In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

Dugu Meng wanted to persuade him further, but then she suddenly remembered that Shen An never boasted.

If he says yes, then it's okay.

Instead of trying to persuade her, she asked, "What exactly is sulfur?"

"Do you remember the explosive canisters from before? One of the raw materials for the gunpowder inside was sulfur, and the production of sulfur has always been extremely limited, which has prevented the production of explosive canisters from increasing and making it impossible to carry out large-scale battles."

But things have changed now!

Yangnan Prefecture has a vast amount of sulfur, so I can produce explosives on a large scale.

You've seen the power of those explosives before. As long as we produce enough explosives, even if they have a million-strong army, they can't possibly be our match!

"We can push straight through and take the capital!" Shen An said.

Dugu Meng knew that Shen An wouldn't lie to her.

This made her feel like she was dreaming; the more she understood the reality, the more desperate she became.

She thought she would never be able to return to the throne in her lifetime.

But listening to what Shen An said, she was now very close to the throne.

"Shen An, when do you think the war can begin?" Dugu Meng asked expectantly.

"Six months from now! During these six months, as you said, we will stop expanding, maintain good relations with other prefectures, and outwardly halt the expansion of the army," Shen An replied.

"Shen An, you're amazing!" Dugu Meng threw herself into Shen An's arms again.

In the days that followed, Shen An spent almost all his time making explosives.

While modern technology cannot mass-produce guns and cannons, explosives, if sufficient, can still be extremely powerful.

The amount of sulfur in Yangnan Prefecture far exceeded Shen An's imagination.

In just one month, Shen An produced 100,000 explosive canisters.

He even modified the explosive canisters, turning them into hand grenades.

If someone still wants to fight you with bayonets, just throw a grenade at them, and who would dare to fight you?

In order to enable the army to use hand grenades, Shen An began training them on how to use them, specifically selecting those who could throw them far and accurately.

They were put together to form a grenade team.

Of course, if ordinary soldiers were to fight, each of them would need ten hand grenades.

Then, we will truly be invincible.

at the same time!

Luo Tian learned that Luo Li not only failed to kill Shen An, but also lost contact with him.

He realized that Luo Li had betrayed him!

Damn Luo Li

If you betray me like this, won't I become an enemy of Shen Anmen in name only?

This enraged Luo Tian.

Fortunately, upon hearing the news, he learned that Shen An had stopped expanding, which showed that Shen An was also afraid of others joining forces.

Since expansion has ceased, strength has also stagnated.

He could take advantage of this vacuum period to have the spies that the Divine Dragon Society had planted in various places quickly unite and seize this opportunity to deal with Shen An and take away all his divine weapons.

After Luo Tian passed on the message...

Mr. Mingyue received the news immediately and told Shen Anhou.

Shen An was not flustered at all. Given the current situation, it would take at least a month or two for them to unite against him.

The production of explosives is constantly increasing. Previously, 100,000 could be produced per month, but now it has increased to 300,000 per month.

If we wait another two months, he will have at least 700,000 dynamite canisters and grenades.

At that time, anyone who dares to come will be wiped out by him!

Another month has passed.

Luo Tian, ​​the imposter emperor, and Princess Gaoping were overjoyed.

They received news that eighteen warlords and eighteen military governors had agreed to unite and attack Shen An.

Although the conditions they proposed were excessive, demanding the secret sharing of the divine weapons they obtained, the imperial court also required that they not levy any taxes on them for three years.

In Luo Tian and the others' view, Shen An's threat far exceeded their failure to pay taxes.

As long as they can bring Shen An down, they don't care if it's three years, five years, or even ten years.

Moreover, there's the secret of Shen An's divine weapon.

If they could obtain it, their court would be the biggest beneficiary.

After all, they have the greatest manpower and resources. Once they obtain the secret, they will immediately imitate it, and their strength will far surpass that of other prefectures.

But just as they were getting excited...

A message arrived that caused Luo Tian and the imposter emperor to change their expressions drastically.

"This is bad! Shen An claims the real emperor is with them..."

At this point, the messenger dared not continue.

"What do you mean?" Princess Gaoping questioned.

The man dared not speak, but instead took out the secret letter.

