Chapter 230: Safeguarding the Nation
Around noon that day, everyone gathered again in the hall at the foot of Linlang Peak.
However, this time not only the seven True Lords and all the True Gods of Jiuling Mountain came, but also Zhang Shixin, Lu Zhen and Qi Jingtong came, and even Patriarch Hongyun was called back from Japan.
This is obviously a bit unusual. Except for Qi Jingtong, everyone else is a bit confused. What is this going to do?
Chen Jiu didn't let everyone guess. After the wine, food, and fruits were served, he raised his glass to toast everyone, and then said solemnly: "Everyone, I invited you all here this time mainly to discuss with you how to fight for the world in this mortal world."
Most people were stunned when they heard this.
During this period of time, they were fighting fiercely with the people of Hongmeng Sect. Chen Jiu suddenly challenged them for the world, which was really beyond the expectations of most people.
Does the fight between gods have anything to do with mortals? Why are they fighting for the world?
Originally, Chen Jiu thought that Lord Wuyun and other Lords from the God Realm would not be interested in the fighting in the mortal world, but he wanted to take advantage of the lunch to gather everyone together to have a good discussion. They are foodies and love to eat, and they are used to eating here, so he couldn't chase them away to eat somewhere else, right?
Anyway, they are True Lords, and the fight between mortals is just like the fight between ants, which has no effect on them, so he simply did not let these seven True Lords move.
Unexpectedly, Chang Er Zhenjun said with great interest: "Oh, Master Jiu, are you going to start fighting for the world?"
Uh, does this have anything to do with you?
Chen Jiu was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "Yes, this mortal emperor is messing around, corrupt officials are rampant everywhere, causing the people to be angry and resentful, and the people are living in misery. Someone has to take charge of the people and deal with this guy. Many people follow me for this matter, so I have to take charge of the people."
Unexpectedly, True Lord Wuyun also nodded and said, "Okay, we should deal with these guys who wantonly bully mortals."
Uh, you are the true master of the divine world, okay? What do mortals have to do with you?
Chen Jiu was a little confused, and he couldn't help asking: "Hey, Mr. Turtle, Mr. Rabbit, are you also interested in the affairs of the mortal world?"
Wuyun Zhenjun nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course."
Of course!
Chen Jiu was puzzled and asked: "Why are you interested in this?"
Chang Er Zhenjun explained in detail: "Where do you think the gods in the divine world come from? Most of them have cultivated step by step from the mortal world. Few of them jumped out of stones.
Therefore, the affairs of this mortal world are closely related to the divine world, and who can control this mortal world is also of great significance to our Tongtian Sect and Hongmeng Sect.
You may not know that our Tongtian Sect and Hongmeng Sect have fought many times in the mortal world and even in heaven, and every time, those hypocritical hypocrites of Hongmeng Sect got the upper hand. "
You mean you haven't won once?
Chen Jiu was still a little puzzled and asked: "Didn't you say that your strengths were equal? Why do they always get the upper hand?"
Chang Er Zhenjun said rather embarrassedly: "Because they are hypocrites. Although they can't fool us by pretending to be righteous, they can fool ordinary people. Every time they use some kind of morality to seize the world's situation, they are the ones who get the advantage."
Zhang Wanxia couldn't help but wonder, "That's weird. They're obviously bad guys, but they still talk about morality?"
Chang Er Zhenjun sighed slightly and said, "That can't be said. Good guys and bad guys are not absolute. It depends on how others see you. Most people in the mortal world look at the so-called morality. Most of them think that those who have morality are good people.
When it comes to morality, we really can't win over Hongmeng Sect, because our Tongtian Sect teaches everyone, and there are all kinds of demons and monsters. As long as they point at our noses and say, "You are demons and monsters, ghosts and monsters, who do you think the common people in the world will believe?"
This is true. Ordinary people are afraid of demons and monsters. The Tongtian Sect's principle of teaching everyone has become a fatal flaw. It is completely untenable morally, at least in the eyes of ordinary people.
Ordinary people cannot believe that monsters and ghosts are good. They would be scared to death when they see them.
