Professionals of the Starry Skies - Chapter 667

Chapter 667 Supreme

“Inherit Daqian, or inherit Qiankun?”

In a secret room of a certain imperial mansion.

One of the emperor’s grandsons was so angry that he smashed all the pens, ink, paper and inkstone at hand.

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

Is this imperial grandson, who always appears gentle, really like this?

This imperial grandson was the legitimate son of the Eighth Prince. The Eighth Prince was quite popular back then and had the support of many ministers. It was said that there was a call for him to be made the Crown Prince.

But God did not give him longevity, and he died young.

In fact, most of the emperor’s top 20 princes had died of old age or illness.

But the old emperor is still alive, and his lifespan has exceeded that of the emperors of the previous dynasty and even the dynasty before that, which is also an anomaly.

At this time, except for some princes who were ranked lower and born in the last two or three decades, more of the emperor’s grandchildren began to have ideas about that position.

For these people, the emperor naming the ninety-ninth prince “Cheng Qian” was a heavy blow.

Isn’t it obvious that he wants to make him the crown prince?

In the Daqian Dynasty, if Cheng Qian cannot inherit the throne in the future, he will surely die, and no one can stop him!

He didn’t know that Fang Xing was just making it difficult for him…

However, Fang Xing did have the idea of establishing a crown prince.

After all, his luck was too bad. The cards he drew from the princes and grandchildren were basically blanks, and there were no eye-catching SSRs.

But Madam Gouyu has an extraordinary temperament, and with myself, she should be able to give birth to a true dragon and phoenix.

And he is already eighty-seven years old. If he can hold on for another ten or twenty years, Li Chengqian will be of age, get crowned… and then be appointed crown prince and succeed to the throne… It’s perfect.

By the way… such a terrifying undercurrent is the best pressure and stage for the female Taoist priest.

Whatever your heart is like, you should show it clearly.

…

Imperial city.

At the gate of the cold palace.

Jingjie was wearing armor and standing guard meticulously.

“芥” means grass or mustard.

His family originally had a few acres of good farmland, but they encountered a natural disaster, their old father fell ill, and then they went bankrupt, so all the farmland was sold.

There was even a locust plague afterwards, and the whole family became refugees and died on the way to escape the famine. It was only ten years ago!

Although many civil officials boasted about the “Longchang Reign” under Fang Xing’s rule, in fact, all kinds of dark corners that were not illuminated by the sun still existed.

It was just because the scale of the incident was not large and the people fleeing famine basically died on the way and there was no rebellion, so it was not worthy of being recorded in history books.

The reason why Jingjie can live to this day is naturally because he met a noble person.

His whole family starved to death, but he met a “noble man” when he was on the verge of death.

Not only that, the nobleman also sent him to learn martial arts, pretended to be a citizen and entered the capital, and secretly married and had children…

He didn’t know how many other death warriors there were like him, but in the end, relying on his willingness to fight and his ability to handle things, he was successfully selected into the Imperial Guards, and then transferred to the Imperial Palace to guard the cold palace.

How important is the imperial guard? He must marry a good family, and the whole family must be in the capital.

Then once something happens, we will play Candy Crush according to the household registration to ensure that no one dares to make any small moves.

It was only after entering the imperial palace as a guard that Jing Jie knew what the nobleman wanted him to do.

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

Now I have eaten and enjoyed myself, and my son has been sent away secretly.

The family in the household registration has nothing to do with him, so he is not afraid of killing all the nine clans!
What’s more, the real son is in the hands of the nobles, which is a weakness. He has to do it even if he is asked to assassinate the emperor!
However, the competition for positions in the palace is also very fierce.

Those who actually serve as guards in the Qinzheng Palace are basically the sons of noble military families; commoners have no chance of getting ahead.

Even someone with a clean background like him could only guard the cold palace and could not see the emperor once a year.

What’s more, every time the emperor traveled, he was always surrounded by a large crowd.

What’s the use of being alone?

Until recently, when Prince Chengqian was born, it seemed that the noble lady also received a lot of secret help, and finally used this hidden chess piece.

Snap!
There was a crack of a whip.

Jingjie immediately perked up.

The emperor is going out with a whip to clear the way!

Sure enough, not long after, the emperor’s entourage appeared, surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs, and accompanied by strong and powerful guards.

“Your Majesty.”

Jingjie quickly knelt down on the side of the road, his palms sweating from nervousness.

This is the emperor, the reincarnation of the God of Heaven in folk legends!

“How many people and secret agents must have sacrificed their lives to have this chance encounter?”

‘What about my chance?’

Jingjie almost held his breath and waited silently.

…

at the same time.

Fang Xing, who was riding on the imperial carriage, was also waiting.

“Human stupidity is limitless. My stupid sons and grandsons… When they heard the name of Li Chengqian, the whole capital cheered and wailed…”

“This is the first level. For the sake of their sons and grandsons’ futures, there are always fools in the harem who are persuaded… This is the basis for collusion between the inside and the outside.”

“In addition, I added mathematics to the imperial examination system and implemented it unwaveringly for decades… Is this a heavy blow to Confucianism? Or even Confucianism? At least it has created divisions among civil servants…”

“It’s a pity that I have been the emperor for sixty years and my prestige has long been established. It’s a joke to want a mutiny or for the ministers to force the emperor to abdicate!”

“Those who wanted to outlast me were basically outlasted by me…”

“Next, it will be nothing more than a white rainbow piercing the sun and a wave of attack…”

Just at this moment.

