Chapter 659

"Especially Prince Tai! Prince Kang and the other princes have already accepted their fate. I see that this Prince Tai submits on the surface, drinking strong wine every day and collecting beauties, but in reality, he still wants to fight again."

Yuan Zhao shook his head: "Doing this will sooner or later pit himself in... If you want to plot against the superior, at least the superior must cooperate... Now that this one above is simply impeccable."

He said, feeling a bit bleak in his heart: "Furthermore, we are not allowed to have chaos in the world again!"

Those who haven't experienced a chaotic world don't know how terrible it is.

Better to be a dog in peace than a person in a chaotic world!

Although Yuan Zhao knew that among these meritorious old officials, not everyone had the same thoughts as himself.

But with such a monarch who guards the achievements, not doing anything at least won't be wrong. Not making big mistakes, with the Great Zheng Qian's size, is enough to continue for two or three hundred years.

In the third year of Emperor Longchang, Prime Minister Yuan Zhao retired.

In the same year, the Emperor Longchang Emperor selected show girls, and dozens of beautiful and clean-bodied young girls were selected from all states in the world, most of whom were sent to the inner palace, and the rest were rewarded to the princes.

Fang Xing, as Emperor, always only grasped the general direction, and then threw daily affairs to the Cabinet, which was simple and easy.

This day.

Coming out of a concubine's palace, Fang Xing stretched comfortably.

This test, for him, was also a rare leisure trip.

Thinking casually, he strolled and came to the Imperial Garden.

It must be said that everyone in the entire imperial palace racked their brains to please his life, which was quite good.

I don't know if there will be any chance encounters or small surprises today?

"Eh?"

He walked to a flower bed and stopped, smiling: "This flower is as bright as gold. I don't know what variety it is?"

"Report to Your Majesty, this is the 'Golden Wave Flower' contributed by Yunzhou. Its fragrance has the effect of helping sleep and nourishing the spirit. The imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital have already seen it."

A eunuch bowed and said.

After the inspection of the Imperial Hospital, it was confirmed that there was no problem.

"Golden Wave Flower?"

Fang Xing stepped forward, sniffed the flower fragrance, felt the change in his body, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Just now, he felt that his body had suffered a little damage.

Although not much, the toxins were dissolved by internal energy very quickly, but he was indeed poisoned!

What's terrible is that if it accumulates day by day, when it breaks out, it might be impossible to save.

"This is... the way of mutual generation and mutual restraint?"

Fang Xing moved in his heart: "The Golden Wave Flower is naturally non-toxic, but it seems that when mixed with a kind of fragrance I just smelled, it becomes a toxin that secretly ravages the body..."

"It's a pity that talking about harm while abandoning the dosage of any toxin is hooliganism... Poisoning through inhaling fragrance naturally requires a large amount, otherwise it will become a state of chronic poisoning."

He shook his head: "Little Zhang..."

"Servant is here."

Eunuch Zhang immediately stepped out and knelt down.

"Check the people behind this Golden Wave Flower properly, and also the source of the peaceful incense in Concubine Mei's hall. Check it clearly, and don't let any of them go..."

Although Fang Xing could basically be sure that Concubine Mei was probably just an innocent scapegoat.

But when an Emperor encounters such a thing, he never needs to talk about evidence!

It's just sweeping them all up, and then interrogating them slowly.

"Yes!"

Eunuch Zhang's forehead was full of cold sweat, knowing that something major had happened.

After Fang Xing gave the order, he continued to enjoy the flowers in the Imperial Garden, and it seemed that his mood was not affected much.

'I never talk about evidence, I only look at who benefits...'

'Now the princes are still young, and my death would do them no good at all... Therefore, it's not the concubines and princes. The Empress Grand Dowager is getting older and older, and now she is bedridden. I don't have the intention to take action against her family, so it can't be her...'

'Dukes and nobles? Someone among the civil officials? Absolutely no benefit...'

'So, it's still those good brothers of mine...'

Fang Xing sneered in his heart: 'Or those uncles? Anyway, after checking it out, just execute them according to the law...'

The Emperor's anger, blood drifting in the oars!

Even if Fang Xing is unwilling to set off a big case, ordinary investigation will kill many people.

'And on the civil official side, also beat them... Should add arithmetic content to the imperial examination, and the proportion has increased...'

A few months later, a shocking piece of news spread in the Great Zheng Qian Imperial Capital and quickly spread in all directions.

Prince Tai Li Li Ruzhang rebelled and was directly granted death!

It is said that after Prince Tai committed suicide, his birth mother, Imperial Concubine Shu, also hanged herself and died, following her son.

Such a stormy wave, the entire capital was buzzing for a while, and then returned to calm.

The power hidden in it immediately made all the ambitious people silent, and they had to enter hibernation...

Time is like water, years are like shuttles.

Spring goes and autumn comes.

In the blink of an eye, it was the sixtieth year of Emperor Longchang!

The Great Zheng Qian has not been blessed with good weather every year these years, but the Emperor Longchang Emperor vigorously managed water and developed production, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the population multiplied. According to the latest statistics, it has exceeded five million households.

Some people who like to make trouble have already shouted the slogan of "Emperor Longchang Prosperous Age".

Imperial Palace.

Fang Xing is now an eighty-seven-year-old man.

However, although his hair and beard are white, his face is ruddy, and it just happened to be the Wan Shou Festival for his birthday, so ministers, princes, and grandsons all gathered together.

