Wu Jun possesses a martial soul, and the spiritual thoughts emitted by the martial soul are extremely powerful. A single thought can move the world, and controlling a person's soul couldn't be easier. The third prince immediately acted like a marionette, obediently taking out the tiger talisman for troop deployment, the seal representing royal power, and a shiny golden key with inscriptions from the storage ring.
That key is obviously not simple. It has complex textures arranged on it, which is equivalent to a password. Without it, even Lord Wu would not be able to open the solid treasury. Unless Lord Wu takes action, it is possible to break the door of the treasury. But then again, Wu Zun is either the leader or the leader. Who would lose face and come to Yan State to rob the treasury
Zhou Hao took the three things, handed the Trooper Tiger Talisman to Ye Ming's hand, and said: "Brother Ye, I am young and ignorant. The Yan State is not yet the Yan County, and I am the Emperor of the Yan State. Now I canonize you as the emperor." The Grand Marshal of the Army is in charge of all the soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom."
Ye Ming smiled, cupped his hands and said, "I have my order!"
Zhou Hao then glanced at the civil and military ministers with sharp eyes and asked: "Do you have anything to say?"
"See my emperor! Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!" The ministers shouted long live with complicated expressions. In the face of reality, they wisely forgot about the third prince and once again elected Prince Zhou Hao as emperor.
Zhou Hao sat on the throne and said in a deep voice: "In a few days, the State of Yan will become a county of the Eastern Qi Kingdom. Before that, I hope you will fully cooperate and make preparations for the transition. The State of Yan will become a County of Yan After that, the original civil and military officials are still on duty to assist the county governor, but their official positions have changed, but there is actually no difference in power."
The power of the county governor is very large, and all the officials below can be appointed or dismissed according to their preference. The states and counties under each vassal state generally have a high degree of autonomy. They only need to pay a certain amount of taxes every year and implement the imperial decrees. They have a high degree of freedom in other aspects.
The ministers all breathed a sigh of relief. There was no difference between Yan State and Yan County for them. As long as they could continue to serve as officials, they all agreed that they would give their full support. So Zhou Hao ordered his ministers to draft a decree and distribute it to all parts of the country, letting the people of the Yan Kingdom know that the Yan Kingdom would soon belong to the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and everyone would be subjects of the Qinglong Dynasty from now on.
Ye Ming took over the position of Marshal of the Army and immediately called several generals in charge to ask them about the situation in the army. There are only seven generals who can speak in the army, and they all hold real power. But they don't dare to underestimate Ye Ming. If nothing else, just look at the miserable state of the third prince. There is no good fruit in resisting, and even thousands of troops can't defeat a single martial lord.
After questioning, Ye Ming basically figured out the situation of Yan's army. The organization of the Yan State's army is very chaotic, including the Yulin Army, the Feifeng Army, the Shenji Camp, the Yuqian Camp, the Western Army, the Eastern Army, etc. All these armies combined have more than 800,000 registered officers and soldiers. The majority of the more than 800,000 soldiers are warriors, with warriors accounting for only one-tenth, and martial arts masters even fewer, less than a thousand.
From now on, Yan County will basically not need to fight. After all, who dares to invade the Qinglong Dynasty? Therefore, Ye Ming decided to retain the military establishment while placing them in various counties, cities, and towns to be responsible for the public security and civil affairs there. Of course, he was just making suggestions, and officials would handle the specific matters.
Zhou Hao is not old, but he is very decisive in doing things. In one morning, he has almost handled the matter. The officials would do the rest, he just had to wait for the results.
After retiring from the court, Zhou Hao brought Ye Ming to the treasury. He did not bring anyone else with him but Ye Ming. Seeing that there was no one around, Zhou Hao whispered: "Brother Ye, you saved my life, and I have nothing to repay you. While I have the power now, you can go pick something from the treasury."
Ye Ming suddenly laughed, thinking that this boy had a conscience and was also very smart. He must also understand that if Dong Qi annexes Yan State, the contents of the treasury will belong to Dong Qi, and everything will be recorded and accounted for. He will never be able to use it so conveniently in the future. Now asking Ye Ming to take some is equivalent to giving himself convenience. After all, if he needs money in the future, Ye Ming will never be stingy.
Ye Ming naturally would not be polite to Zhou Hao and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look."
The entrance to the treasury is a three-foot-thick iron door, controlled by an agency and can only be opened with a key. Zhou Hao inserted the golden key into it and twisted it slightly. The iron door suddenly made a jingling sound and slowly opened, revealing a curved passage.
Zhou Hao and Ye Ming walked in, and then the iron door was closed again. If they wanted to come out, they would need to open it with the key again.
The passage turned a corner and became wider in front. There were arches on both sides. Behind each arch, there was a warehouse, which stored various items in categories. In front of the arch, there is a booklet that records the items stored in the warehouse and the access records. Some warehouses store medicinal materials, some store spiritual stones, and some store martial arts. They are divided very carefully.
It can be seen that for thousands of years, the Yan royal family attached great importance to the treasury and spent a lot of thought on it.
Looking at these things, Zhou Hao suddenly sighed: "It was originally all mine, but now it will suddenly belong to the Qinglong Dynasty."
"There is gain only when there is loss." Ye Ming said lightly, "If Dong Qi did not annex Yan State, you would still be wandering outside."
