Chapter 264 Change

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In the early morning, on the dilapidated city wall of Guangling City, Sima Zhen stood in the morning wind, silently looking at the dilapidated land ahead.

Is this... a victory?

But why is there an indescribable uneasiness in my heart? Years of war intuition gave him a faint feeling of unreality. Was it caused by an explosion?

As the night passed, the tumbling mushroom cloud had already dissipated. But the sky is still covered with a layer of leaden gray clouds, which are the remnants of last night's explosion.

The morning wind blew, and there was an indescribably unpleasant smell in the air—the smell of earth, gunpowder smoke, and blood. This mixed smell has faded, but it is still uncomfortable.

This is, the smell of death!

A huge, centipede-like scar spread ten kilometers in front of Guangling City.

Looking around, the entire front of Guangling City has been blown up. The river water not far away flows into the explosion zone along the ditches left by the moat. Many places have turned into a swamp; but there are still many places with muddy river water Difficult inflow.

The explosion last night was so intense that the ground was overturned directly, and the surrounding ground was several feet higher—that was the soil that was overturned in the explosion. From time to time, I can still see some familiar traces and familiar shapes in the soil.

Soldiers from the Kingdom of Jinyang were rummaging through the soil and dragging out the bodies that were still in good condition. Of course, one or two lingering lives can be found from time to time—the lives of practitioners are indeed tough.

Some rescued survivors yelled and screamed as soon as they woke up.

In fact, in a temporary wounded barracks behind the city wall, there were all these miserable screams. In order not to affect morale, Sima Zhen had no choice but to set up a barrier to stop the screams here.

This crazy explosion shocked Sima Zhen greatly. With such power, in fact, it is no less than the stage of transforming gods to do it yourself! No, it is not an easy matter to kill 170,000 to 80,000 elite soldiers even if Huashenqi takes action himself. And here, it's gone with a bang.

"Has this world... changed? I heard that the country of Danyang in the south has also mastered this brand-new explosive. Why haven't we found the formula yet!" Sima Zhen said to himself worriedly.

After watching for a while, Sima Zhen slowly walked towards the imperial palace, which has been occupied by the army. As he walked, he calculated the possible future war situation.

Up to now, this time the army of one million who marched west to Qixia Country has lost more than 300,000 troops. Before and after, the Kingdom of Jinyang actually lost more than 700,000 troops in this country that they were not optimistic about at the beginning. Almost one-third of the military strength of the Kingdom of Jinyang.

Fortunately, for the time being, it seems that the country of Qixia has almost been considered a subjugated country, right? probably?

When Sima Zhen returned to the palace, he saw Zhao Kai sitting on the dragon chair with a livid face and not speaking. Sima Zhen stepped forward to meet him, and Zhao Kai waved his hand casually: "The second prince Liu Hong of Qixia Kingdom will be sent here later, will you do the next thing?"

"Yes!" Sima Zhen shouted.

Zhao Kai nodded wearily, "Then let's go ahead and do it without any hesitation. The current Qixia Kingdom... probably isn't considered a subjugated country, they still have half of the country.

Be careful. "

"Yes." Sima Zhen replied again.

Zhao Kai sighed again and left. Last night's battle, Zhao Ying's left arm was cut off, which greatly stimulated him. He returned overnight to find the Supreme Elder Xie Yingxin of the Jade Girl Sword Sect, who is also the third Huashenqi in the Kingdom of Jinyang, for help.

The result was okay, because the arm was able to be attached back in time. But a hundred days of injury, even though it is strong in the transformation stage, a strong body also needs more recovery time. In short, for the next three months, Zhao Ying is not suitable for fighting.

At noon, Liu Hong was sent to him. This so-called 'King of Guangling' was a puppet at all. This time, it was almost brought over by escort.

Liu Hong had given up on himself a long time ago. He flirted with a charming woman with his arms around her, and the woman forced a smile on her face. Liu Hong hugged the woman and sat on the dragon chair, smiling strangely: "Am I going to be the emperor?"

Sima Zhen frowned slightly, but still took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, yes, you are going to be the Great Emperor."

"Haha...beauty, did you hear me, I'm going to be the emperor, how about I make you a queen in the future?"

The woman nodded reluctantly.

Sima Zhen suddenly snorted coldly, "Liu Hong!"

"Ah..." Liu Hong was startled and dropped the woman in his hand to the ground with a trembling. This woman has no cultivation, she is just an ordinary person.

Sima Zhen stood in front of Liu Hong, and looked down coldly: "Your Highness, do your job well. Otherwise... there are still people in Liu's bloodline, and we don't mind changing one!

