After giving his orders, he looked at Yuan Tiangang. Yuan Tiangang said, "Rest assured. This Commander will stand guard here. Unless they no longer wish to live."
"Hehe, that would be best!"
Yuan Tiangang personally oversaw the transport of the gold, silver, jewels, and treasures, while Shi Yongheng returned to Luoyang and personally led the army into battle.
With an endless stream of treasure flowing in, he had no need to worry about military expenses. He even began recruiting and purchasing horses.
An army of a million swept forward without resistance, conquering Wu, Jin, Qi, Shu, Chu...
Some surrendered without a fight. Others were crushed by the army until it reached their capitals and surrounded their cities, leaving them with no choice but to submit.
There was simply too much Dragon Spring Treasure. It took an army of ten thousand nearly a year to transport it all. During that year, the tianxia warlords were either conquered by Shi Yongheng's million-strong army or destroyed outright.
The territory of Great Tang had not yet returned to the scale of its golden age, but all the lands it had possessed in its later years had been restored.
Martial King! During his campaigns, he naturally needed a title. Though he had yet to proclaim himself emperor, his peerless martial arts earned him the title of Martial King.
Wherever the Martial King passed, all submitted, and tianxia was at peace!
The Martial King's achievements were praised throughout tianxia. A True Dragon had descended upon the world.
Even that old stubborn Yuan Tiangang finally stopped obsessing over the legitimate bloodline. Whether Li Xingyun was willing or not no longer mattered much to him.
With the tianxia warlords submitting, and after the ministers repeatedly urged him to do so and he held a secret discussion with Yuan