Ming Dynasty: Emperor Wanshou is cultivating immortality!

It was quiet on the plateau.

However, at this moment, Yan Song, the instigator, seemed not to notice it at all. After he finished speaking, he sat down slowly and calmly, watching his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.

He looked as if he felt nothing.

This skill of cultivating qi won the admiration of everyone present.

Even the independent immortals and great masters who had come over from the immortal cultivation world couldn't help but look at Yan Song with admiration.

To be honest, these old monsters have learned a lot since joining the Ming Dynasty and entering officialdom.

Sometimes I even feel that I am in the officialdom, but compared with those Ming officials whose lifespan is only a thousand years, I seem like a newbie, naive and simple.

"Dad, what are you talking about!" However, Yan Shifan did not pay attention to the reactions of the people present at this time. Instead, he tried his best to signal his father with his eyes.

Although the Yan family is the emperor's knife.

When the emperor needs us, we are always ready to make plans, charge into battle, and fight against the world.

But there is no need to make things so extreme, right?

To be honest, even Yan Shifan couldn't help but feel that his father Yan Song's proposal would be too cruel and vicious if it was really implemented in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Why did he have to put his family in such a situation that would anger the heavens and the people?
"Father, I have something to say." At this moment, Zhu Zaigui, the crown prince, stood up, bowed to Jiajing, and then continued: "The current incident in the fairy world affects all those who have reached the end of their cultivation in the streets."

"For the sake of national stability, I agree with what Elder Zhang said before, abolishing the life cultivation system. As for what Elder Yan said, the impact is too great, so we need to think twice before acting."

"Your Majesty, I, Gao Gong, agree with the Crown Prince's proposal." At this time, Gao Gong also stood up and expressed his opinion.

Afterwards, Zhang Juzheng, Hu Zongxian, Wang Chonggu, Yu Dayou, Hai Rui and others expressed their support.

The matter of the fairyland was indeed a surprise to all of them, but they did not forget why the emperor left them alone on the plateau today.

Now that the entire Xian Dynasty is at peace, Zhang Juzheng's original proposal to abolish the revolutionary practice system must be put on the agenda.

Everyone knows that the final person to bear the sword in abolishing the North Gate demand system is Crown Prince Zhu Zaigui.

Since the prince took the initiative to propose this matter, they need to stand behind the prince and be his supporters.

To put it bluntly, the purpose is to create the illusion that the prince has the final say in the court.

All of this is just to remove the emperor, and then the prince will bear all the responsibility alone.

Afterwards, public resentment boiled over in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court had to give an explanation, and the position of crown prince would be abolished.

Not only that, a considerable number of important cabinet ministers will also need to be removed from their posts and retire to their hometowns.

There will be a new team in the court.

"Abolishing the life cultivation system is too serious a matter. Let me consider it before making a decision." Jiajing slowly stood up and waved his hand, saying, "Everyone, go away."

After saying this, Jiajing took Lu Fang away.

For a moment, on the plateau, the senior executives looked at each other, and then nodded slightly to each other and left one after another.

"Teacher, there is something I don't quite understand." On the plateau, where the Yan family's immortal field is located, Hu Zongxian looked at Yan Song and asked, "Although the things in the immortal world are shocking, I still feel that something is not right."

"My grandson has the same doubts as Lord Hu," Yan Shaoting said at this time, "I think the emperor only told us about the incident in the fairy world. It seems that he has other purposes, but he didn't say it clearly, as if he kept it half hidden."

"If it was in the past, when the emperor's intentions were so obvious, I might have been able to guess a little, but this time, I have no idea what the emperor meant by this action."

"The tiger is the king of all beasts, no one dares to provoke its anger. Only the love between father and son is that of looking back at every step." However, what answered the two of them was a poem recited slowly by Yan Song.

Hearing this, Hu Zongxian and Yan Shaoting were stunned at first, and then a look of realization appeared in their eyes.

Yan Shifan, who was standing by, also spoke subconsciously, lowering his voice and saying, "Dad, do you mean that the emperor wants to save the prince by turning the fairyland into a cemetery?"

"It all depends on whether the prince can realize this, or how he will use it after realizing it..." Yan Song sighed, "Who said that the royal family has no relatives? This is too arbitrary."

"No one can guess what the emperor is thinking."

"Whether there is affection or not is just a matter of the emperor's thoughts."

Hearing this, he was also annoyed, nodded thoughtfully, then frowned, looked at Yan Song, and said:
"Dad, since the fairyland has now turned into a cemetery, it means that many people, including the emperor, cannot ascend to the upper realm."

"Do we need to change our plans for the family's future?"

"No need to change," Yan Song shook his head, and then said in a submissive tone, "Entering the fairyland or retiring, no longer making decisions for the family, the results will be the same."

"Shao Ting," Yan Song said, then looked at Yan Shao Ting and said, "From now on, the family will be handed over to you."

