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Chapter 4399 4401 [Dian Cang Mountain]

Although Zhu Yuanzhang accepted Xiang Nan's advice and did a good job during his reign, it was a pity that his descendants were so corrupt that Zhu Yunwen's blind reduction of power provoked a mutiny and was eventually overthrown by his uncle Zhu Di.

Legend has it that when Zhu Di attacked the Jinling Palace, a fire suddenly broke out in the palace, and Zhu Yunwen took the opportunity to escape from the palace. However, Xiang Nan knew that Zhu Yunwen was indeed dead, and the fire was set to burn him.

After all, it was not bad to say that an uncle killed his nephew, so they said that he took advantage of the fire to escape from the palace. This way, some of the resentment in the court and the public could be dispelled.

After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he and his son Renzong Zhu Zhanji and grandson Xuanzong all did a good job, which is known in history as the "Yongle Era of Prosperity" and the "Renzong and Xuanzong Reign".

But later, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen, favored eunuchs, which led to the Battle of Tumu, which almost destroyed the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, a group of capable ministers established a new emperor, Zhu Qiuyu, to take the throne and stabilized the government in time to avoid a catastrophe.

However, since Zhu Qiyu had no son, Zhu Qizhen, under the cover of another group of ministers, launched the coup d'état and regained the imperial power.

During the reign of Zhu Jianshen, the Emperor Xianzong of Ming, the Ming Dynasty was prosperous and peaceful. Zhu Jianshen's son, Zhu Youtang, the Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, was a very accomplished emperor and was highly regarded by history.

Historian Zhu Guozhen praised Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty, saying, "Since the Three Dynasties, the only virtuous rulers are Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty and Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty."

Zeng Guofan, a famous general of the Qing Dynasty, also praised it, saying, "Since ancient times, wise and extraordinary monarchs have often been blessed with outstanding people. For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty, and Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, they all had outstanding talents, and talented people gathered together, shining and simple."

Unfortunately, Zhu Youtang's son, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao, was rather promiscuous. He favored eunuchs, indulged in pleasure, was addicted to wine and sex, and was licentious and immoral.

He built a lot of buildings in the city, established the Leopard House, and spent the whole day playing and enjoying music with beautiful women and male lovers. He enjoyed this so much that state affairs were left to the eunuchs around him. This led to the eunuchs' monopoly of power, chaos in the government, and civil unrest.

The subsequent Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Longqing Zhu Zaihou, Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun, Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo, Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian, etc., were almost inferior to the previous generation.

Especially after Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty was surrounded by enemies on all sides, the internal government was in chaos, and civil unrest was breaking out everywhere; externally, the Jurchens outside the Great Wall had grown bigger and stronger, invading the south from time to time and plundering the Central Plains, but the Ming army was exhausted and unable to stop them.

Finally, Li Zicheng led the Dashun Army to attack the capital, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in Jingshan. Wu Sangui let the Qing troops enter the pass, captured the capital, and occupied the Central Plains.

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During the Ming Dynasty, successive emperors supported the Quanzhen Sect. In particular, Emperor Jiajing was obsessed with alchemy and Taoism. He sent people to Mount Zhongnan every year to present gifts to Xiang Nan, hoping that he would bestow elixirs and holy water.

Moreover, almost every generation of emperors conferred additional titles on Xiang Nan. By the time of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Xiang Nan's title had been added to more than thirty characters, "The Supreme Taiji Xuantian, the True Cultivator of All Daos and the Inaction, the Supreme Spiritual Emperor, the One who Controls the Country and the People, the Nine Sky Bright Palace, the Great Emperor of Benevolence and Universal Salvation".

In the end, they couldn't add any more because the title was too long and difficult to spread. People only called Xiang Nan "Tai Chi Great Emperor", whose status was only below the Three Pure Ones and ranked within the Six Imperial Emperors.

