The live broadcast ended, but the whole world was no longer peaceful.
The ruling classes of various countries fell into silence.
Especially in countries Y and F, it was extremely quiet. Countless beads of sweat appeared on the foreheads of the court officials, and their backs were wet with cold sweat. At this moment, the cool breeze blew, and they couldn't help shivering.
They didn't dare speak.
At this moment, their king must be furious.
The first to speak was the King of Country F. He slowly said, "Send people to the border to conduct a thorough inspection and evacuate the surrounding population. Arrangements must also be made as quickly as possible for areas affected by the earthquake."
"Yes..." someone agreed.
The court fell silent again.
After a while, another person asked, "Wang, do we still need to... destroy that big screen?"
Before Ye Baizhi's live broadcast, they were planning to destroy the big screen.
Now, will they continue?
Before Wang could say anything, someone beside him shouted angrily, "Are you kidding me?! We've already paid the compensation, how could we possibly offend that woman over a screen?!"
"Yes, Ye Baizhi's intercontinental missiles are no joke. Although she keeps talking about world peace, it's clear that her personality isn't truly peaceful. She's extremely domineering! If we provoke her, what if she uses us as a warning to others?"
"She's probably just waiting for the first country to emerge so she can establish her authority!"
"But if we don't destroy it, and we start another war, someone will definitely report us."
"You won't report it if it's smashed? I saw that phone number once. Is it hard to remember?"
…
The court officials began to talk among themselves. The King of Country F looked at them and felt a chill all over his body.
Is this Ye Baizhi’s purpose?
Just one missile and one picture from her made everyone afraid of her.
His court officials would immediately stop each other if they wanted to provoke her, let alone fight back, and would not dare to resist at all.
They all agreed to pay such a huge amount of silver compensation...
After a moment, the King of Country F slowly spoke—
"Keep the screen. Wait until we can make an intercontinental missile. That day, we won't be afraid of her anymore."
When that day comes, they will be able to return to her everything she gave them!
A woman who has offended the whole world is destined not to show any sign of weakness, otherwise she will be attacked by the world she has offended.
Ye Baizhi, she offended the whole world with her own efforts.
The court officials paused, and then their eyes sparkled.
"Yes, as long as any country develops weapons that can resist her, we will no longer be oppressed by her!"
"Ye Baizhi, I will definitely return what you took away!"
"We must endure it for now and wait for our own intercontinental missiles and defense systems."
"Such patience and concession are only temporary!"
…
Such conversations are taking place in countless countries.
They were not really suppressed by Bai Zhi. Under the surface of their suppression, there were countless undercurrents hidden. These people were waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for revenge!
But obviously, Bai Zhi didn't care.
Can they really make military weapons that are more powerful than the intercontinental missile Baizhi?
Can they really take revenge on Ye Baizhi?
444 means——
Thinking too much will lead to no results.
Compared with the frustration of leaders of various countries, the attitudes of most ordinary people after hearing the news are much more complicated.
Arrogant!
This woman is extremely arrogant!
She even crushed the faces of all their nations to the ground.
But……
No war?
That’s really great!
Why would they want war?
In this war-torn era, countless people have been harmed by the war and countless people have lost their lives.
"Can I really report it? I don't want to fight at all!"
"My son died in the war. It would be wonderful if there were no war."
"It looked like we were going to fight before. Can we report it?"
"Oh my god, will she care about us in the Middle East?"
"Yeah, she's in charge of everything she said. I really don't want to fight anymore, wuwuwu."
"Do you remember that number? Let's find someone who can make the call and report it secretly..."
…
Some were ecstatic, while others watched the promotional video on the big screen with envy.
"How come the Republic of China has everything?"
"Now no other country dares to attack them. Those intercontinental missiles will instantly make them the world hegemon. Country F and Country Y will have to pay them a huge amount of money!"
"My goodness, they have lots of televisions, radios, new communication tools, they have everything, and people live happily."
"Wow, wow, wow, I want to go to the Republic of China too. It really is the Celestial Empire."
"The Celestial Empire..."
…
Many people wanted to go to the Republic of China, and the first to act were of course the capitalists and businessmen with countless money.
They wanted to visit the Republic of China and sell their nice clothes, radios, televisions, etc. back to their country to make a profit.
There are countless such people coming from various countries, and they will bring countless silver and money to the Republic of China.
A few days later, countries Y and F each sent half of the compensation.
This is the maximum amount they can currently raise. When they pried open the door to the Republic of China, the silver they demanded from Zheng Da was not enough to cover this expense.
They can only take out half of the silver, and they need to work hard to find a way to collect the remaining half.
