Quickly wear it and insist on being an old man forever

Chapter 343 I Really Want to Live Another 15 Years ()

Then all the civil and military officials in the court were speechless.

Because they believe that the current emperor is really capable of doing such a thing, they really don't want to go to Lingnan.

Some things do not need to be opposed directly in the court. There are also many channels for opposition outside the court. Let the scholars in the capital gather together and make a fuss. Anyone who wants to preserve his reputation after death will not dare to go too far.

Can we kill all those scholars?

In addition, the nobles who entered the officialdom mainly through family connections will certainly have opinions on this. By that time, all the military generals and nobles will be dissatisfied, and even if Taizong and Gaozong were still alive, they would have to compromise.

Those families that have experienced the era of clan separatism.

I'm not that afraid of the emperor.

When their flesh is cut by a soft knife, they may be able to endure it temporarily, or while enduring it, slowly fight back with their own methods, and fill in the cut flesh through other channels and loopholes.

But it directly cut off their hopes and future.

That's what they can't tolerate.

There was no objection at this time, simply because he did not want to be dealt with by Bai Sheng. Many more subtle opposition measures still required an official position to be implemented. If he was dismissed and exiled to Lingnan now, it would be much more difficult to implement.

So in the end, except for a few who directly stood up and clearly expressed their opposition, the majority of the rest remained silent. Seeing this, Bai Sheng did not hesitate and directly arrested all the ministers who stood up to oppose, confiscated their property and exiled them to Lingnan.

Then he decided to go all out.

Three more imperial decrees were issued.

The first imperial edict was to check all military regions, take stock of the number of soldiers in the country, and the land annexation situation of the soldiers.

The second imperial edict was to inspect granaries in various places.

The third step is to investigate old cases and severely punish corruption.

Originally, Bai Sheng wanted to spend a long time to change slowly and imperceptibly, but today's court attendance made her realize that doing so slowly and imperceptibly would only make things more and more complicated and troublesome. Everything she was going to do in the future would hurt the interests of the vested interest groups. No matter how she tried to change them imperceptibly, they would not be able to resist, so she would still have to take action.

So she decided to just flip the table.

This world only lacks the mysterious laws on the cultivation side, but it has no lack of basic laws on the technological side, so Bai Sheng is not afraid of having no one to use.

She doesn't have any humans, but she has plenty of robots.

The three imperial edicts she issued this time, combined with the previous imperial examination reform, were meant to be a direct signal to overturn the table.

But she couldn't take the first step.

We can only force those with vested interests to take action.

When these three imperial edicts were issued, all the civil and military officials in the court were still quite shocked, but they no longer objected. Instead, they all remained silent, acquiesced, and quickly dispersed after the court session.

Real opposition, or real resistance.

Only now.

……

In the capital of gods, in a hidden underground secret room.

Many of the core leaders of the aristocratic families and military generals in power in the court, even though they had many conflicts with each other in the past, it was very rare for them to gather together again this time.

And a heated discussion began.

"What the hell is wrong with that old guy?
When did she become so bold? She had to gradually shrink her power a few years ago, and even stopped using those cruel officials. She could only hide in the inner court of the imperial palace, fearing that her life would be in danger.

How come after Zhang Jianzhi and his five losers staged a coup, she became tough again. "

"She is more than just tough, she is simply crazy. Does she want to go against all the noble families, military commanders and nobles in the world? Does she want the Tang Dynasty to fall? Even Yang Guang didn't dare to be so crazy, let alone do this!"

"Her mother is also a member of the Yang family. She has the blood of the Yang family in her body. Maybe she is just that crazy!"

"Enough, there is no point in discussing these, the key is how we should deal with it. In the past, we had the Crown Prince Xiang Wang and Princess Taiping in front of us, but now they have been fooled by the so-called Life Creation Pill, and they really think that Wu is the Queen Mother of the West, and they are all very timid, and they don't even have the idea of ​​​​winning the throne.

We can't even count on them to continue to oppose us. Otherwise, we should just force them to revolt. If the revolt succeeds, there will be many members of the Li Tang royal family who want to become emperor."

"Why don't we pretend to obey but actually disobey and make a little fuss to slow down the matter. Maybe she will die in another three or two years. For example, we can check the granary and burn it with a fire dragon. We can also investigate old corruption cases and let the investigators die on the way. As long as we don't cooperate, she won't be able to make any waves. So, there is no need to worry. We can just drag it out for a few years and kill her.

