Chapter 197: The Imperial Jade Seal!!!!

Unknowingly, Zhu Ying had been separated from his family for nearly a year.

Although Zhu Ying was intoxicated by the attribute gains from killing on the battlefield, it would be a lie to say he didn't miss his wife and children after being separated for so long.

"That kid Xi'er is already over a year old."

"I wonder if that little guy is naughty."

"I also don't know if he will still remember me when I go back."

Zhu Ying muttered in a low voice, the image of his son appearing in his mind, and a gentle look unconsciously appeared on his face.

"He probably doesn't remember. After all, when I left, he was only a few months old and didn't understand anything at all."

Thinking about it, Zhu Ying shook his head helplessly, but a smile still hung on the corners of his mouth.

Thinking of his wife and children, the longing on Zhu Ying's face became even more intense.

However!

Fortunately, the Yuan Emperor had already been captured.

Next was preparing for the road of triumph. In over a month, traveling south, by the time they returned to the Great Ming's northern frontier and then went back, he might even be able to make it home for the New Year.

Thinking about it, Zhu Ying felt a bit homesick, wishing he could go home immediately to reunite with his wife and children.

"The Yuan Emperor has been dealt with. Next, it is to go to that Mount Langju to take the Imperial Jade Seal."

Zhu Ying came back to his senses, thinking of the Jade Seal, and his eyes instantly became sharp.

"The Imperial Jade Seal!"

"Having received the mandate from heaven, may he enjoy eternal prosperity."

These eight characters seemed to have the weight of a thousand jin, echoing in his heart.

The reason Zhu Ying insisted on the Northern Expedition this time, besides thoroughly resolving the Northern Yuan, was the most important thing: the Imperial Jade Seal.

At this moment.

The killing carnival of the Northern Yuan's temporary Royal Court was still continuing!

With Zhu Ying's order, kill what should be killed, loot what should be looted. The entire Royal Court was naturally in chaos, like a purgatory.

Throughout the entire Royal Court, flames soared into the sky, and the sounds of killing and screaming were intertwined.

The Great Ming soldiers were red-eyed, waving the weapons in their hands, wantonly hacking and killing the enemies before them.

It was just that, for a place that did not need to be governed, how could Zhu Ying let his soldiers restrain themselves?

After the battle was settled, the remnants of the Northern Yuan would naturally resolve themselves.

The next day!

Where Mount Langju was located.

At the foot of the mountain, Great Ming soldiers were everywhere, military flags fluttered in the cold wind, and the military appearance was majestic.

Tens of thousands of Great Ming soldiers rode horses, holding weapons, looking at the mountain with firm and yearning eyes, as if declaring their victory to this mountain.

At this moment, on the road up the mountain.

Zhu Ying wore a sword at his waist, did not carry a long saber, and his body was covered in fresh blood that had not been washed off.

The dried bloodstains looked particularly striking in the sunlight, recording the hardships and glory of his journey of conquest.

He walked upward steadily step by step, each step firm and powerful. The road up the mountain, the road to the deification of a military general, Zhu Ying's face revealed an unquestionable dominance.

And behind him, generals and personal guards surrounded him.

They followed closely behind Zhu Ying, their footsteps uniform, each person's face carrying reverence and loyalty, their gazes always following Zhu Ying's figure.

Perhaps!

For the grassland tribes, this Mount Langju was just an ordinary mountain and could not be considered an extraordinary place, but for the Han people of the Central Plains, ever since the Champion Marquis Huo Qubing created an unparalleled merit and sealed Mount Langju, this had been the place for Han military generals to prove their supreme glory.

As long as one could kill their way to this place, it was a supreme military achievement belonging to a military general.

No Han military general could refuse it.

The road was unobstructed.

At the top of the mountain, standing on it, it seemed one could see all the mountains at a glance.

"General."

Chen Heng stepped forward, his voice carrying irrepressible excitement: "I didn't expect that one day, we would actually be able to reach this Mount Langju."

Looking at every part of the mountain peak, his eyes were full of excitement and emotion.

