I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

As time went on, the influence of the national destiny extended to more and more areas, and more and more people of the Ming Dynasty were brought under its influence. Endless spiritual power was integrated into it, which made the expansion of the national destiny faster and faster.

Three days later, the entire territory, which was still under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, was enveloped in a bright yellow national fortune.

As the fate of the nation completely enveloped the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the rules of that fate naturally became integrated into this world.

"Om~!"

In that instant, the entire world trembled violently, the level of power instantly rose, and the energy of heaven and earth became even more concentrated and profound.

Furthermore, every country and power in the world began to develop its own national destiny.

However, in these countries, only the ruler of a nation can barely sense the existence of the nation's destiny, and can only rely on the nation's destiny to protect himself.

Unlike Zhu Cilang, who, due to his divine status and the information authority granted by the dynasty, was fully capable of skillfully manipulating the nation's fortune and dragon energy, appointing officials, and suppressing evil forces.

As state-owned rules became fully integrated into this world, the dynasty's sensitivity to this world instantly increased significantly.

Wherever the nation's destiny extends, the dynasty can now clearly observe the situation, unlike before when it could only see around Zhu Cilang.

In addition, the dynasty's spiritual perception actually penetrated into the rule level of the late Ming world through the rules of national destiny and the rules of puppets.

Countless pieces of rule information continuously converged on the dynasty, constantly supplementing, strengthening, and surpassing the Dao Fruit.

There was a vague feeling that the dynasty was about to break through again.

Perhaps it won't be long before he reaches the mid-stage of the Dao Fruit Cave Heaven realm.

At that time, his power will surely undergo another transformation.

As the nation's destiny enveloped the heavens and earth, the underworld that the dynasty had originally established in this world was instantly integrated into the nation's destiny and rapidly expanded outwards.

At the same time, a portion of the celestial realm space originally contained within the nation's destiny is also expanding rapidly.

However, compared to the already vast underworld, it seems rather insignificant.

Moreover, this is the end of an empire, and the people are suffering terribly.

Thus, the vast majority of the spiritual energy that permeates the world is negative.

This caused the expanding underworld to grow even stronger.

Conversely, the expansion speed of the Immortal Realm is far slower.

In that instant, the eerie atmosphere between heaven and earth intensified, with gray and black energy flowing everywhere, gathering the spirituality and fear of all living beings, and giving rise to countless strange creatures.

Sensing this sudden change, Zhu Cilang suddenly realized what was happening.

This is an imbalance in the nation's destiny, which needs to be balanced by positive forces.

Zhu Cilang slapped his forehead in frustration, realizing he had almost ruined everything; he should have retrieved the divine power from the celestial realm sooner.

As he was thinking, Zhu Cilang reached out and took out a golden ball of light. With a thought, he put it into the Immortal Realm.

Above the Great Ming Imperial Palace in the Immortal Realm, a sun suddenly appeared, radiating golden light. Its mysterious power spread, instantly increasing the expansion speed of the Immortal Realm by several times and its strength by more than several times.

Even though its area is still smaller than that of the Underworld, its overall power is not much different.

In this way, the eerie energy that filled the heavens and earth was completely devoured and absorbed by the national fortune, filling and strengthening the underworld while also continuously transforming into divine power from the celestial realm, flowing into the celestial realm in an endless stream.

At this point, the nation's fate and the realms of immortals and the underworld finally returned to the dynamic equilibrium that existed during the Celestial Dynasty.

Of course, although the eerie energy was devoured and absorbed, there was still endless gray-black cloud energy churning and roaring beneath this bright yellow national fortune, constantly impacting the national fortune and causing it to fluctuate continuously.

That was the angry roar of resentment and hatred from the oppressed people.

Sensing the restoration of national fortune and the strange activity throughout the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cilang pondered for a moment before suddenly mobilizing the national fortune.

