Chapter 198: Received the mandate from heaven, may he enjoy eternal prosperity!

"Emperor Huizong of Yuan."

"Your idea is very good. If it weren't for me, this Imperial Jade Seal would never have reappeared."

"Even in the future generations, this Imperial Jade Seal would have completely become a legend."

"It's just that, now it's mine."

"And, your Northern Yuan has also been thoroughly crushed by me, your Northern Yuan's treasure vault has also been emptied by me. In the future, the unified dynasty established by your ancestors will eventually return to tribal division."

"Now, I haven't founded a nation yet, but in the future, maybe I will lead the Han heavenly army to kill into your northern frontier land, and let your Northern Yuan ethnic group completely fall under my control."

Zhu Ying squatted down, stared at the stone slab, and sneered.

Although this Emperor Huizong of Yuan was already dead, it did not affect Zhu Ying's mockery of him.

Looking at the stone slab before him.

Originally, Zhu Ying intended to break it with a hoe, but after thinking about it, this thing might also become a witness in the future.

Simply, Zhu Ying reached out and lifted it, collecting the stone slab into his storage space.

When the stone slab was collected.

Entering his eyes.

It looked like a tomb.

In it, there was only a wooden box.

It was a box the size of a Jade Seal, covered in dust.

Zhu Ying reached in and took it out, carrying an extremely expectant mood, and opened the wooden box.

Entering his eyes.

A Jade Seal presented itself before his eyes.

Gold-inlaid jade.

This Jade Seal was square in shape, four inches on each side, with a divine dragon carved on top. The dragon's body was coiled, its scales were clearly visible, its head was raised high, and its eyes contained majesty, as if it would soar into the sky in the next moment, fully showing the dignity of the supreme ruler.

"The Imperial Jade Seal!"

Just one glance.

Zhu Ying's pupils instantly dilated. He immediately took the Jade Seal out of the box and flipped it over to look.

Entering his eyes.

Eight large characters.

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

These eight characters were the ultimate pursued by countless emperors of the Chinese dynasties.

This was the true symbol of imperial power.

The symbol of imperial power created by Qin Shi Huang.

"The Imperial Jade Seal."

"Now, it's mine."

Zhu Ying gripped the Jade Seal tightly, and an indescribable emotion surged within his heart.

When holding this Jade Seal in his hand, that feeling was truly indescribable, as if no words could depict the mood at this moment.

"Obtained 【Imperial Jade Seal】, rewarded with one Third Rank treasure chest."

"Activated hidden mission."

"Found a nation, rule a nation! Can activate 【Imperial Jade Seal】 inheritance."

Just then, the panel's prompt suddenly appeared.

"Found a nation, rule a nation."

"Very good."

"Obtaining this Imperial Jade Seal, if I don't found my own empire in this era, it would be too inferior."

"With the many technologies I have obtained, I, Zhu Ying, will definitely reach the pinnacle of this world." Zhu Ying gripped the Jade Seal tightly, thinking secretly in his heart.

After staring at the Jade Seal for a while.

Zhu Ying put it back into the box and collected it into his storage space.

At this moment.

The Imperial Jade Seal, which had been missing for many years, had a master again.

"This time, the mission in the northern frontier is truly completed."

"The Imperial Jade Seal."

Zhu Ying slowly stood up, his face also carrying the excitement of obtaining the Jade Seal.

This time.

The reason Zhu Ying pursued the Yuan Emperor so deep into the northern frontier was indeed to resolve the Northern Yuan, but the most important thing was this Imperial Jade Seal.

Zhu Ying could not resist the temptation of these eight characters: "Received the mandate from heaven, may he enjoy eternal prosperity."

However.

In this Northern Expedition, he also obtained the unexpected honor of Sealing Mount Langju.

Once the results of this battle are sent back, it will inevitably shake the world.

The humiliation of the Han family in the past will be thoroughly washed away in this battle. Just wait until the results of this battle are sent back to the Great Ming and the Central Plains, countless Chinese people will be incomparably excited.

The shadow of the Northern Yuan, the shadow of enslaving the Han people in the past, will be completely gone.

At this moment!

Zhu Ying walked to the edge of the mountain peak again and looked down.

In the distance.

Where the Northern Yuan Royal Court was located, raging fires had already ignited.

Existing for many years, the ancestral Royal Court of the Northern Yuan was about to turn into ruins.

Seeing this scene.

It was as if he saw the once powerful and prosperous empire vanish into ashes.

Perhaps.

This was the order of the world; there was no eternal empire, and even less an eternal dynasty.

Coming back to his senses.

Zhu Ying picked up the Qinghong Sword again, looked at the high part of the stone wall, scanned it, and saw a few places where he could land.

Zhu Ying actually jumped up, leaping several meters, stepped to the high place, then picked up the Qinghong Sword, and carved characters again on the stone wall at the high place.

