"But host, I don't understand. It's necessary for Buddhism and Taoism to send an undercover agent, but why send one to the royal family?"
It's a complete waste of resources.
Ling Xiao used scales to polish her nails, making a metallic scraping and sizzling sound, without even looking up.
"To give Zhu Yuanzhang a sense of security."
System: Huh?!
"Zhu Yuanzhang, the legendary founding emperor, possessed many admirable qualities of an emperor, such as ruthlessness and resilience."
But I think what best reflects his personal characteristics is his ruthless determination to overturn everything and start over.
Huff, Ling Xiao blew a breath onto his fingertips and continued:
"After the carefully groomed heir died, he wanted the crown prince to succeed him, but a large number of founding heroes were still alive and had extremely high prestige. If he died, the crown prince would definitely not be able to suppress them."
A normal emperor would think, "Then let's replace him with someone who can be controlled," and it just so happens that Zhu Yuanzhang did have capable sons.
"But they don't think that way. Since the Crown Prince can't control the meritorious officials, then kill them!"
Disregarding the bonds forged through years of war and the illustrious achievements of his ministers, the emperor, seated on the dragon throne, acted like a wicked dragon, eliminating one minister after another who stood in the way of his grandson's succession.
"Of the 34 founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang killed a total of 30, sowing many hidden dangers for the future of the Ming Dynasty. Did he not know this?"
As he spoke, Ling Xiao's face showed admiration. "He's really ruthless," he thought, looking at the system orb with a quiet expression.
"No, Zhu Yuanzhang knew everything, but he was willing to pay any price to achieve his goal."
The system seemed to understand somewhat and tentatively asked:
"So if Buddhism and Taoism had their own supernatural reliance, but the royal family did not, Zhu Yuanzhang would have overturned the table."
Ling Xiao gave him a look that said, "You're teachable," then curled his incredibly flexible snake tail into a pillow, leaned against it, and said lightly:
"Yes, Old Zhu is crazy to the core. I'm afraid that people will do anything to humanely destroy anything that threatens their rule, so I have no choice but to automatically strengthen his sense of security."
The system digested the information for a while, and then—it didn't care anymore; it would just do whatever the host told it to do.
The legendary Hongwu Emperor, who was said to be very insecure, learned that his great-grandson had met the legendary Princess Nongyu through a jade flute.
As Ling Xiao had expected, he first blocked all news, then met with Nongyu, and after several conversations and probing, they finally reached an agreement.
Nongyu was offered a position by the royal family, and the royal family also had to fully support her final attempt to transcend the world.
This was still normal, but his next move was unexpected—he immediately took people to see Empress Ma.
He explained the matter between Empress Ma and Liu Xian in a few words, then, holding my hand, Empress Ma asked sincerely:
"Princess, you are a celestial being. May you examine the Empress's body and see if, as the Willow Immortal said, she will soon be well?"
The implication was that he was unsure whether Liu Xian had truly saved Empress Ma, and that he knew some quack doctors would prescribe potent drugs to patients just to swindle money.
It seemed to get better for a while, but then it was beyond saving.
The system couldn't help but swear, "Damn, I've never seen an emperor as suspicious as Zhu Yuanzhang."
He transmitted his voice to the Fairy Disenchantment: "Blow hard on the host, make him as awesome as he can be."
Jinghuan indicated that she understood.
Empress Ma, who always gave the emperor face in public, did not show any doubt about the sudden appearance of Nongyu, but her hands under the covers had already twisted the flesh until it turned blue!
Seeing that the emperor was sweating profusely, Empress Ma softened and released his hand, giving Nongyu a gentle smile in a friendly manner.
Nongyu raised her slender eyebrows slightly, as if she had seen something surprising. She said:
"Your Majesty, do not worry. This fairy Liu did indeed use an extremely superior method to save Empress Ma."
She hesitated for a moment, then finally couldn't help but say:
"If it were me, I'm afraid I couldn't do it so well. You should know that the human body is the greatest medicine of nature, and it is extremely exquisite. It is not difficult to save people, but it is difficult not to shorten one's lifespan."
From what I can see, this Willow Immortal's cultivation is certainly far superior to mine, and she is extremely devoted to Empress Ma.
After saying this, Jinghuan glanced at the shocked crowd and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Xian actually put in so much effort?
Zhu Yuanzhang's first thought was disbelief; the mysterious and ambitious Liu Xian was actually a genuine demon immortal.
He still couldn't quite believe it... but Princess Nongyu had no reason to lie to him, so it must be true?
The old man has embarrassed himself, that's what Empress Ma thinks. She's a little annoyed. She knows her own body best, and she is indeed slowly getting better.
To insist on watching it again out of suspicion makes one seem inferior.
"Hahahahaha," he laughed heartily, hands on his hips. No matter how suspicious Old Zhu was, he would never have imagined that Nongyu and Liuxian were in cahoots.
That concludes this section. Afterwards, Bai Susu, the outward representative of Liu Xian's faction, keenly noticed that the palace's attitude towards Liu Xian had changed.
How to put it? It's that the initial apprehension and wariness turned into neutrality.
That's right, just this much.
Even stranger was the young Taoist priest who always acted as if he were a virtuous man who had been forcibly taken from a respectable family, yet remained pure and proud despite being in the hands of bandits.
These days, the respectable man—no, the young Taoist priest—seems to have softened a bit, no longer putting on airs, and even trying to care about Bai Susu.
Not only was it inexplicable, but Bai Susu also noticed that several times after interpreting ancient books for Liu Xian, she would stand outside the door for a long time before leaving.
Something must have happened, otherwise this cannot be explained, Bai Susu thought.
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