Ming Dynasty, Yingtian Prefecture.
The Hall of Heavenly Tribute!
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon throne, looking a little haggard.
On one hand, it was because Crown Prince Zhu Biao had suddenly died of illness not long ago. The heir he had nurtured for decades was gone just like that.
This was a huge blow to him.
On the other hand, in recent years, the remnant forces of Northern Yuan had repeatedly invaded the border of Ming Dynasty, causing the people at the border of Ming Dynasty to suffer.
He had also sent troops to the Northern Expedition several times, but the results were minimal.
"Dear ministers, what do you think about the forces of Northern Yuan?”Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said worriedly.
At this moment, State Duke of Liang Lan Yu stood out and said,""Your Majesty, I am willing to lead 600,000 troops to Northern Yuan to completely destroy them and eliminate future troubles!”
"600,000 troops to destroy Northern Yuan? General Lan, how confident are you?”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.
One had to know that the remaining forces of Northern Yuan were not small. When they gathered together, they could also gather 700,000 to 800,000 troops.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, it was basically impossible for Blue Jade to completely destroy Northern Yuan with 600,000 troops.
As expected, after Lan Yu hesitated for a moment, she said,"I only have a 40 - 50% chance!"
Hearing Lan Yu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's face revealed a hint of disappointment. He waved his hand,""Forget it. I can't even guarantee a 50% success rate. Let's not take the risk! Let's discuss this matter further!"
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang didn't dare to take the risk was because this was a world with thousands of dynasties.
Other than Great Ming, there were also Great Qin, Great Han, Great Tang, Great Sui, Great Song, and other powerful dynasties.
Not only that, there were also Shu Han, Wu, Cao Wei and other small countries.
Every dynasty and country was fighting openly and secretly.
If they were not careful, they might be annexed by other empires.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to use 600,000 troops to attack Northern Yuan because he was worried that he couldn't guarantee victory.
On the other hand, even if they could destroy Northern Yuan, they would suffer heavy losses.
This would cause damage to the Darming Dynasty's military strength.
If there were other foreign enemies invading, then Da Ming would not have enough troops to resist.
Spending so many troops to fight with the remnants of Northern Yuan was not a wise move.
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang and the ministers were discussing how to deal with Northern Yuan's forces.
Suddenly, a violent rumble sounded in the sky.
This sound was like thunder, but it was not thunder because it was accompanied by a feeling of the earth shaking.
"What's going on? Could it be that someone had rebelled and attacked the palace?”
"Men, quickly protect the spirit beast!"
The officials of the imperial court couldn't help but exclaim.
However, when everyone looked at the square outside the Hall of Heaven Tribute, it was calm. It did not seem like someone was rebelling at all.
At this moment, a minister exclaimed,""Everyone, look at the sky!"
When the others heard this, they all looked up at the sky handsomely!
In the void above the Nine Provinces, there were streaks of golden light that rolled like clouds.
No one had ever seen such a magical scene before, so they didn't know what was going on.
However, this scene of golden light permeating the air was clearly a sign of auspicious signs descending from the heavens!
Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang trembled with excitement."This…this is an auspicious sign! The heavens are looking after my Darming Dynasty!”
At the same time, a series of words appeared in the golden mist.
In the vast Nine States, the heroes fought for hegemony!
The Golden Roll descended, and the prodigies appeared!
From today onwards, the Heavenly Dao Golden Rankings would announce the most outstanding talents in various fields, including the Divine Army Rankings, Individual Combat Strength Rankings, Divine General Rankings, Divine Weapon Rankings, and many other rankings!
The first ranking list to be announced was the Divine Armies Ranking List.
The Divine Armies Ranking List would announce the top ten armies of the ten thousand dynasties!
Any organization or individual on the rankings could receive the Heavenly Dao's reward. This included all sorts of high-tier martial arts and rare items such as elixirs that could increase one's qi cultivation and lifespan!
The dynasty and country they belonged to would receive a large amount of National Luck Points as a reward!
Zhu Yuanzhang's spirits were lifted when he saw the lines of words on the Golden Roll.
In fact, there was another reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was so dispirited during this period of time.
A few days ago, he had a fortune-teller tell him that he could only live until Hongwu's thirty-first year.
In other words, he only had less than six years left to live.
He was not afraid of death. He was afraid that he would not be able to nurture a competent successor before he died.
However, if he could obtain a panacea that could increase his lifespan from the rewards on the Golden Roll, he could live for a few more years.
In that case, he would be able to nurture another outstanding successor for the Darming Dynasty.
The empire that he had painstakingly built naturally hoped to be handed over to a capable successor.
After thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly asked,"Dear ministers, do you think my Great Ming will be able to enter the Golden Rankings this time?”
At this moment, Lan Yu stood out again and said,"Emperor, our Great Ming has two world-class armies. One of them is the Great Ming Navy led by Chen Zuyi, and the other is the Divine Arms Battalion led by the King of Yan! With these two powerful armies, our Great Ming will definitely be on the rankings!”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded his head in relief and said with a smile,"Good, that's great! In that case, there will definitely be a place for our Great Ming on the Golden Roll!”
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Great Ming, Xining Prefecture.
A young man in palace robes was half-lying on a chair.
This young man was Zhu Yuanzhang's illegitimate son, Zhu Li.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang's ninth son died early, Zhu Li, who was an illegitimate son, was directly conferred the title of the ninth prince.
Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that the court ministers would gossip, so he casually conferred the title of King of Han on Zhu Li and sent him to the border of Xining Prefecture to become a vassal.
In fact, this was just a position to laze around and wait for death.
All these years, Zhu Li had been a salted fish on the surface.
In reality, he was no longer the same as before.
Zhu Li was not only Zhu Yuanzhang's illegitimate son, but also a transmigrator.
Five years ago, he transmigrated to this world and activated the check-in system.
Over the years, he had obtained many rare treasures through the check-in system.
Now, he had the best cultivation, the best weapons, the best martial arts techniques, and the best army.
Over the years, Zhu Li had relied on his own strength to stabilize the borders of Xining Prefecture.
He had once used 10,000 Snow Dragon Cavalry to kill 300,000 Xiongnu soldiers.
When the Xiongnu heard his name, they were even more terrified.
However, he had sealed off all this information and did not send it back to the Imperial Court.
At this moment, Zhu Li also saw the golden roll's title on the Nine Regions Void.
He couldn't help but frown. Then, he muttered,"Heavenly Dao Golden Rankings? Divine Armies Ranking? I wanted to keep a low profile, but I'm afraid I can't hide my Snow Dragon Riders anymore…"
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