Chapter 423: Regicide and Rebirth, Jiejiao Retreats
When Zhu Di made up his mind and prepared to launch a coup, another eldest prince, Zhu Biao, also gathered some people around him.
These people are the remnants of the Human Sect and the Orthodox Sect, but there is no one famous among them.
At present, the world of earthly immortals is still in the hands of Jiejiao.
The people of Jiejiao, especially those in the imperial capital, have four quasi-saint masters, Yuan Hong, Liu'er Mihou, Sun Wukong and Wuzhiqi. Naturally, it is impossible for the people of Renjiao and Chenjiao to send out masters to compete with them.
They gathered here at Zhu Biao, just wanting to muddy the waters, or to fish in troubled waters, to create a little more hope in the impossible.
The Humanist and Chan sects did not invest much in such a layout, and did not care about winning or losing.
As long as the people of Jiejiao killed Zhu Yuanzhang, they would immediately support Zhu Biao to ascend the throne and put down the rebellion!
Anyway, by that time, the fights will be mainly among mortals. The living environment of the earthly immortals is getting worse and worse, and even the immortals of the Jiejiao can't sit still.
It is impossible to stay in the imperial capital for a long time.
Just like the people from Jiejiao, those who stayed behind from Chenjiao and Renjiao also desperately hoped for a change so that they could leave this damn place.
People from the Humanist and Exoteric teachings have had enough!
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know at this time that his two sons had become disloyal.
Compared with the immortality of the Human Emperor, family affection has also faded.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not regard his son seriously, but only as a pawn in his rule of this vast empire.
Naturally, there was not much father-son affection between his son and Zhu Yuanzhang.
The reason why I didn’t dare to resist before was that I didn’t have the strength!
Plus, they have a long lifespan and don’t have to worry about their own lives.
Now, the "End of Dharma" has entered a new period.
Heaven and earth are silent.
The two princes are getting old and are about to enter the end of their lives. Naturally, they have to think about themselves and want to cultivate the imperial dragon energy to continue to live forever.
And there is only one Human Emperor!
The prince will not be nourished by the imperial dragon energy and will not be able to live long.
Now, in Zhu Di's palace, his trusted ministers have gathered together.
With the help of the people from Jiejiao, Zhu Di was finally confident enough.
Soon, orders were issued one after another, and the forces controlled by Zhu Di were already undercurrents in the imperial city.
Three days later, after the morning court session, he returned to the palace to rest.
The Human Emperor is now obsessed with cultivation, and usually does not care much about national affairs.
Anyway, without the support of the immortal power, no one in the world can resist him.
This is truly an iron-clad kingdom.
At night, when Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting cross-legged in meditation, he suddenly heard the sound of fighting outside the palace gate.
This startled Zhu Yuanzhang, who immediately stood up and called out, "Come here! What happened outside?"
Soon, a Qigong practitioner came in, saluted Zhu Yuanzhang, and then said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, it's bad. The fourth prince Zhu Di has started a rebellion. Outside the palace, there are troops stationed in the west of the city who have secretly been transferred into the city to attack the palace. The palace gate has been lost, and the fourth prince Zhu Di's people are coming here to kill us!"
"What? My son actually rebelled?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he heard this and could not help cursing, "This damned beast! You must kill him! Cut him into pieces! All of you, take action! I want all the rebels to die without a complete corpse!"
"Yes! Your Majesty, I will notify the black-robed leader right away and prepare to take action!"
The Qigong practitioner responded and rushed out of the temple, summoning other companions to serve the Human Emperor.
"what……"
But just as he walked out of the door, he let out a scream and fell into oblivion.
"Hmm? What happened outside the door? Who is it? Where are the Royal Guards?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately shocked and called out repeatedly, but there was silence all around him and no one responded to him. It seemed that the place was empty and he was the only one there.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a chill in his heart. He looked outside and saw darkness. It seemed that there was a demon in the darkness, opening its bloody mouth towards him, wanting to swallow him in one gulp.
"Who is it? Who wants to harm me?"
Zhu Yuanzhang had a magic sword in his hand. Holding the sword in his hand, he seemed to be braver and walked towards the door.
"Ta Tata..."
Outside the door, there was the sound of unhurried footsteps, which seemed very clear in this quiet palace.
The sound of every footstep struck Zhu Yuanzhang's heart heavily. At this moment, the Human Emperor was extremely frightened. He had not experienced a fight in ten thousand years!
Today, am I going to fight someone for my life?
"Your Majesty! I am here to give you a ride today."
