Cultivation of immortality begins with an eighty-year-old eunuch.

Chapter 207 Sacrificial Ceremony to Heaven! The Crown Prince's Rebellion! The Jianwen Emperor A

Fifth-tier monster!

These two guys are probably only a few months away from breaking through to the fifth-tier demon beast!

Seeing this, Chen Fan's face was full of smiles!

……

Two more days passed quickly!

News has come from the palace.

The sacrificial ceremony to Heaven has begun!

After feeding the horses early in the morning, Chen Fan left the palace!

He originally didn't want to go, but he had to go because of the purple monkey flower!

On the way there.

Chen Fan inevitably noticed something was amiss.

That is to say, when Emperor Yongle went out of the palace to offer sacrifices to Heaven this time, he did not have a single cultivator guarding him!

Only Commander Ma and Xiao Dengzi were his personal protectors!

Secondly, the procession leaving the palace was also quite uneven.

Most of them were civil and military officials, as well as princes, eunuchs, palace maids, etc.

Chen Fan also saw an acquaintance among them.

That was the crown prince of the Yongle Emperor!

This guy rode on horseback with a cold and aloof expression, accompanied by more than a dozen Imperial Guards!

The procession, consisting of over a thousand people, marched out of the city in a grand and imposing manner!

Chen Fan, disguised as a young eunuch, accompanied them.

They silently waited for time to steal the purple monkey flower.

The site for the sacrificial ceremony was located in the suburbs.

There is a huge altar building there, commonly known as the Temple of Heaven!

Chen Fan, who came last time.

That was decades ago!

He lived through the reigns of four emperors: Taiyuan, Hongwu, Jianwen, and Yongle.

Here we are again today!

Look around!

Under the bright sunshine, the magnificent Temple of Heaven gradually came into view!

Besides the accompanying team of over a thousand people!

People from the surrounding military camps also came!

Chen Fan glanced at it briefly.

It appears that about 10,000 soldiers have come here to protect the emperor!

Even so!

Chen Fan still felt that something was wrong.

You should know that Emperor Yongle brought far too many treasures with him when he came to offer sacrifices to Heaven this time!

Although this is within the territory of Dayuan, there are bound to be people with ulterior motives!

Furthermore, this place is far from the imperial city, so even the Zhou Tian Grand Array cannot protect it!

In Chen Fan's view.

There's definitely something fishy going on here!

As for what's strange about it, he'll have to observe it carefully!

Soon, the group arrived at the Temple of Heaven.

Under the shouts of the eunuchs of the Directorate of Ceremonial.

Emperor Yongle then walked toward the Temple of Heaven, facing the Crown Prince and other civil and military officials.

In front of the Temple of Heaven is a sacred path about thirty feet long.

Only by walking along this sacred path can one ascend the altar to offer sacrifices to Heaven.

The sacred path had already been swept clean and spotless.

On both sides, Imperial Guards stood ramrod straight!

Under the leadership of the Yongle Emperor!

The procession for the sacrificial ceremony proceeded step by step toward the Temple of Heaven!

Something is wrong!

Chen Fan is carrying a plate of offerings.

I feel like this place is too weird!

After observing for half a day, he still couldn't find anything wrong!

Especially after the Yongle Emperor successfully ascended the throne.

Then he took out the rare and precious herbs from the storage bag, including the Purple Monkey Flower!

This made Chen Fan swallow hard after seeing it.

He was only ten steps away from the rooftop, and he was already planning how to steal it!

After Emperor Yongle lit incense and prayed to Heaven, everything seemed to go exceptionally smoothly!

The civil and military officials behind him also shouted "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

"Prince Jing'an! You plotted rebellion and usurped the throne, forcing your own nephew to flee. How dare you pray to Heaven for the prosperity of my Great Yuan Kingdom!"

But just then!

Among the group of civil and military officials, an old minister with white hair and beard stepped forward!

Wearing a crimson official robe, he was clearly a first-rank official in the Dayuan court!

Chen Fan squinted and glanced at him twice, vaguely remembering seeing this person before!

As for the man's surname, he had no idea!

"How dare you, Chen Wenxian! You defy the Emperor! Arrest him!"

