In the blink of an eye, more than two years had passed since the Great Han unified the Savage Realm. Following Emperor Yang Hao's decree, the Imperial Guards and Shadow Hall worked closely together, gradually penetrating every corner of the Eastern Wilderness Continent.
Since the Great Han unified the Savage Realm, it first established a good diplomatic foundation with the Myriad Beast Realm. With the affirmation of the Fiery Cloud Cave, the Great Han took a step into the top forces of the Eastern Wilderness, standing on equal footing with the Western Tomb Imperial Dynasty, the Southern Sky Aristocratic Family, the Sword God Sacred Land, and the Scarlet Night Imperial Dynasty.
The Great Han Imperial Dynasty, a once obscure human force, ascended to the pinnacle of the Eastern Wilderness's top powers. Naturally, this drew opposition from various factions. Each of the five top forces in the Eastern Wilderness had gone through oceans of blood, and their peak martial artists at the Venerable realm were few in number.
Now, a mere Great Han Imperial Dynasty, not yet an Imperial Dynasty, dared to call itself a top force in the Eastern Wilderness Continent. This was an affront to the dignity of these powerful individuals. Upon hearing the news, several top forces moved to suppress the Great Han Imperial Dynasty, even the Southern Sky Aristocratic Family, also a human force, was no exception.
Especially the arrogant Western Tomb Imperial Dynasty, which dispatched a Venerable to the Great Han Imperial Dynasty. Above the skies of Chang'an City, a fierce battle raged for a day and a night against Yan Tiancheng. In the end, a golden hammer shattered Yan Tiancheng's physical body and annihilated his soul. The Great Han Imperial Dynasty, by stepping over the Western Tomb Imperial Dynasty, finally solidified its position as a top force in the Eastern Wilderness.
Since that battle, the Great Han Imperial Dynasty, possessing an entire realm, had become truly famous throughout the Eastern Wilderness Continent.
Thus, two years of peaceful days quietly passed. There were still several decades until the Supreme Opportunity, which occurred once every two million years. As for the precise timing, no one among the myriad tribes could say for sure, only a rough estimate could be made.
In two years, under the leadership of Yuwen Kai, the Minister of Works, hundreds of cities sprang up. The myriad tribes living in the Savage Realm gradually moved towards these cities. Talented youths were either accepted into the Taoist sect or recruited into the army.
The numerous prefectures and counties of the Great Han were firmly under the control of the court!
In two years, Yang Hao cultivated the Universe Azure Emperor Scripture, and with the assistance of the Great Emperor Golden Body, he also reached the peak Nirvana realm. The heroes summoned to the world also made various improvements. The soldiers enhanced through the barracks, in two years, had also reached the peak Spirit Venerable realm.
On the first day of August in the fifth year of the Great Han, it had been more than three years since the last imperial court assembly of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty. In the past two years, as the Great Han's military might temporarily halted, focusing on civilian affairs and recuperation, the development of the Great Han's local regions had received significant improvements through the gradual tilt of the court's policies.
Today's court assembly was convened by Yang Hao to further inspect local development. He thus instructed Prime Minister Li Si to issue an imperial edict, ordering all provincial governors to proceed to Chang'an immediately to meet the Human Emperor.
"Reporting to the Human Emperor, according to the statistics from various departments regarding local martial artists, in the past two years, one hundred and twenty-three martial artists have entered the Nirvana realm, and six hundred and seventy-eight new martial artists have entered the Creation realm. Martial artists of all other realms are recorded in detail in the memorial!"
"We await the Human Emperor's perusal!"
The Minister of Revenue stepped forward respectfully, his face unable to conceal his joy. Since its establishment, the Great Han Imperial Dynasty had experienced continuous warfare: the sweep of Mount Tianyue, the battle of the Eight Dynasties, the battle of imperial dynasties, the defense against the Ancient Wilderness, the conquest of the荒域, and the unification of the Savage Realm. This was a period of respite after continuous campaigns that had drained resources and manpower.