Not long after, a figure walked out from the door. In the darkness, the face could not be seen clearly, but the voice was extremely clear, which made Zhu Yuanzhang change color furiously.
"It's you! You actually have rebellious intentions! Do you want to kill the king?"
Looking at the person in front of me, it seemed as if my memory was pulled back to the long early period of my life, when Zhu Yuanzhang was still a cowherd boy, and he created this foundation with a group of brothers in a pile of blood and flesh.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang got acquainted with the man in front of him, and with his help, he broke away from the rebel army and established a huge empire of his own.
Three visits to the thatched cottage, being made a marquis and appointed as prime minister, unifying the Southern Continent, sweeping across the four continents, unifying the human race, becoming the emperor of men, slaying the dragon and cutting off the spiritual energy of heaven and earth...
His life is deeply entangled with the person in front of him.
There have been close and harmonious cooperation, there have been calculations that appear to be in harmony but are actually at odds with each other, and there have also been today's feuds...
"Your Majesty! It is not that I want to kill the king, but Your Majesty is so heartless and disloyal. Before my Jie Sect completely withdraws from the Earthly Immortal Realm, I have no choice but to personally send Your Majesty off. Only in this way can the lineage of my Jie Sect be preserved!"
The person who came was Liu Bowen. He had already taken off his official uniform and put on a Taoist robe, dressed like a Taoist.
This time, with Yuan Hong, Liu'er Mihou, Sun Wukong and Wuzhiqi in command, how could the group of Qigong practitioners from the Black Robe Organization be their match?
They were easily killed one by one, and only the man in black robe disappeared. No one knew his origins, where he came from, or why he joined the court to serve Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, at this time, no one cared about that insignificant person.
From the beginning to the end, the people of Jiejiao never regarded these ants hiding in the dark as their opponents.
The fact that one person escaped was not a big deal to the Jie Sect.
Others helped Zhu Di stabilize the situation in the palace, but Zhu Yuanzhang only had Liu Bowen.
As a monarch and his subject, Liu Bowen put forward his own idea at this time and wanted to see Zhu Yuanzhang off in person.
Lin Lingsu agreed to this proposal.
This is how the scene of the emperor and his ministers meeting each other came about.
"Alas! My precautions were correct! You Jiejiao people are all ungrateful wolves. You can't tame them. You really rebelled."
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, his expression ferocious, and pointed the magic sword in his hand at Liu Bowen from afar. There was no friendship at all, nor any regret. It seemed that the one who was wrong was the Jiejiao!
"hehe!"
Liu Bowen chuckled. It was true that one could not change one's nature even if one could change the country. Zhu Yuanzhang was still the same Zhu Yuanzhang. He hadn't changed at all!
Such a person made him completely give up, and the last trace of feeling of indebtedness disappeared.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten your selfishness and disloyalty? Without our help, you won't be able to conquer the four continents, let alone unify the four seas!"
Liu Bowen retorted disdainfully: "Back then, there were at least 800 royal families in the Southern Continent who surrendered to my Jiejiao. It was me who rejected all objections and proposed to support you. That's why the founder made up his mind to support you to become the emperor of the prehistoric world! Otherwise, how could you be so successful today?"
"Humph! For me? You're still going to use me? Do you think I don't know? Haven't I seen through your ambitions? You just treat the emperor as a puppet, and you can manipulate him however you want! If you want to change the emperor, you can change one, just like now! You instigated my son to rebel, and I only hate that I don't have the ability to completely exterminate you immortals!"
On the contrary, Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction became even more intense. In the end, his face was grim and he roared like a beast trapped in despair. Finally, he roared...
"Haha! You are always so suspicious! The 'End of the Dharma' is coming, and all immortals have to leave the world to avoid it. Do you think we in the Jie Society care about the affairs of the earthly immortal world?"
Liu Bowen's disappointed expression flashed across his face, and he said coldly: "In the final analysis, you are just an ant! An emperor not recognized by heaven and earth! If you and my Jiejiao had kept to yourself, we wouldn't have to make a backup plan against you during the 'End of Dharma'. It's your character that caused the disaster today! Just accept your fate!"
"You want me to accept my fate? I will kill you, the traitor!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, and with a flash of the magic sword in his hand, he swung it towards Liu Bowen to kill him.
At the same time, a five-clawed golden dragon suddenly appeared on his body. The giant dragon appeared behind Zhu Yuanzhang, roared, and killed Liu Bowen!
The huge claw descended towards Liu Bowen's body!
