I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 542 Ancestor Appears
"Master Chen?!"

The ministers were shocked.

Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng and Crown Prince Wanli all turned pale with fear, but said nothing.

Only Gao Gong had a bad temper. He was frightened and angry and couldn't help but roar.

He only had time to yell this.

"Lord Gao, I know you are anxious, but please don't be anxious."

"I'm here now, aren't I?"

Emperor Jiajing appeared in front of Gao Gong in a flash.

The divine whip was raised high again and fell heavily.

Gao Gong was unable to dodge, but he felt a huge force pulling him from behind, and his body flew backwards uncontrollably!

Almost at the moment he was thrown away, the divine whip fell.

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~!"

The loud noise was accompanied by a huge tremor!

The entire Ming capital was shaken!

This is the power of a strike from an immortal weapon. How can a mortal resist it?

Even if one reaches the Mahayana realm, one still has to pay the price of one's life.

"Lord Xu reacted very quickly." Emperor Jiajing praised.

It was Xu Jie who saved Gao Gong's life at the critical moment.

However, it was only a short-term extension of life.

Emperor Jiajing laughed and said, "Lord Xu, do you still remember how I got the divine whip?"

Xu Jie was stunned at first, then his face changed drastically.

Of course he remembers!
Jiang Ziya threw out the divine whip and with a shocking blow, almost defeated Emperor Jiajing's Pangu's giant body.

But Jiang Ziya himself was unaware of the reality and thought he had only bought time to rescue the three great dukes and escape.

"Danger..."

Xu Jie was about to speak up to remind him, but it was too late.

Emperor Jiajing poured his spiritual power into the divine whip and threw it fiercely into the air!
The divine whip seemed to have eyes, and it shot straight at Gao Gong with lightning speed and incredible precision!
puff!
There was only a muffled sound.

Gao Gong's entire chest was pierced by the divine whip, leaving a hideous and terrifying hole with blood and internal organs constantly falling out!
The corpse fell heavily from the sky.

It hit the ground, stirring up a lot of dust.

In just a moment, two powerful Mahayana masters were killed.

"teacher!!!"

“Eun-sang!!!”

Among the young officials of the Qingliu Party, there were many students of Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin.

Seeing their teacher's tragic death, some people couldn't help crying out loud even though Emperor Jiajing was present!
Fortunately, there were clear-headed colleagues from the Qingliu Party who hurriedly covered these people's mouths to prevent their crying from angering Emperor Jiajing.

In particular, in addition to the crying, I am more afraid that they will say something stupid and ignorant of the consequences, which will affect their entire clan because of their extreme grief and anger!

"you."

After killing two important ministers in a row, Emperor Jiajing suddenly stopped.

He ignored Xu Jie and faced Prince Wanli directly.

"You're not going to do anything?"

"Chen Yiqin and Gao Gong, these two died for you."

Emperor Jiajing's words were a hundred times stronger than his previous ridicule!
There's no way to escape anymore.

The people's hearts have been lost. If even the officials' loyalty is lost, there will be no chance for Wanli to rule the country in the future.

Crown Prince Wanli clenched his fists and his teeth chattered.

He really didn't expect that Emperor Jiajing, who had refined the divine whip, would actually dare to turn against the prince's party.

At this moment, Wanli finally understood.

In the heart of Emperor Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty does not need a successor, which means it does not need a crown prince!
Emperor Jiajing, who already had the body of an immortal, planned to rule the world forever and sit on the throne forever!
"Why don't you move?"

"Are you afraid?"

Emperor Jiajing stared at Wanli, who did not move, as if he was frightened.

Emperor Jiajing smiled.

The reaction was good and he was very satisfied.

Compared to physically destroying the princelings, a complete spiritual defeat is more valuable.

The Princelings are not the same as the Qingliu Party.

The Qingliu Party can be weakened but not eliminated.