"Sealing Mount Langju." Zhang Wu took a deep breath, his face full of excitement and pride, as if he still couldn't believe they had really done it.

"Our achievements as military generals have already reached the pinnacle." Wei Quan knelt on one knee, lowered his head and said, his voice trembling slightly, which was a manifestation of extreme excitement.

This time, ordinary soldiers were stationed at the foot of the mountain.

All military officers and generals above the rank of Garrison Commander had come here. The accompanying Guard Commander was also the same.

"During the Han Dynasty, the former Xiongnu Royal Court was also near this Mount Langju."

Zhu Ying stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the stone wall on the mountain peak with deep eyes, and said slowly: "The current Yuan Royal Court is also located here."

"Sealing Mount Langju, the pinnacle of a military general. This is not just climbing this mountain, but the military merit of leading an army to trample through the territory of an alien race and trample through the hinterland of their Royal Court."

Zhu Ying stood on the mountain peak, walked to the edge of the cliff, and looked down.

The mountain wind whistled past!

At the foot of the mountain, it seemed that the former homeland of the Northern Yuan Royal Court was all presented in his eyes.

Endless heroic spirit was fully displayed.

"The General is the second Han military general after the former Champion Marquis Huo Qubing to lead an army to set foot on this Mount Langju." Chen Heng said excitedly, his voice somewhat hoarse due to excitement.

"It is my honor in this life to be able to follow the General."

Saying this.

Chen Heng faced Zhu Ying, knelt on one knee, his face full of excitement and loyalty.

"I am willing to follow the General to the death."

Chen Heng's voice was firm and resolute, as if declaring his oath to heaven and earth.

Inspired by Chen Heng.

Zhang Wu, Wei Quan, and other generals were all filled with excitement, one after another knelt on one knee before Zhu Ying, and shouted in unison: "It is our honor in this life to be able to follow the General, we are willing to follow the General to the death!"

The voices of the generals were uniform and loud, echoing on the mountain peak for a long time, shaking people's blood to boil.

At this moment, every general seemed to be expressing their reverence and willingness to follow their General with a promise originating from the depths of their souls, as the deep bloodline of the Han people.

For the entire Daning border army, from generals to ordinary soldiers, it could be said that they all took Zhu Ying as the military soul and believed in him without doubt.

Perhaps, if one day the imperial court really treated their General unfairly, they would also follow him to the death!

This was their conviction and loyalty to Zhu Ying.

Fighting bloody battles and living and dying together for so many years, it was not something that could be influenced by the two words of imperial power alone.

"Brothers."

Zhu Ying turned around, his gaze sweeping over every general, his eyes full of gratification and emotion: "Today's merit."

"Sealing Mount Langju."

Zhu Ying raised his volume, his tone full of heroism: "It was not achieved by me, Zhu Ying, alone, but by having all the brothers with me, only then could we create this military achievement that is enough to shake the world and remain in history."

"Zhu Ying, takes all the brothers as glory."

"The countless Han heroes who were once on this Mount Langju are even more honored because of this."

Zhu Ying swept over the generals under his command and looked up at the sky again, his eyes full of respect, as if he could see those heroic predecessors watching them from the clouds.

"Today's battle, today's Sealing of Mount Langju."

Zhu Ying's voice became impassioned: "Thoroughly washed away the humiliation of our Chinese Han people for hundreds of years. China, once again stands at the pinnacle of the world."

Speaking to this point.

A proud smile bloomed on Zhu Ying's face; this was naturally the glory belonging to the victor.

Zhu Ying carried endless heroic spirit, fully displayed.

The glory of this moment did not belong to Zhu Ying alone, but to every Great Ming soldier who killed his way into this northern frontier hinterland and trampled through the Northern Yuan Royal Court.

At this moment!

Zhu Ying looked around Mount Langju, as if he could see countless Han heroes from the Han Dynasty watching.

It seemed he could think of the heroes of the Han family of the past!

The heroes of the Han family of the past were all wearing battle armor, holding weapons, looking at them with firm eyes, as if cheering for today's victory.