"Crack!"
The palace made a sound of collapse, but Liu Bowen looked at everything in front of him without any panic. A layer of "Shangqing Immortal Light" was flickering on his body, and the invisible force pushed the real dragon vision away.
Zhu Yuanzhang's sword was shattered away by the magic sword in Liu Bowen's hand!
Zhu Yuanzhang, who is at the Xuanxian level, has no ability to fight against Liu Bowen!
"Your Majesty! Go to die!"
Liu Bowen had a cold expression. He swung the "Dragon-Slaying Sword" in his hand, and Zhu Yuanzhang's head fell to the ground. Until his death, the emperor had his eyes wide open, as if he couldn't believe that he died like this.
Liu Bowen's "Dragon-Slaying Sword" is extremely powerful. It has cut off 2,999 dragon veins in the Earthly Immortal Realm in a row. In terms of power, this sword is no weaker than an innate spiritual treasure!
Zhu Yuanzhang's cultivation was not as good as Liu Bowen's, his experience in fighting was not as good as Liu Bowen's, and his magic weapon was not as good as Liu Bowen's, so naturally he had no way to survive.
"Alas! Dust returns to dust, ashes return to ashes, and the past is gone with the wind."
Liu Bowen sighed, carried the "Dragon-Slaying Sword" on his back, and left the palace. In this way, he had truly severed all his causes and effects and could practice Taoism with peace of mind.
Seeing that Liu Bowen had finished his job, Yuan Hong withdrew his gaze. It was time for them to leave.
"Brother Yuan Hong, you go ahead! I will talk to Zhu Di about the rest of the matter, and I will soon take Liu Ji back to the Thirty-three Days."
The situation was set. Zhu Di's army had taken control of the palace and was clearing out the rebels. Lin Lingsu also signaled Yuan Hong and the others that they could leave.
"Alright! Junior Brother, our mission is accomplished. Overcoming the tribulation is a big deal. Don't waste your energy on some human dynasty."
Yuan Hong nodded, gave a reminder, and then left with Liu'er Mihou, Sun Wukong, and Wuzhiqi.
At this point, in the entire Jiejiao, in the world of earthly immortals, the only ones who had achieved cultivation were Lin Lingsu and his disciple Liu Bowen.
After Zhu Di inherited the throne, he put down Zhu Biao's rebellion, and even the "Kongtong Seal" and "Tengkong Sword" fell into Zhu Di's hands.
The world situation will never change again.
On this day, Lin Lingsu took Liu Bowen and prepared to say goodbye to Zhu Di.
"You two have come at the perfect time! This time, I succeeded in ascending the throne, all thanks to the help of Jiejiao. However, after the massacre in the palace, it seems that there is evil spirit everywhere, and it is not suitable for living. I am going to move the capital!"
Seeing Lin Lingsu and Liu Bowen coming, Zhu Di seemed very happy and told them his plan.
"Oh? Moving the capital?"
Lin Lingsu and Liu Bowen were startled, and then asked, "Where is Your Majesty going to set up the capital?"
"I plan to establish the capital in Uttarakuru."
Zhu Di smiled and said, "Now the world is peaceful! But there are still barbarians harassing our Ming territory. I am going to personally take charge of the most chaotic places to protect the people and resist the invasion of foreign races!"
"This is a great act! Your Majesty's broad-mindedness is incomparable to that of ordinary emperors!"
Liu Bowen couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a pity! My teacher and I came here to say goodbye to His Majesty! We won't be able to see such a prosperous era!"
At this point, Liu Bowen shook his head slightly.
"Are you leaving now?"
Although he had known this day would come, Zhu Di still felt sad and frightened when it actually happened.
This is the first time that the earthly immortal world is not guarded by immortals.
Can he defend this vast empire?
"Your Majesty, you will succeed! I hope that one day, when the catastrophe is over, you and I will meet again."
Lin Lingsu also had a good impression of Zhu Di. After all, he was much better than his father, Zhu Yuanzhang.
Only such a person is worthy of being the emperor of the human race.
What Lin Lingsu didn’t say was that with the disappearance of the pressure from their Jiejiao, such a vast territory would definitely not be something that an emperor could control.
In the world, things that are divided for a long time will eventually come together, and things that are together for a long time will eventually divide. This is the true truth.
It seems to be a very difficult thing for the new emperor Zhu Di to seek immortality by relying on the luck of the human race like his father.
Anyway, Lin Lingsu and Liu Bowen, master and disciple, were not optimistic about his ending.