"I am Zhu Cilang, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. Seeing the rampant strange phenomena and the suffering of the people, I have specially summoned the power of the celestial realm to suppress these strange phenomena, bring forth abundant rain, and improve the lives of the people."

The resounding voice instantly spread throughout the entire world.

In the Puppet Kingdom, Lu Jun and the others suddenly looked up towards the direction of Shuntian Prefecture, the capital, sensing the national fortune permeating the surroundings, and a smile appeared on their faces.

"His Majesty has sent someone."

"I just never expected it to be the former Ming Crown Prince Zhu Cilang."

"Yes, one can only say that His Majesty is indeed His Majesty; he truly has a magnanimous heart."

No one believed that this renowned Ming Dynasty Crown Prince Zhu Cilang was the same Zhu Cilang of this era.

Who, besides His Majesty's permission, could possibly influence the fate of the Celestial Empire?
Since His Majesty has said that he will send someone down, he will surely grant that person the authority to influence the fate of the nation.

Now that Zhu Cilang is able to influence the fate of the nation, it means that he was sent by His Majesty.

Upon hearing Zhu Cilang's words, the people of the Ming Dynasty were all slightly taken aback and looked up at the sky in disbelief.

Crown Prince Zhu Cilang of the Ming Dynasty, drawing upon the power of the celestial realm, suppressed the strange phenomena, brought abundant rain, and improved the lives of the people.
Did they hear it wrong?
Just as they were thinking this, a faint yellow glow suddenly appeared in the cloudless sky, and a light drizzle began to fall.

As the rain falls, the grass and flowers bloom, and the crops grow at a visible speed, as if they've been injected with adrenaline.

When it falls on a person, it seems to wash away all fatigue and illness.

Some people who were targeted by the strange entity suddenly saw those strange entities, which blurred and disappeared in an instant.

At first, they were somewhat uneasy, thinking that those strange creatures were hiding and preparing to kill them quietly.

However, they soon discovered that the eerie creature had indeed disappeared and had not intended to hide and kill them.

The strangeness of the late Ming Dynasty world was indeed an extremely troublesome and dangerous matter for the people of that world.

However, faced with the fate of the Celestial Empire, they could only be suppressed.

As for their immortality, suppressing them into the underworld will prevent them from causing any trouble, even if they survive.

Not to mention, the bizarre itself is a rule of the Celestial Empire world, and its evolution is a combination of the Celestial Empire world's imagery.

The nation's destiny also originates from the Celestial Empire, and its ability to suppress all evil forces gives it a strong restraining effect on itself.

Therefore, once the fate of the nation had been sealed over the Ming Dynasty, these strange occurrences could no longer cause any trouble.

The various unusual phenomena appearing within the Ming Dynasty's territory immediately convinced many people of Zhu Cilang's words. As a result, the people of the Ming Dynasty once again held some expectations for the Ming Dynasty, the Ming imperial family, and, more specifically, for Crown Prince Zhu Cilang.

Countless people knelt and bowed in the direction of Shuntian Prefecture, the capital.

"Your Highness is truly virtuous!"

"Your Highness has mercy!"

"The Crown Prince's divine grace!"

"Long live the prince!"

"Long live the Crown Prince! Long live the Crown Prince! Long live the Crown Prince!"

"Long live the Crown Prince! Long live the Crown Prince! Long live the Crown Prince!"

In an instant, countless shouts of "Long live the Emperor!" resounded throughout every corner of the Ming Dynasty.

Inside the palace, listening to the shouts of "Long live the Emperor!" from the people outside, Emperor Chongzhen's expression shifted repeatedly; he truly didn't know whether to be sad or happy.

In all his years of governing the country, he has never seen so many people so genuinely support him.

Crown Prince Zhu Cilang, however, had already gained the approval of the people of the Ming Dynasty even before he had begun to wield power.

However, this is a good thing. With such support from the people of the Ming Dynasty, at least in the short term, there is no need to worry about the situation deteriorating further.

