Chapter 135: The Power of the Great Demon King
When Jiajing received the memorial, he could not help but laugh or cry.
This Chen Jiu's behavior was really a little beyond his expectations.
He originally thought that this guy would be hesitant and procrastinate for at least a few years or even decades, and would only go to Japan when he could no longer delay.
Who would have thought that in just a few months, this guy would have taken over Japan's Kyushu Island.
Kyushu Island is not an ordinary island. It is one of the three major islands in Japan. This guy is really not afraid of death!
There are only three big islands in Japan, and this guy ran over and occupied one. Isn't this forcing the true God of Japan to take action?
This was actually a good thing, he just wanted this guy to fight to the death with the Japanese God.
However, this guy took this opportunity to give him a difficult problem.
And reward according to merit?
You guys have done a great job!
There were more than 600,000 heads of Japanese pirates, and you even sent a terrestrial immortal to deliver them. The streets around the imperial city were filled with them.
You are simply trying to embarrass me.
Where do all these Japanese pirates come from in Japan? You are obviously condoning them to kill innocent people and take credit for it!
This guy is threatening me!
The meaning of the memorial is very clear. Whether you reward me or not, I will not be able to continue the conquest if you don't.
Expanding our territory is an unprecedented achievement. We also killed so many Japanese pirates, but you didn't give us any reward. How can I explain this to others? There is no benefit in killing the enemies desperately. Who will follow me to conquer Japan?
Alas, there is no way, this one really deserves a reward.
If I don't reward him, not only will Chen Jiu use this as an excuse to delay the fight, but the earthly immortals from the aristocratic families and even the soldiers of the Ming army will be disheartened.
In fact, it's not that he didn't reward people according to their merits, but he knew very well that all the military rewards he gave out were embezzled by corrupt officials.
However, he was too lazy to care about it. He even believed that there was one good thing about corrupt officials, because they would not be like those upright officials who would cause trouble every day and annoy him so much that he could not concentrate on his cultivation.
This time, the military merit reward was reported by the big devil Chen Jiu. There shouldn't be any corrupt officials who would dare to embezzle this guy's things.
The problem is that the military merits reported are too much. There are more than 600,000 Japanese pirates. If each is worth 100 taels of silver, that would be more than 60 million taels of silver. Where did the imperial court get so much silver?
Jiajing looked at the memorial with a frown and pondered for a while, then suddenly a smile appeared on his face.
Fortunately, most of these Japanese pirates were killed by earthly immortals from wealthy and aristocratic families.
What do the earthly immortals from wealthy and aristocratic families need ?
Do they need money ?
What the earthly immortals from wealthy and aristocratic families need is power and face!
It doesn't matter whether there is silver reward or not, what people want is to be granted a title of nobility or a higher rank.
Of course, it is not enough to just be granted a title of nobility or rank, one must also have a fiefdom, after all, his contribution is extraordinary.
Okay, I will give you a fiefdom. I will give you the entire Kyushu Island. You go and guard it for me!
Boy, you are still a little naive to play tricks on me.
Chen Jiu also smiled when he saw a pile of imperial edicts of reward.
You are playing tricks on me. I guessed it a long time ago.
In fact, he also wanted to pin the earthly immortals of the aristocratic families in Japan. This was the fundamental way to deal with these forces!
Jiajing might not have thought about it yet. He wanted to attract all the people from the aristocratic families so that after he conquered the world, he wouldn't have to worry about these local emperors who were hypocritical and disobedient.
Of course, this is a bit difficult and you have to do it step by step.
Chen Jiu looked through the pile of imperial edicts, and finally picked out three edicts. He said loudly to the outside: "Please ask General Qi and his son to come over."
Qi Jingtong and his son quickly walked in, bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Chen Jiu stood up with three imperial edicts in his hands and said with a smile, "The imperial court's reward has come down. You don't have any money, but only a promotion in position."
Upon hearing this, Qi Jingtong and his son not only did not show any disappointment on their faces, but were extremely excited.
In fact, they didn't kill many Japanese pirates. There was no other way. They couldn't rob those earthly immortals. Those earthly immortals were too powerful. They could kill a large number of pirates with just a wave of their hands!
They originally thought that it would not be their turn to receive the reward, so being able to be promoted a small level is already a pleasant surprise for them.
After all, Qi Jingtong was already a general of the second rank, and Qi Jiguang and Qi Jimei were both lieutenant generals of the third rank. These ranks were already high enough, and even a small promotion would be a huge profit.
When the father and his two sons took the imperial edict and read it, they were stunned.
Qi Jingtong couldn't believe his eyes. His reward was Marquis of Penglai!
Moreover, there was a fiefdom, which was Penglai County, Dengzhou.
How is this possible?
He had killed more Japanese pirates in the past, but he did not receive any reward because he was the hereditary commander of Dengzhou Guard.
What happened this time? He was granted the title of marquis for killing so few Japanese pirates, and even gave him a fiefdom!
He was a little incredulous and said, "Your Majesty, this, I don't think I have such a great contribution, right?"
Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "If I say you have it, then you have it. It is a great achievement that you can mobilize 20,000 troops for me so quickly."
