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Chapter 199 Soul Scattered, Heaven-Mending Stone (10)

Emperor Yonghe could understand the doubts of his officials at this time, after all, previous emperors had told far too many lies on this matter. At the most outrageous point, three states simultaneously claimed to possess the Imperial Seal of the State, arguing so fiercely they were practically fighting tooth and nail.

Later, even the question of which dynasty and which emperor the Imperial Seal of the State was lost remains unclear, with no convincing answer.

At this time, auspicious omens appeared on their own.

However, there is a difference between auspicious omens and the Imperial Seal of the State, and it is a difference as vast as heaven and earth.

Therefore, Emperor Yonghe needed to prove himself at this point.

So, it was time for storytelling. However, he didn't follow the story Ding Shui had given him, nor did he follow the story he had told the Empress and the others. Instead, he incorporated the information Ding Shui had shared with him the previous night, creating a more complete story, excluding the empty promises Ding Shui made later.

It also does not include the ability to prolong life or reverse aging.

After all, he didn't want his annoying father to live another forty or fifty years and cause trouble. If he didn't give his father the benefits of prolonging life and reversing aging, wouldn't that be unfilial? So it was better not to mention it!

After telling the story, Emperor Yonghe, regardless of whether the officials believed him or not, quickly continued to announce:
"On the occasion of such a joyous occasion, and with the favor of Heaven, I have decided to hold a sacrificial ceremony to Heaven in three days to express my gratitude for Heaven's blessing. The Ministry of Rites should expedite the preparations."

The next step was to arrange the regular morning court sessions.

Emperor Yonghe knew very well that such things could not be rushed. He could not hastily demand that the officials believe that the Imperial Seal in his hands was genuine in court at this time. The more he rushed, the more he would appear to be too guilty.

As more and more miraculous events occurred in the future.

The Imperial Seal of the State will surely be firmly established.

Most importantly, Emperor Yonghe believed that, compared to a jade seal with no magical properties, the common people would certainly be more willing to believe that a jade seal with various supernatural functions was the real jade seal.

No, it is!!!

For example, between nine ordinary, at most slightly larger, cauldrons and nine cauldrons that can actually create a barrier around the nine provinces, suppress fortune, and annihilate all demons, which cauldron would people believe is real?

Even if the latter looks newer and less like the real thing.

People would naturally assume that the new one is because the Nine Tripods are divine artifacts, unlike the original one because no one had ever seen the real one before; all they had seen were fakes. This one is the real one.

Once something possesses a magical effect.

It must have an extraordinary origin.

As the morning court session ended, the news quickly spread throughout the palace and beyond, sparking heated discussions, thanks to the words of the departing officials and nobles, as well as the eunuchs, palace maids, and guards of the Zichen Palace who had been released from their duties.

"The Imperial Seal of the State, he obtained the Imperial Seal of the State?"

Even though he had guessed yesterday that his good son might have obtained something valuable, when he learned that what he had obtained was the Imperial Seal of the State, the Emperor Emeritus was still surprised, confused, and a little suspicious!
Because of the Imperial Seal of the State, well...

It just doesn't sound very real.

For this reason, the retired emperor soon expressed his concern again:

"Do you think the Imperial Seal he got is real? What if it's a fake and he makes a fool of himself?"

If his son, the Yonghe Emperor, had obtained the genuine Imperial Seal, although he would have felt envious and jealous, it would still have been a good thing and beneficial to the consolidation of imperial power.

But what if someone successfully exposes it as a fake?

Then we'll just become a laughing stock.

Most importantly, it would undermine imperial power.

"Your Majesty, this old servant does not know either, but I heard that the jade seal has always been by Your Majesty's side, and Your Majesty uses it as your personal seal. Yesterday, the outer shell was accidentally broken, and blood was accidentally dripped onto the Imperial Seal inside. This caused the Spiritual Jade to sense something, suddenly produce those strange noises, and automatically choose its master when it approached the Zichen Palace."

It flew into his arms and merged with the Imperial Seal of the State.

Simultaneously, the fusion process erupted with a burst of multicolored light, completely enveloping His Majesty and allowing him to regain his youth!

"All the civil and military officials in the court have seen it, and it is beyond doubt."

"Regarding the situation, His Majesty said that he learned about those things because he received the Imperial Seal of the State."

At this moment, Dai Quan was trying his best to restrain himself.

Try your best to present the situation impartially.

