Chapter 294 Don’t answer! The villain path of the Ming Dynasty!
"We will head to the ancient star Yinghuo tomorrow," King Ning clenched his fists and said, "Lure the Star Spirits to come!"
"Complete the invasion of the Star Spirit Territory within a year!" After saying that, King Ning followed up and said, "Next, prepare to remove the spirit stones overseas and introduce normal spirit resources at the same time."
"Yes!" Zhao Dingzhu bowed, and then suddenly seemed to have thought of something, with a gleam in his eyes, and said: "Your Highness, I have another plan."
Hearing this, Prince Ning looked at Zhao Dingzhu and said in a gentle tone: "If Changxuan has something to say, you can say it to me."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhao Dingzhu clasped his fists and bowed to King Ning, then said, "After the Spirit Stone Trade Law is abolished, all Spirit Stone resources in Europe will be stopped."
"This will inevitably cause all cultivators who use spirit stones as a cultivation resource to completely collapse."
"In order to prevent riots, why not give these people another chance? Anyway, these cultivators have used the spirit stones for cultivation, and they are no longer of any value. Why not make use of them?"
"Recruit them as an army of immortal cultivators to conquer the Star Spirit Realm," Zhao Dingzhu said with a sneer on his face.
"Once the Star Spirit Territory is conquered, the Spirit Stone Trade Law will be restarted, and it will be another paradise for Spirit Stones. In this way, these people will be the best candidates to open up the Star Spirit Territory."
"Okay, let's leave this matter to you." King Ning agreed to Zhao Dingzhu's proposal without much thought.
"Yes, I'll do it right away." Zhao Dingzhu clasped his fists and bowed, then turned around and strode away.
Watching Zhao Dingzhu's back, King Ning retracted his gaze, looked at the Star Spirit Clan member in his hand, and murmured, "As long as we invade the Star Spirit Territory, open up the foreign civilization market, and allow Spirit Stone to continue to expand the market, then this battle for the Hidden Dragon will be over."
"Next, after we solve the problem of spirit stones and introduce normal cultivation resources, my contribution will be the greatest!"
"Not only that, even my third and fourth brothers have not made as great a contribution to the Ming Dynasty as I have."
"I will also be one step closer to the position of Crown Prince!"
Just when Prince Ning was ambitious and wanted to lure foreign technological civilization to invade foreign countries, Prince Gong, Prince An, Yan Party and other forces, whose current leaders are at the helm, also turned their attention to overseas.
Everyone knows that the kings have made things too big, but although it is the kings on the surface, it was actually Prince Ning who pushed it all together, so everyone is waiting to see how he will end it.
Prince An's Mansion.
Prince Rongchang Zhu Changluo sat at the bottom, and at the top sat Prince An Zhu Zairun.
Behind Zhu Changluo stood the two brothers Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian.
However, sitting next to Zhu Changluo was Yan Shaoting, who represented the Yan family and was also a cultivator in the late foundation building stage.
In fact, with his current cultivation level at the late foundation building stage, he might be able to break through to the Golden Core stage in another three to five years.
Next to Yan Shaoting was a middle-aged man who looked very similar to Hu Zongxian. This man was none other than Hu Zongxian's eldest son, Hu Guiqi.
He is also a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building.
Whether in terms of cultivation or his identity as the representative of the Hu family immortal clan, he is enough to be on par with Rongchang Prince Zhu Changluo and Yan Song's grandson, Yan Shaoting.
Even if we talk about seniority, he is only the second generation of the cabinet, and Yan Shaoting should be placed in the third generation.
Sitting next to Zhu Changluo was also a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building. This person was none other than Wang Chonggu’s son, Wang Qian. He naturally represented the Wang family’s immortal clan.
Sitting in the opposite row of seats was Zhang Juzheng's son, Zhang Jingxiu, who was also Prince An's confidant.
"Seventh Uncle, now the situation in the overseas provincial governments has gotten really out of hand. There are only two years left. I wonder if Ninth Uncle can stabilize the situation." Zhu Changluo started the conversation.
To put it bluntly, the reason why they are here today is to discuss the Nine Dragons' fight for the throne which is about to end.
So there is no need to waste time, just say what you want to say.
Hearing this, Prince An nodded and said, "Prince Rongchang, you may as well speak directly if you have anything to say."
He could naturally see that Zhu Changluo already had his own ideas, so he naturally intended to listen to his nephew's ideas.
After all, putting aside the fact that Prince Yu's Mansion and himself are on the same line, just the fact that various forces are now banding together for warmth, he should listen to both sides.
