Chapter 142: Entering Beijing
King Jiushan has come to Beijing!
At about 9:00 p.m. that morning, when the overwhelming swarm of bat soldiers appeared above the outer city, the entire capital city almost exploded. The sounds of exclamations and screams almost blew the roof off.
The common people were amazed, because they had never seen so many bat spirits before. The princes, nobles, civil and military officials were terrified, because most of the court officials had heard rumors that the Demon King of Jiuling Mountain was ferocious and killed anyone he saw!
How did this big devil come to Beijing?
Many princes, nobles, civil and military officials, and even their families turned around and ran away when they saw the iconic bat soldiers under the command of the Demon King, and rushed straight into the house, as if they were afraid of being slaughtered.
Chen Jiu looked at the chaos below and couldn't help but said in confusion: "Grandmaster, didn't I report to Jiajing? Why don't they seem to know I'm coming?"
Patriarch Hongyun pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "According to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, princes are not allowed to enter the capital. Although you are not a prince, you are still a prince. What do you think the current emperor will do if he knows you are going to the capital?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jiu's face was also filled with realization.
What else could Jiajing do? Should he tell all the civil and military officials in the court that he, the King of Jiushan, was coming to Beijing?
This is of course impossible. If Jiajing really did this, it would mean that he was afraid of the Great Devil of Jiuling Mountain. He did not dare to stop people from entering Beijing and even told the civil and military officials in the court. Isn't he so scared by this Great Devil that he ignored the ancestral rules?
In fact, Jiajing couldn't stop him from going to Beijing, so Jiajing could only pretend not to know.
Originally, Chen Jiu didn't want to be so ostentatious. His purpose of going to Beijing was to exchange rare treasures, magical herbs and elixirs, and refining materials, not to show off.
However, Patriarch Hongyun advised him to show some strength, because the earthly immortals from the aristocratic families in the capital were all trying their best to show off, as if they were afraid that others didn't know how many monsters they had raised and how wealthy they were.
If he, a prince, is not even as good as the immortals from the aristocratic families, he will be looked down upon by others. If he is looked down upon, he will lose face. Without face, how can he conquer the world in the future?
There was no other way, Chen Jiu could only pull out 5,000 bat soldiers as a token of his respect.
Originally, he thought that the capital of the Ming Dynasty would be like Jimo County or Qingzhou Prefecture, with densely packed courtyards and one- or two-story shops along the streets.
I never thought that the outer city of the capital was already full of pavilions and towers. Buildings more than ten meters high could be seen everywhere, and some buildings were even dozens of meters high. In the imperial city in the distance, there were even buildings hundreds of meters high. Monsters several meters or even ten meters high could be seen everywhere on the streets.
This doesn't match the inexplicable images in his mind at all!
Chen Jiu pointed down and said, "They just ride on monster beasts everywhere, doesn't the imperial court care?"
Patriarch Hongyun shook his head slightly and said, "The outer city is not under control, because the outer city is used to house the earthly immortals of the aristocratic families, but the inner city and the imperial city cannot be treated like this."
Oh, so that's how it is.
Chen Jiu looked at the prosperous scene below, and was already thinking about what kind of city he should build after conquering the world.
Patriarch Hongyun suddenly pointed to a building several dozen feet high and said, "We're there. It's over there."
Seeing this, Chen Jiu couldn't help but ask, "Why did you build such a tall building? To raise monsters?"
Patriarch Hongyun shook his head slightly and said, "No, this thing is called the Observation Platform. It is actually the place where we usually practice. Originally, we built it higher for quietness, but later it became a competition. Whoever has a higher cultivation level must build a higher Observation Platform than others, otherwise it will be embarrassing.
The observation platform was built higher and higher, from a height of more than ten feet to several dozen feet. The royal family even built several observation platforms hundreds of feet high in the palace to show their nobility.
It turns out it was all for face.
Alas, face can be a real bummer sometimes. It is very troublesome to build a platform that is dozens or hundreds of feet high.
Chen Jiu raised his hand and waved, collecting the extra bat soldiers, then ordered Fu Qingfeng and more than ten bat soldiers to take them to land in the Qingyang Zhang's mansion.
At this time, an old man was already waiting in the courtyard with dozens of young people. When these people saw that Patriarch Hongyun had come down, they hurriedly bowed and said in unison: "Greetings, Patriarch."
Patriarch Hongyun nodded slightly, and then introduced: "Tianxing, this is the King of Nine Mountains."
Zhang Tianxing quickly led the group of young people to bow and said in unison: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
At this time, Zhang Wanxia walked forward happily, took out a bottle of elixir, and said proudly: "Uncle, this is the elixir that Ah Jiu gave you."
Zhang Tianxing couldn't help but said excitedly: "Oh, Your Majesty is too polite, thank you very much."
Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing. Just don't tell anyone."
Zhang Tianxing nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand this."
The Qingyang Zhang family's mansion is not so bad, as the local immortal Zhang Tianxing and a group of young men are managing it. Zhang Wanxia's father and grandfather both work in Guangping Prefecture, and her entire family is not in the capital, which saves a lot of trouble.
The Duke Dingguo's Mansion was quite troublesome, because Xu Yanran's parents and grandparents were still there. He had come to the capital, and it would be a bit inappropriate if he didn't go to see them.
Alas, this trip is inevitable.
Chen Jiu simply raised his hand and said, "I must visit Yanran's home. Are you going to wander around the capital, or rest in my immortal residence?"
Zhang Wanxia immediately said with great interest: "The capital city is really fun, shall I take you there to have some fun?"