At this moment!

Zhu Ying seemed to feel the power of the young hero Champion Marquis Huo Qubing, who despised the enemy, climbed to the top of this mountain, and manifested the heavenly might of the Han family.

Huo Qubing, that young God of War, led the Han army to gallop on this land, killing the Xiongnu until they were terrified.

The scene of him holding the sacrificial ceremony to heaven and sealing the mountain on Mount Langju seemed to be right before his eyes.

He stood heroically on the top of the mountain, overlooking the earth, declaring the majesty of the Great Han to the world.

At this moment, Zhu Ying could feel the endless aura of glory. It seemed to be the entrustment of the military soul, and it seemed to be the inheritance of the Han family's character.

This battle! Washed away the humiliation of the Han family for hundreds of years.

This battle! Established the Han family's return to the pinnacle of the world.

Sealing Mount Langju! Supreme glory.

Of course, not only could Zhu Ying feel it, but every soldier here could clearly feel this heroism of Han glory.

Their faces were filled with proud smiles, and their eyes were full of longing for the future.

They knew that they had inherited the ambition of the Champion Marquis and had also created history; they would be remembered by future generations and their names would remain in history.

"Climbing Mount Langju, Sealing Mount Langju."

"The inheritance of the Han military soul is blessed."

"Granted a special inheritance mark, 【Military Soul - Han Might】."

"You can view the mark attributes after wearing it."

Just then, the panel notification suddenly sounded in Zhu Ying's ear.

"The inheritance of the Han military soul?"

Zhu Ying frowned slightly, thinking in his heart: "The intangible Han inheritance has actually fallen upon me."

"In the dark, is there really the existence of military soul luck?"

Zhu Ying muttered to himself, looking at the sky, as if he had felt something.

Hearing this prompt from the panel, a feeling that was hard to describe arose in Zhu Ying's heart.

This military soul was different from the mark of an official seal; it came from the inheritance of the Han family, and the significance of it could be imagined.

"The predecessors of the Han family are above."

Zhu Ying slowly closed his eyes, cupped his hands, and bowed deeply to the sky: "Perhaps in the dark, you are also watching me."

"Here."

Zhu Ying straightened his body, his eyes firm, and shouted in his heart: "I, Zhu Ying, promise the countless heroes of the Han family that as long as I, Zhu Ying, am here for one day, the Han people will no longer be trampled and bullied by alien races, and will not be slaughtered and killed by alien races. Our Chinese Han family will stand at the pinnacle of this world forever."

The oath in his heart was full of Zhu Ying's determination and courage, as if he had made an unshakable oath to the heroes of the Han family of the past.

Having lived two lives, Zhu Ying knew clearly the suffering that the Chinese ethnic group on this Central Plains land would have to endure.

The Great Ming was born, causing the Northern Yuan, which had bullied China for a hundred years, to perish, but in the future, there would still be the appearance of Tatars, who took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to pick up a big bargain and slaughter the people of the Central Plains.

And now, with the existence of Zhu Ying!

Such things would never happen again.

This was something Zhu Ying could do!

After making the oath in his heart.

Zhu Ying came back to his senses.

"Brothers."

Zhu Ying turned around, looked at the generals, and said loudly: "Feel it well."

"Sealing Mount Langju, we cannot come in vain."

"After an hour, prepare to return south in triumph."

The voice fell.

"Yes."

The generals responded in unison, their voices uniform and loud.

Then they stood up one after another and walked toward every part of the mountain peak.

Where Mount Langju was sealed, how could the generals not be curious.

At the very least, they had to leave some marks of existence.

Perhaps after thousands of years in the future, there would still be traces left by them.

And Zhu Ying also slowly walked toward a place in the middle of the mountain peak.

A stone wall came into view. On this stone wall, the two characters "Great Yuan" were particularly clear.

Those two characters were carved very deeply, as if they wanted to leave the majesty of the Great Yuan on this mountain forever.