"In my opinion, although we are just standing by and watching, this is the agreement with Uncle Jiu before, but now there are only two years left before the ten-year deadline, strictly speaking, less than two years."
"We must restore everything to normal and make up for the losses as much as possible before our father and his men come out of seclusion. Otherwise, even if we do nothing, we will still be held accountable!"
That’s right, this time Zhu Changluo really had no bad intentions. What he wanted was very simple, which was to calm things down.
Let everything return to the original time, even when the situation is hopeless, they can still pay out of their own pockets to make up for the losses caused to the court in the past ten years because of the Nine Dragons' fight for the throne.
Well, fortunately it’s only been ten years, and the losses aren’t that great, so if they each contribute a little, they can make things even better.
No one expected that the matter would become so serious that many spiritual energy factories in the Overseas Provincial Administration have been closed.
Civil uprisings broke out in many areas, and the Jinyiwei in one place almost couldn't suppress them.
In these years, with the establishment of overseas provincial governments, the disputes among the kings became completely fierce. A large number of Jinyiwei and Xianwuwei were also sent, and only then the situation was controlled to the point where no riots occurred again.
Even the people of the Overseas Provincial Administration are feeling repressed, but they are holding on. As long as they can hold on for two years, the Emperor will come out and will surely take charge of them and deal with those families.
Well, in the eyes of people overseas, it is the families of those in power who are leaving them no way to survive.
After hearing what Zhu Changluo said, Prince An did not rush to express his opinion. Instead, he looked at Zhang Jingxiu on the right and said in a gentle tone: "Siwen, what do you think?"
Seeing Prince An asking about Zhang Jingxiu's thoughts, Zhu Changluo was not angry, and looked over with everyone else. Yan Shaoting and Hu Guiqi looked at each other and also looked over.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Zhang Jingxiu was not stage-frightened. He first stroked his beard gently, considered his words in his mind, and then spoke in a gentle tone.
"I have been thinking about a question," Zhang Juzheng said, looking at everyone, "Prince Ning is a shrewd man, there is no doubt about that."
"The Nine Dragons are fighting for the throne. In fact, everyone knows everything. The essence is a fight between latent dragons."
"Your Highness Prince Ning is undoubtedly a hidden dragon, but it is impossible for him not to understand such a simple truth. Perhaps others will think that the current situation is out of control."
"However, in my opinion, it is impossible that King Ning did not foresee today's result before he decided to bring the other kings into the Overseas Administrative Commission. Therefore, I think King Ning may have a backup plan."
"This back-up plan is actually quite simple if we want to see the outcome," Zhang Jingxiu paused and said, "Two years is too short. Prince Ning must act immediately."
"Why not wait another half a year and see."
"If within half a year, Prince Ning still does not take any remedial measures, then we will forcefully enter the battlefield and quell the chaos among the princes."
After Zhang Jingxiu finished speaking, everyone present nodded, even Zhu Changluo.
In fact, normally speaking, the best option for these people at this time would be to add fuel to the fire.
But they knew in their hearts that no matter how ingenious their plans were, they would not be able to hide them from the emperor in the end.
Once the emperor comes out, it will be time for reckoning.
If they fail to handle it properly, they may be kicked out as well, which would be a waste of time.
"What does Prince Rongchang think?" Prince An Zhu Zairun looked at Zhu Changluo.
Although the two were uncle and nephew, Zhu Zairun did not use his status to put the other person down, but instead addressed him by his title.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Changluo looked at the brothers Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian, and then at Yan Shaoting, Wang Qian, Hu Guiqi and others.
"Young Master Zhang is right. If His Royal Highness Prince Ning has a backup plan, he will definitely make it within half a year," Yan Shaoting said, looking at Zhang Jingxiu with a smile, and said:
"It's only about half a year, we can afford to wait. Besides, the current situation is doomed to get out of control, and Prince Ning alone cannot solve it."
"When things are impossible, King Ning will take the initiative to speak."
After listening to Yan Shaoting's words, everyone reached a consensus and decided to wait another half a year.
If Prince Ning takes any action within half a year, it means that he has already gained control of the matter and will not mess it up.
If Prince Ning didn't take any action, they wouldn't wait any longer.
And in this way, they will also eliminate all seven kings, including King Ning, in this battle for the throne among the nine kings.
While everyone in Prince An's Mansion reached a consensus, the Fifth Prince Gong Zhu Zaichun and his adviser Gao Wuguan also reached the same consensus in Prince Gong's Mansion.
One word: wait!