I will arrange the enthronement ceremony for you in the afternoon, please do it yourself! "

Liu Hong responded tremblingly. During the time when he was a prisoner in the Kingdom of Jinyang, Liu Hong was "trained". Maybe he has some abilities, but under the methods of the Kingdom of Jinyang, he was finally trained to look like this .

I won’t talk about the experiences I have, but the result is—very obedient.

The enthronement ceremony in the afternoon was very grand—it was shorter than Liu Xinyu expected. Under the threat of more than 400,000 Jinyang Kingdom Legion, the nobles and families of the Qixia Kingdom sent representatives to express their support for Liu Hong. The new emperor of Qixia Country.

Immediately after assuming the throne, Liu Hong issued an edict to the whole country.

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In the Ninghe County City Lord's Mansion, Liu Xinyu sat at the highest point, and Wu Fanghai, Liu Jingming, Zhou Shuhai, Zhang Hao, and Zhou Jue sat in sequence. A serious meeting is underway.

At this time, Zhang Hao participated in the meeting as the 'President of Dayang Group'. Zhou Jue represented the Artifact Refining Guild. Zhou Shuhai is naturally the representative of Xinglintang.

Liu Xinyu's sharp eyes swept across the scene slowly, and suddenly sighed: "It used to be full of civil and military affairs, but now there are only 20 people waiting for me. Heh..."

Zhang Hao smiled softly: "Instead, I would like to congratulate Your Highness. The big waves washed the sand, and what was left was pure gold. In the past, we were obstructed by so many people in our work, but we could still achieve brilliant achievements. .

Since then, we have no constraints, and we will definitely make the country of Jinyang regret it! "

Liu Xinyu's eyes suddenly brightened. "Yes, there were so many obstacles back then, but we were able to do so well. Now that there are no obstacles, success is just around the corner!"

After a short pause, Liu Xinyu suddenly said to Zhang Hao: "Zhang Hao, I have been thinking for a long time, and I want you to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. This position... is equivalent to the position of deputy prime minister. It is responsible for the development and planning of industry and commerce across the country, and even includes Relevant laws and regulations, etc.

Are you willing to take on this important task? "

I was actually a little hesitant...Zhang Hao had the urge to roll his eyes, but you asked me this way, but I had no choice. "Your Highness, I am willing to accept this important task, and I also believe in myself and my ability to do well.

It's just that I... am I too young, I'm afraid I won't be able to convince the public. "

"Who dares to disobey!" Liu Xinyu's eyes flashed a hint of domineering, "Dayang Group's achievements are obvious to all. At this time, whoever dares to make trouble, I will kill his whole family!"

Zhang Hao responded immediately: "I will do my best."

Liu Xinyu's gaze slowly shifted to Zhao Duo, the imperial historian. This Zhao Duo was appointed by the first emperor after Han Yue was deposed, and he was the only high-ranking official who followed. Liu Xinyu directly appointed Zhao Duo as prime minister to coordinate all aspects of affairs.

Zhao Duo, the prime minister, is more like a nanny - to ensure the development of Zhang Hao and industry and commerce, and to coordinate the balance of all aspects. The specific authority is probably not as good as Zhang Hao.

The meeting was very quick, but an hour later, Liu Xinyu officially announced: the Administration of Industry and Commerce will be abolished, and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce will be added, with Zhang Hao in charge.

In addition, the Ministry of Punishment was renamed the "Ministry of Justice", and Xu Jie became the Minister of Justice, responsible for formulating new laws.

Yan Qing and Zheng You temporarily served as Zhongshu's servants, assisting Liu Xinyu in office work and so on.

Zhao Duo became prime minister.

Liu Jingming became Minister of War. Zhou Jue is the head of the household department.

Wu Fanghai was appointed Generalissimo.

The rest of the people have their own arrangements; some who are fighting are temporarily vacant. An hour later, Liu Xinyu completed the transformation of Qixia Kingdom.

The word "Shangshu" disappeared, and the word "Minister" appeared. The official system is temporarily streamlined, and the development of industry and commerce is fully promoted. The judiciary must also finalize new laws as soon as possible.

At the same time, the most important thing is that in the Qixia Country, the actual power of the nobility is abolished, and only the title of nobility is retained.

Starting today, there will be no more families, sects, nobles, etc. in Qixia Country. Everything will be replaced by factories, conglomerates, etc.

Under the pressure of the war, under the crisis of national subjugation, and with the developed industry and commerce in Ninghe County, these reform measures not only did not resist, but gained support.

A brand new country of Qixia quietly raised its head.

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