Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 221 The Ming Dynasty is shaken, and it is no longer hidden.

The secret of the Heavenly Sword.

Dozens of terrestrial deities, hundreds of celestial phenomena.

What kind of hidden power does Prince Su, Zhu Jinzhen, possess?

It immediately became the hottest topic of discussion in the Ming Dynasty.

From the powerful and wealthy to the common people, all factions in the martial arts world were discussing and speculating.

It caused quite a stir.

Even the secret guards under Zhu Jinzhen were terrified. In the more than 100 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, there have been fewer than a third of the number of terrestrial immortals that Zhu Jinzhen sent out to hunt down Zhao Min!
The garrisons and guard posts in various places that received the proclamation from the Prince Su's mansion felt as if the sky had fallen.

Everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew that the most elite troops were the Nine Garrisons Border Army, especially the Twelve Guards of Shaanxi under Zhu Jinzhen's rule, with the Cangyun and Tiance forces surpassing them.

A million-strong army was dispatched to quell the rebellion.

Even if these local troops were to fill the gaps with their lives, they probably still wouldn't be able to.

Can we just leave it out?
"Prince Su is acting on imperial orders to quell the rebellion. Should we stop him?"

"Block? Block with what? Not counting those rumored to have been sent to hunt down Princess Mengyuan, it's said that the Tian Ce Mansion under the Prince Su's command has an army of tens of thousands of Vajra Realm experts, even stronger than Cang Yun. How can our mere few thousand people possibly stop Cang Yun or Tian Ce?"

"Whether it's Prince Su or His Majesty the Emperor, this empire ultimately belongs to the Zhu family. We should just go through the motions and not do anything rash."

"But didn't the commander teach us to be loyal to the emperor and love our country?"

"Slogans are just empty words. Besides, we love the Ming Dynasty and are loyal to the emperor sitting on that throne. As for who that emperor is, who knows?"

"what?"

"What nonsense! How much is the imperial court's salary in silver a month? A minor officer in the Twelve Guards of Shaanxi under the Prince Su's command only gets 180 taels of silver a year. I'm a third-rank guard commander with a monthly salary of 35 shi (a unit of dry measure). That's less than a tenth of their annual salary. Wouldn't it be better to change masters?"

"Remember, everyone, Prince Su is acting on imperial orders to quell the rebellion, not to rebel. If you see the banners of Prince Su's residence, Tian Ce, or Cang Yun, do not obstruct them if you can. If you want to die, go ahead and do it yourselves, don't drag your brothers down with you."

"Yes, yes, remember, Prince Su has an imperial edict. It was His Majesty who asked him to quell the rebellion. He's not some traitor. All of you, shut your mouths tight. If anyone dares to gossip and I hear even a whisper of something bad, I'll chop them up."

The garrisons and guards throughout the Ming Dynasty were all well-prepared. As soon as the righteous army arrived, they would immediately open the gates and surrender, submitting to the command of Prince Su's mansion. They would not offer any futile resistance or allow any pointless bloodshed to occur.

As for whether Zhu Jinzhen was a righteous army?

With the imperial edict in hand, they were using the pretext of purging the evil advisors of the emperor.

And it was a million-strong army.

Who dares to say that they weren't a righteous army?

Absolute power is absolute justice!
……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the day before the Jingnan Rebellion.

The Tian Ce Mansion at this moment.

Hundreds of thousands of troops are here.

The Tian Ce Mansion, the Cang Yun Army, the Twelve Guards of Shaanxi, and the Hundred Gods Battalion, which Zhu Jinzhen had ordered to be established several years ago, all gathered here!
Everyone looked excited and full of fighting spirit.

The Cangyun commander Changsun Wangqing, deputy commander Xue Zhi, Xuanjia secret guard commander Yan Yimei, Tian Ce grand commander Li Chengen, Tian Ce first instructor Yang Ning, Xu Changhai, and others, as well as Shaanxi military commander Yang Qingyi, were all quietly waiting for Zhu Jinzhen to give orders.