In the past two years, the Great Han Imperial Dynasty's expenditure had finally shifted towards the development of local populations. In the past two years, the myriad tribes of the various regions had welcomed a transformative rebirth. Among those who had made significant contributions was the Pill Hall, to which two-thirds of the monthly pills flowed to the local areas.
This was to strengthen the Great Han Imperial Dynasty's national power; second, to promote local economic development; and third, to win the hearts of the people, consolidate local power, and consolidate the Great Han's imperial authority.
"Reporting to the Human Emperor, in the past two years, a total of ten million soldiers have been recruited. Five million have been assigned to various prefectures and counties to maintain local order, and the other half have been distributed to the ten major legions and stationed at the borders!"
The Minister of War, Du Ruhui, now had a greatly different cultivation realm compared to two years ago, having broken through the bottleneck of the Creation realm and entered the Nirvana realm.
The Great Han's ten major legions. In the past two years, although Yang Hao had not launched large-scale campaigns to conquer territories, he had also made some gains from overseas.
In his free time, he had drawn a few blind boxes, from which he obtained the White Tiger Legion set and the Golden Ni Legion set. Together with the previously acquired Black Tortoise set, he had now collected all ten major legion sets.
After careful consideration of balance and long-term planning, Yang Hao and the ministers of the Military Council meticulously discussed and restructured the ten major legions. He also used faith value to move Jianmenguan to a vast mountain, creating a barrier to separate the Great Han Imperial Dynasty from the Fiery Cloud Cave.
The restructuring of the ten major legions involved subtle adjustments, dividing them into five divine beast legions and five fierce beast legions.
The five divine beast legions: Azure Dragon Legion, White Tiger Legion, Vermilion Bird Legion, Black Tortoise Legion, and Qilin Legion.
The five fierce beast legions: Gluttony Legion, Qiongqi Legion, Sky-Splitting Ox Legion, Kui Niu Legion, and Golden Ni Legion.
The commander of the Azure Dragon Legion was Chen Tang.
The commander of the first army of the Azure Dragon Legion was Chen Tang, the commander of the second army was Cen Peng, and the commander of the third army was Ma Yuan.
The commander of the White Tiger Legion was Yang Ye.
The commander of the first army of the White Tiger Legion was Han Shizhong, the deputy was Liang Hongyu, and Yan Tiancheng (temporarily stationed in Chang'an!). The commander of the second army was Lu Junyi, and the deputy was He Yuanqing.
The commander of the Vermilion Bird Legion was Zhang Liao, and the strategist was Chen Gong.
The commander of the first army was Xu Huang, the deputy was Gao Shun. The commander of the second army was Gongsun Zan, the deputy was Liao Hua. The commander of the third army was Lu Kang, with deputies Gan Ning and Zhou Tai.
The commander of the Black Tortoise Legion was Fu Hao, and the strategist was Xun An.
The commander of the Qilin Legion was Qin Qiong.
The commander of the first army was Yu Chigong, the commander of the second army was Cheng Yaojin, and the commander of the third army was Guo Xin.
The commander of the Gluttony Legion was Gao Ying.
The commander of the first army was Han Qin'hu, the deputy was Liang Shitai. The commander of the second army was Shi Wansui, and the commander of the third army was Shan Xiongxin.
The commander of the Qiongqi Legion was Meng Tian, the strategist was Cai Ze. The Qiongqi Legion was divided into only one army, with the commander being Zhang Han.
The commander of the Sky-Splitting Ox Legion was Ying Bu, who was temporarily withdrawn from the border and stationed in Chang'an to maintain the capital!
The commander of the Kui Niu Legion was Qi Jiguang, and the strategist was Zhu Sheng.
The commander of the first army was Li Wenzhong, and the deputy was Zhou Yuji.
The commander of the second army was Wang Baobao.
The commander of the Golden Ni Legion was Gao Changgong, and the strategist was Xie Hui.
The commander of the first army was Dugu Xin, the commander of the second army was Hua Mulan, and the commander of the third army was Fei Yingdong.
Thus, the ten major legions of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty were officially formed. However, the Black Tortoise Legion, Sky-Splitting Ox Legion, and Qiongqi Legion were still relatively weak. They would be strengthened further when more heroes appeared in the future.
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