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Chapter 33 Ming Dynasty (revised)

Time is like the Yangtze River flowing through Yingtian Prefecture, rolling by, day and night...

In the 26th year of Zhizheng's reign, King Wu conquered Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen.

The following year, he destroyed Chen Youding and He Zhen, captured the few territories still governed by Qian Dynasty officials, and unified the southeastern provinces.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month in the twenty-eighth year of Zhizheng, King Wu changed the name of Yingtian to Nanjing, ascended the throne in Nanjing, named the country Ming, and established the Hongwu era.

In July, he sent troops to the north. The army went straight to Tianjin along the canal and approached Dadu, forcing Emperor Qian to flee to Shangdu and recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

In the second year of Hongwu, he defeated Wang Baobao and gained control of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

In the third year of Hongwu, Mingxia was destroyed and Sichuan and Shu were taken.

In the seventh year of Hongwu, he captured Yunnan and subdued the Duan family of Dali.

In the tenth year of Hongwu, during the fourth expedition to Beiqian, he captured Liaodong and forced it to retreat to the grassland.

In the 11th year of Hongwu, the Qian Emperor's palace was destroyed at Buyuer Lake, causing the Qian Dynasty to decline greatly. A few years later, it split into the Tatar and Oirat tribes.

In the 13th year of Hongwu, the Hexi Corridor was recovered.

In the 18th year of Hongwu, because Nanjing was a secluded capital and there were no foreign ethnic groups in the northern border of the country that needed to be defended, the Ming Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang, and the imperial city was located in the center of the world.

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Time flies, and it has been 150 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

Because the Ming Dynasty was founded on military power and there were constant wars after its founding, the current territory of the Ming Dynasty is Goryeo in the east, Annan in the south, Mobei in the north, and India in the west.

With the help of literary education, all the areas within the cultural circle were brought under the rule of the dynasty, making the Ming Dynasty the largest in terms of land and population among all dynasties.

In addition, the imperial court has long implemented benevolent policies, used virtue to educate the people, encouraged agricultural reclamation, allowed trade, and supported science and education, so that the people have enough food and clothing, all goods are circulated between regions, culture is unprecedentedly prosperous, talents emerge one after another, and the national strength is extremely strong.

The fortunes of the country over the past 150 years since its founding can be described as flourishing and prosperous.

Moreover, the martial arts culture of the Ming Dynasty was also extremely open: the sorcery of witchcraft from Southeast Asia, the secret yoga of the seven wheels from India, the control of people with weapons from Japan, the giant fighting body of the Rakshasa Kingdom, the scimitar war dance from the Western Regions, the secret martial arts of the stars from the Tang Dynasty, the martial arts beliefs of the countries in the far west... all entered the Ming Dynasty through the Silk Road and ocean shipping.

And as the old soldiers retired and returned home, the qi and blood martial arts passed down in the army spread throughout the world, and the original internal force martial arts of this land were integrated and integrated into one. The martial arts world was completely prosperous with a hundred flowers blooming.

The Yangtze River flows eastward, and talented people emerge in every generation.

Thanks to the deductions of successive outstanding people and exchanges with foreign countries, the martial arts of the Ming Dynasty and neighboring countries have made great progress.

Especially in recent decades, standing on the shoulders of generations of ancestors, a few masters who can cultivate true qi have emerged in the world.

However, as the first family in this world to master the secrets of Qi and blood martial arts and the method of transforming Qi and blood into true Qi, the Zhu family still controls the entire world.

August 17, the 49th year of Yongle.

At this time, the summer heat is gradually subsiding, the autumn crops have been harvested, and the air in the capital Luoyang is still filled with the joy of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

A handsome young man, holding a freshly baked roast duck in his hand, pushed the door open and returned to his small courtyard in the north of Luoyang City.

Spread the yellow paper that wraps the duck on the table in the yard, pour a glass of fruit wine, dip the duck meat in the sauce, add cucumber and green onion slices, wrap it in a pancake and eat it with relish.

The rich aroma of duck fat, the aroma of sauce and the greasy cucumber and green onion shreds together have a great texture and taste.

"I haven't eaten this roast duck for decades, but it still tastes the same." Nanjing people like to eat duck, and the skill of roasting duck was brought to Luoyang by dignitaries after the capital was moved.

I didn't expect that after leaving my hometown for more than 50 years, the taste has not changed at all.

The person eating duck in the courtyard was Chen Sheng, who was already 199 years old this year.

At that time, he had learned the strengths of martial arts from various sects in the world; ordered vassal states to pay tribute to their own martial arts; created several martial arts of the true energy realm; successfully extended his life with a martial art of immortality and longevity; his two younger brothers died one after another; all the old ministers around him died, and many other major events.

Having tasted the feeling of holding the power of the world and having sat on the dragon throne for a hundred years, he felt that it would be difficult for him to make any further progress in martial arts while staying in the Ming Dynasty, so he gave up his power without any regrets and traveled around the world.

Over the years, he had braved the cold snow and frost of Xianberia; learned the brutal martial arts of Vikings; tasted the roasted meat of giant snakes in Srivijaya; drank the inferior wine of Japan; met dancers in the desert; slept in a wilderness filled with wild beasts; and traveled across India on an elephant...

Experience all the local customs and cultures you can, and learn all the martial arts you can.

After experiencing such a colorful life for fifty years, he returned to the Ming Dynasty when he felt his life was coming to an end.

At his age, there is nothing left in this world worth clinging to.

After all, not everyone can master the extremely difficult "Wan Dao Sen Luo". Without the ability to integrate all the methods, even if you advance to the Qi realm, it will be difficult to switch to the practice of the Immortal Changchun Technique and prolong your life.

Chen Sheng, whose two younger brothers had died long ago and who had no children of his own, had founded a great empire, possessed supreme power, witnessed the vastness of the world, and devoted his entire life to pushing "Wandao Senluo" to the limit of the second realm. He had no regrets in his life.

He ate the last bite of roast duck in front of him, drank the last bit of fruit wine, and sighed deeply.

"Let me end my life as Zhu Chongwu right here."

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Luoyang, the central capital, is located in the center of the world, leaning against the Yellow River in the north, overlooking Yique in the south, controlling Hulao Pass in the east, and occupying Qiaohan Pass in the west.

As the central node of the Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it gathered money and silk from Jiangnan, corn from Hebei, and salt and iron from Shandong. It covered a vast area, had a population of nearly one million, and had an extremely prosperous economy.

It is the largest city in Ming Dynasty and even in the whole world.

Early that morning, as the city gates opened, the crowd that had been waiting outside the city for a long time suddenly poured in like a mighty river.

Freshly picked vegetables; slaughtered cattle and sheep; caged chickens and ducks; food on carts; groceries from vendors... they are like the blood supplying this huge city, flowing into every tiny corner connected by the streets and alleys.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of people and vehicles, a caravan, obviously composed of foreigners, entered Luoyang City, pulling carts full of cattle, sheep and animal skins.

A foreign guide who had been waiting for a long time inside the city gate led them through the city and alleys, and finally stayed in the most prosperous inn in the city.

The chores of unloading goods and feeding horses were done by his subordinates.

The three leaders of the convoy spent a lot of money to climb to the top floor of the inn and looked out the window.

Looking down from a high place, you can see that Luoyang City has a very good urban planning. The east-west streets and north-south avenues are combined with intricate alleys, dividing the city into neat urban areas.

The uneven black roofs look like a turbulent black sea, stretching to the end of the sight.

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