When the finances of the two countries were really unable to come up with any money, they suddenly came up with an idea!
——"We can sell the cultural relics we snatched back from the Republic of China!"
——"Or maybe we can ask Ye Baizhi from the Republic of China if we can use these things to pay off the debt?"
However, before they could put this idea into practice.
Received another notification -
"During the Republic of China, Ye Baizhi established a cultural relic management department and demanded that all countries return all cultural relics that had been removed from the Republic of China! Those who could not return them would be compensated according to the price."
Attached below is a list of all the cultural relics they took from the Republic of China and their assessed values.
Those who can produce something should hand it over, and those who can’t produce anything should pay compensation!
Every country that invaded the Republic of China received its share.
Can it be used to pay off debts?
——Haha, you are dreaming.
Send them all back to me. If you can’t, you have to pay me!
This news is like adding insult to injury for Country Y and Country F, which have just paid half of the huge compensation!
The idea they had just come up with of "exchanging cultural relics for silver" also failed in an instant.
Are you willing to take it out?
Of course not!
Are you willing to compensate?
Of course I’m even more reluctant!
But obviously, Ye Baizhi did not give them the right to choose, she just notified them all.
Who made her fist so hard now?
Some countries started cursing and asking people to take stock of their things.
Every time they discovered a damaged cultural relic, their faces would turn pale when they thought of the price.
Country F and Country Y were in a state of panic. It was already difficult for them to come up with the remaining half of the compensation, and now with the compensation for cultural relics added on, it seemed as if their entire country was shrouded in a haze!
This Ye Baizhi!!
If she takes it back today, they will definitely take it away again in the future!!
All the countries that received the list prayed in their hearts for that day to come.
The people of the Republic of China, who were envied by others, were indeed very happy.
When a country has money, it will not lack money for infrastructure, and infrastructure not only brings convenience to ordinary people, but also provides them with jobs.
The arrival of foreign businessmen brings them more business opportunities.
Those who specialize in farming, those who work professionally, those who start their own business...
With business opportunities and money as motivation, all kinds of industries continue to emerge, and all kinds of small things, clothes, shoes, and food appear in an endless stream.
The whole country is full of vitality and striving for progress.
But there is one temporary exception.
——Southern Province.
Jiang Cheng was the only warlord who did not surrender to Marshal Ye. Marshal Ye, who possessed powerful military force, strangely did not conquer the Southern Province, but allowed Jiang Cheng to stay in the Southern Province as the last warlord besides Marshal Ye.
In a certain family's home in the provincial capital of Nan Province.
A man shouted, "Mom, I can't stand it anymore! Let's go. You always say that after Marshal Ye takes over Nancheng, we will be better off. But Marshal Ye has conquered other countries and still hasn't taken care of our Nan Province. Doesn't she like our Nan Province?"
His mother sighed, "Of course Marshal Ye doesn't like our Southern Province. After all, this is her hometown. She just doesn't like war."
"Mom, let's go. Marshal Ye doesn't like war, so he won't come to attack Southern Province. We will never have a good life if we stay here! The family next door who moved to Yang Province before is said to have made a lot of money and is preparing to start a small business of their own!" The son's voice was full of envy.
"It's all Jiang Cheng's fault. Why didn't he surrender to Marshal Ye? What grudge did he have against us? Why did he want to harm us like this? A great marshal like him will go to hell after his death! It's really unlucky for Southern Province to have him!" The old lady obviously didn't want to leave, so she hated Jiang Cheng with gnashing teeth.
After she finished scolding him, she sighed, "Son, go ahead. Almost everyone in Southern Province has fled now, so you should run too. When Southern Province returns to Marshal Ye, you can come back. I'm old, and I want to stay here..."
"mother!"
"Be obedient, mother will stay at home. I believe that Marshal Ye, who is so wise and powerful, will definitely unify the Republic of China! People like Jiang Cheng will definitely get their comeuppance!"
“There will be retribution…”
…
The commander-in-chief of a province was cursed by the people he governed.
More than half of the people in the entire Southern Province fled, and more than half of the soldiers also ran away.
Jiang Cheng, the warlord commander of the Southern Province, was so disgraced that he became a mere empty-shell commander.
"General Jiang, how long are you going to guard this mansion?" Other former warlords who had defected to Ye Jun mocked him.
Nowadays, it is ironic to call anyone other than "Marshal Ye" "Marshal"!
Jiang Cheng was not only insulted by ordinary people, but also ridiculed, excluded, and even ignored, neglected, and looked down upon by Ye Jun's officers.
Jiangcheng, a city in the southern province, has become the last cancer on this thriving land.
