Chapter 295: The world has changed dramatically, and all the heroes of Tianlong are gone!
Thirty-two years ago, the young Duan Yu, "wearing a green robe and walking on the dangerous peak, with the moon shining brightly on the jade disk", opened a new chapter in the story of Tianlong.

In the story of Fang Tianlong, Xiao Feng and Xu Zhu are actually supporting characters, and Duan Yu is the undisputed protagonist.

It all started when he ran away from home and ended when he ascended the throne and became emperor.

It's just that Duan Yu's luck was taken away by Murong Fu, and he did not become a martial arts master, nor did he have such a wonderful adventure.

Fortunately, he had a good father, Duan Yanqing, who planned the establishment of the Kingdom of Nanyue for him.

In the end, this world is all about relying on one's father. Whether Duan Yu has a biological father or a fake father, he is the good father that ordinary people dream of, someone they want to recognize as their father!
At this time, Duan Yu no longer had the foolishness of his youth. After all, he was already fifty-one years old.

In recent years, Duan Yanqing has actually delegated power to Duan Yu. He only serves as the pillar of the Nanyue Kingdom, and all government affairs are handled by Duan Yu. Duan Yu has actually been the king for twenty years.

It's just that Duan Yanqing has been feeling unwell recently and asked to retire in Changchun Valley, so he passed the position of king to Duan Yu.

However, although Duan Yu's martial arts were not as strong as when he had the fortuitous encounter, under Duan Yanqing's careful teaching, he became a master of the Duan Yinyuan level at the age of 35.

Although Duan Yu has not yet reached the ultimate breakthrough, he is also at the peak of Hidden Yuan.

Duan Zhengming back then was far inferior to Duan Yu today.

Therefore, Duan Yu was well maintained and looked to be in his thirties, with a long beard and dressed in the court dress of a Ming Dynasty prince, showing his luxury.

Compared to the handsome old man Duan Zhengchun back then, Duan Yu is more like a housewife killer.

But later, when Duan Zhengchun saw Duan Yu's appearance in middle age, he seemed to understand something, and he suddenly became enlightened. He followed his brother Duan Zhengming to Tianlong Temple to become a monk, and his Buddhist name was "Benwu".

It is true: There is nothing in the first place, so why bother with dust!
Next to Duan Yu is Gao Mei, the world-famous jealous person.

Various stories about Gao Mei being jealous spread from the Nanyue Kingdom to the Ming Dynasty, and he is a famous character.

Nowadays, when people talk about a slut, they say "Kang Min" and when they talk about a jealous woman, they say "Gao Mei".

At that time, Gao Mei couldn't get pregnant for a long time, and Duan Yanqing looked for a beautiful concubine for Duan Yu. Gao Mei got very angry, and even Duan Yanqing couldn't control her. This became an interesting story.

Fortunately, Duan Yu is not a playboy and is willing to be with one person for the rest of his life.

When Gao Mei was thirty years old, she finally worked with Duan Yu and gave birth to a son, whom she named Duan Zhengxing.

Duan Zhengxing was only twenty years old at this time. He looked very similar to the young Duan Yu, and even had the same personality. He liked reading but not martial arts.

Fortunately, with the vigorous development of firearms, we now even have machine guns, and the power of cannons is no longer something that can be contended with by human power. It doesn't matter whether you learn martial arts or not.

Duan Zhengxing was studying abroad at Nanjing University in the Ming Dynasty, where he studied physics and had great potential to become a scientist.

Duan Yu is still handsome and Duan Zhengxing is full of vigor, but Gao Mei has some gray hair and looks a little old.

Led by the eunuch, the family of three entered the Hall of Brightness and immediately saw Murong Fu sitting on the central throne.

Thirty years have passed, and Murong Fu has not changed at all. Even his queen and concubines are still young and youthful.

Murong Fu's children have grown up and even gave him many grandchildren, making him a grandfather.

Murong Fu's ideal of creating a clan was finally realized.

