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

For many people, this is an opportunity.

Even though Emperor Qianming was injured, he anticipated that someone would take advantage of the situation and had already taken precautions, waiting for people to walk into his trap.

Emperor Qianming was most wary of his two adult sons, and he didn't even trust the women in his harem.

After all, the Empress, the Imperial Concubine, and the young concubine had all plotted against him. Who knew if there were any other women in the harem who wanted him dead?

Therefore, Emperor Qianming forbade the women in his harem from taking care of him, and even ordered Wei to keep a close eye on all the women in the harem.

Therefore, the Crown Prince's every move was detected by the secret guards.

The secret guards reported to Emperor Qianming.

Emperor Qianming was so angry that his injuries worsened, and he would need to recuperate for a longer period of time.

This infuriated Emperor Qianming.

He issued the order to execute the eldest prince.

This was the first time Emperor Qianming had considered killing his own son.

The fourth prince was killed by the crown prince's subordinates, while the crown prince committed suicide.

Their deaths were not directly related to the emperor.

The eldest prince, being the first son ordered to be killed by the emperor, should be proud.

Although he himself does not want this kind of pride.

The eldest prince was struck dumb and was completely unable to accept reality.

Why?
They were both sons. The crown prince had even threatened the emperor, but the emperor only ordered his men to arrest him. It was the crown prince who committed suicide because he couldn't bear it.

Although he had the idea of ​​drugging the emperor, he hadn't even started to do it yet.

Why does the emperor want to kill him?
Isn't he the emperor's biological son?
He couldn't help but think of the tenth brother.

After the Empress revealed that the Tenth Prince was Li Zhi's biological son, the Tenth Prince disappeared after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

The outcome is obvious without even thinking about it.

Now that he has fallen to the same fate as Lao Shi, how can he accept it?

But what could he do if he was unwilling? The emperor wanted him dead; how could he possibly live?
Unless he has the same ability as Liu Tong to fake his death in front of Emperor Qianming.

The once bustling residence of the First Prince suddenly became deserted, a sight that evoked sighs of regret, prompting the lament: "I watched him build a tall building, I watched it collapse..."

The Crown Prince's wife and the Crown Prince have been married for three years but have no children.

In this matter, the emperor only punished the eldest prince and his retainers and advisors, without implicating his wife and daughters.

The Crown Prince's wife readily left him and, with her dowry, began living the life she desired.

The Crown Prince's wife did not like the Crown Prince and even hated this man who did not respect her.

Before the Crown Prince's wife married him, he already had illegitimate children.

After their marriage, the eldest prince did not respect his wife, which led to his concubine taking advantage of his favor to be disrespectful to the eldest prince's wife.

The Crown Prince's wife punished a concubine, but the Crown Prince blamed her for her ruthless methods.

The eldest princess: "..."

What use is such a big pig's trotter?

Later, after Emperor Qianming died, the eldest prince's wife remarried.

She chose an honest man and lived a harmonious life with everyone.

Getting back to the topic, Emperor Qianming's punishment of the eldest prince deterred many who were eager to cause trouble.

With no one daring to retaliate, Emperor Qianming was finally able to recuperate in peace.

However, no matter how thorough the precautions are, there will always be oversights.

After conquering the small kingdoms of the south, Emperor Qianming experienced the benefits of territorial expansion.

Furthermore, since those other small countries actually bribed grandmasters to assassinate him, how could Emperor Qianming let these small countries off the hook?

He ordered his men to continue attacking other small countries. Many of these small countries were far weaker and less well-equipped than the southern border kingdom, and their annihilation was inevitable.

Not all the royal families and high-ranking officials of these destroyed countries were killed; some escaped.

Those who escaped the net hated Emperor Qianming intensely and were determined to kill him.

They joined forces.

But the problem is, if even three grandmasters couldn't kill Emperor Qianming, what other options did they have?
Someone timidly raised their hand, indicating that they had a solution.

Everyone stared at that person.

The man said, "It's witchcraft."

A person named A stated: "The Gu technique has already been used, but it was ineffective and angered Emperor Qianming, which is why the small kingdom in the southern border was destroyed."

The man said, "It's not witchcraft, it's sorcery."

"witchcraft?"

Most people do not believe in witchcraft.

Witchcraft is related to ghosts and spirits.

These people have killed quite a few people. If ghosts and gods really exist, why haven't we seen any ghosts seeking revenge against them?
The person who made the suggestion said, “I don’t know if ghosts and gods really exist, but witchcraft is truly effective. In a village in our country, there is a sorceress who knows witchcraft. I personally witnessed her casting a curse on someone a thousand miles away. Forty-nine days later, the person who was cursed died.”

Person B: "Are you sure that person was killed by witchcraft? Or perhaps they contracted a disease or were killed in revenge?"

The man said, “I’m sure. I went to verify it myself. The person who was cursed was perfectly healthy, but on the forty-ninth day, he suddenly collapsed and never got up again. The doctor couldn’t figure out why, and could only say that he had an acute illness.”

Others still didn't believe it.

But they had no other choice at the moment. Although they felt it was unreliable, they still followed the man's advice and went to the small mountain village to find the sorceress.

This fortune teller must be quite capable, as she had foreseen their arrival and had already made preparations.

"Let's go," the sorceress said to the group.

The group: "??"

They hadn't expected the sorceress to go with them so easily.

Isn't it said that all accomplished people are self-aware of their status?
None of them mentioned the payment given to the sorceress.

The sorceress said coldly, "No payment is needed. I've come down from the mountain to seek revenge."

Only then did the group realize that the sorceress's only blood relative had died on the battlefield.

Ultimately, Emperor Qianming was the witch doctor's enemy.

The sorceress needs the blood, hair, and personal items of the cursed person to perform her witchcraft.

This is a difficult matter.

After all, he was an emperor, but fortunately, these countries also had some foundation.

Although they did not have the unrealistic ambition of invading the Central Plains like the small countries in the south, they still sent spies into the Central Plains.

Some spies did quite well and gained a foothold in the capital.

One of the spies infiltrated the imperial physicians and worked alongside them to help Emperor Qianming recuperate.

There was also a spy who worked as a palace maid.

She behaved very honestly and was not swayed by any of the women in the harem.

The chief eunuch, a close confidant of Emperor Qianming, noticed this and transferred the man to the Qianqing Palace to serve the injured Emperor Qianming.

Emperor Qianming was so badly injured that his internal organs were almost completely ruptured. He was able to survive and slowly recover thanks to the spiritual medicines in the palace and the nourishment of his own internal energy.

For the month prior, Emperor Qianming would vomit blood almost every day.

A month later, the injury had improved somewhat, but he would still cough up blood if he made any slightly large movements.

The palace maid hid the handkerchiefs used to catch coughed-up blood. Fearing one wouldn't be enough, she hid two and gave them to the imperial physician, who was also a spy. (End of Chapter)