Chapter 1013: Fancy Plot to Usurp the Throne

"When the sun rises in the east, I am the only one who is undefeated!"

The newly-minted Dongfang Bubai's eyes suddenly lit up brightly:

"From now on, I will be the Invincible East!"

The joy in Dongfang Bubai's eyes came quickly and went away even faster!

In a blink of an eye, he saw his eyes flashing with cold stars, and glanced at Su Mingzhe:
"Unfortunately, my name is somewhat unworthy of its name!"

"Among the top ten masters in the Jianghu rankings, Master Fang Zheng from Shaolin, Ren Woxing from the Sun Moon Sect, Feng Qingyang from Huashan, Taoist Chongxu from Wudang, Zuo Lengchan from Songshan, and the Wheel King from Black Stone... I have never won or lost against any of these masters. It's a bit shameless for me to directly say that I am the best in the world!"

Su Mingzhe didn't expect Dongfang Bubai to be so humble at this time, and couldn't help but laugh:
"In fact, the level of martial arts is not important. Having an undefeated thought in your heart is the most important thing..."

Dongfang Bubai listened to the chicken soup that Su Mingzhe instilled and left with satisfaction.

As for his purpose of killing people to silence them, he naturally forgot about it.

In the following days, peace returned.

Su Mingzhe hangs around in the capital during the day and returns home at night to show affection to Tian Qingtong and her two sisters.

In the blink of an eye, another two years have passed.

this day.

As usual, Su Mingzhe came to his own restaurant to inquire about business.

I heard the storyteller Mr. Bai telling stories about heroes in the martial arts world.

"It is said that after Dongfang Bubai challenged Wudang, he became very powerful and his reputation was comparable to that of the Sun Moon Sect leader, Ren Woxing..."

"…Ren Woxing has great ambitions and aspirations. He was attracted by Dongfang Bubai, a new talent in the martial arts world, so he invited him to the headquarters of his Sun Moon Divine Sect and was willing to offer him the position of deputy leader…"

Su Mingzhe sat in a private room on the second floor. After listening to Mr. Bai for a while, he yawned.

After Mr. Bai finished speaking, he waved at him and asked him to come over:

"Mr. Bai, how do you know the story of Dongfang Bubai in such detail?"

"Someone gave me a script!"

Mr. Bai smiled bitterly, bowed, and said:

"Not only me, but eight out of ten storytellers in the capital have got it. They demand that we tell a story every day. If you dare to disobey, you will be killed without mercy!"

"Such a strong murderous aura!"

Su Mingzhe waved his hand, signaling Mr. Bai to leave.

Dongfang Bubai suddenly appeared two years ago and threatened to challenge the top ten masters in the martial arts world.

His first battle was to go to Songshan.

In full view of everyone, Dongfang Bubai defeated Zuo Lengchan in ten moves.

Afterwards, Dongfang Bubai led the curious onlookers to the Shaolin Temple and defeated Shaolin Master Fangzheng in full view of everyone.

Just as Dongfang Bubai challenged masters from various sects one after another, he also faced countless people who challenged him.

Unlike him challenging others.

When Dongfang Bubai challenges others and wins, he will encourage the opponent to practice well and strive to compete with him again.

And those who challenged him were all killed by him with one sword without exception.

half year ago.

Dongfang Bubai had just chosen Taoist Chongxu and was about to go to Huashan to look for Feng Qingyang.

At this time, Ren Woxing of the Sun Moon Sect found him and invited him to be the deputy leader of the Sun Moon Sect to plan great things together.

Dongfang Bubai thought about it and agreed.

He first became the deputy leader of the Sun and Moon Sect, and then challenged Ren Woxing.

After this challenge, Ren Woxing disappeared, and Dongfang Bubai became the leader of the Sun Moon Sect without any foundation.

"What an eventful time it has been!"

When Su Mingzhe heard the news that Dongfang Bubai had become the leader of the Sun Moon Sect, he sighed and prepared to reel in the net he had cast.

Three consecutive years of layout.

Su Mingzhe only opened a restaurant on the surface, but in fact he used the "mind-control technique" every day to win over officials in Beijing.

Three years have passed.

There were originally more than 80,000 officials in the Ming Dynasty court roster, and now more than 10,000 of them have been conquered by Su Mingzhe.

Moreover, most of these more than 10,000 people are civil and military officials of the seventh rank or above.

This day.

The Imperial Astronomical Bureau submitted a memorial to Emperor Wanli, stating that they had found the "holy man" who could continue the Ming dynasty.

