Died of old age, and you tell me this is a life simulation?

Cheng Qingshuang was slightly startled: "Have you received the order to return to the court?"

Zhou Zhiruo shook her head: "Before I went to war, His Majesty granted me the right to rule on my own. After the war, I can return to the court on my own."

"..."

Cheng Qingshuang looked at Zhou Zhiruo strangely. After a while, she asked tentatively, "Zhiruo, should I call you Mistress in the future?"

Zhou Zhiruo's face flushed slightly, and a few ripples appeared in her cold eyes: "Don't talk nonsense!"

"I'm not talking nonsense." Cheng Qingshuang looked at the beautiful face that always amazed her no matter how many times she saw it. "Look, those of us with seniority and experience don't get such treatment. If we want to return to the court, we have to ask for permission first. In terms of honor and favor, we are far inferior to you."

As she spoke, Cheng Qingshuang stepped forward and gently grasped those hands that, despite having experienced hundreds of battles, remained warm and delicate. "Your Majesty, I envy you for loving me so deeply."

After all, they had been together for a long time. Even though Cheng Qingshuang roughly guessed that the person in front of him had a close relationship with the Lord, he did not behave too restrained and solemnly as before. The two of them could not be said to be close friends, but they had a harmonious relationship, so they talked much more easily and casually than at the beginning.

Zhou Zhiruo smiled slightly: "I don't think there's any need to envy you. You are so loyal, the master will definitely remember it."

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and soon became busy.

After Zhou Zhiruo handed over the matters, she left with a few fellow practitioners.

As for the other people from the Emei lineage, since they have joined the Daqian system and there is a shortage of manpower right now, it is natural that they will be sent to various places to work, or stay behind to serve in the army.

This will also be beneficial to their future.

With the end of the war, the news of the demise of Liao and Jin was completely spread!

The people of Daqian were shocked! The surrounding countries were even more terrified of Daqian! They were greatly shocked by the demise of Liao and Jin!

actually......

If we only talk about the surrounding areas, it is not appropriate to call them all countries.

To the west of Daqian, there are only the Tibetan tribes and the Dali Kingdom. To the north, there are only the Mongolian Yuan grasslands. In other directions, there are no enemy countries.

Completely return to Daqian!

In the eyes of Tubo and Dali, Daqian is like a territory that combines the territories of the Song Dynasty, the Liao Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, and the Western Xia Dynasty, and it is an indescribable existence with extremely strong military and national strength!

It was hard for them to imagine that a force that had been established for less than a year and less than half a year could be so powerful and terrifying!

In less than a year, he accomplished the great feat of destroying the four countries!

This is really... too scary!

Tubo originally relied on some geographical advantages and was always relatively restrained in its attitude towards Daqian, but now, it no longer dares to be self-righteous.

Daqian's territory is so vast that even if it uses other means to deal with Tubo instead of military force, it will be a disaster.

What else?

They could only continue to pay tribute and submit to the emperor, and also follow the example of the previous countries in presenting princesses and noble ladies.

His attitude was more submissive than before, and he was completely submissive.

Dali was basically in a numb state at this time.

Because except for a certain degree of vigilance in the beginning, their attitude was basically submissive to the end. Facing the increasingly powerful Daqian, they really had nothing to say and could only continue to repeat the routine of paying tribute and submitting to the emperor. It seemed as if if Daqian did not submit to the emperor, Dali would keep sending gifts and tributes until it agreed.

or......

Until the moment when Daqian finally couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to touch them.

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Chapter 549: Ceasefire and rest to recuperate!

On the grassland.

A remnant of the army fled here, exhausted and had no choice but to stay here temporarily.

Prince Ruyang ate his dry food silently, raised his head slightly, and glanced at Temujin, the Great Khan of the Yuan Dynasty, who was sitting in front of the campfire with a stern and expressionless face.

Although nothing had changed, King Ruyang keenly felt that the Khan with the ambition to conquer the world was no longer there.

Thinking of this, King Ruyang sighed secretly.

A hundred and fifty thousand troops!

It is estimated that only 20,000 to 30,000 people have escaped now. Most of the Khan's most elite Qiexue army has been killed, leaving only 3,000 to 4,000 people.

This battle undoubtedly resulted in extremely heavy losses!

To say that there were serious injuries would be an understatement.

All the property looted during the southward march was completely lost.

The military force suffered heavy losses.

If the news gets out, the territory ruled by the Mongols will surely be in great turmoil.

If we are not careful, the grassland may return to the previous situation where each tribe fights for itself.

and......

This war was forced by the Khan, but ended up with such an outcome. His prestige must have been greatly damaged!

Not only did he lose all the authority he had accumulated over the previous decades, but he also made people from all walks of life no longer respect him.

Within the remaining army, from the leaders of various tribes to the soldiers, 597 everyone had many complaints about this:

If the Khan hadn't forced a war with Daqian, how could we have fallen to this point?!

actually......

Not to mention them, even King Ruyang might have some complaints about this.

If you knew it was a battle you were bound to lose, why would you fight it?

How would he cope with the situation after such a fight? Not to mention that the Mongols' power would be greatly weakened, even Princess Huazheng and his Minmin, who were far away in the Daqian Palace, would most likely be deposed, or even... executed!

When King Ruyang thought of this, he felt depressed and anxious, and couldn't help but sigh softly!

"Chahan, if you have something to say, just say it." Temujin's cold voice came.

