Xiliang Mountain is as its name suggests, and it is very desolate.

The plants and trees are sparse, and the mountains and rocks are uneven, so they are suitable for burying people and are not suitable for living.

This mountain is the ancestral tomb of the Northern Mongolian royal family and is also the place where the country has sacrificed its sacrifices to heaven. Any matters related to national economy and people's livelihood will basically be held here.

When Zhao Yan arrived at Xiliang Mountain, it was almost dusk, so everyone set up camp at the foot of the mountain.

Asf, deputy commander of the Northern Mongolian Army, had reported that the civil and military officials of the Northern Mongolian Army had already gathered at the foot of Xiliang Mountain and were waiting for Zhao Yan to summon him at any time.

Zhao Yan and Yang Hong discussed it and decided that tomorrow morning they would accompany Lu Nianwei to pay tribute to her father, and then in the afternoon, in front of Ergu's tomb, summoned all the officials of the Northern Mongolian Empire to inform them of the sincerity of the Great Zhou after their surrender.

The next day, it started to rain just as it was dawn.

Accompanied by the Three Hundred Dragon Guards, Zhao Yan and Lu Nianwei arrived at Lu Nianwei's father's tomb.

According to the private ceremony, the other party was Zhao Yan's father-in-law, and he should also perform the ceremony of kneeling down. However, because Zhao Yan was the monarch of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was definitely inappropriate to kneel down, so this ceremony was exempted.

Lu Nianwei knelt in front of her father's grave, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Although she is a princess, in the eyes of her father and Ergu, she is both goods that she can exchange. If she hadn't met Zhao Yan, she might have been humiliated and chose to commit suicide now.

She no longer had deep feelings for her father. After kowtowed three times according to the etiquette of the Great Zhou Dynasty, she left with Zhao Yan.

...

In the afternoon, under the numerous inspections of the Shence Army, more than 300 civil and military officials, great merchants, noble representatives and other representatives of Northern Mongolia came to Ergu's tomb.

According to the rules of Northern Mongolia, they must first worship the old master before they can defect to the new master.

"kneel!"

Under Asf's command, everyone gave the last kneeling salute to Ergu with expressionless faces, and then knelt in front of Zhao Yan.

Asf knelt on one leg and said, "Dear Emperor of Great Zhou, I, Beimeng, are willing to submit to the land of Great Zhou, Beimeng, the people and officials, all obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor of Great Zhou!"

Zhao Yan nodded slightly, and then began the speech he had already prepared.

"From now on, the Northern Meng abolished the country as a state, and Asfu was the lord of the Northern Mengzhou Prefecture. In order to ensure the stability of the Northern Meng, all previous crimes will no longer be pursued. Officials will maintain their original positions. All commercial taxes and financial laws will be implemented in accordance with the laws of the Great Zhou. As long as they do not violate the laws of the Great Zhou, I can guarantee that they will never harm anyone. Of course, if they violate the laws of the Great Zhou, they will be severely punished and not borrowed..."

Zhao Yan talked for almost a quarter of an hour, and then sent the prepared edict to Asf, and finally answered some questions from the officials of Northern Mongolia, which were not considered to be over until the dusk ceremony.

At the end, Yang Hong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He was now sure that Bei Meng would definitely surrender and would not have any more troubles.

It was almost dusk, and Zhao Yan was about to go down the mountain, and Asf was coming again.

"Your Majesty, I found a stone mural in the cave where Ergu committed suicide. There are small characters on the left side of the mural, which are written as gifted to Your Majesty. I wonder if Your Majesty is interested in taking a look?" Asf said respectfully.

oh?

A smile appeared on Zhao Yan's face. Much of his communication with Ergu was conducted through paintings. Now Ergu also drew a painting for him before his death, so he was naturally interested.

"It's also idle. Let's go and take a look!"

The cave is just halfway up the mountain in Xiliang Mountain, less than three miles away from Zhao Yan’s camping place, so Zhao Yan passed by directly under the escort of the Fifty Dragon Guards.

Soon, under the guidance of Asf, Zhao Yan came to the entrance of the cave.

The cave is deep and exudes a faint smell of animal feces.

"Your Majesty, please!" Asf said respectfully with a torch.

At this time, a dragon guard bowed and said, "Your Majesty, can you allow me to take a look first!"

Zhao Yan nodded slightly.

The dragon guard quickly got in with a torch and walked out after a moment.

"Report to your Majesty, this cave is about seven feet long, and there is a mural at the end, which is empty inside and nothing else is found."

"Asf, come and lead the way. You five can follow me in, and the others will be waiting outside!" Zhao Yan said.

Immediately, Asfu walked in front with a torch, two dragon guards followed closely, followed by Zhao Yan, and two dragon guards followed by the back.

Soon, Zhao Yan came to the end of the cave.

Two torches illuminate the rock walls particularly brightly.

Zhao Yan looked up at the mural.

The content of the painting is very simple.

A tall horse whistled to the sky, and under the horse's hooves, a stone was stomped to pieces.

It is called: The picture of the shattered horse.

