Martial Arts: I am in the Ming Cult and I am building a dynasty

"As for the benefits that you, Yang Zhao, gave to my Zhang family, didn't my Zhang family cooperate with you in governing Gaoling? Those wealthy merchants and gentry were all cleared out by my Zhang family for you, but you want to make enemies with Guandong and the Central Plains for a traitor, Yang Xuangan. Aren't you asking my Zhang family to die with you?"

Yang Zhao looked at the head of the Zhang family quietly without saying a word.

At some point, the Ghost Shadow Ancestor had returned and was standing behind Yang Zhao like a shadow.

Seeing this scene, the Zhang family's head stopped talking abruptly.

There is the existence of the Ghost Shadow Ancestor, the heritage left by the former Emperor Wen, the divine artifacts formed after surviving disasters in the palace, the power blessed by the Dynasty, and the protection of the four barriers and eight waters.

The Guanlong area where Yang Zhao is located is inherently invincible.

Being invincible means that the Guanlong area is as stable as Mount Tai. Even if the whole world goes against it, Yang Zhao's power will not be destroyed, and the Zhang family of Gaoling will not be buried with him.

The head of the Zhang family knew all of this very well.

But why did I stand against Yang Zhao?

Seeing that the head of the Zhang family was stunned.

Yang Zhao just opened his mouth and said, "You know very well in your heart that I am invincible, and the Zhang family of Gaoling will not be buried with me. The reason why you stand on the opposite side of me is that you are used to being a local emperor and don't want to be suppressed by others. As a family with hundreds of years of inheritance, you are too arrogant."

Plop.

The head of the Zhang family collapsed on the ground with a pale face.

Yes, it was just because he went to the Yuwen family, which was a big worry for him, and gained benefits and resources, that his mentality became arrogant. He wanted to become the master of Gaoling and didn't want anyone to point fingers at him anymore.

It's arrogance and greed.

Chapter 573: If you don't die, I will be lonely and uneasy

I'm sorry that the update is a little late today, but I will definitely update five chapters, and I guess I will have to write until late at night~

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The Zhang family of Gaoling City is not an isolated case in the entire Sui Dynasty. At least one-third of the people in the entire Sui Dynasty court have received favors from Yang Zhao, and nine-tenths of them have shared the benefits provided by Yang Zhao.

It was because of Yang Zhao's suppression and control that those small and medium-sized aristocratic families were able to break free from their originally extremely dire predicament.

However, after their own situations improved slightly, these small and medium-sized aristocratic families began to turn around and confront Yang Zhao. They joined the ranks of the top aristocratic families that once excluded and plundered everyone. They even wanted to break through the Guanlong blockade and form an alliance with Guandong, Central Plains and other places.

This is not to say that those people from aristocratic families are all brainless masochists.

But in this Sui Dynasty territory, the aristocratic families have dominated the entire region for nearly a thousand years.

Ever since the Jin Dynasty, this area has always been ruled by aristocratic families.

No matter whether it was the Jin Dynasty, Northern Wei, Northern Zhao, Former Qin, Huan Chu, or all other imperial courts, they all had to compromise with the aristocratic families, and only with the support of the aristocratic families could they sit firmly on the throne.

Whenever a capable and ambitious leader appears, his dynasty will most likely be destroyed.

There are too many examples like Ran Min, Liu Yu, Fu Jian, etc.

Although Yang Zhao saved those small and medium-sized aristocratic families from their predicament, in the eyes of those small and medium-sized aristocratic families, no matter how wise and powerful Yang Zhao was, he could not defeat those aristocratic families who had been entrenched here for thousands of years.

These aristocratic families could sacrifice some of their own interests and help Yang Zhao implement many policies and govern Guanzhong, Longxi and other places through political stability and popular harmony.

But what if Yang Zhao made these people stand against other aristocratic families because of this.

No matter how great the favor or how much benefit they offer, these people will not obey Yang Zhao's orders.

And there are many people who want more.

If you want to wait for more, you cannot have a monarch who is too wise and powerful over your head.

In the Wenhua Palace.

One after another, the heads of the so-called aristocratic families almost collapsed under Yang Zhao's questioning, especially when they saw the destruction of their families in the round water mirror, they all collapsed to the ground.

This time, Yang Zhao showed no mercy or leniency.

Large numbers of aristocratic families were destroyed and demolished under Yang Zhao's extremely powerful means, and a large amount of aristocratic family heritage, treasures, etc. were sent into the palace.