"In the future, if the emperor retires one day, your father and I will retire with him."

"The new dynasty will eventually be handed over to the new emperor."

"Yes, grandson understands!" Yan Shaoting's face became serious and he nodded solemnly.

In fact, he had been prepared for it for a long time.

Nowadays, state affairs and family affairs are almost all decided by him, and his father and grandfather rarely interfere.

He naturally knew that he did this so that one day he would be able to take over the entire family.

In fact, he knew in his heart that if there was no fairyland, it would mean that his father and grandfather would not leave this world. As long as they were there, the family would have no worries.

……

The fairyland turned into a cemetery and no longer existed. This was a big blow to everyone.

However, soon, everyone had no time to think about the affairs of the fairy world because the emperor went into seclusion again.

Also in seclusion with the emperor were Lu Fang, Chen Hong, Huang Jin and Shi San, the four eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department!
The crown prince still serves as regent, and the affairs of the Immortal Dynasty are under the control of the crown prince.

The fact that the great Emperor of the previous dynasty continued to remain in seclusion and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince continued to govern the country naturally had no impact on the middle and lower-level officials and people.

But senior officials already know what they will face next.

The first day of the first lunar month in the 1501st year of the Jiajing reign.

A piece of news appeared without warning from Wenhua Hall during the morning court session.

The cause was that Hai Rui, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate, impeached the Minister of Personnel, Li Yuanming's family, for embezzlement and bribery.

Taking advantage of the family's convenience, he did whatever he wanted in "Mingyu", causing a local uprising. Later, in order to quell the incident and avoid being discovered by the court, the Li family chose to silence him!

His crimes are too numerous to list!
As the news came out, there was an uproar on the spiritual network, and countless people discussed it fiercely, demanding that the court severely punish the Li family.

The evidence is conclusive. After investigation, it was found that this matter was done by the descendants of the Li family's side branch who acted on their own initiative.

He was starved to death, and all his collateral branches had their cultivation abolished.

Afterwards, just when everyone in the world thought that the court had let this go and would not hold the Minister of Personnel Li Yuanming accountable, another piece of news came out three days later that completely detonated the world.

"Did you see that? The cabinet issued a notice that the Minister of Personnel Li Yuanming was dismissed from office and imprisoned in the secret realm for life to be investigated. The Li family is even worse off, and the entire family has their destiny revoked!"

In Nanjing City, on top of a restaurant, a cultivator shouted.

"I saw the notice at 12 o'clock last night. This is a senior official at the level of six ministries. What is Li Yuanming's cultivation level? He is in the late Mahayana stage, just one step away from ascending to heaven!"

Someone responded immediately, and his words were full of sighs and amazement.

"So what?" Someone said nonchalantly, "What about a high-ranking official at the level of six ministries? When he protected his people and exploited the common people, he should have expected this day to come!" "Haha," someone else retorted, "Don't be silly, a high-ranking official at the level of six ministries, a late Mahayana cultivator, even if he was imprisoned in a secret realm, he would be well fed and well fed."

"Yo yo yo, look, someone is awake!"

"What do you think about the entire Li family's immortal clan having their destiny abolished? What does it mean for all immortal cultivators to have their destiny abolished? Don't you know?"

"From now on, the entire Li family will fall from the top ancestor and may even be worse than some families in remote areas. The descendants of the family will no longer have the chance to become immortals!"

"This..." After hearing these words, the person who had just retorted was suddenly speechless.

Indeed! If Li Yuanming was simply imprisoned, it would obviously be an attempt to minimize the incident.

But the destiny of the entire Li family of immortals can be abolished, which is a much more serious matter.

Because it's simply impossible to fake it.

It will soon be known whether the Li family’s immortal clan members’ destinies have really been abolished, and it cannot be hidden from the world.

So, it can only be true!

"Is this the first high-ranking official to be punished so severely since the founding of the Xian Dynasty?" Someone suddenly spoke up in the quiet restaurant, and then everyone resumed their heated discussion.

Of course, at this moment, not only the people of the major immortal cities are discussing it, but also various eye-catching bloggers on the spiritual Internet are spontaneously discussing it.

Many people even started conspiracy theories.

Some people who are more knowledgeable about empiricism naturally like to see the essence through appearances.

For example, some people say that if the Ministry of Personnel were to investigate further, it would actually be found to be a faction belonging to the Yan family.

This time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince directly abolished the entire Ministry of Personnel, which was obviously aimed at the Yan Party.

Some people were certain that the next person to be dealt with would most likely be an official from the Ministry of Rites or even the Ministry of Revenue.

After all, the Yan Party was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Personnel.

Not only were ordinary people talking about it, but some middle and lower-level officials who didn't understand what was happening were also feeling worried.