Princess Gaoping opened it and read it.

Luo Tian and the imposter emperor had been paying close attention to Princess Gaoping's reaction.

Although the person didn't explain clearly, they could guess what he meant.

Dugu Meng did not die; she is with Shen An.

Shen An now wants to use Dugu Meng as a bargaining chip to recruit people from all over the world.

If anyone is willing to follow them, it will be very bad for them!

What's even more worrying is Princess Gaoping; if she directly believes the information in the secret report...

Then they'll be in even more trouble.

They seem to control everything, but Princess Gaoping also wields considerable power.

If a fight breaks out between the two sides in the capital, they may not necessarily be able to defeat Princess Gaoping.

"Hmph! Utter nonsense. Shen An is just daydreaming. Does he think he can win people over with such absurd rumors? Send out the notice that not a single word Shen An says can be believed."

His words now prove his wolfish ambition! He must be eliminated, otherwise, once he grows stronger, no one will have peace! Princess Gaoping roared.

Luo Tian and the imposter emperor breathed a sigh of relief.

They thought Princess Gaoping was incredibly stupid to trust them so easily.

"Princess Gaoping is absolutely right. Then I will immediately convey your message to the entire realm!"

A month later.

The great war began, and not a single feudal lord in the land stood on Shen An's side.

They didn't believe in any fake emperors, and they didn't care.

They only wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Shen An and obtain the secret of the divine weapon.

Three more days passed.

In Luotian, the imposter emperor and Princess Gaoping are having tea in the palace.

"Battle report!"

The three of them were delighted.

"Read the battle report!" the imposter emperor commanded.

"Shen An launched a preemptive strike the day before yesterday, leading an army of 100,000 against a combined force of one million from the various lords!"

"How foolish of them to launch a preemptive attack! What's the specific situation of the battle? How many people died on Shen An's side?"

"The casualties on Shen An's side are unknown, but the allied forces of the feudal lords have suffered over 300,000 casualties and have retreated 30 li!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, the three of them couldn't sit still any longer.

"How is this possible?"

"That's how it's written in the battle report, or perhaps there's an error in the report?"

"Yes, perhaps there's an error. Continue investigating and submit the accurate battle report!"

Two more days passed.

They are holding court.

A military officer ran into the Golden Palace shouting, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Shen An has attacked!"

"What? How is this possible?"

"Boom!"

Luo Tian, ​​the imposter emperor. Princess Gaoping had just thought it was impossible when a violent explosion rang out outside.

They had never heard such an explosion before; it was as if it could shake their very soul.

"Oh no! Shen An has breached the city walls and is leading his men toward the palace!" Someone else came running up to deliver the message.

"What?!!"

Luo Tian and the others still felt it was impossible; all of this went against reality.

They wondered if they were hallucinating.

"Your Majesty, run! Shen An is really coming!"

"That's absolutely impossible!"

"It's true! Every one of Shen An's men possesses heavenly thunder and earthly fire. One soldier can kill dozens of us. It's terrifying! Run!"

Luo Tian, ​​the imposter emperor, and Princess Gaoping, finally saw the truth.

They ran away immediately.

But when they escaped the palace, they found that the real Dugu Meng and Shen An were blocking their way, leaving them with no way to escape.

Looking at Dugu Meng, Princess Gaoping thought the other party was an imposter.

It wasn't until Shen An subdued the imposter and tore off the human skin mask from her face that things finally stopped.

Princess Gaoping realized she had been deceived, and at that moment, she felt as if the sky had fallen.

She thought she was assisting the emperor, but in reality, she was aiding and abetting evil.

Luo Tian tried to appeal to family ties, but Shen An produced evidence that Luo Li was merely a tool adopted by Luo Tian, ​​leaving Luo Tian speechless.

Afterwards, Shen An helped Dugu Meng ascend the throne, explained the situation to the world, and launched a bloody purge of the Shenlong Society and Shenjimen.

A month later, the Shenlong Society and the Shenji Sect carried out a bloody massacre.

Dugu Meng also issued an edict, abdicating the throne and giving the throne of Daliang to Shen An as her dowry!

From that moment on, Shen An became the emperor of the Great Liang!