Time is like water.
Two years have passed since the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
In the past two years, the Ming Dynasty has completely controlled the territory of the Qing Dynasty, nearly doubled its territory, and its population has increased by tens of millions.
In terms of national strength alone, it is not weaker than the other three great dynasties in China, it is even worse!
The rivers and lakes of the two countries merged into one, and the rivers and lakes became extremely lively.
The original Ming Dynasty world has not changed much. On the north and south sides, the three sects of Supreme Alliance, Shen Dao Sect and Wudang are still the most respected.
The previous Qing Dynasty was a bit more chaotic.
Many forces such as the Sword Sect, Daqi Sect, Shenshui Palace, Big Escort Bureau, White Lotus Sect, Shenlong Sect, Iron Sword Sect, etc. compete for supremacy.
Even the Qinglong Society, which had been crippled before, had a faint tendency to rise again.
On the contrary, the power of the Beggar Gang has further expanded. It was only in the Qing Dynasty before, but now it has developed towards the Ming Dynasty, and there is a vague tendency to become the largest gang in the Ming Dynasty.
Secretly, there are two underground forces, Tianzong and Tianzun, which shock everyone.
However, no matter how chaotic and secretly the world is, the imperial court still occupies the supreme position.
No force dared to challenge the majesty of the imperial court.
Based on this, the lives of ordinary people in Ming Dynasty are getting better day by day visibly.
Everything is developing in the best direction...
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Beijing, Xichang.
Today, Xichang occupies a pivotal position not only in the court, but also in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Because everyone in the Ming Dynasty knows that the Ming Dynasty has been able to increase its national power so rapidly and undergo such huge changes in just a few years, all because of Xichang!
In today’s Ming Dynasty, the name of Xichangchang, which transformed the fields with public rain, is known to everyone.
Even in other dynasties, it has a huge statement, and even ordinary people in other dynasties have heard about it.
With such a peerless person in charge of Xichang, Xichang's status will naturally rise.
At this moment, Xichang not only controls the power of life and death, second only to the imperial power, but also controls most of the forces in the world.
Xichang controls many top forces such as the Supreme Alliance, Sword Sect, Beggar Clan, Tianzun, Tianzong, Sun and Moon Sect, etc. behind the scenes.
Once there is an order from Yuhuatian, these forces dare not disobey.
Others, such as Wudang, White Lotus Sect, Daqimen, Iron Sword Sect, Big Escort Bureau, and the recently re-emerged Qinglong Society, also have a close relationship with Yuhuatian.
It can be said that the Xichang at this moment is the most top-notch institution in the Ming Dynasty.
Xichangchang transforms fields with public rain, which is the well-deserved uncrowned king of Ming Dynasty!
With such a high status and reputation, Xichang's respective wealth, funds and training resources will naturally not be lacking.
This also attracted many people from all walks of life to join Xichang.
At this moment, in Xichang, there are two powerful celestial beings, Five Elements Patriarch and Xu Hongru, sitting in command.
There are more than twenty warriors at the Grand Master level; there are over a hundred Grand Master warriors; and there are over a thousand Xiantian warriors.
There are countless first- and second-rate warriors acquired the day after tomorrow.
Compared with before, the overall strength of Xichang has increased several times!
Of course, this is not just the strength of Xichang, but also includes the Jinyiwei under Xichang.
The establishment of the West Factory has always been only about 1,400 people.
Each of the six stalls in the West Factory has two hundred officers, all of whom are elites in the innate realm. The remaining two hundred or so people are responsible for the internal government affairs of the West Factory, and most of them are civil servants.
As for Dongchang, it has long existed in name only.
Nowadays, Dongchang rarely performs tasks. He is mainly responsible for cooperating with Xichang, monitoring officials from various parts of the court, monitoring the world, and handling some trivial matters.
On the contrary, Jinyiwei has been greatly expanded.
At this moment, the number of Jinyiwei has expanded to hundreds of thousands, all of whom are elites selected from all over the world and are good at different things.
Some are good at disguise and spying on intelligence; some are good at investigating and handling cases; some are good at martial arts, and those in this category are mainly responsible for performing missions when going out.
There were fourteen thousand-household offices in the north and south town of Fusi, each of which commanded more than 10,000 people.
Jin Yiwei's spies are spread all over the Ming Dynasty.
Coupled with the cooperation of the two underground organizations of Tianzong and Tianzun, no one or anything in the entire Ming Dynasty, whether in the Jianghu or among the people, can escape the control of the imperial court!
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at this time.
The atmosphere in the Xichang Yamen was a bit serious.
The top executives of the East and West Second Factory and Jinyiwei gathered here, looking solemn and chatting with frowns.
Cao Zhengchun, the Duke of the East Factory, Tan Luzi, the deputy governor of the West Factory, and the six stalls of the West Factory: Ma Jinliang, Ding Xiu, Cao Shaoqin, Dong Tianbao, Lin Pingzhi, Erduo, and Lu Wenzhao, Ding Baiying, Shen Lian, and Jin Yichuan Others are among them.
