The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 94 Four Grandmasters Dragon Ball
When this stone tablet was erected.

Silently, the morale of the Jinyiwei, which was in extremely high spirits, seemed to have undergone an indescribable change as a whole.

It seemed as if the backs of the people coming and going were straighter.

A sense of honor and pride appeared in them.

The morning of December 29th.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the power of heaven and earth in an area of ​​more than two hundred feet in radius in the imperial palace rushed towards the center frantically.

A powerful aura appeared, and the transformation seemed complete.

Many eyes, including Zhu Houzhao, looked over there.

"Liu Banban succeeded in breaking through."

Zhu Houzhao said happily.

As if stimulated, the power of heaven and earth within a radius of more than 200 feet in another place far away from the palace also began to flow towards the center.

In the blink of an eye, a momentum of transformation rose into the sky.

"It's Er Cao Ban Ban!"

Zhu Houzhao was happy again.

As if it was completely stimulated, the power of heaven and earth surged in from the third place at a distance.

After a while, the momentum changed.

"Da Cao Banban also succeeded in breaking through, great, hahaha." Zhu Houzhao laughed.

Such a big movement among three forces could not be concealed.

Within a day, the news spread throughout the capital.

In one day, three great masters were added to the Daming Palace.

At this time, news came from the Jinyiwei that Guo Juxia, who had just joined the Jinyiwei, had broken through to the level of grandmaster.

Four grand masters!
Everyone inside and outside the court was shocked.

"Liu Jin, Cao Zhengchun, and Cao Youxiang all made breakthroughs in one day! And that hero Guo Ju."

"This is the result of the powerful imperial power! Three people broke through together in one day."

"It's not just that the imperial power is strong, but also that your majesty has given them the trust and authority."

"A new year is coming, and a new policy is about to sweep across the Ming Dynasty. Is it really God's will that four people break through at this time?"

"With the addition of four great masters to the imperial court, the momentum of the new policy has been strengthened again and is now unstoppable."

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The capital city was bustling with activity; it was even more lively as the New Year was approaching.

Only a few people felt the violent atmosphere of the impending storm beneath the hustle and bustle.

In the territory of the Ming Dynasty outside the capital.

When the news spread, everyone, whether from the righteous path or the evil path, was dignified.

The world is vast and there are countless strong people.

But no matter when and where, a grandmaster is always a true strong man.

Enough to affect many, many people.

What's more, four new grand masters have been added.

Coupled with the new policies launched by the rising young emperor, anyone with a keen mind could sense that a storm was about to come and the Ming Dynasty was about to change.

countries.

Naturally, no one can ignore the appearance of the four grand masters.

But apart from becoming more cautious and solemn, there was nothing they could do.

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Just as news from the Ming Dynasty was spreading to other countries, the news was still fermenting.

Zhu Houzhao spent this New Year's Eve.

It's not much different from the past, except that my father is gone.

The seat where my father sat became his.

Looking at the lively banquet, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt a little sad.

Then he ran to the Taimiao without caring about anything.

"Dad, tomorrow is the Shengwu Year. Just watch and see how I make the Ming Dynasty better and better."

"Grandfather, Grandpa, and all of you ancestors, please don't bully my father just because he's a new kid. I don't agree with that."

"Dad, I missed you."

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Spend New Year's Eve peacefully.

Nothing unusual.

Only a few people noticed that the relationship between His Majesty and the Queen Mother was really bad.

Your Majesty doesn't even pay attention to the Queen Mother.

Of course, this is nothing, Your Majesty is the Lord.

With the arrival of the new year, court officials should have taken a few days off.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait, so on the third day of the New Year, the grand court meeting was held in the Fengtian Hall.

The congratulations were interrupted impatiently by Zhu Houzhao, who went straight to business.

The reign title was announced, and from now on it would be the first year of Shengwu.

Subsequently, a series of imperial edicts regarding the new policies were officially issued.

The Military Council, the Cabinet, the Six Ministries, the Censorate and other departments received the order.

It represents the official start of the new policy.

The atmosphere in the court immediately became more tense and solemn.

People in many departments are very busy.

A brand new atmosphere appeared in the capital.

Zhu Houzhao felt in high spirits and watched and waited patiently.

It would be difficult to implement the two new policies of reorganizing the army and reviewing political achievements throughout the Ming Dynasty, and it would take time. Zhu Houzhao understood this, so he was not in a hurry, but watched patiently and turned his attention to Jin.

There, the resounding first blow of the new policy of "two factories and one guard" would be struck, completely ushering in the era of his Emperor Shengwu.

That night.

Cao Zhengchun and Guo Bujing set out, leaving the capital and heading for Jin.

Before them, a large number of people from the Jinyiwei and Dongchang had already rushed to Jin.

In addition to the two of them, Zhu Hui and Mu Kun also led a group of people and rushed to Jin, but their speed was much slower.

On the afternoon of the fourth day of the first year of Shengwu, Cao Zhengchun and Guo Bujing arrived at Taiyuan Prefecture, the center of Jin.

Zhu Ye, Weng Taibei, Yan Nantian, Zhao Zheng, Cao Shaoqin and others were already waiting.

After some polite greetings, Yan Nantian spoke up and introduced the current situation and plans.

