Xiang Ming left the Zongren Mansion, if the Zongren Mansion can exert its strength tomorrow, then it should not be a big problem for him to become the crown prince. However, he is also preparing for Emperor Xiang Tai's side, and he does not intend to give up, unless he has already sat in this position, there will be room for it.

Spirit Wind Temple.

Not long after Xiang Ming's return, about half an hour, Emperor Xiang Tai returned from the court.

"See Your Majesty. ”

Xiang Tai seemed very anxious and asked, "Has the Nine Emperor Princes woken up?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the Nine Emperor Princes have been awake for a while. Now resting inside. ”

The palace maid replied.

Xiang Tai nodded.

He waved his hand.

The palace maids retreated.

When Xiang Ming saw Xiang Tai, he immediately got up and wanted to salute, but Xiang Tai still stopped him.

"There are not so many rules in private. ”

"Father Xie. ”

Xiang Ming responded.

"What have you gained from this trip to the secret realm?" asked Xiang Tai as he sat on the side.

Xiang Ming replied: "Back to my father, there are no rumored countless gold and silver treasures in the secret realm.

However, Erchen saw the ancestor of the Xiang family, and he taught Erchen a magical power, so he sent Erchen back. ”

Xiang Tai was taken aback.

The ancestor of the Xiang family is still alive.

How shocking.

"What did the ancestor ask?"

The ancestor asked his sons how many generations the Great Chu Dynasty had passed down to at this time, and what was the situation. Erchen didn't dare to hide it, and he returned to the court. ”

Xiang Tai's face suddenly turned unsightly.

What a cheat!

"If the ancestors can come back to help the Great Chu Dynasty, why don't Great Chu be worried. Xiang Tai sighed.

Seeing this, Xiang Ming said: "Father, the emperor and his sons have also explained again and again, but the ancestor said that he is already an outsider and will not ask about the world again." ”

Xiang Tai smiled wryly.

This is indeed the style of the Xiang family, otherwise they would not have left after the establishment of Dachu.

"That being the case, I don't think it's too much of a pity, but Lao Jiu, you lost this opportunity, how will you face the Northern Expedition next?"

"Father Emperor Mingjian. ”

Xiang Ming was stunned for a moment, obviously quite surprised by Xiang Tai's mention of this matter, so he pushed the boat down the river and said: "There is actually another way to this matter, but it needs to be approved by my father." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Xiang Tai also knew that it was very difficult for Xiang Ming to do this.

"Before I talk about it, Erchen dared to ask, how is the rule of the Great Chu now?"

Xiang Ming asked again.

Xiang Tai smiled, closed his eyes, and said, "There is no need to say much about this matter, now the officialdom of Dachu is becoming more and more corrupt, and various problems are emerging one after another. But what about knowing, there are many relationships behind them, and at this moment, if they are removed, they will definitely affect the whole body. ”

"It turned out that my father was not in the dark. ”

Xiang Ming smiled bitterly, but why did he do this, maybe it was just like what he said, but Xiang Ming thought that this was because the people in front of him were too forward-looking, which fueled their arrogance.

"Father, there is a sentence that must be spoken, that is, in troubled times, it must be re-enacted. If the royal family did not have majesty, there would have been a revolt, and then the country would have collapsed. ”

"Lao Jiu, how can these fathers not know. ”

Xiang Tai sighed and said.

"If the father can't do it, the son is willing to bear the eternal infamy on his father's behalf. ”

Xiang Ming suddenly responded.

"Presumptuous!"

Xiang Tai said angrily: "How can you allow you to interfere in the affairs of the country." ”

"Father!"

Xiang Ming asked again.

Xiang Tai was impatient and shouted: "Come on, send the Nine Emperor Princes back." ”

Suddenly, two guards entered.

"Nine Emperor Princes, please. ”

Xiang Ming turned and left.

However, when he left, he did show a meaningful smile.

Not long after Xiang Ming left, Xiang Tai came to the imperial study. Let the holy decree be redrafted, the content of which is slightly different from the previous decision, but another secret decree has been added, and then sent to the Tongxin Temple by his henchmen.

