In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 152 Jiang Chenghui Declares Himself Emperor

Jiang Chenghui's path to becoming emperor went very smoothly.

In the third month after his exile, he successfully captured the sixteen counties in the northwest, seized the opportunity to ascend the throne, and established the state of Great Zhou. Because he rebelled under the pretext of saving the people and stabilizing the world, he called himself Emperor An!

The founding of the nation was in Qinyang!

They honored the Golden Saintess as the progenitor of the immortal path and the benefactor of all people, and compiled history books for her, recording her in the annals of history.

Within a short period of time, the people of the sixteen prefectures in the northwest all knew that they had a new master.

"Dazhou!"

Upon hearing the news, the emperor, who had come to the sixteen prefectures in the northwest, was furious: "What a great Zhou Dynasty! What a great Emperor An! What a great Jiang Chenghui! I am still alive, and he has dared to commit such a treason and declare himself emperor in the northwest!"

"Your Majesty, calm down! Your Majesty, calm down!"

The emperor snorted coldly, "Calm down?"
How can you expect him to calm down?
He's about to hand over the empire he worked so hard to build!
hateful!

He rode at breakneck speed, traveling day and night to Qinyang County.

During this time, a minister earnestly advised, "Your Majesty, this journey is dangerous. The treacherous ministers have just gained power and are eager to unify the world and capture Your Majesty. Your Majesty going to the Northwest now would be like walking into a trap. This move is really not advisable!"

However, the emperor insisted on his own way.

At the same time, Jiang Chenghui also learned of the emperor's journey north.

"It's time for a resolution."

There can't be two suns in the sky.

He handled state affairs while waiting for the emperor's arrival.

Since last year, Gu Yuexi has not done any missions on her own at the Golden Sacred Palace.

She sent the Five Elements Spiritual Children to fulfill the people's demands, and during this period, no problems arose that the Five Elements Spiritual Children could not solve.

Therefore, she only learned various supernatural powers within the Golden Saint Divine Palace and retrieved all the supernatural powers from her previous life. With a continuous source of faith power, she has recovered 70% of her strength from her previous life.

She calculated with her fingers and found that there was no great calamity in this world. Originally, due to its incompleteness, this world was infested with many demons who preyed on mortals. However, after her reputation spread, the situation improved considerably.

Apart from the demons who had witnessed her supernatural powers firsthand, the other demons were unaware of her true strength. Cultivation was not easy, so they dared not make a move rashly.

The demons had all heard that the mountain spirit of the Golden Saint Mountain Range, the Golden Saint Goddess, was incredibly powerful. She was most wary of demons eating humans, and if she found out, they would surely be in grave danger. The demons, who originally relied on blood to cultivate, had become much more restrained.

They dared not harm the living, except for the corpses of those who died in the war.

"The emperor went north, allowing Jiang Chenghui to take the opportunity to occupy the south. Now that the emperor has just conquered the south, the various forces there deeply resent him, and the emperor has lost the hearts of the people. If he goes there now to appease the people and subdue those forces, he can unify the south before the emperor."

"Fire Boy and Water Boy, you two will also go to the south."

Fire Boy and Water Boy obeyed the order: "Disciples will go immediately."

Jiang Chenghui and his generals were discussing whether they should take advantage of the emperor's northward journey to reap the rewards the emperor had achieved over the past decade.

The emperor's tyranny is known to all the people.

Furthermore, he offended many leaders of various forces when he subdued them in the south.

Ten years of war, three years of severe drought.

This caused immense suffering for the people of Daxia.

The common people were terrified of the emperor.

It can be said that the emperor has now completely lost the hearts of the people.

At this time, the generals of the Great Zhou could have taken advantage of the emperor's northward journey to subdue his forces and reap the rewards that the emperor had achieved over the past ten years.

However, the Great Zhou Dynasty had just been established, and its court was unstable. If it wanted to subdue the southern forces, it would have to send half of its troops to the south. Any mishap would surely bring annihilation to the new dynasty.

But if they don't go now, they'll miss a golden opportunity in the future and regret it to the core.

After discussing it for a long time, no decision was made.

"brush!"

Suddenly, Fire Boy and Water Boy appeared out of thin air.

The crowd was only surprised for a few moments before their expressions returned to normal.

When they first saw the fairy child appear and disappear without a trace, they were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped. It was only after experiencing it a few more times that they became as calm as they are now.

"I wonder what brings the celestial child here."

Jiang Chenghui and the others stared intently at the two children.

Huowa succinctly stated, "The Empress said that the Emperor is heading north and has ordered you to send troops. The two of us will accompany him to Anding in the south!"

"Yes!"

Everyone was smiling.

They originally hoped to occupy the south.

However, they hesitated. The Great Zhou Dynasty had only been established for a short time. If they rashly went to pacify the south, even the slightest accident could cause the new dynasty to suffer a heavy blow. Therefore, they could not make a decision.

Now that Lady Jin Sheng has actually sent a celestial boy to accompany her, their army is even more powerful, and it will be just around the corner for them to occupy the south. When that happens, it will surely shock the emperor!
Since even the goddess has said so.

Jiang Chenghui would naturally not give up this opportunity to subdue the southern forces.

So they sent several battle-hardened generals with an army of 100,000 to set off.

With the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the whole country was in an uproar.

When the people heard that the emperor had changed, they all showed expressions of fear.

Although they did not understand what a change of dynasty meant, they knew very well that more emperors meant more wars.

With more wars, the men in the family will be forced to fight, and how many more families will be torn apart and people will die in the process?

In order to appease the people, Jiang Chenghui sought help from Gu Yuexi.

The people might not believe what the emperor says, but they have unwavering faith in the Golden Saintess. If she were to appear and explain, the people would surely be appeased.

Gu Yuexi did not refuse his request, allowing him to win the hearts of the people with his prestige.

When the people heard that the new emperor was chosen by the Golden Saintess in order to save them from the ravages of war, they were deeply moved. They believed in and respected the Golden Saintess and fully approved of the emperor she had chosen.

The people's hearts have turned towards the new emperor of the Great Zhou!

The villagers of Peach Blossom Village witnessed firsthand how the disgraced official sent by the emperor to move marble transformed into an unapproachable emperor.

"Your Majesty, my son and his comrades are still fighting in the south. Please bless them and do not let them be implicated because of the change of emperor."

What the people were most worried about was not the sudden change of emperor, but that their sons had not yet returned and were still under the rule of the Great Xia emperor. If the rebellion of the Jiang family implicated those who had not yet returned home, the people would surely regret it.

Upon hearing their plea, Gu Yuexi appeared in a dream that very night to the people conscripted in the sixteen counties of the Northwest.

Zhang Xiuxuan, Zhang Gou Dan, and others all had the same dream.

“Last night I dreamt that the emperor of our sixteen prefectures in the northwest has changed. It was even personally chosen by the Golden Saintess. This time His Majesty went to the capital to destroy the new emperor’s new dynasty. He even committed the heinous crime of destroying the gods. He is so disrespectful to the gods who save us from suffering. Is he really worth our life-and-death struggle?” Zhang Gou Dan told his fellow villager about his dream as soon as he woke up.

The villagers looked at each other in bewilderment, and someone exclaimed, "We had the same dream! Do you think it might be the Golden Goddess summoning us back home through our dreams!"