Witnesses included the midwife from that time, palace maids, and the Crown Princess's family members.
When everyone brought the Crown Princess over to verify her identity, they discovered that her smooth body had no birthmarks whatsoever.
The Crown Princess also pleaded with the Emperor in the main hall to thoroughly investigate those who wanted to slander her.
At this moment, the Crown Princess's family suddenly jumped out and said that she was an imposter.
The emperor and the crown prince were furious. What? You tried to frame me, and now you're trying another trick?
The two exchanged a glance, knowing the newcomers meant no harm, and without hesitation, they chopped down the man from that house.
This strike officially ignited the war between the imperial power and the aristocratic clans in the Great Sheng Dynasty.
Jiangnan
Xie Ming estimated that the time had already passed and sent an urgent order to the Southwest.
"Master, all the people from the Southwest have arrived."
"Fuquan, you should also get ready, we're going back to Beijing in May."
Xie Ming patted him on the shoulder.
"Yes, Master."
Fuquan was momentarily stunned. Was he finally allowed to return to Beijing?
Over the years, the reputation of "Bai Sanxian" has grown, and the support from the Crown Prince has become increasingly difficult.
Forty percent of the grain produced in the southwest is being sent here, so he can't help but be worried.
Now he's no longer thinking about continuing the family line; he's more interested in retiring safely and enjoying his later years.
In early March, banditry broke out in the Jiangbei area. The Jiangbei military camp dispatched several groups of troops to suppress the bandits, but they suffered repeated defeats and heavy losses.
Frustrated by the prolonged failure to capture the bandit stronghold, General Cheng immediately executed several of the leading junior officers. He also prepared to hastily recall his former troops to camp.
This order immediately provoked fierce resistance from the Jiangbei camp, with both sides engaging in endless wrangling and reaching a stalemate. Just as they were embroiled in a heated verbal battle...
In mid-April, news came from Jiangbei, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Jiangdong that three major families, led by the Yang family, had been attacked.
This incident was undoubtedly like a magnitude 10 earthquake, and General Cheng immediately dispatched troops to suppress the bandits.
Before the investigators were even dispatched, the results of the local investigation revealed that three major families had been attacked by villains, and that ordinary tenant farmers had been dragged into the fight when the servants and retainers fought back.
It just so happened that it was the birthday of "Bai Sanxian" (a local deity), and the farmers gathered in the hall for the celebration, so it was easy to find people.
For some reason, a conflict broke out between the servants of the noble family and the "Three White Immortals," ultimately destroying the mortal bodies of those immortals.
After arriving in Jiangnan, the "Three Immortals of the White Mountain" not only taught the farmers' children to read and write, but also prayed for grain from the heavens every year to relieve the people.
No one has starved to death in that place in recent years.
Alright! The physical bodies of all the immortals have been destroyed, and the people of Jiangnan are going crazy.
As a result, the villains who attacked the powerful clans opened several doors, and the three great clans were wiped out by the swarming crowds of people.
Moreover, the trend is getting stronger and stronger, and it seems that this matter will be difficult to resolve unless the "Three Immortals of the White Mountain" descend again.
The henchmen of the Jiangbei gentry were certainly dissatisfied with this outcome and demanded that troops be sent to suppress the rebellion, even going so far as to cause a disturbance in the general's camp.
General Cheng led his troops to forcibly suppress the riot in the military camp, and other military camps of the Sheng Dynasty were also plunged into an unprecedented crisis.
Fortunately, Xie Ming had done his fair share of "home-stealing" in Jiangnan over the years.
With the help of the old emperor, he secretly installed and turned many generals against him, and now he is more than capable of dealing with the interest groups in the military camp.
Some civilians took the opportunity to cause trouble, but the soldiers stationed in the southwest had long been lying in wait in various places. As soon as there was any unusual activity, they would appear and wipe them out.
From mid-April to early May, in just over 20 days, the five major clans of the Great Sheng Dynasty were almost wiped out by a flurry of attacks.
Some who hadn't been completely wiped out realized that this wasn't a banditry or a civil calamity, but clearly the imperial family was trying to kill them.
Meanwhile, the major military camps valued by the aristocratic clans were quickly reshuffled, with all key positions filled by members of the royal family.
They couldn't understand how the royal family could control so many talented people and so much power. Regardless of their doubts, the situation continued to move in a direction they didn't want to see.
Upon receiving the news, court officials pressured the old emperor, demanding that His Majesty send troops to suppress the rioters.
As a result, the old emperor, along with several hundred Black Feather soldiers, brought up the issue of the empty national treasury. Officials, led by Yang, refused to accept this, and the imperial study was soon filled with resignation letters from various officials.
The old emperor approved them all with a stroke of his pen, and surprisingly, most of the positions in the capital were left vacant. Afterwards, people began submitting their resignations or requests for leave.
Just then, Xie Ming led nearly 200 students to Beijing.
The six advisors that the Crown Prince had sent to Xie Ming's side were immediately put on the stage.
The Great Sheng Dynasty still had a prime minister system, and Xie Ming intended to lead the management system towards the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Therefore, each of these six people had their own strengths, and after taking office, they immediately selected suitable candidates from their respective students and placed them in the court.
Those officials who had requested leave immediately became restless and rushed back to cancel their leave.
The old emperor could agree, but the court couldn't be dominated by only one faction or one voice.
These weakened camels are still quite useful until new factions emerge and grow stronger.
When the aristocratic clans learned of the imperial court's determination to destroy them, some of them still resisted.
However, some realized that the situation was hopeless and handed over their power, preparing to surrender and retire. The crown prince was very satisfied with this situation.
At the end of 37 years, the last group of aristocratic families who stubbornly resisted finally disappeared under the siege of the army and "mob".
At the same time, the "Three Immortals of the White Mountain" immortal book spread widely throughout the world.
The emperor proclaimed: Divine soldiers will come from the east, grain will be produced from the west, white sand will appear from the south, and a holy ruler will be present in the north. The world will be at peace, and all immortals will submit.
The common people were still completely baffled by this thing. Apart from Wan Xian and his group, they didn't understand anything else.
Later, when sea salt appeared in large quantities and swept across the land of Shengchao, when high-yield grains from the west entered the tables of ordinary people, and when the elusive Black Feather Army gathered in Jiangdong, the people finally began to understand what was going on.
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