Chen Jiu originally wanted to mobilize an army of demons and monsters to take over the whole world in one fell swoop, but it seems that this is not possible. If the demons and monsters rush forward, they will scare people to death, and the common people will never believe that they are good people!
This is a bit troublesome. As for the human forces under his command, there are only the elite Tunwei and the Qinglian Sect army, which together number at most 300,000 or 400,000. Moreover, the only true gods who can really participate in the war are Luo Menghong and his son, and the number of earthly immortals is less than 20% of the number of earthly immortals in the imperial court.
Compared in this way, they have no advantage at all.
He couldn't help but sighed slightly and said, "Master Rabbit, your words reminded me that I originally wanted to send the demon army to fight for the world. If we really send them, morality will not be on our side, and they can also point at our noses and scold us, saying that we are demons, monsters, and monsters!
The problem is, if I don't send the demon tribe to fight for the world, it seems that we may still be unable to defeat the imperial court. I only have a hundred thousand elite guards under my command, the Qinglian Sect has at most two or three hundred thousand troops, and there are only twenty or thirty earth immortals. These numbers are far less than the imperial court's army.
What should I do? Does anyone have any suggestions? "
This is really troublesome. It is far from enough to fight for the world with only twenty or thirty earthly immortals, a hundred thousand elite guards and two or three hundred thousand Qinglian Sect men.
When everyone heard this, they all frowned and began to think deeply.
Now 99% of the ten forces under Chen Jiu's command are from the demon clan. If the demon clan cannot participate in the war, it will be really difficult to fight for the world.
What should I do?
Qi Jingtong suddenly raised his hand and said carefully: "Your Highness, in fact, the bat soldiers and bean soldiers can be sent, at least in the coastal provinces of Ming Dynasty , it is safe to send bat soldiers and bean soldiers, because bat soldiers and bean soldiers have long been the gods of fortune and heavenly generals in the hearts of the coastal people, and they are their patron saints.
If we send bat soldiers and bean soldiers, we should be able to have an absolute advantage, because the bat soldiers can fly in the sky, and our speed of transporting troops and even the speed of transporting food and supplies cannot be compared with the imperial army. The bean soldiers cannot be killed by mortals, not even earthly immortals.
With these two major advantages, it will be no problem for us to take over the southeast coast. Most of the population and wealth of Ming Dynasty are in the southeast coast. As long as we take over the southeast coast, we will basically win. By then, we will have no problem expanding our army to a million. "
Makes sense!
Chen Jiu nodded decisively and said, "Okay, then I will send the bat soldiers and bean soldiers. Does anyone have any other suggestions?"
Unexpectedly, the person who was least likely to speak spoke at this time.
The old fox fairy said solemnly: "Ajiu, have you ever heard that it is easy to conquer the world, but difficult to keep it? If we take over this country, we need someone to help you govern it. If no one helps you govern it, can you manage it by yourself?"
There is no need to think about it. He definitely cannot take care of it, and he does not have the time to take care of it. He does not have time to take care of the three prefectures of Qingzhou, Laizhou, and Dengzhou, let alone the entire world.
The question is, who will be in charge of this world?
Chen Jiu looked around and frowned again.
The only person under him who can barely govern the world is Yu Qi , but the problem is that he is a ghost immortal!
It is definitely impossible for a ghost immortal to govern the mortal world, unless he is given seven regeneration pills to transform into a human.
However, this way no one will take care of the affairs of the underworld.
This is really a headache.
What should I do?
Chen Jiu suddenly realized, "Grandfather, you mentioned this all of a sudden. Have you already thought of a suitable candidate?"
Sure enough, the old fox fairy nodded slightly and said, "Ajiu, you should know that Jiaona has two brothers."
He had indeed heard of this a long time ago , but the problem was that he had never met those two brothers-in-law.
Chen Jiu couldn't help but ask curiously: "Where are they going? Why have I never seen them before?"
The old fox fairy smiled and said, "After they became demon fairies, they went to study. They have been studying for hundreds of years."
Fox fairy reading?