But human love is limited. After Murong Tong, Murong Fu didn't pay much attention to his other sons.

When it came to his grandchildren, Murong Fu could not remember the names of many of his grandchildren, except for Murong Hong, the legitimate son of Crown Prince Murong Ming, let alone how much he loved them.

This is also human nature.

At this moment, Murong Fu was in the center, like the center of the world.

The only one who is above Murong Fu is Queen Mother Wang Qingqing.

Wang Qingqing looks to be no more than 40 years old and is in very good condition.

After all, she is already the happiest woman in the world. Murong Fu has given her a large number of grandsons, great-grandsons, and great-granddaughters.

This is an outrageous amount of family happiness.

To the right of Murong Fu is Queen Wang Yuyan.

Wang Yuyan still has the appearance of a girl, but she has become more mature.

Murong Fu couldn't stop craving for this charm and this taste. He felt like he hadn't seen her for a long time.

The body of a young girl, the figure of a mature woman, the heart of a young woman, what a feeling it is!
Next to them were many concubines.

Imperial Noble Consort Duan Zhu, Imperial Noble Consort Duan Bi, Imperial Noble Consort Duan Wanqing, Imperial Noble Consort Duan Ling, and Imperial Consort Duan Zi.

This is the famous Duan sisters group, and also a manifestation of the power of the Duan family's in-laws.

However, the Duan family's relatives proclaimed themselves kings in Nanyue and did not interfere in the government of the Ming Dynasty, so they had no influence on the government of the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, the relationship between these girls from the Duan family and Duan Yu was very weak, and they never did anything to persuade Duan Yu.

Duan Yu is regarded as the best relative of the emperor in the world by outsiders, but the truth is, everyone with a certain status knows it.

In addition, by Murong Fu's side is the Imperial Noble Consort Murong Yan.

Murong Yan was a mother who gained status through her son. Her son Murong Sheng established the Persian Murong Dynasty in the Mecca region. Although it was still a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it had a high status and was at the prince level.

Then, there are ordinary concubines such as Xiaolei, Mei, Lan, Zhu, Ju, and Fu Minyi.

Below Murong Fu was the crown prince Murong Ming.

In the 15th year of Hongwu, Murong Ming was made the crown prince and was trained as a successor to the throne.

Murong Fu arranged for the best scholars, warriors, and military strategists of the time to be his teachers, and he also taught him personally.

In terms of treatment, after meeting Murong Fu, all the ministers had to meet Crown Prince Murong Ming, which was a very high treatment for the crown prince.

Up to now, Murong Ming has been the crown prince for fifteen years.

He was able to be a worry-free prince because Murong Fu not only did not suspect him, but also had handed over many important government affairs to Murong Ming.

Murong Ming's abilities were also honed in practice, and he handled various government affairs in an orderly and relaxed manner.

Murong Fu was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Murong Ming was the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

And Murong Ming never had any ambitious ideas because Murong Fu was too strong.

The Ming Dynasty was founded by Murong Fu himself, and the Ming army was trained by Murong Fu himself. Murong Fu is also the originator of many fields and the undisputed Saint King of all mankind.

Murong Ming felt that if he died, he would be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, while his father Murong Fu was the emperor of mankind, the King of Men.

Murong Fu only needed to wave his hand and the Ming army would do whatever he told them to do.

Roughly equal to Napoleon's personal prestige multiplied by ten.

Whenever Napoleon was defeated and returned to the French army, the French army would immediately turn against him, but Murong Fu would be even more rebellious.

Moreover, Murong Fu holds the mysterious Changchun Valley and Xiake Island in his hands. Changchun Valley is the convalescent center for veteran cadres of the Ming Dynasty. The empire's meritorious ministers and various veteran cadres all live out their years in Changchun Valley.

Their influence is actually Murong Fu's influence, because whether they can enter Changchun Valley depends on Murong Fu's mood.