"Pay respects to Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live for ten thousand years!" An Emperor who has held power for sixty years has unfathomable authority.

Not to mention, this Emperor Longchang Emperor has amazing means. In his hands, dukes and nobles are weaker generation by generation, civil officials are also honest and dare not explode.

As for the clan, they have also been cleaned up and are obedient.

"Exempt from courtesy, rise."

Fang Xing waved his hand, looked around, and felt a bit emotional in his heart.

'Time is indeed the most terrible power.'

'In the long passage of time, dukes and nobles are one generation worse than the next. After all, people are lazy. The children of dukes and nobles are born with fine clothes and food. How many are still willing to struggle, or even eat and live with the smelly men in the military camp?'

Military prestige, without rolling and crawling together, and then rolling out of the pile of dead people together, is very difficult to truly establish.

However, if a general leads his subordinates from one victory to another, the prestige consolidated is also unparalleled. Don't say the Emperor, even if they were to go to war with the gods, they wouldn't hesitate.

'Dukes and nobles are weak, civil officials are slightly raised, but I have divided and suppressed them with various subjects...'

'Being an Emperor in ancient times is still very cool.'

!

Fang Xing's gaze swept over his sons, grandsons, great-grandsons, great-great-grandsons... and suddenly sighed again.

Time is always ruthless.

His Empress, and the two children of Li Li Rubi and the Empress, had actually died of old age and illness.

After all, this is a non-magical ancient world, an era where farmers over thirty can be considered to have entered old age, and those over forty are considered long-lived.

Even for dignitaries, it is very difficult to live long.

The Empress died naturally of old age in the forty-seventh year of Emperor Longchang.

And some princes even died before this time.

'My internal energy can only maintain my personal self, and it is difficult to support the consumption of others' longevity...'

Fang Xing sighed and drank silently.

At this time, one program after another was being performed.

Suddenly, amidst the drums and music, a team of girls wearing dance skirts walked into the hall, singing and dancing lightly.

The leader among them had eyebrows like autumn water and a light posture, as if she could dance in the air.

"Eh?"

Fang Xing put down his wine glass.

This scene was noticed by many people with ulterior motives, and they were all shocked in their hearts.

The Emperor has never been very lustful, so why today does he seem...

Not to mention, he is eighty-seven years old...

'This...'

Fang Xing looked at the dance troupe leader, a wisp of faint light flashing in his eyes: 'This is a peer... Which Daoist Lord?'

'However, the other party should have been sealed with memory and cultivation... Is this because of my intrusion, causing the transcendence secret realm to open in advance?'

'Or did the secret realm left by the Daoist Lord appear in advance?'

The Daoist Lord obviously made preparations before transcendence, leaving behind a secret realm, which was peeped at by Fang Xing.

It's just that the Daoist Lord didn't bet his hope on the present, but on the future.

But in that secret realm, there are eight chances out of ten that there are means and tokens to open the transcendence secret realm!

Fang Xing felt that it was probably because he entered the transcendence secret realm that he caused some butterfly effect.

As a result, a certain three-step Daoist Lord entered the transcendence secret realm and accepted the inheritance.

'It's just... is the secret realm boundary spirit so stingy?'

'Actually only one test world?'

He complained in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face: "What is this girl's name?"

"Report to Your Majesty, this girl's name is Hanyu. It is said that when she was born, she had a strange fragrance on her body and was holding a piece of ancient jade in her hand..."

The old eunuch serving beside him replied respectfully.

"Oh? Ancient jade? Bring it here and let me see!"

Fang Xing spoke casually, and saw Hanyu's expression slightly shy, stepping forward to kneel and worship, and pulling out a jade pendant from her collar.

This jade pendant presented the shape of a magatama, with eyes like yin and yang fish on it, and a red rope passing through it.

When Fang Xing picked up this magatama, it still carried body temperature and a wisp of fragrance.

"Commoner Hanyu, pays respects to Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live for ten thousand years."

Hanyu's voice was crisp.

'Truly exciting... a three-step Daoist Lord just knelt like this.'

'Hope that after she goes out, she doesn't think about killing me...'

Fang Xing complained in his heart, but was still very interested in this female Daoist Lord: "Haha... truly a wonderful person, grant the title of 'Lady Magatama'... This is truly a birthday gift sent to me by heaven."

What bad intentions could Fang Xing have? He just wanted to add difficulty to this female Daoist Lord.

Anyway, this test won't kill anyone. If he didn't meet the standard, he could try to let this female Daoist Lord get a high score, and then plot the innate spiritual treasure from the other party...

A group of princes and grandsons below were stunned when they heard this.

They didn't expect their Imperial Grandfather, ancestor... to be so old and strong?

I don't know how many men secretly envied, while several princes born later secretly gritted their teeth.

If the Emperor lives too long, it is also easy to attract hatred.

Thinking of the princes and even grandsons who were waited to death before... a few people lowered their heads to drink, covering the dark flames in their eyes.

Eleven months later.

From the "Cheng'en Palace" where Lady Magatama was located, a loud cry of a baby suddenly came.

Since entering the palace, Lady Magatama was summoned by the Emperor, and then became pregnant. Ten months later, she gave birth to a boy.

The Emperor Longchang Emperor was overjoyed and named him—Li Chengqian!

(End of chapter)