Chapter 289: The direction of the Nine Dragons’ fight for the throne, ten years on earth, a latent dragon rises from the abyss!
Beijing.
Somewhere in a manor.
A fifth-grade formation rose up, covering the entire manor and isolating it from all prying eyes and detection from the outside world.
At this time, deep in the manor, in a spacious hall.
On a long round table, there were seven figures working on the table, all of whom had reached the foundation-building stage.
These seven people were not other people but the other seven princes among the Nine Princes except Prince An and Prince Gong. They were also the other seven dragons fighting for the throne.
The seven dragons involved in the fight for the throne were Zhu Zai Ze, Prince of Ding, Zhu Zai Qing, Prince of Ping, Zhu Zai Hong, Prince of Ning, Zhu Zai Xin, Prince of Ming, Zhu Zai Yu, Prince of Hui, Zhu Zai Zhao, Prince of Xian, and Zhu Zai Xi, Prince of Rui.
However, the fact that these seven kings can sit here at this time shows that they have actually reached an alliance.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
Because not long ago, after the Donglin Party was shattered, the Yan Party and other forces rejected their attempts to win them over.
Afterwards, people from Prince Yu's Mansion and Prince An's Mansion gave gifts to the Yan Mansion and other forces that remained neutral in the court, and at the same time, various factions reached a cooperation.
The signal here couldn't be clearer.
"Bang!" At this time, the hot-tempered Eighth Prince, Prince Ping Zhu Zaiqing, slammed his fist on the table next to him and shouted angrily:
"This bunch of opportunists!"
"This is because he saw that the Seventh Brother and the Third Brother are now the most powerful, so he chose to join them. It really makes me angry!"
"There is also the power of Fourth Brother, and that brat Zhu Changyi," Zhu Zaiqing became more and more angry as he spoke, and said hatefully, "This brat is not a good guy either. He would rather cooperate with Prince Yu's Mansion than with us!"
"It's so short-sighted!"
"Can't he see that Prince Yu's Mansion has surpassed Prince Jing's Mansion in terms of power now? If we don't take this opportunity to reduce Prince Yu's Mansion's power, will there be any way for their Mansion to survive in the future?"
The others listened to Zhu Zaiqing's words, and although they remained silent, they all had different expressions on their faces.
"It doesn't make any sense to say this now."
At this time, the Ninth Prince, Zhu Zaihong, who was wearing a dark green dragon robe and had a gentle temperament, spoke while twisting the jade ring on his hand and said, "The most urgent task is how to deal with the next situation."
"Ninth brother, do you already have a plan?" The speaker was the tenth prince, Ming Wang Zhu Zaixin.
The others also looked towards him at this moment.
“I dare not tell you my plan, but I do have an immature proposal, and I’m afraid you won’t agree to it.” Prince Ning said, his eyes flickering as he looked at the other princes present.
To be honest, he didn't take any of the seven kings present seriously.
Prince Ning, since the title of prince was abolished in the Zhengde Dynasty, the title of Prince Ning has never been used.
It was not until he was granted the title that the title was resumed.
Zhu Zaihong always believed that he was born extraordinary, and that he had a great advantage even in terms of his ranking among his brothers.
First of all, he is the ninth prince. What does that mean?
The meaning is very clear, nine is the extreme number and nine is the most honorable number. He is the person with the most noble destiny among the nine kings.
Secondly, his natal star is even more extraordinary, it is a "Yi Mu Qing Jiao"!
Jiao, the son of dragon, is only one step away from transforming into a dragon!
Doesn't this prove that he is the candidate for the True Dragon? The True Dragon is the father, and the dragon's son, Jiaolong, is the crown prince, right?
Once he finds an ancient beast with true dragon bloodline in the world of cultivating immortals, he will have the confidence to transform his own life form into a dragon.
Finally, his father gave him the title of Prince of Ning, which was used to fight for the world with Emperor Chengzu. This shows that his father also had high expectations for him.
When all the coincidences mentioned above are put together, they are no longer coincidences, but a sign of things to come!
He is the prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Nine dragons fighting for the throne? I will become the last true dragon!
It was also because of these reasons that Prince Ning determined to become the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty since he was a child.