At this moment, the retired emperor had already stood up and was pacing back and forth, muttering to himself:

"Impossible. He's too good at embellishing his own image. Who knows how many of these stories are true and how many are false? His personal seal is the Imperial Seal of the State. What is he trying to say? That the throne should belong to him, and that I, who passed the throne to him, have no merit?
Even if I don't send it to him.

He's sure he can become emperor, right...?

"Wait a minute? Rejuvenation? Could it be that he really did rejuvenate? The most outrageous things are often the most real?"

As people age, they inevitably become afraid of death. Although the retired emperor had done some foolish things, there was one thing he always insisted on: he did not believe in the existence of elixirs of immortality. He was not obsessed with alchemy for eternal life; at most, he would consult more imperial physicians to help him regulate his body.

This is also why he was so angry that he suffered a stroke.

The reason why people in their seventies can still fight for power and profit.

If I had taken those elixirs, I would have died long ago.

However, precisely because of this, he had never believed the story of Emperor Yonghe's rejuvenation. It wasn't until Dai Quan brought it up again and said with certainty that all the officials had seen it that he had no choice but to believe that it was probably true. That brat, he's really lucky.

Just then, Emperor Yonghe came to pay his respects.

The retired emperor quickly let him in, and upon seeing the Yonghe Emperor, who appeared to be ten years younger, his blood pressure spiked. Besides feeling quite envious and jealous, his biggest regret was that such a good thing hadn't happened to him. He, a seventy-year-old man, was the one who needed to rejuvenate! Why was his son, not even fifty yet, trying to rejuvenate? What a waste!

Immediately following was Emperor Yonghe's bow.

And the father and son had a fairly polite exchange.

However, after only a few words, the Emperor Emeritus began to subtly probe whether the Imperial Seal of the State could rejuvenate a second person. If the Imperial Seal of the State couldn't do it, what about adding the Jade of Spiritual Enlightenment?

"Father, I'm afraid that won't work!"

The reason I was able to regain my youth was mainly because when the essence of the five-colored stone contained within the Spirit Jade merged with the Imperial Seal, a small amount of energy overflowed.

"In reality, I only benefited from it." If it were an empress dowager who didn't vie for power and was honest and obedient, Emperor Yonghe might have been willing to let her live for several more decades. But since this retired emperor had been opposing him ever since he recovered from his hemiplegia, there was no need for that, so his answer was quite straightforward.

"Then can't you extract some of the five-colored stone essence from the Imperial Seal? The little bit of energy that dissipated during the fusion process was enough to make you young again. Can't you extract some more and give it to me?"

Ever since he met the Yonghe Emperor, who looked ten years younger, the retired emperor had only one thought on his mind.

That is, he also wants to become young again.

The older one gets, the more one can feel the aging of their body. Many people in their forties begin to miss the energy and vitality of their early twenties, when they were tireless. The Emperor Emeritus was already seventy years old, and having previously suffered from hemiplegia, even though he could still eat, drink, and jump around, the aging within him was still unavoidable.

He could let it go before, but now that his son has become young again, how could he not want to become young again?
"Father, you really overestimate me. I don't have that ability. How could I do whatever I want with such a divine artifact, let alone extract its essence? And even if I did extract its essence, so what?"
The jade pendant, imbued with the essence of the five-colored stones, had resided in the Jia family mansion for over a decade; what supernatural properties had it possessed?

"I have already informed all the officials of the Imperial Seal of its functions; it has no effect on reversing aging!" Having said this, Emperor Yonghe thought for a moment and immediately decided to follow Ding Shui's example and paint an unattainable picture for the retired emperor:
"However, that is the current Imperial Seal of the State."

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Yonghe looked at Dai Quan and the others beside him. The retired emperor immediately understood his meaning and waved his hand to signal Dai Quan and the servants beside him to all leave.

After the two of them were left alone in the room.

The retired emperor immediately asked impatiently:
"Speak, what do you want or what purpose do you want to achieve in order for the Imperial Seal in your possession to help me regain my youth? Or what do you want me to do? As long as you can make me regain my youth, I can immediately delegate power to you, including my secret guards and military tally."

"As long as you can make me young again!!!"

Last night, the retired emperor had already thought for a long time and concluded that there was no need to continue vying for power with his son. His son had already become powerful, and with the auspicious omens automatically choosing their master, unless he wanted to destabilize the country, the more they fought, the more embarrassing it would become.

Now there's the issue of rejuvenation.

Not wanting to die, he immediately stated that he was willing to pay a certain price and never interfere in politics again.

"Father, you misunderstand me. Everything I said before was true. I did not mean to blackmail you. What I wanted to say was that the Imperial Seal of the State does not have the effect of rejuvenating people now, but if the Imperial Seal of the State could be transformed into a divine artifact for humanity..."

