Lu Bing walked in slowly and felt the oppressive atmosphere in the hall. When he saw the appearance of the naughty brother, his heart trembled.
Since Long Jia's departure was blocked by the "Public Security Regulations" three years ago, the Yongshou Palace has been vacant, but the emperor still lives in this palace for a long time. The old smell seems to spread from the palace to people.
The one who had the greatest impact was Jiajing, who was meditating at this time.
Compared with the black-haired Taoist robes and immortal Taoist bones, the Emperor of Heaven is now wearing ordinary clothes, with a slightly hunched back, deep wrinkles, and an aging state that seems to have entered the seventies in advance.
Such drastic changes occurred partly because Zhu Houcong was in his fifties after all and was no longer young, but more importantly it was because of his mentality.
Jiajing has always regarded himself as a cultivator, and his goal is to live forever and live as long as heaven and earth. Even if he sometimes feels that he may not be able to achieve it, he always believes that after decades of practice, he will enjoy his age and gain enlightenment. In short, he will live a long life. If you are 100 years old, there should be no problem at all.
As a result, after traveling to the underworld, he was told that he only had ten years to live, and then he counted on his fingers how many days he had left to live. This kind of torture was simply unspeakable.
People around you suffer even more.
It is completely conceivable that Jiajing, who has been taking pills for a long time, has become hot and cold, moody, and often beats and punishes his subordinates. How difficult it has been in recent years...
Lu Fang has become even more gray-haired and old. Once she could serve Jiajing by herself, but now she needs Huang Jin and Feng Bao to take turns waiting on her to prevent the ancestor from becoming slow. , was reprimanded...
Lu Bing was also tired of dealing with it. Every time he went to the palace for an audience, it was like being tortured, and he didn't dare to make any mistakes.
He prostrated himself and waited for a long time before he heard an old voice faintly saying: "Where is Hai Rui?"
Lu Bingdao: "I am reporting to Your Majesty that we have left the Western Continent and are heading to Luzhou, the ancient land of Beiju."
Jiajing leaned forward suddenly: "Oh? Where did the news come from?"
Lu Bing did not dare to hide: "It is the fleet of Haifeng Captain Wang Chuan..."
Jiajing looked puzzled at first, but after a long time he remembered: "That maritime merchant who made great contributions to the extermination of the Japanese. It's no wonder that Hai Rui reported his whereabouts along the way, right? Reward! Reward!"
Lu Bing remained silent.
The person who assisted in the extermination of the Japanese was Wang Zhi, the captain of the Wufeng ship. He was closely related to the Japanese pirates. He was able to atone for his sins and indeed made great achievements. However, he soon became arrogant and wanted to become the king of the sea. As a result, his power was ruined. There was a fire inside and his whereabouts are unknown.
Wang Chuan, the owner of the Haifeng ship, was Wang Zhi's adopted son Mao Haifeng. Now that his real name had been restored, he was more submissive and was valued by Hu Zongxian, who helped establish the navy of the Ming Dynasty.
The previous traces of Hai Rui were actually found out by Jin Yiwei sending out men again to follow the footsteps.
From Nipara, to Capricorn, then to Vihar, and finally arrived in Tianzhu.
The difficulties and obstacles along the way, the demons and monsters encountered, and how to avert dangers were all gathered from subsequent inquiries from local people.
But Jiajing's memory was getting worse and worse. He often acted arrogantly and no one dared to correct him.
After Jiajing shouted a few words of reward, he forgot about this ship owner and continued to ask: "What did you say specifically?"
Lu Bing was well prepared and presented the Jin Yiwei's summary: "Your Majesty, please take a look."
Jiajing opened the book and frowned quickly: "Hai Rui was accompanied by a group of disciples, all of whom were picked up on the way. When they left Tianzhu, there were hundreds of them?"
This is also what Lu Bing is concerned about.
It’s not surprising that Hai Rui would recruit a few disciples as protectors on his way to learn the scriptures. However, Hai Rui gathered more and more disciples along the way. In just three years, he had an exaggerated number of hundreds of followers, and from the descriptions, all of them were just the same.
It is really an exaggeration for a person with outstanding temperament to have no evil spirits wherever he goes...
what is going on?
Lu Bing was puzzled, and anger welled up on Jiajing's wrinkled face: "He is quite prosperous. He thinks he is Confucius, traveling around the country, accompanied by three thousand disciples? How long will it take for us to return to the Ming Dynasty with such an array?"
How long we have to wait!!"
Lu Bing did not dare to answer, and the other chamberlains were as silent as a cicada. The only sounds in the palace were the violent roars.
But obviously, Jiajing can make those who are loyal to him miserable, but he can't do anything to Hai Rui, who is a hundred thousand miles away.
