Ming Dynasty: Emperor Wanshou is cultivating immortality!

"Okay, okay!"

After a long silence, Jiajing calmed down his emotions, took a deep breath, and laughed angrily:
"Okay, Hai Rui!"

"You are doing very well!"

"You are indeed my good subject!"

"First, you said that my methods were not fair and insulted the style of the Immortal Emperor, and now you want me to kill my own son!" Jiajing said with a strange mocking tone,
"And then, you still say something righteously, putting the blame on you and clearing me of all blame?"

"Then should I thank you, Hai Rui?"

"Does an emperor like me need you to teach me how to do things? Hmm? Are you, Hai Rui, going to be the Huo Guang of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Do you think I am Emperor Zhao of Han?"

"You are so outrageous! Are you trying to deceive God?" Jiajing almost shouted the last sentence while speaking.

“Roar!” Invisibly, above the main hall of Yuxi Palace, it seemed as if there was a roar of an angry dragon.

The terrifying pressure of the Mahayana period was released without reservation.

In an instant, it swept across the entire imperial city, and then the capital, Shuntian Prefecture, the two capitals, thirteen provinces, and overseas provincial governments.

"Crack!" In the entire Ming Dynasty world, thunder rolled down from the sky. The world was angry because of Jiajing's wrath.

At this moment, everyone in the cabinet and the various royal palaces were trembling with fear.

In Prince Yu’s Mansion.

Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui felt inexplicably uneasy.

Zhu Yijun also subconsciously sat up straight and subconsciously grasped the armrests with both hands.

Zhang Juzheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked out the window, not knowing what he was thinking.

……

The Yan Mansion is located in the small courtyard of the ancestral temple.

Yan Song, who was practicing calligraphy, suddenly had his hand shaken, the tip of the pen made a long stroke, and then the pen broke.

Yan Shifan's eyelids jumped when he saw this scene.

"Something big is going to happen!" At this moment, Yan Song's old eyes were no longer dim, but instead were filled with a flash of light and a solemn look.

……

Prince Jing's Mansion, in the lobby.

"Father is angry," said Zhu Zaizhen, the Prince of Jing, who was sitting at the top. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid that my third brother will have to pay a heavy price this time!"

Below, Prince Jing, Zhu Yijin, also nodded unconsciously.

……

Gao Mansion, hall.

Gao Gong, who was drinking tea with Zhao Zhenji, looked at the broken teacup that had fallen to the ground in fear due to the emperor's anger just now, then raised his head and looked at each other.

At this moment, both sides understood the meaning in each other's eyes.

This Hai Rui did not disappoint everyone.

As long as he shows up, the matter will definitely be blown out of proportion and the emperor will definitely be angry.

The person behind the scenes in Prince Yu’s Mansion has achieved his goal!
However, the price of angering the emperor is something that Prince Yu’s Mansion may not be able to afford, and may even have to pay a heavy price.

Everyone knows that if they want the emperor to take action, the benefits that will eventually be brought back to the entire Ming Dynasty will be unimaginable.

……

Xu's house, in the study.

Xu Jie looked at the rice paper that he had ruined and the ink splattered on his hands, and silently put down the pen.

Xu Fan, who was sitting nearby, said, "Father..."

Hearing this, Xu Jie smiled in relief, and then asked in a testing tone: "Fan'er, what price do you think Prince Yu's Mansion has to pay to satisfy the emperor?"

"This..." Xu Fan opened his mouth and hesitated.

Today, he is no longer the dull and ignorant Xiaobai who knew nothing about officialdom. He naturally knows that the emperor has never opposed court struggles, and even allows his ministers to fight through the emperor's hand, but the price is too heavy.

When my father committed an act of usurpation, I thought that it would be enough for the Xu Jie family to bear all the losses by building a city for cultivating immortals as a pilot project for the Ming Dynasty. However, I didn't expect that although the emperor was satisfied, he still demoted my father.

It can be seen that in the emperor's mind, the benefits that his father had handed over were far from enough for the emperor to expose the matter.

And this time, the person behind the scenes of Prince Yu's Mansion, when he was planning, made the third move to drag the emperor into the game.

As a result, the interests that must be handed over to the emperor will eventually be borne by the entire Prince Yu's Mansion. No one knows what price the emperor will make Prince Yu's Mansion pay.

"I can't think of it." Xu Fan shook his head, then looked at Xu Jie and said, "Father, could you possibly think of it?"

"This incident is too big..." Xu Jie did not answer his son Xu Fan's question, but looked out of the hall, where the rain was getting heavier, and said in a deep voice:
"How could Hai Rui be so easily tricked?"

"This time, Prince Yu's Mansion is probably..." Xu Jie did not finish his words, but Xu Fan heard something unusual from his father's tone.

But he didn't ask more questions.

He knew that his father's control over the court and his insight into it were not something he could understand. Sometimes, there was no need for him to be obsessed with the direction of the court situation.