Not only that, among all people, his background is also the deepest. It seems that his background is comparable to that of the other six kings present, but in fact, a large part of his true background has been hidden by him.
Nowadays, including the third brother Prince Yu, the four Princes Jing, and even Yan Song, Zhang Juzheng and others, all believe that except for Prince Gong and Prince An, the other seven princes have no support from the cabinet ministers.
But what no one knew was that there was also a cabinet minister standing behind him.
It can be said that he and the cabinet minister hit it off immediately, their personalities were very similar, and everything they did was planned before they acted.
He and the cabinet minister have been lying in wait all this time, waiting for an opportunity to truly rise.
Even this time, the result of the nine dragons' fight for the throne in ten years was told to him by the cabinet minister before he entered the Qiankun realm.
And now is the time!
"Old Nine, just tell me what you want to say," the Sixth Prince, Prince Ding Zhu Zai Ze, said at this time, "In the current situation, only if the seven of us unite can we fight against Old Five and Old Seven."
"Yes, Ninth Brother, don't keep us in suspense at this time, just tell us directly." The eleventh prince, Prince Hui Zhu Zaiyu, also spoke.
"That's right. The reason why we gather here today is to discuss how to deal with the fifth and seventh brothers." The virtuous king had a fair complexion and exuded a scholarly air. While speaking, he looked at the Rui king beside him.
The thirteenth prince, Prince Rui, had thick eyebrows and big eyes and a sturdy build. He sat aside, with an air of majesty that came from his lack of anger.
He didn't say anything, just remained silent, glancing at everyone from time to time.
Prince Rui's mother was the former Concubine Wen. After she gave birth to a prince, she was promoted to Imperial Concubine.
The reason why Prince Duan's mother was a concubine when she entered the palace was, of course, that her appearance was the most important factor in her selection.
However, when the emperor was choosing a concubine, there were so many beautiful women that in addition to appearance, family background and talent were additional points.
Concubine Wen came from the Dongchuan Tusi family in the east of Sichuan Provincial Administration, and was the daughter of the local Tusi.
Before the 52nd year of the Jiajing reign, the Tusi clan was the local government established by the Ming Dynasty in border areas.
Specifically used to manage these local tribes.
Tusi, also known as native officials, were appointed and hereditary by the imperial court and had supreme ruling authority over their jurisdiction, including military and political power.
In addition, in order to manage these chieftain families, the imperial court also allowed them to implement the policy of "ruling according to local customs" within their jurisdiction.
That is, governing according to the customs of the local tribes.
Afterwards, as the imperial court announced the entry into the Xian Dynasty, provincial governors everywhere began to use all means to achieve political achievements, and then the chieftain family's behavior of "ruling according to local customs" caught their attention.
Then, the glory of the Tusi family was no more.
No matter what family you are from, what tribe you are from, or how many people you have, in a word, no one can stop me from making progress.
Although many chieftain families resisted during the process, in the end, they were naturally suppressed.
However, even though the Tusi family is no longer glorious, they have dominated the local area for decades, and even many of the military governors have members of the Tusi family.
Some high-ranking officials in the guards under the Duzhihuishisi were also members of the Tusi family.
Therefore, the Wen family, to which Prince Rui's mother belongs, can be said to be quite powerful within the Sichuan Military Command.
Therefore, King Rui also has many supporters in Sichuan.
Even other chieftain families were trying to band together to support King Rui in his fight for the throne.
On the surface, King Rui's power is so powerful that it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the first among the seven kings present.
This is also the reason why Prince Rui can look down upon other princes. On the surface, he does have the qualifications.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, King Ning took a sip of the spiritual tea and simply stood up and walked among the crowd.
He looked around at everyone present, and finally paused for a moment on Prince Rui. Prince Ning then smiled and said:
"My proposal is very simple. Give up fighting for power in the Ming Dynasty, give up competing with Brother Five and Brother Seven, and use calmness to control movement!"
"What did you say?!" Everyone couldn't help but frown when they heard King Ning's words.
Prince Rui even had a malicious look in his eyes.
A face that suddenly turned gloomy stared at King Ning, as if saying, "You'd better give me a reason, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."
In addition, many people stared at Prince Ning with suspicion, as if they were wondering whether Prince Ning had mixed up with Prince Gong and Prince An with the purpose of secretly doing something bad to them.
