Just for Practice

Chapter 267 Just for Practice

The wife of the Imperial Master also came to the Temple of Heaven and looked forward. Qin Mu sheathed his sword, while Emperor Yanfeng was looking at his back. The young woman was looking at them with a worried look on her face.

The bloody battle soon subsided. The monks and Taoists from the Leiyin Temple and the Taoist sect were either killed or fled, and more died here, leaving the Temple of Heaven stained with blood.

Blood plasma flowed down the steps, from the 999th step all the way to the first step, and flowed to the feet of the envoys from various countries and leaders of various factions and sects who were watching the ceremony at the Temple of Heaven.

The Temple of Heaven, the place for offering sacrifices to heaven, was dyed blood red.

"Long live the emperor!" Someone suddenly knelt down and shouted.

Crash——

In and outside the Temple of Heaven, officials, diplomatic envoys, and leaders of various sects, schools, and families all knelt on one knee and shouted in unison: "Long live the emperor!"

Emperor Yanfeng turned around, stood in front of the highest step, opened his arms, and faced the kneeling of his subjects. After a moment, he raised his hands and said, "Stand up."

The wife of the Imperial Master looked towards Emperor Yanfeng. Behind Emperor Yanfeng, Qin Mu and the eight inspectors of the Heavenly Demon Sect were also standing on the Temple of Heaven but did not kneel down.

"My husband, Master Qin is showing off his talents, which may not be a good thing." She whispered to Master Yankang.

Yankang State Master glanced at Qin Mu and shook his head, saying, "For him, Yankang State is just a place for him to train, and killing the crown prince is just a training. He doesn't have so many concerns, and the emperor really needs to rely on him a lot inside and outside."

The wife of the Imperial Master was surprised: "Experience?"

Imperial Master Yankang nodded: "Experience."

This time, the prince rebelled and, together with the Taoist sect and the Great Leiyin Temple, attempted to rebel, murder the emperor, seize power and usurp the throne. The impact and damage caused were disastrous.

In the historian's record, it may be just an ordinary sentence: "On the 18th of February, Crown Prince Yuxia rebelled. On the 6th of March, he was executed."

It's that simple. The details are not known to outsiders. Many of the stories here can only be found in unofficial history, but most of them are false rumors and cannot be trusted.

However, the rebellion was followed by a bloody purge. Officials from the prince's lineage had their property confiscated and their families exterminated. Monks and Taoists from the Great Leiyin Temple and the Taoist sect were also taken to the execution ground.

The beheading at Caishikou lasted from the seventh day of March to the beginning of April, and it was only then that the beheading was completed.

There were some accidents during this period and the prince's head was not found.

The prince's head disappeared and could not be found even after searching all around the Temple of Heaven. Emperor Yanfeng did not order anyone to conduct a detailed investigation.

Then the emperor issued an edict to strip the crown prince of his title, remove him from the royal family genealogy and ancestral temple, and demote his biological mother, the deceased former queen, to the rank of consort.

Emperor Yanfeng also replaced officials, selecting some young scholars from the Imperial Academy for promotion, and selecting capable people from various military forces and departments to fill vacant official positions.

A few days later, the emperor summoned the second prince Ling Yushu back from the border to report on his work. A few days later, the emperor felt unwell and appointed Ling Yushu as the crown prince and regent.

"Yushu, what is the first thing you should do as the Prime Minister?" Emperor Yanfeng summoned Crown Prince Ling Yushu and asked.

He was not optimistic about his second son. Ling Yushu was not outstanding among all his offspring. Among all his children, Ling Yushu was not the one with the greatest courage and talent. On the contrary, he still admired Ling Yuxia very much. He was very courageous and had the talent of courage. It was a pity that he was too courageous.

The other older sons died early, outlived by him.

Ling Yushu thought about it. He had just returned from the battlefield at the border. The trials and tribulations of the past few months had made him more heroic and decisive.

This time, Ling Yuxia colluded with the Great Leiyin Temple and the Taoist sect to rebel, but he escaped because he was not in the capital.

Ling Yushu said in a deep voice: "I, your son, should abolish my elder brother..."

Emperor Yanfeng's face darkened: "Now you are the eldest son, I don't have a son like him."

Ling Yushu paused, and said, "I will abolish the alliance he signed with foreign countries, take back the ceded land, and clean up the land that those sects have annexed during the chaos. Right now, the Taoist sect and the Great Leiyin Temple have suffered a great loss, with more than half of their masters killed. I will take this opportunity to take back most of the Taoist sect and the Great Leiyin Temple's land."

Emperor Yanfeng's expression eased slightly, and he asked, "And then?"

"I, your son, will provide disaster relief for your father. However, before I do so, I will first issue an edict of apology..."

Emperor Yanfeng flew into a rage and shouted, "Say it again!"

Ling Yushu bowed and said in a deep voice: "I, your son, will first issue an edict of repentance, taking the responsibility for the natural disaster on myself, and praying to the heavens to stop bringing disasters and calamities, so as to appease the people of the world."

Emperor Yanfeng's face remained gloomy, and he asked coldly: "Who taught you?"

Ling Yushu was slightly startled: "Your son..."

"Let me ask you, who taught you that?"

Emperor Yanfeng stood up, furious, and walked back and forth, suddenly shouting: "You are my son, I know you inside and out, you can't say that! This is not considered from the perspective of the second prince, but from the perspective of the emperor, you can see clearly and think truthfully! Tell me, who taught you?"

Ling Yushu's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He gritted his teeth and said honestly, "After returning to the capital, I went to visit the Imperial Master. It happened that Doctor Zhongsan was treating the Imperial Master's injuries. I told them that my father might ask about state affairs and test me, so I wanted to ask them for advice..."