And it has been read for hundreds of years!
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Chen Jiu suddenly realized, "They have been studying for hundreds of years, so it must be easy for them to pass the imperial examination. Are they serving as officials in the court under pseudonyms?"
The old fox fairy nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, they are working for this day, so that they can help you govern the world. At this moment, Jiaona's eldest brother Bai Dong is serving as an official in the Hanlin Academy in the capital, and Jiaona's second brother Bai Liang is serving in the Imperial College in Jinling City."
Well, these two brothers-in-law have read books for hundreds of years and have experience as officials in the court. There will definitely be no problem for them to help him govern the world.
Moreover, since they can pass the imperial examination, they must be more human than humans, and others certainly cannot tell that they are monsters.
Chen Jiu nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, they will be my left and right ministers in the future."
At this time, Patriarch Hongyun actually said carefully: "Ah Jiu, Tianxing is actually quite good. Although he has no achievements, he has read a lot of books. If you are short of manpower, I can let him help you with chores and handle some mundane matters."
Zhang Tianxing is indeed good. He helped supervise the printing of the last list that listed Jiajing and Crown Prince Zhu Yijun.
However, it seems that he is going to host a singing show.
Chen Jiu simply asked: "What about the singing and selling business?"
Patriarch Hongyun said without hesitation: "Singing and selling is all about talking, it doesn't depend on who has more education, I can just find someone to replace him."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jiu nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, let Tianxing come to help me. We just need to publicize before we send out the troops, and stand up for justice first."
Jiajing didn't care about morality or public opinion at all. If he did, he wouldn't have deliberately cultivated corrupt officials and caused the people to complain.
This is a good opportunity for them to win the moral support of the people, so he naturally will not miss it.
Chen Jiu thought for a moment, then asked, "Does anyone have any questions? If not, I'll ask Tianxing to come over and help print some flyers and do some publicity, and then we'll send out the troops."
Luo Menghong immediately asked: "Ajiu, how many troops are you going to send?"
He didn't care about this. Once the bat soldiers and bean soldiers were present, it wouldn't matter how many mortal soldiers there were. The imperial army would never be able to defeat the bat soldiers and bean soldiers under his command.
Upon hearing this, Chen Jiu simply said to Qi Jingtong: "Shixian, you are responsible for the country's security and governance. The talent for governing the country is already there. I will give you the full responsibility for the country's security."
Qi Jingtong thought about it carefully after hearing this, and then said solemnly: "If we can have 100,000 bat soldiers, then the more than 3,000 bean soldiers and 100,000 elite guards will be enough to take over the entire southeast.
We will charge in the front, and the Qinglian Sect will take over the territory in the back."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jiu couldn't help but nodded secretly. Power is something that will have different results when given to different people.
Some people can see the glory that power brings, and when they have power they become arrogant and domineering. Some people can see the benefits that power brings, and when they have power they abuse it for personal gain and make money like crazy.
These two types of people should not be given power, as giving them power will only bring bad things.
There is another type of person who sees the responsibility that comes with power. After gaining power, they only think about doing well the things they are responsible for. Only such people can be given power with confidence.
Of course, there are very few such people. At this time, in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, such people are considered mentally ill freaks in the eyes of other officials, and it is difficult to find one.
Fortunately, Qi Jingtong is such a person. He has the power of the Grand Marshal of the Army, and what he thinks about is still charging into battle.
Very good, very good. The responsibility of maintaining national security will be handed over to him.
Chen Jiu nodded slightly, and then asked: "Uncle Zhang, the Yin and Yang Realm should be able to mobilize 100,000 bat soldiers, right?"
Zhang Shixin nodded slightly and said, "It is naturally no problem for the Yin and Yang Realm to mobilize 100,000 bat soldiers. The question is, after we take over the southeastern coast, do we also have to take over the corresponding areas of the underworld?"
Chen Jiu thought about it carefully, and sighed slightly: "Let's talk about this later. Most of our strength has been tied up by the Hongmeng Sect. We really can't start a war in the Yin and Yang worlds at the same time."
