Chaoge.
Today is another day of celebration for all.
Because today, under the unanimous expectation of all the wise men and with the strong support of Fei Zhong and You Hun, the wise and mighty Emperor Xin and Su Daji, the daughter of Su Hu, finally got married.
"Now, we just have to wait for the right time!"
The wise men of Chaoge had already taken their positions, waiting for Xiqi to come and break the deadlock.
However, they waited and waited, but none of the young masters from Xiqi showed up.
Instead, they received news of a rebellion by Yuan Futong of Beihai and the seventy-two vassal states of Beihai.
In a rage, Emperor Xin said he would lead the army himself!
But they were stopped by Bigan and Wen Zhong.
"Why should you trouble your majesty with this matter?"
"I will lead the troops to conquer!"
In the second month of spring, Grand Tutor Wen Zhong received an imperial edict from Emperor Xin and led an army to attack Yuan Futong of Beihai.
As soon as Master Wen left Chaoge, Xiqi, which had been silent for a long time, finally made some movement.
The envoys from Xiqi set off for Chaoge.
Although Master Wen had gone to quell the rebellion and Chaoge had lost its military leader, Huang Feihu said that he would have no problem taking over temporarily for a while.
Thus, under the eager anticipation of the wise men of the Shang Dynasty, the envoys from Xiqi finally arrived in Chaoge at the end of the year.
"call!"
"It's finally here!"
When the officials of Chaoge learned that the representatives of Xiqi had arrived, they were overjoyed.
Shang Rong stroked his beard and smiled: "I told you, Xiqi can't not come."
"After all, the Duke of Xibo is still suppressing Chaoge!"
Huang Feihu urged, "Come on, let's go and see if it's Bo Yikao or Ji Fa. If it's Ji Dan, that's not a bad idea!"
General Zhang Kui was instantly delighted.
"It would be fun if Tian Zhou didn't have Zhou Gong!"
Everyone agreed deeply.
But Su Hu also raised a question: "Zhou Gongdan is a saint who guides people. Can we deal with him?"
In response, Yabi Gan smiled slightly and gave an affirmative answer.
"Duke Zhou is a saint, but don't we have Hun Yuan here?"
"Your Majesty is our strongest support!"
Jie Yin was killed by the generals and ministers, so what does it have to do with the group of wise men in Chaoge?
Fei Zhong laughed along, "That's right, that's right!"
"We, the loyal ministers and good generals, have worked hard for the Shang Dynasty, and your Majesty is so powerful."
"What else do we have to worry about?"
I don’t know what others think, but Fei Zhong, who already knew his death date, chose to start the battle directly.
The Journey to the West universe does bear many responsibilities, but in essence it is a playground for the gods.
Since it is certain that you will be eliminated in the future, you might as well work hard now.
This is the last generation of the Shang Dynasty.
There's no chance of being recorded in history and enjoying good fortune, so let's just strive for a life of infamy that will last for eternity! For eternity!
Daluo encompasses all existences and keeps the universe in mind.
The true spirit is immortal, and the Daluo will not perish.
Therefore, even the dead Daluo has many ways to return.
Famous ancient history is one of them.
No matter it’s a good name or a bad name, as long as it can spread throughout endless time and space, you can make a fortune!
"Therefore, our slogan is: The wise men of Chaoge will fan the flames and eat melons, while the emperor's son will take the blame for the murder!"
Fei Zhong laughed strangely, "Let those young men of Xiqi suffer, and I'll take the blame!"
"As for the people, leave them to the Emperor to kill!"
Looking at Fei Zhong's ferocious face, the civil and military officials not only did not find him hateful, but nodded in agreement.
"The sages of Chaoge are fanning the flames and eating melons, while the emperor's son takes the blame for the murder!"
They repeated their slogans.
Then both the civil and military classes set out together.
"Let's go, let's take a look. "
"I hope it really is Zhou Gong."
"Hehehe~~"
The malicious sages were waiting outside the Nine-Room Hall for an audience with the envoy from Xiqi.
Then, they met the unexpected Prince Xiqi.
