Chapter 510 Confrontation
Gu Qingyuan slowly pushed the chess pieces forward, leaving the opponent's main general with no way to retreat and no solution to the decisive attack. He said, "Daoyou's mind is not here, playing chess is boring."

The Jade Emperor casually disrupted the chessboard and said, "My soul has been traveling through the universe, visiting relatives and friends, and visiting powerful people from all directions, all for you, but you are relying on me."

Gu Qingyuan smiled slightly: "You and I have been discussing the Dao for a long time, and it is time for me to go out and take a walk. Let's end it here."

"It turns out that this is the time," the Jade Emperor counted with his fingers, "Now that the world has its rulers in power, it is time for you to achieve enlightenment. I congratulate you!"

"Thank you, fellow Taoist. When I succeed, I will discuss the Dharma with you over tea."

Gu Qingyuan sighed softly, and his figure changed from real to unreal, turning into a dream bubble, while the Jade Emperor, the stone table, the chessboard and other objects also slowly dissipated and returned to nothingness.

It turns out that this place is just the place where the two of them discussed Taoism for a long time, and strange phenomena occurred frequently, and the Tao manifested, leaving behind two shadows of Taoism that were neither real nor imaginary. Because Gu Qingyuan and the Jade Emperor once jointly performed magic here, their magic power shook the long river of time, intercepted a moment of cosmic light, and condensed into two shadows. Now the Taoism shadows have dissipated, merged into the world, and formed a secret realm. Under the transformation of heaven and earth, the world has gained another blessed land, a holy land, and a forbidden land.

If a destined person breaks into this place in the future, they can recreate the scene of discussing the Tao in the past. As for what they can comprehend, it all depends on their personal talent. In addition, there have been many great ways here, and various magical powers and techniques have been derived and merged into this secret realm. It can be said that there are many crises and difficulties, but great crises also bring great blessings. Once you enter this secret realm, the great ways that were hidden and obscure in the past will become clear instead. The longer you stay, the closer you are to the Tao, and the easier it is to observe the Tao.

At this moment, Gu Qingyuan was walking around the downtown with a sword, dressed in a blue shirt. He did not show any divine light or celestial spirit. When people looked at him, they thought he was a scholar from somewhere, a reader who was out for fun.

"The Ming Dynasty is well managed by Wuji," Gu Qingyuan said, looking at the people coming and going and the businessmen hawking their wares. It was very lively.

Transactions represent that people still have surplus in their homes, otherwise they would be too poor to sell anything, and the circulation of resources represents economic prosperity. Such a lively scene is not to be seen in years of disaster.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, but Zhang Wuji uses thundering methods and lightning momentum to control the destiny of the country, pushing the various technologies of the Ming Dynasty to a height that mortals could hardly imagine, and promoting the economic development of all classes.

The Ming Dynasty was like a gold-eating beast, swallowing countless resources and spitting out more technologies that benefited the country and the people. These technologies covered all aspects of people's food, clothing, housing and transportation. Once the problem of food and clothing was solved, the people would devote themselves to the construction of the country with great enthusiasm.

There is a wooden sign on the street in the market, on which are written the prices of various crops, metals, oil and salt. These things related to people's livelihood are currently controlled by the Ming government. The country uses macro-control of the market and micro-manipulation of supply and demand to ensure that the prices of these major items remain stable, so that low grain prices will hurt farmers and inflation will no longer occur.

The crowd made a commotion and made way for a road. They came across an iron-horse-drawn steel cart, which was crossing the downtown area. It was loaded with bags of high-quality seeds. The iron horses stopped and some old farmers gathered around and put down the cloth bags on their backs.

A man jumped off the carriage, shouting to exchange for grain. The people did not make any noise, but lined up in an orderly manner, registered their names, received the high-quality seeds, and handed in the grains they grew themselves.

Gu Qingyuan took a look, raised his hand, and a grain seed fell into his palm. He bent his finger and the grain sprouted and grew leaves. Soon the ears of grain drooped. He thought to himself, "Exchange the grain of the season for grain seeds. This grain seed is really good. It is not only drought-resistant, lodging-resistant, and resistant to diseases and insect pests, but also has a high seed-setting rate. I just don't know how many times those crazy insects have adjusted it."

He flipped his wrist, and the ears of grain disappeared: "There is order in the chaos, people have no worries about food and clothing, and live and work in peace and contentment. In previous years, this could be called a prosperous age, but the Great Jing is watching covetously. Once it launches, everything will be in vain." A year has passed since the test at Jixia Pass. Naturally, the righteous are not willing to give up. They have invaded several times since then, determined to test the strength of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty was not an easy target to deal with either. It suppressed the rebellion with lightning speed. Both sides suffered losses, with countless casualties. The situation became increasingly chaotic. A major war was about to break out. It would be a battle that would decide life and death and gamble on the fate of the country.

Gu Qingyuan's figure disappeared without a trace, and he reappeared on a vast plain with flags waving and drums beating. The two groups of people set up camp on the north and south of the Yellow River, facing each other from a distance.

There is a black dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty, and the soldiers are all wearing blood-red armor, but this armor is not of ordinary standard. Instead, it has a taste of postmodernism mixed with ancient craftsmanship, which looks very fragmented.

To the north of the Yellow River is the Dajing camp, where soldiers are lined up, carrying bows and swords on their backs. They are all heroic and look like brave soldiers walking out of an ancient battlefield, and all their equipment is also simple and ancient.

These two forces with different styles were about to fight each other, when suddenly, a horn sounded, and a group of people climbed onto the platform, led by Wang Yansheng, followed by Han Xin and a group of righteous masters.

The only difference from the past was that the group of proud and unruly monks were now waiting quietly behind Wang Yansheng, without a trace of arrogance.

"General Han, this battle is related to the world situation. Do you think we will win or lose?"

A year had not brought much change to Wang Yansheng, except that his eyes had become more profound and his aura seemed more stable, giving him the appearance of a king or emperor.

Han Xin looked around, sighed in his heart, and said: "These days, the lord has invested all the system points in me, which is why we have a million-strong army now. However, although my method of turning beans into soldiers has become a great magical power, its combat power is still insufficient, but its skills are lacking. I am just trying it out as a half-dead thing."

He raised his hand and pointed to the distance: "I don't know how Zhang Wuji trained his troops to build such a powerful army, but judging from the several battles, this army can fight and retreat. When fighting, they are brave and take the lead, fearing to fall behind. When retreating, their steps are coordinated and not chaotic at all. If I had such a powerful army in my hands, it would be easy to sweep across the world. Even if Xiang Yu charged into the battle, I would be able to kill the general and seize the flag."

A tall and strong man behind Wang Yansheng snorted coldly, but Xiang Yu was just like that. The army on the opposite side was extremely difficult to deal with, and the soldiers were not afraid of death. Even his army had no way to deal with them. He could only charge for a while, leaving countless corpses behind before retreating.

Hearing this, Wang Yansheng sighed in his heart. He obtained the system, but it did not improve his cultivation at all. He just followed Han Xin's instructions and recruited Xiang Yu behind him. He also invested all the points he earned in the two of them.

Quality is more important than quantity of generals. These two are the pinnacle of military strategy and situation. When cooperating with the soldiers, there is no obstacle in the world. With the blessing of the system, even immortals were defeated by King Xiang.

(End of this chapter)