Ming Dynasty: Emperor Wanshou is cultivating immortality!

Yuxi Palace, outside the main hall.

It was drizzling and the sky was gloomy.

Crown Prince Zhu Zaigui, Crown Prince Zhu Yijun, other immortals, the Cabinet, the Imperial Household Department, as well as important officials such as Hai Rui knelt outside the main hall.

Quietly waiting for the call.

Zhu Zaigui was kneeling in the front. At this moment, his face was calm and he did not show any sign of nervousness at all.

The arrival of this day was something he had long anticipated.

Even at this moment, in his heart, he felt a sense of relief as if he had let go of all his revenge.

Being the crown prince for more than two thousand years and being the regent for more than two thousand years, he had fulfilled his dream of being an emperor.

Be an emperor?
Well, that's it!

"Master, everyone is waiting outside."

Lu Fang watched her walk out of the spiritual spring bath tub and handed her a clean white robe.

"Since they are all here, let them in." Jiajing said as he came to sit down in the Taotai with a calm tone.

"Yes." After Lu Fang raised his hand to clean up the bathtub in front of him, he turned and walked out the door. Looking at the prince and others kneeling in the drizzling rain, he said, "Come in."

The cultivation level of everyone present was almost all at the level of a casual immortal or a Mahayana stage, plus they were all old acquaintances who had served in the government for many years, so Lu Fang was more casual in his words.

Upon hearing Lu Fang's words, Zhu Zaigui, Yan Song and others felt a surge of spiritual energy throughout their bodies, and then the mist and moisture on their bodies were dispersed.

A group of people filed in one after another.

After some greetings and formalities, they stood still.

In the entire hall, on the cultivator side, a group of scattered immortals sat down at the Jiajing Daotai and arranged seats, and took their seats. Some cultivators who were only in the Mahayana stage stood on the left.

Among the ministers, only Yan Song was granted a seat.

As for the Crown Prince Zhu Zaigui and his grandson Zhu Yijun, father and son, they stood before Xu Jie, Yan Shifan, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Zhao Zhenji, Hu Zongxian, Wang Chonggu and Yu Dayou.

As for Hai Rui, Tang Shunzhi, Qi Jiguang and Ma Fang, they stood at the back.

However, those present were all important officials of the Immortal Dynasty, and their status would not be distinguished based on their standing order.

"According to convention, we have to hold a meeting in front of the emperor every year." After everyone returned to their seats, Lu Fang glanced at Jiajing, then stepped forward and said to everyone:

"However, since the Ming Dynasty entered the Immortal Dynasty and the subjects began to cultivate immortality, the days of political meetings have become irregular."

"Now, our Great Ming Dynasty has unified the universe, the heavens are at peace, and the days of political discussion should return to normal."

As Lu Fang finished speaking, the ministers of the Cabinet, the Imperial Household Department, and of course a group of immortals and Mahayana monks all raised their hands to salute Jiajing, "Our emperor is benevolent and wise!"

After everyone saluted, Lu Fang spoke again.

"I guess a lot of things have happened since the last meeting. If that's the case, let's start this year's meeting now."

Listen to the sound, listen to the gongs and drums.

What major event happened in the court that could be hidden from the emperor's seal?
Everyone present knew that when they said they were asking people to start discussing politics, there was actually only one thing they wanted to say, and that was to abolish the innate cultivation system and the current spiritual root system.

Of course, there is also the issue of how to resolve the current public grievances.

Well, to go deeper, it’s about how to depose the crown prince.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

After all, although everyone thought that deposing the crown prince was inevitable, and it could even be said that it was something the emperor had arranged long ago, in the end they were asking the emperor to depose their own son.

The emperor can do this kind of thing, and can even do it openly, but if this group of people interfere in public, then no matter what the truth is, they will always be the target of anger.

In fact, whenever the emperor was unhappy one day, he would think of this matter when he saw them.

Can the affair between Emperor Wu of Han and Liu Ju be blamed entirely on his ministers? Could Emperor Wu of Han not know why the crown prince died?
If he hadn't acquiesced, would the prince have died?
But what happened? Liu Che was good, he denied all responsibility, and in the end others had to pay for it.

As for their own emperor, having served him for so many years, they knew his character and temper very well.

You can make a big fuss about a small thing at any time and anywhere, and then achieve some kind of profit-seeking purpose.

Compared with Emperor Wu of Han, our emperor is much more cruel, ungrateful and mean.

Therefore, as Lu Fang finished speaking, no one in the cabinet stepped forward to speak.

Then everyone seemed to suddenly think of something and looked towards Hai Rui behind them.

The meaning revealed in everyone's eyes at this moment could not be clearer. That is, Hai Rui, don't you claim to be a good minister, a loyal minister, and a wise minister, and you also hold the position of Left Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate.