In fact, he killed those earthly immortals and distributed some of them to Qi Jingtong and his son.
Anyway, the earthly immortals from the aristocratic and wealthy families only care about the title. As long as they get the title, it's fine. They themselves can't even remember how many more or fewer heads they have, so who cares about that?
Jiajing actually played some tricks when it came to rewarding Qi Jingtong. This guy directly gave Qi Jingtong the land where the Dengzhou government office was located, just to create a rift between Qi Jingtong and Chen Jiu.
Because Dengzhou Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture were originally Chen Jiu's fiefdom. If Chen Jiu didn't give them to Qi Jingtong, wouldn't Qi Jingtong be so angry that he would vomit blood? If Chen Jiu gave them to Qi Jingtong, would he feel comfortable?
How could he have imagined that Chen Jiu didn't care about this fiefdom? What Chen Jiu cared about was Qi Jingtong and his two sons.
If you really want to conquer the world in the future, how can you do it without a few trusted generals?
It would be better if Qi Jingtong's fiefdom was in Dengzhou Prefecture, so that they could not give it up.
Jiajing thought he was playing a clever trick, but in fact, he was just making things easier for himself.
Qi Jiguang and his brothers were extremely excited. They were commoners a month ago and had no position. However, after this trip to Japan and killing some Japanese pirates, they were directly promoted to the first-rank position of Right General of the Five Military Governor's Office and were also granted the actual position of General!
The father and his two sons left with many thanks, but Chen Jiu went out with the imperial edict.
He directly ordered Fu Qingfeng to take him to Nagasaki Castle in Hizen Province to find Ancestor Hongyun.
When Patriarch Hongyun took the imperial edict handed over by him and took a look at it, his face was full of complicated expressions.
Lord Nagasaki?
There are also fiefs of three counties in Hizen Province!
This means to lure these wealthy and powerful families to send people over to guard the place.
She couldn't help but sighed slightly and said, "Ajiu, you are so resourceful."
Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "What's the big deal? After we conquer the entire East Japan, I will find you a place with the richest spiritual energy."
Patriarch Hongyun rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think the Japanese God is fake? I am so worried right now."
Chen Jiu still smiled and said, "Of course the true gods of Japan are real. I have met them before. But don't worry, their power is limited. If they want to take action, they will deal with me first. At most, you will only have to face those immortals in Japan."
This seems to make sense.
Patriarch Hongyun thought for a moment and asked again, "Are you sure you can deal with those true gods in Japan?"
This should be certain. As long as we kill more immortals, at least becoming a god through the Qi and blood will not be a problem. If we add the magical herbs and elixirs in the immortal palace, becoming a god through the Qi refining method does not seem impossible.
The only problem is the calamity.
Chen Jiu murmured, "I can't say for sure now, but it's unlikely that they want to kill me."
Okay, as long as you can save your life.
Patriarch Hongyun sighed slightly and said, "I'm afraid those aristocratic families will be fooled by you now. Those short-sighted people only care about profit. The spiritual energy in Japan is indeed much richer than that in the Middle Earth. They will not abandon such a place."
She was right. After receiving the imperial edict, the earthly immortals from the aristocratic and wealthy families were all extremely excited.
They originally thought they were here to die, but unexpectedly, by simply killing some Japanese pirates of the big and small demon levels and even mortals, they actually took over Kyushu Island.
This was not all. Chen Jiu actually recommended merits for them. Each of them was given a title of nobility and a promotion, and even had their own fiefdoms.
The spiritual energy of Kyushu Island is much richer than that of Ming Dynasty. It is no problem to grow magical herbs and medicines here!
After Chen Jiu once again solemnly assured them that the true God would not punish them, they immediately asked Chen Jiu to send a letter and asked their respective families to send people over.
They are not stupid, because the true God of Japan really did not take action to deal with them. Although they don’t know the reason, they have seen the facts.
They have taken over Kyushu Island, and they have killed a lot of people here. The Japanese true gods didn't take action to deal with them, so will they do so in the future?
There is almost no possibility of this.
The real gods are not bored. They didn't do anything about such a big thing. Why bother them for no reason?
The earthly immortals from the aristocratic and wealthy families were delighted, but the immortals from Japan were terrified.
The King of Nine Mountains in the Middle-earth was too cruel. In less than two days, all the immortals on Kyushu Island were killed by this guy!
This is not false, both Koga and Iga provinces have received the oracle, and Koga's famous ninja Koga Hinosuke was killed when he ran there.
Moreover, King Jiushan also ordered his men to carry out a crazy massacre on Kyushu Island, killing hundreds of thousands of people overnight!
They sent people to inquire about the origins of this King of Nine Mountains, and they were even more terrified.
It turns out that the King of Jiushan is not a prince of the Ming royal family, but the Great Demon King of Jiuling Mountain. He went on a killing spree in the Ming Dynasty, forcing the Ming royal court to have no choice but to appease him with the title of king!
By now, the name of the Great Demon King of Jiuling Mountain had spread throughout Japan. The Japanese pirates were terrified at the mention of him, fearing that the Demon King would suddenly come and kill them.