In addition, there are Ye Gucheng, Yan Shisan, A Fei, Zhan Yu, Yuan Chengzhi, Wen Qingqing and other masters who are under Yuhuatian but do not hold any positions in Xichang. They are also included in this list.
Tan Luzi looked at everyone in the mansion with a solemn expression and said:
"Recently, for some unknown reason, more and more warriors from other dynasties have come to our Ming Dynasty, and they are all masters!"
Lu Wenzhao also nodded and said: "According to Jin Yiwei's investigation, there are many warriors of unknown origin who have quietly sneaked into our Ming Dynasty. Their strength is not weak, but for some reason, these people have no intention of staying in our Ming Dynasty. It seems that they are just Take the road east from my Ming Dynasty, because these people seem to be gathering towards the East China Sea!"
"East China Sea?"
Tan Luzi frowned, looked at Ma Jinliang and the others, and asked, "Did Tianzun and Tianzong find out any information? Do you know why these people went to the East China Sea?"
Ma Jinliang and others shook their heads: "There is no news yet."
"That's weird..."
Tan Luzi frowned even more, then looked at Ye Gucheng and Yan Shisan and asked:
"Sect Leader Ye, you have been walking around the world a lot recently. Have you heard any news?"
Ye Gucheng and others did not take up positions in Xichang, so their movements were relatively loose. In the past two years, they did not stay in Xichang all the time. Occasionally they would go to the rivers and lakes, or find people to duel with, and seek opportunities to improve their swordsmanship.
For example, half a year ago, Ximen Chuixue, the sword god in white at Wanmei Villa, challenged Ye Gucheng for the second time. The two dueled at the top of Mount Huashan, which attracted great attention.
Of course, needless to say, the ending naturally ends with Ye Gucheng being slightly better.
Since then, Ximen Chuixue has gone into seclusion again, promising that she will continue to challenge Ye Gucheng the next time she comes out of seclusion.
In addition, Yan Shisan, A Fei and others have also challenged some masters on the kendo rankings in the past two years, which also caused quite a stir.
Facing Tan Luzi's inquiry, Ye Gucheng shook his head and said, "I haven't been out in the past two months and have never heard about this."
Yan Shisan's eyes flashed and he suddenly said: "I have heard a little bit about it."
Everyone turned their attention to him.
Tan Luzi asked hurriedly: "Do you know what the reason is?"
Yan Shisan shook his head and said: "I just heard that something big is going to happen over there in the East China Sea recently, and this event has not only attracted these Jianghu people, but it is said that there are also powerful people at the level of gods and humans involved. There are already gods and humans involved. The strong man rushed to the East China Sea in advance, but the specific reason is unknown for the time being."
"Even the powerful celestial beings are involved?!"
Everyone was immediately shocked.
"If the rumors are true, then this matter is beyond our ability to handle, and we must report it to the governor!" Cao Zhengchun said in a gentle tone.
"That's right! No matter who it is, as long as the master comes out of seclusion, he will be able to solve it easily!" Wen Qingqing said excitedly.
"Junior sister! Sirs, let's not talk too much while we are talking." Yuan Chengzhi scolded gently, signaling Wen Qingqing not to interrupt.
Two years have passed, Yuan Chengzhi and Wen Qingqing have each grown up by two years, and are now almost adults.
Yuan Chengzhi has become more mature, handsome and outstanding in appearance; Wen Qingqing is opposite to him. Although he has begun to have the charm, he is more lively.
In the past two years, Yuhuatian has been in seclusion and ignored the two of them.
However, due to their special status as Yuhuatian's direct disciples, they often received guidance from Ye Gucheng and others, and their strength progress was not slow.
At this moment, Yuan Chengzhi has reached the peak of the Grandmaster, and is only one step away from the Great Grandmaster. Wen Qingqing is slightly weaker, but he has also broken through the Grandmaster, and has reached the middle stage of the Grandmaster.
Everyone in the West Factory was shocked and moved by the qualifications of these two people.
But what Tan Luzi admires the most is Yuan Chengzhi's mind and general understanding.
Glancing at Yuan Chengzhi appreciatively, Tan Luzi nodded and said, "Miss Qingqing is right. If the Governor comes out of seclusion, no matter what the matter is, it can naturally be easily solved. However, the Governor's seclusion is at a critical moment and cannot be disturbed. We can To solve the matter, we’d better try not to disturb the governor.”
As he spoke, Tan Luzi pondered for a moment, looked at Lu Wenzhao and others, and said: "Strictly monitor these foreign warriors, and send people to sneak in to see if we can find out what they are doing in our Ming Dynasty."
"I humbly accept my order!" Lu Wenzhao and others saluted quickly.
"Jin Yiwei can only deal with ordinary warriors." Ma Jinliang frowned and said: "What if there is a powerful man of the heavenly level entering our Ming Dynasty?"
