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

Chapter 472 Pre-battle Preparations, The Guest Who Shocked the Capital
Exterminate them all, leave no one alive.

Crush his bones and scatter his ashes, severing his cycle of reincarnation.

Yan Yimei's suggestion made Zhu Jinzhen's eyes light up, and he immediately showed a look of interest.

However, it wasn't Yan Yimei's suggestion to have an immortal destroy the souls of the Japanese invaders.

Instead, he thought of something even more ingenious.

Ten Thousand Souls—bah! The Emperor's Banner!
"Let me think, which movies or TV shows have featured the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls?" Zhu Jinzhen pondered, rubbing his chin. He couldn't think of a suitable candidate for the time being. It was mentioned in the Investiture of the Gods and the Legend of the Emperor.

The latter can be found in this world.

The problem is that the Soul Priest of the evil sect of Tianshan Spirit Altar wields the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, which is also called this banner, which does not meet Zhu Jinzhen's expectations for the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

and many more……

Zhu Jinzhen slapped his forehead. Why did he have to go to such lengths instead of seeking something closer to home?

Even without the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, he still has the Underworld!

He thought he wouldn't need the Heavenly Court and Underworld he obtained from the previous world of Zongqing, but he didn't expect to be able to use them so soon!

"His Majesty?"

"It's nothing." Zhu Jinzhen waved his hand and looked at Yan Yimei beside him: "Send the secret guards, forget it, it's a waste of their talents. Let the Embroidered Uniform Guards investigate the temples in the Ming Dynasty that worship Lord Wu'an Bai Qi and Prince Kaiping Chang Yuchun."

"There are also temples dedicated to Martial King Ran Min, as well as Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, and others."

"A statue is enough."

Finally, Zhu Jinzhen added a final, still somewhat worried, word of advice.

The first few are alright; Wu'an Jun Bai Qi, Kaiping Wang Chang Yuchun, and Wu Daotian Wang Ran Min all have temples dedicated to them. But the latter two, Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, are really uncertain for Zhu Jinzhen.

"Yes!"

Yan Yimei wrote this down.

"besides……"

Zhu Jinzhen looked at the commanders of the Cangyun and Tiance armies, Li Chengen and Xue Zhi: "I may launch an expedition to invade other worlds in the next few days. Cangyun and Tiance should prepare for the battle."

"Yes, I will obey your orders."

Li Chengen and Xue Zhi clasped their hands in greeting and accepted the order.

Yang Ning, Feng Yebei, Xu Changhai, Shen Tu Yuan, and other generals from Cangyun and Tian Ce all had their eyes light up, eager to attack another world!

It's exciting just thinking about it.

Yan Yimei, watching from the side, was filled with envy and couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, would you like to have the secret guards gather intelligence?"

"Yes, the secret guards should also draw some of their elite troops out."

"Ready to serve at any time."

Zhu Jinzhen nodded slightly.

The alliance of various states prevented the Ming Dynasty from having time to select talented individuals.

He had no choice but to find another way.

Since the Ming Dynasty doesn't have that many talented people, it should "recruit" from outside.

The myriad worlds are vast and boundless. He doesn't need any particularly powerful worlds; as long as they are normal human worlds, he can easily recruit a large number of talented people.

"Does Your Majesty wish to open that door?" Changsun Wangqing's beautiful eyes flickered with curiosity.

“That’s right!” Zhu Jinzhen nodded. This was one of the major events in his journey out of seclusion.

After more than three months of accumulation, the Gate of Transcending Heavens has gathered enough energy. The trip to the outer world served as a reminder to Zhu Jinzhen: preparation is the key to success, and lack of preparation leads to failure.

Although the Ming Dynasty was thriving, he was not afraid of challenges and threats.

However, it's still necessary to leave a way out. Zhu Jinzhen prepared to open the portal to all realms to see if he could give himself an unexpected surprise.

"Your Majesty, should we recall some of the Cangyun Army or the Tiance Army?"

