Ming Dynasty: Emperor Wanshou is cultivating immortality!

After hearing Yan Song's congratulatory message, Jiajing showed a smile from the bottom of his heart.

Although there is a lot of content in this congratulatory letter, and it even sounds a bit corny, it is indeed nine out of ten true and one out of ten false.

"I pray that your Majesty will forever enjoy the great Dao, and that the Ming Dynasty and the heavens will never grow old!"

"I pray that your Majesty will forever enjoy the great Dao, and that the Ming Dynasty and the heavens will never grow old!"

"I pray that your Majesty will forever enjoy the great Dao, and that the Ming Dynasty and the heavens will never grow old!"

After the ministers praised him again and again, Jiajing raised his hand and said, "Stand up. The Ming Dynasty is what it is today also thanks to your contributions." Jiajing spoke again, "Lü Fang."

Lu Fang immediately understood.

After all the ministers stood up, he raised his head and said loudly: "It is the 1,500th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Jiajing. Three days later, on the Ming Plateau, all realms and races will be rewarded according to their merits, and all the heavens will celebrate together!"

"Your Highness, the Great Heavenly Immortal, the Purple Extreme Immortal, the Holy Wisdom and Spiritual Insight, the Ruler of the Three Origins, the Eternal Jade Void, the Chief of the Five Thunders, the Xuandu Realm, the Longevity Emperor, our Emperor is benevolent and has an infinite life..."

After that, there was another round of congratulations. If there was something to report, the court would start, and if there was nothing to report, the court would end. Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Gao Gong and others talked about some constructive ideas for the unification of the world in turn, and then the court officially ended.

……

After the court meeting, the Prince’s Eastern Palace and Ciqing Palace.

At this time, in the main hall.

Crown Prince Zhu Zaigui, dressed in a red crown prince's uniform with a four-clawed dragon pattern, sat on the throne, with Crown Prince Zhu Yijun, Zhu Changluo and Zhu Youxiao sitting below him.

The atmosphere became a little heavy at this moment.

"Father, the universe is now at peace. The Immortal Dynasty has completely pacified the entire world of immortal cultivation. Next..."

Having said this, Zhu Yijun paused for a moment, looked up at Zhu Zaigui, and then continued:

"That matter is about to be put on the agenda."

"What are your plans?"

Hearing this, Zhu Changluo and Zhu Youxiao also looked at the Crown Prince Zhu Zaigui, who had a calm expression at this time.

"How are the arrangements for Prince Yu's Mansion going?" Zhu Zaigui did not answer Zhu Yijun's question directly at the first time. Instead, he changed the subject and looked at his grandson Zhu Changluo.

After all, the current Zhu Changluo is the Prince of Yu, and Zhu Youxiao inherited the title of Prince of Rongchang from the former Zhu Changluo.

"It has been arranged," Zhu Changluo said seriously, "Originally, my grandson wanted to arrange Prince Yu's Mansion deep in the Ming Domain, but considering that the Ming Domain is now the focus of the Ming Dynasty's development."

"The development of Mingyu is no less than that of the Ming world, and various factions are flourishing."

“So, my grandson decided to simply arrange for Prince Yu’s Mansion to be in the Beidou Yaoguang Star Region of the Immortal Cultivation World.”

Arranged on Beidou Yaoguang Star?
Upon hearing Zhu Changluo's arrangements for the future location of Prince Yu's Palace, Zhu Zaigui looked puzzled.

Logically speaking, in the entire world of immortal cultivation, the place with the richest resources is undoubtedly the Sanyuan Star Region.

Although the final battle between the Great Ming Dynasty and the immortal world broke out in Sanyuan, and many ancient stars were destroyed as a result, the place with the richest resources is still the Sanyuan star field.

The most important thing is that although the war between the Ming Dynasty and the world of immortal cultivation lasted for a long time and many ancient stars were destroyed, the entire leisure world had experienced a war before.

The many overlord-level giant forces in the Sanyuan Star Region have always played the role of invasion. On the contrary, other star regions have been affected by the war and suffered the most serious losses in resources.

