Chapter 113 People’s minds change, their desires are insatiable, and Jiajing lacks a sense of security
Fighting for the crown prince?!
Almost at the same time, in the main hall of Prince Jing’s Mansion.
King Jing also told Yan Song and his son about the matter of cultivating immortals.
Compared to Yan Shifan, who was extremely excited and whose mind was full of the beautiful vision of being included in the immortal class, Yan Song was much calmer.
There is no love without reason in this world. Unless the immortal is the ancestor of the Zhu family, he will help the Zhu family's world in this way.
Otherwise, there is only one possibility left, that some kind of deal has been reached between the immortal and Your Majesty.
From the perspective of interests, the only possibility of this transaction is that the Ming Dynasty develops the Immortal Dynasty and hands over supplies to the immortals.
Xu Jie didn't believe it, thinking that the immortal was merciful and helped the emperor because he saw the emperor's piety. Yan Song naturally didn't believe it. Then, the two cabinet chiefs and deputy chiefs made the same judgment.
Moreover, Yan Song thought the same as Zhang Juzheng.
That is to continue to fight for the reserve!
"Your Highness," Yan Song raised his drooping old eyes, looked at King Jing, and said in a deep voice: "The Crown Prince is the first person under the Emperor, and the one who enjoys the most resources."
"Once most of the resources are handed over to the Immortal Queen, the remaining resources will only belong to the Emperor."
"And what you two princes will get will be very little!"
"Moreover, a portion of these resources must be allocated for the development of the Immortal Dynasty," Yan Song said, staring at King Jing, whose face was gradually becoming solemn, with his eyes like knives.
"You know best what kind of personality the emperor has, right?"
Hearing this, King Jing was stunned, and then nodded. He naturally understood what kind of person his father was.
Selfish, greedy, sensitive, suspicious, cold, ruthless, and indifferent. He possesses all the qualities that an emperor has!
Let the people of the world suffer, and they will enjoy the blessings.
"Your Highness, you must understand that it's not just you who stands behind you, but also the people who support you! You need to use these resources to train your people and confidants, and then it will be easier to get things done with more people."
"The territory of the Immortal Dynasty will be very large in the future..." There was a hint of temptation in Yan Song's tone.
"The Mongolian grasslands in the north, the countries in the south, the Japanese island, and the Western countries, there are too many, too many..." At this moment, Yan Song once again exposed his greedy nature.
Yan Shifan, who was standing by, couldn't help swallowing as he watched his father bewitching King Jing.
Daddy's appetite is too big, isn't it? Aren't you afraid of getting too full?
Well, but if these territories can really be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, a large number of spiritual fields can be cultivated in these territories, and a large amount of spiritual rice, spiritual melons, and spiritual fruits can be planted.
Isn't that a massive influx of resources for cultivating immortals?
"By then, the world's resources, except for those of the immortals, will belong to the emperor, and below the emperor, those will belong to the princes..." Yan Song paused, lowered his voice, and said faintly:
"Your Highness doesn't want to share resources with others, right?"
Hearing this, Prince Jing nodded slightly. He had never intended to split the resources equally with Prince Yu, so naturally he would take whatever he could.
In his original thought, since he was no longer competing for the throne, he might as well concentrate on the path to immortality and seek longevity.
In that case, it would be better to concentrate on making money. Uh, no, it is to make money from the spiritual resources that will be cultivated in the spiritual fields in the future.
But now after hearing what Yan Song said, he felt that he had been opened up to another way of thinking.
If you can't be the emperor, then being the number one person under the emperor, the crown prince of the country, wouldn't you be able to get more resources for cultivating immortals?
Not only that, it’s also legitimate!
In the future, the Ming Dynasty could launch foreign wars and turn all overseas countries into spiritual fields to provide resources for itself.
"So," looking at King Jing, whose expression was gradually easing and whose eyebrows were showing signs of intention, Yan Song said in a deep voice, "The position of crown prince must be taken away!"
"The deeper the emperor's cultivation, the longer he will stay in seclusion. Who will be responsible for the regent? The crown prince is the first person!"
"Huh," after listening to Yan Song's incisive analysis, King Jing took a deep breath and said, "I understand!"
"However, it seems that my father has no intention of appointing a crown prince. I am worried that my father will cultivate immortality, so he has no plans in this regard."
"No," Yan Song shook his head slightly and said, "The emperor must employ people. The Immortal Dynasty is also a country, and a country cannot be separated from the four words 'country and land'."
