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

Chapter 408 Taking Control of the Ming Dynasty, One Thought Knows the World
"Long live my emperor."

"Long live my emperor."

"Long live my emperor."

Emotions run high, and from the ceremony of offering sacrifices to Heaven and ascending the throne to the entire capital, shouts of "Long live the Emperor!" rose and fell like waves, seemingly without end.

Zhu Jinzhen stepped forward, stepping on the nine dragons that seemed to have moved closer to his feet. He ascended the steps, climbing step by step until he reached the head of a dragon that looked up like a majestic divine mountain, overlooking the officials and the masses below.

"I have ascended the throne and become Emperor, ruling over the entire world. From this day forward, the fate of the Ming Dynasty rests solely in my hands!"

"Yan!"

A different kind of dragon roar suddenly resounded.

That voice, seemingly emanating from the depths of the souls of all beings and from the darkness, was no less powerful than the earth-shaking roar of the nine-headed true dragon, but instead carried a touch of mystery.

No one knew where the dragon's roar came from.

Only Zhu Jinzhen understood that it was a response to the fate of the Ming Dynasty.

"The fate of the Ming Dynasty, the destiny of the Ming Dynasty, gather!"

Zhu Jinzhen raised his hand and pointed at the void. The sky above the capital city was instantly filled with swirling winds and howling clouds, resembling a scene of the heavens' wrath. But in reality, it was just a three-inch-long golden dragon that, with Zhu Jinzhen's command, gradually condensed from nothingness into reality, drawing on the changes in the weather.

In that instant, Zhu Jinzhen's gaze seemed to be elevated to an infinite height.

Transformed into a deity overlooking heaven and earth, the absolute master of the Ming Dynasty's fortune, he could see the national fortune and destiny of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks, the Five Lakes and Four Seas, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, converging towards the capital like wisps of silk.

Heaven and Earth, Yin and Yang, Five Elements and Five Qi.

Time, space, life, matter.

Zhu Jinzhen's "vision" was infinitely far-reaching, as if he could see through everything in the world. Wherever the fortune reached, wherever the fate of the Ming Dynasty was, even the smallest things, such as sesame seeds and mung beans, or the most insignificant food, he could see them clearly.

He saw that in the border regions of the Ming Dynasty, bandits were causing trouble, looting villages, burning, killing, and plundering.

"The head of the family..."

"Mother, Mother, wake up! Don't you want your dog anymore?"

"Damn you black horse bandits, I'll fight you to the death!"

Aren't you afraid of being besieged and suppressed by the imperial government?

"Hahaha? The imperial court, the government? You old codger, haven't you realized it yet? We... have been committing such a massacre, and the government has turned a blind eye and done nothing. What does that mean?"

"Encircle and annihilate? You want me to encircle and annihilate myself?"

As the blade flashed and blood splattered, an old man dressed in burlap sacks clutched his neck and collapsed in a pool of blood, writhing in agony.

Zhu Jinzhen watched all of this unfold from the perspective of "Heaven," and then, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, he coldly uttered a single word: "Execute!"

"Boom!"

It is a remote border region, tens of thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty.

Above a small village that even the local government didn't care about, dark clouds gathered and thunder rumbled, instantly forming powerful sword energies that seemed to hang from the sky, falling down on all the bandits ravaging the village below.

"Boss, this young lady is really tender... ah!"

Before the bandit carrying a young woman on his shoulder could finish speaking, he found his vision suddenly shifting away from the world, and his head rolled onto the muddy ground with a thud.

All the bandits around him were instantly killed by the sword energy.

"His words carry the mandate of heaven, and his pronouncements become law?" Zhu Jinzhen, observing all this from the perspective of "heaven" governing the dynasty, felt a slight ripple in his heart.

He did not make a move, but his will was filled with anger and killing intent.

Through the methods of governing the dynasty, Zhu Jinzhen's will, like the wrath of heaven, descended upon the small village on the border, a punishment from tens of thousands of miles away. "This place, too, cannot be ignored."

"Xu Changhai's Tian Ce Army is the closest."

"Let them be."

As soon as Zhu Jinzhen had this thought, he seemed to see a scene of "heaven and earth turning upside down" and "the universe shifting". One hundred Tian Ce soldiers stationed in Yunnan Prefecture were instantly moved to a small village hundreds of miles away.

Before they could even prepare to be alarmed, Zhu Jinzhen's voice naturally echoed in their minds, and at the same time, memories of the many scenes that Zhu Jinzhen had "witnessed" appeared out of nowhere.

"All bandits shall be suppressed and killed."

"Any Ming officials implicated behind this, regardless of their status or position, shall be executed without exception."

The hundred Tian Ce soldiers felt a chill run down their spines instantly.

They were unsure whether Zhu Jinzhen had arrived, but they still seemed to sense something and respectfully bowed in a certain direction, obeying orders to begin the brutal extermination.

Zhu Jinzhen's gaze was no longer fixed on this place.

His "gaze" fell upon all parts of the Ming Dynasty.

Upon seeing the conscription notice issued in a certain area, a boy of about half a year excitedly raised his hand, eager to sign up. However, he was stopped by a much older boy who looked similar to him, who smiled gently and said, "Wait until you grow taller before you go!"

Zhu Jinzhen then saw that, having not yet returned to the capital to report back, he could only sit on the Golden Summit of Mount Emei, surrounded by clouds, gazing wistfully in the direction of the capital.

That one glance stirred a thought in my heart.

The sea of ​​clouds at the Golden Summit of Mount Emei is boiling, gradually forming a cloud bridge that looks like it connects to a celestial palace. On the other side of the bridge is the magnificent scenery of the capital city.

"This is... the capital city?"

"The scene of His Highness's coronation ceremony?"

Yan Qinghuang's heart trembled violently, and Sun Xiuqing, who had just arrived behind her, also widened her beautiful eyes, revealing an expression of disbelief.

Soon, Yan Qinghuang seemed to realize something and smiled gently at the sky.

Although she didn't speak, her cherry lips uttered a few silent words: "Your Highness, you've come to see me?"

Zhu Jinzhen's will waned, transforming into an invisible hand that reached out to brush away the frost brought by the clouds for Yan Qinghuang. Without further response, it once again drifted away with the fate of the Ming Dynasty.

Only two young girls remained atop the Golden Summit of Mount Emei, surrounded by clouds and rosy hues.

……

Under the influence of destiny and national fortune, Zhu Jinzhen truly saw the vastness of the land and the beauty of the Ming Dynasty. He not only witnessed the current state of the Ming Dynasty, but also saw many aspects of its splendor and darkness that he could not normally see.

Countless mysteries of destiny and the wondrous uses of national fortune naturally surfaced in Zhu Jinzhen's mind, and he was filled with excitement: "Heavenly fortune, earthly fortune, human fortune."

"The fate of a nation is such a mysterious and extraordinary thing."

"Its existence is indeed on par with the heavens!"

"In the blink of an eye, one can see the whole world and know everything under heaven."

"At this time, I have only just ascended the throne and have just taken the throne. If I were to fully take control of the Ming Dynasty and the nation's fortune were to be bestowed upon me, I would even possess many other wondrous and extraordinary abilities."

"If in the future, all the countries under heaven will submit to the Great Ming."

"Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, that is the territory of our Great Ming."

"By then, in this world of martial arts, even if I am not the Heavenly Dao, I will be no different from the Heavenly Dao, right?"

(End of this chapter)