Ning Chen slowly stood up while holding the Demon-Suppressing Spear on the ground, looking at the ruined palace with a sad entire Kyoto city, except for the tens of thousands of people in the city guards, became a dead city.
He removed the soundproofing shield and walked out of the palace, looking at Chen Xian and others.
Walking out of Kyoto City and arriving at the big tent, everyone sat down in turn and looked at Ning Chen.
Ning Chen took three deep breaths, adjusted his state, looked at Chen Xian and others and said, "What do you think?"
Everyone looked at each other, and finally looked at Chen Xian.
Chen Xian pondered for a moment and said, "What does His Royal Highness Prince Li think?"
Ning Chen said: "Kyoto has become a dead city, hundreds of millions of corpses need to be buried, the imperial palace is in ruins, and the fairy platform has collapsed. My opinion is to relocate the capital. What do you think?"
Ning Yang said: "Ninth brother, have you thought of the location of the new capital?"
Ning Chen shook his head. He just had this idea, but he had not yet decided where to locate the new capital.
Chen Xian had a blank expression on his face. Everyone in Kyoto City was dead, even the demon clan's Cang Mingyun and his sister were dead, leaving only bones.
If the demons knew the situation, they would definitely attack Daning.
"First, pass the message to General Xiahou Yu at the Demon-Suppressing Pass." Chen Xian said.
Ning Chen nodded and immediately asked Zhang Xing to go to the Demon-Suppressing Pass.
Everyone continued to discuss the location of the new capital.
Chen Xian said: "It will take time to build a new city, at least three years. I think we should repair Kyoto City first, and then we can slowly choose the location of the new city and then build it."
Mu Chunyuan said: "Your Highness is right. Building a new palace takes time, but repairing the existing palace is quick. It can be completed in a month at most, and it won't delay the operation of state affairs."
Ning Chen nodded: "Just follow the Prince Consort's instructions and repair the palace while burying the citizens in the city."
After the decision was made, Mu Chunyuan, Tang Can, Ning Yang, Ning Yan and others began to lead an army of million into the city to build the imperial palace and bury the bodies.
The burial site was chosen next to the Daning Imperial Mausoleum, and in just three days, more than 300 million bodies were cleared.
In the end, Chen Xian and Mu Chunyuan took action and forcibly pushed down seven mountains to bury more than 300 million corpses, forming a new mountain graveyard, which Ning Chen called Yiling Mountain.
Chen Xian cleared out the thick aura of death in Kyoto City and sent people to Dajue Temple to find Abbot Jingyuan and bring people to perform rituals, accompanied by the two holy monks Xuanming and Xuanen.
Xuanming was filled with emotion when he saw Chen Xian again.
Thinking back to the first time he met Chen Xian, Chen Xian was only at the Tiangang realm, but in the blink of an eye he had become the Martial Emperor of the World, while he had just cultivated the Arhat Golden Body, which was equivalent to the Shentong realm.
The ritual lasted for three days, and the evil in Kyoto City finally dissipated, leaving the world clear and bright.
“Lord Chen, I will go back to Dajue Temple first. Please come to the temple to find me when you have time and we can discuss Taoism together.” Xuanming said before leaving.
"Sure!" Chen Xian smiled and nodded.
Next, Chen Xian suggested to Ning Chen that he move people of different classes from Jingzhou Hancheng, Yanzhou, Dongyou, Luozhou and other places to live in Kyoto City.
As the news spread, many families and small households were willing to settle in Kyoto.
In just one month, hundreds of millions of people gathered from all directions.
Wang Yan and Qin Fei are responsible for registration and housing arrangement.
Ning Chen also sent people to Lizhou to pick up the Gou family and bring them to Kyoto City. He also went to Fulong City to pick up his mother's family, the Su family, and temporarily built two new duke's mansions.
It was already the twelfth lunar month and heavy snow was falling.
The dilapidated imperial palace was finally rebuilt, and the population of Kyoto City reached 300 million, so migration was temporarily stopped.
Shangcheng Palace.
This is where Ning Chen has been living. The Shangcheng Palace used to be very small. The newly built Shangcheng Palace was built on the foundation of the previous Daning Palace and is larger than Daning Palace.
From now on, Ning Chen plans to hold court, handle state affairs and rest in Shangcheng Palace, so his bedroom is behind Shangcheng Palace.