"Wang Ziyi, who lived in the late Yuan Dynasty, once wrote in his book "Mistakenly Entering Peach Blossom Land": Seven days in the mountains is a thousand years in the world."
"The Emperor practices cultivation and often goes into seclusion. According to what Your Highness said, if you are not careful, the seclusion for cultivation can last for several months."
"As your cultivation level increases, the time of retreat will be longer!"
"Once the emperor goes into seclusion to practice, if he is not careful, the country will be in an awkward situation of being without a master. And if the Ming Dynasty has already embarked on the path of the Immortal Dynasty by then... Even heroes use force to break the law, let alone immortals?"
"Therefore, if the country wants to be stable, there must be a crown prince to take charge and reassure the people!"
"The throne may be a long way off, but the emperor will certainly consider the position of crown prince. Your Highness should think about how to make Prince Yu lose the qualification and opportunity to compete for the crown prince forever!"
"I understand." King Jing nodded and said, "Then I wonder if Elder Yan has any good ideas?"
"Now that the power of the cabinet has been taken back and returned to the two princes, the power at the local level will be purged."
"What the Emperor wants is a Ming Dynasty where all the long-standing problems are completely eliminated and a new one is born. This is the bottom line and cannot be changed!"
"If you want to overthrow Prince Yu, you can't be impatient now. You have to wait until the administration of officials is rectified and the land reform is completed." As he said this, Yan Song slowly stood up and Yan Shifan hurriedly supported him.
"Your Highness, rest assured that you will have an old minister to protect you. Next, Your Highness will have to learn how to govern the country."
Hearing this, King Jing raised his eyes and looked at Yan Song.
This is indeed his shortcoming. If he wants to compete for the position of crown prince, he must surpass Prince Yu in governing the country.
Yesterday in Yuxi Palace, facing his father's test, he was speechless. At that moment, he truly realized that it was not enough to have his father's favor, but he also needed real ability.
Especially the position of the future crown prince of the Immortal Dynasty is even more important.
"I have already found several teachers for Your Highness. With them, Your Highness will definitely not be worse than Prince Yu."
"Oh? I wonder who it is?" King Jing also became interested in the teacher that Yan Song found for himself.
"Tang Shunzhi and Hu Zongxian." Yan Song paused for a moment before adding, "And Hai Rui."
"But this Hai Rui, Your Highness, needs you to meet him in person. He doesn't belong to anyone, but he can belong to anyone. If you go to him to learn, he won't refuse."
"It's getting late, so I won't disturb Your Highness from going to the palace to practice Taoism later." After saying this, Yan Song bowed and turned to leave.
Coming out of Prince Jing's mansion and walking to the empty space above the palace wall, before getting into the sedan chair, Yan Song suddenly said:
"Give the Six Departments an explanation later."
Explanation? Yan Shifan was stunned and looked at his father in confusion.
"The talk about immortals has become too much of a fuss," Yan Song said in a calm tone, "As a senior official in the six ministries, instead of thinking about sharing the worries of the emperor and the country, you spend all day talking about the imaginary talk about immortals."
"Is it the Six Departments or the market? What's the matter?"
"From now on, no more discussions about immortals are allowed. Let them all calm down and do their duty as officials!"
"Yes, I will do it." When Yan Shifan heard this, he immediately understood what his father meant.
There is no need to let people outside the cabinet know about immortals and cultivating immortality.
Firstly, we are still a long way from developing into the Immortal Dynasty.
Secondly, even if the Immortal Dynasty had just developed and spiritual fields appeared, it would not be the turn of the officials of the six ministries.
After the immortals divided their share, the emperor divided it, the emperor divided it, the two princes divided it, the two princes divided it, and it would be used to build the immortal dynasty. Finally, it was for the people in the cabinet to have a drink.
As for the officials of the six ministries, don't think about these things. Well, it is estimated that these people will not see the day of the Immortal Dynasty. By then, who knows how many officials of the six ministries will die?
Well, even they are old, and if they get injured or sick in the future, they will still have to rely on the two princes for their survival.
Others, just wait and see. What they should do most now is to stop being greedy for these things, so as to avoid making the team difficult to lead and causing people to become unstable and impetuous all day long.
Everyone should calm down and work hard for the country.
"Will Qingliu agree?" Yan Shifan suddenly asked again.
"Don't worry," Yan Song said, leaning over to enter the sedan chair, and said in a gentle tone: "The resources are limited, they will understand."