Therefore, Xu Fan did not ask too many questions.

……

Ying Tianfu.

Changzhou Prefecture, Wuxi, Donglin Academy.

"It's finally started..." Zhu Youjian put his hands behind his back, stared at the thundering sky, took a deep breath and said, "At this time, I'm afraid my father and the others have already known that it was me."

"In this way, Prince Yu's Mansion will definitely be completely separated from Prince An's Mansion, and Prince An's Mansion will definitely become the nutrients of Prince Yu's Mansion and be swallowed up..."

"...Master." Wang Chengen, who was standing behind Zhu Youjian, had a look of worry in his eyes.

"Oh," Zhu Youjian chuckled after hearing Wang Chengen's words and said, "Don't worry!"

"As for the price I have to pay for offending the Emperor this time and asking him to take action, I have my own arrangements and plans..."

"Over the years, I have made Yuan Chonghuan, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou, Cao Wenzhao, Wu Sangui, Zuo Liangyu and others work hard in Mingyu, which is enough to make up for it!"

"At worst, all the hard work of the past hundred years can be sent to the national treasury and the court. Besides, we are the royal family after all. Even if there is a disaster, how bad can it be?"

"Besides, I am also preparing a great gift for the Emperor's ancestors!"

"I think my grandfather has already noticed the current situation in the Ming Dynasty. He knows better that the Ming Dynasty needs Confucianism to educate the world, but he abolished Confucianism. Naturally, my grandfather cannot go back on his word. This matter can be borne by Prince Yu's Mansion."

"The Prince Yu's Mansion will undertake the next reform and solve the drawbacks brought about by the national policy of 'Innovation and Innovation'. This will inevitably make the people, who are used to being wild, dissatisfied and cause an uproar in public opinion."

"If it succeeds, it will be a success for the court. If it fails, it will be the fault of Prince Yu's Mansion. It will be a profit without any investment..."

"How can this not benefit the Ming Dynasty?"

"All of the above is enough to bear the cost of asking the emperor's grandfather to take action." Zhu Youjian said with confidence in his eyes, "And what I want is just to force my father, grandfather, and great grandfather to fight for the throne!"

"Now that the goal has been achieved, no matter how much we pay, it's all worth it!"

"...Yes, I understand." Wang Chengen bowed in response.

Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more.

All we can do is wait for the results!
……

Soon, the news spread from Yuxi Palace.

Afterwards, the news that Hai Rui and his entire family were taken away by Lu Bing spread from the palace and was known to all parties.

Of course, this is not enough to warrant a strong reaction from all parties.

Because everyone knew that Hai Rui's entry into the palace would definitely anger the emperor.

Therefore, when Hai Rui and the entire Hai family were taken away by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, everyone was merely surprised.

I wonder what Hai Rui said in Yuxi Palace that made the emperor put his entire family in prison. You know, in the Plateau Parliament, Hai Rui was a favorite minister who could sit face to face with the emperor.

Could it be that Hai Rui's sword, which only the emperor can wield, is now going to be useless?

However, this idea only flashed through everyone's mind before being rejected.

In the eyes of everyone, Hai Rui's imprisonment was only temporary and he would return to officialdom sooner or later.

What really concerned everyone was that almost immediately after Hai Rui was taken away, the palace issued an order to summon Prince Yu.

Everyone believed that this time, Prince Yu’s Mansion would definitely be punished, and would definitely have to pay a heavy price.

Even Prince Yu, who was standing in Yuxi Palace at this moment, thought so.

At this time, Lu Fang had already retreated to the side hall of Yuxi Palace.

In the main hall, there was only Jiajing sitting on the platform with his eyes closed.

At this moment, the hall was terribly quiet. Prince Yu stood there, not daring to breathe in the tense atmosphere.

"Zhu Zaiqi..."

In this suffocating atmosphere, after an unknown amount of time, Jiajing finally spoke.

"Father, your Majesty, I'm here!" Prince Yu immediately stepped forward.

"Do you want to be the emperor?" Jiajing said in a calm tone, but his words made Prince Yu kneel on the spot. He was extremely terrified and said, "Father, Your Majesty, your son, your son..."

On the platform, Jiajing slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze fell on his son Zhu Zaigui, who was trembling all over with his head on the ground. His tone was calm, without any extra emotion, and he said, "From today on, you are the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty."

"Now that the position of the Crown Prince of the Immortal Dynasty has been decided, the world can be at peace."

"What?!" Upon hearing Jiajing's words, Zhu Zaigui's body trembled at first, then he raised his head in disbelief, and looked up in astonishment at Jiajing, who had a calm expression.

That expression seemed to be asking, Father, are you serious?

At this moment, Prince Yu was surprised and happy. He just felt that all this was too incredible!
Shouldn't I pay the price myself? Why did my father suddenly make me the crown prince?
"What, you don't want to?" Jiajing's voice sounded again.

"..." (End of this chapter)