My father is Yongle, and all I want is to cultivate immortality.

Chapter 6 Zhu Di bestows military tallies and the Five Military Commands!

After one night, Zhu Di stopped staying at Fengtian Hall and moved directly to Jiming Temple to live with the Imperial Preceptor Yao Guangxiao.

He did not attend the morning court session the following day.

All the civil and military officials crowded at the entrance of the East Palace, wanting to know what had happened to the emperor.

It took Zhu Gaochi a great deal of effort to get rid of these officials.

The Crown Princess asked with great doubt, "Your Highness, is what happened last night really true?"

"Is the old man really going to have his second son kill us?"

Zhu Gaochi glared at Zhu Zhanji beside him, who angrily said, "You brat, did you tell your mother everything?"

Zhu Zhanji shrank back, and said fearfully, "Father, I had no choice. Mother was clinging to me and insisted that I speak. I had no other option!"

"Alright!" Zhu Gaochi said, "Anyway, there are no outsiders here. I'm telling you, what happened last night is a secret. Nobody is allowed to tell anyone, understand?!"

"I heard you!"

Upon seeing this, the Crown Princess and Zhu Zhanji responded in unison.

Zhu Gaochi looked in the direction of Jiming Temple.

"Since Your Majesty wishes to stay at Jiming Temple, then so be it."

The Crown Princess asked, "What if the civil and military officials come again?"

"What else can we do? Of course, we have to find a way to deal with it!"

Zhu Zhanji muttered, "It's all my second uncle's fault. If he hadn't insisted on going to his fiefdom yesterday, none of this would have happened!"

The Crown Princess asked curiously, "Your Highness, tell me, does the Second Prince truly intend to go to Yunnan to assume his fiefdom, or does he have other motives?"

Zhu Gaochi remained silent, but Zhu Zhanji spoke up: "I feel he's using a strategic retreat. He knows he can't defeat my grandfather, so he's planning to go to his fiefdom, waiting for the day my grandfather meets with misfortune before launching a rebellion!"

Snapped!

Zhu Gaochi slapped her across the face, a move that startled even the Crown Princess standing nearby.

Because it was the first time she had ever seen Zhu Gaochi so angry.

"Who taught you such treasonous words?" Zhu Gaochi said. "Get back to your room and reflect on your actions. You are not to come out without my permission!"

Zhu Zhanji was so frightened that he dared not utter a sound.

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Inside the Prince of Han's Palace.

In the quiet room, Zhu Gaoxu sat on the bed, closing his eyes to rest.

At this moment, he is absorbing the spiritual energy in the cultivation space and beginning his cultivation.

I don't know how much time passed, but then he opened his eyes.

"I've reached the peak of the second level of Qi Refining! I'm just one step away from the third level!" Zhu Gaoxu exclaimed with delight.

After returning home last night, he cultivated alone in his room and did not share a room with the Princess of Han.

Cultivating immortality is a race against time. After all, he only started cultivating at his age. If he didn't rely on this cultivation space and the rich spiritual energy within it, it would be really difficult for him to become a Nascent Soul cultivator in the future.

Zhu Gaoxu is not young now, and in his view, he must make the most of every minute to cultivate himself.

"I have already achieved a minor level of mastery in the Fireball Technique. To truly master it, I still need to take it slowly." Zhu Gaoxu flicked his finger, and a fireball the size of a palm appeared.

However, the fireball technique is still not powerful enough.

"This capital city is too noisy. We must find a way to go to Yunnan to take up our fiefdom. Only in this way can we cultivate properly," Zhu Gaoxu said. "Give me enough time, and with the help of the cultivation space, it's only a matter of time before I reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

He desperately wants to cultivate immortality!

The position of a vassal king and the position of an emperor held no meaning for him anymore.

"Now that I've reached the second level of Qi Refining, the only spells I've learned are Fireball and Heavenly Eye. But this second level is still too low. To quickly master Heavenly Eye, Wind Control, and Sound Transmission, I need at least the tenth level of Qi Refining!"

Although he has now broken through to the second level of Qi Refining, time is limited. Relying on the cultivation space, he can only cultivate the Fireball Technique within it.

As for other Qi-refining immortal techniques, he hasn't had time to cultivate them yet.

After all, his trouble with the matter of being sent to his fiefdom really delayed his cultivation progress.

After dispelling the fireball spell, he pushed open the door and walked out of the room.

It seems I need to find a way to leave the capital as soon as possible and focus on cultivating immortality!

Who knew that as soon as he stepped out the door, the Princess Consort of Han came over.

"My beloved concubine, what's wrong?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

"Last night, your outburst made His Majesty so angry that he moved out of the palace and went to stay at the Imperial Preceptor's Jiming Temple," said the Princess Consort of Han.

"Really?" Zhu Gaoxu's eyes flashed. "Who cares? The old man just spoils his grandson!"

"Now that my mother has been dead for so many years, no one can control him anymore. Let him do whatever he wants!"

Princess Han looked at the man before her, wondering why he seemed different from yesterday.

"Your Highness, I feel like you've changed a bit?" Princess Consort of Han said.

Zhu Gaoxu wrapped his arms around her slender waist.

"Don't I look even more charismatic now?"

The Princess Consort of Han blushed slightly.

"Your Highness, how annoying!"

Zhu Gaoxu laughed heartily, then carried his wife into the room and began their secret conversation.

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Inside Jiming Temple.

Yao Guangxiao was looking at a poem.

After staring at it for a long time, he gradually came to his senses.

"Was this poem really written by the King of Han?" Yao Guangxiao asked.

"Yes, it was him who wrote it," Zhu Di said. "And I've already told you about what happened last night. What's your take on this?"

Yao Guangxiao fell silent for a moment.

"Hey old monk, say something!" Zhu Di said. "You're silent when faced with difficult questions."

Yao Guangxiao shook his head and said, "I'm thinking, if this Prince of Han really understands things and really goes to his fief, then that would be the best thing."

"What do you mean?"

Yao Guangxiao laughed and said, "The meaning is very simple: you, as emperor, are now enjoying a much easier time."

"After all, you should know better than anyone how you came to power, right?"

"His Highness the Prince of Han is willing to go to his fiefdom and has no desire to vie for the position of Crown Prince. This is a good thing!"

"That's a good realization!"

"Come on!" Zhu Di said, "I'm just afraid he did it on purpose."

"He might be planning a strategic retreat, waiting for me to lower my guard before launching another campaign to quell the rebellion. That's a possibility."

Yao Guangxiao simply smiled and remained silent.

Others might not understand Zhu Di's little schemes, but didn't he?

He feared that once Zhu Gaochi left the capital, no one would be able to restrain the Crown Prince's faction.

Zhu Di slapped the table.

"No matter what the second prince is thinking, I will definitely not let him leave the capital."

"I gave him power, I gave him the military seal!"

"Haven't he always coveted the military power of the Five Armies Commandery? Very well, I'll grant his wish!"

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Inside the Prince of Han's residence, Zhu Gaoxu, having finished his business, suddenly sneezed.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Princess Consort of Han looked at her husband with concern.

"It's nothing, it's nothing!"