"Bang!" In the main hall of Prince Yu's Mansion.
Gao Gong, who had regained his vitality, slammed the table hard and said angrily: "According to what you said, the old fox Yan Song will definitely not miss the opportunity to grab resources." "In the past, the old thief Yan Song was greedy for money. Cultivation resources are related to becoming an immortal. There is no guarantee that he will not be more greedy. No, he will definitely be greedy! This time, he may be greedy for the foundation of the future immortal dynasty!"
"We must stop him no matter what!"
"In the battle for the crown prince, the throne is no longer the focus," Xu Jie stroked his beard and said in a deep voice, "The crown prince means more resources, so Your Highness, you must fight for the crown prince!"
"Once the Yan Party supports His Royal Highness Prince Jing, we don't know how uneasy the Xian Dynasty will be."
"So, even if you are the Crown Prince for ten thousand years, you have to sit on it for the sake of the Ming Dynasty!"
Well, the Qingliu is the Qingliu. Whatever they say or do, they are always high-sounding, unlike Yan Song who is so straightforward.
"Oh," after hearing the words of these trusted ministers, Prince Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, saying: "You have made me suffer." After saying that, he took a deep breath and his expression became serious.
"Yes," Prince Yu, who knew that he had oversimplified the position of crown prince, also nodded and said with a gloomy face: "I understand. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I will take the position of the crown prince of the dynasty!"
"Your Highness is benevolent and wise!" Everyone stood up and saluted.
For the sake of the unparalleled foundation of the Ming Dynasty, what if I, Zhu Zaigui, suffer a little and sit on the throne of the crown prince of the dynasty?
Prince Yu stared ahead and said secretly in his heart.
"Heh," Jiajing slowly withdrew his gaze from his Ming dynasty, then left his sea of consciousness, opened his eyes, and smiled. He sat comfortably on the soft couch and said in a long voice, "Prince Yu and Prince Jing are going to be the crown princes."
"Huh?!" Lv Fang, who was busy cooking spiritual porridge, was so scared that the wooden spoon in his hand shook and almost overturned the casserole. He then looked at Jiajing hurriedly and said, "Master, what do the two princes want?"
Are they planning a rebellion? Fighting for the throne?
For a moment, Lu Fang thought of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but he quickly suppressed these ridiculous thoughts.
Prince Yu and Prince Jing don't have the courage to do so. Not to mention that their masters have already cultivated immortals and have various magical skills. Even when they were mortals, they could easily control the two of them anytime and anywhere.
"People's minds change, and their desires are insatiable. This is what everyone has," Jiajing said. He stood up meaningfully, walked towards the abode, and said, "When it comes to interests, even one's own son cannot be trusted..."
After listening to Jiajing's words, Lu Fang lowered his head.
Although the master said so, he knew that the master was not unhappy.
This is because the master wanted to use his own son, but also had to be on guard against him, so he did it on purpose!
The emperor was suspicious, which was common to all the solitary and the widowed since ancient times. As an emperor, he suspected everyone, including his son.
But sometimes, sons are needed too!
Why invent an immortal? It is to make the cabinet ministers guess and then fight over resource allocation.
Even his own son was included in the scheme.
Of course, even Lu Fang didn’t know how his master acquired the magical powers, but he would never ask, never.
"What are you thinking about?" At this time, Jiajing, who was halfway through his walk, turned back to look at Lu Fang, and there was no emotion in his tone, "Do you also think that I am cold and heartless? You don't even trust your son?"
"I dare not," Lv Fang panicked and quickly knelt down and said, "I just want to serve my master. I have been blessed by my master and have embarked on the path of immortality. I don't want anything else!"
"Hmph!" Jiajing snorted and turned to walk towards the abode, "The porridge is going to get mushy!"
Hearing his master say this, Lu Fang felt relieved immediately. He quickly stood up and walked quickly towards the casserole.
Suddenly, Lu Fang quietly turned around to look at Jiajing's back, then sighed softly in his heart, he understood his master.
This is only because of the father-son love that still exists in his heart, which makes him feel that his son is being plotted against, which causes him to have this momentary emotional disorder. After all, the master is not really cold-hearted.
Well, he knew his master too well. Besides being selfish, he was sometimes just like a child and longed for warmth and affection.
But his extremely strong and ever-changing suspicion made him sensitive, and then he became a lonely person.
After Emperor Wuzong's death, his master's experience destined him to not trust anyone, and it was already difficult for him not to become a tyrant.
