The counterattack of the villains

Yuan Chonghuan's actions and words clearly showed his intention to contribute, and Zhu Youjian and Fu Tianchou were overjoyed.

The two got off their horses immediately, and Zhu Youjian stepped forward to help him up: "Yuan Qing, please get up quickly."

Fu Tianchou stroked his beard with satisfaction and said: "Yu Yuan understands righteousness deeply, it is not in vain that I valued you so much back then, very good, very good."

Yuan Chonghuan, styled Element Element, nicknamed Ziru, was only a small county magistrate in the second year of Tianqi, and discovered his talent when Fu Tianchou inspected places as an imperial envoy.

Because of his deep understanding of the Liaodong frontier fortress and his extraordinary strategy of war, Fu Tianchou made an exception and promoted him to serve in the Ministry of War, teaching and cultivating him wholeheartedly.

Not long after, the Jin army broke through Guangning, and the court discussed sending people to guard Shanhaiguan. It was Fu Tianchou who recommended Yuan Chonghuan again, and he was once again exceptionally promoted to be a military officer to supervise the foreign army.

It can be said that Fu Tianchou has the kindness of knowing Yuan Chonghuan and the friendship of teachers and students.

Therefore, he is sincerely happy that Yuan Chonghuan will choose to stand for Zhu Youjian.

Yuan Chonghuan smiled, and said to Fu Tianchou: "The student once said that no matter at any time, he will never let the teacher down."

Fu Tianchou nodded in satisfaction and said, "You fought very beautifully in the battle between Ningyuan and Jinzhou. With you in the Ming Dynasty, there will not be enough money in the future."

Zhu Youjian said vigorously: "When Daming stabilizes, we will go all out to wipe out the Houjin Tartars, and Yuan Qing will have to work hard then."

Yuan Chonghuan was overjoyed, hearing what Zhu Youjian meant, it was clear that he wanted him to be the generalissimo of the crusade against Houjin.

If that day really comes, his life will reach its pinnacle.

The army joined 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 amazed and hurriedly asked Li Mu what happened.

Li Mu explained: "This is normal. Once Pudu Cihang dies, all the national fortunes swallowed by him will return, and the golden dragon of fortune will recover, and will not let go of those demons who dare to occupy the capital."

"From then on, as long as Ming Dynasty is stable, no monsters dare to enter the capital. If the national fortune is more prosperous, just approaching the capital will be suppressed."

The two suddenly realized that they were ecstatic, the return of the fortune of the country, and the recovery of the golden dragon of luck meant that the Ming Dynasty had been stabilized again, and there was no danger of national subjugation.

Zhu Youjian said gratefully to Li Mu: "This time the Ming Dynasty was able to overcome the crisis, and the country and society were stabilized. The Emei Sect has made great contributions. When everything is stable, this king will reward you well."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to do this, this is what we should do."

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

More than two months have passed, the ins and outs of the Great War between the Righteous and the Devil have already been widely spread throughout the world. The names of the Emei Sect and Li Mu are well known, and Yuan Chonghuan certainly has heard of them.

Li Mu clasped his fists in return and said, "This is Li Mu, what advice does Governor Yuan have?"

Yuan Chonghuan said with a smile: "Leader Li led the righteous monks to slay demons and demons for the Ming Dynasty, and protect the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. This is a true high-level cultivator."

"My family has a young son named Yuan Chengzhi, who has turned four years old this year. I want him to worship in Emei and follow Master Li to learn the art of subjugating demons. I wonder if it is possible?"

Hearing this, Li Mu praised: "Chengzhi, inheriting the ambition of the father's generation, what a Chengzhi, since Governor Yuan thinks highly of me, I will accept this big disciple who was handed down personally."

Personally pass on the big disciple?
Yuan Chonghuan was immediately overjoyed. As long as the head disciples are not too bad, they will usually inherit the master's mantle and become the next head. No matter how bad they are, they must be elders.

Originally, he just planned to let his son go to Emei to learn the art of subduing demons, so that the Yuan family's position in Daming would be more stable.

Unexpectedly, Li Mu has never accepted an apprentice, which is really a surprise.

"Thank you, Head Li. When I return to the capital, I will bring my dog ​​to visit."

……

After five days.

The gate of the Fengtian Palace of the Imperial Palace was closed. Inside the main hall, Zhu Youxiao was wearing a dragon robe, sitting alone on the dragon chair, staring blankly at the empty main hall, completely motionless.