The king's majesty is like a prison.

Yang Zhao didn't know when, but he once again sat at the top of the Wenhua Hall, closing his eyes and resting, as if he was waiting for some result.

It took more than two hours.

A court meeting had lasted from eight in the morning until late in the evening.

In the entire court, more than 80% of the people from aristocratic families were dragged out of the court by the Great Sun Patrol Guards after their families were exterminated.

This wave can no longer be described as cleansing.

All we can say is that this is a kind of massacre and extermination in a certain sense.

After all the martial saints sent out by Ghost Shadow Ancestor returned and received the message from Ghost Shadow Ancestor, Yang Zhao opened his eyes again. There was a golden light surging in his eyes, like a physical version, turning into a sharp light, leaving two deep scratches on the ground.

This was Yang Zhao's cultivation being improved once again, but his murderous intent was exposed, causing a bit of his energy to leak out along with the murderous intent.

His extremely powerful cultivation made all the promoted heads of top aristocratic families tremble with fear.

Facing Yang Zhao, a monarch who is both extremely powerful and extremely cruel.

These people from the aristocratic families who had been promoted were already feeling regretful, and some even looked pale, thinking about how to beg for mercy.

The Guanlong area was the place where the Sui Dynasty was founded.

Although many of the aristocratic families, big and small, here do not have as long a history as the Guandong families, Central Plains families, and Jiangnan families, their numbers are almost dense.

Not to mention the tens of thousands of aristocratic families, but it is still easy to find hundreds of them with a rough count.

But now, the entire court is empty, with more than 80% of the people missing.

Yang Zhao didn't care about the thoughts of those people from the aristocratic families. After all the trash from outside Chang'an were cleared out, Yang Zhao's attention finally turned to the top aristocratic families entrenched in Chang'an.

"Yuan Shu, according to the relationship, you were my cousin at that time, and your bloodline is within the fifth degree of kinship. I would like to ask you, have I treated you and the Yuan family badly since I came to Chang'an?"

Yang Zhao ignored those marginal figures and looked directly at the leader of the Yuan clan, one of the four clans.

Just as Yang Zhao said, the Yuan clan was, in a sense, still Yang Zhao's relative. Even the parents of Yang Zhao's mother Yuan were still alive and belonged to the direct branch of the Yuan clan.

When Yuan Shu heard Yang Zhao's question, he felt dazed for a moment, his eyes went dark, and he almost fainted on the spot in the court.

It took quite a while.

Yuan Shu was speechless and didn't know how to defend himself and his family.

Yang Zhao sneered, then passed by Yuan Shu and looked at Dugu Feng, saying, "Master Dugu, my grandmother has repeatedly told me not to be too harsh on you, the Dugu Clan. Even Dugu Qiubai is considered my half-master. Therefore, since I took office, the Dugu Clan has enjoyed the largest and most generous share of benefits. Have I ever been sorry for you, the Dugu Clan?"

Dugu Feng was a little more competitive than Yuan Shu. He bowed deeply and said, "Your Highness, please understand. The Dugu family has never opposed you. We have even prepared 8,000 top-level swordsmen at the Grandmaster level who can be dispatched to the Central Plains at any time to fight for you."

"Oh?"

Yang Zhao looked at Dugu Feng in surprise.

It has to be said that the Dugu family has been able to pass down for hundreds of years, which shows that they are quite capable. At least, the head of this generation, Dugu Feng, is willing to give.

Yang Zhao didn't believe a word of it as he said he had no objection.

But Dugu Feng was able to act decisively and directly use his family's background to hand over eight thousand top-level swordsmen at the grandmaster level. In fact, he was buying his life with a good thing.

This is an extremely murky transaction.

A top swordsman at the level of eight thousand grandmasters is definitely a serious blow even for the Dugu clan.

After sending out this group of swordsmen, I believe that the Dugu clan will no longer have anything to show off its power for a long time in the future, except for the last bit of family heritage.

In the entire Sui Dynasty, there are probably only a few families that can produce eight thousand grandmasters at one time.

You have to know that the Li family almost bleeds heavily when they gathered 3,000 black-armored cavalry for Li Shimin.

The sincerity shown by Dugu Feng in seeking Yang Zhao's forgiveness was truly great.

However, Yang Zhao grinned, revealing his white and cold teeth, and said: "Not enough! To be precise, I don't need it. I will be uneasy if you don't die."

