasty.
There are also charmed tapirs. In order to take revenge, they may invade the Western Region again at any time.
There are many enemies around Ming Dynasty, which can still be seen. There are also some that are farther away or invisible...
Jiang Yao recovered his thoughts and ordered: "Feng Ke, the Ministry of War is going to draft a ministry order and will no longer recruit new soldiers who have reached the level of Martial Master Perfection."
"Within ten years, all soldiers and horses of our Ming Dynasty, except fleets and aircraft fleets, must reach the level of Wuzong. Those who cannot break through to Wuzong by the end of the period will be withdrawn from active service."
All the ministers were startled when they heard this.
Your Majesty, you want to realize the transformation of your soldiers into martial arts.
Although the average cultivation level of monks from poor families has been getting higher and higher after the implementation of the Reform, it is still difficult to transform soldiers into martial arts.
The Ming army had 670,000 elite soldiers, but Wu Zong's soldiers only had more than 80,000. It would not be easy to completely realize Wu Zong's transformation within ten years!
It is not that a monk of the Wuzong can be a soldier of the Wuzong. Not one of ten monks may have the qualifications to be a soldier. Only when one reaches the level of Martial God, can one be a soldier without being restricted by military soul qualifications.
Those below the level of Martial God cannot serve as soldiers if they do not have military soul qualifications.
A strong warrior saint can easily kill millions of warriors without an army, but he will be killed by an army of hundreds of thousands of warriors. Why? Because the latter has a battlefield and is not a mob.
As a unique magical power of the army, the battlefield is composed of the fighting spirit of the soldiers, the strength of the generals, and the level of military skills.
The military soul is very mysterious. There are not many monks who possess the military soul, and most of them are male cultivators, and even fewer female cultivators possess it.
This makes it very difficult to raise the average cultivation level of the entire army by one level!
"Your Majesty." Feng Ke had no choice but to bite the bullet and said while settling accounts in his mind:
"My average cultivation level as a Ming monk has surpassed that of the Seven Kingdoms. However, there are currently only 10 million Wuzong monks in the entire Western Region. Among them, there are at most 700,000 or 800,000 who have military souls and can serve as soldiers."
"Even if within ten years, the military-spirited Wu Zong can break through the million mark, not everyone is willing to join the army. So how can our Ming Dynasty expand its army?"
What he said is the truth. As the saying goes, everyone has his own ambitions. Even if soldiers in the Ming Dynasty are paid very well, not everyone is willing to join the army.
Even if the people support the reform and the Ming Dynasty, and their willingness to join the army is very high, even half of them are overwhelming.
After all, management in the military is strict and personal freedom will be lost.
Feng Ke made the calculation and said directly: "I estimate that our Ming Dynasty may only have hundreds of thousands of troops and horses by then. In addition to garrisoning various places, the available mobile troops and horses may only be about 200,000, which is not enough."
All the ministers nodded when they heard this.
What Feng Ke said is right. Nowadays, the Seven Kingdoms all have Wu Zunbing as the main force, and Wuzong soldiers are only a minority. But the king actually wants the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to be mainly Wuzong soldiers. Although this is a big move, but...
But we can’t expand our army!
The vast western region of the Fourteen Prefectures is surrounded by powerful enemies outside, and there are remnant warriors inside who occupy the mountains as kings. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are really not enough, too few.
Feng Ke continued: "So I am asking you to separate the garrison troops and the main troops. In the future, the garrison troops will still use Wu Zun soldiers, and the main troops will all be Wuzong."
Jiang Yao smiled and said: "Although what Qing Feng said is reasonable, he only knows one but not the other."
He understood the concerns of the ministers, but they really didn't know.
The proportion of people with military souls will change.
As the Ming army wins more and more victories and the people identify more and more deeply with the Ming country, the proportion of military soul qualifications among the people will change at a certain critical point.
Jiang Yao believes that this critical point will come soon. The power of the reform has not really exploded yet.
By then, there will be not only hundreds of thousands of Wuzong soldiers, but more than one million!