The Xiake Island is the research and development center of Ming Dynasty martial arts. The Ming Dynasty Martial Arts Academy had long been moved to the Xiake Island.

This mysterious island of knights would invite hidden talents and top-level masters trained by the Martial Arts Association to come to the island every few years to study martial arts together.

And all the research results became nourishment for Murong Fu himself.

No one in the empire knows how powerful Murong Fu is now.

Because there is no one in this world who is worthy of Murong Fu's personal effort.

All these things make Murong Fu's authority and power unshakable. His great power lies in the world, but also in himself.

In addition to Crown Prince Murong Ming, there are Prince of Qi Murong Sheng, Prince of Wu Murong Chen, Prince of Yue Murong Ning, Prince of Qin Murong Tong and others.
However, the most dazzling one is Murong Fu’s “little star” Murong Xing, the eldest princess of the Ming Empire.

Murong Xing is indeed as bright as a star. She inherited the good looks of Murong Fu and A-Bi. She is extremely beautiful with an upright figure. She has practiced Xiao Wuxiang Gong and Changchun Gong since she was young, which also makes her stay young forever. She will be a girl all her life.

Outside, there were all kinds of royal family members, and Murong Fu didn't recognize many of them.

Below are the ministers.

"Your humble servant Duan Yu."

"Gao Mei."

"Duan Zhengxing"

"Greetings to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I wish you a long life! Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, may the Crown Prince live a thousand years in Chang'an!"

Duan Yu and his family of three performed the etiquette of ruler and subject.

Gao Mei looked at Murong Fu and others who had not changed at all in thirty years, and felt a little envious. She was younger than Murong Fu, who was still young, but she had gray hair.

"No need to be so polite. Please stand up. King of Nanyue, you and I are old friends, and you are also my brother-in-law. Why do you have to be so polite?" Murong Fu said with a smile, "Come on, please invite the King of Nanyue and his family to take a seat!" Duan Yu hurriedly thanked him.

Murong Fu and Duan Yu chatted about some family matters and asked about the situation in the Kingdom of Nanyue.

Duan Yu has transformed into a professional politician, talking incessantly about the various economic data of the Nanyue Kingdom and the local sinicization situation.

"Very good, King of Nanyue. Yanqing has gone to live out his days. From now on, the burden of Nanyue will be placed on your shoulders." Murong Fu exhorted and encouraged, "I hope you will not let down the Ming Dynasty's kindness. You must build Nanyue into a small China! China is a model for all countries in the world and the center of world civilization! Small China is the highest honor for a vassal state!"

Duan Yu said quickly: "I will devote my life to building Nanyue into a small China until my death!"

Duan Yu thought that Murong Fu was ambitious and had no mercy in starting a war for his own power.

But in recent years, Duan Yu has been personally in charge of the government and has conducted repeated surveys among the people. He learned about the sufferings of the people, and when he compared the thirty years of the Ming Dynasty with the hundred years of the Song Dynasty, he realized that what Murong Fu did was indeed "a short pain is worse than a long one."

Murong Fu's ascension to the throne is a blessing for all the people in the world. As the Ming Dynasty unified the world, major wars have almost disappeared, and the living standards of the world are constantly improving.

Even though many barbarians could only eat "cornmeal porridge", before the Ming Dynasty, even filling their stomachs was a luxury for them.

The Ming Dynasty did not intend to improve the lives of all mankind, but technology was always spreading.

Advanced productivity always drives the development of backward countries, and all countries are developing.

It’s just that the Ming Dynasty developed at the speed of a rocket, while other countries developed at the speed of a bicycle.

But no matter what, it is much faster than the snail speed of the past.

"The Grand Commander of Songmo, Xiao Feng, accompanied by his wife Liu Ali, his son Xiao Ping, and his daughter Xiao An, presents a thousand pearls from the East, a hundred sable furs, and a thousand fine horses to meet the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!"

Soon, the eunuch shouted again.

Everyone looked outside the hall.