"Since your majesty ordered a thorough investigation of the merchants in Jin who were colluding with the Jiannu and betraying their country, more and more problems have arisen in Jin.

His Majesty then issued an order to wipe out all the officials, military scum, and martial arts forces in Jin who were involved in treason.

There were also other officials, gentry, and even princes who were involved in corruption, bribery, favoritism, and land occupation.

Finally, the bandits that were rampant in Jin were killed without a single one left alive."

"Hence, the plan to wipe out Jin was made this time."

"The plan is currently divided into two steps. The first step is to arrest all officials and military scum involved in treason.

For now, ignore those officials who have encroached on land and bent the law for personal gain, lest too many officials be taken down in one fell swoop, leading to chaos.

This step is not difficult. The Jinyiwei arrests officials, and the upcoming Baoguogong arrests the scum in the army.

But the difficulty is that behind these officials and soldiers are some martial arts forces and bandits.

Therefore, while arresting these officials, we must also deal with the martial arts forces and bandits related to them."

“The second step is for the court to send new officials to completely control the border troops, the garrisons, and the troops under the command of the commander-in-chief, and stabilize the overall situation.

Then take action against all the remaining officials, military scum, and even the princes.

Next, we took action against all the bandits and martial arts forces that were harming the people in Jin.

Sweep them all away.”

"In the two-step plan, the most difficult part is how to deal with the martial arts forces and bandits?"

“Among the martial arts forces in Jin, the righteous ones, led by Wuzheng Villa and Zhongxin Hall, are the most powerful.

The evil sects are led by the Supreme Alliance, the Sea Shark Palace, and the Sword Forging City."

“The original plan was to use the martial arts forces to deal with the martial arts forces.

Unite with righteous forces such as Wuzheng Villa and Zhongxin Hall to wipe out the evil forces in one fell swoop.

Either they will be recruited by the imperial court, or they will be destroyed directly."

Yan Nantian spoke slowly.

Everyone listened very carefully.

"This plan is good. The righteous path is the most powerful, and we need to deal with the martial arts forces step by step.

The demons, the evil ways, and the bandits must deal with them first." Cao Zhengchun nodded slightly, approvingly.

Then, some people questioned: "However, Wuzheng Villa has existed for three hundred years and has always been the number one martial arts family in Jin, and can also be called the number one righteous force in Jin.

Are you willing to join forces with my court to deal with the martial arts forces?"

“Over the past three hundred years, the Factory Master and Wuzheng Villa have produced many heroes, and they have great influence among the righteous forces of the Ming Dynasty.

If he doesn't want to, we can't force him.

But recently we have found a loophole." Cao Shaoqin frowned and took over the conversation.

Yan Nantian frowned slightly, but still said nothing.

"What flaw?" Cao Zhengchun's eyes lit up.

"A few months ago, the young master Yuan Suiyun, the only son of the current owner of Wuzheng Villa, Yuan Dongyuan, began to secretly collect all kinds of contraband and stolen goods and sent them to an island in the southeast.

He secretly has another identity, which is full of darkness and cannot be seen in the light." Cao Shaoqin said with a smile.

"Oh! Hehe." Cao Zhengchun laughed immediately, "In this case, Wuzheng Villa must obey the imperial court."

"That's right." Cao Shaoqin nodded.

Except for Guo Bujing, the others all knew about it in advance and did not react much.

"Eunuch Cao, what Yuan Suiyun did is illegal.

Although it seems to be just the beginning, if the sin is too serious and the lives of innocent people are destroyed, he cannot be let off." Yan Nantian said seriously.

Cao Zhengchun wanted to retort, but when he remembered His Majesty's character, he shut up again.

If Yuan Suiyun had killed the lives of ordinary people, Your Majesty would not have forgiven him.

"If that's the case, can you contact Yuan Dongyuan and stop Yuan Suiyun from making further mistakes?" Cao Zhengchun didn't want to give up control of Wuzheng Villa unless it was absolutely necessary.

The premise is that Yuan Suiyun cannot die.

“We have already contacted Yuan Dongyuan. Yuan Suiyun is now imprisoned by him in Wuzheng Villa. We are also still investigating how wrong Yuan Suiyun is.

It’s just that it’s not a good time to investigate further right now, so we’ll wait until we get to the Jin area.”

Cao Shaoqin and others naturally understood the benefits of Wuzheng Villa obeying the imperial court. As soon as they learned about this, they contacted Yuan Dongyuan.

"Well, this is a good thing." Cao Zhengchun nodded and asked, "What about Zhongxin Hall? What is its attitude?"

"Zhongxin Hall has bigger problems." Yan Nantian's tone sank.

"Two days ago, He Yanrong, the wife of Zhongxin Hall Master Shangguan Yun, surrendered to us.

According to her, Shangguan Yun was ambitious and secretly collected a treasure called Dragon Ball.

For this reason, this man became so cruel that he killed countless people.

Six years ago, it was Shangguan Yun who led a group of people to massacre a tribe in the Qilian Mountains.

A dragon was killed in the explosion, and the eight dragon balls guarded by the dragon were divided up."

"Dragon Ball! What's so magical about this Dragon Ball?" Cao Zhengchun immediately asked curiously and excitedly.

If this dragon ball is magical, wouldn't it be perfect to present it to Your Majesty?

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