266 [Longevity Pill] and the Chaos of the King's Party
"Everyone, if you have anything to say, just say it."
King Zhenbei just finished speaking.
When Longxiang General Li Mieling heard the news, he immediately stepped forward to fight.
He is also one of the few people in the palace who truly dares to "speak out whatever he has to say" in front of King Zhenbei.
"Brother-in-law, I can't accept the favor order."
Li Mieling bowed his hands respectfully and said——
"The old emperor from Da Gan won't live for a few more days. Let's just join forces with the two vassal kings in the south to rebel against the imperial court!"
"Long Xiang's army is training day and night to serve the Northland today!"
"... Mieling is willing to lead Longxiang's army as the vanguard and capture Jinling, so that my brother-in-law can be the common master of the world!"
Longxiang General Li Mieling made an astonishing statement.
The civil servants in the palace hall were afraid of the power of King Zhenbei.
They did not know whether King Zhenbei had any ambition to become emperor, and did not dare to speak freely.
Therefore, even though I knew how bad "rebellion" was, I still didn't dare to speak out.
As for Zhenbei King Yan Wulu, his expression has not changed at all, he is still so cold and harsh.
He looked at His Highness quietly.
If it were anyone else facing the King of Zhenbei like this at this moment, I'm afraid they would already feel sick in their hearts.
But only Li Mieling's personality of fearing neither heaven nor earth, as well as his blind worship of the King of Zhenbei, Yan Wulu, made him not afraid at all, and instead won the appreciation of the King of Zhenbei.
The blue-gold dragon shape in his hand disappeared.
King Zhenbei finally had a rare relaxed smile, and he slowly said -
"Good suggestion, destroy the mausoleum."
For a time, countless ministers were in a state of confusion.
Li Mieling was the only one who, if confirmed, was eager to give it a try, as if he could lead his troops and set off today and attack the city of Jinling tomorrow!
Chen Danyang stepped forward at the right time, led the officials, and listed more than ten major crimes including "the Daqian Dynasty was controlled by powerful families and harmed countless loyal and good people".
Chen Danyang held the white wat tablet in his hand, and for a moment he was righteous and upright, as if he was the one holding the absolute highest moral position in the north of the palace.
The ministers were all excited for a while.
Only Tiger Roaring General Ye Changtian suddenly came out at this moment.
He braved the opposition of the entire palace hall and bluntly stated the truth——
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
"...Throughout the dynasties, it has always been a taboo for a monarch to command an army at any time. Moreover, now that the people live and work in peace and contentment, we have no name for our mission, and we cannot win the hearts of all the people in the world!"
Some of the more radical forces in the army refuted Ye Changtian's statement and supported Li Mieling and Chen Danyang.
There is also a relatively moderate faction that agrees with Ye Changtian's proposal.
The ministers argued endlessly.
"Ahem." King Zhenbei coughed lightly.
For a moment, everything was silent.
The previous noisy sounds in the palace hall disappeared instantly and became quiet. At this moment, even the sound of a silver needle falling to the ground could be clearly heard.
The King of Zhenbei sat high on the throne.
He tapped his fingers on the large armrest and gave a faint "hmm", confirming Ye Changtian's statement.
Then, he seemed to add: "...What Chang Tian said makes sense."
Everyone was confused for a while, whether the king would raise an army or not?
If the old emperor really died.
At this moment of handover of power between the old and the new, there is no better opportunity than this!
Suddenly, a letter of paper was presented from the darkness by the Zhenbei secret guard.
Zhang Chunhua, the spy chief beside Zhenbei King Yan Wulu, took the letter and handed it to Yan Wulu.
Open the letter and scan it at a glance.
Yan Wulu suddenly thought, is there really such a magical thing in the world?
The inner strength gathers in the hands.
The letter turned into powder and disappeared in an instant.
"It seems that the old emperor will never die."
Zhenbei King Yan Wulu sneered lightly on his cold face, and he continued: "...Someone helped him to live longer."
…
Great work.
Jinling Imperial City.
Everyone thought that the old emperor Zhao Purui was not far away from his death.
Even Yao Yingran, the medical sage of the Medicine King Valley, predicted that the old emperor would die in three days at most.
Prince Zhao Lingfeng nervously mobilized several large armies and deployed them at the border of San Francisco. At the same time, he continued to stabilize the power of the noble families within.
result……
That day.
In the thirty-fourth year of Qianyuan, it was Gengzi day, and it was three o'clock in the hour.
Wearing a bright red exquisite robe and a huge red hood covering most of his face, this mysterious man slowly walked into Jinling City.
She said - "I have a pill that can save Your Majesty."
The guards of the imperial city dare not slack off.
He went back again and again to prepare a report to Prince Zhao Lingfeng.
Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui appeared out of nowhere and happened to meet this person.
Zhao Lingrui invited her into the palace at that time to face the Holy Emperor.
Obviously.
Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui knew that if his father died at this time, he would have no chance to ascend the throne.
Now he doesn't even have the ability to launch a rebellion like the old Fourteenth King of Jin.
Therefore, whether it is for the sake of the world or for his own desires, my father must not die!
The mysterious man in red came to the Yangxin Hall.
She slowly took off the huge hood, and her face was as enchanting as fire, and she was extremely beautiful in her prime.
And if there are people here who are involved in the world, they will know that she is the current Pavilion Master of [Tingyun Pavilion] - Yan Fei.
Ranked second on the female list of the "World Beauty List" in the Yin Yuan Secret Book.
She has legendary beauty second only to former Zhenbei Princess Liu Mengyun.
Under the gaze of everyone, Yan Fei gently took out a small brocade box from the ring.
The brocade box is opened.
The light shines brightly in an instant.
Yangxin Hall, as the sleeping palace of Emperor Daqian and the place where government affairs were handled, was already extremely luxurious and splendid.
But at this moment, in front of this elixir, it is still eclipsed and lackluster.
Even when the box is opened.
In the distant sky, clouds suddenly gathered and strange phenomena appeared in the sky.
In this world, perhaps only ninth-grade elixirs can possess such magical phenomena, right?
Under the watchful eyes of Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui and other ministers, Yan Fei personally fed the elixir into the old emperor's mouth.
The old emperor was unconscious for many days.
He was almost dying.
Even the "Ten Thousand Years Ginseng Soup" specially prepared by the imperial doctors had to work hard to get in just a little bit every time.
As for this crystal elixir that exuded a faint light, Yan Fei just made a slight movement of feeding it.
The elixir instantly turned into a stream of light and went directly into the old emperor's mouth.
This elixir is truly amazing.
And what’s even more amazing is——
After the old emperor took this elixir, he gradually opened his eyes and regained consciousness after a burst of light and heat.
Zhao Purui's somewhat old eyes were full of tiredness.
He felt as if he had gone to the gate of hell.
And Yan Fei confirmed his statement.
She said that Zhao Purui had run out of life, which was equivalent to going to hell.
Zhao Purui is curious——
"How do I feel now that I am alive again?"
Yan Fei replied: "Your Majesty, this is because Yan Fei used elixirs to extend your Majesty's life."
While speaking, Yan Fei took out the same blood-red elixir that he had just fed to Zhao Purui, and continued to explain——
"This elixir is called [Blood elixir]. It is a ninth-grade elixir. After being consumed, the life span of the user can be extended by one year."
"[Blood Pill] is divided into three types. The primary blood pill extends life by one year. The intermediate blood pill extends life by ten years. And the last high-level blood pill is also called... [Immortality Pill]. It can guarantee eternal life and is the same as Heaven and earth live together!"
"Eternal Life Pill?"
Zhao Purui murmured silently.
Once a person dies once, his mentality will undergo a huge change.
Especially someone like Zhao Purui, who holds the supreme power in the world.
He has almost everything.
But now, as death is approaching, he realizes that he actually has nothing.
…
The Holy Emperor Zhao Purui recovered from a serious illness and came back from the dead.
From that day on.
The Holy Emperor Daqian no longer cared about government affairs.
He established the [Tingyun Pavilion] Pavilion Master Yan Fei as the Grand Master of Daqian.
He wants to refine the [Elixir of Immortality].
Yan Fei also told Zhao Purui that the refining of two primary blood pills had almost exhausted all material, financial and energy resources in [Tingyun Pavilion].
Zhao Purui didn't care, he was willing to entrust Yan Fei with all the power of Daqian, just to refine an [Eternal Life Pill]!
Imperial Master Yan Fei readily agreed.
The affairs of the Daqian Dynasty were all managed by the Prince Zhao Lingfeng and the Prime Minister Zhang Zhenglai.
…
The drastic changes caught people off guard.
The Crown Prince Zhao Lingfeng, the Prime Minister Zhang Zheng, and even Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui who introduced Yan Fei to the palace all subconsciously felt that Yan Fei was a demon master.
"Your Majesty's blind pursuit of immortality, regardless of the cost, will surely harm the country."
"The top priority is to execute the demon master Yan Fei and let His Majesty get back on track."
The ministers kept discussing secretly.
As for the "Tweening Order" to deal with San Francisco, it was no longer the most important thing for a while.
…
Yan Fei, the national preceptor, was surrounded by enemies in the Daqian court.
But Zhao Purui just wants to pursue immortality and is not stupid.
He knows what he's doing.
But he still supports Yan Fei.
With the support of the old emperor Zhao Purui, even if Prince Yu, the prince, the prime minister and others have the same goal, they cannot affect the national master Yan Fei in the slightest.
Yan Fei privately informed Zhao Purui about the method of refining the blood pill - it requires blood, a lot of blood!
When Zhao Purui heard this, he didn't care.