Looking at the eyes of this group of people, although King Ning still looked calm on the surface, he looked down on them more and more in his heart. He didn't understand why these brothers were so different from him, even though they were born in the same year and only a few months apart.
He didn't know what was so special about his fifth brother, Prince Gong Zhu Zaichun, who was favored by Minister Gao Gong, and his seventh brother, Prince An Zhu Zairun, who was favored by Minister Zhang Juzheng, because they rarely met.
However, he never looked down on these two people, because his master told him that he should not underestimate those who were favored by these two people.
"Old Nine, don't keep us in suspense any longer." At this time, the Sixth Prince, Prince Ding Zhu Zai Ze, who was the oldest among the people present, spoke in a deep voice.
It was also he who called everyone here today to discuss the business response.
"Yes," Prince Ning gave face to the sixth brother who always acted like an elder brother, and said again:
"The reason is actually very simple. This time the Donglin Party overestimated its own capabilities and ran into the Yan Party. This actually gave us a wake-up call."
“We are facing a behemoth alliance formed by the Yan Party, the Jingwang Mansion, the Anwang Mansion, the Yuwang Mansion, the Hai Family, the Xu Family, the Zhao Family, the families of the Five Military Commanders, and the Southeastern Tang Family!”
"How can the forces behind us, which are developing at a snail's pace, compete with such a huge behemoth?"
While speaking, Prince Ning did not forget to wink at Prince Rui, whose face was gloomy. After all, he was the most powerful person present.
The others also subconsciously looked at King Rui, and their expressions suddenly changed.
Those who had a good relationship with Prince Rui, such as Prince Xian, frowned slightly and expressed their dissatisfaction with Prince Ning, while those who had a bad relationship with Prince Ning gloated over his misfortune. After all, each of them had the idea of seizing the throne.
Although Prince Gong and Prince An are the enemies now, and even Prince An is the biggest enemy, they are also rivals to each other.
Seeing that Prince Ning was attracting Prince Rui's hatred, he was naturally happy to continue to add fuel to the fire. If these two people started fighting, it would be best if both of them suffered losses!
“Old Nine!” Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Prince Ding once again shouted in a low voice, “Just talk about the matter, don’t be sarcastic!”
Well, he really thinks of himself as a good brother.
He often acts like a good brother, but in his heart he is also thinking about competing for the position of crown prince. He can be said to be a very contradictory person.
"Now that we have collided with such a large force, I guess our fate will be no different from that of the Donglin Party." Prince An stopped teasing this bunch of rubbish and continued with a serious expression, "On the contrary, they are using the territory of the Ming Dynasty as bait and deliberately luring them into the trap. We can then defeat them."
"In this way, even if we can't cause any damage to Prince An's Mansion, or even just scratch the surface, we can just wait for Father to come back and sue him, so that he will understand that Prince An is powerful."
"Everyone knows my father well. He will not allow any of the princes to become too powerful before the position of crown prince is decided."
"In order to maintain balance, the power of Prince An's Mansion will definitely be reduced."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but lower their heads in deep thought. Even King Rui, who had a gloomy face before, seemed to be thinking about something.
"By the help of my father?" Prince Ping's eyes lit up and he said, "This is really a good idea."
The others also came to their senses at this time.
Although they were unwilling to admit it, they all knew in their hearts that with only seven of them, even if they huddled together for warmth, they would not be able to do anything to King An.
As for Prince Gong, although he did not participate, it doesn't mean much.
Once Prince Gong is touched, it is very likely that he will be forced to side with Prince An.
As for the purpose of the Prince An's Mansion and the Yan Party, they could naturally see that these people were banding together for warmth, not that they had really reached an alliance, they just wanted to delay time.
As long as time drags on beyond these ten years, the alliance will disband.
But the seven of them can't afford to waste time, nor can they delay. If they make no achievements in these ten years, then they will have to wait until ten years later, when their father and others come out of seclusion and the combat power of the Ming Dynasty's top leaders increases dramatically.
At that time, Ming Dynasty will enter the next stage, which is the outer star world.
In a brand new world, everyone is conquering the outside world with the current foundation. If the accumulation is not enough, how can we compete with others?
It's a prosperous place, only those who are strong are qualified to stand on it and eat the meat.