"Northern Yuan Royal Court."

"The one who sent it to the grave, Zhu Ying."

This time.

Zhu Ying left this sentence.

This could also be considered leaving the deepest trace here.

Less than three hundred miles from the northern frontier Royal Court.

Perhaps in the Central Plains, this was already a very long distance, but in this sparsely populated northern frontier grassland, this distance was already very close.

A cavalry unit, carrying an air of exhaustion, was marching toward the north.

Clearly.

This was the Northern Expedition cavalry commanded by Lan Yu.

Compared to Zhu Ying's charge into the northern frontier, destroying many Northern Yuan tribes and slaughtering countless, Lan Yu's results were not as good, and he was even trapped in the desert for a period of time. If it weren't for accidentally encountering Northern Yuan tribes and looting and killing, Lan Yu and his troops would not have been able to persist until now.

"Uncle."

"The situation is a bit strange."

"Along the way, we haven't seen any Northern Yuan tribes at all; it seems they have all migrated."

"And even small tribes are not there."

Chang Mao rode side by side with Lan Yu, saying with great worry.

"Take it one step at a time."

"Now, we have no choice." Lan Yu said in a deep voice.

Many days of getting lost, and not finding the location of the Northern Yuan Royal Court, also gave Lan Yu an indescribable sense of frustration.

Just then!

Ta ta.

Ta ta ta.

From the north, a sound of trampling swept over.

Only to see hundreds of cavalry scouts from the north approaching rapidly.

"Report to the General."

"Ten miles ahead, we discovered a slaughtered Northern Yuan tribe, and there are traces of a bloody battle."

"And this place seems to be not far from the Northern Yuan Royal Court."

"But this tribe has no one left; it seems they have all migrated." The leading scout Battalion Commander reported loudly to Lan Yu.

"Go, let's take a look."

Lan Yu immediately ordered.

The army that was originally marching slowly also increased its speed one after another, heading toward the tribe in the north.

Not long after.

When they arrived before the tribe ahead, it was a ruin, with traces of fire, and many traces of blood from resistance on the ground were extremely clear. Clearly, this slaughter battle had not happened long ago.

"It seems."

"That Zhu Ying is faster than us."

"Perhaps he has already killed his way to the Northern Yuan Royal Court."

Seeing this scene.

Lan Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and his face looked a bit ugly as he said.

Hearing this.

Chang Mao's face was full of anger: "Heaven has no eyes! Why does it always protect that kid? We got lost in the northern frontier desert and couldn't distinguish directions, why could he accurately find the Northern Yuan Royal Court?"

Regarding this.

Lan Yu remained silent.

Setting out on the same day, entering the northern frontier on the same day, and attacking north at the same time.

But the results obtained were completely different.

Although they hadn't seen the Northern Yuan Royal Court yet, the current result seemed to be foreseeable.

From this tribe, it could be seen that this tribe was not far from the Northern Yuan Royal Court, and the great battle had already passed for some days. Where Zhu Ying led his troops, one could even imagine.

It was already impossible for Lan Yu to take the merit of destroying the Northern Yuan Royal Court.

"No need to go north anymore."

"Prepare to withdraw the army."

Lan Yu sighed and said slowly.

"Uncle, are we just giving up on going north?"

"What if that kid hasn't succeeded yet? Wouldn't we be giving up in vain?" Chang Mao said with unwillingness.

"We don't have much dry rations left, plus what we obtained from looting Northern Yuan tribes before, we now have less than ten days of rations left. If we don't return south early, by the time the heavy snow falls, we won't be able to return."

"This time."

"Perhaps it is my incompetence." Lan Yu said with a look of frustration.

You know.

Lan Yu's personality was very hot-tempered, and he could even make the move of directly attacking a city of his own side. One could imagine how arrogant and flamboyant his personality was.

But in these few years.

Every time he faced Zhu Ying.

From the initial tension, from the initial crazy targeting.

But afterward, he was resolved by Zhu Ying time and time again, and he couldn't do anything to Zhu Ying at all. Every time he was frustrated by Zhu Ying, Lan Yu's sharpness had already been worn down by Zhu Ying.

Facing Zhu Ying, Lan Yu was already powerless!

"But..."

Chang Mao looked unwilling and wanted to say something more.

But looking at the generals behind him, almost everyone was exhausted, even the warhorses, the words he wanted to say couldn't be spoken.

And just as they were silent.

Ta ta ta.

Ta ta ta.

From the north.

A series of intense trampling sounds swept over.

This violent vibration made Lan Yu and Chang Mao and the others instantly alert and come back to their senses.

"Form up."

"It might be the Yuan army."

Chang Mao hurriedly drew his sword and shouted loudly.

The army, which was originally exhausted, also became alert one after another, quickly forming up, presenting a cavalry attack formation, and the archers also raised their bows and arrows one after another.

At this moment.

The whole army was alert.