In the luxurious palace, Ning Chen and Chen Xian stood side by side.
"Brother Xian, when do you think the date of our enthronement should be set?" Ning Chen said.
"Your Highness Prince Li, please try not to call me by that name anymore."
"It's okay. It's just a matter between you and me. I still like to call you this."
"The date of enthronement should be earlier rather than later. How about setting it for the New Year?"
"New Year, a new beginning, that's good." Ning Chen nodded and said, "How about naming the country Ning'an?"
"Ning'an, the world is at peace, good!" Chen Xian nodded and began to instruct Mu Chunyuan to take care of it.
Soon, Wang Yan came over quickly.
Chen Xian asked, "Is there no news about Xu Wangqin yet?"
Wang Yan shook his head: "It's been more than a month, and Xu Sizheng hasn't shown up. Most likely something has happened."
Chen Xian sighed. If Xu Wangqin had left with him, nothing would have happened.
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The first year of Ning'an.
Tang Yuan, Xiahou Ba, Lu Jianyu and officials from various states rushed to Kyoto to congratulate the new emperor on his ascension to the throne.
Even the Qingyang Fang family and the Zhenwu Dao Sect's old leader Li Daozhen sent gifts.
Yun Feihan from the Beixue Sword Sect also came in person.
There is a new look in Kyoto, and everyone is excited and happy.
In the Shangcheng Palace, except for the powerful Emperor Wu, all the officials knelt down and bowed to Ning Chen: "Long live our emperor!"
"My dear ministers, stand up!"
Ning Chen was wearing a golden five-clawed dragon robe and looked energetic. The young eunuch Liu Dai beside him handed him a booklet.
Ning Chen took the booklet, smiled, and looked up at everyone.
"I ascend the throne today and declare my loyalty to the heavens and the people. I hope you will work together with me to bring peace to the four directions and live up to the expectations of the world."
As he spoke, Ning Chen took another look at the book in his hand and said, "The titles of King Lu, King Tang, and King Xiahou remain unchanged. The inheritance system continues that established by Taizu, and the titles of future generations will be determined by their merits."
Lu Jianyu, Tang Yuan and Xiahou Ba nodded secretly.
With their cultivation level and strength, living another 500 years is not a problem at all, so the title will not change in the next 500 years.
"Chen Xian, listen to the seal." Ning Chen looked at Chen Xian.
"I'm your humble servant." Chen Xian stepped forward and bowed to Ning Chen.
"Chen Xian, you saved Daning from danger at the Demon Suppression Pass. In Fengtian Realm, you suppressed the evil forces such as the Yu Family and the Black Corpse Sect without fear of power. The martial arts tournament brought more luck to Daning. You drove the Huang Clan to the west, pacified the Hai Clan to the east, expanded the Fulong Realm, and greatly developed the population, agriculture, water conservancy, city defense, and military strength..."
"I hereby appoint you as the King of Side by Side, in charge of Fulong Territory, able to mobilize troops from all over the world, and a golden medal of immunity from death, allowing you to enter and leave the palace freely..."
"Shoulder to shoulder king?"
In the hall, all the officials were envious.
Since Emperor Ning Taizu, except for three kings of different surnames, no emperor had ever conferred titles on kings of different surnames, and now another one has been conferred.
But Chen Xian deserves it.
"Congratulations, King of Side by Side." Lu Jianyu, Tang Yuan, Xiahou Ba and others congratulated Chen Xian. Chen Xian was also a little surprised, because Ning Chen had not discussed this matter with him in advance. He did not act pretentiously, accepted the title, and returned the gifts with everyone one by one.
"The Third Prince Ningyang is conferred the title of King of Yunyang, with Yunzhou as his fief, and he can live in the capital city."
"I decree to confer upon the Fifth Prince Ning Yan the title of King Yan, and grant him the fief of Dongyou, and he may live in Kyoto."
"I appoint Mu Chunyuan as the Chief of the Demon Suppression Department, in charge of the Demon Suppression Departments of the Ten Realms."
"Tang Can is conferred the title of Princess Shangyang and General Fengtian."
"Appoint Xiahou Feng as the Great General of Qingyang."
"I confer the title of Marquis of Bravery and Courage and General Fulong on Wang Yan."
