Chapter 409 Heavenly Punishment
After receiving the order, Guo Jing immediately went out to summon those officials and many scholars, especially the leaders of those scholars.
Zhang Ziyu was sitting on the dragon throne in the hall, listening to the old Taishan Huang Yaoshi talking about the current situation of the territory of the Speed God Kingdom.
At this time, the country has not yet been established, but the territory has been established, completely covering the original territory of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, equivalent to the modern Northeast, and many large provinces in the south to Hainan, with a large area.
At this time, they have about 300,000 Song troops and about 3,000 martial artists. As for the mechanical spirit clan Taotie beast soldiers, except for the 500 around Zhang Ziyu and the 200 in the Zhuxian world, the remaining 800 Taotie beast soldiers are divided into eight teams.
Three of the teams are in Lin'an City, guarding the center and deterring other forces.
The remaining five teams are guarding the borders on the borders of Tubo, Xixia, Yuan and Mongolia to deter foreign races.
As for the local army, no one dared to resist openly. After all, everyone knew how powerful the Mechanical Spirit Clan was, especially Qing Jiao himself, who was enough to suppress an army.
Other Mechanical Spirit Clan Taotie Beast Soldiers might be able to fight with the top martial arts masters, but the mechanical body was their biggest reliance, sweeping across the land without injury in this era.
Therefore, although the number of Taotie Beast Soldiers was small, no one dared to act rashly.
However, not daring to act rashly did not mean that they would not waver. Some of the border troops took it as their responsibility to guard the border, neither intervening in the battles in the Central Plains nor directly joining the ranks of Guo Jing and others.
This was the case for the army, and naturally it was the same for other civil officials and scholars.
Zhang Ziyu's army conquered the Jin Kingdom, and its reputation was unparalleled. Some passionate scholars and clever civil officials naturally joined their ranks. Although the number was small, it was not small, but there were also many. At present, maintaining governance mainly depends on these officials.
Another part is the royalist party, following the original emperor Zhao Kuo. This part of the literati and court officials are relatively dignified. They are willing to retire and their loyalty is evident.
It is not that no one among them cannot see the situation clearly. That is, no matter how the situation changes, Zhang Ziyu and others are absolutely invincible, and the current chaos is only temporary.
If you want power, you must stand on the side of Zhang Ziyu. This is the only choice. Those literati who are wavering are just to improve their status and will eventually stand on the side of Zhang Ziyu.
They are different. To a certain extent, the royalists respect this group of people who have conquered the Central Plains, but they will not change their ways easily.
As for the third faction, they are now the faction that pretends to obey but disobeys. What they want is to highlight their status in governance, and then keep their rights and status here with Zhang Ziyu, just like the literati class in the Song Dynasty, and consolidate the interests of the class.
If a new emperor is born, then no matter how domineering the emperor is, he can only compromise with them in a short period of time. After all, governance requires manpower.
But they misjudged their opponent this time, so they had to bear the consequences.
Guo Jing was very fast. In less than half an hour, all the court officials in Lin'an and those scholars of high status were summoned to the Daqing Hall.
In fact, when Guo Jing told these people that Zhang Ziyu was coming, whether they were neutral or pretending to obey, they were all eager to see who the God Lord was in the mouths of the Mechanical Spirit Clan.
"Brother Zhang, everyone is here."
Guo Jing walked into the hall and reported to Zhang Ziyu with a bow.
"Then let's go out and take a look."
Zhang Ziyu stood up and took a step out. His figure had already arrived at the top of the square of the Daqing Hall.
He looked down at the court officials and scholars standing neatly on the square.
It was very interesting that everyone was divided into three categories. One category of civil and military officials had already surrendered to Zhang Ziyu and stood on the left. There were also disciples from Peach Blossom Island, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan and others in the same line.
The middle part has the least number of people, and the leader is a middle-aged man with a noble aura. The people around him are all around him, protecting him.
Zhang Ziyu saw the dragon aura on him as soon as he looked at him, and he must be the previous emperor - Zhao Kuo.
The ministers and scholars on the far right carefully looked at Zhang Ziyu, seemingly humble and pleasing to the eye, but their minds were the most complicated.
"I am the leader of the mechanical spirit race"
Zhang Ziyu's voice was indifferent, and his aura naturally emanated, filling the entire square.
