Chapter 82 - Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Invincible Under Cultivation (Seeking More Reads) (1/2)
Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Invincible Under Cultivation (Seeking More Reads)
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Capital.
Peaceful Mind Studio.
At this moment, the steamed bun shop across the street is not open for business, not because Old Zhang is slacking off, but because the Capital is currently under lockdown. How could he find any extra flour or raw meat to make steamed buns?
Of course, due to Liang Sheng’s advice beforehand, Old Zhang had hoarded a few supplies. Although he couldn’t do business, he had at least ensured his family’s food and clothing needs were met.
Old Zhang didn’t tell anyone about this. Given the current situation, revealing it would only bring trouble, as people’s intentions were hard to predict.
In these turbulent times, everyone needed to just mind their own business and survive, which was already quite a feat.
This was the case in the Dayan Capital, let alone other places. Emperor Kaiping’s body had returned to the Capital, but since the urgent matter at hand was to quell the rebellion, Ye Kai naturally wouldn’t be distracted by it.
Emperor Kaiping probably never imagined that the situation at his death would be so desolate, with a hasty burial and no grand show befitting a deceased emperor.
Under such circumstances, Ye Kai didn’t pretend to mourn and instead directly ascended the throne, with the new reign name of “Jianyuan.”
Ye Kai originally thought that his diligent governance would help stabilize the foundation of the Dayan Kingdom, but he never expected that in the short span of twenty years, the Dayan Dynasty had spiraled downward so irreversibly. Even with his great talents and strategies, he had no capable people under him and could only lament his powerlessness.
In the spring of the first year of Jianyuan, the southwestern part of Dayan completely fell out of the dynasty’s control, and the insurgent Lifeless Sect swept into Jiangnan.
In the autumn of Jianyuan’s first year, the whole of Jiangnan fell, the south united, and the Lifeless Sect’s rebels established a country, named the Great Ming.
In the spring of Jianyuan’s second year, the central plains were lost, and the decline of the Dayan Dynasty was inevitable. Local garrison troops in various places either deserted or surrendered on the spot.
The Lifeless Sect attracted ordinary people with the concept of a homeland without birth and death, refraining from massacring the cities they conquered. They even redistributed land, and it was precisely because of this that their momentum became irresistible, engulfing the entire Dayan Kingdom.
Whenever the Lifeless Sect rebels arrived at a place, local people eagerly welcomed them, causing the remaining territory of the Dayan Kingdom to be only in the north.
Capital
“Damn!”
Atop the Golden Hall, Emperor Jianyuan Ye Kai angrily threw the memorial on the ground, his face full of rage, as if he wanted to eat someone.
“A hundred thousand strong army. Even if it were a hundred thousand pigs, they would have to be slaughtered for days and nights. How on earth does that idiot Wu Chun wage war?”
At this moment, Emperor Jianyuan Ye Kai vented his anger, causing the entire Golden Hall to be silent. Just then, another piece of bad news arrived from outside the hall.
“Report! Urgent news from 800 li away. The insurgent Lifeless Sect’s army has crossed the Yanhe River, and the entire Dayan Beijun has fallen into enemy hands.”
The next moment, Emperor Jianyuan slumped down in his seat.
Dayan was finished!
Once the rebels crossed the Yanhe River, they would be able to attack the Dayan Capital directly, leaving the Capital without any barriers to protect it. The various officials in the hall had different expressions, and seeing this, Emperor Jianyuan couldn’t help but laugh bitterly in his heart.
It seemed that Dayan was utterly beyond saving. Since people’s hearts had already been lost, there was no point in talking about a revival. If that was the case…
Thinking of this, Emperor Jianyuan didn’t wait for the eunuch to announce the end of the court session, instead directly exiting the Golden Hall. It was time for him to talk to that person.
After all, he was right. This world was beyond saving. Even though the dynasty’s name would no longer be Dayan after that, the world would still bear the Ye surname.
Moreover, according to what that person had said, if someone from their lineage was lucky enough to be chosen when they arrived thirteen years later, there would be no need to worry about this worldly power and influence.
Emperor Jianyuan’s sudden departure left the Golden Hall silent. However, after a brief moment of surprise, the officials orderly left the hall.
It was time for them to think about their families. This world, whoever it belonged to, couldn’t do without their powerful families…
Imperial Palace.
Grand Temple.