Zhou Hao nodded and was about to speak when he saw Ye Ming stop in front of the warehouse where the unique secret book was stored. It turned out that Bei Ming had been scanning the warehouse with his spiritual thoughts to see if there was anything worth buying.
"Master, I didn't expect that in this remote and poor country of Yan country, there are two ancient books, "Mingtian" and "Zhenfu"." Bei Ming said, "The author of the book "Mingtian" is unknown. It was written before the Five Elements Dynasty. It already exists, and some people say it was created by the originator of inscription masters. According to Ji Tianpeng’s memory, this book should have been lost, but I didn’t expect to find it here.”
Ye Ming was stunned: "What? A lost book? Doesn't the Yan royal family know its value?"
"It must be so. The book "Mingtian" was written in ancient characters, and no one today recognizes it." Bei Ming said, "As for the other book, "Fu Zhen", it is even older, and it is also written in ancient characters. It was written so that no one in the present generation can understand it.”
Ye Ming immediately entered the warehouse, took out the two half-meter-long tomes, and put them directly into the storage ring.
Zhou Hao curled his lips: "Brother Ye, although these books are rare, even the most common-sense people in Yan country can't understand them. What do you want them for?"
"Collection." Ye Ming smiled, "I like collecting books."
Zhou Hao suddenly looked impressed. In this era, most people spend their time on martial arts training. People who are willing to spend time studying are generally very knowledgeable and respected.
Later, Beiming helped Ye Ming pick three more things, namely a bald pen, a piece of metal as light as a feather, and a skill called "Zhuo Yuan Jing". Bei Ming did not say the origin of the bald pen and the metal for the time being. He told Ye Ming that the "Zhuo Yuan Jing" could study Yuan Jin in detail and was very useful for his future practice.
In this way, Ye Ming left the warehouse. Although there are a lot of martial arts coins and talismans in the warehouse, those things are quite numerous. If he takes them, Zhou Hao may not be able to explain them to Dong Qi.
Zhou Hao used the key to open the iron door. The moment the iron door opened, five figures rushed in, as fast as lightning. Two of them rushed towards Ye Ming and Zhou Hao respectively. Their anger broke out and they were about to kill them immediately.
"brush!"
As soon as Ye Ming pulled Zhou Hao, he turned into three phantoms and flashed out of the treasury.
The five figures did not expect Ye Ming to be so fast. They came back again and again to kill. Wherever Ye Ming gave them a chance, he would hit the small yin and yang killing array in front of them. A murderous light enveloped them, trapping all five people inside.
The iron door closed automatically again. When Chen Yuanliang heard Ye Ming's roar, he rushed over immediately. He glanced at the small Yin Yang Killing Formation, nodded, and said to Zhou Hao: "The Sheriff is not frightened, is he?"
Zhou Hao said calmly: "It doesn't matter, these people must want to steal my keys so that they can steal things from the treasury. Guard Chen, please interrogate and find out who sent them."
"yes!"
Chen Yuanliang waved his hand, and five killers flew out of the small yin and yang killing array. No one could see Chen Yuanliang using any methods, so he fell to the ground and screamed miserably, as if in great pain.
Ye Ming was not interested in watching his interrogation, so he took Zhou Hao to the imperial study room, where Zhong Shenxiu and other Chiyang disciples were all here. When he arrived, he found a few unfamiliar faces in the imperial study, so he turned his inquiring eyes to Fu Biao beside the door.
Fu Biao sent a message: "The heads of Zixu Sect and Fenglei Sect are here and are bargaining with the sect masters."
Ye Ming: "Have they given up the name of the sect?"
Fu Biao said: "It's just a name change. As long as we can survive, what does it matter?"
"Zhong Shenxiu, we are old friends. Is it too much for the Chiyang Clan to plot against us like this?" Fei Zhengyi still raised his voice and angrily accused Zhong Shenxiu.
Zhong Shenxiu sneered: "Scheming against you? Well, you can go find Tianyimen. Tianyimen is almost entirely in the hands of the Sheyang Sect, and I think it will welcome you."
Fei Zhengyi was at a loss for words. He knew very well that the Chiyang Sect might only cut off a little bit of flesh, but if it were replaced by the Sheyang Sect, he was afraid that he would really eat up both sects, not even the dregs would be left. .
Zhong Shenxiu continued: "There are only two places, and Sheyang Sect is the strongest. It is impossible not to give him one. In the clear sense, the place is given to Tianyimen, but in fact it is given to Sheyang Sect."
"You Chiyang Clan shouldn't have the remaining quota, right?" A majestic voice sounded. The speaker was a middle-aged man, wearing armor and surrounded by a layer of purple aura. This person is the head of the Zixu Sect, Lin Qiong, a martial arts master.
As soon as Lin Qiong opened his mouth, Zhong Shenxiu had to pay attention. The Zixu Sect has the smallest number of disciples among the four sects and the three sects, not even one-tenth of the Chiyang Sect. However, the Zixu Sect's "Zixu Gong" is a body-training technique that can refine Zixu's true form and has very strong combat effectiveness at the same level. The leader, Lin Qiong, had mastered the Zixu Gong to the level of the Wuzong. His strength was almost as strong as Ban Wujun, and even the Sheyang Sect did not dare to offend him.