This young man is quite good-looking, with an elegant figure, clear eyebrows and eyes, red lips and white teeth, and an extraordinary appearance.
only……
"Why is it Kong Xuan?"
Fei Zhongyou was stunned.
Yabi Gan also twitched his eyebrows and chuckled, "What a clever trick!"
When Ji Ying crossed the Nine Dragon Bridge, the imperial officer announced: "Ji Ying, the nineteenth son of Marquis Xibo, has come to pay tribute to atone for his father's crime."
"Xuan!"
Emperor Xin, who had just returned from the Zhaixing Tower, smiled slightly when he heard that Xiqi had come to pay tribute.
Ji Ying entered the palace.
He prostrated himself and said, "My father was convicted of a crime by the Emperor, but he was pardoned and spared from death, temporarily residing in Youli. We, your whole family, are deeply grateful for Your Majesty's boundless grace, as vast as the heavens and the seas, and your great virtue, as profound as the earth and the mountains. Now, despite our ignorance, we, at the risk of our lives, present this petition, asking to take my father's place."
After hearing this, Fei Zhong's eyes turned and he took a step forward.
You Hun suddenly jumped out, pointed at Ji Ying, and said, "Hou Xibo has offended the emperor and has been imprisoned. Since Xiqi has come to pay tribute, why aren't the eldest son Bo Yikao and the second son Ji Fa here?"
"Why is it you, this little kid?"
"This shows that you, Xiqi, are not sincere!"
Ji Ying smiled and said, "Before I came to Chaoge, I heard that there was a treacherous minister in the court named You Hun. He was good at stirring up trouble and confusing right and wrong. He often misled the wise and harmed the virtuous."
"This flatterer, is it you?"
He started scolding people by name right away, catching You Hun off guard.
He looked at Ji Ying in confusion.
My first reaction was, my reputation has surpassed Fei Zhong and spread so far?
My second reaction was, he was scolding me!
You Hun was filled with righteous indignation. His eyes widened as he pointed at Ji Ying and shouted, "Disrespectful! Disrespectful!"
Although my character is a treacherous minister, hasn't it been too late for me to do anything bad?
How could you frame me?
Ji Ying ignored him and pointed at Fei Zhong, beginning to list his crimes.
As a result, Fei Zhong nodded directly.
"Yes, you are right!"
"I'm talking about Fei Zhong, the man who exposed the Duke of Xibo!"
As he said this, Fei Zhong raised his head and put on a proud attitude: I'm going to reveal my cards, I won't pretend anymore.
Come and scold me!
The more exciting the scolding, the better!
The better the scolding, the easier it will be to achieve my small goal of making Fei Zhong infamous for eternity!
Ji Ying can't be dealt with with this bad attitude.
“Master!”
“This is a master!”
Ji Ying's eyes flashed with five-colored light. He looked at Fei Zhong seriously and thought to himself, "From Qingqiu? Could he be from the Su lineage?"
"I remember that my good second brother once had a Taoist body that was also a nine-tailed fox."
"Is this a family?"
In line with the attitude of not bullying one's own family, Ji Ying turned his finger and cursed all the other "wise men" who were portrayed as sycophants.
Now Fei Zhong was anxious.
He emphasized again: "I am the one who exposed the crime of Xibohou!"
Scold me!
Come on, scold me!
Fei Zhong stared at Ji Ying closely, desperately needing to use Kong Xuan's words to accomplish his own small goal.
But Ji Ying simply ignored him, cursed the "all the wise men", and then said to Emperor Xin: "I have lost my manners in front of the palace, I deserve the death penalty!!"
Emperor Xin was also surprised by Ji Ying's performance.
How could the young man who was speaking so gently just now suddenly become so powerful that he could scold his ministers and leave them speechless?
It is true that a good father will have a good son!
Emperor Xin laughed and said, "A son paying tribute to take the blame for his father's crime is indeed filial piety."
He thought the young man was interesting, so he did not pursue Ji Ying's misconduct on the grounds of his youth.