In an instant, everyone under the steps changed their faces, and they all turned pale at the same time, with a look of horror in their eyes.
Just one sentence made them palpitate, what on earth was this existence.
"From now on, the kingdom of God should be established, and the mechanical spirit race and the human race will stand side by side, with me as the supreme."
The words were like a vow, and suddenly the wind and clouds in the sky changed. Everyone felt that when these words came out, it seemed that it was not just an oath. The world changed, the sky was gloomy, the wind was howling, and it was extremely depressing.
Zhang Ziyu looked calm, and with his hand gestures together, he pointed his sword at the golden lotus, and suddenly pointed at Zhao Kuo in the distance.
"Your Majesty, be careful."
Some old ministers wanted to push Zhao Kuo away, but how could they be faster than the golden light?
The golden light hit Zhao Kuo's body, and suddenly a golden light burst out from his body, making the eyes of all the ministers around him hurt.
"Seize the fortune"
As soon as Zhang Ziyu said the word "seize the fortune", a golden dragon suddenly emerged from Zhao Kuo's body, rushed straight into the sky, and pounced towards Zhang Ziyu.
The golden dragon was more than ten feet long, composed of golden light, and unparalleled power.
Zhang Ziyu just chuckled, and suddenly the golden lotus rose around him, and a huge golden lotus pond seemed to appear vaguely.
The luck golden dragon just came in front of him, but was blocked by the lotus, and then countless golden threads emerged from the water, dragging it into the lotus pond one by one, and disappeared without a trace.
The golden dragon disappeared, and the thunder in the sky was even more oppressive, as if it was furious.
Zhao Kuo lost the golden dragon, his face turned pale, and his body softened. Fortunately, he was supported by the old ministers around him and did not fall down.
"What did you do!"
"It's okay, I won't die."
Zhang Ziyu smiled and replied to the group of old ministers, stepped into the lotus pond, looked around, the spells in his hands kept changing, and the mysterious aura on his body became more and more intense.
"The luck ascends to the gods, and the kingdom of gods is established."
Zhang Ziyu raised his hand and cast a spell to the sky. Suddenly, a golden light suddenly stood up, like a pillar supporting the sky, rising up with the sound of dragon roar.
The golden light was so high that not only Lin'an City, but also more distant towns could see it from a distance.
Countless people were shocked and knelt on the ground.
It was at this time that countless golden lights came from all directions and gathered on Zhang Ziyu.
If unifying the Song and Jin kingdoms was the initial gathering of luck, then Zhang Ziyu's establishment of the Kingdom of God was to integrate this luck and gather it into the luck of the Kingdom of God.
Once the luck was established, Zhang Ziyu's aura rose steadily, his soul continued to grow, and his spiritual sea of consciousness continued to expand. In a short time, his cultivation had already entered the second level of returning to the void.
He was majestic, and suddenly the sky was covered with dark clouds, thunder rumbled, and the arc rolled like a silver python in the dark clouds, suppressing it to the extreme.
"Boom"
Suddenly, a thunder sounded, and a lightning like a pillar suddenly attacked Zhang Ziyu, followed by endless thunderstorms, which had the momentum to drown Zhang Ziyu.
Zhang Ziyu looked up and chuckled. It was indeed a bit rough to seize the luck and establish a country in this way.
He waved his hand and a black stone tablet appeared - the Black Soul Tablet.
The Black Soul Monument went upstream, and the lightning had no effect on it.
It continued to penetrate the lightning, breaking it up, and finally penetrated the thick black cloud, tearing open a huge hole.
The sky was shaken, and the sun suddenly appeared.
Whether it was a punishment from heaven or a thunder tribulation, all the tests disappeared without a trace.
The luck turned into a golden dragon and swam around the Golden Lotus Pond, and the sound of dragon roars continued to come, indicating its power.
The strange scene here, as well as the scene of Zhang Ziyu waving his hand to break the sky just now, shocked everyone.
There were quite a few people who collapsed to the ground.
Zhang Ziyu took back the Black Soul Monument, and a dragon blood pill flew to Zhao Kuo in his hand: "Zhao Kuo took away your luck, so I will give you a dragon blood pill to extend your life for 60 years, and you will be a happy man in the future."