If you die, I will be able to inherit your cultivation.

After dealing with Wei Shun's matter, Zhou Ming continued to give psychological suggestions to the remaining officials in Beishuo City.

He had previously stopped midway, and a small number of officials had not been given any hints by him.

After settling things in Beishuo City, Zhou Ming turned his attention to the Six Realms.

The appearance of Wei Shun served as a significant warning to him.

He planned to use the power of the world to thoroughly explore the entire universe.

To confirm whether there are other transmigrators like Kui Shun, who can conceal themselves and have mysterious origins, hidden in this world.

The royal palace of the Northern Kingdom.

Chu Yuan, whose physical body carried Zhou Ming's consciousness, slowly walked into the palace.

No one stopped them along the way.

From top to bottom, everyone in the palace—the commander of the guards, the eunuchs of each hall, and the ordinary guards on duty—had all been psychologically influenced by Zhou Ming.

In their minds, the Eighth Prince Chu Yuan was their heaven, their earth, and their everything.

Outside the Qianqing Palace, all the civil and military officials of the Northern Shuo Kingdom knelt in neat rows, heads bowed in silent mourning.

Inside the main hall, a group of princes and grandsons were dressed in mourning clothes, their faces showing grief.

In the side hall separated by a curtain, all the imperial concubines, led by the Empress, were without makeup or adornment.

Their eyes were all red and swollen, and they stood with their heads bowed, looking as if they had been crying for a long time.

Chu Yuan stepped forward, took four incense sticks, lit them, and steadily inserted them into the incense burner in front of him, thus offering incense and paying respects to Emperor Renzong.

He did not kneel or kowtow.

Firstly, Emperor Renzong was merely a mortal and could not bear his kneeling.

Secondly, although this physical body belongs to Chu Yuan, Zhou Ming is the one who controls everything inside. Given his status, he would naturally not kneel and worship the remains of a mortal.

Emperor Renzong's spirit had not yet left the hall. He floated to the side, quietly watching Chu Yuan enter the hall and light the incense.

He stared intently at his eighth son, who had always been considered foolish.

He had clearly realized that the person in front of him was completely different from the foolish and insane Bazi he knew.

You can tell from his demeanor that he has undergone a tremendous change compared to before.

Just as Chu Yuan inserted four incense sticks into the incense burner, a loud reprimand suddenly rang out, breaking the solemn atmosphere in the hall.

"Eighth brother, Father has already passed away. How can you, as his son, be so disrespectful?"

Chu Yuan slowly turned around and saw that the Third Prince had stood up from the kneeling crowd and was standing in the center of the hall, directly challenging him.

"Eighth brother, how can you be so disrespectful to Father?"

As soon as the Third Prince finished speaking, the Fifth Prince chimed in to echo him.

The two, who were originally enemies vying for the throne, are now surprisingly in agreement on the matter of targeting Chu Yuan.

They worked together, intending to use Chu Yuan's refusal to kneel as an excuse to accuse him of being disobedient and unfilial.

Zhou Ming chuckled softly, his gaze calm as he looked at the two of them.

"Hehe, you two are so filial. Why don't you two go with your father?"

"How dare you!"

"presumptuous!"

"Guards, drag this idiot out!"

The Third Prince and the Fifth Prince simultaneously rebuked him sternly.

From behind the curtain of the side hall, the Empress's voice followed.

"No, myna isn't very bright. Father Emperor said when he was alive that we shouldn't argue with him. Your Majesty, please have mercy..."

The tenth prince, Chu Jie, immediately followed suit and begged for mercy.

But things took an unexpected turn.

Half a day had passed between the Empress's order and his plea for mercy, and none of the guards on duty inside or outside the palace had moved.

As if they hadn't heard the Empress's command at all, they stood silently and motionless.

Chu Jie stared at the motionless guard and finally realized that something was wrong.

He stopped begging for mercy, shut his mouth, and his eyes darted around, scrutinizing everyone in the hall.

The Queen also noticed that all the guards remained motionless, ignoring his orders, and she immediately realized that something was wrong.

She reached out and ripped open the curtain separating the two halls, stepped forward, and angrily rebuked the guards below.

"What are you all standing there for? Didn't you hear what I said?"

However, the guards below remained motionless, and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat strange.

Chu Yuan then spoke, his voice steady and clear, resounding throughout the entire hall.

"Your Majesty, the Empress and His Majesty are deeply in love. Fearing that His Majesty will be lonely on his journey to the underworld, she wishes to go with him. Guards!"