Now, Zhu Changluo chose the Yaoguang star field in the Big Dipper star field, which made Zhu Zaigui puzzled.

In addition, looking at the entire world of immortal cultivation, the Big Dipper and Southern Dipper star fields as a whole are not as large as the Twenty-Eight Mansions field.

Relatively speaking, there are fewer resources that come naturally.

Seeing his grandfather Zhu Zaigui waiting for him to explain, Zhu Changluo glanced at Zhu Youxiao, then bowed and said:
"Grandpa, let Youxiao speak." As he said this, he looked at Zhu Youxiao and motioned for him to speak.

Seeing this, Zhu Zaigui naturally understood that this was what Zhu Youxiao meant.

"Reporting to Grandfather, it was indeed my idea to choose Beidou Yaoguang Star Region as the future foundation of the royal palace."

Since Zhu Youjian left the Ming Dynasty, traveled around the world, and disappeared, Zhu Youxiao was given great responsibilities in the palace. Therefore, he was directly involved in many major events in the palace.

Zhu Zaigui did not say anything, but motioned Zhu Youxiao to continue.

"Reporting to Grandfather, this is what my grandson thinks..." Then, Zhu Youxiao explained the reason why he set the foundation of the He family's Prince Yu Mansion in the Big Dipper Star Region.

Zhu Youxiao's considerations actually consisted of two points.

The first point is naturally the future development of Prince Yu's Mansion. As for the second point, it is to consider the attitude of the new emperor towards Prince Yu's Mansion after he ascends the throne. In fact, these two points should be considered together.

The cabinet ministers that Prince Yu's Mansion has now won over include Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong, Zhao Zhenji, and Wang Chonggu.

In addition, there are some important officials and their direct families.

In the future, he will inevitably become a thorn in the eyes of the new emperor and be feared by Xinghua.

After all, his great grandfather Zhu Zaigui was the former crown prince, and coupled with the power that the Prince's Palace had cultivated throughout the Daming County, it could be said to be extremely large.

It is like a towering tree, deeply rooted in every corner of the entire Daming Immortal Dynasty.

It would be strange if the new emperor didn't fear this.

If Prince Yu's Mansion doesn't have the foresight to occupy the majority of the resources in the entire world of immortal cultivation at this time, and develops extensively within the Sanyuan star field and absorbs resources, then in the future, even if the royal ancestor is still around, the new emperor will definitely not tolerate Prince Yu's Mansion.

Since Prince Yu's Mansion intends to retire and not get entangled in the court, just guarding its own piece of land and becoming a free and unfettered force, it is better to cut off cleanly.

Although the Beidou star field has fewer resources than other areas, it is enough for the Prince Yu's Mansion to live without worries forever.

In addition, the imperial grandfather felt guilty towards his great grandfather for abolishing the innate cultivation system.

This can be seen from the fact that the Crown Prince's lineage was actively trying to win over cabinet officials and wasting resources, but the Emperor's grandfather remained silent, which shows that the Emperor's grandfather still had some father-son affection in his heart.

Therefore, as long as Prince Yu's Mansion does not go too far and stops being greedy, and can save face for both parties, with the royal grandfather around, it is impossible for the new emperor to take action against Prince Yu's Mansion.

After all, it would be unacceptable for any new emperor to take action against his own brother as soon as he ascended the throne.

Naturally, the emperor would not allow such a situation to happen.

After listening to Zhu Youxiao's considerations, Zhu Zaigui was silent for a moment, then nodded and praised: "You are very good."

Then he turned his head to look at his son Zhu Yijun and said, "Yijun, do you have anything to say?"

"In fact, Youxiao had already discussed this with my son a long time ago," Zhu Yijun gave Zhu Youxiao an approving look, and then continued, "Taking root in the Big Dipper Star Region was also a consideration that my son agreed to after careful consideration."

It was not surprising to hear Zhou Yujie say this about slaughtering pigs and chickens.

Ever since the incident with Zhu Youjian, which caused the entire Yuwang Mansion's previous plans to fail, although Zhu Yijun did not interfere much in public, he strictly controlled all major decisions of the younger generations behind the scenes.

