Chapter 660

"Li Chengqian?!"

"Inherit the Great Zheng Qian, or inherit the universe?"

In a certain Imperial Grandson's mansion, inside a secret room.

An Imperial Grandson was so angry that he smashed all the pens, inks, papers, and inkstones at hand.

If an outsider saw this scene, they would certainly be very surprised.

Is this Imperial Grandson, who has always shown himself with gentleness, actually like this?

This Imperial Grandson is the legitimate son of the Eighth Prince. The Eighth Prince had a good reputation back then and was very supported by the group of officials. It is said that there was a call for him to be established as Crown Prince.

But heaven did not grant him years, and he died young.

In fact, the princes ranked in the top twenty of the Emperor have all died of old age or illness.

But the old Emperor is still here, having exceeded the lifespan of all previous Emperors of the previous dynasty and the dynasty before that, which is also a strange number.

And at this time, apart from some princes ranked lower who were born in the last twenty or thirty years, more imperial grandsons began to have thoughts about that position.

For these people, the Emperor naming the ninety-ninth prince "Li Chengqian" is a heavy blow.

Isn't this clearly wanting to establish him as Crown Prince?

In the Great Zheng Qian Dynasty, if one cannot inherit the throne in the future with the name Li Chengqian, one will certainly die. Whoever ascends the throne will not keep him!

He didn't know that this was just Fang Xing deliberately increasing the difficulty for others...

However, Fang Xing did have some thoughts of establishing a Crown Prince.

After all, his luck was too bad, and the princes and grandsons were basically blank slates, with no SSR that made people's eyes shine.

But Lady Magatama's nature is extraordinary, plus himself, they should be able to give birth to a real dragon and phoenix.

And he is already eighty-seven, so if he holds on for another ten or twenty years, Li Li Chengqian will just be an adult, crowned... and then established as Crown Prince, ascending the throne... very perfect.

By the way... such a terrifying undercurrent is the best pressure and stage for that female Daoist Lord.

How is her nature, it should be properly displayed.

Imperial City.

At the gate of the Cold Palace.

Jing Gao Jie was wearing armor, standing guard meticulously.

'Gao Jie' is grass mustard.

He originally had a few mu of fertile land at home, but encountered a natural disaster, his old father got sick, and then went bankrupt, and the land was sold.

Even later there was a locust plague, and the whole family became refugees, dying on the road of fleeing famine, only ten years ago!

Although under Fang Xing's rule, many civil officials praised the "Emperor Longchang Governance", in fact, under the sunlight, various dark corners that could not be irradiated still existed.

It's just that because the scale was not large, the people fleeing famine basically died on the road and didn't rebel, so they were not qualified to be recorded in history books.

Jing Gao Jie could live to this day, naturally because he met a noble person.

Not only did his whole family starve to death, but he met a "noble person" when he was dying.

Not only that, the noble person also sent him to learn martial arts, secretly entered the capital's household registration, and secretly married and had children...

He didn't know how many dead soldiers like him there were, but in the end, relying on his willingness to fight for his life and his ability to handle things, he successfully selected into the Forbidden Army, and then changed defense to enter the Imperial Palace to guard, guarding the Cold Palace.

How important is the Imperial Palace guard? One must take children from good families, and the whole family must be in the capital.

Then once something happens, play elimination games along the household registration, to ensure that no one dares to have any small movements.

It was also after entering the Imperial Palace guard that Jing Gao Jie knew what the noble person wanted him to do.

But it didn't matter. Without the noble person, he would have died long ago.

Now he has eaten, enjoyed, and has a son, who was secretly sent away.

The household registration on the surface has nothing to do with him, even if the nine clans are executed, he is not afraid!

Furthermore, the real son is in the hands of the noble person, which is a weakness. Even if he were asked to assassinate the Emperor, he would have to do it!

Alas, the competition for positions in the imperial palace is also very fierce.

Those who truly guard the Qinzheng Hall are basically children of dukes and nobles, and commoners don't even think about standing out.

He, who has a clean background, can only guard the Cold Palace, and can't see the Emperor once a year.

Not to mention, every time the Emperor travels, isn't he surrounded by people?

What use is one person?

Until recently, when Prince Li Chengqian was born, it seemed that the noble person also received a lot of secret help, and finally used this dark piece of his.

Slap!

A whip sound came.

Jing Gao Jie immediately raised his spirit.

The whip clears the way, the Emperor travels!

Sure enough, not long after, he saw the Emperor's ceremonial guard appear, with palace maids and eunuchs surrounding the surroundings, and even more fierce guards following.

"Pay respects to Your Majesty."

Jing Gao Jie knelt down on the side of the road in a hurry, his palms sweating with nervousness.

This is the Emperor, the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor in folk legends!

'Don't know how many people, how many dark lines sacrificed... to have this one chance encounter?'

'What about my chance?'

Jing Gao Jie almost held his breath, waiting silently.

At the same time.

Fang Xing, sitting on the imperial carriage, was also waiting.

"Human stupidity is infinite. Those stupid sons and grandsons of mine... hearing the name Li Li Chengqian, the whole capital is cheering, wailing..."

"This is the first layer. For the sake of their sons' and grandsons' future, there are always stupid people among the concubines who are moved... so there is a foundation for internal and external collusion."

"Besides, I added mathematics to the imperial examination and implemented it firmly for decades... Does it count as a heavy blow to Confucianism? Or even Confucianism? At least it created a split among the civil officials..."

"It's just a pity, I am an Emperor who has held power for sixty years, and my majesty has long been established. Wanting to mutiny, or forcing the palace with officials, is a joke!" "Those who want to wait for me to die have basically been waited to death by me..."

"Next, it's nothing more than the white rainbow piercing the sun, performing a blow like Bo Lang..."

Just at this moment.

