Qi Tongwei is reborn, and he changes his fate by striking the bell

Chapter 185 Nonsense

A cold light flashed in Zhu Cilang's eyes. He did not forget who wanted to kill him in the court today.

"Queen Zhou, just wait for me. I will slowly settle this account with you."

Zhu Cilang's words made Emperor Chongzhen stunned. He looked at his son in disbelief, as if he was meeting him for the first time. Zhu Cilang, a son who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun and was indifferent to state affairs, actually said such a thing at this time.

"The Jianlu have two purposes for this war?" Emperor Chongzhen muttered to himself. He tried to understand the meaning of Zhu Cilang's words. "Could it be that he knows something?"

Before Emperor Chongzhen could react, Zhu Cilang continued, "Father, I'm tired. I'll go back and rest first." After that, he left the hall without looking back, leaving Emperor Chongzhen alone in a daze.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cilang's departing back, feeling mixed emotions. He didn't know whether Zhu Cilang really knew something or was just talking nonsense. However, at this moment, he had to choose to believe his son.

"Someone come!" Emperor Chongzhen stood up suddenly and shouted, "Pass on my order, order..."

Before Emperor Chongzhen could finish his words, he was interrupted by the eunuchs outside the palace shouting: "Your Majesty! It's bad! The Jianlu... The Jianlu have entered the city!"

Emperor Chongzhen turned pale instantly, staggered back a few steps, and almost fell to the ground.

"How could this happen?" Emperor Chongzhen muttered to himself, "How could this happen?"

Zhu Cilang turned over and continued, "However, since you are my cheap father, I will help you out with reluctance. Anyway, I still need you to live a few more years."

Zhu Cilang closed his eyes and a system panel appeared in his mind.

"The Tank System? This name is quite appropriate." Zhu Cilang laughed self-deprecatingly, "But I like it."

The system panel shows Zhu Cilang's current progress in tanking:

[Turning Point Progress: 15%]

[Reward: Unknown]

"15%? It seems that I still need to work harder." Zhu Cilang murmured to himself, "But before that, I have to get rid of Queen Zhou first..."

A cold light flashed in Zhu Cilang's eyes. He did not forget who wanted to kill him in the court today.

"Queen Zhou, just wait for me. I will slowly settle this account with you."

Just as Zhu Cilang was thinking about how to deal with Empress Zhou, the door of the bedroom was suddenly knocked open. A eunuch ran in in a panic, knelt down in front of Zhu Cilang, and cried, "Your Highness! It's bad! The Jianlu... The Jianlu have entered the palace!"

When Zhu Cilang heard this, he was stunned. He sat up suddenly, grabbed the eunuch by the collar, and asked sternly, "What did you say?!"

The eunuch was so frightened that he was shaking all over, and he stammered, "Reply...Reply to His Royal Highness, the Jian... the Jianlu... have already... have already breached the Meridian Gate, and are now... now they are heading... towards this side!"

When Zhu Cilang heard this, his expression suddenly turned extremely ugly. He pushed the eunuch away and shouted angrily, "Damn it! How could it be so fast!"

Zhu Cilang never expected that the Jianlu would break through the palace so quickly. He originally thought that they could at least hold out for a few more days.

"What should I do?" Zhu Cilang paced back and forth in the room, extremely anxious, "What should I do now?"

At this moment, Zhu Cilang suddenly remembered something. He raised his head abruptly and looked at the wall of the bedroom.

"That's right!" Zhu Cilang's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "There is still a glimmer of hope!"

Zhu Cilang quickly walked to the wall, reached out and felt around on it, and soon he found a protruding brick.

Zhu Cilang pressed hard, and with a slight "click" sound, a secret door suddenly appeared on the wall...

Zhu Cilang felt like he had fallen into a bottomless pit. After the world spun around, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar place. The secret room was small and dim, with a musty smell in the air. The walls were made of rough stones and covered with moss. The only light source came from a swaying oil lamp overhead, casting distorted shadows on the wall.

"What the hell is this place?" Zhu Cilang muttered to himself. He tried to recall what happened before he fell into a coma. He only remembered that he touched the protruding brick and then lost consciousness.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you awake?" An old voice came from the corner. Zhu Cilang then noticed that a hunched figure was sitting on a low stool, flipping through a tattered book in the dim light.

"Who are you?" Zhu Cilang asked vigilantly. He looked the old man up and down and found that he was ragged, had gray hair, and his face was full of wrinkles, like a withered old tree.

"I am Wang Cheng'en, the old servant who serves the Emperor Taizu." Wang Cheng'en stood up tremblingly and bowed to Zhu Cilang. "I am here to wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the orders of the Emperor Taizu."