He sat in the general's mansion.
This Marshal's Mansion was simply built on the original Marshal Ye's Mansion.
Most of Marshal Ye's mansion was burned down by Ye Baizhi, and the remaining half was used to temporarily build a mansion for him.
The remaining parts were still under construction. As long as there was time, it would become a Marshal's Mansion that was even more magnificent than the original Marshal Ye's Mansion.
But now, the work has been stopped.
At the beginning, after other warlords surrendered to Marshal Ye, Jiang Cheng did not, and his subordinates even launched several rebellions.
If he didn't have a few loyal adjutants under his command, he would have been shot to death by now.
Half a year has passed, and now there is not even a rebellion.
All those officers brought their soldiers to surrender to Marshal Ye and were too lazy to start a rebellion.
Jiang Cheng sat there blankly.
He has become much more haggard, and every day he spends now is a torment.
Some time ago, Marshal Ye's seven intercontinental missile bases were unveiled, shocking the whole world and making the Republic of China the world hegemon in an instant.
Jiang Cheng was also stunned.
Ye Baizhi possesses such a powerful strength...
Then why didn't she attack Southern Province?
No, she didn't even need to attack Nan Province. She just needed to kill him, and Nan Province would submit to her.
Couldn't she kill him?
Jiang Cheng might have thought so before, but after the intercontinental missile Baizhi was unveiled, he knew that she just didn't want to kill him.
"Is this your purpose?" Jiang Cheng murmured, his voice hoarse, "Let me see with my own eyes how I am hated and how uneasy I am in this position of commander-in-chief."
He became a disgrace.
How could Jiang Cheng, who had always wanted to seize power and become a hero in troubled times, accept this?
Every day, he lived in torture and pain.
He heard footsteps outside, but he didn't move, just kept looking ahead.
Sure enough, his most loyal adjutants, those subordinates who had participated in the murder of Ye Chengjun and the usurpation of power, all pointed their guns at him.
Jiang Cheng didn't move. He just asked his adjutant blankly: "Do you want to surrender to Ye Jun? But you also know that Ye Baizhi has a domineering personality and will never let go of anything. You won't survive..."
This was also the reason why they helped him before, no matter how much they hated him or were dissatisfied with him.
But now, do they want to die?
The adjutant lowered his gun, pulled the corners of his mouth, and revealed an unpleasant smile: "Yes, we know we will die. But we can't hold on any longer. We are destined not to leave a good reputation in history, but we don't want to become the unforgivable sinners of this land..."
The faces of the others were equally pale and ugly.
It's not just Jiang Cheng who has to endure every day, it's also them.
After all, they are all from Southern Province, and no one wants to become the most unforgivable person in their hometown.
So, they didn't hold on any longer.
Southern Province surrendered!
Jiang Cheng’s subordinates sent a message - should Jiang Cheng be taken to Beicheng?
Marshal Ye responded that there was no need to take Jiang Cheng to the North Province, and she wanted to go to the South Province herself.
"Ahhh! Good times are finally coming to Southern Province!"
"I'm going to welcome Marshal Ye, welcome Marshal Ye!"
"I want to go too. Marshal Ye is coming here in person!"
"Oh my god, Marshal Ye is finally coming back to our Southern Province. She is from our Southern Province!"
"Don't think about it. She just came back for a visit. She's not staying here."
…
The few people who still stayed in the Southern Province all came out of their homes, regardless of age, gender, and stood outside the city gate of the Northern Province capital to welcome Marshal Ye.
Amid such cheers, the convoy carrying Ye Baizhi drove into the Southern Province and headed towards the ruined Marshal's Mansion.
At the gate of the Marshal's Mansion, Jiang Cheng's adjutants had pale faces.
——This is what the people want!
——This is what a Marshal should look like!
——She, Ye Baizhi, who was forced out of Southern Province by them, finally returned in glory.
The car stopped at the gate of the Marshal's Mansion.
Baizhi and Ye Tianxia got into the car.
Ye Jun's men raised their guns and pointed them at the adjutants.
The adjutant curled his lips and said, "Jiang Cheng is imprisoned in the dungeon..."
Bai Zhi nodded and walked towards the familiar Marshal Ye's residence, and Ye Tian followed.
As she passed by, she waved her hand: "Catch it."
The adjutants closed their eyes resignedly, and no one struggled.
People always have to be responsible for what they have done. They sought power, killed Ye Chengjun, and forced Ye Baizhi away.
Now that Ye Baizhi is back, they will have to pay the price.
Dungeon.
Jiang Cheng had been locked up for two days and looked a little sloppy.
