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

Chapter 525 Envy made his eyes red
"Yes, yes, I will take it right away."

"Good work."

"Hahaha, it's done, I've succeeded."

"From this day forward, I, He Jian, am no longer a weak scholar. I am now more ferocious than tigers and wolves. Behold my muscular physique."

"Ah, Your Majesty's benevolence and grace are deeply appreciated by this old minister, and I will never forget them."

"I never imagined that I, as the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, would one day be able to tear apart tigers and leopards and be on par with those Vajra Realm martial artists in the martial arts world."

"My strength has completely returned. This feeling of fullness in my body makes me want to immediately ride off into battle and fight a few more battles on my own! I never dreamed that I would actually be able to hold this great spear again."

"What's so great about being able to lift a cauldron? With my current strength, I couldn't even withstand ten cauldrons, could I?"

Tonight in the capital, the wind howls, carrying with it the exclamations, shouts, and celebratory sounds of the court officials.

The only drawback might be that the effects of Dilongdan are too strong.

Those civil and military officials who usually seemed frail, hunchbacked, or powerless have now transformed into muscular men, with bulging veins on their arms and chests hidden beneath their clothes.

If they weren't wearing official robes, and instead changed their attire, people would believe they were ruthless bandits.

If the news were to spread that the number of civil and military officials who were on par with Vajra Realm martial artists who had achieved the same level of skill as those who had mastered the Vajra Realm, then many places outside the Ming Dynasty would be green with envy.

After all, abundant qi and blood, and a strong body, actually mean...

No illness and no disaster.

Longer lifespan!
Today's capital city is destined to be anything but peaceful.

After all, the fierce aura of the Beijing garrison, like a furnace where countless powerful blood energies converged, was impossible to suppress. Any martial artist in the capital could sense their transformative changes simply by glancing in that direction.

The residences of civil and military officials were scattered throughout the capital.

Suddenly, a dozen or so powerful warriors burst forth from the east, then a dozen or so warriors from the west, each comparable to a Vajra Realm expert, let out a long roar, and then the same thing happened from the south and north.

As if by prior arrangement, powerful energy and blood surged forth from nowhere.

It would be hard not to notice those skilled martial artists in the capital.

State Guesthouse.

Standing on the third floor, Li Chungang looked out over the capital city and couldn't help but marvel: "Tsk tsk, I used to hear people in the martial arts world joking that in a certain place, martial artists are as cheap as dogs, but masters are everywhere."

"I've finally seen something new today."

Xu Yanbing and Chen Zhibao behind him nodded solemnly.

"That's right. Many of those Ming Dynasty officials were originally frail old men, or civil officials who knew no martial arts and were powerless. Now, they all suddenly have abundant qi and blood, almost as strong as my younger brother." Xu Fengnian also sighed. He was now at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, with an extremely wide range of perception. He dared not explore the direction of the palace, nor did he dare to act recklessly in the capital.

However, he could still clearly sense things from closer distances.

Li Chungang nodded in deep agreement, looking thoughtful: "That Your Majesty, it seems you gained quite a bit from killing the celestial beings! Or is that Heavenly Sword truly more incredible than those mythical artifacts?"

"Thirty thousand Earth Dragon Pills! A number I wouldn't even dare to dream of, yet our Emperor so casually bestowed them upon the soldiers of the Capital Garrison."

Upon hearing this number, the eyes of the others in the room twitched uncontrollably.

Having lived in the capital for a long time, they naturally knew about Dragon Pills and could imagine just how terrifying a number 30,000 Dragon Pills really was.

"The guards of the capital of the Ming Dynasty had already taken the secret medicine made from Tiger Wolf Pill and Blood Bodhi, and each of them possessed the strength of tigers and wolves, and their blood and internal strength were no weaker than the top three-rank martial artists in the martial arts world."

“Now His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming has bestowed another 30,000 Earth Dragon Pills, and those 30,000 soldiers of the Capital Garrison…” Chen Zhibao’s body trembled uncontrollably at the thought. Li Chungang and Xu Yanbing exchanged a glance, and the latter spoke in a deep voice: “Very strong. It is said that their external martial arts training is comparable to the Vajra Realm. I think if we give them some more time, they will probably reach the Finger Profound Realm again.”

Thirty thousand fingers of mystery?!
Even though the people present already knew that they could barely be considered part of the Ming Dynasty, the thought of that scene still made them tremble.

Xu Weixiong picked up where they left off, his voice trembling as he said, "What's truly terrifying is... that His Majesty the Emperor can produce 30,000 Earth Dragon Pills, which means he can produce another 30,000 at any time, or even more."

Li Chungang, Xu Fengnian, and the others fell silent again.

They naturally understood this simple truth.

"Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor has agreed to accept our Northern Liang, otherwise..." Xu Fengnian shrugged, feigning ease, his smile broad and full of relief.

Although he didn't finish his sentence, Xu Yanbing and Chen Zhibao both understood what he meant.

If Zhu Jinzhen had not agreed to accept Northern Liang, given his actions yesterday, even if Northern Liang had 300,000 cavalry, it wouldn't have been enough for the Ming army to kill them.

"Haha, that's right."

Li Chungang smiled happily, also pleased for Xu Fengnian and the others.

Xu Weixiong, Xu Yanbing, Chen Zhibao and others gradually showed smiles.

If they were enemies, what we've seen today would be enough to drive everyone to despair, but if they were on the same side, then...that would be fantastic!

With such a mighty Ming Dynasty as our backing, what enemy could we not defeat?

A coalition of states?

Li Yang and Bei Li?
To mobilize all the armies in the world for this cause?
Come on, come on!
For some reason, the group of people who were initially a little awkward suddenly felt a surge of heroic spirit when they thought of this idea. They couldn't wait for the Sui Dynasty and other countries to attack so that those ignorant "country bumpkins" could see what the might of the Ming Dynasty was and what it meant to punish the guilty and bring peace to the people!
Then, as if remembering something, Li Chungang asked curiously, "Oh right, the Ministry of Rites has already given us the list, when will the gift money on the list be approved?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanbing, Chen Zhibao, and Xu Zhihu, the person involved, all quietly pricked up their ears.

"It was supposed to be today."

Xu Fengnian spread his hands in feigned distress, with an annoying smile: "But the Ministry of Rites sent word today that His Majesty feels the amount of money on the gift list is still too little and may need to be revised and increased."

"Let me calm down and come back to wait for news."

"puff."

Li Chungang sprayed the tea he had just taken a sip onto Xu Fengnian's face, who was completely unprepared. Xu Fengnian looked at him with disbelief and said, "What did you say? You think it's not enough, and you want more??"

That list of gifts, let alone marrying a concubine, is less than one-tenth of the dowry given by all emperors of all dynasties in the world when they married their empresses. And Zhu Jinzhen still thinks it's too little.

"Yes, so we can only wait a little longer." Although Xu Fengnian pretended to be helpless, the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than an AK.

The original gift list was already frighteningly large.

Even if they add another Jade Void Pill or Blood Bodhi, they'll still make a killing.

Li Chungang, Xu Yanbing, and even Chen Zhibao were filled with envy beyond words. Their eyes were bloodshot as they stared at Xu Fengnian, who was now no longer pretending and had a smug look on his face, like hungry wolves that had been starving for a long time. They wished they could punch him.

At the same time, for the first time, they couldn't help but think about it.

If only they were women, or had a daughter, niece, or sister who could marry Zhu Jinzhen as a concubine!
They wanted the items on the gift list as well.

Little did they know that when the final gift list came out, they were all so envious that they wished they could be girls.

(End of this chapter)