The Counterattack of the Villains

Yuan Chonghuan's actions and words clearly demonstrated his intention to surrender. Zhu Youjian and Fu Tianqiu were overjoyed.

The two men immediately stood up and dismounted, and Zhu Youjian stepped forward to help him: "Yuan Qing, please get up quickly."

Fu Tianchou stroked his beard with a face full of joy and said: "Element understands the righteousness well. It's not in vain that I valued you so much at the beginning. Very good, very good."

Yuan Chonghuan, also known as Yuan Yuan, also known as Ziru. In the second year of Tianqi's reign, he was just a small county magistrate. Fu Tianchou discovered his talents when he was inspecting the place as an imperial envoy.

Because of his intimate knowledge of the Liaodong frontier fortress and his extraordinary military strategies, Fu Tianchou made an exception and promoted him to serve in the Ministry of War, where he devoted himself to teaching and cultivating him.

Not long after, the Jin army broke through Guangning, and the imperial court discussed that people should be sent to guard Shanhaiguan. Fu Tianchou recommended Yuan Chonghuan, and he was once again promoted to Military Preparation Qianshi to supervise the foreign troops at the pass.

It can be said that Fu Tianchou had the kindness to Yuan Chonghuan as well as the friendship between teacher and student.

Therefore, he was sincerely happy that Yuan Chonghuan would choose Zhu Youjian.

Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said to Fu Tianqiu: "The student once said that he will never let the teacher down at any time."

Fu Tianchou nodded with satisfaction and said: "You fought very beautifully in the battles in Ningyuan and Jinzhou. With you here, the Ming Dynasty will not have enough money."

Zhu Youjian said energetically: "When the Ming Dynasty stabilizes, we will work together to destroy the Hou Jin Tatars. Then Yuan Qing will have to work hard."

Yuan Chonghuan was overjoyed. Hearing what Zhu Youjian meant, it was clear that he wanted to make him the generalissimo of the crusade against Hou Jin.

If that day comes, his life will reach its peak.

The army reunited with Guan Ning's cavalry and continued to rush to the capital. On the way, Yuan Chonghuan informed Zhu Youjian and Fu Tianchou of what happened in the capital.

The two were surprised and hurriedly asked Li Mu what happened.

Li Mu explained: "This is normal. Once Pudu Cihang dies, all the national destiny that was devoured by him will return. When the Luck Golden Dragon recovers, it will not let go of those demons who dare to occupy the capital."

"From now on, as long as the Ming Dynasty is stable, no demons will dare to enter the capital. If the country's fortunes are more prosperous, anyone who comes close to the capital will be suppressed."

The two of them suddenly understood and were overjoyed. The return of the national destiny and the restoration of the golden dragon of luck meant that the Ming Dynasty was stabilized again and there was no longer any danger of subjugation.

Zhu Youjian said to Li Mu with great gratitude: "This time the Ming Dynasty was able to survive the crisis and the country was stabilized. The Emei sect made the greatest contribution. When everything is settled, I will definitely reward you well."

Li Mu smiled and said, "You don't have to be like this, Your Majesty. This is what we should do."

Yuan Chonghuan looked at Li Mu with a bit of curiosity in his eyes, cupped his fists and said, "This must be the head of Emei Li, right?"

More than two months have passed, and the ins and outs of the battle between good and evil have been widely spread throughout the world. The names of the Emei Sect and Li Mu are well known to everyone, and Yuan Chonghuan will naturally have heard of them.

Li Mu clasped his fists in return and said, "I am Li Mu. What advice does Governor Yuan have?"

Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said: "Headmaster Li led the righteous monks to kill demons and demons for the Ming Dynasty and protect the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. He is a true Taoist monk."

"I have a young son in my family, his name is Yuan Chengzhi. He is four years old this year. I want him to worship in Emei and follow Master Li to learn the art of subjugating demons. Is that possible?"