That handsome face looked extremely haggard and untidy due to lack of sleep for a long time. It was hard to associate him with the once vigorous and energetic Jiang Cheng, the son-in-law of the Ye family.
Hearing footsteps, he looked up.
Both Ye Baizhi and Jiang Xiaotian, no, now it should be said that it is Ye Tian, have changed so much.
He found it difficult to connect them with the two people in his memory; he even felt that they were two other people.
Ye Baizhi was wearing Ye Jun's military uniform and looked at him indifferently.
The look in her eyes when she looked at him contained neither the joy of victory, nor the happiness of revenge, nor hatred. It was just so calm, as if he was no different from any other passerby.
Jiang Cheng spoke in a hoarse voice: "You won... Ye Baizhi, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, but I have no regrets. You avenged your father, and I want to avenge mine too..."
Bai Zhi finally spoke.
She took off her gloves and handed them to Ye Tian, took off her glasses, and wiped them with the handkerchief Ye Tian handed her.
Her voice was calm and composed, without any waves.
"Jiang Cheng, stop making excuses. Even if you didn't find out before, how could you not find out after becoming the Marshal? My father, Ye Chengjun, didn't kill your father. He sacrificed himself for Ye Chengjun. It was his own choice. In that situation, if he hadn't sacrificed himself for Ye Chengjun, he still wouldn't have survived. His death has nothing to do with Ye Chengjun. His death exchanged for the best conditions for growth given to you by Marshal Ye, and also for a son-in-law of the Ye family."
Jiang Cheng's so-called revenge is actually just an excuse to seize power.
Therefore, there is no need to make specious arguments or gloss over the situation. He is just too ambitious and there is no hatred or revenge at all.
Jiang Cheng's face turned pale and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to argue, but he couldn't say anything.
——Because Ye Baizhi was right.
Beside him, Ye Tian handed the gloves back to her, and his childish voice was full of condemnation: "The weather is cold, you should protect your hands and wear gloves."
"Little guy, you are so nosy." Having said that, Bai Zhi still put on her glasses, put away her handkerchief, and put on gloves.
Jiang Cheng looked at them.
He really couldn't imagine that they had such a good relationship!
"Jiang Xiaotian, aren't you really worried that this woman will hate you because of me? Aren't you afraid of staying with her?" Jiang Cheng was really confused.
"What are you afraid of? I'm not afraid of being around you, the man who killed my mother, so how can I be afraid of Marshal Ye?" Ye Tian's eyes were filled with maturity beyond his years. "Also, let me repeat, my name is Ye Tian."
Jiang Cheng smiled: "You hate me? But your mother is seeking death herself. She secretly got pregnant with my child and deliberately came to Marshal Ye's residence, hoping to live a good life... Unfortunately, you are the death warrant."
The various emotions in his heart were extremely complicated. Perhaps Ye Tian's name change stimulated him, so that he also wanted to attack back. He didn't want others to have a good life just because he himself was not having a good life.
However, Ye Tian did not react much when he heard this.
The expression on his face was exactly the same as Bai Zhi's, and he looked at Jiang Cheng as if he were a stranger.
The expression on Jiang Cheng's face froze.
Bai Zhi said calmly: "Ye Tian, let's go."
"Okay." Ye Tian nodded obediently.
"Stop!" Jiang Cheng stood up, and all the people in Ye Jun's army around him drew their guns and pointed them at him.
Bai Zhi only left one sentence——
"Jiang Cheng, you're not as important as you think. I won't kill you. That would be too easy for you. I want you to guard my father's grave. Kneel before his grave every day and reflect on the sins you've committed."
After saying that, she took Ye Tian away.
Bai Zhi was in front and Ye Tian followed behind. They both had the same walking posture and the same straight back.
"No! I don't want it!"
"Ye Baizhi, stop!"
"Ye Baizhi——"
Southern Province was incorporated into the territory.
The entire Republic of China was united and developed rapidly, changing almost every day.
For this reason, promotional videos are often changed on the big screens in various countries, and each change will attract admiration.
The Republic of China has become better!
They thought that the current Republic of China was a paradise, but the next promotional video refreshed their understanding again.
——The Celestial Empire is indeed something to be envied.
The ports of the Republic of China were large and prosperous, with people from all over the world coming and going, and countless merchant ships coming and going, bringing with them countless treasures.
There are always such voices in various countries——
“This was very popular in the Republic of China!”
"New products from the Republic of China, would you like to take a look?"
“This is something from the Republic of China!”
…
With the words "Republic of China" added to the name, it seems that one's value will double.
And the Republic of China has indeed never let them down.