After receiving the memorial, Emperor Wanli ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to search for the "Saint appointed by Heaven" according to what was written in the memorial.

After searching around, the Jinyiwei set their sights on the restaurant owner Su Mingzhe.

Autumn of the thirty-sixth year of the Wanli reign.

Emperor Wanli suddenly married Princess Shouning, his only daughter with Concubine Zheng, to Su Mingzhe, a wealthy businessman in Beijing.

And this wealthy businessman Su Mingzhe had a wife and concubines at home. The news spread to the government and the public, causing an uproar.

At this time, the reason given by Emperor Wanli was that the two people's horoscopes were compatible, which would benefit the country and the people.

In the past two years, there have been many outbreaks of plague in the palace, and many of Emperor Wanli's children have been infected with the plague and died.

It's indeed not very peaceful.

But, no matter how unsettled the situation was, it wouldn't be necessary to force the princess to marry like this, right?

You know, Emperor Wanli now has only two sons and one daughter.

The two sons were Crown Prince Zhu Changluo and Prince of Fu Zhu Changxun.

The first daughter was Princess Shouning.

It is really puzzling that Emperor Wanli actually married his only daughter to a wealthy businessman who already had a wife and concubines.

Fortunately, in the Ming Dynasty, after a princess got married, neither she nor her husband would enter the court, and they were considered to have a noble status.

Therefore, even though there was a lot of discussion about this among the people, few people discussed it in the court.

Tian Qingtong, Zheng E and Qin Juan wanted to object.

However, this was an order from the emperor, so how could the three women dare to express any opinions?

In the end, it took less than half a year.

It was late spring in the thirty-seventh year of the Wanli reign.

The wedding of Su Mingzhe and Princess Shouning was completed.

And soon after the two got married.

Prince Fu Zhu Changxun fell seriously ill and eventually died.

Crown Prince Zhu Changluo also contracted tuberculosis and coughed up blood every day. It was unknown how long he could live.

Su Mingzhe was too lazy to pay attention to the news from the court.

Since marrying Princess Shouning, Su Mingzhe has been working hard every day.

The poor little princess was only sixteen years old and had been married for just over two months when she became pregnant.

Pregnancy in ten months.

It was late spring in the 38th year of the Wanli reign.

Princess Shouning gave birth to a son.

When Emperor Wanli learned that he had become a grandfather, he happily ran out of the palace to visit his little grandson.

It was the ministers in the court who stopped her.

Although Emperor Wanli was unable to leave the palace to visit his grandson, he made a decision after being excited:
"My grandson will be adopted by the childless prince, so that my grandson can become the grandson of the Ming Dynasty."

As soon as the news came out, the world was in an uproar.

The left and right clan leaders of the Ming Dynasty's Imperial Clan Court quickly wrote a letter to the emperor, requesting him to withdraw his order.

The Ming Dynasty belongs to the Zhu family, how can we hand it over to outsiders?
As soon as this memorial came, Emperor Wanli became angry:

"Why was it handed over to an outsider?"

"Whether he is my grandson or my grandson-in-law, he has my blood in his veins. Is it wrong for me to name him the Crown Prince?"

"Anyone who dares to mention this again will be charged with treason!"

Emperor Wanli was in charge of the imperial court for more than 30 years, and his majesty was unmatched.

He said he wanted to raise his grandson as his own son, who would dare to say no?

After all, Emperor Wanli had experienced too much pain of losing sons, daughters, and grandchildren over the years.

Anyone who dares to continue to provoke Emperor Wanli at this time will lose his head.

What's more, Su Mingzhe is still exerting his strength.

Just like that, an incident that was supposed to cause a huge uproar was easily settled.

Another year passed.

The thirty-ninth year of the Wanli reign.

Crown Prince Zhu Changluo died of illness.

The son of Su Mingzhe and Princess Shouning was officially established as the Crown Prince, becoming the crown prince of Emperor Wanli and the future heir to the throne.

Since the death of the crown prince, Emperor Wanli's health has been getting worse day by day.

Spring of the 40th year of Wanli's reign.

Emperor Wanli caught a cold and lay in bed for more than a month before eventually passing away.

The three-year-old crown prince ascended the throne and became emperor.

Princess Shouning, as the daughter of Emperor Wanli and the biological mother of the new emperor, ruled the country from behind the scenes.

As the father of the new emperor, Su Mingzhe was granted the hereditary title of Duke of Zhenguo and concurrently served as the Grand Marshal of the Army.

(End of this chapter)