After hearing this, Li Mu praised: "Chengzhi, inherit the ambition of your father, what a good Chengzhi. Since Governor Yuan thinks highly of me, I will accept this direct disciple."

Personal disciple?

Yuan Chonghuan was immediately overjoyed. As long as the eldest disciple of the sect leader was not too bad, he would usually inherit the master's mantle and become the next sect leader. No matter how bad he was, he would still be an elder.

Originally, he just planned to let his son worship in Emei, learn the art of subduing demons, and make the Yuan family's position in the Ming Dynasty more stable.

I didn't expect that Li Mu had never accepted a disciple. This was really an unexpected surprise.

"Thank you very much, Master Li. When I return to the capital, I will bring my dog ​​to pay my respects."

…

Five days later.

The gate of the Fengtian Palace of the Capital Palace was closed. Inside the main hall, Zhu Youxiao was wearing a dragon robe and sitting alone on a dragon chair. He stared at the empty main hall with dull eyes, his whole body motionless.

Due to his long-term use of an "elixir" called "Linglu Yin" given to him by someone from Pudu Cihang, he had edema all over his body and now looked like he had gained weight.

After the death of Pudu Cihang, Wei Zhongxian, the first stall owner Chang Chuan, and all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty died violently. The second stall owner finally told Zhu Youxiao the truth.

Zhu Youxiao, who knew everything, was heartbroken, and his body was already on the verge of collapse. At this time, he was actually just holding on to his breath and refusing to swallow it.

At this time, everyone in the palace had already gone to greet King Xin from South Zhili.

As the emperor and his ministers, Zhu Youjian's succession to the throne was a certainty. Everyone was rushing to please the new master and be the minister who obeyed the dragon. No one wanted to pay attention to the dying Zhu Youxiao.

This made Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, look particularly desolate and lonely.

"Crack"

The palace door finally opened and footsteps sounded. Zhu Youxiao raised his eyelids, and his empty eyes regained some of their energy.

Only five people entered the hall, led by Zhu Youjian, Li Mu, Fu Tianchou, Liu Shouming, and Yuan Chonghuan, followed closely behind.

After entering the main hall, the four people lined up on both sides, and Zhu Youjian stepped forward alone.

A faint smile appeared on Zhu Youxiao's face, and he said slowly: "Fifth brother, you are here."

Zhu Youjian walked to the dragon chair and squatted down in front of Zhu Youxiao.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao's current appearance, Zhu Youjian's eyes were wet with tears. He gently grabbed his hand and said tremblingly: "Brother Emperor, you...how did you become like this?"

Zhu Youxiao said sadly: "I am the one who caused all the harm caused by the demon Pudu Cihang. I cannot blame anyone else."

He put his free hand on the back of Zhu Youjian's hand and said slowly: "The country of Ming Dynasty will be left to you in the future."

"You must govern the country well and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. Think of it as atonement for your brother."

Zhu Youjian burst into tears and said sadly: "Brother, don't worry, my brother will not let you down."

A cheerful smile appeared on Zhu Youxiao's face, but his pupils gradually expanded. He raised his hand and caressed Zhu Youjian's cheek, and said his last words: "My brother should be Yao and Shun."

After saying this, his head hung down and his hands slipped from Zhu Youjian's face.

"Brother Emperor..."

Zhu Youjian screamed loudly, and Yuan Chonghuan at the door of the palace got angry and shouted to the door: "The Emperor's dragon is in control of Bintian."

Immediately, loud cries rang out outside the palace gate, and the Forbidden City was enveloped in a sad atmosphere.

…

After Zhu Youxiao's death, Fu Tianchou immediately sent a message to Yingtian Mansion, ordering all the civil and military officials of the new court to come to Beijing and take over the government affairs of various ministries.

Zhu Youjian ordered a state funeral for Zhu Youxiao. At the same time, Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne two days later and changed his reign to Chongzhen.