As soon as Zhou Ming finished speaking, several burly guards rushed into the hall, quickly stepped forward, and pinned the Empress to the ground, firmly holding down her limbs to prevent her from struggling to get up.

"How dare you! What are you trying to do?" The Third Prince was startled when he saw this, and finally realized that the situation was out of control.

Among the guards who rushed into the main hall just now, several were originally his trusted confidants planted in the palace.

But now, these people acted as if they didn't know him at all, ignoring him and going straight up to subdue the queen.

"The Third Prince and the Fifth Prince are worried that His Majesty's journey to the Yellow Springs is not safe, and are willing to go and protect him."

Zhou Ming continued speaking, and as soon as he finished speaking, several more guards entered the hall and pressed the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince to the ground.

Upon hearing the sounds coming from inside the hall, the civil and military officials waiting outside rose one after another and entered the hall in groups to check the situation.

The other princes and grandsons in the hall also stopped kneeling and stood up to hide to the side.

They were stunned by what was happening before their eyes.

When the Prime Minister saw the Fifth Prince being pinned to the ground by the guards, his expression changed. He stood up from the crowd and bowed to Chu Yuan.

"Eighth Prince, His Majesty has just passed away..."

He was interrupted by Chu Yuan's voice before he could finish speaking.

"Your Majesty the Empress, the Third Prince, and the Fifth Prince, please proceed on your journey."

At Chu Yuan's command, all the civil and military officials outside the main hall, as well as all the guards and eunuchs inside the palace, shouted in unison, their orderly and powerful shouts soaring into the sky.

"Your Majesty the Empress, the Third Prince, and the Fifth Prince, please proceed on your journey."

"Your Majesty the Empress, the Third Prince, and the Fifth Prince, please proceed on your journey."

.........

The prime minister, who had originally intended to continue his advice, immediately shut his mouth upon hearing the thunderous shouts.

His face was deathly pale, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

The general standing behind the prime minister also stared wide-eyed at the scene in the hall.

The Prime Minister and the General were filled with doubt and couldn't figure it out no matter what they did.

How did the Eighth Prince Chu Yuan, who rarely entered the palace and spent most of his time at Xiangguo Temple, manage to win over all the civil and military officials of the entire Northern Shuo Kingdom?

Even their trusted subordinates, whom they had personally trained, had somehow become Chu Yuan's allies.

Chu Yuan surveyed the crowd in the hall and announced the new decree.

"His Majesty has passed away. The country cannot be without a ruler for even a day. The Tenth Prince, Chu Jie, is virtuous and talented. Please invite the Tenth Prince, Chu Jie, to ascend the throne in three days."

"Your Highness is wise!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

A new wave of shouts rang out from the mouths of civil and military officials, their voices echoing throughout every corner of the palace.

Zhou Ming then turned around and looked at the Prime Minister and the General standing in front of the crowd.

"The enthronement ceremony of the Tenth Prince will be handled by the two of you. Any questions?"

The two were stunned by the scene before them. When they heard the question, their hearts skipped a beat. They dared not have any objection and quickly bowed and nodded in response.

"Your Highness is wise!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

With the affairs of the court settled, Zhou Ming ignored the kneeling officials below, turned around, and looked at the spirit of Emperor Renzong still floating in the hall.

"Go in peace, I guarantee that your Northern Shuo Kingdom will never fall."

After hearing these words, Emperor Renzong's spirit stared at Chu Yuan for a moment, then slowly nodded.

His figure gradually faded away, slowly departing towards the underworld.

In the side hall, Consort De had witnessed everything that had just happened in the main hall.

She knelt on the ground, her eyes fixed on Chu Yuan, her face filled with disbelief.

She kept asking herself, was this man who could turn the world upside down really her former mentally challenged son?

"Someone, escort Consort De back to Cining Palace to rest."

Zhou Ming gave the order, indicating that he did not intend to spend too much time with Consort De.

For the first fifteen years before her memories awakened, Consort De regarded Chu Yuan as a treasure.

But after giving birth to Chu Jie, she gradually shifted her feelings and forgot about Chu Yuan.

Now he has helped Chu Jie ascend the throne and made Consort De the Empress Dowager.

After Consort De passes away, we will find her a good place for reincarnation.

The karmic connection between this physical body and Consort De in this life is now concluded.

After instructing his servants to send Consort De away, Zhou Ming did not linger and turned to walk towards Xiangguo Temple.