The site selection for the Prince Yu's Palace was related to the future development of the entire palace, so it was impossible for Zhu Yijun not to personally oversee it.

"In fact, there is another point. Taking root in the world of immortal cultivation is also to win over the original forces of the world of immortal cultivation for the sake of self-protection." Seeing Zhu Zai's puzzled look, Zhu Yijun smiled slightly, and then explained:
"The future emperor and his people will definitely ascend to the immortal world. But if Master Hua and his people are gone, the future new emperor will have the final say in the human world."

"The most important thing is that I am not sure whether the emperor will hand over the power of heaven to the new emperor." Now, it is no longer a secret in the minds of the ministers that Jiajing holds the power of heaven.

After all, if the emperor had not mastered the Way of Heaven and was not the master of the Way of Heaven, how could he protect those high-level immortals from being destroyed by the Way of Heaven?

However, since the emperor has not announced some things to the public, they cannot say it even if they know it in their hearts.

"Are you saying that the new emperor will take action against us after the emperor ascends to heaven?" Zhu Zaigui's eyes narrowed.

"It's hard to say," Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "But as the saying goes, you should always be on guard against others."

"Especially when it comes to imperial power, we must be extremely cautious."

"After all, there is no family in heaven. This has already been verified in Grandpa Huang and you, father, isn't it?"

Hearing his son Zhu Yijun say this, Zhu Zaigui suddenly showed a self-deprecating smile, and then nodded and said:
"In that case, let's choose Beidou Yaoguang Star as the next place for Prince Yu's Mansion to take root."

"Okay, now that this matter is settled, let's prepare to leave," he said, then looked at his son Zhu Yijun, and suddenly smiled and said, "You should take one step and look three steps ahead when you come down."

"I think it has been arranged a long time ago."

Zhu Yijun smiled and did not comment.

"Three days later, we will be on the plateau. Father will reward everyone. Next, he should reform the law. But based on my understanding of father, I'm afraid we have to wait a little longer."

"Perhaps in the next one or two hundred years."

Hearing this, Zhu Yijun also nodded slightly.

One or two hundred years is just a blink of an eye for the current high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, at this moment it was not only within the Ciqing Palace where Zhu Zaigui and his grandchildren were discussing future directions and developments.

Almost all the top leaders of the Ming Dynasty began to gather the core members of their respective immortal clans and discuss secretly.

From the moment the war began in the 345th year of the Jiajing reign, they have been frantically reaping resources. Now, after 1,500 years of the Jiajing reign, they have made enough money.

Next, the imperial court would certainly start with the top immortals. As for resistance? The leaders of the major immortals had no idea of ​​this at all.

You know, now the emperor has already subdued almost all the immortals and Mahayana cultivators who can be subdued from the world of immortal cultivation.

Needless to say, for those in the Mahayana stage, their true destiny has been handed over to the emperor. As long as the emperor is willing, he can destroy their souls directly through their true destiny at any time, thus killing them.

As for those immortals, the emperor can kill them instantly at any time with just a thought.

With this group of top combat forces around, all of these major immortal clans have no power to resist at all.

Moreover, even if there were no scattered immortals, if the emperor wanted to move them, it would probably be just a thought. After all, everyone knew that the emperor might have become the master of the heavenly way of this world.

Mortals are like ants, how can they compete with the glory of heaven?

As for that, would weakening these top immortal races cause the imperial court to lose its top combat power?
Well, others don't know, but don't they, the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, know? For more than a thousand years, the royal family of the Ming Dynasty has always been developing in secret and has never been exposed.

It can even be said that those former royal family members have been practicing in the Qiankun realm all the time.

With the endless supply of resources, no one knew how terrifying the Ming Dynasty's royal family had developed to.

As long as the royal family of the Ming Dynasty survives, the Zhu family's rule will never be shaken.

And it was precisely because of this consideration that the Emperor made the Zhu family's empire impregnable, so that he could work with peace of mind to weaken the top immortal clans.

Not to mention, people like Hai Rui, Lu Fang, and Lu Bing in the court were all very loyal to the emperor. Even if the emperor asked them to die, they would not hesitate.

