Chapter 1022: Resonance of the Pillar Heart

The mythical beast Chaos was purified, Tang Wenbo, the commander of the refugee army, was killed, and all the refugees surrendered to Huangsha City. For Huangsha City, the results of the war were not unfulfilling.

The citizens of Huangsha City have been harassed by the refugee army for a long time, and they live in fear all day long. The hard-won victory made the citizens sing and dance.

The entire city-state was celebrating, but Zhou Ran had no intention of doing so and instead came to the city lord's mansion.

Xue Yimeng, a descendant of the Xue royal family, was exhausted. If it weren't for Xue Yimeng's hard work, this battle would not have been so easy.

It was only thanks to Xue Yimeng's exertion of the power of the pillar that the divine beast Chaos was purified. Although it did not kill Chaos, it also greatly reduced the momentum of the refugee army.

Zhou Ran is quite satisfied with Xue Yimeng. He has mastered the power of the Pillar Heart and has grown into a unique pillar of the Ming Dynasty.

"Xue Yimeng, thank you for your hard work!"

Zhou Ran patted Xue Yimeng on the shoulder, which moved Xue Yimeng.

At this time, Yang Daoming, the leader of the Ming Kingdom, came to Xue Yimeng. The leader did not participate in the celebrations in Huangsha City.

Yang Daoming glanced at Zhou Ran, then knelt on one knee in front of Xue Yimeng.

"My lord, what are you doing?"

Xue Yimeng was shocked. He knew Yang Daoming's identity. Even if he was deprived of power by the general, he was still the ruler of the Ming Dynasty.

How can the majestic ruler of the country kneel down to a commoner like himself?

Yang Daoming didn't think what he did was dishonorable, and he kept expressing his gratitude.

"Xue Yimeng, you have the inheritance of the previous kings in your body, and you are the only guardian of the Ming Dynasty! In contrast, my family just stole the position of the king. It is not justified and it is incompetent to defend the Ming Dynasty. ! Now the Ming Dynasty is in chaos, and the general is acting against the will. The Ming Dynasty needs a leader. I hope you will stop running away. You should replace me and become the leader of the Ming Dynasty! "

Xue Yimeng was shocked. How dare he become the leader of the Ming Dynasty?

"Your Majesty, what nonsense are you talking about?" Xue Yimeng quickly helped Yang Daoming up. "The Xue family has long been a thing of the past. If it hadn't lost the support of the people, how could it have lost its throne? But the current royal family, although The general has stolen power, but he still cares about the people of the Ming Dynasty! You are the only ruler of the Ming Dynasty, please don’t give up easily, I will also be by your side to suppress the bad breath for the Ming Dynasty!”

Xue Yimeng's words moved Yang Daoming quite a bit.

"Xue Yimeng, I swear in the name of the king, if I defeat the general and regain the power of the Ming Kingdom, I will definitely share the Ming Kingdom with you!" After saying that, Yang Daoming looked at Zhou Ran again, "Champion Hou, you He has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and deserves a lot of rewards!"

"I'm not interested in awards because I am the champion of Jingguo and cannot accept titles from other countries."

Zhou Ran refused as the champion of Jingguo. Even so, he was quite pleased.

A month ago, Yang Daoming was just a puppet who didn't understand anything. After coming to Huangsha City, he actually learned the art of strategizing.

The scene just now used retreat to advance, win over people's hearts, and make Xue Yimeng swear allegiance. This is an essential ability for a country leader.

"In this case, I won't force others to do anything."

Yang Daoming said silently, Zhou Ran is a dragon and a phoenix among people, how can he easily accept a reward from the Ming Kingdom?

Successfully convincing Xue Yimeng to be loyal to him was a worthwhile trip, and Yang Daoming did not force him.

Within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, refugees were everywhere, and refugee armies were causing chaos everywhere.

Due to the inaction of the Wu Yao Army of the Ming Dynasty, the refugee army fought successively and occupied many city-states.

The Battle of Huangsha City was the first defeat for the refugee army. Not only was it a disastrous defeat, the entire army was absorbed by Huangsha City.

For the refugee army, the blow to morale was considerable.

What hurt morale even more was the statement issued by the leader of the Ming Dynasty in Huangsha City.

"There were no rogues in the Ming Dynasty. It was all because of Hou Bufan's autocratic and domineering behavior that the people were in dire straits. The citizens were forced to have no choice but to choose to die! The leader of the country was young and ignorant. He was bewitched by Hou Bufan without knowing it. Seeing wars raging in the country,

So heartbroken! This is the fault of the country’s ruler and not the fault of the citizens! Today, our country’s lord and Huangsha City have risen up against the tyranny of Hou Bufan! The citizens of the Ming Dynasty, regardless of whether they are good people or rogues, who are willing to submit will not reject anyone who comes! The Lord of this country swears in the name of his ancestors to restore the bright and prosperous country! "

The statement soon spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, and everyone, including dignitaries and homeless people, saw it.

The refugee army was also shaken by this incident.

The Lord of Turbid Breath sent his men to take control of the refugee army, and the refugee army occupied many city-states. However, after that, he no longer served as a mainstream civilian army.

Therefore, the general of the refugee army also had his own thoughts.

Now that the king of the country is at odds with the general, it's time to take sides. If you make the right choice, glory and wealth will be just around the corner.

As soon as the generals met, they made up their minds.

The refugee army sent a letter to Huangsha City, willing to defect to the king, but there was one condition, that is, after defeating the general, he would become the city lord of the city-state he occupied, and from then on he would recuperate and take responsibility for his own profits and losses.

Yang Daoming, the leader of the country, received the letter and naturally wanted it.

The former city lords of various city-states in the Ming Dynasty were all confidants of the general and had no loyalty to him.

Although these rogue generals were born bandits, they also had clean resumes. Naturally, they would no longer be attached to the generals and would be loyal to themselves.

Yang Daoming immediately granted these rogue generals the title of city lords of each city, asking them to restrain the army, treat the people well, and not engage in rogue bandits again.

The ennoblement order reached all the city-states, and Yang Daoming occupied half of the Ming Kingdom without any effort.

The city-states he controlled were comparable to those controlled by General Hou Bufan.

Yang Daoming felt like a king, with great power in his hands and admired by thousands of people.

More importantly, Yang Daoming knew very well how the Ming Kingdom fell, so he constantly restrained his behavior and gave great rewards.

The one who received the heaviest reward was naturally Xue Yimang, a descendant of the Xue royal family.

As the king of the Ming Kingdom, Yang Daoming ennobled Xue Yimang as the Yongji Marquis of the Ming Kingdom, meaning the eternal cornerstone of the Ming Kingdom, helping the Ming Kingdom suppress the turbidity.

After Xue Yimang was ennobled, Yang Daoming also breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, he could concentrate on thinking about how to deal with General Hou Bufan.

As for Zhou Ran, his mind was not on Ming's internal affairs at this time. Time was running out. Since the core of Ming's Shura Pillar had been found, he naturally had to use the power of the core to suppress the turbid breath in the entire southern border. Only in this way could he break the powerful sword formation of the Sword Sect.

Xue Yimang also understood and kept improving his strength so that the power of the core could be perfectly exerted. His behavior also resonated with Shang and Xu.