"I confer the title of Marquis of Bravery and Righteousness on Qin Fei, and the title of General of Luozhou."
"I confer the title of Marquis of Yongshan and General Qingyang on Yan Conglong."
"Edict conferring upon Xie Zifeng the title of Marquis of Yongping and the Grand General of Lizhou."
"Conferring upon Lu Bai the title of the greatest young master in the world..."
In the hall, Lu Bai, dressed in white, was a little stunned. Even he was rewarded. The number one young master in the world?
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." Lu Bai smiled.
Ning Chen did not continue reading, as there were many more rewards, for example, Gou Jingxun, Gou Da Teng, Su Jingyi and others all received rewards.
After the young eunuch Liu Dai finished reading, it was already past noon and the banquet began.
Three days of universal celebration.
In the imperial study of Shangcheng Palace.
Emperor Ning'an Ning Chen looked at Chen Xian, Qin Fei, Wang Yan, Xue Qishan, and Luo Ying.
Xue Qishan was promoted to the chief of the Dongyou Realm Demon Suppression Office, and Luo Ying, who was in the Wanxiang Realm, was also promoted to the chief of the Qingyang Realm Demon Suppression Office.
"Brother Xian, why don't you stay in Kyoto?" Ning Chen said.
Chen Xian shook his head: "Kyoto City has Mu Sizheng and Spear Saint Yang Yu in charge, Your Majesty does not need to worry about safety."
Ning Chen smiled bitterly: "I just can't bear to see you leave."
As he said this, he looked at Qin Fei and the other three. All of them had titles and positions, so they definitely could not stay in Kyoto City temporarily.
"Brother Xian, the world is only temporarily settled. The great evil in the Black Abyss has not yet been suppressed. If the demons learn that Cang Mingyun and his sister died in Kyoto City, they will certainly send a large army to attack. Since you have decided to return to Fulong City, how about this? We will draw 100,000 elite troops from various states and gather them in Fulong City, so that we can be ready at all times?"
If 100,000 elite soldiers are drawn from a state, that would be 900,000 elite troops. Add to that the 100,000 from Fulong City and the 200,000 from Zhenyao Pass, there would be million elite troops. Even if the demon army attacks, they can be stopped.
Chen Xian said: "Let's suppress the sects and families in the Nine Realms first. If you want the imperial court to prosper, the overall situation of the world must be in the hands of the imperial court. If the sects and families are not bound by the imperial court, it will be difficult for Your Majesty to pacify the world."
Ning Chen nodded: "Brother Xian, let's do as you say. I'll give you a month to see if you can handle this matter."
"That's enough!" Chen Xian nodded. In order to make the aristocratic families and sects in the Nine Realms obey the imperial court, there was no need to lead a large army. He only needed to take a dozen people to travel around the realms.
On that day, Chen Xian asked Wang Yan to bring more than ten people to ride with him on the magical horse. This horse was not only powerful but also incredibly fast.
Starting from Yanzhou, Chen Xian and his men first went to the Beixue Sword Sect.
Yun Feihan personally received Chen Xian.
"Shoulder to shoulder king, take the seat."
Chen Xian waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, Northern Snow Sword Emperor. You and I are equals." After sitting down, he looked at the Northern Snow Sword Emperor and said, "From now on, I am here to represent the court. I hope that the Northern Snow Sword Sect can be attached to the court and obey orders instead of decrees. Your Majesty is generous and kind, and will not restrict the Sword Emperor. I only hope that the Northern Snow Sword Sect can stand up when the court needs it."
Yun Feihan said: "Since its establishment, the Beixue Sword Sect has never been attached to any royal family, but since the King of Binjian has come forward, this emperor will give you face. If your majesty needs anything, please speak up as soon as possible. My Beixue Sword Sect will fully cooperate."
Chen Xian nodded: "Don't worry, since we are attached to the imperial court, the imperial court will naturally provide Beixue Sword Sect with some training resources. Of course, Beixue Sword Sect disciples can also serve as officials in the imperial court."
"Okay!" Yun Feihan nodded.
Chen Xian said: "I will not visit all the sects in Yanzhou one by one. I would like to ask the Sword Emperor to convey it on my behalf."
Yun Feihan nodded. All the sects in Yanzhou, big and small, listened to his Beixue Sword Sect, so this matter was easy to handle.