Unfortunately, in the court today, the Hai family and the Lu family are also the top immortal clans.

Therefore, these top immortals have no chance of winning or resistance at all.

Everything is carefully considered and we only take action after ensuring that everything is foolproof.

Your Majesty, what kind of existence is that?
Among the emperors of ancient and modern times, if we only consider political schemes and calculations without considering other things, they can all be ranked in the top three.

How can such a being escape after such careful calculations?
Therefore, at this moment, the rulers of the major immortal clans in the court were thinking the same thing as Zhu Zaigui.

Either continue to serve in the court and delve deeper into officialdom, or find a place outside the country and retire quietly, and perhaps be summoned at any time when the court needs him one day in the future.

Everyone knows that after the rewards are bestowed in three days, it will only be one or two hundred years before the Emperor will begin preparations to abolish the innate cultivation system.

And this time it is a top-down abolition!
Time passed quickly. Three days later, ministers, immortals, and many military officers gathered on the plateau.

The reward is finally here!
"Boom!"

As an enormous golden light curtain descended from the sky, Jiajing appeared with Lu Fang and Crown Prince Zhu Zaigui.

“I pay my respects to the Great Supreme Heavenly Immortal/Purple Extreme Immortal/Holy Wisdom/The Ruler of the Three Origins/The Proven Jade Void/The Chief Administrator of the Five Thunders/Xuandu Realm/Emperor of Longevity, may my holy emperor rest in peace!”

A group of Ming Dynasty officials, whose lowest level of cultivation was the Spirit Transformation Stage, knelt down to welcome him respectfully.

"I am well," Jiajing said with a slightly relaxed expression. He waved his hand and said, "All the immortals, please take your seats."

Well, nowadays, all the ministers who can go to the plateau to attend the meeting can be said to have the status of immortal officials of the Immortal Dynasty. Therefore, it is reasonable for Jiajing to call everyone immortals.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The ministers thanked him and then sat down on the tree stumps that appeared behind them.

As for those sitting at the same table with Jiajing, they were now divided into two rows.

On the left side of the huge stone table were a group of scattered immortals and Mahayana cultivators from the world of immortal cultivation. At the same time, they were also the ancestors of the top forces who were the first to pledge allegiance to the Ming Dynasty.

On the right side of the stone table were the Crown Prince, the kings, the Cabinet, the Imperial Household Department, Hai Rui, Tang Shunzhi, Qi Jiguang, Ma Fang and several other important officials of the Xian Dynasty.

"I know you've probably been waiting anxiously..." Jiajing's voice rang out. At the same time, above the sky on the plateau, the light emitted by the imperial seal projected Jiajing's figure.

After all, there were too many ministers entering the plateau this time, and many of them could not see the emperor's holy face.

"Today, we will only talk about rewards, not punishments," Jiajing said, looking at the excited ministers with a smile on his face, and instructed Lu Fang:
"let's start!"

"We, the ministers, thank our emperor!" All the ministers turned around and bowed in the direction of Jiajing, their faces flushed with excitement.

But they knew that the Ming Dynasty's invasion of the entire world of immortal cultivation had killed many people who had entered the plateau.

Many sects that were once hostile to the Ming Dynasty are still the "livestock" that provide cultivation for Gaoyuan.

Over the past thousand years, no one knew how much cultivation had been accumulated on the plateau. But they knew that everyone present today would gain a considerable amount of cultivation.

The most important thing is that they know that the cultivation they have gained this time has been stated long ago, and there are two choices: either keep it for themselves or directly give it to the younger generations of the family.

After all, no one who can enter the plateau to participate in the meeting now has a cultivation level lower than the Spirit Transformation Stage.

The little bit of cultivation that was added was actually of no use. It would be nice to give it to the younger generation.

"Begin to confer rewards, from low to high, according to merit..." As Lu Fang's voice sounded, the imperial seal above the sky also burst into brilliant light.

Then, starting with the prefect, one achievement after another appeared and the rewards officially began!
"..." (End of this chapter)