Chapter 142: The Holy Yuan Empire and the Demonic Qing

Zhang Jue, Yue Buqun and other group members were all very curious.

Diligent Administrator: “Your Majesty, the First Emperor, I have compiled a detailed document about the Yuan and Qing dynasties, including their historical background, political system, cultural characteristics, and military strength. Your Majesty can use it for reference.”

The diligent administrator said: “Your Majesty, you can also come to my world in person and do some archaeological research.”

Ying Zheng immediately took the information about the Yuan Dynasty and began to look through it.

Between the vast grasslands and endless deserts, the Yuan Dynasty shines brightly like a bright star.

This country, founded by the nomadic Mongolians, was not only the first empire in history to be unified by a minority ethnic group, but also shocked the entire world with its unique charm and powerful strength.

In this vast land, the Yuan Dynasty implemented the provincial system and governed the local areas in an orderly manner.

Since ancient times, ancient Chinese society has been like a complex chess game, in which the most striking are two pairs of eternal contradictions – the contradiction between the power of the emperor and the power of the prime minister, and the contradiction between the central government and local governments.

These two pairs of contradictions are like two intertwined rivers, rising and falling in the long river of history, constantly stirring up the waves of the times.

The contradiction between the power of the monarch and the power of the prime minister is the eternal theme of power distribution and checks and balances.

In the long feudal society, the emperor, as the supreme ruler of the country, possessed supreme power, and the prime minister was an important assistant to the emperor, responsible for assisting the emperor in handling state affairs.

However, this distribution and checks and balances of power are not static, but are constantly changing with the development of history.

When the power of the prime minister is too great, it will threaten the stability of the imperial power; when the imperial power is too concentrated, it is easy to weaken the power of the prime minister, and the emperor’s personal arbitrariness will easily lead to decision-making errors, affecting the long-term stability of a country.

This contradiction has been reflected in all dynasties and has become an important factor affecting the country’s political stability.

The contradiction between the central government and local governments is another important contradiction in national governance.

In ancient China, the central government needed to maintain national unity and stability, while local governments needed to manage local affairs under the leadership of the central government.

However, due to factors such as the vast territory, numerous ethnic groups and cultural differences, contradictions between the central and local governments always exist.

When local power is too great, it is easy for them to establish their own kingdoms, such as the separatist rule of governors in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the separatist rule of military governors in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.

However, when central power is too concentrated, it can easily lead to local governments losing their vitality and being unable to effectively deal with local problems. For example, the Song Dynasty’s excessive suppression of local governments led to weak local combat effectiveness and repeated defeats.

However, when governing the country, the Yuan Dynasty skillfully handled the conflicts between the central and local governments.

The Yuan Dynasty implemented the provincial system, dividing the country into several provinces. Each province established a provincial governor who was in charge of local affairs.

At the same time, the Yuan Dynasty established the Secretariat as the highest administrative organ of the central government to supervise and guide the provinces.

This system ensures that the provinces have great but not exclusive power, which can fully mobilize the initiative of local governments while ensuring effective control of the central government over the local areas.

This provincial system not only played an important role at the time, but also had a profound impact on later generations, becoming a major innovation in national governance.

All signs indicate that the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty were definitely not barbarians, but had their own unique ruling wisdom.

In terms of ethnic policy, the Yuan Dynasty implemented a four-tier system. Although it caused fierce ethnic conflicts, it also united the interests of all the people in the ruling group.

The Yuan Dynasty ruled the majority with a minority, so they had to do so.

However, these are not the most striking aspects of the Yuan Dynasty.

The most eye-catching thing is the Mongolian cavalry galloping between the grasslands and plains.

They were dressed in iron armor and held long swords in their hands. They were as fast as lightning and as fierce as a storm.

They were invincible on the battlefield, and left their footprints in both the ancient imperial capital in the east and the border towns in the west.

They were hailed as the “Scourge of God” and swept across the world, unrivaled.

Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan, these outstanding leaders, made the Yuan Dynasty famous.

Mongolian generals led the Mongolian cavalry, galloping all the way from the east to the west, conquering the world and unstoppable.

His bravery and wisdom shocked the whole world.

In Ying Zheng’s eyes, the Yuan Empire was undoubtedly a powerful opponent.

He couldn’t help but sigh that this empire established by the Mongolian people did have some merits.