"Soon you will know that as long as we implement the reform properly, within ten years, our Ming Dynasty will have at least one million Wuzong troops, enough to intimidate the seven countries!"
After Jiang Yao finished talking about this, he began to make arrangements to suppress the bandits.
"Shang Xuan was ordered by Shangshu to serve as the general of security and bandit suppression, responsible for slaying the remnants of the warlords in the mountains and swamps."
Shang Xuan was a "bandit" back then and was suppressed by the military clan. Now that she is an official, the military clan has become a bandit who was suppressed.
Shang Xuan came out and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, when it comes to suppressing bandits, there is really no one more suitable than me."
This female bandit leader back then was already a quasi-sage, a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and a Marquis of Xuanfeng.
She is also one of Jiang Yao's most trusted ministers, and is also Jiang Yao's numerous old friend.
Chu Heng came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Jin Yiwei informed the Ministry of Rites that the envoys from the six countries of Chu, Qi, Sui, Liang, Buddha Mother, and Qing have already set off and are preparing to send envoys to our country, the Ming Dynasty."
Jiang Yao had long received a secret report from Jin Yiwei, but most of the courtiers did not know about it yet, and they immediately shivered after hearing the news.
"Hey, why did Liang and Qing also send envoys here?"
"The envoys from the six countries came to our Ming Dynasty for different purposes, but they came together. Haha..."
"It's really ironic. The six kingdoms of demons, demons, and witches all sent envoys to come to our Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away. But the closest kinsman, the Great Zhou Dynasty, turned a deaf ear. I'm afraid he is jealous."
"Hmph, why did the six countries send envoys? Is it because I, the Ming Dynasty, unified the Western Regions, and they are anxious and afraid?"
"I'm not afraid of it. Among the four tribes and eight kingdoms, our Ming Dynasty still has the smallest territory and the smallest military strength. It's just that our Ming Dynasty has become one of the great powers, and they have to face it."
"Ha, if the Zhou Kingdom knew that the Six Kingdoms envoys to the Ming Dynasty, I don't know what it would be like."
"What does it feel like? Of course, I want to go to war to conquer the Ming Dynasty. Huh, my Ming Dynasty is not a corner of Qiunan back then, and not everyone can rub it..."
The ministers discussed one after another, and they all disapproved of the envoys from the Six Kingdoms, and were even more hostile to the Zhou Dynasty, who was of the same clan.
In their minds, the Six and Seven Kingdoms were destined to be the enemies of the Ming Dynasty, and they would always fight on the battlefield.
"The envoys from the six countries came here, some with the same purpose and some with different purposes." Jiang Yao sneered, "But there is one purpose that they all share."
"Xi Shan, please tell us what the common purpose of the six countries' envoys is."
The commander of the Jin Yiwei sent Xi Shan out of his duties and said to the ministers: "Although the six countries fight for life and death, they have one thing in common, that is, the Wu family is in power."
"The military nobles of the Six Kingdoms are more powerful, which means that the Qing Dynasty has greater suppression of the military forces. Jiang Zhengyi is the most powerful among the monarchs of the Seven Kingdoms, but he still has to discuss many important matters with the nobles of the Eight Banners."
"As for the other six countries, the power of the Wu family nobles is not much different from before."
"This time they sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty. They all had one purpose. They asked the Ming Dynasty to close the Ming Dynasty Library, declare the ancient books and history books to be fake, and ask the king to personally admit that they were forgeries."
"They also have a plan to lobby the officials of the Ming Dynasty and let the king make them lords and city lords. In the name of meritorious service, they will enfeoff officials of the Ming Dynasty and establish new martial arts families in the Ming Dynasty."
What? Admit that the ancient books are forgeries, divide the ministers into confederates, and establish a new military force?
This... is really cruel.
And vicious.
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all Jiang Yao Yuancong, veterans of political reform, and were personally selected by Jiang Yao. They were all excellent in terms of both their cultivation qualifications and their political consciousness.
It was immediately clear how sinister the Six Nations' plan was.
This is a test of people's hearts.
If the original intentions of the officials of the Ming Dynasty have changed and they are no longer representatives of poor families, then they will be eager to enfeoff and become new martial aristocrats.