Everyone is waiting for Prince Ning's next move.
Because no one would believe that King Ning and the people around him could not have anticipated today's situation.
Moreover, with Prince Ning's shrewdness and the support of the Zhao family behind him, it is impossible for him to be without any backup plan.
That's right, as Prince Ning introduced the other six princes into the Overseas Provincial Administration, Prince Ning and the forces behind him could no longer hide.
Soon, everyone discovered the existence of the Zhao family.
Who is Zhao Zhenji? Everyone has an opinion in their mind, that is, his strategy and cunning are not inferior to Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng. It can be said that such a person has failed once since he entered the cabinet.
However, that time he failed because of his trust in Xu Jie, the upright second minister. He did not expect Xu Jie to be so cruel and shameless.
Precisely because of their trust in Zhao Zhenji, everyone became more and more certain that Prince Ning had a backup plan.
As everyone expected, Prince Ning took action.
Moreover, Prince Ning's speed of action was beyond everyone's expectations. It took less than half a year, but just the next day.
What no one expected was that although King Ning took action, his behavior became more and more radical.
Everyone knows that the reason why there are frequent riots in the Overseas Provincial Administration and the continuous closure and paralysis of spiritual energy factories is because of the fighting between the kings. Under the secret guidance of King Ning's forces, they began to attack the spiritual energy factories.
The impact of this is that the interests of all spirit stone practitioners will be damaged.
But at this time, King Ning's people actually planned to completely eliminate the spirit stones and strictly prohibited the use of spirit stones for cultivation.
In the hall of Prince Gong’s Mansion.
"Ninth brother, are you going to remove the spirit stones from overseas? Is he crazy? He is forcing all the spirit stone practitioners in the overseas provincial administration to die," Prince Gong frowned and said, "Isn't he afraid of exacerbating the conflict?"
"In fact, the spirit stone was destined to be removed," Gao Wuguan said slowly, "It's just a matter of time, but Prince Ning got there before the emperor."
"And if this matter is not handled properly, it will completely provoke riots in all the overseas provincial governments. All the monks will think that the court wants to deal with them."
"The impact can be said to be very great..." Gao Wuguan paused and said, "There is only one way to resolve this crisis, and that is for the kings to provide resources for the monks out of their own pockets."
"This is the only way to stabilize the rioting overseas monks, but it is just a temporary solution. The spiritual energy factories will definitely be closed..." Gao Wuguan shook his head and said, "To be honest, I can't think of what Prince Ning will do." "The spiritual energy factories cannot be closed. The spiritual energy industry must develop," Prince Gong took a deep breath and said, "I have a guess."
"The stars outside the domain," Prince Gong pointed to the sky and said, "Now the Overseas Provincial Administration Office is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. All the people are also the subjects of the Ming Dynasty."
"In this case, we naturally cannot allow the spirit stones to continue to harm the people of our Ming Dynasty."
"As for the spiritual energy factories, they will all be moved to stars that are not suitable for living creatures in the future."
"When the overseas countries surrendered and merged into the Ming Dynasty, they promised that they would send all the spiritual stone practitioners out of the territory."
"These spiritual stone practitioners are not only responsible for the maintenance of the spiritual energy factory, but also for the construction of the new world."
"According to the court, it is to recycle waste and slowly send all the spiritual stone practitioners out of the domain, allowing them to fend for themselves while contributing to the construction and development of the Ming Dynasty."
"From now on, the people of the Ming world will all be normal cultivators." After saying this, Prince Gong took a deep breath and said:
"I can't think of anything else Ninth Brother can do except to bring this plan forward."
"Moreover, when the conflict becomes irreconcilable, the 'crimes' of the other six kings will have been almost complete."
"Because all the monks know that this is due to the internal strife among the kings. They have no good feelings towards the other six kings."
"At this time, if my ninth brother stands up and gives them the opportunity to develop in the outer star world, they will get more spirit stones than before, and they will be more free, allowing them to develop freely."
"What would happen if you were one of these spiritual stone practitioners?"
"If I were them, I would be extremely grateful. I would do whatever His Royal Highness Prince Ning says and would serve him wholeheartedly!" Gao Wuguan said.
"That's right," said Prince Gong, who thought he had guessed all of Prince Ning's plans.
"This is the ending that Lao Jiu wanted."
"He wants to complete the things that the Ming Dynasty will do in the future before his father comes out of seclusion."
"On the surface, the nine dragons are fighting for the throne, and the culprits who have caused damage to the interests of the Ming Dynasty are only the other six princes."
