When Zhao Min heard this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Her father and her brother were both talented generals, shrewd and capable, and commanded well. It was because of Emperor Yuan Shun's incompetence that he favored treacherous ministers and alienated virtuous ministers. As a result, neither her father nor her brother could be reused, and instead fell into the vortex of power struggle.

Otherwise, the rebel army in the south would not be able to develop so easily. And Yuan Ting's effective strength would not be so depleted due to internal fighting.

In short, it's all fate.

"Now that I am entering the palace, can you promise me to forgive my father and brother's death penalty?" Zhao Min asked again.

Xiang Nan nodded, "Don't worry, times have changed, and I didn't want to kill them."

Although ancient wars were extremely cruel, with the ground often covered with blood and blood, captured high-ranking generals, princes and ministers were usually not killed.

For example, during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Feiyi released Yan Yan; during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Li Shimin recruited Cheng Yaojin, Luo Shixin, and Qin Shubao; during the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin recruited Qian Jiao, the king of Wuyue Kingdom...

The reason for this is, on the one hand, to cherish talents. After all, talents are rare, and they will be gone if they are killed. On the other hand, it is to stabilize people's hearts. After all, they are all the masters of one party, and killing them is not conducive to winning people's hearts.

Just like in the early Tang Dynasty, King Qin Li Shimin killed Xia King Dou Jiande, which caused Dou Jiande's subordinate Liu Heitai to rebel against the Tang Dynasty again. It took more than two years to finally calm down.

However, the slogan of the Zhenwu Army is "Expel the Tartars and restore our rivers and mountains", and they always kill the Yuan people without mercy, so Zhao Min is worried that Xiang Nan will attack King Ruyang and Wang Baobao.

Now that Xiang Nan said that he never wanted to kill them, he couldn't help but feel a little confused, "Is this true?"

"Of course it's true." Xiang Nan nodded, "Now that Monan and Liaodong are all mine, the Mongolians there are also my people, so naturally they must be treated equally. Otherwise, kill them all, and then we will stir up trouble." In the civil uprising, I don’t know how many people will be killed.”

After the Mongols established the Yuan Dynasty, they divided the people under their rule into four classes. The first class were Mongolians; the second class were Semu people; the third class were Han people; and the fourth class were Southerners.

The Yuan Dynasty prohibited Han people from riding horses, hunting, learning martial arts, holding weapons, gathering to worship gods, going to markets to trade, and even walking at night.

It is precisely because of a series of discriminatory policies that the Han people are resentful of the Mongols. This is why so many people respond positively once the banner of rebellion is raised.

It can be said that the reason why the Yuan Dynasty collapsed so quickly and Guo Zuo was less than a century old was that this unequal hierarchy was one of the biggest reasons.

Zhao Min nodded after hearing what he said, and then said with emotion, "You really have an extraordinary mind. No wonder you were able to succeed in the end."

"If you don't even have such a big heart, how can you be an emperor?" Seeing her say this, Xiang Nan curled his lips and said.

…

"Hey, by the way, let me ask you something. Where has the Kudu Tuo beside you gone?" Xiang Nan suddenly asked again.

"How do you know there is a Kudu Tuo next to me?" Zhao Min was stunned when he heard this.

"Of course I have my own channels for information." Xiang Nan smiled, "I heard that his martial arts skills are extremely high, not inferior to those of Xuan Ming and Xuan Ming. I have never seen such a master, so naturally I am very curious."

"You are right. Master Ku is indeed very skilled in martial arts and has always been my most effective subordinate. It's a pity that five years ago, he suddenly left without saying goodbye. I don't know where he went," Zhao Min explained.

Xiang Nan nodded, feeling a little worried.

He knew that Ku Toutuo was Fan Yao, the Right Envoy of the Ming Sect. His martial arts were extremely high, second only to the two elders Xuan Ming, but above the likes of Jue Shitai, Fang Dongbai and others, and probably not inferior to Song Yuanqiao and Yu Lianzhou.

Moreover, he has a very strong mind. In order to investigate the cause of Yang Dingtian's death, he was able to destroy his appearance, pretend to be mute, and stay undercover in Ruyang Prince's Palace for more than 20 years. It can be said that he has worked hard, is wise and courageous.

Such a person is very dangerous. He is like a poisonous snake, he doesn't know when he will come out. Xiang Nan will feel a little knot in his heart every day he doesn't see him arrested.

…

What surprised Xiang Nan during this Northern Expedition was not only the victory over the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but also the book "Sunflower Collection" among the spoils captured.

It turns out that this book was taken to the Northern Yuan Dynasty by Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty. Now it has been brought back again, which is really great.

Xiang Nan then read through the book and saw the eunuch's description on the title page.

It turned out that he was a son of a noble family in the Southern Song Dynasty. Because his family was in ruins, he had no choice but to join the palace as a eunuch. After entering the palace, he was assigned to work in the library of the palace. In order to relieve his loneliness, he always read books.

The books in the palace were all collected by the emperor, including many martial arts secrets. Out of curiosity, the eunuch practiced according to the secrets, and unknowingly, he developed an extremely skilled martial arts.

It's just that as a eunuch, he had no desires and desires, so his reputation in the world was not obvious. Before his death, he compiled what he had learned throughout his life into the "Sunflower Book", hoping that future generations would know that there was such a person as him.

After Xiang Nan read the account, he couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

Sure enough, there is heaven outside the world, and there are people outside the world. There are many heroes in the world who are nameless and unknown.

If he hadn't deliberately searched for it, who in the world would have known that there was such a master in the world a hundred years ago.

Just like Monk Jueyuan, if it hadn't been for Yin Kexi and Xiaoxiangzi stealing the "Lengjia Sutra" and forcing him to go out to recover it, I'm afraid the world would not know that there was such a master in Shaolin Temple.

Xiang Nan took another look at the contents of the "Sunflower Collection" and found that it indeed contained a lot more content than the "Evil-Repelling Sword Technique" he had found before.

In fact, the "Evil Sword Technique" is only a small part of the "Sunflower Collection". It was created by Zen Master Hongye based on the "Sunflower Collection" memorized by Yue Su and Cai Zifeng of the Huashan School.

As for Yue Su and Cai Zifeng, they didn't remember much, and to paraphrase it again, Zen Master Hongye knew even less. Therefore, "Evil Sword Techniques", compared to "Sunflower Collection", is estimated to only account for less than one-tenth.

The complete "Sunflower Book" is naturally much better than the "Evil Sword Technique". After Xiang Nan read it briefly, he felt that it was very mysterious. Once practiced, the power should not be weaker than the "Nine Yin Manual" and "Nine Yang Divine Art"

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Moreover, the entire "Sunflower Collection" does not require that one must be born in the palace.

It just has strict requirements on the mind of practitioners, requiring them to return their minds to their origins and get rid of all worldly worries and distracting thoughts, especially the inability to develop thoughts of enlightenment.

Because its internal power has a unique approach, it travels more of the Shaoyin kidney meridian, so the kidney water is strong and the desire is strong. Once activated, the desire to bathe is increased a hundred times.

Therefore, the first step is to get rid of distracting thoughts and desires. Otherwise, the blood will be boiling, the passion will be high, the body will be burned, and the person will become possessed.

It is not easy to get rid of selfish thoughts. Not one person among a hundred thousand people can do it. Therefore, it is more convenient and faster to commit suicide.

After all, the root of the problem has been cut directly, and everything has been solved.
Chapter completed!