(Good morning, continue to update. Those who sleep late can lie down for a while.)
In the early morning, on the broken city wall of Guangling City, Sima Zhen stood in the morning breeze, silently looking at the broken land in front of him.
Is this...a victory?
But why is there an indescribable uneasiness in his heart? Years of war intuition gave him a faint unreal feeling. Was it caused by the explosion?
One night passed, and the rolling mushroom cloud had long since dispersed. But the sky was still covered with a layer of leaden gray clouds, which were the remnants of last night's explosion.
The morning breeze blew, and there was an indescribable unpleasant smell in the air - the smell of earth, the smell of gunpowder smoke, and the smell of blood. This mixed smell has become very weak, but it is still uncomfortable.
This is the smell of death!
A huge, centipede-like scar spread ten kilometers in front of Guangling City.
Looking at it, the entire front of Guangling City has been blown to pieces. The river not far away flows into the explosion zone along the ditch left by the moat. Many places have become a swamp; but there are still turbid river water in many places.
Hard inflow.
The explosion last night was so intense that the ground was overturned directly, and the surrounding ground was several feet higher - that was the soil that was overturned in the explosion. From time to time, you can still see traces of something familiar in the soil, something that seems familiar.
shape.
The soldiers of the Kingdom of Jinyang were rummaging through the soil and dragging out the bodies that were still intact. Of course, from time to time they could find one or two people who were still alive - the lives of cultivators were indeed tough.
Some of the survivors who were rescued were shouting and screaming as soon as they woke up.
In fact, a temporary wounded soldier camp behind the city wall was filled with screams of this kind. In order not to affect morale, Sima Zhen had to set up a barrier to stop the screams here.
This crazy big explosion shocked Sima Zhen greatly. Such power is actually no less than that of the Transformation God stage himself! No, even if the Transformation stage personally takes action and wants to kill 170,000 to 80,000 elite soldiers,
It's not a simple thing either. But here, it was gone with a bang.
"Has this world... changed? I heard that the country of Danyang in the south has also mastered this brand-new explosive. Why haven't we found the formula yet?" Sima Zhen said to himself worriedly.
After watching for a while, Sima Zhen slowly walked toward the palace, which was already occupied by a large army. As he walked, he considered possible war situations in the future.
As of now, the one-million-strong army of Qixia Country has suffered losses of more than 300,000 in this western expedition. At one point or another, Jinyang Kingdom actually lost seven hundred thousand troops in this country that they were not optimistic about at the beginning.
An army of more than 100,000 people, almost one-third of the military strength of the Kingdom of Jinyang.
Fortunately, for the time being, it seems that the country of Qixia is almost subjugated, right? That should be the case, right?
When Sima Zhen returned to the palace, he saw Zhao Kai sitting on the dragon chair with a pale face and not saying anything. Sima Zhen came forward to pay homage, and Zhao Kai waved his hand casually: "Later, the second prince Liu Hong of the Kingdom of Qixia will be
Send it here, will you do the next thing?"
"Yes!" Sima Zhen shouted.
Zhao Kai nodded tiredly, "Then just go ahead and do it without any hesitation. The current Qixia Kingdom... is probably not considered a subjugated country, they still have half of the country.
Be careful."
"Yes." Sima Zhen responded again.
Zhao Kai sighed again and left. In last night's battle, Zhao Ying's left arm was cut off, which greatly stimulated him. He returned overnight to find Xie Yingxin, the Supreme Elder of the Jade Girl Sword Sect, who is also the Kingdom of Jinyang.
The third person in the transformation stage helps.
The result was not bad, because the arm could be reattached in time. However, it took a hundred days to break the muscles and bones. Although the transformation stage is powerful, the powerful body also needs more recovery time. In short, in the next three months, Zhao Ying will
Not suitable for fighting.
At noon, Liu Hong was sent to the palace. This so-called "King of Guangling" was basically a puppet. This time, he was almost escorted here.
Liu Hong had given up on himself a long time ago. He hugged an enchanting woman and teased her, and the woman forced a smile. Liu Hong hugged the woman and sat on the dragon throne, smiling strangely: "Am I going to be the emperor?"
Sima Zhen frowned slightly, but still took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, yes, you are going to be the Great Emperor."
"Haha... Beauty, did you hear that, I am going to be the emperor. How about I make you the queen in the future?"
The woman nodded reluctantly.
Sima Zhen suddenly snorted coldly, "Liu Hong!"
"Ah..." Liu Hong was suddenly startled, and dropped the woman in his hand to the ground with a shiver. This woman did not have any cultivation, she was just an ordinary person.
Sima Zhen stood in front of Liu Hong and looked down coldly: "Your Highness, do your job well. Otherwise... there is still someone with Liu's bloodline, and we don't mind replacing him!