Because the temptation of vassals is indeed stronger than that of court officials.
If this happens, the reform will be in danger!
In Jiang Yao's eyes, this is a very sinister peaceful evolution!
Fortunately, although the ministers of the Ming Dynasty came from poor families, they were all very clear-headed and firm-willed. Their loyalty and affection for the cause of political reform were not something that the nobles of the Wu family could understand.
"Have you all heard this?" Jiang Yao laughed and touched the small snake in his sleeve, "The envoys from the six countries all came with this idea. On this point, they are unanimous."
"If someone tells you that our Ming Dynasty should divide the heroes and establish new martial arts families, then what will the ministers choose? I know the choices of the ministers. You will not betray the reform or forget your roots!"
"That's right!" Pei Kang said loudly, "The reason why our Ming Dynasty is called Ming Dynasty is because it represents the poor family and the largest number of poor people!"
"If you divide the ministers and establish a new military family, the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed!"
The ministers suddenly became excited and shouted:
"Never betray the reform and Ming Dynasty! Never forget our roots!"
"What do you mean by enfeoffment? I am from a humble background and can serve the Ming Dynasty for the reform. My wish is fulfilled!"
"Bullshit vassals! I just hate them and look down on them! Even if the king divides them, I won't do it!"
"Okay." Jiang Yao stretched out his hand to calm down the excitement of the ministers, "Our monarchs and ministers have not changed their original intentions, just like the sun and the moon. When the envoys from the six countries arrive, they will naturally retreat in the face of difficulties and bring shame on themselves."
When the ministers heard this, they became quiet.
After Jiang Yao finished arranging a lot of things, he announced his resignation from the court and returned to the inner palace.
He immediately went to see the Queen Mother Mu Cangyue.
Mu Cangyue lives in Cining Palace and is receiving a guest with Princess Jiang Xiucheng.
This guest is very special, he turns out to be Jiang Nan.
At this time, Jiang Nan was already a quasi-sage. She was dressed in a black robe, even her lips were black, and her breath was cold, but she could not hide her natural beauty.
She sat quietly in front of Mu Cangyue and listened to Mu Cangyue's words.
Mu Cangyue, as its name suggests, is really like the moon on Cangshan Mountain, shining brightly, brightly and gracefully, making people feel amiable.
She was wearing a white robe with cloud patterns, and she just sat there quietly, like a beautiful picture.
She is worthy of being the Ming Rui Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty. Her demeanor is peaceful and self-respecting, and her beauty is gentle and powerful. Even her words are like the spring breeze turning into rain, and they enter the heart earnestly.
"...How could your mother, a genius in soul cultivation who was the flower of the Witch Realm back then, not know the heart of Concubine Silkworm Yao? Unfortunately, it was only for you that she had to commit suicide with Concubine Silkworm Yao, and she was eventually killed by Concubine Silkworm Yao...
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"...Although I was also deceived, I still found out some things about that year. The reason why your father sent you to the underground sea and handed you over to a branch of the Youhu tribe was actually to protect you..."
"Before, you listened to Xiucheng's persuasion and sent troops to help the Ming army, which shows that you still care about Longcheng and Xiucheng. I'm not asking you to return to the Ming Dynasty. I just want to thank you. If you have any difficulties, just tell me and I will count you in.
mother."
Jiang Nan poured tea for Mu Cangyue, "Madam, I don't have any difficulties. I rescued Ming Dynasty before because my surname was Jiang."
"I came here today just to return to the Ming Dynasty and return to the clan. Longcheng is the king of Ming Dynasty and the clan leader. If not him, who should I look for?"
Jiang Xiucheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Why did sister change her mind and return to the Ming Dynasty?"
Jiang Nan smiled slightly, "Xiucheng, I didn't want to return to the Ming Dynasty because Longcheng unified the Western Regions. I'm in Fanshan. Although it's close to the Western Regions, it's not on the ground of the Western Regions. His Ming Dynasty can't control me."
"The reason why I returned to the Ming Dynasty is because of my aunt."
