Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

The emperor's health was failing, and he was troubled about which son to choose as his successor.

Over the years, the emperor had watched his sons' struggles with indifference, and was dissatisfied with all of them.

These sons were ambitious, but each had their own foolishness, which displeased the emperor.

The third son, who was originally favored, turned out to be worse than the other sons after the "demon" lost her help.

At this time, a trusted confidant mentioned the Prince of Jingbei, who was far away in the border city.

Yes, he also has a son.

This son has been very well-behaved in the border town all these years. The only thing that impressed him was the time when the Prince of Jingbei forced the soldiers in the border town to reclaim wasteland and cultivate land.

Since this measure was implemented, the border town has never asked the Ministry of Revenue for money or grain again.

In recent years, the barbarians have not invaded the border, and there has been no war on the border, so no news has come from there.

The emperor had almost forgotten that the border town had a son.

The emperor immediately sent people to the city to secretly observe Prince Jingbei.

Unbeknownst to the emperor, the Prince of Jingbei had already received the news the moment he sent his men out.

Over the years, Uncle Pei has built up considerable influence in the capital.

Half of the officials in the imperial court had been bribed, although this was mainly the middle and lower-ranking officials, since high-ranking officials and powerful figures were not easy to bribe.

But in reality, these mid- to low-level officials are the foundation of the court, and their combined power is enough to overthrow the higher-ups.

Moreover, there are people from the Prince of Jingbei's faction among the high-ranking officials.

Lord Pei has many students, some of whom have already climbed to high positions.

Another one had become the emperor's confidant.

But as the emperor grew old, his confidants began to seek new masters.

The border town has developed very well in recent years.

Advanced planting methods have resulted in bumper harvests of grain along the border year after year, ensuring that neither the local people nor the soldiers go hungry.

The Prince of Jingbei somehow acquired some money-making methods, which made the local economy very strong.

The glassware, soaps, and perfumes sold in the capital were all produced by the Prince of Jingbei's people.

And those sweaters that keep you warm in winter.

To produce sweaters and felt, the Prince of Jingbei needed to purchase large quantities of wool.

The people from the barbarian lands then began to raise sheep in large numbers, exchanging wool for money and goods at the trade market established by the Prince of Jingbei.

The common people on the barbarian side are living well and have no interest in following the rulers to invade the Central Plains.

Following the rulers to invade the Central Plains not only endangered their lives, but most of the looted supplies went to the rulers, leaving them with only a small portion.

Now, you can obtain a large amount of resources without taking any risks.

The choice is obvious, isn't it?

This is the main reason for the stability of the border over the past few years.

The spies compiled the information they had gathered and sent it back to the capital.

The emperor was greatly surprised, but also very pleased.

Such a person is the successor he is satisfied with.

If a border town can be governed so well, then a country can be governed well too.

The emperor immediately issued an edict to recall the Prince of Jingbei.

The other princes were in an uproar: What? Another competitor? They'd let the Eighth Prince stay quietly in the border town all these years, but they absolutely couldn't let him return to the capital!

As a result, Prince Jingbei encountered a series of assassination attempts on his way back to the city.

Each prince sent someone.

But they underestimated the strength of the Prince of Jingbei.

The weapons of the people around Prince Jingbei are extremely sharp; they are forged from steel produced using traditional methods of steelmaking.

Now, the border troops have all switched to these kinds of weapons.

Unfortunately, the barbarians stopped invading the borders, and the new weapons never had a chance to demonstrate their power. Now, however, there is an opportunity.

The assassins' swords were cut in two the moment they touched the new weapon.

The assassins were stunned.

The guards seized the opportunity to kill the assassin.

The emperor's men followed behind, but none of them came out to help Prince Jingbei.

This was also the emperor's test for Prince Jingbei, the final test.

Since the Prince of Jingbei was able to successfully reach the capital despite these assassination attempts, the emperor immediately appointed him as the crown prince.

Of course, the emperor couldn't really just watch Prince Jingbei die.

If the Prince of Jingbei is truly unable to resist, the Emperor's men will appear to help him.

However, the Prince of Jingbei demonstrated his formidable strength and successfully reached the capital.

The emperor was very satisfied and, as expected, immediately issued an edict appointing the Prince of Jingbei as the crown prince.

The other princes and ministers who supported them objected, but they could not influence the emperor.

The emperor swiftly ordered the ceremony to be held to appoint the crown prince, and the Prince of Jingbei officially took office.

The emperor's health was truly failing.

Less than a month after the crown prince took office, the emperor passed away.

The other princes were unwilling to give up. Before the crown prince could ascend the throne, they led their men to storm the palace, intending to kill him.

But Pei Sanjiu had already thoroughly investigated their actions and had set a trap inside the palace, just waiting for them to walk right into it.

The result is self-evident.

The Prince of Jingbei did not kill the princes, but simply imprisoned them.

There was nothing he could do; these were the conditions he had agreed to with the old emperor.

When the Prince of Jingbei ascended the throne, he rewarded those who had rendered meritorious service.

The Pei family made the greatest contribution; all three Pei brothers were granted titles, and Liu Dong, the Pei family's nephew, also received the title of Earl for his merit in presenting the precious book.

Although it was just a nominal title.

Liu Dong is getting old, and Pei's three aunts have all started to worry about his marriage.

Liu Dong approached her three uncles and expressed her unwillingness to get married.

It's unclear what these three uncles were imagining, but perhaps they thought Liu Dong didn't want to continue Liu Pei's bloodline, and therefore felt even more sorry for their nephew.

Unable to bear the family's excessive pampering, Liu Tong packed her bags and ran away from the capital.

While traveling, he overheard the people discussing the new emperor's policies to benefit the people: the emperor sent envoys to the southernmost country, who brought back rice that could be harvested three times a year; the emperor sent envoys to the Western Regions, who brought back cotton seeds, the best material for weaving cloth and also for warmth; the emperor promoted the use of heated kang beds, so no one would freeze to death in winter; the emperor ordered the construction of cement dikes, so rivers would be less likely to breach their banks...

The Prince of Jingbei was an excellent emperor, surpassing his original destiny and becoming the first wise ruler in history.

By this time, Liu Dong had already left this world.

He received a huge reward for his meritorious deeds.

Although he only published a book called "Tiangong Kaiwu" (The Exploitation of the Works of Nature), it promoted the development of the world.

The better the world is, the better the natural order of the world will be.

Furthermore, he also solved the problem of the "virus" reborn in this world.

The natural order of this world was very grateful to him.

Liu Dong returned to the primordial world and absorbed the merits she had gained this time.

He felt that the constraint had loosened a little more.

Liu Tong clenched her fist.

If this continues, he will eventually break through that constraint and become an existence that transcends heaven and earth.

Liu Tong summoned Ding Qi and the others, checked their cultivation levels, answered some of their questions about cultivation, and then sent them away.

To achieve sainthood, let's continue our journey through time! (End of Chapter)