Tongxin Hall is the residence of Xiang Ming, the son of the Nine Emperors, in the palace, but after Xiang Ming went back, the servants in the palace immediately came out to greet him.

"See the host. ”

"Get up. ”

Xiang Ming strode into the house, and immediately Fu'an greeted him with a group of people.

"Fu Bo, can anyone come to visit here?" asked Xiang Ming.

Fu'an shook his head: "No." ”

"It's good to be quiet. ”

Xiang Ming smiled.

After a pause, he wrote a letter to Fu'an, and said, "Fu Bo, immediately leave the palace, go to the barracks, and let Shen Gongbao and them come to see me quickly." ”

"Good. ”

Fu'an nodded.

As soon as Fu'an walked for a while, someone came from the side of the imperial study.

"The Holy Decree has arrived. ”

The celebrant eunuch Huang Qiliang came over with people.

Xiang Ming was stunned for a moment, and immediately took someone out to receive the order.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, now the Nine Emperors led the Northern Expedition division to recover the three counties of Fengyuan, killed 250,000 people of the Third Army of the Gale Dynasty, and made great achievements. ”

"In addition, His Majesty's slaves and maids told the Nine Emperor Princes that if the Nine Emperor Princes are willing, they can accept the title of King Ming and eat ten thousand households. ”

"Oh, what a Ming King. ”

Xiang Ming received the holy decree, and he didn't have a good face, this kind of reward is like a fictitious, when he is old, the prince can automatically be crowned king, such a king in advance, there is no soft use.

"If the Nine Emperor Princes don't like it, it doesn't matter, Your Majesty has prepared a secret decree for you. Huang Qiliang said suddenly.

"Oh?"

Xiang Ming was stunned for a moment and took the secret order.

"By the way, Your Majesty also said that now that the treasury is empty, it will definitely not work if rewarding soldiers is according to the way of the Nine Emperors, but it can also be used to eat the fiefdom. Huang Qiliang replied.

Xiang Ming's eyes suddenly lit up.

This method is not a bad idea.

"In this case, this prince has thanked his father. ”

"His Royal Highness King Ming is polite. ”

Huang Qiliang smiled: "If there is nothing else to do, the slave and maid will retire first." ”

"Go ahead. ”

Xiang Ming waved his hand.

When he returned to the temple, he opened the secret decree and looked at it.

"Lao Jiu, you are eager to save the country, I know everything, but the power of the Zongren Mansion is extremely powerful, and none of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are available. Except for Huang Qiliang, no one else can be trusted. Even the palace maids and guards around me are all their people. What you just talked about can be said to be clear about your will, and I am very relieved that the country and the society can finally be entrusted to one person, and will not be ashamed of the ancestors and ancestors under the nine springs. Therefore do not be in a hurry. In order for you to grow, tomorrow the court meeting, I plan to entrust you with the position of crown prince and cultivate my own power as soon as possible. ”

Could it be that he misunderstood his father?

Xiang Ming smiled, but this did not conflict with the plan, at least the plan of the father and son was very consistent now, that is, to eliminate the biggest enemy of the imperial power first.

Zongren Mansion, if this cancer is not removed, it will definitely not be able to carry out anything else.

Today, Xiang Ming came into contact with the Zongren Mansion and felt its terrible place, in Dachu it was simply the existence of the emperor, turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands for rain, which was extremely terrifying.

The House of Elders is the core of its power, and the Great Elder himself is the core of the House of Elders, Xiang Ming came into contact with it, and felt that his cultivation should also be in the Three Realms of the Transformation of Gods, but the Three Realms of Transformation of Gods are also divided into high and low, and its realm should obviously be higher than that of Shen Gongbao, and it makes people feel no trace of mana fluctuations, just like ordinary people, a bit of a taste of returning to the basics. But it didn't really get to that point. If you look closely, you will be able to spot the traces in it.

PS: One more today, for the sake of plot coherence, there is one more to be made up tomorrow, and the real climax is coming.