I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

After the ceremony of canonizing the queen, several days passed.

Not only has the discussion level of this topic not declined with the passage of time, but it has become more and more popular. It has become a topic of conversation between many dignitaries and ordinary people in the capital after dinner.

After all, since the death of Queen Fang in the 26th year of Jiajing, Jiajing has never appointed a queen again!

After many years, the queen's vacancy has finally been filled.

The civil and military officials in the court were quite pleased with this. After all, the appointment of a queen could greatly consolidate the imperial power.

As the master of the harem, the queen holds the phoenix seal, assists the emperor in managing the harem, honors the world as a mother, reproduces children, and sets an example for the people of the world.

Now, Queen Shen has given birth to a son for Your Majesty. As a result, her weight is even greater.

As the emperor's only wife, the queen's status was naturally beyond the imagination of ordinary people. It could be said that in the true sense, one person was inferior to ten thousand people.

In the eyes of others, from the moment Zhu Zaiyuan was born, he had been designated as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Because of this, many people in the DPRK have been thinking of placing bets on Zhu Zaiyuan in advance.

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Capital, Prince Jing’s Mansion.

At this moment, Prince Jing's Mansion was extremely busy from top to bottom.

The reason for the busyness is simple, because Zhu Zaizhen has already sent people to pack their luggage and prepare to leave the capital and return to the fiefdom.

Ever since the incident with Yan Guan, Zhu Zaizhen knew that his situation was over.

In Zhu Zaizhen's view, those officials must have been instructed by his third brother Zhu Zaijing.

Otherwise, he would not be so confident as to make this request in front of his father to return to the fiefdom.

It was this incident that made Zhu Zaizhen realize that he was no longer qualified to fight with Zhu Zaijing.

During the time when he left the capital and went to the fiefdom to become a vassal, the original power in his hands had long since fallen apart and been absorbed by Zhu Zaijing.

Under the circumstances, he is no longer an opponent.

"Forget it, in two days you can leave the capital, a place of right and wrong. It's not bad to be an idle prince from now on!"

Zhu Zaizhen looked away from those extremely busy servants and comforted himself.

At this moment, the butler quickly came to Zhu Zaizhen and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, someone from the palace has been sent and they are waiting in the hall!"

After Zhu Zaizhen learned the news from the housekeeper, he nodded and gave the order.

"Well, it seems he is someone sent by my father. Please take me there!"

"Yes, Your Highness, please come this way!"

Under the guidance of the butler, Zhu Zaizhen came to the hall of Prince Jing's Mansion, which was specially used for entertaining guests.

As soon as Zhu Zaizhen entered the hall, he saw an old eunuch wearing red official uniform coming up to him, bowed to Zhu Zaizhen and said, "I have met His Highness King Jing!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zaizhen looked the old eunuch up and down, waved his hand and said: "Well, sit down!"

"Thank you, His Highness King Jing!"

When the old eunuch heard Zhu Zaizhen's words, he didn't refuse and sat down on the empty seat beside him.

After that, Zhu Zaizhen looked in the direction of the old eunuch and asked, "Did your father send you here?"

Facing Zhu Zaizhen's gaze, the old eunuch nodded, stood up from his seat, leaned down, and respectfully responded: "That's right, His Majesty King Jing, His Majesty told you to come over right away." !”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zaizhen nodded slightly to the old eunuch, and then said, "Well, I'm sorry to bother you, father-in-law!"

When the words fell, Zhu Zaizhen winked at the steward who was waiting aside. The latter quickly understood and left immediately.

When the housekeeper came back again, he was followed by two slaves. Each of the slaves held a wooden tray filled with gold and silver treasures and large amounts of silver notes.

"I'd like to trouble my father-in-law to make a special trip. A small gift would be disrespectful!"

Seeing that Zhu Zaizhen had already said this, the old eunuch had no choice but to accept the things.

After that, the old eunuch looked in the direction of Zhu Zaizhen and suggested: "Without further delay, Your Majesty King Jing, let's set off now, so as not to keep His Majesty waiting!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zaizhen took his eyes away from the old eunuch. After pondering for a moment, he responded: "Well, just in time, I want to see my father before leaving the capital!"

After that, Zhu Zaizhen followed the old eunuch's footsteps, rode in a sedan, and headed in the direction of the Forbidden City.

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Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

After Jiajing put down the memorial letter sent by the Supervisor of Ceremonies in his hand, Lu Fang, who was waiting on the side, stepped forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this slave has received news that His Highness Prince Jing has begun to pack his luggage. Get ready to leave the capital!"

When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, he responded in a subtle way, and then said: "Well, that's good, it saves me a lot of effort!"