That night, Emperor Xin invited Ji Ying to stay and have a banquet with him.
Empress Daji met Ji Ying at the banquet.
When she saw the young man with red lips, white teeth and delicate figure, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"His Majesty."
Daji cried out softly, then quietly tugged at Emperor Xin's sleeve.
Emperor Xin looked at her and asked, "What is the matter, my wife?"
"Yeah!" Daji's eyes sparkled, she nodded, a faint smile appearing on her delicate face.
Daji then moved closer to Emperor Xin and whispered something.
Emperor Xin's expression suddenly became strange.
He looked at Daji, who was suddenly in a playful mood, and said hesitantly, "This... this is inappropriate. It's not good."
…
Chaoge Market.
Mingyu sets up shop again.
As the imperial capital of the Shang Dynasty and the largest city on earth, Chaoge, where gods, ghosts, demons and monsters gathered, did not have curfew.
Humans and demons dance together, and all races live in peace.
The coming and going of creatures make this grand city full of the atmosphere of worldly life at all times and in all places.
"Tai Sui!"
"Xiaotian!"
"Don't run around!"
In the city of Chaoge, two divine beasts were running around happily.
Then came the impetuous little girl.
Yang Chan originally followed her husband out to set up a stall.
However, the two divine beasts are not honest at all and will run away if you are not careful.
Tai Sui has always loved the human world. Whether it is the ancient times or the Journey to the West universe, it loves to go to places with the strongest earthly atmosphere.
Not to mention Xiaotian.
Once it runs out, it will definitely bring back some strange and weird things.
It’s okay if it’s ownerless, but it’s troublesome if it’s owned.
Sometimes Xiaotian even captured the owner of the animal and brought him back with him.
This almost alarmed the night-wandering god of Chaoge.
They thought there were mythical beasts selling human pets.
Later it turned out to be a misunderstanding.
So every time Yang Chan and her husband went out to set up the stall, they had an additional task - to catch the two children who wanted to cause trouble.
As soon as Tai Sui and Xiao Tian moved, Yang Chan chased after them.
"That's enough, you two!"
Seeing the two divine beasts running away, Yang Chan shouted softly, stepped on the void, and his body turned into a golden light and flew out.
This is the golden light that spans the earth, an innate supernatural power that can rival Kunpeng's extreme speed.
In a moment, Xiaotian was caught.
Awooo!
Xiaotian looked at Yang Chan pitifully.
"You want me to let you go? No way!"
"I'll definitely put you in solitary confinement when I get back this time!"
Yang Chan was angry, and with a flip of her hand, a shiny rope tied Xiaotian tightly.
Then she turned around and was about to chase Tai Sui.
But Tai Sui actually came back on his own.
Woohoo~~
Tai Sui wagged its tail, circled around Yang Chan, and called out to her.
(Follow me!)
(Look what I found!)
Yang Chan curled her lips: "Which divine beast did you bully again?"
"Looking to me to take the blame, right?"
Woohoo!!
Tai Sui called out in dissatisfaction.
(Hey, little master, just follow me!)
Without waiting for Yang Chan to ask any further questions, Tai Sui rushed out.
“Hey!”
"Where are you going?"
Yang Chan quickly chased after him.
I climbed over the tall courtyard wall and chased him to a deserted place, in a dark corner.
Yang Chan was surprised to find that there was a little girl squatting there.
She hugged her knees, her whole body covered by a gorgeous jade robe.
The five-colored pupils are shining and shimmering, which can capture the soul.
Her straight nose is very cute, her cheeks are slightly rosy, her cherry-like lips are so red that water can drip from them, her face is as white as jade, and her skin is as smooth as ice and snow. She has a completely pitiful appearance.
When the girl noticed Yang Chan's arrival, her body stiffened.
"who?"
She asked coldly, her body suddenly tensed up, like a frightened little animal baring its fangs.
…
market.
Mingyu is packing up her stall.
He looked left and right, but didn't see any of his disciples.
"Why hasn't the girl come back yet?"
"Could it be that Tai Sui and Xiao Tian are in trouble again?"