Otherwise, the checks and balances in the court cannot be maintained.

It doesn’t matter if Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin are missing.

As long as the emperor provides certain support, such as promoting a few rising stars of the Qingliu Party, the Ming court can still have a situation where the two parties check and balance each other.

This is the only answer to the question "If the king wants his subjects to die, they must die." All the officials looked at the Crown Prince Wanli, and the disappointment in their eyes became more and more intense.

If you are disappointed, you will abandon.

Xu Jie saw everyone's reactions and finally understood what His Majesty was thinking.

He suddenly remembered a saying: All officials should be treated like domestic slaves.

There is another saying: The most ruthless are the royal families.

Wanli, it’s over.

He watched his close ministers die in battle, but was too cowardly to fight.

Who would follow such a prince?

If there was a successor to the Jiajing Dynasty in the future, Prince Jing, who was always looked down upon and best at living a life of debauchery, would probably be more supported by officials than Prince Wanli.

"It turns out that before His Majesty personally led the army to unify the country, he was still worried about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

“In order to fight against the outside world, we must first make peace with the inside.”

"This is all my negligence. I didn't understand your majesty's mind."

Xu Jie felt stupid for the first time in his life.

It was also the first time that I felt guilty towards Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin.

These two died in vain!
"what!!!!!!!!"

Prince Wanli suddenly screamed!
Emperor Jiajing did not take any action, and Emperor Wanli escaped first!

With his cultivation level at the Mahayana realm, he escaped to a far place in the blink of an eye, but he did not leave the capital.

Wanli went into a palace.

It is called a palace, but it is not in the imperial palace, because it is a temple for worshiping heaven, earth and ancestors.

Before Emperor Jiajing could catch up, he saw Wanli holding something and quickly returned to the crowd.

"Great Grandfather!"

"The child is innocent!"

"Please ask Grandpa Taizu to protect my child's life!"

Xu Jie didn't expect this.

The officials did not expect this.

Even Emperor Jiajing didn't expect this!

Prince Wanli actually went to the ancestral temple and brought out the spirit tablet of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty!

He held the tablet of Taizu in his hands, raised it above his head, and knelt in front of Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing, who was holding the divine whip, did not dare to take action for a moment.

The shrine of Taizu is here.

According to the royal ancestral system, Emperor Jiajing should kneel to greet him.

But using ancestral tablets as a shield is an almost rogue act that has never been done in other dynasties.

If this gets out, it will be really embarrassing.

"Zhu Yijun, you really don't care about the reputation of the Ming royal family?" Emperor Jiajing squeezed out a word from between his teeth.

Prince Wanli did not answer, but only tried to raise the throne of Taizu higher!
"Do you really think that I can't do it because of this wooden board?"

As Emperor Jiajing spoke, his murderous intent indeed grew stronger.

With the divine whip in hand, unifying the world is a piece of cake.

Today is a good opportunity to completely eliminate the destabilizing factor of Crown Prince Wanli, and Emperor Jiajing does not want to miss it.

at last.

Under the gaze of all the officials, Emperor Jiajing slowly raised the divine whip in his hand.

The emperor's pressure had already locked down Prince Wanli, leaving him no chance to escape a second time.

"Taizu protects the child!"

"Taizu protects the child!"

"Taizu protects the child!"

Prince Wanli recited desperately, and at the end his recitation even turned into crying.

“Taizu protects the child ahhhhhhh!”

Emperor Jiajing sneered.

He had already made up his mind, so he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "There is a difference between immortals and mortals. How can Taizu protect you, Xia Jie, in heaven?"

The divine whip is about to fall!
“Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~!”

The sky was clear, and suddenly there was a rumble of thunder.

A giant eye opened and stared at everything that happened in the Golden Throne Square.

An extremely majestic voice reached only the ears of Emperor Jiajing.

"I'll only say this once."

"Zhu Ming bloodline, internal fighting is strictly prohibited."