"Billions of living creatures under the sky are all filled with blood."
"...you take what you want."
As he spoke, Zhao Purui ordered that Daqian's black glove, the Emperor, had been acting on behalf of the imperial power in the arena, and he directly obeyed the orders of Yan Fei, the national master.
Suddenly, the world was in chaos again.
It was also at this moment.
The young King of Zhenbei seized the opportunity of this chaos, and within a year, he united with his allies and massacred the four major sects of Baihua Valley, Iron Blood Sect, Blood Spirit Sect, and Corpse Immortal Sect.
From the original eleven jade maces, now only the last three are left - the Han rebel army, the descendants of the demons and... Daqian.
…
Time passes.
The refining of [Eternal Life Pill] is in full swing.
But just the blood on the rivers and lakes is far from enough to refine the [Eternal Life Pill].
Yan Fei still needs more blood. Not only the blood of warriors, but also the blood of mortals.
No matter what proposal Yan Fei put forward, Zhao Purui fully supported it.
He even followed Yan Fei's request and spent all his resources to rebuild an extremely luxurious Daqian Guoshi Temple on the top of Zijin Mountain for Yan Fei to refine blood pills.
At the same time, numerous large-scale projects were launched.
Dig the North-South Grand Canal to connect the Northland and Jinling.
Renovation of the Jinling Royal Garden.
Build a royal mausoleum.
The construction period was tight and countless laborers died tragically.
The burden of corvee labor made countless people miserable.
Prime Minister Zhang Zheng couldn't bear to see the evil master Yan Fei causing trouble, so he broke into the palace several times to meet the emperor.
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
In front of Zhao Purui's Long Case, Zhang Zheng took off his Daqian Prime Minister's crown and cried -
"Your Majesty, you must never waste money and waste money like this again, and disregard human lives!"
Zhang Zheng said with tears streaming down his face, "If Your Majesty had not executed the demon master Yan Fei and had gone his own way, I, my minister Zhang Zheng, would have crashed to death in this Yangxin Hall today!"
Zhao Purui listened quietly without even raising his eyelids.
"Since Prime Minister Zhang wants to die as a remonstrance, he should die first before speaking."
While talking, Zhao Purui stood up and left with a flourish of his sleeves.
Prime Minister Zhang Zheng was stunned for a moment. He never expected that the Holy Emperor would say such outrageous and unethical words.
He silently murmured the teachings of Luo Daru back then——
"The only way to be an official is to establish your mind for the heaven and earth, to establish your destiny for the people, to carry on the unique knowledge of the past saints, and to create peace for all generations."
Zhang Zheng said with tears in his eyes and grief and anger in his heart.
He stood up slowly, put down his crown, and then hit his head against the pillar of the hall.
Blood splattered on the spot.
A burst of passion filled the whole hall of nourishing the heart.
Prince Zhao Lingfeng came late and when he saw Zhang Zheng's body, he knelt down and cried bitterly.
Zhao Lingfeng called out——
"I am so sad that losing Zhang Xiang is like losing an arm!"
…
Zhang Zheng's remonstrance with death could not change Zhao Purui's determination.
After Zhang Zheng's death, people discovered that the family of Prime Minister Zhang, who was already a highly respected minister, could not even afford the money to bury the coffin.
The Prime Minister's Mansion has always been synonymous with power and magnificence, but in Zhang Zheng's case, the Prime Minister's Mansion is nothing more than a few straw-pi rooms.
A heart full of righteousness and a breeze on both sleeves.
In the end, it was Prince Zhao Lingfeng who paid heavily to bury Zhang Zheng.
The position of Prime Minister of Daqian is once again vacant.
On the recommendation of Yan Fei, the national counselor, the prime minister who had been suspended for several months in Daqiankong soon had a new successor - Wang Zhaomin, a scholar from Beidi.
No one would have thought that once he was just an inconspicuous palace clerk in the North, but now with the right thigh, he could suddenly become the prime minister above thousands of people.
Zhao Purui took a look at the memorial of Yan Fei, the national master.
He was well aware of the consequences of Yan Fei's proposal.
But Yan Fei said that Wang Zhaomin’s talent is the most suitable to help her collect the refining materials for the [Immortality Pill], more suitable than anyone else!
Zhao Purui's eyes were full of indifference.
Now, he just wants to live forever.
The worldly things are nothing more than external things.
He stamped the seal of Daqian.
…
At the end of the thirty-fourth year of the Qianyuan period.
Wang Zhaomin became the new prime minister of Daqian.
in the next few years.
While Prime Minister Wang Zhaomin was helping the old emperor Zhao Purui and the national teacher Yan Fei complete the task of collecting and refining the [Eternal Life Pill], he continued to amass money and form cliques for personal gain.
In and outside the court of Daqian Dynasty, there were a large number of treacherous and corrupt officials who were promoted by Prime Minister Wang Zhaomin through buying and selling officials.