The others are Zhongtian Jade Emperor, Beiji Ziwei Emperor, Nanji Changsheng Emperor, Dongji Qinghua Emperor, and Houtu Emperor. It can be said that their status is quite high.

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After Li Zicheng attacked the capital, Xiang Nan took back the Heshi Bi. Although the Qing Dynasty destroyed the Southern Ming Dynasty and unified the country, he did not give the Heshi Bi to Kangxi.

The reason is very simple. The Qing Dynasty's rule was like a nightmare to China. The suppression of politics, economy, culture and thought led to the emergence of the bourgeoisie in China, which was originally a world-class power with advanced science and technology.

Unfortunately, after the Qing troops entered the country, in order to consolidate their rule, they used literary inquisition to suppress thoughts, restrict foreign trade and the spread of advanced culture, which resulted in China going further and further back in time.

Xiang Nan naturally did not want to give him the He Shi Bi and acknowledge his legitimate status.

Moreover, he not only took back the Heshi Bi, but also took back the ten stone tablets in Zhongnan Mountain, the Wooden Man Pass, the Bronze Man Pass, the Silver Man Pass, the Golden Man Pass, the three scripture pavilions, the Qimen Dunjia set up in Zhongnan Mountain, and the two villas.

"Xiaochuan, what are you doing? We're not going to live here anymore?" Gao Yao asked puzzledly.

Xiang Nan nodded. "In another two hundred years, it will be the modern era. It's time for us to retire, otherwise how will history books write about us? We can't disrupt history, otherwise you and I might not be born, and that would be troublesome. Without our future selves, there would be no us now."

"So that's how it is." Gao Yao nodded, "Then where are we going after we leave Zhongnan Mountain?"

"With our current abilities, we can go anywhere in the world." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

Gao Yao, Xiao Yue, Lu Su, Yu Shu, Xiao Zhen, Xiao Qing and others have lived for nearly two thousand years. Even if they are useless, they have cultivated extraordinary martial arts after practicing for two thousand years.

What's more, they have the guidance of the famous teacher Xiang Nan, so their current strength is that each of them is capable of defeating thousands of enemies. In the era of cold weapons, they have basically no rivals. Even if they encounter hot weapons, they can withstand them, unless they are armor-piercing bombs, high-explosive bombs, nuclear bombs and the like.

In short, their strength is enough to make it through the journey. Even if they really encounter danger, they can escape in time if they cannot resist it. No one can stop them.

"But I think we can't let ourselves down. Let's find a place with picturesque scenery, singing birds and blooming flowers, and spring-like weather all year round." Xiang Nan thought about it again, and then after everyone discussed it, they unanimously decided to live in southern Yunnan.

Xiang Nan and others then moved to Dian Cang Mountain in southern Yunnan.

Xiang Nan had been a disciple of Dian Cang Mountain in the world of "New Immortal Crane Needle", so he was quite familiar with this place.

Therefore, he settled down at Canglang Peak, the most picturesque peak in Dian Cang Mountain, and continued his practice.

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After the stone tablets, checkpoints, Sutra Library, Qimen Dunjia and other things in Zhongnan Mountain disappeared, all the people who came to Zhongnan Mountain to burn incense and worship gods, as well as to learn skills from masters were all dumbfounded.

After nearly two thousand years of development, the existence of gods and gods and magical skills in Mount Zhongnan has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Every year, countless people come to burn incense and pray for blessings, and countless martial artists come to take risks...

But now the stone tablet is gone, and the Sutra Library is gone too. No one can tell whether the immortal has passed away or the opportunity has come and he has ascended to heaven, so people are talking about it.

Of course, the most credible one is that the immortal really ascended to heaven. Otherwise, if he just died, why did the stone tablet, checkpoints, and scripture pavilion disappear?

In view of this, people's worship of him became more and more fanatical. It's just a pity for those martial artists who originally wanted to learn some magical skills and secrets, but now they can only learn the widely circulated "Song of the Quanzhen Dao".