"And the emperor will not criticize him too much because he has handled everything that the Ming Dynasty needs to do in the future and saved a lot of trouble."
"Or if Ninth Brother had a little more courage, he could just make up for all the losses in the past ten years."
"At that time, what he did was truly perfect." Hearing this, Gao Wuguan also spoke up: "The cabinet minister behind His Royal Highness Prince Ning is Lord Zhao."
"Zhao Dingzhu, the son of Lord Zhao, is not an easy person to deal with. Although he is low-key, he must have thought of this." After saying this, Gao Wuguan's fat face became serious and said:
"Your Highness, His Highness Prince Ning wants to enter the outer stars. We can't wait any longer. We must have a piece of the pie! One step ahead, every step ahead. We must not let him get there first!"
"Of course I understand this," Prince Gong said, looking at Gao Wuguan, "Mingyuan, you go and negotiate this matter. Tell my ninth brother that we can help with the ten years of losses."
"But the construction of the extraterritorial spiritual energy factory and the extraterritorial stars cannot be missed by my Prince Gong Mansion."
"Ninth brother is a smart man, he will definitely agree. After all, he doesn't want us to hinder him in the Ming Dynasty."
"Yes!" Gao Wuguan turned and left without hesitation.
Almost at the same time, everyone thought they had guessed King Ning's plan through his methods.
At one time, there were Hu Guiqi, the son of Hu Zongxian, Zhang Jingxiu, the son of Zhang Juzheng, Zhu Youjian, Hai Zhongdi, the son of Hai Rui, Wang Qian, the son of Wang Chonggu, Tang Hezheng, the son of Tang Shunzhi, and so on.
All those who had previously formed a group with Prince An's Palace came to Prince Ning and put forward their demands.
In fact, even if they didn't make any demands, King Ning couldn't stop these people from wanting a piece of the pie.
Because everyone knows that when the emperor and his men come out of seclusion in two years, the road to the stars outside the domain will be opened.
These immortals will also step into the outer realm, but now they do it earlier because they don't want to fall behind others.
To everyone's surprise, Zhao Dingzhi, the Prince of Ning who stayed behind in the Prince of Ning's Mansion and had full powers, agreed to everyone's wish to have a piece of the pie.
However, a requirement was put forward, that is, the Ning Wang Mansion must be one year ahead of everyone. And all overseas spiritual stone practitioners must also be taken away and entered the outer stars.
Naturally, no one cared about this. They just thought that Prince Ning wanted to make plans a year in advance and gain a firm foothold.
Well, let him do what he wants. When the time comes to build the stars outside the domain, the "powder cake" will not be shared by whoever gets it first.
The kings are fighting for territory. King Ning wants to take people to build the stars one year ahead of schedule, and they are happy to see it happen.
Thus, when the other six princes and the Overseas Provincial Administration were mired in the quagmire and their crimes were beginning to be sorted out, Prince Gong, Prince An and Prince Ning had reached a consensus.
The battle for the throne among the nine dragons and the struggle among the hidden dragons has come to an end.
The Palace of Prince An, the Palace of Prince Yu, the Palace of Prince Jing, as well as the Cabinet, the Six Ministries and other top immortals in the Ming Dynasty will also take action to offset the losses of the past ten years of chaos on paper.
As for the territories of the overseas provincial governments, except for the top powers, such as the seven major families headed by the Sutherland family who were in charge of the British Provincial Government, one tenth of the rest of the territories, the whole of Britain, were ceded to Prince Ning's forces for management.
Of course, not only Britain, but also the provincial governments of France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries also ceded one-tenth of their territory to King Ning.
At this point, King Ning has completely achieved his set goal.
At this time, above the ancient star Mars.
A huge shuttle, as big as a hill, was suspended in the gap of a mountain that was broken by a meteorite. The dark gap looked like the bloody mouth of a giant beast from the abyss.
A cold and faint light flickered on the shuttle, which was shaped like pure black steel and lurked in the darkness.
Inside the shuttle cabin, Prince Ning, dressed in a moon-white dragon robe, was sitting comfortably on the soft sofa.
And in front of him, the shadow of Zhao Dingzhu appeared.
"Your Highness, the above are the requests of Prince Gong, Prince An, and others." Zhao Dingzhu clasped his fists and said, "In order to prevent them from discovering the real plan, I have agreed to all of them."
“So we only have one year!”
"Within a year, we must invade the Star Spirit Territory and seize as much territory as possible there."
"Because after a year, when the kings return to their kingdoms, they will definitely intervene. We cannot eat such a big piece of 'cake', and we definitely cannot eat it alone."