If it weren’t for a special opportunity, he might never have understood the vastness and diversity of this world.

But the Yuan Dynasty did it.

The power of the Yuan Dynasty did not frighten Ying Zheng, but instead aroused his inner desire.

He longed to confront such an opponent, and Daqin longed for such an opponent.

After Ying Zheng finished looking at the information about the Yuan Dynasty, he began to look at the information about the Qing Dynasty.

While checking the information about the Qing Dynasty, he replied in the chat group.

Qin Zulong Ying Zheng: “In my world, two worlds are approaching each other. These two worlds are ruled by the Yuan Empire and the Qing Empire respectively.”

Qin Zulong Ying Zheng: “I am checking these data now in order to prepare for war.”

The Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Empire in these two worlds are of course different from the Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty in Su Xiaoxiao’s history, but Su Xiaoxiao’s information can definitely be used for reference.

After listening to Ying Zheng’s narration, the other members of the group seemed a little uneasy.

The news that the First Emperor actually encountered beings from other worlds was like a bombshell, causing an uproar in the group.

All of these group members are the best in their respective worlds. They have already unified the world in their own way and achieved unprecedented feats.

Today, they are facing a common dilemma: in their respective territories, they have reached the peak of development, as if bound by invisible shackles, unable to move forward easily.

Therefore, like Ying Zheng, they all long for the arrival of other worlds.

They look forward to crossing the boundaries of time and space, communicating and colliding with the strong from other worlds, so as to break their own bottlenecks and find new directions for development.

However, they have yet to discover the existence of other worlds.

This makes them feel both anxious and full of anticipation.

They knew that as long as they found other worlds, it would mean they would have the opportunity to meet new challenges and start a new journey.

But up to now, they have not discovered other worlds, but Ying Zheng discovered other worlds first.

Yue Buqun, the God of Mount Hua: “Your Majesty, if you need any help, please feel free to let me know.”

Great Sage Zhang Jue: “Yes, Your Majesty, if you need any help, we can come at any time.”

Qin Zulong Ying Zheng: “No problem.”

Group members can earn points by helping each other.

Of course, if Ying Zheng didn’t need help, they wouldn’t say anything. Ying Zheng continued to look at the information about the Qing Dynasty.

The Qing Dynasty was also a unified dynasty established by a minority ethnic group.

The Qing Dynasty was founded by the Jurchen people living between the Baishan Mountains and the Heishui River.

The Jurchens were originally the bootlickers of the Ming Dynasty. Nulihachi always knelt and licked the Ming Dynasty and could be regarded as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Nurhaci was supported by the Ming Dynasty to control the situation in Liaodong.

At that time, Nurhaci, as an outstanding leader of the Jurchen people, remained respectful and loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and could even be said to be a loyal lackey of the Ming Dynasty.

However, as the situation in Liaodong gradually got out of control, Nurhaci’s ambitions gradually became apparent.

No longer content to be a mere vassal of the Ming, he began to seek greater power and territory.

Under the leadership of Nurhaci, the Jurchens rose rapidly, unified the Jurchen tribes in Liaodong, and became increasingly powerful.

The decline of the Ming Dynasty and the intensification of internal conflicts provided the Jurchens with an opportunity to take advantage of.

Generation after generation of heroic leaders such as Nurhaci and Huang Taiji emerged and led the Jurchens to gradually become stronger.

Eventually, Huang Taiji established the Qing Dynasty and changed the name of the Jurchens to Manchus, ushering in the glorious era of the Qing Dynasty.

Taking advantage of Li Zicheng’s rebellion, the Manchus of the Qing Dynasty broke through Shanhaiguan and occupied the world.

In the early Qing Dynasty, the rulers still showed some wisdom and aggressiveness.

They implemented a series of reform measures, strengthened centralization, and promoted social stability and economic development.

But as time went by, the narrow-mindedness of the Manchu rulers of the Qing Dynasty gradually became apparent.

They began to worry that the rise of the Han people would threaten their own ruling position, so they adopted various means to suppress the development of the Han people.

The most cruel and evil of these were literary inquisition and the policy of closing the country to the outside world.

These policies not only seriously hindered the cultural exchange and development of the Chinese nation, but also caused China’s scientific and technological level to lag far behind Western countries.

