Chapter 576

With this, the Northern Yuan’s last remaining noble force—and the emperor who had ruled the Northern Yuan for centuries—was finally captured. The borders of the Chu State had expanded to an unprecedented size. Even the largest empire to have ever existed on this land in history had only possessed two-thirds of the territory the Chu State now commanded. Incorporating the vast expanse of the Northern Yuan into the Chu State was both a crowning achievement for Chu Ying and a monumental challenge. The territory was simply too vast; traveling from the far north to the far south by horse would take at least a month. Compounded by the diverse local customs, governance was naturally difficult.