"Emperor Taizu? Are you talking about Zhu Yuanzhang?" Zhu Cilang was a little bit unbelievable. He remembered that history books recorded that Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. How could he appear here?

"It is Emperor Taizu Gao." Wang Chengen said respectfully, "This secret room was built by Emperor Taizu. Only the crown princes of all generations can enter it."

Zhu Cilang was even more confused. He asked, "Why did Emperor Taizu build this secret room? And why did he ask me to come here?"

Wang Chengen did not answer directly. Instead, he walked to the wall, reached out and pressed on a stone brick. There was a "boom" sound, and the wall slowly opened to both sides, revealing a pitch-black hole.

"Your Highness, please follow me." After Wang Chengen said this, he took the lead and walked into the cave entrance.

Zhu Cilang hesitated for a moment, but still followed. He didn't know what was waiting for him, but he had a vague premonition that his fate might change from this moment on.

The cave was pitch black, and Zhu Cilang could only feel the wall and move forward slowly. After walking for an unknown period of time, a little light suddenly appeared in front of them. As they got closer, the light became more and more dazzling.

When Zhu Cilang finally walked out of the cave, he was stunned by the scene before him.

What appeared before him was actually a magnificent palace!

This palace was more magnificent than any building he had seen before. The glazed tiles shone brightly in the sun, and the white marble railings were carved with lifelike dragon and phoenix patterns. The palace was surrounded by rippling blue water, with lotus flowers floating on the lake, and the fragrance was refreshing.

"This... what is this place?" Zhu Cilang murmured to himself. He felt as if he was in a fairyland.

"This is..." Wang Chengen took a deep breath and said slowly, "The real imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Cilang followed Wang Chengen into the magnificent palace. The luxury inside the palace far exceeded his imagination, with golden beams and pillars and gem-studded walls, which were magnificent and ingenious.

"This... is this the real imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Cilang was so shocked by the scene before him that he stuttered.

"That's right." Wang Chengen whispered, "Emperor Taizu built two palaces in the past. One is the one we have now, for future generations to live in. The real palace is hidden underground, and only the princes of all generations can enter."

Zhu Cilang was even more confused. He asked, "Why is there so much trouble? Why does a palace have to be so secretive?"

Wang Chengen sighed and said, "Emperor Taizu once said that the Ming Dynasty would be destroyed by treacherous officials, so he built this underground palace and hid the dragon vein of the Ming Dynasty here, waiting for future wise rulers to revive the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Cilang's heart moved, and he asked, "Dragon vein? What is that?"

Wang Chengen explained: "The dragon vein is the source of the destiny of the Ming Dynasty. Whoever controls the dragon vein can control the world."

Zhu Cilang nodded, but sneered in his heart, thinking that there was no such thing as dragon veins in this world, it was just feudal superstition.

Wang Chengen brought Zhu Cilang to a hall, which was even more magnificent than the Golden Throne Hall in the previous imperial palace. The hall was magnificent and golden, with a huge dragon throne in the middle. On the dragon throne were carved nine lifelike golden dragons, which looked extremely majestic.

"Your Highness, please take a seat," Wang Chengen said respectfully.

Zhu Cilang hesitated for a moment, but still walked forward and sat on the dragon throne.

The moment he sat down, something strange happened!

The entire hall suddenly shook violently, and the giant chandelier above shook violently, as if it would fall down at any time. Zhu Cilang jumped up from the dragon throne in fear and asked in panic, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Wang Chengen suddenly fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face, and said excitedly: "The dragon vein... the dragon vein has awakened! The Ming Dynasty... the Ming Dynasty is saved!"

Before Zhu Cilang could react, he felt a powerful force coming from the dragon throne and instantly spread throughout his body. He felt as if his body was about to be torn apart and was in great pain.

"Ah...!" Zhu Cilang couldn't help but let out a scream.

"Your Highness, this is dragon energy entering your body. You...you have to hold on!" Wang Chengen shouted loudly.

Zhu Cilang only felt that his consciousness was becoming increasingly blurred, and finally his eyes went dark and he completely passed out.

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After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Cilang slowly opened his eyes.

He found himself lying on a soft bed. The room was elegantly decorated and full of antique atmosphere.

"I... am I still alive?" Zhu Cilang struggled to sit up, but found that his whole body was weak, as if it was falling apart.

"Your Highness, are you awake?" a gentle voice came.

Zhu Cilang turned his head and saw a beautiful woman in palace dress walking towards him with a bowl of medicine.

"Who are you...?" Zhu Cilang asked puzzledly.