The new generation of young people grew up listening to stories about Murong Fu, and all the stories about Murong Fu have become like myths.

When Murong Fu was young, he roamed the world and created the story of "Murong in the South and Qiao Feng in the North", which is also an unavoidable plot in various legends.

The story of Zhao Kuangyin sending his daughter to Beijing for thousands of miles was widely circulated among the people. Murong Fu's story was even more legendary, and there were hundreds of versions of the story.

Because Murong Fu is so powerful now, Qiao Feng, who was once as famous as Murong Fu, has also become popular because of Murong Fu.

Just like Wang Lun should have been unknown in history books, but after he invited Li Bai to drink, he became famous through Li Bai's poems and became famous through the ages.

Everyone knows that Qiao Feng is Xiao Feng, the later Grand Commander of Songmo Commandery, so everyone is very curious.

At this time, Xiao Feng's family of four were heading towards the Guangming Palace.

Xiao Feng was dressed in a purple robe, which was the court dress for an official of his rank. His temples were already gray and he looked old, just like Xiao Yuanshan back then.

Next to her is Liu Ali, also known as Yelu Teli back then.

Because Yelu changed his surname to Liu, Yelu Abaoji became Liu Yi, Yelu Hongji also became Liu Hongji, and Yelu Teli also transformed himself into Liu Ali.

Although she was a princess of a fallen country, she was lucky. She lived a harmonious life with Xiao Feng and gave birth to a son and a daughter.

It’s just that she is getting old like Xiao Feng. She is slightly better than Xiao Feng, but she is also an older mature woman.

Xiao Feng has a son and a daughter, both in their early thirties. The son is called Xiao Ping and the daughter is called Xiao An. They have both started their own families and careers.

Murong Fu once joked to Xiao Feng, "Your father's name is Xiao Yuanshan, and you are Xiao Feng. The peaks of distant mountains are always uneven, and this is the reason for the ill-fated fate of you and your son."

The speaker may not have intended it, but the listener took it to heart. Xiao Feng named his son Xiao Ping, hoping that everything would go well for his son.

Later, when she gave birth to a daughter, she named her An, which means she will be safe and sound with her son.

But this name is really good. Xiao Ping and Xiao An have had smooth sailing since childhood. They graduated from Ming Yanyun University. Now they have become successful and have established families and careers.

At this moment, Xiao Feng's family of four met with Murong Fu and then paid homage to Crown Prince Murong Ming.

After the ceremony, Xiao Feng said, "Saint, you told me that as long as we establish the main body, and all races return to Han, and achieve great unification, we can avoid war and make the world peaceful. In the past thirty years, I have worked diligently in Songmo Commandery and worked hard for all races to return to Han. Now, the great cause has been accomplished, the world is peaceful, and the world has entered an unprecedented prosperity since the Three Dynasties. I feel that Songmo Commandery has no meaning to exist anymore. Because there are no more Khitans in this world."

Murong Fu nodded and said, "Indeed, Songmo Governor's Office is no longer necessary."

After thirty years, the Khitans had been assimilated into the Han culture, because the Han culture was so brilliant, the living standard was so high, the entertainment was so rich, and the martial virtues were so abundant that no one missed the Khitans anymore.

Compared with the great achievements of Saint Emperor Murong Fu, the Northern Dynasty established by Liu Yi seemed so ridiculous.

The new generation of young people only recognize their own Han identity. When they want to insult someone, they will say "You are a Khitan", "No, you are the Khitan, your whole family is Khitan". The word "Khitan" has obviously been stigmatized and turned into an insult.

The North has been completely sinicized, and the Han civilization, which has been infused with the genes of industrial civilization, has such vigorous vitality that it is enough to destroy the existence of all backward civilizations in just thirty years.

"So, my dear Lord Xiao, what are your plans?" Murong Fu asked after hesitating for a while.

"Your Majesty, I want to disband the Songmo Governor's Office and divide the north into a province, which will be directly governed by the court. I have also accomplished my merits and am willing to retire in Changchun Valley." Xiao Feng said.