Why don't you come up and speak at this time? Come on!
After noticing the meaning in everyone's eyes, Hai Rui remained calm and took a step forward without looking away.

Seeing that Hai Rui was the first to speak, everyone was surprised and admired. This Hai Rui was indeed stubborn!

"Your Majesty, I, Hai Rui, want to impeach Zhang Juzheng of the cabinet!" However, as soon as Hai Rui said this, everyone was stunned.

Impeach Zhang Juzheng?
But everyone soon reacted and understood Hai Rui's purpose.

This is a typical case of aiming at the front and attacking the back. Who proposed to abolish the revolutionary cultivation system? Without a doubt, it was Zhang Juzheng.

Who is behind Zhang Ju? The prince!

This was to hold Zhang Juzheng accountable, and the ultimate goal was to defeat the crown prince.

You, Hai Rui with thick eyebrows and big eyes, now you can play dirty tricks!
Everyone watched their noses, their noses watched their hearts, their hands in their pockets, their heads lowered silently, waiting for the result. Even the most arrogant young cabinet minister Yan Shifan was unusually quiet at this moment.

In fact, everyone knew that it would be most appropriate for Hai Rui to take the initiative to break the deadlock today.

After all, Hai Rui was known for his stubbornness.

Moreover, he himself served as the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate, so these were not a problem for him.

At this time, the impeached protagonist Zhang Juzheng looked as if it had nothing to do with him, as if he was not the one being impeached.

After all, everyone knew that the real purpose of today's Yuxi Palace meeting was to resolve the issue of the crown prince.

Of course, to be precise, it is to abolish the innate cultivation system and replace it with the spiritual root system to make a perfect ending.

"Speak." Jiajing said calmly.

"I want to impeach Zhang Juzheng for his proposal to abolish the life cultivation system in the 170th year of Jiajing!"

Hai Rui spoke again in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

It was thought that Hai Rui would impeach Crown Prince Zhu Zaigui directly or indirectly through Zhang Juzheng, but unexpectedly he would directly use the iron fist of time.

My goodness, the impeachment lasted from the 2326th year of Jiajing to the 170th year of Jiajing.

Zhang Juzheng, who had been looking indifferent all the time, couldn't help but twitch his eyelids when he heard this.

When Jiajing, who was sitting on the Taotai, heard this, his serious face relaxed a little. He had not expected that Hai Rui had this trick.

He naturally understood that Hai Rui did this for only one purpose, and this matter involved the crown prince.

Of course, Hai Rui's brilliance also lies here.

No matter what, Zhu Zaigui is now the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. How can they, the lower officials, impeach him? Where is the dignity of the royal family?

Besides, who would scold their son in front of their father?

Therefore, the so-called impeachment remarks are neither in line with the relationship between a ruler and his subjects, nor with the relationship between a subject and his subjects.

Hai Rui would naturally not do such a disloyal and unjust thing.

Therefore, Hai Rui pointed the conflict directly at Zhang Juzheng. His purpose was to let himself, the emperor, stand up and take the initiative to resolve the issue, and he had to do this himself!
No matter who came, it would not work. Soon, the others present also understood Hai Rui's intention.

No matter what, Zhu Zaigui is still the crown prince.

This group of people treated his own son in front of him. Although it was his idea, it was a bit too much.

This is not in line with the way of being a minister.

Everyone who understood what was going on couldn't help but look at Hai Rui with admiration in their eyes.

As expected, Hai Rui has to do this.

Only someone like him who is naturally favored, has a strong head and is not afraid of death is the most suitable person to do this.

For a moment, everyone turned their eyes to Jiajing.

The court game may cause ripples in small matters, but in fact, the situation has already been turbulent in secret.

The people who came from the immortal cultivation world to join them were enjoying this scene. To them, the ups and downs in the court were also a different experience.

For these scattered immortals and a group of old ancestors in the late Mahayana stage, the fairyland has now turned into a cemetery. Once they enter, they will die. Ascension has become a scam.

They could only live in the Ming Dynasty and do nothing.

I can only go to court when I have nothing to do, watch the chess and struggles in the court, and kill time.

"As far as I can remember, the abolition of the life cultivation system has never been agreed upon." Jiajing's face turned serious as he looked at Hai Rui and asked, "What's going on?"

"Your Majesty, please look at the heavens and you will see clearly." Hai Rui spoke earnestly.

Seeing this, Jiajing frowned cooperatively, then said nothing and slowly closed his eyes.

Seeing this, all the ministers waited quietly.

After a moment, Jiajing slowly opened his eyes, and almost at the same time, a terrifying aura emanated from him.

"Boom!" In an instant, the entire Ming Dynasty was filled with thunder.

Almost at the same time, under the will of the heavens, all living beings understood that it was their wise and powerful Emperor who was aware of the chaos in the court and the fact that someone was poisoning all living beings.

