The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

The emperor and his ministers looked intently at Zhang Zijin. "Is that so? Is what Xue Shao said true?"
Zhang Zijin remained silent.

Great, it's true.

Everyone looked back at Xue Shao with eager eyes.

Xue Shao: "Since the timing is not in my favor, why not take advantage of it to change my fate?"

Zhang Zijin: "How dare you change the fate of the nation!"

Xue Shao: "We serve as officials in the court for the sake of the dynasty's continuation and the country's peace and prosperity. Every single one of these things is crucial to the fate of the nation."

It's all about making changes, so what's wrong with making a big one?
Xue Shao stared at Pan Yun with a flickering gaze and asked, "Do you dare to change it?"

Pan Yun: "What is there to be afraid of?"

She turned to look at the emperor, her eyes gleaming: "Let's see if Your Majesty dares to do it."

The emperor immediately replied, "If it benefits the country, why shouldn't we dare to do it?"

Zhang Zijin sneered: "What if the heavenly lightning strikes the Forbidden City by mistake?"

The emperor immediately said, "As long as the main hall and the residences of the two empress dowagers are not destroyed, the other palaces can be destroyed as long as the evil spirits are eliminated and the stability of my Great Ming is ensured."

Yu Qian and the others frowned, but did not object again. They also wanted to see what this so-called tribulation and the so-called change of the nation's destiny were all about.

Xue Shao looked intently at Pan Yun. In this way, she could also use the dragon energy of the Forbidden City to resist the heavenly lightning, which could be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Pan Yun naturally understood his good intentions, as did Zhang Zijin. Even the four officials of the Imperial Observatory, who were watching the commotion from a distance, vaguely guessed the truth, but no one dared to, and no one would, tell the truth.

Making this matter public is not a good thing for cultivators.

Xue Shao had calculated that they wouldn't reveal the truth, so he only mentioned the benefits of the Coal Hill tribulation to the Ming Dynasty and the royal family, without naming the benefits Pan Yun received.

Officials are indeed full of tricks.

Zhang Zijin gave Pan Yun a deep look, then turned and left.

Pan Yun smiled at him through her pain, bowed slightly, and humbly watched him disappear.

After Zhang Zijin disappeared, Pan Yun said to Miaozhen and the other two, "Take out all the lightning rods in your space and install them in all the main palaces."

Pan Yun turned her head to look at the Imperial Observatory official beside her.

The Spring Official stepped forward as the representative, bowed, and said, "We will install lightning rods on the palace as quickly as possible."

Pan Yun then nodded slightly to the emperor, and with a flash, flew directly onto the palace wall, passing over the top of the Forbidden City.

This flight alarmed many people.

The imperial guards, embroidered guards, eunuchs, and secret guards in the palace all moved slightly, but the figure flashed by too quickly, and by the time they came to their senses, the figure had already disappeared.

Before they could catch up, news arrived: it was the Imperial Advisor.

Pan Yunfei flew up Coal Hill.

The so-called Coal Hill was actually a small earthen mound where coal slag was piled up during the Yuan Dynasty. Later, when the Ming Dynasty built the Forbidden City, the excavated soil and stones were piled up here.

Through the deliberate actions of Kuai Xiang and the Zhang family, Coal Hill was positioned on the central axis of the Forbidden City, directly north of it.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty also referred to it as Zhenshan.

There are no palaces built in Zhenshan, but it is not abandoned. Gardens have been built in the area near the Forbidden City, and the emperor would occasionally bring his family to enjoy the scenery and ride horses.
There were also some domesticated animals, and the emperor and princes would occasionally come here to hunt and practice riding and archery. The north side, however, was much more chaotic, overgrown with vegetation.

Pan Jun landed on the mountaintop. She looked up at the gradually graying clouds above her head, and after surveying the area, she quickly found the most suitable spot for herself on the north side of the mountaintop.

Pan Yun exhaled and turned to face the Forbidden City.

From here, one can have a panoramic view of the Forbidden City, and with her sharp eyesight, she easily spotted the Imperial Observatory's star-gazing platform among the many palaces.

They also saw the emperor and others observing thunder on the star-gazing platform.

Pan Jun smiled slightly, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and began to circulate his energy rapidly.

The Yuan energy that was almost exploding inside his body was continuously compressed and deposited in his Dantian. His already wide meridians were continuously expanded, and the feeling of fullness was slightly more comfortable.

The golden light of merit, spiritual energy, and a wisp of almost invisible golden-red gas swept over and were all absorbed into Pan Yun's body.

Miaozhen couldn't tell, nor could the four officials of the Imperial Observatory, and even Zhang Zijin, who was quietly observing from a corner of the eaves, couldn't tell.

Because the spiritual energy she absorbed was mixed with golden merit, and was multicolored, it was really difficult to distinguish.

Of course, in the eyes of the emperor and his officials, it was just that the wind was picking up, and the wind was stronger on Zhenshan Mountain, making the trees there rustle and sway from side to side, but they did not see any color.

Only Xue Shao was surprised for a moment, then quickly composed himself and remained silent as if he hadn't seen anything.

The Imperial Observatory sent over a telescope, which the emperor immediately opened to look towards Zhenshan. After looking for a long time, he couldn't see any difference, but the clouds in the sky were getting thicker and darker.

The emperor, lacking experience, asked directly, "How long will it take for this lightning to strike?"

The officials from the Imperial Observatory, along with Miaozhen and two others, went to install lightning rods in the palace. None of those present had experience with surviving tribulations, so they could not give the emperor an answer.

The officials were even more unable to answer, so they all looked at Xue Shao.

Xue Shao wasn't entirely sure either, since he had never been struck by lightning before. He pondered for a moment and said, "Will it take another hour or two?"

Upon hearing this, the emperor was reluctant to leave, so he sent someone to the Imperial Observatory to fetch a prayer mat so he could sit and watch the Imperial Preceptor undergo his tribulation.

"Take more, and all of you will watch the thunder together."

So today, the emperor and his ministers of the Ming Dynasty did nothing but sit on the observatory of the Imperial Observatory and watch Pan Yun be struck by lightning.

Xue Shao's prediction was correct. As Pan Jun's cultivation speed increased, the dark clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker. An hour later, the dark clouds loomed over the city, and the group sat on the star-gazing platform as if they could reach out and touch the dark clouds.

The ministers were flustered and confused. Yu Qian even felt a little breathless. He stepped forward and advised, "Your Majesty, a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. Please return to the main hall and wait."

Zhu Qiyu finally found an outlet for the anger that had been building up in his chest, but he shook his head: "No, since it is for the sake of changing the fate of the country, I will naturally observe the thunder here!"

Xue Shao and Zhu Qiyu assured him, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the lightning will not reach this area."

Putting aside the special position of the Imperial Observatory, which of these people present looked like they had died a violent death?
Oh, there are still some...

Xue Shao's gaze swept across the faces of Yu Qian and the others, finally settling on the new emperor's face. He thought to himself: Success or failure depends on this one chance. If we can truly cleave the fate of the Ming Dynasty, then our Ming Dynasty can prosper for another three hundred years.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he heard Chun Guan shout, "Go!"

He turned sharply to look in the direction of the sound, and saw several people who had been running and jumping on the roof suddenly leap down from the roof. At the same time, the clouds in the low sky churned and flashed bright white lightning...

They were constantly approaching Pan Jun's head, while simultaneously lowering the clouds, and bolts of lightning collided and condensed, as if gathering power.

Xue Shao clenched his fists and muttered, "It's almost there, almost there!" (End of Chapter)