He had taken a "fairy medicine" called "Lingluyin" given to him by someone from Purdue Cihang for a long time, which caused his whole body to swell, and he looked like he had gained a lot of weight.

After Pudu Cihang's death, Wei Zhongxian, Chang Chuan, the first-rank chief, and Manchu civil and military all died suddenly, and the second-rank chief finally told Zhu Youxiao the truth.

Knowing everything, Zhu Youxiao's heart was ashamed, and his body was already on the verge of collapse. At this time, he was actually holding a breath and refused to swallow it.

At this time, everyone in the palace had already gone to welcome King Xin from Nanzhili.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, Zhu Youjian's succession to the throne is a certainty. Everyone is scrambling to curry favor with the new lord and be the minister of the dragon. No one wants to pay attention to the dying Zhu Youxiao.

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

"cluck"

The door of the palace finally opened, footsteps sounded, Zhu Youxiao raised his eyelids, and his empty eyes recovered a little bit of spirit.

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

After entering the main hall, 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 tremblingly said: "Brother Huang, you...how did you become like this?"

Zhu Youxiao said tragically: "I was harmed by the demon of Purdue Cihang, I have to blame for everything, no wonder others."

He put his empty hand on the back of Zhu Youjian's hand, and said slowly: "Daming Jiangshan, I will leave it to you in the future."

"You must govern the country well and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. This should be atonement for your brother."

Zhu Youjian burst into tears, and said in a sad voice: "Don't worry, Brother Huang, I will definitely not let you down."

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

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

"Brother..."

Zhu Youjian mourned loudly, and Yuan Chonghuan at the gate of the hall raised his breath and shouted to the outside: "The emperor's dragon controls Bintian."

Immediately there was a loud cry outside the palace gate, and the Forbidden City was shrouded in a sad atmosphere.

……

After Zhu Youxiao's death, Fu Tianchou immediately sent a letter to Ying Tianfu, ordering all civil and military officials of the new court to go to Beijing to take over the government affairs of various ministries.

Zhu Youjian ordered a national funeral for Zhu Youxiao, and at the same time, two days later, Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne and changed Yuan Chongzhen.

Since the new imperial court established in Nanzhili was only a high-level leadership team, and there were still huge vacancies for middle-level and grass-roots officials, Zhu Youjian ordered Fu Tianchou to urgently ask Enke to recruit scholars.

Under Li Mu's care, Lin Qingshan and Cui Hongjian, who were previously invested by him, were both in high school and were assigned to work in the sixth department.

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

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

This time, the pursuit of demon remnants has achieved remarkable results. Ninety-nine out of ten demons who had taken refuge in Purdue Cihang and followed the demon leaders to make trouble, have been killed, and only a very small number escaped the pursuit and fled into the mountains.

Therefore, General Xiahou and Shi'er were promoted due to their meritorious service. General Xiahou was promoted to be the Commander of the Demon Slaying Division and was at the same level as Zheng Zha. Shi'er took his place and became the commander of the capital.

This time, after all, it was led by righteous monks, and the demon slaying was so smooth. Most of the demon slaying divisions were people from the world with martial arts skills, and there were not many real monks.

Therefore, Li Mu began to train the demon slayers as planned, and sent cooperation invitations to the major factions.

The content of the cooperation is that the major sects of the Righteous Way will produce magical instruments that can be used by non-monk, and the imperial court will give money or various material rewards.

In addition, Taoist officials at all levels of the Daolu Department were selected from among them, and the Buddhist sect also got several places as "Guardian Protectors".

The righteous sects readily accepted the invitation. Their main job is to practice after all, and their number is limited. I heard that there are monsters haunting them, so it is their duty to deal with them.

But they can't sit in various places at any time, and solve the matter in the bud before the monster is about to make trouble.

Often when they received the news, the place had already been ravaged by monsters 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 Demon Slayer.

Therefore, the orthodox monks are very willing to spend some time to make some magic tools for the demon slaying master.

Although after this war between righteousness and demons, the demonic ways were completely defeated and their vitality was greatly injured, the world has not clarified this.

There are still many demons and goblins, causing disasters all over the world, and they still need to be cleaned up by the demon masters. At the same time, the officialdom of Ming Dynasty is also in urgent need of a rectification.

Therefore, while Li Mu was training the demon slayer, he also gave Zhu Youjian a suggestion to promote Zuo Zixiong Zuo Qianhu as the new commander of Jinyiwei.