The rulers of the Qing Dynasty were not unaware of the changes in the world.

Qianlong and Louis XVI were pen pals, and the Qing Dynasty also taught some Western scientific knowledge when training its princes.

All this shows that the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were not completely ignorant of the great changes in the world.

But for a long time, the Manchu rulers had a deep-rooted mindset of being more wary of the Han people than the barbarians.

The Qing Dynasty was afraid that the idea of ​​Western revolution would spread to mainland China, causing resistance from the Han people.

Therefore, the Qing Dynasty rulers insisted on remaining self-contained.

While Western countries were undergoing industrial and technological revolutions, the Qing Dynasty was still arguing over some trivial internal conflicts.

This ignorant and foolish way of ruling eventually led to the decline and demise of the Qing Dynasty.

Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty, the rulers fell into extreme corruption and depravity.

In order to maintain their ruling position, Empress Dowager Cixi and others did not hesitate to sell out the country’s interests and dignity.

Measure China’s material resources and bring joy to the country.

It can be said that the Qing Dynasty directly created the most tragic period in the history of the Chinese nation.

The ignorant and foolish rulers missed too many opportunities, leading the entire Chinese nation into the longest and darkest period of catastrophe.

Ying Zheng looked at this period of history and hated the Qing Dynasty very much.

The Qing Dynasty was submissive to foreign countries but aggressive at home, which was extremely shameful.

Compared with the Yuan Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty is even more hateful.

Ying Zheng collected these materials, while on the other hand, various aspects of the Qin Dynasty had already taken action.

As the Yuan Dynasty world and the Qing Dynasty world gradually approach each other, Heibingtai has found a way to sneak into these two mysterious worlds with its unique intelligence gathering methods.

At the same time, the Imperial Observatory also captured more intelligence about the two worlds with its unfathomable observation capabilities.

You must know that the current Qin Empire is a fantasy version of the Qin Empire.

The director of the Imperial Observatory hurried to the hall and respectfully reported to Ying Zheng: “Your Majesty, after our observations and deductions, the Yuan Empire in the Yuan world is now under the leadership of Genghis Khan. The Mongolian cavalry is invincible, brave and good at fighting, and possesses mysterious divine power. Its national strength is amazing. As for the Qing Empire in the Qing world, the intelligence we have obtained shows that the current ruler is Emperor Qianlong, but this country seems to be shrouded in a layer of evil spirits, which is quite strange.”

Although the information mentioned by the Director of the Imperial Observatory was only a superficial description, it was enough for Ying Zheng to have a deeper understanding of the two empires.

He nodded slightly, and had a clearer understanding of the situation in the two worlds in his mind.

Today, the ruler of the Yuan Empire is Genghis Khan, while the ruler of the Qing Empire is the Emperor Qianlong, the Ten-Perfect Emperor.

Ying Zheng was not surprised by the news.

Under normal circumstances, it should have been Genghis Khan’s grandson Kublai Khan who founded the Yuan Dynasty, but Genghis Khan had died long ago.

But in this Yuan Dynasty world, the Yuan Empire is not just the Yuan Dynasty in history.

In this Yuan Dynasty world, Genghis Khan did not die early as in history, but continued to lead his empire to conquer the world.

The Yuan Dynasty in this world, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, had already unified the world and became a true world empire.

According to intelligence, the Yuan Empire is no simple mortal kingdom, but possesses incredible power.

It is no wonder that the Yuan world, under the control of the Yuan Empire, can actually get closer to the Qin world.

As for the Qing Dynasty, its ruler was Emperor Qianlong, who called himself the “Ten Perfect Emperor” and boasted about his achievements.

The Qing Dynasty reached its peak during the Kangxi and Qianlong eras, but it was also the turning point when the Qing Dynasty went from prosperity to decline.

However, in this Qing Dynasty world, the country ruled by Emperor Qianlong was shrouded in an evil aura.

The Imperial Observatory continued to report to Ying Zheng, “Your Majesty, these are some of the images we obtained from the Yuan Empire and brought to the Qin Empire.”

The director of the Imperial Observatory showed Ying Zheng some clips of the Yuan Empire and the Qing Empire.

Soon, Ying Zheng made a basic judgment based on these images.

The Holy Yuan Empire, and the Demonic Qing.

These two empires are indeed not ordinary mortal empires.

(End of this chapter)