I will arrange the enthronement ceremony for you in the afternoon, so you can take care of yourself!"
Liu Hong trembled and responded. During the period when he was a prisoner in the Kingdom of Jinyang, Liu Hong was 'trained'. Maybe he had some abilities, but under the methods of the Kingdom of Jinyang, he finally became
He was trained to be like this.
I won’t tell you what kind of experience I had, but the result is—very obedient.
The enthronement ceremony in the afternoon was very grand - it was shorter than Liu Xinyu expected. Under the deterrence of more than 400,000 troops from the Kingdom of Jinyang, the nobles and families of the Kingdom of Qixia sent representatives to express their support for Liu Hong.
The new emperor of Qixia Kingdom.
Immediately after ascending the throne, Liu Hong issued an edict to the whole country.
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In the Ninghe County Lord's Mansion, Liu Xinyu sat at the top, followed by Wu Fanghai, Liu Jingming, Zhou Shuhai, Zhang Hao, and Zhou Jue. A serious meeting was in progress.
At this time, Zhang Hao attended the meeting as the 'President of Dayang Group'. Zhou Jue represented the Weapon Refining Guild. Zhou Shuhai naturally represented Xinglin Hall.
Liu Xinyu's sharp eyes slowly swept across the scene, and suddenly sighed: "The dynasty was once full of civil and military officials, but now there are only more than 20 people like me left. Ha..."
Zhang Hao smiled softly: "On the contrary, I want to congratulate Your Highness. The big waves wash away the sand, and all that is left is pure gold. In the past, there were so many people obstructing us from doing things, but we were still able to achieve brilliant achievements, and we defeated the 700,000-strong army of the Kingdom of Jinyang.
.
From now on, we will have no constraints, and we will definitely make the Kingdom of Jinyang regret our mistakes!"
Liu Xinyu's eyes suddenly brightened. "Yes, we were able to do so well despite so many obstacles back then. Now there are no constraints, and success is right in front of us!"
After a pause, Liu Xinyu suddenly said to Zhang Hao: "Zhang Hao, I've been thinking about it for a long time. I want you to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. This position... is equivalent to the position of deputy prime minister. You are responsible for the development and planning of industry and commerce across the country, including
Relevant laws and regulations, etc.
Are you willing to take over this important task?"
I was actually a little hesitant... Zhang Hao had the urge to roll his eyes, but you asked, leaving me with no choice. "Your Highness, I am willing to accept this important task, and I believe in myself and my abilities.
It's just that I... am a little too young, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to convince the public."
"Who dares to disobey!" Liu Xinyu's eyes flashed with a hint of domineering, "The achievements of Dayang Group are obvious to all. It's now, and whoever dares to make trouble, I will kill his whole family!"
Zhang Hao immediately agreed: "I will do my best."
Liu Xinyu slowly shifted her gaze and turned to Zhao Duo, the imperial censor. This Zhao Duo was appointed by the late emperor after he deposed Han Yue, and was the only high-ranking official who followed. Liu Xinyu directly appointed Zhao Duo as prime minister to coordinate all aspects of affairs.
Zhao Duo, the prime minister, is more like a nanny - he has to ensure the development of Zhang Hao and industry and commerce, and coordinate the balance of all aspects. I'm afraid his specific powers are not as good as Zhang Hao's.
The meeting was quick, but after an hour, Liu Xinyu officially announced that the Administration of Industry and Commerce would be abolished and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce would be added, with Zhang Hao in charge.
In addition, the Ministry of Criminal Justice was renamed the Ministry of Justice, and Xu Jie was appointed as the Minister of Justice, responsible for formulating new laws.
Yan Qing and Zheng You temporarily serve as ministers of Zhongshu, assisting Liu Xinyu in his office work.
Zhao Duo became prime minister.
Liu Jingming was appointed Minister of War and Zhou Jue was appointed Minister of Household Affairs.
Wu Fanghai served as generalissimo.
The rest had their own arrangements; some who were fighting were temporarily vacant. An hour later, Liu Xinyu completed the transformation of Qixia Country.
The word 'Shang Shu' disappeared and the word 'minister' appeared. The official system was temporarily streamlined and all efforts were made to promote industrial and commercial development. The judicial department must also finalize new laws as soon as possible.
At the same time, and most importantly, in Qixia, the actual power of the nobility has been abolished, and only the title of nobility has been retained.
Starting from today, there will no longer be families, sects, nobles, etc. in Qixia. Everything will be replaced by factories, enterprise groups, etc.
Under the pressure of war, the crisis of national subjugation, and the developed industry and commerce in Ninghe County, these reform measures not only faced no resistance, but also gained support.
A brand new country of Qixia is quietly raising its head.
(First update early in the morning, please vote and like. I have been busy since 5:30 in the morning.)