Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 666

Chapter 666 Cheng Qian (Additional updates, please give me a monthly ticket)

“Especially the King of Thailand! Prince Kang and other princes have already accepted their fate. I see that the King of Thailand is submissive on the surface, drinking wine and collecting beauties every day, but in fact he still wants to fight again.”

Yuan Zhao shook his head: “If you do this, you will get yourself into trouble sooner or later… If you want to plot against someone in a higher position, you need their cooperation… Right now, the person above is simply impeccable.”

As he spoke, he felt somewhat sad again: “Besides, we cannot allow the chaotic world to come again!”

Those who have not experienced troubled times do not know how terrible they are.

It is better to be a dog in peacetime than a man in troubled times!
Although, Yuan Zhao knew that not all of these meritorious old ministers had the same thoughts as himself.

But with such a king who is good at maintaining the status quo, at least they won’t go wrong if they don’t do it, and they won’t make big mistakes. With the size of Daqian, it will be enough to last for two or three hundred years.

…

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

In the same year, Emperor Longchang held a beauty contest, and dozens of beautiful girls with clean family backgrounds were selected from all over the country. Most of them were sent to the harem, and the rest were rewarded to the kings.

When Fang Xing was emperor, he always focused on the general direction and left the daily affairs to the cabinet. It was simple and easy.

This day.

After coming out of a concubine’s uterus, Fang Xing stretched lazily.

For him, this test is also a rare leisure trip.

While thinking casually, he strolled to the Imperial Garden.

I have to say, everyone in the palace works very hard to please me, so my life is pretty good.

I wonder if there will be any chance encounter or little surprise today?

“Huh?”

He walked to a flower bed, stopped, and said with a smile: “This flower is as bright as gold, I wonder what kind it is?”

“Your Majesty, this is the ‘Golden Wave Flower’ tributed by Yunzhou. Its fragrance can help you sleep and nourish your mind. The imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital have already examined it.”

A eunuch bowed quickly.

After examination by the Imperial Medical Bureau, it was confirmed that there was no problem.

“Golden Wave Flower?”

Fang Xing stepped forward, sniffed the fragrance of the flowers, and felt the changes in his body, and couldn’t help but smile.

Just now, he felt a little hurt.

Although it was not much, the toxin was quickly eliminated by internal energy, but he was indeed poisoned!

The scary thing is that if it accumulates over time, by the time it explodes, it may be too late to reverse the situation.

“Is this… the law of mutual promotion and mutual restraint?”

Fang Xing’s mind moved: “Golden Wave Flower is naturally non-toxic, but it seems to be mixed with the fragrance I just smelled, and it has become a toxin that secretly destroys the body…”

“It’s a pity that any toxin that ignores the dosage and talks about its harm is just a hooligan… To be poisoned by inhaling fragrance, you naturally need a large amount, otherwise it will become a chronic poisoning state.”

He shook his head: “Xiao Zhangzi…”

“The servant is here.”

Eunuch Zhang immediately stepped out and knelt down.

“Investigate the person behind Jin Bohua and the source of the benzoin in Mei Fei’s Palace. Don’t let anyone go…”

Although Fang Xing was basically certain that Concubine Mei was probably just an innocent scapegoat.

But when the emperor encountered such a thing, he never needed to provide evidence!

Just catch them all in one fell swoop, and then interrogate them slowly.

“yes!”

Eunuch Zhang’s forehead was immediately covered with cold sweat, knowing that something big had happened.

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

“I never care about evidence, I only care about who benefits…”

“The princes are still young, and my death will not benefit them at all… So it’s not the concubines and the princes. The Empress Dowager is getting older and older, and now she can’t get up from her bed. I have no intention of taking action against her family, so it can’t be her…”

“A noble? One of the civil officials? It’s of no use at all…”

“So, it’s still my good brothers.”

Fang Xing sneered in his heart: “Or those uncles? Anyway, after finding out this time, we will just punish them directly…”

The emperor’s wrath is like flowing blood!

Even if Fang Xing is unwilling to open a major case, a normal investigation will result in many deaths.

“As for the civil officials, I would also like to give them a warning… Mathematics should be included in the imperial examinations, and its weight should be increased…”

…

A few months later, a shocking piece of news spread in the capital of Daqian and quickly spread to all directions.

King Li Ruzhang of Thailand was sentenced to death for treason!
It is said that after King Li committed suicide, his biological mother, Concubine Shu, also hanged herself and died with her son.

Despite such a turbulent storm, the entire capital returned to calm after a period of excitement.

The hidden power within it immediately silenced all the ambitious people and forced them to go into hibernation…

…

Time flies like water.

Spring goes and autumn comes.

In the blink of an eye, it has been the 60th year of Longchang!
Although the weather in Daqian has not been good every year, Emperor Longchang has made great efforts to control floods and develop production. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the population has multiplied. According to the latest statistics, there are more than five million households.

Some people with ulterior motives have already shouted the slogan of “prosperity and prosperity”.