After being incompetent and furious for a while, the old emperor suddenly said sternly: "Did King Yu accept the gift?"
With such a sudden turn of events, and Jiajing's angry eyes staring at him, Lu Bing really wanted to cover up a little for the crown prince, but in fear, he did not dare to hide anything: "Yes...
The things belonging to Prince Jing's Mansion were accepted by Prince Yu..."
Jiajing immediately laughed ferociously: "Did the courtiers also send many gifts to congratulate his brother for leaving the capital in disgrace? What a... such a simple, pure and filial prince!"
Lu Bing sighed secretly and lowered his head.
Last time Jiajing suspected that "Public Security Shu" was about King Yu and King Jing collaborating with Hai Rui to force him to abdicate, or he was just suspicious and suspicious, but now the facts are all true.
Onlookers knew that Jiajing gave the treasures from Prince Jing's palace to Prince Yu, which was completely a test. Unfortunately, the authorities were confused and the only competitor disappeared. Prince Yu, who had been suppressed for too long, was a little carried away. He actually accepted it and actually moved into his palace.
In this way, those ministers who saw that the new dynasty was not far away would naturally follow suit.
Coveting for pleasure is a small thing, but keeping friends with officials is a big mistake!
Due to the inaccessibility of imperial power, emperors and princes in the past dynasties actually had an implicit sense of opposition, and various conflicts arose from this. Even wise men such as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Shimin were not immune to this.
Jiajing, an emperor with a suspicious temperament, was extremely sensitive. In addition, the two dragons did not meet each other, and there was not much affection between father and son. He was even more wary, so he had Jin Yiwei keep a close eye on him.
Lu Bing in history was dead during this period, Jinyiwei declined instantly, but Dongchang failed to rise, Jiajing lost its eyes and ears to foreign dynasties, and the God's nagging routine had long been figured out, and was first captured by Yan Song
Yan Shifan and his son deceived and deceived, the Yan Party fell, and Xu Jie came to power, all to fool Jiajing.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this case, even if King Yu did something excessive, Xu Jie would suppress it. After all, he didn’t know at that time that Gao Gong would suppress it.
If he leaves, he must be trying to protect the crown prince for the future.
But now the chief assistant is not Qingci Yan Song or Licorice Xu Jie, but Hu Zongxian.
He was so focused on reviving the crisis and preparing for subsequent reforms that he didn't even care about King Yu.
What's more, Hu Zongxian knew his Majesty's temperament. He did not help King Yu at all, but was a kind of protection.
Sure enough, after Jiajing became angry, he immediately asked, unabashedly: "Does Hu Ruzhen have any contact with King Yu?"
Lu Bing hurriedly said: "No! Gao Gong, the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine minister, has visited several times, and Hu Shoufu deliberately avoided him..."
Gao Gong was King Yu's teacher and the most staunch party member. This avoidance undoubtedly showed his attitude. Jiajing was finally satisfied and gasped: "Hu Ruzhen is still capable!"
Hu Zongxian is now in great power, but he knows the size very well. Even though Jiajing is getting older and tired, he still doesn't feel left out at all. He even gave him a just-right auspicious gift a year ago, making him happy.
Year.
Lu Bing also secretly admired that Hu Zongxian could always make His Majesty happy at the lowest cost, but unlike the strict party's bottomless flattery, Hu Zongxian would never compromise on the principles he should abide by.
At the same time, I am glad that the actions of this chief minister did not further irritate His Majesty. This matter should come to an end...
However, Jiajing used practical actions to explain what moodiness meant: "Not to mention the cabinet, Wenfu, how do you think we should deal with that traitor!"
As soon as the rebellious son came out, Lu Bing was shocked and finally no longer protected himself wisely: "Your Majesty, please calm down! Prince Yu was just confused for a moment..."
Jiajing sneered: "The late emperor was righteous because he had no heirs. I succeeded to the throne because of my clan. Although there is no crown prince now, the country and country of our ancestors will one day be inherited by them. Of course, my own roots will not
It will be broken...but does he think that King Jing's vassal status means that he has firmly established himself as the crown prince? Once King Jing leaves the capital, he cannot come back?"
The fact is, you really can't.
The imperial decree cannot be changed overnight, let alone such a major matter related to the throne. If Jiajing recalls King Jing again, it will really bring the secret struggle between the two kings to the surface, and all the court officials will be involved, which will shake the country.
Ben, there will be a big mess.
Lu Bing was sweating on his forehead, his eyes flashed quickly, thinking about how to deal with it, and at some point, Lu Fang came to Jiajing's side and whispered: "Master, the Crown Prince has entered the palace..."
Jiajing's furious face froze, he was silent for a moment, and coldly snorted: "Let him in."