Jiajing naturally didn't know what Lu Fang was thinking, otherwise he would have jumped off the platform, kicked the old man hard, then pointed at his nose and warned him that making groundless speculations about the emperor's mind was a capital crime!
The natal object will always be a thorn in Jiajing's heart. Who can guarantee that in the future, in some corner of the Ming Dynasty, there won't appear a person with a better natal object.
Or, what if a person's destiny is a village, a town, or a city? The village can develop into a town, the town can develop into a city, and the city can also develop into a country!
In order to cultivate immortality, one's natal object needs to constantly transform, polish, and become stronger. Only after feeding back to the natal object can one become stronger.
These possibilities are not impossible!
Jiajing did not think that his own destiny could be the Ming Dynasty, while someone else's destiny could not be a village.
Or maybe it was something that defied fate...
In short, ever since he read the "Basic Qi-Inducing Technique" that he had deleted for Lu Fang, he had actually always had a knot in his heart.
When I gave Lu Fang the 'Qi Induction Technique', there was no mention of one's own destiny, and I also had this in mind.
But this cannot be stopped. After the immortal cultivator has established his foundation and possessed spiritual awareness, he will inevitably enter the sea of consciousness and see his own destiny.
Then, you will naturally understand everything!
The destiny will lead the cultivator to look for the destiny object. It is a kind of mysterious feeling, just like instinct.
"Sanyuan celestial region, Ziwei star field..." Jiajing raised his hand and took out an ancient book called "General Records of Star Fields". He turned to the middle and found a passage with only a few words of information.
"…Arcturus is not the largest star. There is also the Great Kang Star. In addition to the Azure Dragon Star Region, there are also the Fang, Xin, Di, Wei, and Ji stars belonging to the Taoist and Buddhist sects…"
"...No matter how far or how big it is, it is said that outside the twenty-eight constellations, there is also the distant Three Enclosures region... I also heard about it in a secret place from the lyrics sung by a residual soul of a cultivator..."
"The Ziwei Star Region is not a Confucian, Buddhist, or Taoist region. It is rumored that there are many dynasties. What are these dynasties? I think they are a huge existence similar to a college..."
"Well, back to the point, Arcturus is..."
Looking at the fragmentary passage, Jiajing's eyes fixed on the word "Dynasty" in the book.
"In the Ziwei Star Region, there are many dynasties, which must be the Immortal Cultivation Dynasty. My origin is a dynasty. Then, among the huge forces of the Immortal Cultivation Dynasty, are there people like me?"
"Perhaps, the Ziwei Star Region will have a solution?" Thinking of this, Jiajing shook his head and sighed again.
A larger teleportation array is needed to travel across the stars. Teleportation within the stars does not require too much cultivation as long as the distance is not too long. However, teleportation across the world requires at least a foundation.
For example, if one wants to teleport to a star field or celestial region that is who knows how far away, even a Jindan may not be qualified to move around freely.
These are some common sense he has learned.
“Perhaps I can learn from some immortal cultivation chambers of commerce and pay more attention to these ancient books and texts…” Jiajing thought and put away the book.
In fact, Jiajing has always been aware of the fact that he can enter the sea of consciousness without building a foundation. Ancient books have said that this situation is special, but very rare, and it does not mean anything. He can simply regard it as luck.
But my natal object is the dynasty, so it is definitely not possible to be simple.
Because among the people of Arcturus, in the circle he lives in, there is not even the concept of "dynasty", and no one knows what it is.
Even this badly damaged book was probably heard by some cultivator while traveling around the world from the lyrics of the remnant soul in the secret realm.
Then it was speculated to be an existence like a college, which was enough to show that the dynasty was the natal star, at least in Arcturus, and it certainly could not be covered up by luck or coincidence.
Perhaps, only by reaching the Ziwei star field where dynasties abound can one know something. Who knows, perhaps the ruler of a dynasty is actually the dynasty itself.
The existence of his natal object gave him a sense of urgency. Well, this was mainly due to his suspicion and defensiveness.
He doesn't trust anyone, but he thinks he should be prepared for danger in times of peace. There is nothing wrong with thinking this way.
"..."
Another 1+, full of sincerity.
There are drafts saved~~~ They will be adjusted back tomorrow. The update time will be adjusted to 12 noon and 6 pm.
Let’s put it in the daytime. The number of chapters after they are put on the shelves is too large. Everyone will stay up late at night and easily become restless. It’s best to do it during the day.
(End of this chapter)