Officials from the Yan Party, in particular, sensed something unusual very early on and began frantically asking their superiors for information.

Unfortunately, the imperial court wants to abolish the innate cultivation system, which is limited to the major provincial governors.

These provincial governors naturally knew that Minister of Personnel Li Yuanming was just the beginning, so they would not reveal anything to the people below them so as not to affect others.

The provincial governor who belonged to the Yan Party found a random excuse to evade the subordinates who came to inquire about their affairs.

The reason was easy to explain. It was just that the Li family was unlucky and what they did was reported to Hai Rui.

Who is Hai Rui?

It can be said that everyone in the Ming Dynasty officialdom knew about it.

Since Hai Rui has been keeping an eye on this matter, it can only be said that the Li family is unlucky.

In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been at odds with the Yan Party, and in the officialdom struggle, someone will naturally have to sacrifice.

Of course, there are some clear-headed people who think that the punishment of the Li family is too severe and too weird.

They always felt something was wrong, but that was the fact and they had no reason to question it.

No one will tell them what the truth is.

The uproar over the Li ancestor's having his destiny abolished by the entire clan lasted for a full month.

After that, everything was calm.

The officials of the Yan Party also went from being skeptical and anxious at the beginning to being calm.

Everything seemed to be just the result of the Li family doing something dirty, which was reported to Hai Rui. The prince then took this opportunity to retaliate against the Yan Party, elevate his own faction, and prepare for the future.

In addition, the person who has been promoted to the position of Minister of Personnel is indeed the same group of prince's disciples who graduated from Donglin Academy. All signs indicate that this is a court dispute.

Time flies and ten years have passed.

At that time, the incident of the Minister of Personnel was completely over, and no one cared about this trivial matter anymore.

However, on this day in the 1511th year of the Jiajing reign, Hai Rui, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate, took action again.

Another senior official from the six ministries was impeached. This time, the person impeached was the Minister of War, Ma Xingjun!
Undoubtedly, it caused an uproar once again.

Some people even linked this to the impeachment of former Minister of Personnel Li Mingyuan. The reason, of course, involved the division of factions in the court.

As for the current division of factions in the court, it is actually no secret to the entire Ming Dynasty.

Everyone knows that the Yan Party controls half of the senior officials in the six ministries, in addition to the three ministries of Revenue, Rites and Personnel.

However, among the six ministries, except for the Ministry of Works, which belonged to the family of Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet, the remaining Ministry of War and Ministry of Justice belonged to the former Prince Yu and Prince Jing.

When the Xian Dynasty was not yet unified, the Minister of War was concurrently held by the Cabinet Minister, Wang Chonggu.

Who is Wang Chonggu? Everyone knows that he is a die-hard princeling!
Wang Chonggu, who is now one of the new parties in the cabinet, has long resigned from the post of Minister of War. The current Minister of War is the former Vice Minister Ma Xingjun.

Everyone knows that after Li Chengwu was defeated, the power in the court was reshuffled. After that, Prince Yu and Prince Jing began to tacitly reach out to the military.

Among them, the Ministry of War and the Five Military Camps belonged to Prince Yu, while the Ministry of Justice and the Shenji Camp belonged to Prince Jing's Mansion.

Therefore, since Ma Xingjun could serve as the Minister of War, he must be a pure princeling.

Ten years ago, Li Yuanming, the Minister of Personnel from the Yan Party, was "deposed" and an official from the Prince's faction took charge of the Ministry of Personnel.

This is equivalent to seizing power from the Yan Party!

Ten years later, the Minister of War from the crown prince's faction was impeached, and it was Hai Rui who stepped forward again.

Well, if you say these two have nothing to do with each other, even a fool wouldn’t believe it.

Therefore, this time, some people who thought they had seen through the essence of the matter exaggerated and explained it in detail, and it was once again characterized as a court dispute.

Naturally, the top officials in the court acquiesced to this.

The crown prince is the regent, and he has always been at odds with the Yan party. Now the two sides have started to fight each other. Hiss... In the eyes of everyone, this will last for ten years, dozens of years, or even hundreds of years.

I'm afraid the entire court and officialdom will fall into turmoil.

In response to this, officials from various factions below the provincial governor level, especially those affiliated with the crown prince and the Yan Party, were extremely nervous and prepared for a long battle.

The other middle and lower level officials, as well as the lower level common people and monks, were watching the fun with an attitude of spectator.

Officials who were not involved in the two factions wanted to go a step further and began to build connections everywhere, while the lower-class common people and monks believed that the officials' affairs had nothing to do with them.

Well, the officials are fighting, can this fire burn us? The truth that water can carry a boat but can also overturn it, those gentlemen know it better than anyone else!
No one dares to offend us ordinary people!

Besides, His Majesty the Emperor is a true sage. I believe these officials would not dare to act recklessly.

In short, just watch the show!

"..." (End of this chapter)