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

Zhu Youjian ordered Zuo Zixiong to investigate the officialdom of Daming and deal with local corrupt officials, and then used new scholars to supplement the local officialdom, which was a big change of blood for Daming.

Cui Chengxiu and other eunuchs were settled by Qiuhou, all their homes were ransacked and executed, and all their wealth was confiscated and returned to the state treasury.

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

The sum of the property hidden in the homes of those corrupt officials who were investigated is simply an astronomical sum, and the ten-year tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty is no more than that.

Half a year later, the demon slayer training was over, and they began to clean up the territory of the Ming Dynasty from north to south, and from east to west.

Their task is not only to slay demons and demons, but also to clean up the place, exterminate bandits and bandits, crack down on rampant, murderous and arsonist villains, suppress the green forests in the rivers and lakes, and restore the chaotic civil order to normal.

With the two major departments of Jinyiwei and Monster Killing Division, respectively cleaning up the court and the people, Daming quickly undergoes a transformation like rebirth from the ashes.

As for the members of the Zhongzhou team, they did not put much effort into clarifying the matter of Huanyu, but they were not idle either. Everyone was cultivating 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 Jin Yiwei to copy the Cihang Hall.

Li Mu didn't take any money from the massive amount of gold and silver goods that were looted, but turned them all over to the state treasury, which also made him even more trusted and grateful by Zhu Youjian.

It's just that Zhu Youjian didn't know that all the treasures of heaven and earth accumulated by Purdue Cihang over the years had all entered Li Mu's Qiankun bag.

When he collected Tiancaidibao, he carried Zuo Zixiong behind his back, so Zhu Youjian didn't know about it.

These treasures of heaven and earth, Li Mu took time to find Gao Xiu of the Danding faction, and dragged them to refine all of them into elixirs, turning them into the background of the Zhongzhou team.

Except for Zhang Heng, the four newcomers have all received key training, and their demon flesh has almost never stopped, and there is no shortage of Zhujidan and Peiyuandan.

With the assistance of these two kinds of elixir, while their cultivation base is rapidly improving, they can also lay a solid foundation, and there will be no phenomena of slack seedlings and unstable foundations.

After more than two years, all of them broke through the Qi Refining Stage and entered the Foundation Establishment Stage, and Xiao Honglu rushed to the Foundation Establishment Stage in one go.

Zhang Heng didn't get any resources, so he could only practice on his own. More than two years later, he was still in the early stage of Qi training.

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

For more than two years, he has been practicing bow and arrow hard, and taught himself from the sidelines when the seniors practiced swords. His strength has also made great progress, at least it is not inferior to ordinary demon slayer guards.

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

Because he didn't dare to fight against others at all, not even for sparring.

As long as he faced a fighting scene, he would tremble all over, his hands and feet would go weak, and he would retreat unconsciously, unable to exert his strength at all.

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

The movement of him hugging his head and curling up into a ball is so skillful that it makes people feel distressed.

The members of the Zhongzhou team have completely given up on him. They don't mind the rookie's weak strength, mediocre aptitude, and lack of intelligence.

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

But in a situation like Zhang Heng's, it's really worthless. It's not only a waste of resources to train him, but it may even drag down the team.

Think about it, when the team needed his strength, put him in a position, and needed him to make a move, but he threw down his weapon and crouched on the ground with his head in his arms. What a fucking situation it must be?
So from the next reincarnation, in the non-team battle world, the Zhongzhou team will no longer care about his life and death, and will not even accept him to pay half of the harvest to seek asylum.

Because in the non-team battle world, he can get a maximum of 1000 guaranteed rewards, half of which is 500 points, what's the use?
For 500 reward points, spending the energy of the team to protect a waste is not a waste of manpower, it is called lack of heart.

Anyway, whether he can survive or not depends on whether he can fight. If he can survive to the day when the Zhongzhou team breaks through the reincarnation and leaves the main god space, that is also his ability.

This is the case for the four newcomers. As for the other veterans, Li Mu refined the demon pill of Purdue Cihang, and his cultivation base was directly raised to a great level, breaking through to the middle stage of transformation.

Under Li Mu's many considerations, Master Hai and Nilong's demon pills were all refined by Lord Bachi, and finally made her the first person in the Zhongzhou team to survive the thunder disaster and reach the stage of crossing the disaster.