Bang!

A eunuch who was carrying the sedan chair suddenly turned pale, spit out blood, and fell down.

Crash!
The bright yellow sedan instantly tilted to one corner.

“Protect His Majesty!”

Several guards immediately rushed over and wanted to join forces to replace the original eunuch.

But at this moment, the little eunuch with blood all over his face showed a ferocious look on his face. He took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed the nearest guard.

“There’s an assassin!”

A shrill scream rang out, and there was chaos all around.

“Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!”

Jing Jie took a deep breath and stepped forward immediately. He watched the imperial carriage rolling down. An emperor with white hair and beard, a ruddy face, and a somewhat immortal look walked down from it.

“Protect the Emperor.”

He took advantage of the chaos and came within three feet of the emperor.

The instructor who taught him military martial arts once said that within three feet, everyone is an enemy!
“Stop!”

When a royal guard saw Jing Jie approaching, his expression suddenly changed and he chopped at him with a knife.

Those who take advantage of the chaos to get close to the emperor will be killed with a single blow.

Jing Jie
slightly tilted his body to let the knife hit his arm armor, then he drew the long knife in his hand and stabbed it into the guard’s vital part.

Without such excellent martial arts skills, how could he have become a palace guard with just a clean family background?

“kill!”

Seeing the emperor right in front of him, Jingjie pounced suddenly.

“Bold!”

Several palace masters attacked almost at the same time, and their swords had already pierced into Jingjie’s body.

But blood was oozing from the corner of his mouth, and he had a grim smile on his face. The long knife in his hand flew out, and his target was the old emperor who was already in his seventies!
Whoosh!
Who knew that Fang Xing was incredibly agile at this time. He turned sideways to avoid the attack of the flying knife, and then lightly lifted his right foot, and kicked a palace maid away like a shadowless kick.

Bang!

A dagger fell to the ground, shining blue in the sunlight.

“This palace maid… is she also an assassin?”

“It seems to be the person who just shouted that there is an assassin.”

“We are late in escorting you, please forgive me, Your Majesty.”

Swish!
A row of armored soldiers arrived and guarded Fang Xing. A middle-aged general knelt on the ground. This man was Zhao Hu’s grandson – Zhao Xu.

“According to palace rules, once there is an alarm, it is not too late to arrive within ten breaths. What crime have you committed?”

Fang Xing waved his hand and said, “The palace maid and the guards need to investigate today’s incident thoroughly, so let’s leave it at that…”

Zhao Xu was a little surprised. He didn’t expect the Emperor to be so… peaceful?
He didn’t know that Fang Xing did this on purpose.

‘The older you get, the more likely you are to become stupid. It’s actually because of fear!’

‘Especially for a creature like the emperor, the fear of aging and the encumbrance of the body gradually becoming a burden… At this time, if there is another threat of assassination, he will immediately become furious.’

“When one is furious, one tends to lose reason easily, exposing a bigger flaw that can be exploited by ambitious people…”

“Today’s assassination, the guards and the palace maid may not be in the same group. Even if we investigate further, it may be a conspiracy by the gods…”

“And it’s a chain of events. If they can’t find many clues, they will definitely start to suspect the people around them…”

“If you want your enemies to suffer, then just live the life they least want.”

A sneer appeared on Fang Xing’s lips.

He decided that he would live to be 120 years old and pass the throne to Li Chengqian!

This kid has a good foundation. If he is nurtured and instilled with some ideas since childhood, he will definitely be able to give those who come after him a big surprise.

After all, although Fang Xing himself held power firmly in his hands when he was emperor, he actually focused on the big things and let go of the small things, and still had time to relax and enjoy himself.

This is because he is not a native emperor after all and does not have such a strong desire for power.

But what if a young emperor who has received imperial education since childhood is replaced by a young emperor?
He will definitely expand, gather power, expand again, and gather power at all costs…

Well, Fang Xing’s standard template for the future Li Chengqian is a combination of the Qin Emperor and the Hongwu Emperor, which is guaranteed to torture those bureaucrats so much that they wish the late emperor would be reborn.

‘When you want to open a window, if many people object, it is better to open the roof first…’

Fang Xing looked into the distance, as if looking into the future, with a hint of anticipation in his heart.

…

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

In the eightieth year of Longchang, Emperor Longchang neglected his duties and chose to abdicate the throne, becoming the emperor emeritus. At the same time, he ordered Lady Gouyu, who had been promoted to empress dowager, to assist in the administration. The next year was the first year of Pingding.

Li Chengqian had already reached adulthood and was able to rule the country himself, but he inappropriately set up an empress dowager to assist in the administration, which was like ruling from behind the curtain.

This was naturally done on purpose by Fang Xing, causing chaos in the court and the country.

Fortunately, the empress dowager showed her amazing skills at this time. She was able to forbear and cooperate with the emperor, and at the same time deal with those who disobeyed her one by one.

In the fifth year of Pingding, the empress dowager died and the court became peaceful again.

Twenty years after the pacification, the emperor passed away. All officials mourned and the emperor wept bitterly. He was posthumously named “Wen” and became Emperor Taizong Wen…

During the reign of Emperor Wen, he reduced taxes and levies, won the hearts of the people, and created a prosperous era. He lived to be 127 years old, making him the longest-lived emperor in history. Rumors spread that Emperor Wen had long lived, which made later emperors envious, and many sought to trace Emperor Wen’s remains…

(End of this chapter)