Chapter 1013: Fancy conspiracy to usurp the throne
"When the sun rises in the east, I am the only one who is undefeated!"
The freshly baked Dongfang Bubai suddenly had bright eyes:
"From now on, I will be invincible in the East!"
The joy in Dongfang Bubai's eyes came and went even faster!
In a blink of an eye, I saw his eyes twinkling with cold stars as he glanced at Su Mingzhe:
"It's a pity that my name is still somewhat unworthy of it!"
"Among the top ten masters in the Jianghu rankings, Master Fang Zheng from Shaolin, Ren Woxing from the Sun and Moon God Sect, Feng Qingyang from Huashan Mountain, Taoist Master Chongxu from Wudang, Zuo Lengchan from Songshan Mountain, Wheel-turning King from Black Stone... I haven't even had a chance to win or lose with these masters, so I just say that I am the best in the world, which is a bit shameless!"
Su Mingzhe didn't expect Dongfang Bubai to be so humble at this time, so he couldn't help but laugh:
"Actually, the level of martial arts doesn't matter. Having the idea of being undefeated in your heart is the most important thing..."
Dongfang Bubai listened to the chicken soup given by Su Mingzhe and left with satisfaction.
As for his purpose of killing people and silencing them, he has naturally forgotten them.
The days that followed were calm again.
Su Mingzhe wandered around the capital during the day and returned home at night. The three sisters Hetian Qingtong were very affectionate.
In the blink of an eye, another two years have passed.
This day.
Su Mingzhe came to his restaurant as usual to inquire about business.
I heard that Mr. Bai from the book was telling stories about Jianghu knights.
"In other words, after the Dongfang Invincible Sword challenged Wudang, he became so majestic that his reputation was on par with that of the Sun Moon God Sect's director, Wo Xing..."
"...Ren Woxing has great ambitions and a rift in his chest. He has a love for Dongfang Bubai, a new talent in the world, so he invites him to come to the helmsman of his Sun Moon God Sect and is willing to offer him the position of deputy leader. Gift..."
Su Mingzhe sat in the private seat on the second floor. After listening to Mr. Bai's words for a while, he yawned.
After Mr. Bai finished speaking, he waved to him and motioned to come over:
"Mr. Bai, how do you know this detailed story about Dongfang Invincible?"
"Someone gave me a script!"
Mr. Bai smiled bitterly, bowed his hands, and said:
"It's not just me, eight out of ten storytellers in the capital have got it. The other party requires that they must tell a story every day. If they dare to disobey, they will be killed!"
"What a murderous aura!"
Su Mingzhe waved his hand, signaling Mr. Bai to step back.
Dongfang Invincible emerged two years ago, threatening to challenge the top ten masters in the world.
His first battle was to go to Songshan Mountain.
In full view of everyone, Dongfang Bubai's ten moves defeated Zuo Lengchan.
Afterwards, Dongfang Bubai went straight to the Shaolin Temple with the meddling spectators, and defeated the Shaolin Master Fang Zheng in full view of the public.
Just as Dongfang Bubai challenged masters from various martial arts one after another, he also ushered in countless people who challenged him.
It's different from him challenging others.
Dongfang Bubai challenges others, and after winning, he will encourage them to practice hard and try to compete with him again.
And those who challenged him, without exception, were killed by him with one sword.
half a year ago.
Dongfang Bubai has just picked Taoist priest Chongxu, and is going to Huashan to look for Feng Qingyang.
At this time, Ren Woxing of the Sun and Moon God Sect found him and invited him to be the deputy leader of the Sun and Moon God Sect and to work together on great things.
Dongfang Bubai thought for a while and then agreed.
He first became the deputy leader of the Sun Moon God Sect, and then challenged Ren Woxing.
After this challenge, Ren Woxing disappeared, and Dongfang Bubai became the leader of the Sun and Moon God Sect without any foundation.
"What a troubled time it has been!"
When Su Mingzhe heard the news that Dongfang Bubai had become the leader of the Sun Moon God Sect, he sighed and prepared to put away the net he had cast.
Layout for three consecutive years.
On the surface, Su Mingzhe just opened a restaurant, but in fact, he used the "mind-telling technique" every day to win over officials in Beijing.
Three years have passed.
Among the official roster of the Ming Dynasty, there were originally more than 80,000 people, but now more than 10,000 have been subdued by Su Mingzhe.
And most of these more than 10,000 people are civil and military officials of seventh rank or above.
This day.