When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will be able to put order out of chaos."

"You are delaying again. Is this all you do? The fact that Wu was able to usurp the throne was a hidden danger that you created. If you had killed her earlier instead of hoping that she would usurp the throne and cause chaos in the world, why would you have to do this? If we wait any longer, who knows how many years we will have to wait?

What if she really is long-lived?

Can you live to be over ninety, or over a hundred?"

"How is that possible? You don't really think she is the Queen Mother of the West who has come to earth, do you? It's fine if the common people believe this nonsense, but it's a joke if you believe it."

"That's right. If the so-called Life-giving Pill really has miraculous effects, why doesn't the old witch take it herself and regain her youth? If rejuvenation is possible, she will definitely be the first one to do so.

Who knows what that pill is.

Maybe he is experimenting on his own children."

"To be frank, even if Wu really regained her youth, I would never believe it. Instead, I would suspect that someone in the Wu family secretly replaced Wu with someone similar to her. Or maybe Wu died a long time ago."

"You are too funny. With the Wu family's background, could they have hidden such a thing from us?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing about these useless things. I agree that we can't delay this any longer, and we can't even think about starving her to death. Let's just give her a ride."

"what do you mean?"

"The biggest problem now is that Wu is still alive. Once she dies, all problems will be solved. Just kill her. I don't believe you don't have anyone in the palace. No matter how deep or important the hidden stakes buried in the palace are, kill Wu first."

"Would regicide be a bit..."

"Is she a queen? When she dies, let her be buried directly in Qianling Mausoleum as the queen."

"Okay, let's do this..."

"Wait, don't you have a plan? What if you fail to kill her? This Wu is really too weird. Last time she dealt with those mysterious people who caused the palace coup led by Zhang Jianzhi, we still don't know their identities, and we haven't managed to bribe any of them.

Also, where did she get those Life-Creating Pills? We haven't found any clues yet. Have you found out? Who can guarantee that she didn't have other preparations?"

"Also, the imperial examination reform proposals she proposed during the court session could not have been thought up overnight. They were probably something she had been thinking about for a long time. The subsequent decrees even made me feel like she was deliberately forcing us to take action. Could this be a trap?" "Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit..."

"A trap? That's unlikely. Could it be that she wants to catch us all in one fell swoop? I think she's just old and confused, so she's acting so recklessly."

"Regicide is no small matter after all. I think we need to make multiple preparations to ensure that there are no mistakes."

"Then just send more people."

"Everyone who has planted people in the palace must send people to take action. Wu must not be allowed to live beyond tomorrow."

"Okay, let's do it."

Each family was unwilling to expose their own personnel planted in the palace, or some of their own secret medicines, so they just decided to take action today. As for how to do it specifically, or what medicine to use, there was no mention.

But anyway, they started to do it.

Cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing their parents, and it's a never-ending revenge, let alone cutting off the financial resources of an entire group of vested interests, and even their future financial resources. So they naturally have to solve the problem at all costs. If they can't solve the problem, then they will kill the person who caused the problem.

They are willing to do some small things within the rules, just playing around and cutting the flesh with a soft knife.

But once the real fight starts and too much flesh is cut, it reaches their bottom line and touches their reverse scale, then there will be no rules at all and it will be a fight to the death.

……

At the same time, King Ying, Prince Xiang and Princess Taiping were able to keenly sense that something was wrong and knew that their mother's will had definitely touched the bottom line of the aristocratic family.

This was a reverse scale that even their father and even their grandfather dared not touch when they were in power. Most of them used soft knives to cut the flesh and weaken it slowly. Such a drastic and direct ruthless move was something that Taizong and Gaozong did not dare to think of during the years when they were at the peak of their power.

Their mother had done the same thing before.

Suppress the big families and promote the small families, that is, the poor families, but in fact they are still people in the aristocratic circle.

And the decrees issued by Bai Shengxin.

They felt terrified just thinking about it.

They felt that their own mother had already met her end.

However, they did not dare to dissuade them directly in the Daming Palace before. After returning from the court, they thought about it over and over again, and the inner struggle was quite complicated. They wanted to say nothing and do nothing, just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, waiting to reap the benefits.

For example, it may not take long.

Their biological mother was killed by a powerful family.

By then, the world should be able to return to the Li Tang Dynasty.