It was conceivable that this was also deliberately carved on this stone wall by the Yuan court, and even under this stone wall, there might be marks of the existence of the Han family's soul in the past.

Zhu Ying could even imagine how high-spirited Huo Qubing was back then, and how heroic he was after setting foot on this mountain.

He seemed to see Huo Qubing standing in front of this stone wall, his eyes full of disdain, waving the long spear in his hand, wanting to completely erase the traces of the enemy.

"Since I've come."

Zhu Ying stared at the stone wall before him, his face also wearing heroism: "If I don't leave something behind, it would be too unfair to people."

Saying this.

Zhu Ying suddenly drew the Qinghong Sword from his waist.

The Qinghong Sword flashed with cold light in the sunlight, the sword body trembling slightly, as if it couldn't wait to show its edge.

Following that!

Internal qi was added to the sword edge. Zhu Ying took a deep breath, gathered all his strength into his arm, raised the sword, and fell directly toward the stone wall.

Only to see sparks flying before his eyes, and stone debris falling from the stone wall.

The hard stone wall was easily sliced open like tofu under the sharpness of the Qinghong Sword.

A few characters were immediately carved onto this solid stone wall.

"Han General Zhu Ying, trampled and destroyed the Great Yuan here, climbed to the top and left a mark!"

And this sentence, Zhu Ying stepped directly on the two characters "Great Yuan" left by the Yuan court.

Every character contained powerful internal qi blessing, and even more of Zhu Ying's powerful strength.

Every character was deeply carved into this stone wall.

In the future, unless the people of the northern frontier completely destroyed this stone wall and chiseled it open, it could not be destroyed from the surface.

"The General is mighty!"

When the generals saw the masterpiece left by Zhu Ying, they also cheered excitedly, all full of reverence and admiration, looking at the characters on the stone wall, this seemed to be the merit of their General in this battle.

"Hehe."

Zhu Ying smiled, then looked up at the higher stone wall, and had more thoughts.

Thinking that when the Yuan people saw the traces on this stone wall again, they would inevitably destroy it.

Carving it a bit higher, he also had to make it impossible for them to destroy it.

Of course, this thought was not just about carving characters.

"Generals, listen to the order." Zhu Ying said loudly, as if he had thought of something.

"We are here." The generals responded in unison.

"Burn everything of the Northern Yuan Royal Court at the foot of the mountain."

Zhu Ying shouted coldly, a trace of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes: "Our army is about to leave, we cannot leave them a complete Yuan court building."

The Royal Court had not been dealt with before.

The camps and buildings inside were all there.

If they were not destroyed, wouldn't it be letting the remnants of the Northern Yuan pick up a bargain?

Burn it with a fire.

Turning everything of the Yuan Royal Court into ashes, this was the right way.

"We will strictly follow the General's order." The generals said in unison.

Subsequently, they walked toward the foot of the mountain one after another.

Only Zhu Ying's personal guards were still standing watch on the mountain peak.

"The Imperial Jade Seal."

After they left, Zhu Ying calmed down, carrying a thoughtful look.

The location of the Imperial Jade Seal was exactly this Mount Langju.

This was not a coincidence.

According to historical records, the last Emperor of the Northern Yuan who was nominally still in the Central Plains, Emperor Huizong of Yuan, was the last Emperor to hold the Imperial Jade Seal, and he took the Imperial Jade Seal away.

And the map that Zhu Ying opened from the treasure chest might have also matched the historical trajectory in the dark.

This Emperor Huizong of Yuan might have hidden the Imperial Jade Seal somewhere on this Mount Langju.

Bring it back to the northern frontier!

Let the Chinese dynasty never find its existence.

This might also be his revenge on the Great Ming, letting the Great Ming not have the Imperial Jade Seal, and even letting the future Chinese dynasty not have the Imperial Jade Seal. In this way, the Imperial Jade Seal pursued by the emperors of the Chinese dynasties, the name of receiving the mandate from heaven, became a joke.

"The map shows that the Imperial Jade Seal is on this mountain."