Clatter!

A eunuch carrying the sedan chair suddenly turned pale, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell down just like that.

Clatter!

The bright yellow sedan chair instantly tilted to one corner.

"Protect the Emperor!"

Several guards immediately rushed over, wanting to join hands to replace the original eunuch.

But just at this moment, the little eunuch with a face full of blood showed a ferocious look, took out a dagger from his arms, and stabbed at the nearest guard.

"There is an assassin!"

!

Piercing screams rang out, and the surroundings were in chaos.

"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!"

Jing Gao Jie took a deep breath and immediately stepped forward, watching the imperial carriage roll down, and saw an old Emperor with white hair and beard, a ruddy face, and a bit of immortal style walking down.

"Protect the Emperor."

Taking advantage of the chaos, he approached within three feet of the Emperor.

The instructor who taught him military martial arts once said that within three feet, one person can be an enemy of the country!

"Stop!"

An imperial guard saw Jing Gao Jie still approaching, his face changed, and he slashed over with a knife.

Anyone who wants to approach the Emperor while taking advantage of the chaos, cutting them down with one knife is definitely not wrong.

Clang!

Jing Gao Jie tilted his body slightly, letting the knife slash on his own arm armor, drew his long knife from its sheath, and stabbed it into the guard's vital point.

If he didn't have such good martial arts, just relying on a clean background, how could he have mixed into the Imperial Palace guard?

"Kill!"

Looking at the Emperor right in front of him, Jing Gao Jie lunged forward.

"Bold!"

Several great inner experts attacked almost at the same time, and their swords had already pierced into Jing Gao Jie's body.

But he spat blood from the corner of his mouth, with a ferocious smile on his face, and the long knife in his hand flew out, the target being the old Emperor who was already seventy or eighty years old!

Whoosh!

Who would have thought that Fang Xing at this time had a light-body technique that was unimaginably flexible, tilted his body, dodged this flying knife attack, and lifted his right foot lightly, like a shadowless kick, kicking a palace maid flying.

Clatter!

A dagger fell to the ground, shining with blue light in the sun.

"This palace maid... is also an assassin?"

"Seems to be the person who just shouted there is an assassin."

"We are late in protecting the Emperor, please forgive us."

Clatter!

A row of armored soldiers arrived, guarding Fang Xing layer by layer. A middle-aged general knelt down in a hurry. This person was Zhao Hu's grandson—Zhao Xu.

"According to palace rules, once there is an alarm, arriving within ten breaths is not late. What sin do you have?"

Fang Xing waved his hand and said: "For today's matter, that palace maid and the guard must be thoroughly investigated. Let it be so..."

Zhao Xu was a bit surprised, not expecting the Emperor to be so... peaceful?

He didn't know that this was Fang Xing's deliberate intention.

'The older one gets, the easier it is to be muddled, actually it's fear at work!'

'Especially for creatures like Emperors, the fear of constant aging, the burden of the flesh gradually becoming a drag... At this time, if another assassination threat comes, one will immediately be furious.'

'But in a rage, it is easy to lose reason and reveal bigger flaws to be taken advantage of by ambitious people...'

'Today's assassination, the guard and that palace maid might not be in the same group. Even if checked, it might be a fairy game...'

'And it's a chain plan. Once not many clues are found, one will certainly suspect the people around one...'

'If you want your enemy to suffer, just live like the way they least want to.'

Fang Xing's mouth showed a sneer.

He decided that he would live to one hundred and twenty, and by the way, pass the throne to Li Li Chengqian!

This kid has a good foundation. If cultivated from childhood and instilled with some concepts, he will definitely give those behind him a big surprise.

After all, although Fang Xing firmly grasped power when he was Emperor, he actually grasped the big and let go of the small, and still had time for leisure and enjoyment.

This is because he is not a local Emperor after all, and does not have such a great desire for power.

But what about a young Emperor who has received imperial education since childhood?

He will certainly expand and seize power regardless of everything, and then expand and seize power...

Hmm, Fang Xing's standard template for Li Li Chengqian in the future is a combination of Qin Emperor and Hongwu, ensuring that those bureaucrats are tortured to the point of wishing the late Emperor was reborn.

'When you want to open a window, if many people object, it's better to lift the roof first...'

Fang Xing looked into the distance, as if looking into the future, and a wisp of expectation rose in his heart.

In the seventy-fifth year of Emperor Longchang, fifteen-year-old Li Li Chengqian was established as Crown Prince.

In the eightieth year of Emperor Longchang, the Emperor Longchang Emperor neglected government, chose to abdicate the throne, ascended to the position of Retired Emperor, and at the same time ordered Lady Magatama, who had been promoted to Empress Dowager, to assist in government, and the coming year was the first year of Pingding.

Li Li Chengqian had long been an adult and could take power, but he made a non-standard situation of the Empress Dowager assisting in government, just like listening to government behind the curtain.

This was naturally Fang Xing's deliberate intention, making the court and the public in chaos.

Fortunately, the Empress Dowager showed amazing means at this time, being able to endure and cooperate with the Emperor, and being able to clean up those who were not convinced one by one.

By the fifth year of Pingding, the Empress Dowager passed away of illness, and the imperial court was calm again.

In the twentieth year of Pingding, the Retired Emperor passed away, the hundred officials mourned, the Emperor wept bitterly, and the posthumous title was "Wen", as Taizong Wen Emperor...

When the Wen Emperor was on the throne, taxes were light and corvee was light, the world returned to his heart, creating the Emperor Longchang Prosperous Age, and he lived to be one hundred and twenty-seven years old before passing away, which can be called the longest-lived monarch in history. There are rumors that the Wen Emperor had long since achieved longevity, attracting future Emperors to envy him, and many sought the relics of the Wen Emperor...

(End of chapter)