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After the alliance was established, Qin Hao naturally became the leader without any dispute. After becoming the leader, he began to build the alliance structure. First, under him as the leader, he set up ten elders to facilitate the management of the alliance. The future development of the alliance was decided by him and the ten elders.

As for the candidates for the ten elders, they are naturally nominated from forces such as the Jiangnan Shen Family, the Alchemy Pavilion, the Jixia Academy, and the Youyun Chamber of Commerce.

Under these people, there are also departments such as resources, laws, and combat. Qin Hao only needs to come up with a general idea, and he didn't intervene too much in the details. Anyway, in the world of cultivation, strength is respected, and there is no such thing as an overhead problem.

After the initial establishment of the alliance, Qin Hao issued an order to eliminate dangerous forces in various parts of the southern region. This was mainly aimed at the demonic forces hiding in the dark and the bandits. If stability was to be achieved, these must be eliminated.

Since the Southern Region had just launched an operation to suppress the Demon Sect not long ago, this time the clearing went very smoothly and there was hardly any major disturbance. The bandits who had just emerged to take advantage of the chaos were wiped out in an instant before they could start large-scale burning, killing and looting.

As a result, although the Southern Region had just broken with the Liming Dynasty, there was no major chaos. On the contrary, after this round of cleanup, the environment was much more stable than before, making the lives of ordinary people in the secular world better.

As a result, the people, who already had close ties with the major forces in the Southern Region, could not help but feel more friendly towards this alliance.

However, during this cleanup, the fighters who went out reported a strange thing. There were some strange things appearing on the battlefield, especially at night, like ghosts.

Someone brought it back, but no one in the alliance could tell what this spirit-like thing was. In the end, Hong Lie, who was about to leave, took a look and revealed the identity of this thing - the Nether Envoy.

According to Hong Lie, this was something that was born in the underworld after the Netherworld Reincarnation was established. In the past, it was a messenger that guided the dead souls to reincarnation. In the memory of their tribe, it was often seen in ancient times, but it has become increasingly rare in the past few thousand years.

Hong Lie was also curious. He wondered why the Netherworld Messenger, who only existed in distant memories, had reappeared in the world?

Qin Hao also fell into deep thought. In his previous life, he had never heard of the existence of the Netherworld Messenger, and had never even heard anyone mention the underworld. He thought it was just a legend.

But now, listening to what Hong Lie said, the place of reincarnation actually exists...

The appearance of the Netherworld Messenger, who had disappeared for thousands of years, at this time, does this indicate something?

Qin Hao thought about it again and again but had no clue, so he had to put the matter aside for the time being.

Then he exchanged a few words with the old patriarch Honglie, who then said goodbye and left. As the patriarch, he couldn't be away for a long time, as the Phoenix Nest still needed him to stay.

After the alliance was initially determined, Qin Hao called Mo Liusheng again and ordered him to set up an intelligence investigation department, whose main purpose was to find the whereabouts of the artifacts and the elemental origin treasures.

The unification of the human race must be done, and the artifacts cannot be left behind. Because after the unification of the human race is completed, it will probably face the heavens directly, so it must be done at the same time.

Mo Liusheng was controlled by Qin Hao and had no way to resist, so he had to retreat as ordered.

In the following period of time, chaos continued in all parts of Xuanhuang Continent. Under unknown guidance, the Jurchens began to rise rapidly, and in several battles with the Ming Dynasty on the Liaodong border, they defeated the larger forces with fewer troops and completely established their foothold.

After Guanzhong in the west was replaced by Shengxiao, the imperial court's General Pingxi tried to take it back, but suffered another major defeat like the one in the South, and could only barely defend it.

The loss of Guanzhong directly cut off the Ming Dynasty’s connection with the Western Regions, and caused the place where the Demon Sect was already entrenched to fall into complete chaos.

In short, the entire Xuanhuang Continent was in chaos this year.

Seeing that the dynasty was beyond saving, Jiajing, who abdicated and gave way to a virtuous man, kept urging his son to inherit the throne. No matter what, he could not be labeled as the king who lost the country. He was the Wanshou Emperor, who was admired by thousands of people. How could he bear such a stain?

Being forced to take the throne by his old father, Prince Yu had no choice but to be driven to the throne like a puppet to attend the coronation ceremony.

In the 39th year of Jiajing's reign, the emperor abdicated and Prince Yu succeeded him.

After Prince Yu ascended the throne, he did not change the reign title immediately. Since this year has not ended yet, it is still the 39th year of Jiajing. Only after this year ends can his first year begin.

Although Prince Yu was not a wise and powerful monarch, he had some intentions of reviving the country when he saw that the country was leaking from all sides. However, when he started to make some suggestions, he was repeatedly opposed. Several cabinet ministers basically did not listen to him. Although he was the emperor in name, the national decision still had to be approved by the old emperor.

The new emperor argued several times at first, especially when it came to the conclusion of the current situation. He believed that the south and Guanzhong were both powerful enemies that could not be defeated overnight. Instead of dealing with the south, it would be better to attack the Jurchens in Liaodong first.

Firstly, the Jurchens were still weak and had the greatest chance of winning; secondly, the Jurchens were foreign enemies and the Ming Dynasty had risen to power by expelling the barbarians. Attacking the Jurchens could boost morale and win back some hearts.

However, this proposal was directly refuted by Jiajing, who said: "To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation. How can you not understand such a simple truth?"

The new emperor had been living under the shadow of his old father for many years. After being refuted like this, he felt a little at a loss. He even began to reflect on himself, thinking that he had not considered it carefully enough.

However, after that, all kinds of issues, no matter how big or small, were rejected by his father, who scolded him endlessly, and even some officials who supported his proposals were sent to prison one after another.

Only then did Prince Yu fully understand.

This is not a question of right or wrong, but the old father is maintaining his authority. He does not want to bear the stigma, but wants to continue to hold power, so he pushes the filial son out as a shield, and he continues to hide behind and control everything.

Thinking of this, Prince Yu felt somewhat disheartened.

He tried several times but still couldn't break free from the old emperor's control. He lost hope and started to give up.

The following year, the reign title was changed to "Longqing", but Emperor Longqing no longer attended court. He stayed in the harem every day and had many children. It seemed that he was indulging himself, but also that it was an act of revenge.

In short, this made the precarious Li Ming Dynasty even worse and further reduced people's confidence in the Li Ming Dynasty.

It was also in this year that perhaps someone wanted to add more fuel to the already chaotic world. At this time, rumors of "whoever gets the divine weapon will get the world" spread across the Xuanhuang Continent, causing quite a stir.

Afterwards, the Jurchens in the Liaohe River Basin even spread the word that the "Imperial Seal" was in their hands and that the Jurchens would be the ones chosen by destiny.

Considering the recent rapid development and continuous victories of the Jurchens, this rumor actually made some people believe it.

However, more people were angry about such remarks. After all, no Dongzhou people were willing to be ruled by foreigners, and it would be difficult to be a fourth-class citizen.

Not only that, some people kept writing letters to the court, hoping that the court would send troops to wipe out the rebellion and restore the emperor's majesty.

However, these letters fell on deaf ears when they reached the imperial court, and no response was given.

Not long after, an article entitled "We must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression" appeared in the capital, causing an uproar across the country.