Tan Luzi looked at Ye Gucheng and the others and said, "If Jin Yiwei can't deal with those below heaven and humans, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you all."
Ye Gucheng and the others didn't say much, just nodded.
"As for the heavenly beings..." Tan Luzi narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "If there are heavenly beings who really come into our Ming Dynasty to cause trouble, then we can only ask the Five Elements Ancestor and Xu Daozhang to take action."
"If the Five Elements Patriarch and Taoist Xu can't solve it, then we can only ask the Governor to come out of seclusion!"
"Although our Ming Dynasty swallowed up the territory of the Qing Dynasty and expanded its strength a lot, it has become a thorn in the eyes of all the major dynasties. Not only the Yuan Dynasty in the north, but also the Song Dynasty in the west have been extremely wary of our Ming Dynasty in the past two years. "
"Once something happens to me, Daming, they will definitely be happy to see it happen and will never help me."
"At this time, nothing can happen to the Ming Dynasty. No matter what the turmoil is, it must be suppressed with thunderous means. Only in this way can other dynasties be frightened and not dare to take advantage of me, the Ming Dynasty!"
Tan Luzi said decisively.
Everyone nodded slightly and agreed.
Although the Ming Dynasty's national power has grown rapidly in the past two years, it has also made other dynasties extremely fearful.
At this time, Ming Dynasty must show strong enough to frighten other dynasties.
"boom!"
At this time, an extremely vast and majestic momentum suddenly erupted from a secret room in the backyard of the West Factory.
At the same time, the originally peaceful energy of heaven and earth suddenly boiled violently over the entire capital.
An extremely terrifying coercion erupted unbridled from the secret room in the backyard of Xichang, covering the entire Ming Dynasty capital!
In the yamen, everyone was shocked and looked horrified. They turned around and looked in the direction where the movement came from.
"This breath..."
Ma Jinliang was slightly startled at first, and then he was overjoyed: "The Governor! It's the breath of the Governor! The Governor has come out of seclusion?!"
The others came back to their senses and immediately showed joy on their faces.
They are naturally very familiar with the scent of Yuhuatian.
Ye Gucheng, Yan Shisan and others' eyes flickered, staring closely at the direction of the secret room, their hearts trembling.
This momentum made them all feel as if their souls were trembling, and they were unable to raise even a hint of resistance.
Combined with the purpose of Yuhuatian's retreat, they still don't understand what is going on——
Lord Governor, you have broken through the heavenly beings!
Everyone looked at each other with shock and excitement in their eyes.
…
"Have you finally made a breakthrough?!"
In a quiet courtyard in the backyard of Xichang, Xie Xuan, who was meditating on the art of swordsmanship with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
He looked up at the boiling energy of heaven and earth in the sky, and then looked at the boundless momentum coming from the secret room in front of him, and a ray of light flashed in his eyes.
Two years!
He has been meditating in the courtyard next to the secret room in Yuhuatian, and he can feel the changes in the energy of heaven and earth almost every moment.
Therefore, he knows Yuhuatian's situation better than anyone else, and naturally also knows that Yuhuatian is comprehending the natural power of heaven and earth and preparing to break through the realm of heaven and man.
Understanding the natural power of heaven and earth is an extremely long process.
To achieve this step, he spent a full thirty years, traveling around the world and understanding the various aspects of life, which took ten years, and then he sat in seclusion for twenty years before he successfully broke through.
He originally thought that no matter how talented Yu Huatian was, it would take at least four to five years, or even ten years, to take this step.
But he never thought that it only took two years for Yuhuatian to take this step!
This made Xie Xuan shocked and filled with emotion.
This kind of martial arts monster really cannot be judged by common sense...
at the same time.
On the hill behind the palace, on top of a hill.
Heavenly Master Sun En slowly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of Xichang, with a flash of emotion in his eyes as well:
"This kid's talent is really scary! I didn't expect that he could actually complete his physical body and take this step in such a short period of time..."
"But why is this kid's aura so weird?"
There was a trace of doubt in Sun En's eyes, and he stared closely at the majestic power above the West Factory, and murmured to himself: "Breakthrough Heavenly Man, why does this energy still contain a trace of the power of the soul... "
"Is it possible that this kid has already started cultivating Yuanshen before the seventh level of heaven?"
Sun En frowned in confusion.
at the same time.
The enshrinement hall is dedicated to Xu Ruowu and Zheng He, as well as the Five Elements Patriarch and Xu Hongru who are practicing in a courtyard northwest of the capital... including those civil and military officials who do not understand martial arts and the people of the capital.
Everyone was alarmed and cast their gaze over the West Factory, looking at the violently boiling void gradually forming tornadoes, and feeling the terrifying pressure coming from the West Factory. They all looked horrified.
At this moment, the West Factory is attracting everyone’s attention! (End of chapter)