Emperor Yanfeng's anger subsided, and he said slowly, "Who among them said that the edict of apology was issued?"

Ling Yushu said, "Both the Imperial Master and the Imperial Doctor said so. They said this catastrophe was a punishment from the gods, so we should obey the gods and take it slowly. If we take it by force, we will only fail. It is better for a son to issue an edict of apology than for the emperor to issue one. If the emperor issues an edict of apology, it means he denies the reform. As a son, I am the crown prince, so I can pretend to be submissive."

Emperor Yanfeng's expression eased a little, and he sat down and continued, "I know that with your intelligence and courage, you dare not say such words. Someone must have taught you to do so, so you pretend to be angry. When I ask you about state affairs, you should not only say what they teach you, but also express your own opinions."

The Lingyu Book says so.

Emperor Yanfeng sighed, "I am not worried about the Imperial Master, I am only worried about the Doctor Zhongsan. I am afraid that one day in the future when the Imperial Master and I are no longer around, you will not be able to defeat him. This time I have lost all my cultivation, my divine treasure has been broken, it is very difficult to recover my cultivation, so I let you supervise the country and manage government affairs. You should work diligently, if I cannot recover my cultivation, I will only have 30 to 50 years left, and then you will be the emperor. Broaden your horizons, broaden your mind, and think more for yourself."

At this time, on the Shenglin Mountain of the Tianmo Sect, Qin Mu led the sect's hall masters, elders and others to the graves of King Qian and King Lu. Only a handful of ashes were left of King Lu, but King Qian's body was not found. Buried in the grave were his clothes when he was alive.

Qin Mu stepped forward and placed the head of Prince Ling Yuxia in front of the tomb, and everyone burned incense and paid tribute.

"The two heavenly kings are still alive and can rest in peace now."

Jade Heavenly King prayed: "The heaven has sent down disasters. In this troubled time, our Holy Religion is also not immune to disasters. My two Heavenly King brothers, please protect our Holy Religion."

After everyone paid their respects, they dispersed.

Jade Heavenly King came to Qin Mu, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Master, are you going back to Yankang?"

Qin Mu nodded.

Jade Heavenly King was puzzled: "This time, our Holy Sect entered the imperial city, killed the false emperor, and eliminated so many powerful people from the Taoist sect and the Great Leiyin Temple. I am afraid that the emperor will be on guard against us. Isn't the leader worried about going back like this?"

Qin Mu looked at the tombstones of the two Heavenly Kings with a calm expression, and said, "The Dao Sect and the Great Leiyin Temple are still there. The emperor's priority is to eliminate these two holy places. Before eliminating these two holy places, he will not touch our Tiansheng Sect. If these two holy places are destroyed, then we should be careful. As for now, there is no need to worry."

Jade King thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed the truth.

Qin Mu walked towards the holy tree, gently stroked the texture of the ancient tree, looked up at the treetop, and said: "The way of the saints is used by the people every day. Jade King, do you really think you can change the way of heaven and earth?"

Jade Heavenly King stepped forward and said, "I am dull and the leader's question is too profound. I am afraid I cannot answer it. But I know that there were no roads in the world before, and as more people walked on it, roads were formed. Later, people thought the roads were muddy on rainy days, so they paved the roads with stone slabs, and the roads became much easier to walk on. Later, people thought walking was too slow, so they invented wheels and vehicles, and then there were carriages and horses running on the roads. I think that there were no roads with carriages and horses before, and people created them, so there was one more road between heaven and earth."

Qin Mu was stunned.

Jade King continued, "Later, people thought that carriages were too slow, so they created ships that could fly in the sky. Since there was no ready-made black copper and black gold, they extracted copper and gold from ore. Since the distance was too far to send messages, they created flying letters to send messages. I think that with people's creations, the avenues between heaven and earth will gradually increase."

Qin Mu was in a daze, looking at the sacred tree, which had only one trunk, but more and more branches sprouted out, and he couldn't help but smile.

"In the past, it was difficult to eat fresh fruits and vegetables in the north in winter, but now we have spaceships that can transport fruits and vegetables from the south to the north in a few days. In the past, the mountains and rivers were poor and there were demons everywhere, but now we can change the geography and make the poor mountains and rivers become beautiful. In the past, the land was barren and could not produce much food, but now we can turn the barren land into fertile soil."

Jade Heavenly King said: "In the past, wind, rain, thunder and lightning were celestial phenomena. Now, people can control wind, rain, thunder and lightning. Master, have we changed the great way of heaven and earth in this world?"

Qin Mu nodded and said with a smile: "It should be changed."

Jade Heavenly King said: "Master, I am naturally dull..."

"You're not stupid at all!"

Qin Mu interrupted him and said with a smile: "King Yu, you are a capable person, you don't have to be so modest all the time. What did you want to ask just now?"

Jade Heavenly King said: "The leader just said that after the two holy places are destroyed, the emperor may deal with our Tiansheng Sect. I wonder if the leader has a countermeasure? Perhaps the leader can also become the emperor..."

Qin Mu shook his head and said, "No. As long as the emperor does the same thing as our Tiansheng Sect, it doesn't matter whether I am the emperor or not. What's more, the national master is also the fourth king of our holy sect. As long as the national master is alive, how can the emperor touch us? Moreover, it may be difficult to destroy the Taoist sect and the Great Leiyin Temple. Don't think too much. I came to Yankang just to practice and gain experience."

————I recommend this book to everyone, The Rise of Humanity. Author: Shanren Youmiaoji