I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 558 Huainan Immortal King
Zhang Juzheng spent a confused month with Fan Li.

This month, Fan Li had no secrets from him and made public all the military reports from the front line.

As a result, Zhang Juzheng's understanding of the war situation was even better than that of Emperor Wanli, who was far away in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, Lu Bing is dead, and the Jinyiwei's intelligence gathering capabilities are far less than before.

Some cities were lost and even Wanli himself didn't know it.

Everything went as Fan Li planned.

The troops were divided into three groups, and they ignored the capital of the Ming Dynasty and focused only on attacking the provinces, prefectures and counties of the Ming Dynasty except the capital.

Wherever the Jin army went, the people almost surrendered, and few local officials dared to resist.

Zhang Juzheng saw how the Ming territory was conquered so easily, and he felt extremely complicated and heavy.

"The entire territory of the Ming Dynasty belongs to me."

“There are three reasons for this.”

Fan Li seemed to be talking to himself, but Zhang Juzheng was the only one beside him, so it was clear that these words were meant for him.

“First, the taxation during the reign of Emperor Jiajing and Emperor Wanli greatly disappointed the people.”

"Second, the Jin army is so powerful that no one in the world dares to look directly at it. Even ants try to survive, let alone the common people of Ming."

"Third, wherever the Jin army went, they did not harm the people at all. They even opened the granaries to release grain, killed the local eunuchs who collected taxes on the mines, and enriched the people."

Fan Li paused briefly, then turned and looked at Zhang Juzheng.

"Taiyue, tell me, with these three points, is it difficult for me to replace the Ming imperial family?"

Zhang Juzheng swallowed hard.

After a long silence, he shook his head.

"No...it's not difficult."

Although he was forced to sign the List of Deities, Zhang Juzheng was still very conflicted and failed to change his mindset to serve Fan Li as a subject.

Fan Li was not in a hurry either.

Today, he has full confidence in conquering any powerful Mahayana master, even a minister from an enemy country.

strangeness.

Zhang Juzheng often secretly observed Fan Li, the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty who was about to unify the world, but there was no joy on his face.

Unifying the world, this is a great feat that has not been seen for thousands of years, the pinnacle of an emperor's achievement, isn't it enough to make him proud? !
He was lost in thought when a Jin official came towards Fan Li with big strides.

Zhang Juzheng recognized the man's identity. He was Zhang Daoling, the Grand Tutor of the Jin Dynasty and the only immortal who had submitted to the emperor of the world.

"The Master is here?"

Fan Li smiled and took the initiative to greet him, looking very friendly and concerned.

Zhang Juzheng saw this and was amazed and extremely envious.

Throughout the Jiajing period, no matter how much the emperor favored his ministers, he never abolished the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects, let alone treated them with respect like Fan Li did.

Is he pretending?

Or do you really have such a mind?

Zhang Juzheng couldn't see through Fan Li, but seeing Zhang Daoling's usual reaction, he felt only more envy.

"His Majesty."

Zhang Daoling restrained his smile and looked solemn.

"Since our Great Jin showed a tendency to unify the world, the Huainan Immortal Kingdom has frequently urged us to use immortal magic to ask the Great Jin to ascend to heaven as soon as possible."

"Although I have tried my best to delay, Immortal King Huainan insisted on opening the Immortal Gate for Dajin on the first day of next month."

"At that time, your majesty must ascend with the whole country."

"Otherwise, the Immortal King will personally question Your Majesty..."

Zhang Juzheng was standing by and was horrified when he heard this!

The whole country is rising?

Huainan Fairyland?

Open the immortal gate?

How come the opportunity to ascend to heaven that he had always dreamed of seemed like trash that Fan Li disdained?
He even has to be forced by the Immortal King before he is willing to ascend?

Zhang Juzheng felt somewhat gloating.

Fan Li's strength is only limited to the human world.

In front of the immortal, he is nothing but an ant.

Zhang Juzheng laughed secretly, but Zhang Daoling's next words immediately stopped him from laughing.

"Everything is as your majesty expected."

"I have also made preparations. On the first day of next month, the whole country will ascend to heaven. I am willing to work with Your Majesty to give the Immortal King Huainan a surprise."

