Chapter 1078 (1/2)

It was dead silent beneath the Jinyu Pavilion. All the Confucians present sat there with ashen-white, stunned looks on their faces. They lost their ability to react and simply muttered to themselves.

The scholars who agreed to what was said but didn’t insult anyone felt really fortunate. Within the Great Gan, one couldn’t be convicted and punished for words, so those things that they said weren’t wrong.

At most, if others found out about it, then it would be tough for them to continue in the future.

Those who actually said the words out felt dejected. It was like their energy was instantly sucked away.

The merchants and rich men were all really pumped up and joyous.

“Ruler, he really won…”

“Ruler took the throne at fifteen and during these ten years, his territory expanded by tens of thousands of miles. He also established foundations in the outer region. Although he didn’t like to rule, his military strategy and skills are unparalleled. How could such a mighty lord compare to the Yuanchen Emperor who only knew how to defend? How could he really be an ignorant ruler in the eyes of the Confucians?”

“Haha! Those Confucians are jokes! Do they really think that ruler made the Jiuchi Palace a place for enjoyment? Ruler isn’t like those arrogant men of the past…”

“I had long gotten annoyed at how rude they were! I really wish ruler would just capture all of them and slice them with ten thousand blades.”

They didn’t bother about the many scholars still present in the building as they continued mocking. However, the current situation had totally turned on its head, they didn’t dare to make a single sound, all of them were dejected.

“Tsk! Tsk! Luckily, I locked up my child and didn’t allow him to come out. That kid was influenced by the Confucians and believed what Zhu Zi said. Those Confucian Colleges are truly problematic…”

“Today, our Great Gan won, will we be able to move into the mid plains? Jiangnan has no place to defend, so we should be able to occupy that territory, right? The five states of Jiangnan are famous for being rich with resources.”

At the south corner, Yangming, Wen Wei, and the other man looked at one another, all of them were completely stunned.

Zong Xi was in a total daze.

The Great Shang losing was something totally unimaginable to them. The Central Emperor Dynasty was really strong, at most ten times that of the Great Gan. How could they lose so easily?

Looking at what the people outside discussed, they definitely weren’t faking it.

Eight hundred thousand elites were all killed in front of the Jiuchi Palace. God Falling Plains? It seems like the world is going to be in chaos.”

Yangming sighed to himself. He knew that Yinyu and the three factions would think of a way to break the stalemate.

He also guessed that the Great Shang would attack the Jiuchi Palace. They had no choice and could only enter the battlefield that the Great Gan had selected. The only thing he didn’t expect was for them to lose so badly.

Eight hundred thousand people, that was one out of twenty-two of the eighteen million men army.

The Great Shang’s spine had been broken by Zong Shou!

Although there was still over ten million troops north of Min River, they were like meat on a hotpot, waiting for people to scrape them.

Losing all these elite border troops, the north of Great Shang would definitely have a lack of troops. The situation within the country would be chaotic.

“How could this be?”

Wen Wei laughed bitterly and frowned. The world was in chaos, there would also be arguments within the Confucian Faction.

Within, there were originally already many factions. In the past, the Rational Learning Line was the top with Zhu Zi suppressing it. The many branches could only lower their heads and be afraid to speak up.

However, after this huge incident, who knew how many people would jump out to question Zhu Zi.

“Yangming, in your eyes, is there a chance that the Great Gan Ruler is really the Saint Ruler?”

This was the thing that he cared about the most. If Zong Shou was really the Saint Ruler recognised by the Heavens, then the situation the Confucian Faction would face was even worse.

Zong Xi listened on intently as he was also curious about this.

“I don’t know either!”

Yangming shook his head. After all, he didn’t personally witness it. He wouldn’t be able to judge if it was true or not. However…

“However, if he really is a Saint Ruler and has a Qilin by his side, then the Purple Qilin’s Flame Spear Cavalry would have definitely collapsed!”

“En?”

Wen Wei’s eyes flashed. He understood what he meant.

The Qilin King did have the ability to counter all of the Xuan Flame’s Golden Qilin Beasts.

The Purple Qilin’s Flame Spear Cavalry were the top Dao Soldiers that shook the world. If they really met the Saint Ruler, they would be unable to fight back.

It seemed like the three factions had lost due to that. If not, what else could have been the reason for their swift defeat?

“It most probably is! Speaking of which, the way he does things and act are what a true king recognised by the Heavens should do…”

“How is that possible? This is preposterous…”

Zong Xi was completely stunned, the mental impact of what happened today was huge.

“He is the Saint Ruler!”