Si Tianjian handed a memorial to Emperor Wanli, saying that he had found the "Destined Saint" who could continue the fate of Zuo, the Ming Dynasty.
After receiving the memorial, Emperor Wanli asked Jin Yiwei to go find the 'Destined Saint' according to what was written in the memorial.
Jin Yiwei searched around and landed on the restaurant owner Su Mingzhe.
Autumn of the thirty-sixth year of Wanli.
Emperor Wanli suddenly married Princess Shouning, his and Concubine Zheng's only daughter, to Su Mingzhe, a wealthy businessman in the capital.
And this wealthy businessman Su Mingzhe had a wife and concubines at home.
The news spread to the government and the public, causing an uproar.
At this time, the reason given by Emperor Wanli was that the two people's horoscopes were in harmony, which would benefit the country and the people.
In the past two years, there have been many plagues in the palace. Many of Emperor Wanli's children were infected with the plague and died young.
It's really not peaceful.
However, no matter how unjust it is, the princess will not be allowed to marry like this, right?
You know, Emperor Wanli now only has two sons and one daughter.
The two sons are Prince Zhu Changluo and Prince Fu Zhu Changxun.
One daughter is Princess Shouning.
Emperor Wanli actually married off his only daughter to a wealthy businessman with a wife and concubines, which is really puzzling.
Fortunately, in the Ming Dynasty, after a princess got married, neither the princess nor the consort would enter the court, which was regarded as a noble status.
Therefore, even though there was a lot of discussion about this among the people, not many people discussed it in the court.
Tian Qingtong, Zheng E, and Qin Juan wanted to object.
However, this was the emperor's decree, how could these three women dare to express their opinions?
In the end, it took less than half a year.
It was late spring in the thirty-seventh year of Wanli.
The wedding of Su Mingzhe and Princess Shouning is complete.
And not long after the two got married.
King Fu Zhu Changxun fell seriously ill and eventually died.
Prince Zhu Changluo also suffered from tuberculosis and was coughing up blood every day. He didn't know how long he could live.
Su Mingzhe didn't bother to pay attention to the news in the court.
Since marrying Princess Shouning into the family, Su Mingzhe has been working hard every day.
The poor little princess was only sixteen years old and had only been married for more than two months before she became pregnant with a child.
Pregnancy in ten months.
The third day of the Wanli calendar is the late spring season.
Princess Shouning gives birth to a son.
After Emperor Wanli learned that he was a grandfather, he was so happy that he ran out of the palace to visit his grandson.
It was the ministers of the DPRK who stopped her.
Although Emperor Wanli was unable to leave the palace to visit his grandson, he made a decision after being excited:
"My grandson is adopted by the prince who has no heirs, and his grandson becomes the grandson of the Ming Dynasty Emperor."
As soon as the news came out, the world was in an uproar.
Zong Zheng, the left and right minister of the Ming Dynasty clan, immediately wrote a letter requesting His Majesty to withdraw his decree.
In the Ming Dynasty, Jiangshan's surname was Zhu, how could he be handed over to outsiders?
As soon as this memorial came up, Emperor Wanli immediately became angry:
"Why leave it to outsiders?"
"Whether he is a grandson or a grandson, my blood is flowing through him. Is it wrong for me to designate him as the grandson of the emperor?"
"Anyone who dares to speak about this matter will be punished as treason!"
Emperor Wanli had been in charge of the court for more than thirty years, and his majesty was unparalleled by others.
He said he wanted to raise his grandson as a grandson, who dared to say no?
After all, Emperor Wanli has experienced too many pains of losing sons, daughters, and grandchildren over the years.
Anyone who dares to continue irritating Emperor Wanli at this time should stop thinking about his head.
What's more, Su Mingzhe is still working hard.
In this way, the incident that originally caused an uproar was settled easily.
Another year has passed.
Thirty-nine years of Wanli.
Prince Zhu Changluo died of illness.
The son of Su Mingzhe and Princess Shouning was officially established as the emperor's grandson, and became the crown prince of Emperor Wanli and the future heir to the throne.
Since the prince died of illness, Emperor Wanli's health has been getting worse day by day.
Spring, the fortieth year of Wanli.
Emperor Wanli contracted a cold and lay in bed for more than a month, and finally passed away.
The emperor's grandson, who was only three years old, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
As the daughter of Emperor Wanli and the biological mother of the new emperor, Princess Shouning listened to politics behind the curtain.
As the father of the new emperor, Su Mingzhe was granted the title of hereditary and irreplaceable Duke of the State, and also held the post of Marshal of the Army.