Thinking of this, a smile finally appeared on Chongzhen's face.

As countless people shouted and cheered, countless positive spiritual forces arose, and auspicious energy rose in the hearts of the people.

Then, it clashed with the gray-black aura of public resentment, instantly clearing the world.

Although there is still a great deal of public resentment, it is at least much better than before, and it can be considered as a boost to the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty.

Sensing the changes in the world, Zhu Cilang, who had consumed a great deal of the nation's fortune for them, couldn't help but smile.

Of course, the situation in the Ming Dynasty only improved slightly.

If top-down reforms are not implemented to thoroughly improve people's livelihoods, the positive changes in public sentiment brought about by Zhu Cilang's policies will soon vanish. Under the backlash of public sentiment and national fortune, the Ming Dynasty may collapse even faster.

And Zhu Cilang, the instigator of all this, will die instantly due to the backlash from the nation's fate.

Above a golden cloud of bright yellow, black, and gray, in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, a colorful golden dragon emitted weak and aged roars.

Looking at the strange phenomena in the sky, Chongzhen frowned slightly. Although he didn't know what these forces specifically represented, he knew it was definitely not a good thing.

"Lang'er, what's going on?"

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that the country is on its last legs, the people's hearts are turned away, and public resentment is boiling over."

"."

Emperor Chongzhen remained silent, and the way he looked at Zhu Cilang changed.

That's all?
Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
"Then what are you going to do next?"

After a long silence, Chongzhen asked again.

"How to do it?"

Zhu Cilang was slightly lost in thought. When the dynasty entered the capital, how much gold and silver was confiscated during the public trial was written into the history textbooks.

That's tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of taels of gold and silver. Who says the Ming Dynasty is broke?

If tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of taels of silver are poured in, are we still afraid of not being able to build a strong army?

As for whether those whose homes were raided would rebel...
With him in charge of the capital, even if the entire city rebels, he can suppress it with the help of the nation's fortune and the dragon's energy.

"Father, please summon Li Ruogui, the Deputy Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and Wang Guoxing, the Commander-in-Chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

In addition, there was Fan Jingwen, Grand Secretary and Minister of Works; Gong Yonggu, Imperial Son-in-Law and Governor-General; and Zhao Zhuan, Censor of Sichuan Circuit.
These people can also be entrusted with important tasks.

Yes, these are people who either committed suicide or died in battle when the Ming Dynasty fell.

This at least guarantees their loyalty to some extent.

"These people are..."

"Oh, these are those who died for their country during the Ming Dynasty's national crisis."

"That's all? What about Wei Zaode, the current Grand Secretary of the Great Ming Dynasty?"

"Oh, you mean him?"

have no idea."

"do not know?"

"Well, in another world, the Ming Dynasty lasted only ten years under the Chongzhen Emperor. Who knows who he was?"

If we have to choose, we should naturally choose those who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty. As for the others, we don't know their life stories, so it's best not to use them for now.
His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Empire once said, "If all the officials in the capital of the Great Ming Dynasty were killed, there would surely be innocent ones. But if we kill every other one, we will definitely miss the majority."

"."

Upon hearing this, Chongzhen's face darkened slightly, and he was somewhat displeased.

He himself knew that among the many officials in the capital, there must be quite a few who were corrupt.

However, the Grand Secretariat and important officials in the court were all appointed by him.

When the dynasty said that, wasn't he implying that the dynasty had poor judgment in judging people?
Zhu Cilang noticed the change in Chongzhen's expression but did not explain. After the results came out, Chongzhen understood the true character of the officials in the capital.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Wang Guoxing, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and Li Ruogui, the deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, arrived together.

Upon their arrival, Zhu Cilang immediately mobilized the nation's fortune to bestow titles upon them.

The new investiture was naturally different from the past.

A wisp of dragon energy descended, instantly transforming into celestial and divine attributes, merging into the consciousness of the two individuals. (End of Chapter)