Zhu Ying frowned, his eyes revealing contemplation: "But this mountain is not small."

Zhu Ying looked around the mountain peak. This mountain was not small, and wanting to find a Jade Seal here was easier said than done.

"Wanting to find a Jade Seal is no different from finding a needle in a haystack."

Zhu Ying shook his head slightly, thinking to himself: "If I were Emperor Huizong of Yuan, where would I hide it?"

Thinking of this.

Zhu Ying began to analyze carefully in his mind.

"Emperor Huizong of Yuan, as an Emperor, was actually not stupid."

Zhu Ying paced slowly, thinking while walking: "He took the Imperial Jade Seal back to the northern frontier and even placed it on this mountain, he must have known that it was very difficult for a Han army to do it."

"If a Han army really killed their way here, Mount Langju would also be a place they must come to."

Zhu Ying stopped, and the context gradually became clear: "Emperor Huizong of Yuan should also know this point."

"Therefore, if it were buried on the mountain road or buried in other places on the mountain, there would be a possibility of being discovered, but only one."

Zhu Ying revealed a confident smile at this moment: "The most dangerous place is the safest place, and the most conspicuous place is also the safest place."

Thinking of this.

Zhu Ying's gaze immediately fell on the most eye-catching stone wall before him.

Following that!

Without any hesitation.

His mental power probed directly toward this stone wall.

Zhu Ying closed his eyes, concentrated his energy, and permeated his mental power into the stone wall like silk threads.

Time seemed to freeze, and the surroundings were so quiet that he could only hear his slight breathing.

After a while, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Ying's mouth.

"Sure enough!"

Zhu Ying smiled in his heart: "There is something under this stone wall."

Zhu Ying's face was filled with excitement and anticipation, as if he had already seen the Imperial Jade Seal before his eyes.

Zhu Ying walked forward directly. Then he summoned a hoe from his storage space, gripped the hoe with both hands, and began to dig toward the bottom of this stone wall.

Before long, he dug a not-so-small pit.

And the surrounding personal guards, without Zhu Ying's order, did not dare to approach. Even Liu Lei was standing very far away at this moment.

Zhu Ying's personal guards had all passed loyalty tests, and Zhu Ying could also see the values; they were all his die-hard loyalists.

But this Imperial Jade Seal was too important.

For the sake of caution, it was better for them not to see it.

Under Zhu Ying's powerful strength, soon, the ground near the stone wall was dug open, and then it touched a stone slab.

Zhu Ying stopped his movements, squatted down, and carefully examined the stone slab. He saw a sentence in Han characters carved on the stone slab, as well as Mongolian script.

Mongolian script, Zhu Ying did not recognize.

But the Han characters were clear at a glance.

"I am unwilling to be driven out of the Central Plains by the lowly barbarians, I am unwilling to see the Great Yuan foundation destroyed."

"I am ashamed of the ancestors of the Great Yuan, I am not worthy of being an Emperor."

"But even if I am defeated, I will not let those barbarians be proud."

"Those barbarians say the Imperial Jade Seal is the symbol of their Emperor, the manifestation of the dragon vein."

"I will use this spell, in my name, to suppress the Emperor's seal of China, suppress their Emperor's soul, and suppress their dragon vein."

"I want those damn barbarians to never be able to become the orthodox."

"I will take the Imperial Jade Seal and be buried in the underworld together, never to return."

On this board.

It contained Emperor Huizong of Yuan's infinite resentment toward the rise of the Great Ming and being driven out of the Central Plains, and also his resentment that he wanted the Han dynasty to never have orthodoxy.

It had to be said.

This move of his was indeed powerful.

Taking the Imperial Jade Seal away and burying it under this Mount Langju, and it was under the most conspicuous stone wall, who could have thought of it?

If it weren't for the guidance of Zhu Ying's map, he would never have known that this Imperial Jade Seal was here.

This Imperial Jade Seal would also be buried forever on Mount Langju, which Han military generals yearned for most, and it would never be found.

But now.

This Imperial Jade Seal would be Zhu Ying's.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 198 =====