Since the new imperial court established in Nanzhili only had a high-level leadership team and there were still huge vacancies at the middle and lower-level officials, Zhu Youjian ordered Fu Tianchou to urgently recruit scholars from Enke.

Under Li Mu's care, Lin Qingshan and Cui Hongjian, both of whom he invested in before, were both in high school and were assigned to serve in the Sixth Department.

Needless to say, they are all die-hard supporters of Li Mu, and are different from other officials promoted by Fu Tianchou.

Two months later, all government affairs returned to normal operations, and General Xiahou and Shi'er also returned with the Demon Slayer Division.

This time, great achievements were made in chasing down the remnants of demons. Ninety-nine percent of the demons who had taken refuge in Pudu Cihang and followed the demons to cause trouble were killed, and only a handful of them escaped the pursuit and escaped into the mountains.

Therefore, General Xiahou and Shi'er were promoted due to their merits. General Xiahou was promoted to the Commander-in-Chief of the Capital of the Demon Slayer Division, the same level as Zheng Zha. Shi'er took his place and became the Commander-in-Chief of the Capital.

After all, it was the righteous monks who took the lead this time, so the demon slaying was so smooth. Most of the demon slayers were people with martial arts skills, and there were not many real monks.

Therefore, Li Mu started training the Demon Slayer Division as planned and sent out cooperation invitations to all major factions.

The content of the cooperation is that the major sects of the righteous path will produce magical instruments that can be used by non-monks, and the court will provide rewards in money or various materials.

In addition, Taoist officials at all levels of the Daolu Division were selected from among them, and Buddhism also received several quotas for "Guardian Masters."

The various sects of the righteous path happily accepted the invitation. After all, their main duty was cultivation, and their number was limited. If they heard that there was a demon causing trouble somewhere, it was their duty to go and deal with it.

But they are unable to sit in various places at any time and solve the problem in the bud before the demon is about to cause trouble.

Often when they receive the news, that place has been ravaged by demons for a while, killing many people.

In order to protect all parts of the world and deter demons at any time, we must rely on the official organization of the Demon Slayer Division.

Therefore, the righteous monks are very happy to spend some time and make some magic weapons for the Demon Slayer Division to use.

Although after this battle between good and evil, the devil was completely defeated and his vitality was severely damaged, the world has not been clarified about this.

There are still many demons and monsters causing trouble all over the world, and they still need to be cleaned up by the Demon Slayer Department. At the same time, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is also in urgent need of rectification.

Therefore, while Li Mu was training the Demon Slayer Division, he also made suggestions to Zhu Youjian to promote Zuo Zixiong and Zuo Qianhu as the new Jinyiwei Commander.

This proposal was supported by Fu Tianchou. Zuo Zixiong was upright and loyal. It was perfect for him to be in charge of the highest law enforcement agency in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youjian ordered Zuo Zixiong to investigate the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, investigate and deal with local corrupt officials, and then recruit new Jinshi to supplement the local officialdom, which was a major change of blood for the Ming Dynasty.

Cui Chengxiu and other eunuchs were settled by the Queen of Autumn. Their homes were ransacked and executed, and all their property was confiscated and returned to the state treasury.

This wave of rectification not only cleared up the politics of the Ming Dynasty, but also filled the national treasury.

The total amount of property hidden in the homes of those corrupt officials who were investigated is simply an astronomical figure, and the tax revenue in the ten years of the Ming Dynasty was only this amount.

Half a year later, the Demon Slayer Division's training was completed and they began to clean up the Ming Dynasty territory from north to south and from east to west.

Their mission is not only to slay demons and monsters, but also to clear the place, wipe out the bandits and gangsters, crack down on the tyrannical villains who commit murder and arson, suppress the rivers and lakes, and restore the chaotic civil order to normal.

With the Jinyiwei and Demon-Slaying Departments each cleaning up the court and the people, the Ming Dynasty quickly underwent a transformation that was like rebirth from the ashes.

