After a long time, Mu Heng's brows gradually relaxed, and he said slowly: "Why not name the country 'Daqian'? 'Qian' means heaven, symbolizing supreme authority and power, and also means being strong and upright, indicating that our country will move forward courageously on the right path and create a magnificent foundation. What do you think, generals?"

"This country's name sounds good enough, let's call it Daqian Kingdom!"

"I also support the use of this character, which is much better than what I thought."

Just as the country's name was decided, someone raised the question: "What should the emperor choose as the reign title?"

The generals frowned again and thought hard...

Ye Ze silently shed tears in his heart. Whatever you say is fine. I have no objection.

The news of the establishment of Qian Kingdom soon spread to the nearby provincial capitals. Qian Kingdom adhered to the spirit of benevolence and righteousness. If they surrendered and welcomed Qian Kingdom's soldiers into the city, they would be Qian Kingdom's subjects. The emperor would not care about the previous things, and they could still hold their positions and perform their duties.

The generals defending the city were in a state of panic, and many of them chose to surrender. A wise bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a man who knows the times is a hero. The emperor's 700,000 troops were defeated by the Qian country's soldiers. What are these tens of thousands of soldiers defending the city? The general trend is unstoppable, and they are just following the trend.

What's more, the current emperor is quite afraid of these military generals. If they continue to be loyal to the emperor of the Yu Dynasty, these military generals will never have a chance to rise and will be city defenders until their death.

The common people were delighted. Not only would the Qian Kingdom exempt them from taxes for three years, but they would also be taught how to make fertilizer for farming. This was a great thing!

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That day, when Ye Ze was staying in Mu Heng's tent to learn how to handle government affairs, his subordinate Lin Tieshan came in to report: "Your Majesty, there is someone outside who wants to see you. He said it is your little brother, named Xiao Huzi."

That person is much older than the emperor, okay? How could he be the emperor's younger brother? Could it be that he knew Ye Ze became the emperor and came here to take advantage of him?

Ye Ze was getting irritated. Upon hearing this, he immediately put down his brush and looked at Lin Tieshan: "Quick, let him in."

"Yes."

Lin Tieshan bowed and stepped back, and soon came back with Xiao Huzi.

Brother Hu excitedly shouted to Ye Ze: "Boss."

Lin Tieshan frowned, "Kneel down and salute, and call him Your Majesty!"

"Ah? Yes..." Brother Hu was about to kneel down when Ye Ze stopped him, "This is a military camp, not a palace. There's no need to be so polite. Brother Lin, please go out first."

Lin Tieshan cupped his hands: "Yes!"

"Brother Hu, why are you here?" Ye Ze came over from behind the desk and invited Brother Hu to sit down. Ye Ze poured two cups of tea, one for each person, and then sat down opposite Brother Hu.

Brother Hu was simply flattered. His boss was now the emperor, yet he was so polite to him.

"Boss, I heard in my hometown that the rebels had captured Fengyang City, so I thought about joining the rebels. Unexpectedly, when I arrived in Fengyang, I heard that the rebels had established the Qian Kingdom, and the founding emperor of the Qian Kingdom was also named Ye Ze..." Brother Hu scratched his head and laughed, "That's why I came here directly. I didn't expect it was you, Boss."

The fact that Brother Hu gave up the peaceful life in the gambling house and chose to join the rebel army is enough to show that he also has justice in his heart.

"Since you are here, stay with me from now on. The one who brought you in just now is called Lin Tieshan. He is my personal bodyguard. You should learn more from him."

Brother Hu stood up in surprise, "Yes, Boss, uh... Your Majesty."

Ye Ze smiled, took out an antidote and handed it to him, "Take it, it will cure the poison in your body."

the other side,

The fleeing soldiers of Yu army fled into the mountains and forests, and finally escaped the pursuit of the rebels.

He Chengfeng is dead, and the only ones who can make the decision are the National Master and Deputy General Qin.

Deputy General Qin stared at the Imperial Master, who looked a little embarrassed because he ran too fast, and asked angrily, "Didn't the Imperial Master assert that we would win this battle? How did it turn out like this?"

Not only was General He killed, but the army of more than 700,000 was defeated, and they fled in panic, abandoning their weapons and armor. Only tens of thousands of people were left in front of him. How could Qin Chang be so cowardly!

The Imperial Master straightened his robes and snorted, "You are incompetent. An army of 700,000 cannot defeat an enemy army of 200,000 or 300,000. You let the Imperial Master run away with you. You are so embarrassed! If it weren't for the help of several heroes recruited by the Imperial Master, would you not care about the life and death of the Imperial Master?"

Qin Chang's eyes were bloodshot and he punched the tree trunk in front of him hard. The few remaining dead leaves on the branches fell down.

The Imperial Master was frightened and shivered. He pretended to be calm and said in a cold voice: "What do you want to do? This Imperial Master came here on orders and has the right to execute first and report later!"

"If you have the guts, kill me. Otherwise, you will be the murderer of General He!" Qin Chang said gritting his teeth.

The Qin family relied on the He family. Now that He Chengfeng died in battle, how should he deal with He Guogong? The Qin family is finished! It's all because of this dead Taoist priest in front of him!

It's because he doesn't have the ability to lead troops in battle, yet he still wants to make decisions and say things like victory is a sure win with the advantage in numbers!

Now, they had no food or military pay left, and they no longer had the strength to fight the rebels. After just one battle, the Yu army was dispersed.

They can only withdraw their troops back to the capital now and ask the emperor to personally take charge of the situation.

Twenty days later, Qin Chang led the remaining soldiers back to the capital. The soldiers were stationed in an open space outside the city. Qin Chang and the imperial teacher rode into the palace to meet the emperor.

The emperor spared no expense to gather the military pay and food supplies needed for the army, and even recruited 500,000 soldiers to join the war. He thought that just by piling up the numbers, Mu Heng would definitely be finished this time.

Unexpectedly, Qin Chang brought back the news that the entire army was annihilated. Even General He Chengfeng died on the battlefield and his body could not be found. How could he explain this to Lord He?

"Imperial Master, didn't you say that Mu Heng was not destined to be the emperor? Didn't you say that I would be the emperor until I die?" If not, how could the emperor leave behind Mu Heng, this scourge!

The Imperial Master stroked his beard gently, "Yes, Mu Heng is indeed not destined to be an emperor. I will never be wrong about this! I will definitely not be wrong about the face I showed to the emperor."

"Why did it become like this? The rebels are about to attack the capital. If Mu Heng doesn't want to be the emperor, will his son take over?" The emperor asked angrily. If so, why didn't the imperial teacher remind him earlier? No, if so, how could I, the emperor, live to see the day of my death?

The Imperial Master shook his head: "Except for his daughter who died young and had an unlucky fate, no one in his family has the fate of an emperor!"

The emperor stared at the state teacher's face and saw that he was determined and didn't seem to be lying. The emperor was puzzled. The Mu family would not be the emperor. Could it be that Mu Heng had gone to such great lengths to start a rebellion, but in the end he would still be defeated by him? If so, everything made sense.

Just when the emperor breathed a sigh of relief,

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Liu hurried into the imperial study, holding a memorial in his hand.

When the emperor saw the memorial, his brows furrowed. What bad news was coming?

"Your Majesty, this is a memorial sent over from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Please take a look at it." Eunuch Liu handed the memorial to the emperor tremblingly.

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