What do you mean?
Fan Li even dared to plot against the Immortal, no, the Immortal King?!

"impossible!"

"How can a mortal have such means?"

Zhang Juzheng was sweating coldly. He stole a glance at Fan Li, only to find that he was strolling leisurely, looking relaxed.

"Perhaps... the Ming Dynasty's defeat was not unfair?"

Unconsciously, he actually began to believe that Fan Li could really plot against that Huainan Immortal King?
Fan Li saw Zhang Juzheng's reaction but did not say anything.

He knew very well that in order for a king to subdue his subjects, he must use both grace and power.

"Taiyue."

"Uh? Yes, yes."

Zhang Juzheng was a little frightened.

For such a confidential matter, is Fan Li going to blame himself for not taking the initiative to avoid it?

"Did you hear that?"

really!

Cold sweat instantly soaked Zhang Juzheng's clothes.

He wanted to say he didn't hear it, but how could that be possible?

This damn Zhang Daoling had something confidential to report, why didn't he wait for me to leave first?

"I heard it." Zhang Juzheng gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I promise not to tell anyone!"

Everyone values ​​life.

This was the first time that Zhang Juzheng called himself a "minister" in front of Fan Li. He was reluctant to accept the fact that his name was on the List of Gods.

"Yes." Fan Li nodded, and said: "Then you should prepare yourself. On the first day of next month, follow me and the whole country to ascend to heaven."

"Chen Zun...what? Ascension?!"

Zhang Juzheng was shocked.

He originally thought that the opportunity to ascend that Fan Li promised him would have to wait until at least after the Great Jin unified the world.

On the first day of next month, I will be able to become an immortal?!

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

Fan Li had a half-smile on his face.

"Your life span is almost exhausted. If you don't ascend, I can only give you a piece of Feng Shui treasured land."

"Besides, if you stay in the human world, do you intend to help me defeat Wanli?"

Zhang Juzheng shook his head repeatedly after hearing this!
Emotionally speaking, Wanli was his student after all, like a half-son to him. How could he turn against him with swords?
"did not expect."

"As an emperor, Fan Li is so considerate of his subjects' situation."

"I can't refuse this favor."

With a long sigh, Zhang Juzheng lifted his robe and knelt on the ground.

"I... thank you for your grace."

……

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fairyland.

Pages of books are fluttering in the sky, sometimes like birds flying in a row, sometimes like galloping horses.

They are obviously the most ordinary pages of paper, but they reveal a myriad of sceneries.

There was also the sound of the Tao, faintly coming from the paper and rippling in all directions, just like a mighty being teaching the immortal world and accumulating supreme merit and blessings.

at last.

The pages of books slowly fell from the clouds, like tired birds returning to the forest, overlapping each other.

On every page of paper, there flashed a divine light that was thousands of feet high and spanned the sky.

Paper, accumulated into books.

On the book cover that was as dark as night, two large gold-plated seal characters slowly emerged: "Hong Lie"!
A majestic figure, like the most noble existence in the world, attracted all the immortals to submit.

He took a step forward, and auspicious clouds lifted him up, and countless phoenixes chirped, unicorns offered auspicious gifts, and divine dragons tumbled.

The majestic figure slowly spoke:
"Honglie is now complete. This book is a tool for me to prove my truth."

"After the Emperor's funeral, when the Six Imperial Concubines are vacant, I will definitely take the throne."

Upon hearing this, all the immortals in Huainan State knelt down before the auspicious clouds and paid homage with great respect.

"Your Majesty's enthronement is a great blessing for the human race."

"May the king live as long as heaven and earth!"

The auspicious clouds dissipated, revealing the true appearance of the Huainan Immortal King, who had the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, and was extremely precious.

The Immortal King laughed again.

"There is one other little matter."

"On the first day of next month, the Emperor of Jin will ascend to heaven with all his people and surrender to us in Huainan."

"When a vassal state surrenders to a superior state, the ruler of the small state must kneel down and walk up a thousand steps of the Heavenly Ladder to show his sincerity and to show the etiquette between the ruler and his subjects."

I feel pressure to write 8000 words today... Can I give you a discount?