Upon seeing that a minister was causing trouble, Commander Ma, who was in charge of security, immediately ordered his men to arrest him!

Emperor Yongle, who had been interrupted, also stopped.

With his imposing presence and large stature, he turned around and said with a smile:

"Chen Wenxian...you've served three emperors...I spared your life because of your past service...why are you defying me today...?"

The old minister Chen Wenxian snorted coldly!

He gritted his teeth and said:

"Prince Jingnan! You willingly become a dog of the immortal sects... You have betrayed the royal family! You have sacrificed the fate of my Great Yuan Kingdom to the Changchun Sect... You have sold out your country for personal gain!"

Chen Wenxian's words were extremely offensive!

First they accused the Yongle Emperor of treason and usurping the throne, and now they're accusing him of selling out the country for personal gain!

Any emperor in this situation would probably have drawn his sword and killed someone by now!

But the Yongle Emperor did not!

With his hands behind his back, he still smiled broadly and said:

"Is that so... You're saying I betrayed my country for personal gain? I conquered the Great Yan and expanded the territory of the Great Yuan. What wrong have I done? You old fool, aren't you afraid I'll exterminate your entire clan!"

"So what if you exterminate my entire clan?" Chen Wenxian exclaimed excitedly.

"Traitor! You seized power illegitimately; history will condemn you! Hahaha!"

Listening to Chen Wenxian's grating laughter.

Chen Fan was worried for this person.

Without making a sound, he glanced at the Yongle Emperor and found that the man was still able to remain calm.

Look at the smile on his face, he seems to have everything under control!

"Kill them!" Emperor Yongle declared.

"Yes..." Commander Ma, sweating profusely, nodded.

They should immediately drag him away and kill him!

But then!

The sound of rapid hoofbeats suddenly came from outside the Temple of Heaven!

Then a member of the Imperial Guard rushed into the spirit path in a panic:

"Your Majesty... the Imperial Guard is disobeying orders... and they're charging!"

What?

Has the Imperial City Camp rebelled?

All the civil and military officials present changed their expressions!

Even Chen Fan was taken aback, realizing that something big was about to happen!

The Yongle Emperor, high above all others, remained calm upon hearing this!

Standing with his hands behind his back, he looked straight ahead and said:

"Interesting... to rebel right under my nose... how interesting!"

The words had barely left his mouth!

The crown prince, who was standing in the crowd, suddenly stepped out!

With a handsome face and a slender figure, bearing a resemblance to the Yongle Emperor, he spoke softly:

"Father... I fear something might go wrong here... Should we return to the palace? Your son will lead the Imperial Guards to cover the rear!"

Emperor Yongle smiled slightly!

Looking at his foolish son, he couldn't help but ask:

"My lord... if I were to give you the Imperial Guards... would you still escort me back to the palace?"

"Father... what is this...?" the Crown Prince feigned fear.

"Your Majesty, I am only thinking of your safety!"

Seeing this, Chen Fan suddenly understood!

It turns out that Emperor Yongle knew all along that the Crown Prince was plotting a rebellion!

They must have been preparing for this ritual to offer sacrifices to the heavens!

Chen Fan, who couldn't help but glance at the Crown Prince, felt that his previous guess was correct!

Men who can't last long are not good enough!

He's even more annoying than that useless eunuch!

"Is that so! My good son..." Emperor Yongle said, squinting his eyes.

"Your collusion with the remnants of Jianwen's faction... the Eastern Depot told me about it a long time ago... Did you... think I didn't know?!"

"I..." The Crown Prince's expression changed drastically!

Seeing that his act had been exposed, he stopped pretending!

He drew his sword from his waist and gritted his teeth, saying:

"Father...you usurped the throne...your rule is illegitimate...Uncle Jianwen has promised me that as long as I kill you...this throne will be mine!"

"Fool..." Emperor Yongle couldn't help but shake his head and sneer.

"Our whole family plotted a rebellion... why do you think Jianwen will let you off so easily?!"

After saying that!

Emperor Yongle looked ahead and said in a loud voice:

"Nephew Jianwen... since you're already here... why don't you come out and see me?"

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