Yang Qingyi stared at the long, dragon-like procession, his body trembling with excitement. "So this is His Highness's true trump card. What the outside world has been saying is just the tip of the iceberg of Cangyun and Tiance's strength."

Powerful, terrifying, horrible.

This was the only impression Yang Qingyi and everyone else from the three Shaanxi divisions had of the reappearance of the two powerful armies, Tian Ce and Cang Yun. Looking around, the army was composed entirely of warriors at the Vajra Realm level or higher.

A casual glance reveals countless masters of the Finger Profound Realm, who can dominate their own territory and command respect throughout the world. They are as numerous as the stars in the sky; one can see dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of them at a glance.

What's even more terrifying is that, amidst the vast sea of ​​people, you can still see some Cangyun or Tiance soldiers who look like new recruits, yet they exude an aura a hundred times more terrifying than that of Yang Qingyi, the Commander-in-Chief.

A Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena?!

Yang Qingyi's eyes flashed frantically as he searched for any figure that posed a threat to him, only to be horrified to discover that there were simply too many such people—not countless, but certainly hundreds or even thousands.

Suddenly, Yang Qingyi's gaze fixed on one of the Tian Ce soldiers standing guard at the edge of the Tian Ce army, and he swallowed hard.

"Gulu."

"If I remember correctly, isn't that guy over there wearing the Tian Ce armor a newcomer selected during the last Tian Ce selection?"

"I think his name is... Dog Mongrel??"

Yang Qingyi was very familiar with this name, not only because he paid close attention to the selection of Tian Ce soldiers and had seen the roster, but more importantly because the name was so unique that it was unforgettable at first glance.

but now……

"That thing, a celestial phenomenon??" Yang Qingyi's voice rose eighteen degrees, breaking as if he had seen the most unbelievable thing.

No, whose new recruit is a Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena?

This is Jiayuguan, Tiancefu, the land of the Ming Dynasty, not a selection ceremony for celestial soldiers and generals!

Even with His Highness's strong support, isn't that guy nicknamed 'Dog Bastard' a bit too monstrous?

“He’s nothing. Yang Qingyi, look at that five hundred guards under Li Chengen, the commander of the Tian Ce Army. Don’t they look like five hundred celestial grandmasters?” Governor Xu Yu swallowed hard, as if he were seeing a spectacular sight.

A martial guard battalion composed of five hundred Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena?
Yang Qingyi, Shen Bing, Ma You, and the others looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of people who exuded powerful majesty and military spirit, with eyes that seemed to pierce the sky, presenting them with a very shocking scene.

Inspector Ma You's pupils suddenly contracted, his knuckles turned white as he clenched his fists tightly, but his gaze was fixed on a certain direction of Tian Ce, and he uttered in a trembling voice, "Is it possible that they are more than just Grandmasters?"

quiet!
Deathly silence.

Ma You's words were like a calm lake being instantly frozen at absolute zero.

Everyone's thoughts seemed to freeze at this moment, as if their ability to think had been completely severed, leaving only their blank stares fixed on Li Chengen's Martial Guard Battalion.

The Martial Guard Battalion, composed of five hundred Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena, was already the limit that their values ​​could withstand.

Ma You, however, reminded them that perhaps they were more than that?
“We are all Masters of the Mysterious Realm, or we may cultivate in different ways, but we can still vaguely sense the presence of Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena. However, many of these people cannot be perceived at all unless they are seen with the naked eye.”

"Stop, stop..." Yang Qingyi, Shen Bing, Xu Yu and others, for the first time, tacitly interrupted Ma You's attempt to continue his analysis.

It's not that they don't understand, but that they dare not continue listening.

Five hundred Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena are terrifying enough.

If dozens or even hundreds of terrestrial immortals were to appear among them, along with other grandmasters of celestial phenomena, just imagining such a scene would make them tremble as if they were having a stroke, completely unable to calm down.

I could even feel the heat flowing down.

They didn't want to lose face in front of Zhu Jinzhen, or in front of the hundreds of thousands of Tian Ce and Cang Yun troops.

That... would truly make them feel utterly ashamed and indignant.

(End of this chapter)