The Imperial Palace.

Fang Xing is now 87 years old.

However, although his hair and beard were all white, his face was ruddy, and it happened to be his birthday, the Wanshou Festival, so all the ministers, princes and grandchildren of the emperor gathered together.

“Your Majesty, may your Majesty live forever!”

An emperor who has been in power for sixty years has unfathomable authority.

Not to mention, this Emperor Longchang had amazing means. Under his rule, each generation of nobles became weaker than the previous one, and the civil officials were also very obedient and did not dare to act rashly.

As for the royal family, they were completely subdued.

“No need to be polite, just stand up.”

Fang Xing waved his hand, looked around, and felt a little emotional.

“Time is indeed the most terrifying force.”

‘Over a long period of time, each generation of nobles is inferior to the previous one. After all, people are lazy. The children of nobles are born with fine clothes and delicious food. How many of them are willing to work hard and even go to the military camp to eat and live with the smelly men?’

It is difficult to truly establish prestige in the army without working together and crawling out of the pile of corpses together.

However, if a general leads his subordinates from one victory to another, the prestige he consolidates is unparalleled. Not to mention the emperor, he would not hesitate even to declare war on gods.

“The nobles were weak, and the civil officials rose slightly, but I divided and suppressed them with several subjects…”

“Being an emperor in ancient times was quite enjoyable.”

Fang Xing glanced at his son, grandson, great-grandson, and great-great-grandson… and suddenly he sighed again.

Time is always ruthless.

His queen, as well as Li Rubai and the queen’s two children, had all died of old age and illness.

After all, this was an ancient time without magic, when farmers over 30 were considered old, and those over 40 were considered long-lived.

Even high-ranking officials find it difficult to live long.

The Queen died of natural causes in the 47th year of Longchang.

Some princes even died before this time.

“My inner strength can only protect me, and it is not enough to support the consumption of others’ longevity…”

Fang Xing sighed and drank in silence.

At this time, one show after another is being performed.

Suddenly, amidst the sound of drums and music, a group of girls in dance dresses walked into the hall, singing and dancing gracefully.

One of the leaders had eyebrows as dark as autumn water and a lithe figure, as if he could dance in the air.

“Huh?”

Fang Xing put down his wine glass.

This scene was noticed by many people, and they were all shocked.

The emperor has never been a lecherous person, but today he seems…

What’s more, he is already eighty-seven years old…

‘this……’

Fang Xing looked at the leader of the dancing girls, a faint light flashed in his eyes: “This is a colleague… Which Taoist Master?”

“However, the other party’s memory and cultivation should have been sealed…Is it because of my intrusion that the Transcendent Secret Realm was opened early?”

‘Or has the secret realm left by the Dao Master come to light ahead of time?’

The Taoist Master had obviously made some preparations before his transcendence and left behind a secret realm, which was spied on by Fang Xing.

However, Dao Zun did not place his hopes on the present, but on the future.

But in that secret realm, there is probably a means and token to open the secret realm of transcendence!
Fang Xing felt that it was probably because he entered the secret realm of transcendence that some butterfly effect occurred.

The result was that a certain Three-Step Taoist entered a secret realm of transcendence and received inheritance.

“But…are the spirits in the secret realm so stingy?”

“There is only one test world?”

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

“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 held an ancient jade in her hand…”

The old eunuch serving nearby answered respectfully.

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

Fang Xing opened his mouth casually, and saw Hanyu looking a little shy. He stepped forward and knelt, then pulled out a jade pendant from his collar.

This jade pendant is in the shape of a magatama with yin-yang fish-like eyes on it and a red rope passing through the middle.

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

“I, a humble girl, kowtow to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live forever.”

The sound of Hanyu is crisp.

“How exciting… a three-step Taoist master kneeled down like this.”

“I hope she doesn’t think of killing me after she gets out…”

Fang Xing complained in his heart, still very interested in this female Taoist: “Haha… She is a wonderful person. Giving her the title of ‘Madam Gouyu’ is truly a gift from heaven to me.”

What bad intentions could Fang Xing have? He just wanted to make things more difficult for this female Taoist priest.

Anyway, this test won’t kill anyone. If he doesn’t meet the standard, he can try to get this female Taoist master to get a high score, and then he can try to get the innate spiritual treasure from her…

The princes and grandchildren of the emperor were all dumbfounded when they heard this.

Who would have thought that their royal grandfather, their ancestor… would be so powerful and still have such a sharp sword?
Countless men secretly envied him, and several princes who were born later secretly gnashed their teeth.

If an emperor lives too long, he will easily become hated.

Thinking of the princes and even the emperor’s grandsons who were starved to death before… several of them lowered their heads to drink, hiding the dark fire in their eyes.

Eleven months later.

Suddenly, a loud baby cry was heard from the Cheng’en Palace where Lady Gouyu was.

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

Emperor Longchang was delighted and gave him the name Chengqian!
(End of this chapter)