Prince Ruyang was in no mood to worry too much at this moment. He spoke bluntly, "Great Khan, defeat is defeat! If we had known this earlier, it wouldn't have been unacceptable. But the outcome of this battle is this. I wonder what Great Khan is thinking now? Is he thinking about the future? How should we, the Mongols, deal with Daqian?"

Temujin was stunned. He had expected the other party to complain, but he had not expected such words. His expression gradually softened, but he did not say much. He just said, "For now, we can only return to Dadu and sort things out before we talk about anything else."

"What if the Qian army comes after us?"

"If the Qian army were to pursue us, would we still be able to sit here peacefully?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Ruyang did not ask any further questions.

He turned around and sat down, continuing to eat his dry food.

Temujin stared at the campfire with a gloomy expression.

He was naturally aware of the complaints within the army, but he had no intention of paying attention to them.

The battle with the Qian army really made him realize the huge gap between the Mongols and the Daqian army, which was like a chasm!

That is definitely beyond human power’s ability to resist!

Who the hell could tell him why the Qian army, with only 5,000 men, was able to penetrate his tight formation, weave their way back and forth, and crush the entire army! Most importantly, this elite force of the Great Qian army fought to the bitter end, suffering so few casualties that it was difficult to discern with the naked eye! It was impossible to tell if they had suffered any losses at all!

That scene shocked Temujin! Moved! Even trembling!

Daqian......

There really are heavenly soldiers and generals!

How could we possibly defeat such an army?!

Temujin smiled bitterly to himself, but he also knew that if he had not personally experienced the battle, if it happened again, he would most likely try to fight even if he knew he would lose.

That's just his personality.

If he changes, he will no longer be Temujin!

However, they did not expect that this persistence would cause such heavy losses to the army.

If it weren't for the protection of the Qiexue Army and the 150,000-strong army consisting of elite Mongols, he probably would not have been able to escape.

In this battle, most of the elite forces of the Mongols were destroyed in one battle!

Without military suppression and deterrence, will the major tribes on the grassland still obey orders?

I'm afraid a storm is coming!

The future...will be difficult!

But these were actually not what Temujin was worried about.

If he could wipe out the tribes on the grassland once, he could wipe them out a second time.

Although the current situation is bad, it is much better than the most difficult and dangerous time. At least he still has some elite troops and a considerable force, and he is confident that he can clean up the mess.

But the existence of Daqian made him feel uneasy.

Or rather, creepy!

Although the Qian army did not pursue them, it was completely different from the previous pursuit against the Western Xia, Liao and Jin countries. This made Temujin vaguely guess some of the Qian army's intentions.

After conquering such a vast land in just one year, shouldn't they stop and digest it?

Logically speaking, this should be the case.

But he didn't dare to be completely at ease.

If you guess wrong, there will be no recovery!

Moreover, even if Daqian really changed its strategy from external to internal, the relationship between the Mongols and Daqian would inevitably deteriorate after this battle. One day in the future, Daqian's army would launch another northern expedition. Do we have to wait until then to make a decision?

Why did we fight this war before? Wasn’t it to determine how the Mongols would behave?

After seeing the gap, he also fully understood the invincibility of Daqian.

I already have an idea of ​​what to do.

When Temujin thought about this, his expression gradually calmed down.

Daqian, Jinling.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Fang Han looked at the battle reports and memorials, pondered for a while, and finally decided on the tone: "Cease the war and use the next two to three years to digest the gains, recuperate, and focus on development!"

To be honest, the ability to sustain the wars against the Song Dynasty, Western Xia, Liao, and Jin, as well as the governance of a vast territory, was all due to the double buffs of [Sect Founder] and [Powerful Leader]. In addition, the strong accumulation during the previous dormant period, plus all the gains and confiscations during the expansion period, allowed Daqian to barely sustain the war. However, even so, Daqian had really reached a very extreme state. Especially as the territories of Liao and Jin were all under its rule, the consumption required for governance increased greatly. If the war was not stopped, it would really be a loss.

It’s not that we can’t handle it, but doing so will inevitably affect a series of other development plans that have already been planned.

It's easy to mess up one step and then disrupt the rhythm.

Moreover, if the war continued, the territory would expand, but where would the money and food come from? How would it be supported? How would it be governed?

If he wants to continue to maintain the Daqian system and implement policies to reform everything, he will certainly have to invest huge amounts of governance costs in the early stages. However, these manpower and material resources do not come out of thin air. If he really wants to mobilize them, he will definitely break the already fragile positive cycle. He can't just stop all the plans that have just been prepared in various places for the sake of expansion, right?

In short, it is time to stop and build up momentum for development.

certainly......

Putting down the fist does not mean giving up military power. This move is to make the next "punch" more "powerful"!

It was as if they had been lying dormant and accumulating for nearly three years, and once they started the uprising, everything would be turned upside down!

In less than a year, he accomplished the great feat of overthrowing the Song Dynasty, destroying the Xia Dynasty, and annexing the Liao and Jin Dynasties!

It can be said to be overwhelming and extremely powerful!

At this time, when the "strength" is gradually exhausted, the fist must be retracted, not only to accumulate strength, but also to digest the "trophies"!

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Chapter 550: Princess Huazheng and Princess Minmin: My crimes are grave, and I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on me...

In addition, there are various plans to be arranged and implemented.

Such as the establishment of schools in various places, the promotion of spiritual plants and exotic species, the popularization of elixir refining...