When Jiajing said this, his face was filled with an expression of hatred. He paused and continued: "These two traitors have made their little trouble known to everyone. My face, They almost lost everything!”

After hearing what Jiajing said, Lu Fang had no choice but to comfort her: "Your Majesty, I feel that no matter what, His Royal Highness Prince Yu and His Highness Prince Jing are your biological flesh and blood, they are brothers..."

Jiajing seemed to have guessed what Lu Fang was going to say next. He waved his hand and interrupted: "Okay, no need to say more. Are there any brothers like them? They can't even pretend to be the most basic." !”

After that, Lu Fang seemed to have suddenly remembered and changed the subject: "By the way, Your Majesty, I have discovered that many people in the court have been privately asking about the Queen's preferences recently. You see..."

When Jiajing heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely cold. He slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "Humph, my child is still in his infancy, and those people in the court have already put their hands on his." It’s so unreasonable!”

Immediately, Jiajing turned around, looked in the direction of Lu Fang, and ordered in a cold voice: "Lu Fang, cut off all their hands that they stretched out randomly, and there is no need to report the results to me! "

When Lu Fang heard the words, she immediately lowered her head and respectfully said, "I obey, Your Majesty!"

Soon after, the eunuch was guided into the Qianqing Palace.

After the guiding eunuch entered the Qianqing Palace, he subconsciously looked at Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment, leaned down and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Jing is waiting outside!"

When Jiajing heard this, he waved his hand, glanced at the guiding eunuch, and then said: "Well, I understand, let him come in!"

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's instructions, the guiding eunuch immediately turned around and left Qianqing Palace without stopping at all.

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Outside the Qianqing Palace, while he was guiding the eunuchs in to report, Zhu Zaizhen looked at the Qianqing Palace, which was very close to him.

At this moment, Zhu Zaizhen's face was full of complicated expressions.

He knew very well that after leaving the capital this time, he didn't know when he would be able to come back next time.

After all, in order to prevent the Fengtian Jingnan incident from happening again, the imperial court took every possible precaution against those vassal kings who had already resigned from the vassal.

Without receiving an edict, the vassal king who has resigned from the vassal state must not return to the capital.

"Maybe next time I have to wait until my father dies before I can return to the capital!"

Just as Zhu Zaizhen's thoughts were racing, he saw the guiding eunuch walking quietly in front of him, leaning down and reporting respectfully: "Your Majesty, King Jing, your Majesty is waiting for you inside. You can go in." Got it!"

"Well, please excuse me, father-in-law!"

After Zhu Zaizhen finished speaking, he bowed his hand to the guiding eunuch, then climbed up the steps and stepped onto the stairs of Qianqing Palace.

After entering the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Zaizhen knelt on the ground with a plop, looked in the direction of Jiajing, and said in a deep voice: "I have seen my father!"

When Jiajing heard this, he glanced at Zhu Zaizhen, nodded, and said: "Well, get up!"

"Thank you, Father!"

After receiving Jiajing's permission, Zhu Zaizhen slowly stood up from the ground.

Afterwards, the father and son seemed to fall into a long silence because they couldn't find a topic for the moment.

Time passed by slowly, and the atmosphere at the scene became increasingly dull.

Finally, Zhu Zaizhen stood up and took the lead in breaking the silence: "Father, my son is already ordering people to pack his luggage and prepare to return to the fiefdom in two days!"

After Jiajing heard Zhu Zaizhen's words, he nodded slightly and responded casually: "Well, not bad!"

After that, Jiajing looked Zhu Zaizhen up and down, and then continued: "Do you need me to see you off then?"

When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, he immediately lowered his head and declined: "My father is busy with everything, so he should give top priority to state affairs. This little thing about the child should not affect my father's energy!"

Jiajing saw that Zhu Zaizhen was resolute and did not force him. After pondering for a moment, he warned: "Well, when the time comes to return to the fiefdom, send someone to send me a message. I can rest assured!"

Zhu Zaizhen couldn't help but feel a little moved when he heard Jiajing's words. Immediately, he lowered his head and responded respectfully: "Yes, father, I understand that when I return to the fiefdom, I will send someone to help him as soon as possible." Father, please report!"

Then, Jiajing turned around and glanced at Lu Fang, who quickly understood, bowed to Jiajing, and left Qianqing Palace. Lu Fang knew that next was the time that belonged to Jiajing and his son alone.

……

After Lu Fang left the Qianqing Palace, Jiajing ordered someone to bring a map of the world, then turned his gaze to the direction of Zhu Zaizhen, and said: "Zhen'er, come here, come here!"

When Zhu Zaizhen heard what Jiajing said, a hint of fear flashed across his face, but then he mustered up the courage and came to Jiajing.