Chapter 574 Dugu Jialuo and Yuan Shi's 'betrayal'

The top swordsmen at the level of eight thousand grandmasters are definitely a top combat force that cannot be underestimated no matter where they are or which force they belong to.

If these eight thousand grandmaster-level swordsmen fell into Yang Zhao's hands.

If Yang Zhao, who was in charge of the military secrets such as the Commander's Halo, handed it over to a genius swordsman like Yan Nantian to lead, within half a year, as long as the tacit understanding was cultivated, this army could become a truly indestructible "divine sword" on the battlefield.

Not to mention that he could destroy an ordinary army like a piece of dry weeds and rotten wood, even if he faced an ordinary Martial Saint, with Yan Nantian's means, after blessing the military formation and the national destiny, he could also kill him.

Moreover, this kind of military-level weapon of mass destruction is definitely not something that one or two Martial Saints can match.

To practice the secret art of war, all you need is enough battles and enough killings.

This might become a future ace army under Yang Zhao's command, and a sword-cultivating army with amazing offensive power.

The further we go, the more time passes.

When the cultivation of Yan Nantian and the eight thousand swordsmen is blessed by the national destiny and becomes smaller and smaller than those martial saints, this army will become stronger and stronger and grow into a legendary army that suppresses the world.

Even at the minimum, the potential of this army is no weaker than the top elite among the Great Snow Dragon Riders.

It can even be compared with Yang Zhao's former Nine Yang Guards, and its growth potential is second only to the Great Sun Patrol Guards.

Think about the Dugu valve.

As one of the four major families in the Sui Dynasty, it has been passed down for hundreds of years and has inherited the legacy of top sword saints and sword demons such as Dugu Jian and Dugu Qiubai.

The Dugu clan had only managed to gather these eight thousand men.

No one thought that Yang Zhao could refuse such a proposal.

But just as everyone was staring in astonishment, Yang Zhao stared at Dugu Xin with cold eyes. The indifferent murderous intent in his eyes made people feel cold to the bottom of their hearts.

"As long as you wait for me to die, I will be alone and uneasy!"

The sighing voice echoed throughout the entire hall, and people like Dugu Feng, Yuan Shu, Wei Yuanzhao and others understood it instantly.

This time of probing, resisting and stalemate might really anger the other party and touch his bottom line.

Yes.

Such a monarch has a broad mind. He can ignore the other party's past crimes and repeated mistakes, and even offer huge benefits to share with himself and others.

This is not weakness or flattery, but a gift and a way to win over others.

Internally, the other party only asked not to oppress the people, not to annex land, and not to damage the dignity of the court. Everything else could be forgiven.

But how could we be so foolish as to use this as an external matter to fight for power?

Perhaps it’s the old ideas from the past that are at work.

Yang Zhao looked at the complicated expressions and looks of the people below, without any hesitation in his heart.

For these aristocratic families, without bloody lessons and the threat of extermination of the clan, it is impossible to turn them into one's own use by relying solely on prestige and winning them over.

These aristocratic families are too corrupt, too stubborn, and too greedy.

The atmosphere became tense again.

Yang Zhao was waiting for the responses from the heads of these aristocratic families. If these people just lay obediently on the chopping board and wait for him to cut them up, perhaps they could still retain some bloodline and vitality.

If you still don't understand, I'm sorry, the worst that can happen is I'll go to war with the whole world.

Just when the silence in Wenhua Hall reached its limit.

Outside the Wenhua Hall, there was a burst of noisy sound.

But outside the hall, a pair of Great Sun Patrol Guards looked panicked, but did not dare to resist. They were pushed into the Wenhua Hall by a group of palace maids.

The two people sitting in the center of those palace maids were Yang Zhao’s grandmother Dugu Jialuo and his mother Yuanshi.

boom!

The moment Dugu Jialuo and Yuanshi entered the Wenhua Palace, Yang Zhao's face suddenly became darker than ever before.

The murderous intent is as deep as an abyss, and the sky is collapsing and the earth is breaking apart.

The atmosphere, which was already quite stagnant, at this moment, became like a silver bottle exploding and mercury pouring out, transforming into tangible murderous intent that splashed out.

Click, click, click!

The layers of white marble floor were torn apart by the surging murderous aura at this moment and turned into ruins.

The violent murderous intent, like a divine sword from heaven, chopped the dozens of extremely thick dragon-carved stone pillars into pieces, leaving them full of scars.

Whether it is the Dugu clan or the Yuan clan.