“Not for now.” Zhu Jinzhen shook his head and refused. “The situation on the other side of the door is still unknown. If even the regular troops in the capital are not enough, there is the Beijing Garrison as a reserve force.”

The men present exchanged glances and shook their heads, thinking of the performance of the Beijing garrison today.

Yan Yimei frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, is the fighting strength of the capital garrison somewhat insufficient?"

"Hehe, no."

Zhu Jinzhen smiled calmly and looked at Changsun Wangqing, who also had a faint smile on his face: "I have instructed Wangqing to use the Dragon Tonic Soup, the Blood Bodhi, and the Earth Dragon Pill refined by the Shennong Cauldron to train a thousand Finger Profound Realm soldiers in just a few days. Naturally, he can also train all 50,000 soldiers of the Capital Garrison to become talents."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

"I almost forgot, His Majesty obtained the Shennong Cauldron, which can extract essence and refine it into pills. In particular, the Earth Dragon Pill, just one pill can give a person the power of a dragon, and make their physical body comparable to the Vajra Realm. With the addition of the Flood Dragon Tonic Soup and the Blood Bodhi, it is enough to quickly reach the Finger Profound Realm."

Earth Dragon Pill.

It was a pill that Zhu Jinzhen refined himself by putting many medicinal herbs into the Shennong Cauldron during his seclusion.

Its effects can transform a person, allowing them to reach a state of near-perfect enlightenment.

There is such an elixir, no, there is the Shennong Cauldron.

Zhu Jinzhen could have as many of these pills as he wanted.

However, it has not been implemented across the entire army yet; it is currently being prioritized for use by the Cangyun and Tiance soldiers. If the other world truly needs a large number of manpower and troops, Zhu Jinzhen could train most of the Jingying soldiers into a formidable army comparable to Zhixuan in a short period of time.

……

It happened during a meeting in the palace.

The capital city was in an uproar.

One reason was the news that Zhu Jinzhen had moved to the capital and was conducting military exercises within the Beijing garrison, which shocked the entire city. Another reason was the convoy stretching for miles outside the capital.
One after another, horse-drawn carriages arrived in a grand procession, laden with loads of gold, silver, and jewels.

Its scale and momentum are unparalleled.

Many people peeked around, and every time they saw something, they couldn't help but gasp in shock.

"How many carriages would that be?"

"I don't know, but I roughly estimate there are at least several dozen, right?"

"Absolutely not."

"Have you heard any news, Old Sun?"

"I heard that. It's said to be ransom sent from Beili."

"ransom?"

"Fool, have you forgotten about the Prince of Beiliang at Zuichunlou?"

"Wow!! So many?"

"If a cart is loaded with eight boxes of silver, it must be worth several million taels, right? The military pay that the Ministry of War transported to the border a few years ago was not even half of what it is today."

Many people were horrified by the sheer number of carriages. Each carriage was loaded with heavy loads of gold and silver. If they were all piled up together, wouldn't they be mountains of gold and silver?

At this moment, someone frowned and asked, "That's not right. With so much gold and silver, didn't they encounter any bandits along the way?"

"Idiot, didn't you see their guards?"

"Do you know who the leader is? It's Chen Zhibao, known as the White-Clad Spear Immortal and Little Butcher in Beili. The one next to him is Xu Yanbing, a general under the Northern Liang King of Beili, a half-spear Dao Martial Saint. He single-handedly chased down the Ten Great Demons of Northern Mang, killing Vajra and Finger Profound with a single spear. Rumor has it that he is no weaker than a terrestrial immortal."

"Who would dare to touch anything belonging to the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion right under their noses?"

"Hiss, no wonder. One is a terrestrial immortal, the other is a grandmaster of celestial phenomena, and the accompanying iron cavalry of the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion are all elite. Not to mention ordinary mountain bandits, even the notorious bandits like the Twelve Linked Forts probably wouldn't dare to mess with them."

(End of this chapter)