"Father!"

"Ah."

After Jiajing responded, he pointed to the world map on the desk and asked Zhu Zaizhen, "Have you ever seen this map?"

When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, he nodded and responded without thinking: "If you go back to your father, I have seen this map!"

After hearing Zhu Zaizhen's answer, Jiajing nodded slightly, then said, "Well, just read it!"

After that, Jiajing pointed with his finger at the location of the Ming Dynasty marked on the map: "Look, this is my Ming Dynasty, this is Siam, Jiaozhi, Korea, and Japan, this is France, and this is England. This is Spain..."

At this moment, Zhu Zaizhen's eyes moved around as Jiajing's fingers moved.

Every time Jiajing pointed to a place, he would tell Zhu Zaizhen about the local culture and customs.

After that, Zhu Zaizhen plucked up the courage, looked at Jiajing with curiosity, and asked: "Father...Father, I don't understand, what are you telling me about..."

Jiajing took in the expression on Zhu Zaizhen's face, raised his eyebrows, and then said: "My meaning is very simple. In the future, you will be needed to rule these places for me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zaizhen looked in the direction pointed by Jiajing. At this moment, Jiajing's hand happened to land on a strait on the world map.

Zhu Zaizhen clearly remembered that this strait was called the Strait of Malacca by Jiajing.

When Jiajing's words fell, Zhu Zaizhen's breathing inevitably became rapid. He had already understood what Jiajing wanted to express.

This means that next, Ming Dynasty will expand greatly, and they will be sent to rule these places.

At the same time, Zhu Zaizhen also keenly received what Jiajing wanted to express. Don't think about the throne. Just go overseas and become a local emperor with peace of mind.

Jiajing took in the expression on Zhu Zaizhen's face. After thinking about it for a moment, he looked in the direction of Zhu Zaizhen and continued: "You must know that the Rakshasa mission visited our Ming Dynasty not long ago, right? "

When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, he immediately lowered his head and responded without thinking: "Yes, father, I know this!"

"It is said that this Rakshasa mission has signed a trade agreement with my Ming Dynasty. From now on, my Ming Dynasty will have an additional income of thirteen million taels every year!"

When Zhu Zaizhen said this, he had a look of emotion on his face. What he didn't expect was that those barbarians would be so rich.

Jiajing seemed to see what Zhu Zaizhen was thinking, but he turned his gaze back and asked unhurriedly: "Then do you know why they are so rich?"

When Jiajing said this, he continued without waiting for Zhu Zaizhen's response: "Because these gold and silver were snatched from the hands of the natives!"

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After Jiajing finished speaking, he pointed to the location of America on the world map and continued.

"This is America. The country behind the Rakshasa mission that visited our Ming Dynasty is the Spanish country that I mentioned to you before. They massacred the natives here and plundered the gold and silver in their hands!"

"This country called Spain has a huge fleet. It is currently plundering all over the world to feed the country. Its strength is not inferior to our Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing Jiajing's words, Zhu Zaizhen had a look of hindsight on his face, and subconsciously said: "That's why, father, you will vigorously build the navy, and the purpose is..."

Hearing this, Jiajing nodded and said, "Well, you're right. You have to remember that barbarians fear power but not virtue!"

"If the Rakshasa mission that visited my Ming Dynasty had not seen the strength of my Ming Dynasty, would they still be so peaceful?"

"If my Ming Dynasty is extremely weak and weak, let alone sign a trade agreement with my Ming Dynasty, when they return, they will immediately organize a fleet to attack my Ming Dynasty!"

When Jiajing said this, he couldn't help but sneered, his face full of mockery.

After Jiajing's explanation, Zhu Zaizhen gradually understood what Jiajing meant by saying this to him.

Later, Zhu Zaizhen organized the words in his mind, looked in the direction of Jiajing, and confirmed: "Is it possible that the father wants to win back these places and then feed back the Ming Dynasty?"

Hearing this, Jiajing nodded, then turned his attention back to the world map in front of him, and continued: "Look, this is Jiaozhi and this is Siam. These two places are rich in rice. They can be regarded as My granary of Ming Dynasty!"

"This is the Strait of Malacca that I mentioned earlier. It guards the main traffic route. All ships coming and going must pass here. When I, the Ming Dynasty, take over this place in the future, I can collect tolls from the passing ships!"

After that, Jiajing pointed to the side of the Japanese map and continued: "In addition, according to the previous Japanese pirate leader Wang Zhi, there is a huge silver mine here in Japan. As long as this silver mine is captured, , within a hundred years, my Ming Dynasty will no longer have to worry about silver..."