She looked at Mu Cangyue, "When I see Auntie, I think of my childhood and my unimpressed mother. Auntie makes me feel at ease."
Mu Cangyue sighed, "Your mother is a pitiful person, she is too weak. In this regard, Nan'er, you are better than her."
Jiang Nan gritted his teeth, "I must seek justice from Concubine Silkworm Yao, and seek an explanation from Jiang Biejie as to why my mother was taken advantage of by them and will never die in peace."
Jiang Yao came in and said with a smile: "What brought the eldest sister here? We haven't seen each other for almost twenty years, right?"
"Seventeen years." Jiang Nan said, "You were a Martial God at that time, and now you are a Martial Saint. With your cultivation speed..."
Jiang Yao sat down and looked at her half-sister with a smile, "I have something for you."
He said and directly handed out a ring, "This is specially prepared for you."
Jiang Nan opened it and was stunned.
Chaos vitality, all wisdom fruits, Taoist wonderful fruits, etc. are all good things that can be encountered but cannot be found. Especially chaotic vitality is rare and hard to find.
In addition to these treasures, there are also more than a dozen top-notch life-saving magic weapons, as well as a billion spiritual jade in cash.
These are not over yet, there are still a lot of special elixirs that the Youyu tribe likes.
The value is immeasurable.
Even between siblings, this move is too generous.
"Brother, this, is this for me?" Jiang Nan felt a little unbelievable.
"Of course it's for you." Jiang Yao said with a smile, "Firstly, it's because of our brother-sister relationship, and secondly, it's to reward you for your previous rescue efforts."
Jiang Nan looked a little embarrassed, "I later saw that Qin Zizhou was bound to lose, so I led my army to retreat."
Jiang Yao said in a sincere tone: "I don't blame you, you did your best. You led the Youyou soldiers to fight side by side with Qin Yu for several months. Although you retreated at the last moment, you are still a debt of gratitude to the Ming Dynasty."
"In other words, if you don't remember that Xiucheng and I are your siblings, why would you send troops to take risks?"
Jiang Nan smiled and said: "Since you think so, then I will accept your things."
"Since the eldest sister has returned to the Ming Dynasty, she is a member of the Ming Dynasty clan. How can she not have a title?" Jiang Yao thought for a while and said:
"I will give my eldest sister a title. It was once my title and it is of great significance. How about Princess Mingshan?"
When Jiang Nan heard this, he suddenly showed a weird smile, "Speaking of titles, it's interesting. Jiang Zhengyi, who considers himself the eldest brother, also gave me a title."
"Oh?" Jiang Yao suddenly became interested, "He also banned you? What kind of ban did he give you?"
Jiang Nan said: "He named me Princess Qinghe and asked me to lead an army to attack the Ming Dynasty. Huh, why would I care about it?"
Jiang Yao frowned, "If eldest sister rejects him, aren't you afraid that he will be disadvantageous to you?"
Jiang Nan sneered: "Originally, I planned to help each other. But he asked me to attack the Ming Dynasty, which made me unhappy. I can feel that he just wants to use me and does not regard me as his sister."
"He is very good at pretending, but he underestimated me."
Jiang Yao smiled, "Sister, do you think I'm different from him?"
Jiang Nan nodded: "It's different. You guys give me more and more different feelings. That elder brother is very good at talking, but in front of him, I can't relax my heart no matter what. I have to be on guard at all times."
"I feel a lot more relaxed in front of you, but I don't know why."
The eldest sister smiled and said, "I accept the title of Princess Mingshan from you. Jiang Cai can be granted the title of Princess, and I am my dear one, so why not?"
"Then it's settled." Jiang Yao was a little surprised by Jiang Nan's cheerfulness, "The edict of the title will be issued soon."
Mu Cangyue smiled and said, "Today we can be considered a family."
At this moment, a voice suddenly said: "The whole family is here, but I am missing. Haha, Cang Yue, you have recovered your physical body. Very good, very good."
This voice appeared so suddenly that everyone from Mu Cangyue to Jiang Xiucheng suddenly changed their colors after hearing this!