Not far from Mingyu's stall, an old man selling fish shouted.
"Sir, there are three large river carp left today."
As he spoke, the old man waved his hand and handed over a fish basket.
Mingyu looked down and smiled, "Usually there were only two left, but today there are three. It seems Ziya has had a good harvest today!"
Jiang Ziya smiled and bowed: "Thanks to you, sir."
"How many people who have had their fortunes told by you don't come back to buy fish from me?"
Mingyu shook her head. "Taigong fishes, and those who are willing take the bait."
"What does it have to do with me?"
After Jiang Ziya discovered that Mingyu came to the market from time to time to set up a stall, he moved his own stall over.
Mingyu didn't say much.
You fish for your kings and princes, and I earn my fortune.
As for the fact that the combination of the fisherman and the fortune teller actually promoted their respective businesses, Mingyu could only say: coincidence, it was all coincidence.
Things in the world are always coincidental.
After hearing Mingyu's answer, Jiang Ziya smiled and stroked his gray beard.
"If the gentleman says so, then so be it."
He packed up the fish stall, said hello to Mingyu, and walked away with his fishing rod.
Mingyu sat at the fortune-telling stall and waited for a while.
"gentlemen!"
Yang Chan returned with the divine beasts.
In addition, she also picked up a person.
Ji Ying hid behind Yang Chan.
Feeling Mingyu's gaze, Ji Ying took a long time to move, revealing half of her body, and lowered her head with a blushing face.
"gentlemen……"
Mingyu nodded gently: "Escaped?"
Ji Ying lowered her head even more, and her voice was as thin as a mosquito.
"Sneaked out."
"Have to go back?"
"Um."
Ji Ying bit her lower lip and said, "If I don't go back, I won't be able to save my father."
Xiqi sent him here, which indeed helped to break the deadlock.
A great disaster was averted invisibly.
And he needs to overcome the current "small disaster" by himself.
Mingyu said, "Since you're here, come home with me and have dinner."
"The stall next door had a good harvest today. They just gave me an extra big river carp."
The moonlight is like water, filling the sky and dispelling the dark clouds.
Ji Ying slowly raised her head, her eyes sparkling with hope: "After dinner, can I stay at Mr.'s house?"
"cannot."
Ji Ying's eyes dimmed again.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Then I'd better not disturb you, sir."
"I've already had dinner at the Imperial Court."
After saying that, Ji Ying turned and left.
But he had just taken two steps when he heard a reminder from behind him.
"Be careful when walking alone at night."
"I wonder how many pairs of eyes are watching us in this darkness."
Ji Ying paused.
He looked down at his clothes, then at the endless darkness of the night.
Ji Ying shuddered.
When they came, Yang Chan was there, no one dared to look, and no one knew.
If I go back alone now, won’t it just be a fashion show?
The night that seems to cover everything has no secrets in front of the gods of fun.
Running out at night in women's clothing or something like that would probably get you nailed to the pillar of shame in the long river of time and space!
Thinking of this, Ji Ying turned back silently.
He stared at Mingyu, who seemed to be smiling, for a long time.
Then he glanced down at the fish basket and said, "This fish is better grilled."
“It’s a good choice as a midnight snack.”
Yang Chan, who was standing by, listened for a long time but didn't understand what her teacher was talking about.
But she was still very happy to hear that Ji Ying was willing to go home with them.
"Sister Ying'er, do you like grilled fish?"
"But I feel that the fish that Daoist Fellow Ziya sent is not suitable for grilling."
"Although the master said that this is because my control over the Precious Lotus Lantern is not enough, and the divine fire I use is too fierce every time."
Yang Chan said with regret.
Ji Ying opened her mouth, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
He felt that there was too much information in Yang Chan's words.
First of all, I would like to correct the name Yang Chan used.
Secondly, Ji Ying wanted to ask her, could this Zi Ya be Jiang Taigong?
Then, how did you come up with such a genius way of grilling fish using the Lotus Lantern?
How could the divine fire roasting mortal fish not be fierce?!