Not long after, a small body walked steadily into the palace, saluted meticulously: "My grandson pays homage to Grandpa Huang!"
"Get up! You kid, what a courtesy!"
Jiajing said, his tone obviously softened, and he spread his hands: "Come, come to Grandpa Huang!"
According to Jiajing's observation, this emperor's grandson, who was reincarnated by his former daughter, is extremely intelligent and talented, but he probably has not remembered the past.
He was very conflicted about this.
I not only hope that this son will not remember the events of his previous life, lest he remember that his mother and concubine were killed in his previous life and resent him, but he also hopes that this child, who has been part of the royal family for two lives and is the closest to him, can stand by his side to share his worries and solve his problems.
At this moment, the young prince came over, gently stretched out his hand and touched his forehead: "Grandpa Huang, don't frown..."
With that gentle movement, most of Jiajing's anger dissipated and he asked: "Good boy, someone makes Grandpa Huang angry, what should I do?"
The young prince said without hesitation: "Punish him! Punish him until he dares not!"
The corners of Jiajing's mouth raised, and gradually widened into a smile: "Well said! My grandson is both tolerant and knowledgeable. This is the green mountain of my Ming Dynasty!"
Hearing this, everyone in the hall felt strange.
Naturally, the young prince didn't know that it was his father, Prince Yu, who made His Majesty furious. But His Majesty knew it well, so how could he use words like "rule" and "Qingshan"?
"Long live the Lord, he is getting more and more confused as he gets older..."
Including Feng Bao, who was following Lu Fang, this thought came to mind.
Only Lu Bing knew that Jiajing might be confused in other aspects, but he still maintained the most fundamental sobriety in major matters, and every word he said had profound meaning.
Logically speaking, if you love the young prince very much and love the whole family, you should also give some good looks to Prince Yu. However, this man had previously called Prince Yu a traitor. Once the news spread, it would definitely cause a huge blow to the prince's reputation, which was extremely unfortunate.
It is conducive to the prince's training team...
Could it be that His Majesty wanted to do such an abnormal behavior...?
But that’s totally against the rules!
"Come, Grandpa Huang will teach you how to practice!"
Compared to the many speculations in the palace, Jiajing seemed to have left all those worries behind and began to teach the young prince step by step with a kind face.
He started practicing Taoism when he was a teenager and worked hard for most of his life. Although his practice was in vain, his foundation was extremely solid.
In addition, the young prince is extremely talented and understands many complicated Taoist terms at a glance. When Lu Bing quietly retreated, two figures in the hall, an old one and a young one, had already entered the hall with their five hearts pointing to the sky.
During practice.
Just observe carefully, the expressions of the two are still different.
Jiajing's brows showed faint persistence and unwillingness, while the young prince's brows were filled with tranquility and peace.
The servants around did not dare to disturb him in the slightest, and moved about quietly without making the slightest sound.
But gradually, their expressions became surprised.
Because the light smoke coming out of the incense burner in the temple began to float in the same direction.
Soon the clouds covered the fog and surrounded a figure.
Lu Fang's eyes widened with dazzled eyes. At first, she showed ecstasy, but it quickly subsided.
Because the one who appears strange during practice is not the master, Long Live the Lord, but the young prince!
Soon even Jiajing stopped meditating and stared intently at his grandson, especially the fairy peach slowly emerging from his arms.
"When this child came into the world, he was holding the wish-fulfilling fairy fruit. Could it be this?"
Only the midwife at the time knew about this matter. At that time, King Yu was cautious and blocked the news immediately and did not use it to build momentum, which greatly satisfied Jiajing.
Now it changes from satisfaction to surprise.
The emperor, who was covered with age spots, swallowed his saliva and said in a trembling voice: "Good grandson, good grandson, give the peach to Grandpa Huang!"
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skyline.
In the Peach Garden, the sleeping gods continued to sink, more and more bodies were buried in the soil, and wisps of fairy energy continued to seep into the soil.
The Pantaoyuan Artifact Spirit, which looks like an old man, breathes in these breaths and strengthens itself bit by bit.
The situation is excellent.
But it is no longer satisfied with such a long period of time.
It's just that I was frightened by the Queen Mother's back-up, so I didn't dare to act rashly.
At this moment, a breath suddenly came from the lower world.
"Pan Tao... is entangled with the dragon energy of the human world?"
"Ancestor, help me! Ancestor, help me!"
Pantao was greatly surprised and danced with excitement, wishing she could laugh loudly: "With this help, we are done, it's time to devour the immortals!"
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at the same time.
Zhenwu Xuanyue.
Li Yan opened his eyes, raised his head and looked at the sky calmly, and said to the souls in the audience: "Pan Tao is greedy for power and rushes in for the sake of the overall situation. It's time to take over the heaven!"