"The Emperor is aware of the evil deeds going on in the court!"

One of the monks who was demonstrating suddenly shouted with joy on his face, and the others also showed excitement at this moment.

"My emperor is wise, please make the decision for us!"

"How dare they take advantage of the emperor's retreat to arbitrarily cut off the immortal path of all living beings in the heavens and myriad races. What kind of lunatics in this court dare to commit such a crime!"

"Who else could it be?" someone immediately said unhappily, "Have you forgotten that the Crown Prince is the regent during the Emperor's seclusion? If such a big thing doesn't have the Crown Prince's approval, even those cabinet ministers wouldn't have the courage to do it!"

"Shut up, do you want to die..." Someone immediately covered his mouth and persuaded: "Okay, now that the emperor has come out of confinement, he will definitely give us an explanation!"

"But, he is the prince after all, and now that things have come to this, what can the emperor do..." someone questioned in a low voice.

“Yes, who will speak for us…”

The crowd was originally excited about Jiajing's release and the presence of someone in charge, but the excitement gradually faded.

A feeling of pessimism, frustration and anger is now spreading among all the races in the heavens.

Cut off the path to immortality for all races in the heavens!
This is an outrageous act committed by both humans and gods. What would it matter even if the prince was skinned alive?
You must know that the descendants of those who were vaccinated with the spiritual root vaccine can no longer give birth to their own spirit roots. All of them have turned into spiritual roots. Some descendants of cultivators even have no spiritual roots at all.

And this phenomenon is not an isolated case, but a widespread phenomenon.

In other words, after thousands or tens of thousands of years, there will be fewer and fewer people practicing Taoism.

Cultivating immortals will become out of reach for many people, and the setting is unattainable.

Among all the creatures of the myriad races, who doesn't want to become an immortal and enjoy eternal freedom? However, now I tell them that in the future, not to mention becoming an immortal, even cultivating immortality will become a luxury.

For a moment, a layer of gloom rose in everyone's heart.

Inside Yuxi Palace.

"Prince!"

Jiajing's angry voice rang out.

Suddenly, everyone's heart trembled, even though they knew that everything today had been arranged long ago.

Everything that happened in Yuxi Palace was just a play between the emperor and his subjects. But at this moment, the emperor was angry, and everyone's hearts still trembled violently.

To be honest, although they knew that nothing unexpected would happen, they were still worried that the emperor would get angry and kill everyone.

You know, the world has long been pacified now.

These families have also abolished their original destiny and transformed into ordinary immortal cultivation families.

If the emperor wanted to take this opportunity to kill them, they would have no room to resist.

Don’t forget that there are more than a hundred immortals and late Mahayana monks sitting in the main hall.

Besides, killing meritorious officials is a tradition of the Zhu family.

They are really afraid that the emperor will do this!
"Your son is here!" Crown Prince Zhu Zaigui took a step forward and knelt respectfully on the ground without saying a word.

"I ask you," Jiajing leaned forward, staring at Zhu Zaigui who was kneeling on the ground with his deep eyes, and said in a cold voice: "When did I agree to you abolishing your life cultivation system!"

"And when did you get permission to take the initiative and replace it with the spiritual root system?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zaigui raised his eyes to look at his father on the stage and felt more tired than ever before.

"It's almost over..." Thinking in his heart, Zhu Zaigui looked at his nose, and said calmly: "Father never agreed, nor allowed..."

"Louder!" Jiajing shouted.

"The emperor didn't say that, the emperor didn't agree, the emperor didn't allow it!" Zhu Zaigui responded loudly immediately.

"Do you know your guilt?"

"The prince admits his guilt!"

"Okay," Jiajing waved his hand and said angrily, "Come here, capture Zhu Zaigui for me. All the people in the Eastern Palace will be detained in Qiankun Realm and exiled to the depths of time!"

"As the crown prince, you don't care about the myriad races and have mercy on all living beings. Instead, for the sake of a few resources, you are willing to cut off the path to immortality for all living beings!"

"You have done such a heartless thing," Jiajing said, looking forward, and his cold voice rang out, "From today on, Zhu Zaigui's position as crown prince will be abolished!"

"Now, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate Hai Rui, the Imperial Guard Lu Bin, and the Imperial Household Department, thoroughly investigate this case!"

"Any officials involved will be severely punished according to the law!"

"This case involves everyone from the Cabinet's Imperial Household Department to the ninth-rank officials!"

"Since the prince has committed a crime against all living beings, he will be judged by all the races in the heavens in ten days!"

"I will never tolerate it!"

"Boom!"

Jiajing's words were earth-shattering.

Of course, he spoke these words in the will of the heavens, declaring to all living beings of all races in the heavens.

Therefore, all living beings in the myriad races heard it!
"..." (End of this chapter)