After leaving the Beixue Sword Sect, Chen Xian led his men to the Yan family, the number one family in Yanzhou.
The name of Yanzhou comes from the Yan family. The Yan family has been passed down in Yanzhou for three thousand years. During the Shang Dynasty, the Yan family had a Martial Emperor who was at the Sky-breaking Realm. He later died, and since then the Yan family has never recovered. To this day, there are only two powerful men at the Divine Power Realm in the Yan family.
Yan Beilin, the head of the Yan family, immediately brought his clansmen to welcome Chen Xian, the King of the Alliance.
Chen Xian's spiritual eyes covered the Yan family, which had over ten thousand members. Yan Beilin had achieved great success in supernatural power. There was also a powerful person with minor success in supernatural power in the family, who was Yan Beilin's nephew. There were six people who were at the Wanxiang realm, and the others were below the Tiangang realm.
The overall strength of the Yan family is still good, and it can be ranked among the top five among the aristocratic families.
“I wonder what the King Bingjian has to offer you?” Now that the new emperor of Daning has ascended the throne and there is no war for the time being, the news of the new king, duke, and marquis having been conferred upon him has already spread throughout the Nine Realms.
Yan Beilin had met Chen Xian at the martial arts conference, so he sensed when Chen Xian came.
After sitting down, Chen Xian explained his purpose without any further ado.
Yan Beilin was a little hesitant. The Yan family had a very high status in the Yanzhou martial arts world. Apart from the Beixue Sword Sect, his Yan family was the only one.
"Has King Bing Jian ever been to the Northern Snow Sword Sect?"
"I have been there, and the Sword Emperor has nodded."
Yan Beilin nodded secretly. With the strength of his Yan family, there was no way they could compete with the imperial court. "My Yan family is also willing to obey the imperial court's orders."
Chen Xian said: "That's great. The imperial court will not mistreat the Yan family and will provide them with cultivation resources every month."
Yan Beilin nodded. His Yan family had no shortage of cultivation resources in Yanzhou, and they even supplied cultivation resources to other states. However, some of the resources were rare, and it would be great if the imperial court could get them.
"I will not visit all the noble families in Yanzhou one by one. I hope the head of the Yan family can convey the message on my behalf. Even if the imperial court has any orders, it will only be passed to the Lin family." Chen Xian said.
Yan Beilin's eyes flickered slightly, and he probably understood what Chen Xian meant.
All the big and small families in Yanzhou are under the management of his Yan family, so this is a good opportunity.
After leaving Yanzhou, Chen Xian led his men to Dongyoujing.
Before Dongyou Realm, the largest sect was the Tianmo Sect. After the Tianmo Sect was destroyed, the Qingjiang Luo Sect became the next largest sect.
Luo Yingjun, the leader of the Qingjiang Luo Sect, has already surrendered to the imperial court and is willing to obey the court's orders. Chen Xian only gave Luo Yingjun some tasks, including making hidden weapons.
Then he went to the Zhang family, the largest family in Dongyou.
The Qingyang Realm sect is headed by the Leiwu Sword Sect. After Lei Yiming received Chen Xian's order, he began to reorganize the strength of the Qingyang Realm sect.
Chen Xian went directly to the Fang family.
Fang Tiansu met with Chen Xian. After learning the purpose of Chen Xian's visit, Fang Tiansu was reluctant to get involved in the affairs of the court. Finally, after Chen Xian's persuasion, Fang Tiansu nodded, but he himself did not participate in the affairs of the court.
It is okay for the clan members to serve as officials in the court or join the army, but Fang Tiansu has a request: the court cannot force his Fang family to do anything they don't want to do.
Chen Xian agreed to Fang Tiansu on this point.
As for the aristocratic families in Qingyang Territory, Fang Tiansu also said that he was willing to lobby those small families to be loyal to the court on his behalf.
Arriving in Luozhou, Chen Xian went straight to the Zhou family, a prominent family.
The Zhou family has been passed down in Luozhou for a thousand years, and there are two powerful people in the family who are at the level of supernatural powers.
As for Dajue Temple being a secluded place, Chen Xian did not harass the monk Qingyan.
However, in addition to Dajue Temple, there is another powerful sect in Luozhou called Luoshen Sect. (End of this chapter)