But as the trampling sound got closer and closer.

Looking far toward the north.

Only to see hundreds of Great Ming battle flags that were incomparably familiar to Lan Yu and Chang Mao and the soldiers behind them.

Countless battle flags with the character "Ming" fluttered in the wind, fluttering in this foreign land of the northern frontier.

Seeing this.

Lan Yu and Chang Mao looked at each other, how could they not understand.

"Zhu Ying."

"Has already achieved merit."

Even if he didn't want to admit it.

But looking at it this time, it was naturally obvious at a glance that the Ming army returning from the north must be Zhu Ying, and this time returning south, perhaps the Northern Yuan had already been disintegrated by Zhu Ying.

"Impossible."

"Even if the Northern Yuan has been defeated, it still has hundreds of thousands of troops. How could he deal with the Northern Yuan Royal Court with 50,000 troops?"

"Even if the Northern Yuan Emperor is stupid again, he shouldn't have been dealt with by him."

Chang Mao immediately said with resentment.

Clearly.

In his view.

Perhaps it would be fine if they couldn't succeed this time, but if Zhu Ying succeeded, it would really be a huge embarrassment.

They set out for the northern frontier at the same time, but the final result was slashed by Zhu Ying. Comparing the two, this was a bigger blow to their Huaixi faction.

After all, the current Emperor was already fostering Zhu Ying as a new elite in the military.

The pressure on their Huaixi faction was already great, and now it was even more incredible.

And at this time!

The triumphant army returning from the north also seemed to have discovered the traces of Lan Yu's army, and the army that was moving forward rapidly also stopped one after another.

Finally.

Only hundreds of light cavalry galloped toward Lan Yu's formation.

The leader was Liu Lei, Zhu Ying's personal guard commander.

Watching Liu Lei approach step by step.

Chang Mao's face became increasingly ugly.

Lan Yu stared, suppressing the unwillingness in his heart.

"Greetings, Marquis Yongchang."

When Liu Lei led his personal guards to a position less than a few zhang away from Lan Yu, he pulled on his warhorse and gave a military salute to Lan Yu with cupped hands.

"En."

Lan Yu gave a very cold "En," and didn't even return the salute.

Regarding this.

Liu Lei didn't care at all.

Instead, he said with a tone of pride: "Marquis Yongchang! Please tell the generals under your command, no need to go north anymore."

"This time, the merit of destroying the Yuan has been achieved by our Champion Marquis."

"The Northern Yuan Royal Court has been trampled by the Champion Marquis leading the army, and our Champion Marquis has built the merit of Sealing Mount Langju."

"Not only trampled the Northern Yuan Royal Court, but also climbed Mount Langju, completing the feat of a military general."

"The Northern Expedition to destroy the Yuan has already been achieved."

This time.

Liu Lei's voice was very loud, and he even shouted it out on purpose.

Letting this news spread around.

Hearing this.

The many generals behind Lan Yu were all full of surprise and disbelief.

Even Lan Yu and Chang Mao, their faces were extremely ugly at this moment, but they were also mixed with shock.

Trampling the Northern Yuan Royal Court!

Sealing Mount Langju!

Combining this sentence, it was truly enough to shock anyone.

Not to mention Lan Yu, who was a competitor fighting for merit with Zhu Ying.

"Zhu Ying really broke the Northern Yuan Royal Court?"

"Is it true or false?"

"Although the Northern Yuan was defeated, it still had hundreds of thousands of troops. How did he do it?"

"The Northern Yuan Royal Court is on Mount Langju."

"If Zhu Ying really broke the Northern Yuan Royal Court, that is a world-shaking merit, Sealing Mount Langju."

"In the future, our Huaixi faction in the Great Ming is destined to be completely suppressed by him. This is the merit of Sealing Mount Langju, remaining in history for thousands of years, the supreme merit created by the former Champion Marquis Huo Qubing, and now it was actually obtained by Zhu Ying?"

"Impossible, right."

Behind Lan Yu and Chang Mao, the discussions of many generals and soldiers continued.

But everyone was incomparably shocked and difficult to calm down.

"What are you proud of?"

Looking at the proud Liu Lei, Chang Mao couldn't help but curse.

"What does General Chang mean by this?"

And Liu Lei pretended to be puzzled, and instead asked: "What kind of pride is this for the subordinate?"

"This Northern Expedition has achieved merit, successfully breaking the Northern Yuan Royal Court, and obtaining the greatest victory. Shouldn't a Great Ming general be happy about this?"

"Could it be that General Chang is not happy that the Great Ming has achieved this result?"

The voice fell.

Chang Mao's face became even uglier, pointing his finger at Liu Lei, wanting to continue to curse angrily.

But Lan Yu was quick-eyed and fast-handed, immediately interrupting Chang Mao.

"Where is the Yuan Emperor?" Lan Yu looked at Liu Lei and asked.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 199 =====