I am a living immortal.

If those barbarian small countries were like a pack of wolves, then the army of the Yan Dynasty was like a well-organized and fully armed army. This army was powerful and disciplined, and it was like a divine army sent from heaven to those scattered armies.

At the beginning, these barbarian small countries relied on the defenses built by the wealthy families and merchants along the coast to resist for a while, but then they were defeated.

Those who fled from the Lin Kingdom to the Yan Dynasty found themselves on their homeland only to find it completely different. The barbarian nation lacked the ability to control itself and develop sustainably. If the Lin Kingdom hadn't been rotten to its foundations, they wouldn't have been able to break in, and even if they did, they wouldn't have been able to sustain their attack.

Of course, the barbaric small countries are just ignorant, which does not mean they lack common sense.

They took what they could take away and smashed what they couldn't take away. After some operations, they retreated with the looted gold, silver and jewelry.

When the Yan Kingdom arrived, they initially thought they were showing off their might, just like the Lin Kingdom. However, after one or two battles, they came to their senses and realized that they were no match for them, so they retreated decisively.

These barbarian small countries do not have so many troops themselves.

There was also no logistical capability. To be honest, the generals of the Yan Dynasty could not understand how such a small army could enter the capital of a great country and succeed. It was simply like a miracle.

Unfortunately, the neighboring country's army had already been killed or fled, and the kingdom that had stood here for hundreds of years was mostly destroyed in the fire. The former royal family of the neighboring country also fled among the fleeing people.

Yan Dynasty didn't care. After conquering the natural barriers and expanding the territory, the reputation of the Emperor of Yan was now so high that he could stand shoulder to shoulder with the founding emperor.

The arrival of the State of Yan did not encounter much resistance.

The people were already struggling to survive. They would die if they had nothing to eat, and they didn't care who sat on the throne. At this moment, Wei Ming's years of hard work paid off.

In Yujiang Guanzhong, he selected a lot of talents, which came in handy at this moment.

Wang Wei was one of them. He was lucky at first and had studied for a few years. Before the world fell into chaos, he moved with his family and finally arrived in Yan State.

He was appreciated at Yujiang Pass and was incorporated into the expeditionary force.

Now I am on a boat to my hometown after two years away.

Although their job was just to distribute alms, the country had just been destroyed not long ago. After experiencing the destruction of small barbarians, the people were already in a state of panic. They needed the familiar local accent to soothe their emotions, and this was the role of these small officials.

Moreover, Wang Wei has a very friendly face. While distributing porridge, he chatted with the refugees and inadvertently instilled the good things about Yan State into these people's minds, saying that they were not here to occupy them, but to save them.

In fact, the most stubborn resistance encountered in the neighboring country was not from the common people, nor from the barbarian army, nor even from the royal family among the refugees, but from the literati.

When the barbarians attacked, they were timid and submissive.

But when he saw that the barbarians had left and Yan Chao was not like the barbarians, his ambition to rule the country returned. He kept angrily accusing Yan Chao of watching the fire from the other side and taking advantage of the fire, and at the same time wanted Yan Guo to repel the barbarians and return the country to the royal family.

He constantly incited the people, demanding an explanation and so on, jumping up and down.

Wang Wei felt that these people were really stupid.

Lin State had already perished when its capital was destroyed, yet it still supported the surviving royal family members? Never mind that these royal family members were not foolish enough to jump out and be used by these literati. Even if they did jump out, so what? They are just remnants of the previous dynasty.

As for these self-righteous scholars, the Yan Dynasty's army is currently encircling and suppressing the barbarian armies and the rebels who think they are kings, and has no time to deal with them. If the Yan Dynasty is really free to deal with them, they will die without knowing how.

There are still many people like this.

Wearing patched clothes, he pretends to be serving the country and the people, and loudly proclaims that he is right and a savior. Such a savior will starve to death even without the porridge he donates.

In his opinion, such people are not worthy of wasting food.

At first, these literati were restrained, but after a while, when they found that no one was paying attention to them, they began to become more and more arrogant and reckless, daring to say anything and comment on anything.

The spittle flies everywhere.

But he didn't know that the more this happened, the more Yan Chao liked it. Yan Chao was not afraid of such stupid and bad people, but those who were stupid, bad and cowardly.

Such people don't show it on their faces, but they are disdainful in their hearts.

Therefore, the high-profile speeches of these fools were often fueled by the Demon Slayer Department, with the intention of digging out those hidden among the crowd. Of course, the Demon Slayer Department would not really allow the people to incite them.

So, these petty officials criticized these people in a chatty tone. Most of them were not stupid, and it was clear who was good and who was bad.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a little stupid, accurate screening will help with better management.

These literati jumped up and down for more than a month.

Suddenly one day, everything disappeared, completely vanished. Wang Wei then realized that it wasn't that Yan State didn't care, but that the time hadn't come yet.

Lin State is in such a state of chaos right now that hundreds of thousands of troops are scattered across this vast land without making a single sound. This is a massive undertaking, and even Yan State alone cannot handle such a vast area.

You can only nibble away at it bit by bit.

Kill those who need to be killed, use those who need to be used, and make drastic changes. Wei Ming did not get involved in these matters, and was able to have some free time. This expansion of territory would take at least several decades for the Yan Dynasty to digest. At least in the court, everyone was eyeing this piece of fat meat, so there wouldn't be much chaos.

Sometimes he couldn't help but sigh that the prosperous times had really arrived.

Following the army, numerous chambers of commerce also arrived, establishing themselves in neighboring countries in a very short period of time. Abundant supplies and military suppression were the prerequisites for stability.

Linguo is getting better every day.

The transition from hell to heaven is seamless, and this is how the people perceive it, so there is little resistance, but it does exist. When there are too many people, there are always some demons and monsters causing trouble.

None of this concerned Wei Ming. He needed to take advantage of the opportunity when those entrenched aristocratic families turned their attention to the neighboring countries to weaken them. Wei Ming never forgot these cancers.

It's just kept secret.

Now the time is almost right, and it is time to implement the plan he had originally made.

This time, Wei Ming came to say goodbye to Shenlong.

He was going back to Kyoto. He missed home so much after all these years away, and he also had a mission to fulfill. Shenlong hadn't left. It didn't matter where he was. Besides, Su Mu was still at Yujiang Pass, so he was really the only one left.