He also thought that if they got involved, perhaps the powerful families in the world would be able to support the participant and make him emperor.

Besides, they were a little worried whether this was a trap set by their mother. After all, they were very sure that the Shengsheng Creation Pill was real. Logically speaking, their mother who possessed the Shengsheng Creation Pill should not be so stupid or anxious. She could obviously take it slowly.

If they think more deeply, they are still a little worried that what if this is a trap set by their mother, and that she has overestimated herself and caused chaos in the world? What if the world really becomes completely chaotic?

By then, I'm afraid not only Wu Zhou will be gone.

The hope of restoring the Li Tang Dynasty was gone.

There were too many possibilities, so they were very entangled. In the end, only Princess Taiping gritted her teeth and stamped her feet, and hurried into the palace to tell Bai Sheng her concerns:
"I am very pleased that you can say this, but you don't have to worry too much. Everything is under control. Don't forget what I said, I am the reincarnation of the Queen Mother of the West. The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady and the Blue Bird cannot come down frequently, let alone take drastic measures. But they are not the only ones in my Yaochi Holy Land. After all, I was the master of all the female fairies in the world.

No matter whether it is a male fairy or a female fairy.

Anyone who wants to become an immortal must first worship me, the Great Celestial Lord.

It is not easy for immortals to come down to earth, but there are many disciples and followers of immortals who have not yet become immortals but have some abilities. No matter how big the chaos is, even if the whole world rebels.

Thousands or tens of thousands of monks are enough to suppress it."

Compared to using technological means to prolong life, spiritual practice is undoubtedly more convenient, so Bai Sheng feels that he cannot give up his previously fictional identity as the Queen Mother of the West, and he can even use bionic robots to make it a reality.

Let them transform into fairies and carry out instructions.

It can also be said to be the implementation of previous intentions.

Finally, Princess Taiping was completely relieved and left the palace in a daze only after Bai Sheng waved his hand and released two bionic robots that had transformed into fairies.

And the core figures of those aristocratic families.

They began to issue orders one after another.

As a result, starting from that afternoon, Bai Sheng was poisoned six times, assassinated four times, and set on fire three times at night. Well, let's put it this way, if it were an ordinary emperor, even Li Shimin, he would not have survived and would have died in the palace.

Bai Sheng had already cleaned up the inner court.

They just used some conventional means, without any unconventional means like soul searching. But it also shows how deeply the hidden spy of the aristocratic families are. However, Bai Sheng did not hold back this time. None of those who took action succeeded in committing suicide. They were all captured alive, and under the influence of Bai Sheng's mental power, they all told the truth.

That is to say, all the people behind were revealed.

Unfortunately, it was still a bit troublesome, because they were not actually under the direct command of the noble families. Some had two lines in the middle, and some had three or four. Many noble families would specially train some white gloves and black gloves, and the black gloves would specially train secret guards. Some of the secret guards would buy people from childhood and brainwash them privately, and send them to the palace and other places. Those who entered the palace and were old enough to survive and had not been used yet would be adopted as godsons and daughters to train new subordinates.

This time, some of the people had no idea that they were poisoning, while others knew but were only following instructions from the senior eunuchs or old palace maids. Then the senior eunuchs and old palace maids committed suicide after issuing the orders.

Whether they succeed or not, they commit suicide directly.

Therefore, if they were dealing with a normal emperor, they might have succeeded, or even if they failed, they would not have been exposed. Moreover, even if the emperor guessed that they did it, there would be no evidence to convict them.

But the person they met was Bai Sheng.

Using both the technological means of reading brain memory and the mysterious means of searching the soul, what does it matter if he dies?

You can still find evidence and investigate further.

So that night, many officials, including core figures of aristocratic families who were involved in the incident but did not hold official positions, were all arrested. No action was taken, but those officials and nobles who knew the specific situation were quite panicked even if they were not arrested, for fear that the arrested people would give them away.

Some of them are even willing to risk it all.

He hurriedly contacted people to launch a coup and force the emperor to abdicate.

They were really forced into a corner, with no way out, so they had to act hastily.

Even at this point, they still wanted both face and substance. While nearly 10,000 troops tightly surrounded the imperial palace, they still brazenly said that the emperor was old and incompetent, persecuted loyal officials, arrested civil and military officials for no reason, and that the Li Tang dynasty should be restored.