The horse is naturally Ergu, and the stone refers to Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel a little amused. Unexpectedly, Ergu still wanted to suppress himself until he died.

At this moment, the cave suddenly shaking.

Before Zhao Yan could react, he felt his feet empty and his whole body fell into the darkness.

I don’t know how long it took, but Zhao Yan slowly woke up from his coma.

He opened his eyes and found himself in another huge cave, and he was tied to a stone pillar.

On one side were four men in animal skins, and in the front was a tall man standing, but with his body on his back.

Zhao Yan looked around and found that neither the four Long Guards nor Asfu were here.

The man turned around and looked at Zhao Yan with a smile: "Zhao Yan, I haven't seen him for a long time, did you not expect it?"

A faint smile appeared on Zhao Yan's face, and there was no trace of surprise in his eyes.

The one standing in front of him was nothing but Ergu.

Ergu was a little surprised and said, "Are you...n't you surprised?"

Zhao Yan smiled faintly: "I don't believe you are dead at all!"

"Then...will you dare to come? Don't be stubborn. If you knew it a long time ago, how could you be caught by me!" Ergu said angrily.

Zhao Yan sighed: "Your plan is pretty clever. You tempted me to come to Beimeng by bombing to death. I guess you had expected that I would definitely come, and I had expected that I would definitely see the painting you left behind, so I set up this game at all costs, but you still lost!"

"Now, Northern Meng has returned to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if you kill me, the matter of Northern Meng surrendering cannot be reversed!"

"Lost? As long as I kill you, I will win. After you die, with my Ergu's ability, you can restore the strength of the Northern Mongolia in less than five years, and you can avoid the Great Zhou in less than ten years!"

"Haha, it's so naive. Do you think the current Great Zhou is still the same as the previous Great Zhou? I have let you fight for twenty years, and the Northern Meng will not be able to catch up with the Great Zhou!" Zhao Yan said with a smile.

Ergu's eyes rolled and said, "Zhao Yan, I know what you are thinking. You deliberately angered me in order to let me chat with you to delay time. When the Great Zhou army comes to save you, I tell you, it is impossible. The entire Xiliang Mountain has been emptied by the Great Zhou people, and the Great Zhou people above cannot find this place at all!"

Zhao Yan's smile was still relaxed, and he said, "The Xiliang Mountain Crypt, about 120 miles long, was built by the military commanders of the Northern Mongolian army for a hundred years. There are eight exits, four of which are water-free, one leading to the palace, and the other three are on the southwest side, the northeast side and the westmost side..."

"You...how do you know everything?"

Ergu was sweating coldly.

Zhao Yan smiled: I am just playing with you. In this world, no one can kill me.

After saying that, Zhao Yan said: "Unlock the rope!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Almost in an instant, two short arrows flew past and instantly shot the rope tied to Zhao Yan's body.

Twenty dragon guards were hidden around Zhao Yan. The reason why Zhao Yan pretended to be captured was to completely destroy Ergu's confidence.

"This...this...this...this...this...this...this is about to kill him!" Ergu shouted angrily.

The four men in animal skins were about to take action when they were shot through the head by a firearm.

Ergu sat on the ground, completely confused. He didn't expect that the plan he had carefully designed for a long time would have been discovered by the other party.

The next day, the imperial physician who accompanied Ergujing was diagnosed and went completely crazy.

Zhao Yan did not kill him, but asked him to guard the mountain in Xiliang Mountain.

Afterwards, Zhao Yan executed a Northern Mongolian official who still wanted to rebel and returned to the Great Zhou.

After this incident, the territory of the Great Zhou almost doubled, and there was no other country around.

This means that for a long time, there will be no more wars or disasters in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At a young age, Zhao Yan unified the world. In his future, he was destined to find happiness in other fields.

...

In the 12th year of Longhe, Zhao Yan was 30 years old and invented concrete and cement. The Dazhou started a large-scale infrastructure project. The land transportation efficiency exceeded that of waterways, greatly increasing the convenience of people's migration and business.

In the 21st year of Longhe, Zhao Yan discovered coal and oil while inspecting an island, invented steam engines, and improved steelmaking technology. The Great Zhou entered the era of large-scale industrialization.

In the 25th year of Longhe, the first bicycle in Dazhou was born, and the first steam train began to run as a pilot in Changdan.

In the 30th year of Longhe, Zhao Yan made a generator and then invented electric lights, trams, and movie projectors. The Zhou Dynasty officially entered the era of great electrical.

In the 45th year of Longhe, Zhao Yan included many disciplines such as natural science, philosophy, electrical technology, physics and chemistry into the scope of imperial examinations, opening up an educational method that has no distinction between education.

In the fifty years of Longhe, the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty was abundant, and the people's annual per capita income had reached 1,000 taels (one tael of silver is 1,000 yuan), and they made great progress in education, medical care and health.

...

In the end, Zhao Yan, at the age of 108, died of mortality. He married 63 concubines and gave birth to 232 children in his life. He was later revered as the No. 1 Emperor of the Eternal Emperor.

When he died, the people cried bitterly, and the officials sat quietly for three days, and some women even died because they were too sad...
Chapter completed!