After Zhu Zaizhen heard Jiajing's idea, he just felt in a daze. He did not expect that Jiajing's idea would be so grand.

If all these ideas are realized, then the achievements made by his father will be immeasurable. Even if he is called the emperor through the ages, it is not an exaggeration!

Zhu Zaizhen thought of this and glanced at Jiajing calmly. Due to the long distance between him and Jiajing in the past, Zhu Zaizhen could not see clearly.

But when he came to Jiajing, he realized something was wrong.

"That's not right. Logically speaking, my father is over fifty years old this year, but not only does he not have a single gray hair on his head, but he also has no wrinkles on his face. He is also in good spirits. He looks like he is in his thirties. Same for people of many years.”

Then think of Jiajing who was obsessed with cultivating immortals and wanted to live forever.

At this moment, in Zhu Zaizhen's mind, an unrealistic thought suddenly flashed through his mind: "Isn't my father an accomplished monk?"

But soon, Zhu Zaizhen shook his head and shook this idea out of his mind: "No, how is this possible? So many emperors throughout the ages wanted to live forever, but in the end, they didn't become a human being. Holding loess?"

"Father must have used some other method, yes, that must be the case!"

Just as Zhu Zaizhen's thoughts were racing, he heard Jiajing's voice ringing in his ears, bringing him back to reality: "Okay, I still have things to deal with next, so let's stop here and pay more attention to me. Body!"

When Zhu Zaizhen heard Jiajing's words, he nodded, leaned down, and said respectfully: "Yes, father, I will leave now!"

After that, Zhu Zaizhen immediately stepped forward and left Qianqing Palace without any hesitation.

After walking out of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Zaizhen's face showed a look of loss.

The words Jiajing had said before flashed through his mind like a slide.

"Although there is no hope for the throne, what my father said earlier is not bad!"

Zhu Zaizhen knew very well that it would still be a long time before those goals were achieved, and before that, he had to live well.

Then, Zhu Zaizhen looked back from a distance, with a look of determination on his face, clenched his fists, and said silently to himself: "I have decided, starting from today, I will quit drinking!"

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On the other side, in the capital, inside Prince Yu's Mansion.

Recently, Zhu Zaijing's mood has been extremely good.

After all, judging from the news he received, in two days, his fourth brother Zhu Zaizhen will return to the fiefdom from the capital in despair, and will no longer be able to pose any threat to him.

After Zhu Zaizhen returned to the fiefdom, he would be free to concentrate on dealing with the threat from Zhu Zaiyuan.

Although Zhu Zaiyuan was the child of Jiajing and Queen Shen, he was a true legitimate son.

But unlike the infant Zhu Zaiyuan, Zhu Zaijing has grown up now and even has his own son.

And this also means that Zhu Zaijing can make arrangements in advance and manage his own power as much as possible before Zhu Zaiyuan becomes fully fledged.

In the final analysis, this is nothing more than a struggle for "power", which can refer to many things, such as power, majesty, wealth, connections, confidence, etc.

Although this thing is invisible and intangible, it does exist.

Previously, when the two brothers Zhu Zaijing and Zhu Zaizhen were fighting each other and refusing to give in, it was Zhu Zaizhen's "power" that overcame Zhu Zaizhen's "power" and firmly gained the upper hand.

Later, after Zhu Zaizhen was sent to the fiefdom by Jiajing to become a vassal, Zhu Zaijing seized this opportunity and used his own "power" to overwhelm Zhu Zaizhen's "power" to complete a great reversal.

Since then, Zhu Zaizhen lost power and was no longer Zhu Zaijing's opponent.

While Zhu Zaijing was still enjoying tea leisurely in the room, he heard a knock on the door.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Zaijing put down the teacup in his hand slowly and said: "Come in!"

After the words fell, there was only a "squeak" sound, and the door of the room was pushed open.

Then, the steward of Prince Yu's Mansion quickly came to Zhu Zaijing's side, leaned down, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty Prince Yu, something serious has happened. There is news that Prince Jing has been summoned to the palace by His Majesty. Got it!"

After Zhu Zaijing learned the news from the housekeeper, a look of surprise flashed across his face: "Oh, this happened?"

When the housekeeper heard this, he nodded and continued: "Yes, Your Highness King Yu, this news was sent by our people in the palace. Do you think you should send someone to check it out?"

Zhu Zaijing heard this, and after pondering for a moment, he gave instructions: "In two days, the fourth brother will leave the capital. It is understandable that my father summons him at this time!"

When Zhu Zaijing said this, he changed the topic and continued: "But just to be on the safe side, let's check it out!"

When the butler heard this, his expression immediately became serious and he responded in a deep voice: "Yes, His Royal Highness King Yu!" (End of Chapter)