As for the members of the Central Continent Team, they have not put much effort into clarifying the world, but they are not idle either. Everyone is practicing behind closed doors to improve their strength.

On the second day after arriving in the capital, Li Mu asked Zhu Youjian for orders and led the Jinyi Guards to seize the Cihang Hall.

Li Mu did not take any of the massive amounts of gold and silver he collected and handed them all over to the state treasury, which also made him gain Zhu Youjian's trust and gratitude.

But Zhu Youjian didn't know that all the treasures of heaven and earth that Pudu Cihang had accumulated over the years had gone into Li Mu's Qiankun bag.

When he collected the heavenly materials and earthly treasures, he carried Zuo Zixiong on his back, so Zhu Youjian didn't know about this.

These heavenly materials and earthly treasures were taken by Li Mu to find the senior practitioners of the Alchemy Cauldron Sect and drag them to refine them into elixirs and turn them into the foundation of the Zhongzhou Team.

Except for Zhang Heng, the four newcomers all received intensive training. They almost never stopped having demon meat, and there was no shortage of Foundation Establishment Pills and Peiyuan Pills.

With the help of these two kinds of elixirs, while their cultivation level is improving rapidly, they can also lay a solid foundation, and there will be no phenomenon of pulling back the seedlings and causing the foundation to become unstable.

More than two years later, they all broke through the Qi Refining Stage and entered the Foundation Building Stage, and Xiao Honglu rushed to the later Stage of Foundation Building in one go.

Zhang Heng did not receive any resources and could only practice on his own. More than two years later, he was still in the early stages of Qi training.

However, he has accumulated some meager spiritual power, and he still has a certain fighting ability.

He has been practicing bow and arrow hard for more than two years, and taught himself from the side while the seniors practiced swordplay. His strength has made great progress, at least he is not inferior to ordinary demon-slaying guards.

But due to his psychological reasons, no matter how strong his fighting power is, everything is still equal to zero.

Because he didn't dare to fight with anyone, not even for a sparring match.

Whenever he faced a fighting scene, his whole body would tremble, his hands and feet would become weak, he would retreat unconsciously, and he would be unable to display his strength at all.

Even as soon as the opponent raised his weapon, he would be frightened and fall to the ground, holding his head and trembling.

His movements of holding his head and curling up into a ball were so skillful that it made people feel heartbroken.

The members of the Central Continent Team have completely given up on him. They don't mind that the newcomer is weak, has average qualifications, and is not smart enough.

But as long as newcomers have the courage to take up arms and fight, they will try their best to train them.

But in a situation like Zhang Heng's, there is really no value at all. Training him up is not only a waste of resources, but may also drag down the team.

Think about it, when the team needs his combat power, puts him in a position, and needs him to take action, he drops his weapon and squats on the ground with his head in his hands. How fucked up is that?

Therefore, starting from the next reincarnation, in the non-teamfight world, the Central Continent team will no longer care about his life and death, and will not even accept him paying half of the harvest to seek asylum.

Because in a non-teamfight world, he can get a maximum of 1,000 points as a guaranteed reward, half of which is 500 points. Is it useful?

Spending the team's energy to protect a waste for 500 reward points is not a waste of manpower, it is called being careless.

Anyway, whether he can survive depends on whether he can survive. If he can really survive until the day when the Central Continent team breaks through reincarnation and escapes from the main god space, then that will be his ability.

This is the case for the four newcomers. As for the other veterans, Li Mu refined Pudu Cihang's demon elixir, and his cultivation level directly improved to a great level, breaking through to the middle stage of becoming a god.

After Li Mu's many considerations, all the demon elixirs of Mr. Hai and Shaolong were refined by Master Bachi, which ultimately made her the first person in the Zhongzhou team to survive the thunder tribulation and reach the stage of transcending the tribulation.