"In the past ten years in the human world, we have already gained our greatest reward. We have our own territory in the Daming Dynasty, and Your Highness has become the third latent dragon of the Daming Dynasty. You are standing on the same starting line with Prince Gong, Prince An, Prince Yu, and Prince Jing!"
"Don't be too greedy for the benefits that will come!"
"Don't worry, I know that too much is as bad as too little." King Ning smiled and said, "Changxuan, I'm lucky to have you assist me in the past ten years."
"After I capture the Protoss spaceship and invade the Protoss Territory, I will still need your assistance."
"As long as Your Highness needs it, the Zhao family is willing to go through fire and water for Your Highness, no matter what!" Zhao Dingzhu was stunned and said with a fist.
"Hahaha, great!" King Ning was in a very good mood as he became the real winner of the battle between the Nine Dragons for the throne and the battle between the Hidden Dragons in the past ten years. Thinking about capturing the foreign civilization next, King Ning was in a very good mood.
"Wait for good news from me." King Ning ended the call with a wave of his hand, and Zhao Dingzhu's figure disappeared.
"Are you ready?" King Ning turned his head to look at the side, where there were assassins covered in black robes, with faint black air lingering around them, and emitting a gloomy and cold aura.
"Your Highness, the experimental team is ready and can use the Protoss' signal transmitter to send signals to the universe at any time." As he spoke, the assassin waved his hand, and the huge stone wall screen in the shuttle cabin lit up.
Projecting a corner of the ancient planet Mars.
A group of people were wearing specially made white clothes, wrapping their bodies tightly.
And in the middle of this group of people, there is a launching device that is sunken like a pot lid.
This thing was originally installed on the spacecraft of the Protoss scouts. After the spacecraft was damaged, this thing was disassembled separately. Now it has been repaired and can send coordinates to the depths of the universe at any time.
"Send it." King Ning rubbed the jade ring on his thumb and said to the assassin beside him:
"Chris, it's up to you from now on," he said, raising his hand and a small emerald green flying sword floated in his palm, saying, "This is a top-grade spiritual weapon, it will definitely make your Jindan stage cultivation even more powerful!"
That’s right, this assassin was the one trained by King Ning, and he was also a spiritual stone practitioner.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" A hoarse voice sounded under the black robe. Chris took the flying sword without any hesitation, then bit his finger and dripped blood to recognize its master on the spot.
"Buzz!" Green light burst out from the flying sword, illuminating Chris' pale, handsome face under his cloak.
With blond hair, blue eyes, and three-dimensional facial features, there is no doubt that Chris is a handsome guy no matter where he is.
"Your family will become one of the top families in Britain, and your family will also have normal cultivation resources."
"You don't need to worry about these," King Ning said, patting Chris on the shoulder and saying, "Don't worry, your future will not be bad. You will have enough spirit stones, and it is not impossible for you to ascend to heaven."
"Hey, thank you, Your Highness." A smile appeared on Chris' pale face.
"Buzz!" At this time, outside, the people in the experimental group had already pressed the button to send the space coordinates.
The huge and strange energy fluctuations directly covered the entire surface of the ancient planet Mars. Then the space was slightly distorted, and a stream of light instantly escaped into the sky, forming a pillar of light.
Afterwards, the space seemed to be pulled apart into a twisted line, which then created ripples and disappeared in an instant.
The signal has been sent out, waiting for the foreign civilization to receive it.
In the vast universe, we don’t know how much unknown energy and signals are intertwined, and how much space overlaps.
In a vast area of meteorite space, three spaceships, hundreds of meters long, completely black and shining with the cold color of steel, were docked.
"There has been no news about 'Li' for almost a year. Let's prepare for star burial. It is very likely that 'Li' has disappeared..." said a handsome middle-aged man in the spaceship in the middle.
"Captain, please try to look for it again. Maybe 'Li' is just lost and is about to send us the coordinates..." A female voice with a tearful tone sounded from the console.
"Yes, sir. Wait a little longer. Maybe there will be a signal... Wait, sir. I received a signal from Force. He sent a distress signal, and also sent coordinates!"
A slightly younger voice shouted with excitement.
"Really? Answer him quickly..." The female voice burst into tears of joy, but before she could finish her words, the captain, who seemed to have suddenly thought of something, interrupted her loudly.
"Wait, don't answer that!"
However, he shouted too late, because the previous team member pressed the response button as soon as he received the distress signal.
The coordinate signal was officially sent along with his answer!
"..."
(End of this chapter)