It can help people turn back the clock.

There's even hope for immortality!

Immediately afterwards, in front of the excited retired emperor, Emperor Yonghe told him about the pie in the sky that Ding Shui had promised him.

Then the retired emperor stopped laughing.

Are you kidding him?

The world is so big, and there are so many countries. How difficult would it be to unify the world? The road to Shu is difficult, more difficult than ascending to heaven. Unifying the world is at least a hundred times more difficult than the road to Shu. It's simply an impossible thing!
Even if we take a step back and assume the worst...

A unified world is possible, even a hope.

That's not something that can be accomplished in three to five years, or even ten or twenty years. At his age and with his physical condition, can he really live another ten or twenty years? Even three to five years is uncertain. The head of the Imperial Medical Academy has already told the truth: his health will probably only last for the next two or three years.

"Father, there is no need to worry too much."

As long as the incense offerings continue, the Imperial Seal can protect your soul from reincarnation. If I am ever able to unify the world in the future, I can even deify you. At that time, you will be basically the same as me.

As long as the nation exists, one can live forever.

It's just that he lacks a living physical body, but after becoming a god, he can condense a divine image of incense offerings. As long as he can condense a divine image of incense offerings, he is no different from a living person.

Emperor Yonghe felt it was somewhat inappropriate to give no hope at all. The main concern was that his father might not be able to accept it, and it would be unwise to cause any more trouble.

Why not give him some hope and keep him hanging on for a while?

At least it gave him hope in the face of death.

Often, what people fear is not death itself, but the unknown after death. If people knew that their souls could still exist after death and that there was hope of becoming gods in the future, most people would not be afraid of death.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor Emeritus's expression softened considerably, and he began to inquire about the implications of preserving one's soul from reincarnation. He asked if there would be any consequences, such as becoming a bound spirit unable to move.
Finally, he patted Emperor Yonghe on the shoulder and spoke earnestly:
You must strive to unify the world!

What could Emperor Yonghe do? He could only say that he would do his best, and that he would certainly do everything in his power to achieve immortality.

Perhaps it was to put Emperor Yonghe's mind at ease.

Not wanting the conflict between father and son to escalate too much, and fearing that he might still be controlled by his son after his death, having to live under the control of his son who possessed the Imperial Seal, the retired emperor specifically handed over the last remaining military power to the Yonghe Emperor. This marked the end of his era, ending the rivalry between two emperors.

It can be said that Ding Shui took the initiative to defect.

It made Emperor Yonghe go crazy with money!
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Meanwhile, after the court session, the officials and nobles, whether they went home or to work, had little interest in leisure or work, and were instead engaged in heated discussions about the authenticity of the Imperial Seal of the State. Furthermore, as the news spread, the matter also sparked intense debate among the common people.

"It must be true. I always said that the Imperial Seal of the State was a divine artifact that could emit colorful light, but my teacher insisted that the Imperial Seal of the State was just a seal and would not have any supernatural properties. He said that the colorful light in the novel was fake."

The irrefutable facts now prove otherwise.

What's written in the historical novel is true!!!
"I was right all along; I took that beating for nothing."

"But that shouldn't be the case. If the Imperial Seal of the State really had such miraculous properties, how could the dynasties that possessed it have perished before?"

"Wasn't it explained clearly? The previous Imperial Seal was incomplete and lacked these mysteries. It was the Divine Attendant Shenying who was ordered by the Goddess Nuwa to descend to the mortal realm to complete the Imperial Seal and deliver it to the destined person. However, that fellow was attached to the mortal world and delayed the matter, failing to deliver it to the founding emperor."

Until His Majesty's extraordinary fortune led him to find the Imperial Seal of the State, activate it, and complete it.

And wasn't it said that His Majesty has become young again?
"What could be more magical than the Imperial Seal of the State?"

"That's true, it can't be the Nine Tripods!"

"It feels like overnight, many myths have come true. The Imperial Seal of the State was actually carved from a stone left over from Nuwa's patching of the sky, and Jia Baoyu, who only knew how to eat the rouge on the maids' lips, was a god descended to earth."

"And Lin Daiyu too..."

"Why are all the immortals gathered at the Jia Mansion?!"

"So what if they're all in the same group? They don't seem like any reliable deities. One of them came down to earth with a mission, but got attached to the mortal world and reincarnated many times, almost messing things up."

Wasn't there also something about repaying tears?

"Why don't we go visit the Jia family together? We've never seen what a reincarnated deity looks like!"

"Let's go, let's go together!!"