Marshal Ye of the Republic of China did not allow war, but not every country was so obedient, and some countries were secretly planning something.
For example, Country D.
At the beginning, before Ye Baizhi gave gifts to each country, Country D was about to fight with Country Y and Country F.
But later, Ye Baizhi issued a ban, forbidding them to fight.
The head of state and court officials of Country D are very dissatisfied!
"Head of State, Country Y and Country F are currently weak because of that intercontinental missile!"
"Yes, and they have paid so much compensation, they certainly don't have the military funds to fight a war. If we can fight them now, we will definitely win."
"But what if Ye Baizhi finds out and decides to attack our Country D? An intercontinental missile can do that..."
"Not necessarily. As long as we block the news and finish the battle quickly, by the time they know about it, the outcome will be a foregone conclusion. Ye Baizhi may not be willing to sacrifice an intercontinental missile!"
"I agree."
…
The head of country D was also eager to make a move, so he asked: "How can we finish the battle quietly?"
"Block domestic signals for one day!"
"Yes, except for important places, all other places will be without power for one day."
"Country F and Country Y are currently vulnerable. We will surely be able to achieve victory quickly."
"I agree. By the time Ye Baizhi finds out, we'll be done fighting!"
…
The head of country D thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Send troops!"
This battle must be fought, and they can gain a lot of benefits from it!
Country D, which had returned countless treasures to the Republic of China and had also been demanded to pay a lot of gold and silver for the destruction it had suffered in the past, needed to rely on fighting a war to seize more treasures and territory.
They were about to fight with Country Y and Country F anyway, so taking advantage of their weakness now is the best and easiest way.
If it weren't for Ye Baizhi's ban in the Republic of China, they would have sent troops long ago and wouldn't have to wait until now!
The head of country D shouted, "The army is moving out. We will win this battle!"
After the top leaders of Country D made the decision, they planned everything and cut off the power supply in many areas, preventing them from making calls in advance.
Power outages are a very normal occurrence, and therefore, no one paid much attention to them.
The army even used the most severe punishment to block the news. In this way, Country D marched towards Country F and Country Y in a mighty manner.
It was not until the two countries reached their doorsteps that both countries received the message from Country D at the same time.
Country F.
"Country D actually took advantage of the situation!" The King of Country F was furious.
"King, should we fight them?" someone among the court officials asked hesitantly.
"Beat him! Why not?" the king stood up and said angrily.
"But, Ye Baizhi of the Republic of China..."
The king looked at him and said, "It was Country D that attacked us. We were just fighting back. If she really wanted to eliminate the factors that disrupt peace, she should have eliminated Country D!"
Most of the court officials nodded.
"Yes, they took the initiative. Ye Baizhi can't blame us."
"Besides, we've been preparing for so long and are sure of victory. Why can't we fight?"
"Our border was bombed, but Country D's harbor was also bombed. We are not afraid of them. If we win, we will reap the benefits and even make up for the compensation we paid to the Republic of China!"
"Yes, and they definitely don't know that we have prepared a secret weapon this time!"
…
Not only Country D wants to fight, but Country F and Country Y also want to fight. They have been preparing for so long, and even allowed Ye Baizhi's people to come in and build the big screen, because this war is a must for them!
They want to take back their territory and defeat Country D!
At this time, someone came in and handed the King of Country F a piece of paper.
After the king saw what was written on it, he stood up suddenly and laughed loudly.
"Hahaha, great! Country Y wants to join forces with us to fight Country D! Country D took the initiative to attack, and we're just defending. No one can say we're wrong!"
"Send troops to join forces with Country Y and show Country D what we have in store for them!"
"We will win this battle!"
The army set out, the two sides met, and the battle was about to begin.
General of Country D: "Have you received Ye Baizhi's warning?"
Someone replied: "No, there was no movement from the Republic of China, no warning to us, and the big screen was also normal, nothing unusual!"
General: "So, it seems we can really defend against the Republic of China?"
"It should be."
The general was excited——
"Hahaha! Looks like we can fight without any worries then!"
Country F and Country Y.
Le Goff: “How is it?”
Walter: “Have our two countries received Ye Baizhi’s warning?”
"No, no warning, nothing unusual!"
Le Goff: "So it seems that Country D sent troops first, so the Republic of China is not targeting us?"
Walter: "Should be? But..."
Before he could finish his "but", the general stood up excitedly.
"It was Country D that attacked us. She didn't say anything. She will definitely only blame Country D. Then we can fight without worry!"
General D: "Send out troops, prepare to fire!"
Allied General: "Send out the troops, prepare to fire!"
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