Xiao Feng's father, Xiao Yuanshan, was already too old and was forced to leave the Island of Heroes and go to Changchun Valley to retire.

It’s no wonder that the spring water in Changchun Valley is so effective that as long as Xiao Yuanshan doesn’t leave Changchun Valley, he can live for decades in good health.

Now Xiao Feng also feels that he is old. He is over sixty years old. It is time to go to Changchun Valley to spend his remaining years in retirement and accompany his old father.

"My dear Lord Xiao, you have worked diligently for thirty years and have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty! I now confer upon you the title of Duke of Rong, a hereditary title for your descendants!" In recognition of Xiao Feng's thirty years of hard work, Murong Fu directly rewarded him with the hereditary title of Duke.

There were many dukes in the Ming Dynasty, but very few of them could inherit the title.

Most titles are downgraded every other generation.

"Thank you, Saint!" Xiao Feng and his family hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

Murong Fu smiled and said, "Also, your son and daughter can also be assigned to the power department. Although it is a new department, it has a promising future. Working in the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce, they may have the opportunity to be transferred to the imperial court as officials in the future. How do you think?"

Xiao Ping and Xiao An were overjoyed.

The Longcheng Chamber of Commerce is called a chamber of commerce, but in fact it is a giant state-owned enterprise that almost monopolizes all profitable industries that can be monopolized in the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Murong Fu's goal was not to make money, but to curb the disorderly expansion of capital and prevent capital from entering areas such as food and tap water that are related to the national economy and people's livelihood.

He gave money to his subjects every year, which was the profit that the Longcheng Chamber of Commerce handed over to him personally. He felt that money was just a number and had no meaning, so he simply gave it to the people.

People consume, further stimulating the economy.

This is the "Murongfa Qian Economics".

Now there are three ways to select officials in the Ming Dynasty.

One is the traditional imperial examination, but the content of the examination has become extremely complicated, covering countless professions. The era when one could become a Jinshi just by reading Confucian classics is gone forever.

Therefore, the value of the Ming Dynasty's top scholar is incredibly high. Every person who becomes the top scholar is a super genius in a certain field.

Everyone knows that Emperor Hongwu prefers technocrats.

Jinshi are the top technical bureaucrats in various fields.

Jinshi can become an official directly, but the number of vacancies is very small. In such a huge empire, there are no more than a hundred Jinshi a year. In some years, the examination questions are too difficult, and there are even only dozens of Jinshi.

This road is not for ordinary people.

The second way to become an official is to go to school and study hard, and then after graduating from college, you can take the civil service exam.

In the civil service examination, officials and clerks are all the same, and everyone starts from the most basic clerk and works their way up.

Many young ministers in the cabinet today come from this background.

The last way is to join the Ming Cult or the Longcheng Chamber of Commerce.

Joining the Ming Cult means taking the religious route, learning the thoughts of the great Mingzun, and there is also the possibility of being elected as an official.

After all, within the Ming system now, there are so many brothers from the Ming Cult.

It is normal for the Mingjiao's propagandists to transform themselves into officials.

If you join the Longcheng Chamber of Commerce and work in major companies for a period of time, you may also be transferred to the court to serve as an official.

This is also the right way.

After all, the empire needs talents in economics.

Murong Fu was also generous to Xiao Feng and made good arrangements for his children. Electrification was indeed the future of the empire.

"Thank you, Lord."

Originally, Xiao Feng only wanted his children to be safe and sound, but since they wanted to make progress, it was not in his power to stop them.

After Xiao Feng and his family took their seats, the eunuch called out again:

"The Vice President of the Ming Dynasty Religious Management Committee, the Chairman of the Shaolin Temple Group, the Zen Master Lingxiu and his disciples Xuancheng and Xuanzhu are presenting the new magical skill of the integrated Buddhist martial arts, the "Wujue Zen Kung", to meet the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)