Luo Li shook his head slightly and said, "Forget it, let's go to Ajiu's Immortal Palace to rest. Didn't Ajiu say that we should avoid causing trouble in the capital and just make a fortune quietly."
Zhang Wanxia could only say dejectedly: "Okay."
To be honest, if these stunning beauties go out on the street, there will definitely be some fools who are looking for death, which would be really troublesome. After all, he has a bad reputation in the capital. If he kills a few more fools, then his name as the big devil will be confirmed.
Chen Jiu nodded slightly, and gathered everyone into the fairy palace. He also summoned Da Qing and Xiao Qing who had transformed into their true forms and more than two hundred four-meter-tall monkey demon kings. Then he said goodbye to Patriarch Hong Yun and rushed to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
The Duke Dingguo's Mansion is in the inner city, so the Monkey Demon King naturally cannot parade around with his magic weapon. They all hold flags and carry gifts, but they don't hold large Guandao in their hands.
However, with so many Monkey Demon Kings leading the way, it was already majestic enough. Add to that two extremely majestic White Fox Kings, and I'm afraid even the royal family couldn't muster such a scene.
They were amazed again and again as they went along. The common people were not only shocked by the number of demon kings, but they were also so amazed by his handsome appearance that they couldn't help but whisper about it.
"It is rumored that King Jiushan is a great demon king, how come he is so handsome?"
"Could this King of Nine Mountains be a monster in disguise? Why is he so young?"
"Who is spreading this rumor? How could such a gentle face be a demon king who kills people without blinking an eye?"
The reason why Chen Jiu did not ride in a sedan chair or a carriage was to let the people see that he was not the ferocious monster with a green face and fangs as the legend said.
It is also important to win the hearts of the people. If the people think that he is a devil who kills people without blinking an eye, I am afraid no one will want him to be emperor.
Originally, he thought that entering the inner city gate would be a bit troublesome. After all, his entry into the capital had already violated the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty. Bringing so many monkey demon kings to lead the way was a clear violation of the rules of the capital.
Unexpectedly, the soldiers from the Beijing camp guarding the city acted as if they didn't see him. They didn't salute him, nor did they stop them. They just let them enter the inner city.
The common people in the inner city were even more shocked , because they had never seen anyone walking around in the inner city with so many huge monsters, and most of the people living in the inner city had some relationship with court officials or the imperial guards.
They really could not imagine that the legendary and terrifying Demon King of Jiuling Mountain would look like this.
Chen Jiu also pretended to be very gentle. He was smiling and talking to Xu Yanran all the way, looking completely harmless.
This time, the impression of him in the minds of the people in the capital should have completely changed.
Not long after, under the guidance of Xu Yanran, they arrived at the gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
At this time, a middle-aged man and woman were already waiting there with two rows of guards.
As soon as Xu Yanran saw the beautiful middle-aged woman, she rushed over and called out excitedly, "Mom!"
The beautiful middle-aged woman burst into tears and said, "Yanran, you are finally back."
She was really heartbroken. Her beloved baby followed the emperor to Mount Tai and never came back. It was said that he was betrothed to the Great Demon King of Jiuling Mountain. She thought she would never see him again in this life.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu stepped forward awkwardly and bowed, "Hello, uncle, hello, aunt."
Xu Bangrui, the son of Duke Dingguo, immediately bowed and said in return, "Your Highness, you are too polite. Please come in, please come in."
They entered the mansion just like that.
Chen Jiu originally thought that it would be a bit crowded for more than two hundred monkey monsters to go in. After all, these were huge monsters that were four meters tall.
Who would have thought that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion was so terrifyingly huge, with each courtyard being hundreds of feet in radius, and the decorations inside were also incredibly luxurious, many of which he had never seen before.
He was like a country bumpkin entering the city and was truly shocked. On the surface, he followed Xu Bangrui slowly with a calm expression on his face, but in fact, his spiritual sense was scanning everywhere.
Hey, why is Duke Wei here too?
He swept his spiritual sense across the courtyard in front of him and discovered that Duke Wei Xu Wenbi and Duke Ding Xu Pengju were standing at the main hall entrance waiting.
What is this guy doing here?
He walked in as if nothing had happened, and then asked in surprise: "Duke, why are you here?"
Duke of Wei Xu Wenbi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please come in. Let's go in and talk."
Okay.
Chen Jiu took out the gift list from his pocket and said seriously, "Grandpa Xu, this is just a small gift, not a sign of respect."
Upon hearing this, Duke Dingguo Xu Pengju quickly took the gift list and said, "Your Majesty is too polite. Come in, please."
He really thought it was a small thing.
After everyone entered the lobby, he subconsciously opened the gift list and took a look, and couldn't help but gasp.
My God, elixirs, magic weapons, all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and even the flesh of the demon king!
Seeing this, Xu Wenbi beside him glanced curiously and was also stunned.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu smiled mysteriously and said, "Duke, this is best kept secret. You won't tell His Majesty, will you?"
Xu Wenbi was stunned for a moment, and simply changed the subject: "His Majesty ordered me to ask you, what are you doing in Beijing?"
This guy really wants to find a way out for the Xu family.
Chen Jiu said calmly: "Didn't I say in the memorial that I came to the capital to buy some things?"
Xu Wenbi sighed slightly and said, "Why don't you just send someone to buy whatever you want? If that doesn't work, we can buy it for you and send it over. Why did you have to come here yourself? His Majesty is very angry, do you know that?"
It's none of my business if he's angry.
Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "What I want to buy is quite expensive, so I have to come by myself."
precious?
Xu Wenbi was suddenly enlightened when he heard this.
The thing this kid wants to buy must be related to the singing and selling event organized by Zhang family in Qingyang.