Therefore, they must accumulate sufficient capital in these ten years to prepare for the next ten years.
"But Brother Nine, will Prince An and his men take the initiative to provoke us?" At this time, the virtuous prince looked at Prince Ning and asked, "Brother Seven and his men just need to hold us back and prevent us from developing."
"Would he be so foolish as to bring trouble upon himself?"
"Heh," King Ning chuckled and said, "First of all, it doesn't matter whether they take the initiative to attack us or not."
"Because we can help him!"
"Secondly, it would be better if he didn't do anything, and we wouldn't suffer any loss?"
Hearing this, everyone nodded, and looked at King Ning with admiration in their eyes.
But then everyone thought to themselves, "What a pity, Prince Ning's mother is only a concubine."
"Moreover, his mother's family is just an ordinary family. He himself has never made friends with the powerful in the court and is willing to be an idle prince."
"Otherwise, this person would be a real threat to us!"
"After that, we can try to win over Old Nine (Ninth Brother) and see..."
For a moment, everyone looked at Prince Ning with different thoughts. Even Prince Rui's eyes flickered, and he looked at this Ninth Brother differently.
This person has no ambition, but has the potential to be a strategist. If he can be brought to his camp, his power will grow again.
"Have we done nothing for the past ten years?" Ming Wang Zhu Zaixin looked at Ning Wang and said:
"Brother Jiu, we will be entering the sea of stars in ten years!"
"Our current struggle is just to accumulate more strength for ten years later. Everyone understands the principle of partial peace, but..."
"Of course not," Prince Ming said, and Prince Ning smiled and said, "We have given up on the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but what about the Overseas Provincial Administration Office?"
“You know, although those families also belong to the Yan Party and other factions, what about other ambitious families who want to rise to power?”
"If we can support those families, we can cause civil unrest in many overseas provinces, overthrow the old families, and establish new families."
"At that time, these overseas territories will be ours."
"Even if the Yan Party and others intervene at that time, what will happen? We are least afraid of them intervening."
"As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are afraid of those who wear shoes?" After saying this, King Ning looked at the people with shining eyes and said, "What do you think?"
"Great idea!" Prince Ding was the first to express his opinion after hearing this.
"Without destruction, there is no construction. The Overseas Provincial Administration Office is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Although there is a one dynasty, two systems law, for the Ming Dynasty, they are ultimately the best soil for the establishment of the spiritual energy factory!"
"If we can bring hope to these governors, I think many people will choose to support us."
"As for their interference, we can just drag them into the quagmire and use the people of the Overseas Provincial Administration Office to slowly wear down their power. If they don't interfere, we can just let us take over the Overseas Provincial Administration Office."
"Ninth brother," at this time, the Ming King raised his thumb and said, "This plan can be called an open conspiracy!"
For a moment, the hall was filled with thunderous applause, and everyone was praising Prince Ning.
However, everyone's hearts were stirred again.
Overseas Governorates, British Governorate, French Governorate, Spanish Governorate, Dutch Governorate, well, there are too many, they will never give up these territories easily!
By then, we must seize the territory first and establish contact with those small families. By then, everyone present will be our enemy!
Prince Ning smiled on his face, but in fact, he had already seen through the thoughts of the other princes present.
Isn't his purpose to bring the kings into overseas provincial governments and use their open and secret struggles to weaken their strength?
When the time comes, I will come forward and catch them all in one swoop!
No one knew that his cabinet minister master, after choosing to support him, had already made arrangements in the overseas provincial administration offices.
To be precise, even before the overseas countries were incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, they had already secretly made plans in various countries.
Now, this move is finally going to be revealed.
By then, he alone will own all the overseas territories and all the provincial governments.
Coupled with the spiritual energy factories controlled by those families, he will be able to grow rapidly when he enters the extraterritorial star world in the future.
Nine Dragons Fighting for Succession? No, it doesn't exist at all!
In the past ten years, there has been only one hidden dragon rising from the abyss and soaring into the sky!
The position of the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty is secured for himself!
Including himself, there are nine princes, but he only needs to care about two, one is Prince Gong and the other is Prince An.
The battle for the throne of the Nine Dragons is, to put it bluntly, just a contest between three forces. I will be the final winner!
"..."
(End of this chapter)
