Inside the Dashang Palace.
Wen Zhong carried Emperor Yi away and left, leaving only a group of civil servants and generals kneeling on the ground in the palace, looking left and right, exchanging glances, but no one dared to speak.
In the palace, it was eerily quiet for a moment.
They all understand one thing, that is, at the time of the transition of royal power, the most sensitive thing is that it is easy to lose your head if you are not careful.
Before the king's death, Emperor Yi's three sons all looked sad and silent.
At this time, suddenly a crying palace servant came in and said: "Reporting to your three highnesses, your lords, the king... collapsed..."
"Father?!"
As soon as these words came out, Zi Qi and Zi Yan were immediately grief-stricken and fell to the ground, unable to control themselves with grief.
Zi Shou also swayed when he heard this, with a look of grief on his face. Even though he had been mentally prepared, when the news really came, he still felt infinite grief in his heart.
"Your Majesty..." When the civil and military ministers heard the news, they also faced outside the palace and burst into tears.
"Your Highnesses, gentlemen, please express your condolences!"
At this time, a civil servant stood up and said: "Listen to me, we are deeply saddened by the death of the king, but for the sake of the country and the country, we should let the new king take the throne first..."
"Dr. Mabel is right!"
"As the saying goes: A country cannot be without a king for a day, but a new king must first succeed it."
After the doctor's words came out, he immediately attracted the support of many civil servants.
"By the way, just now my father said who the legend is located in, I didn't hear it clearly. Did any of you hear it clearly?" Zi Yan asked behind him while wiping his tears.
As soon as this statement came out, all the civil servants and military generals couldn't help but look at each other.
Everyone has heard it, but at this moment, who dares to talk more?
Also, anyone with a discerning eye can see the great king's love for the third prince, but what they don't understand is why the great king was not established as the prince until his death.
I don’t understand, I don’t understand!
"Your Highness, Your Majesty, the King clearly said that he is your Highness, so why do you need to ask more?" Huang Feihu said directly without being polite.
"Huang Feihu, shut up. You have a good relationship with the third child. Who doesn't know about the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty? You said it was the third child, but I also said that the father wanted to pass it on to the boss. Can you prove it?" Zi Yan said rudely.
Tao.
"You..." Huang Feihu was choked.
This generation of Shang kings had three sons, but only the second oldest had no support and was the first to lose his qualifications to compete for the throne.
And because he and Wei Zi Qi were both nominally the sons of a concubine, the two brothers had a very good relationship and were quite alienated from the third son, Shou.
"Your Highness is right. Indeed, I did not hear the King's final words. Sirs, did you hear them?"
The other ministers looked at each other.
"I heard it, your Majesty is clearly going to tell His Highness the Third Prince!"
"Nonsense, it's His Highness who is right!"
There was a lot of noise in the hall for a while.
"Boy, what are you... doing?"
Wei Ziqi, who was being carried up, remained calm on the surface and asked Wei Ziyan in a low voice: "Are you going to disobey your father?"
"Brother, don't panic. I have already arranged everything. My father has not issued an edict to establish the crown prince. What are you worried about?"
Wei Ziyan said confidently: "Wen Zhong is Lao San's teacher, and Du Yuanxian, the Grand Master of Qin Tianjian, is still your teacher. There are so many civil servants supporting you, plus the Xuandiao Division behind Grand Master Du...
Brother, what are you afraid of? This is your last chance."
"Teacher?"
Wei Ziqi was shocked and said angrily: "You actually want to involve his old man in this?"
"Brother, it's been a while, so you should wake up. You have been fighting with the third brother for so long these years, and you are not close to him. Do you think he will let you go when he succeeds to the throne?"
Wei Ziyan hated him for not arguing: "If you don't take action now before Wen Zhong arrives, will you still have a chance when Wen Zhong arrives?
You are so indecisive, how do you achieve great things? Do you want to be the one who controls the life and death of the third child and let him go afterwards, or do you want to wait for someone to control your life and death and pray for him to let you go afterwards? Think about it...
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Wei Ziqi was startled. He took a long breath and his eyes became firm.
Indeed, according to the support rate of civil servants for him, his chances of succeeding to the throne without an edict are very high...
Zishou stood next to Wang Tao, saying nothing, watching all this happen with cold eyes.
His father's last words, but he did not establish the intention of becoming the crown prince, was the moment to establish the loyalty of these ministers.
Of course, this is also the first test for him to become a king.
At this time, the grand scene in Chaoge, the largest city of the human race, was still the same, but ordinary people did not know that a big change was quietly happening.
Dashang Qin Tianjian is located to the east of the palace.
It has one of the tallest buildings in Chaoge, and it also bears the important functions of observing the astronomical phenomena, calculating solar terms, and formulating calendars.
In addition, this is also the headquarters of Dashang Xuanniao Division.
This generation of supervisors is called Du Yuanxian!
"Alas..." An old man in court clothes on the top floor leaned against the railing and sighed after reading a jade book in his hand. He stood up and disappeared in a flash. After a few flashes, he approached the palace.
It was also at this time that a powerful aura rose into the sky, blocking his way.
Du Yuanxian looked down and saw Wen Zhong standing on the city wall with his hands behind his hands. Emperor Yi's body had been sent back by someone he had sent.
"Brother Wen!" Du Yuanxian bowed his hands.
Wen Zhong raised his head and said calmly: "Brother Du, you are still here."
Du Yuanxian said: "Since Brother Wen is here, how can I not come?"
"I know you must come."
Wen Zhong raised his head and said, "But you shouldn't come."
"I must come..."
Du Yuanxian shook his head and said, his eyes brightening: "It just so happens that I can fulfill my wish today."
"What is your wish?" Wen Zhongdao.
"Brother Wen and I are both great masters of the Shang Dynasty, and we are both Qi practitioners. Therefore, I would like to know which one of you is better or worse."
Du Yuanxian said loudly: "It's a pity that I never had the chance to compete. Today I can finally get what I want. Isn't it great..."
"Your and my Taoism are already top-notch in the human world, but in the eyes of those powerful immortals they are nothing more than the light of a firefly. Who is higher and who is lower, what does it mean?" Wen Zhong sighed.
"Meaningful!"
Du Yuanxian shook his head slowly, looked at Wen Zhong and said, "At least you can give me an answer!"
After the words fell, the two people's eyes met, and their magic power surged.
In the next moment, the two people's mana was circulating, and a blazing light erupted around them, turning into two divine lights, one blue and one red, that collided and rose into the sky.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Du Yuanxian used his fingers as a sword, and blazing sword energy shot out one after another. However, he saw Wen Zhong's sleeves flicking, causing the flying sword energy to disappear like a mud cow entering the sea.
Winter!
After the two sides collided like a meteorite again, the red star suddenly retreated a hundred feet, and the red light dissipated, revealing the figure of Du Yuanxian pressing his chest, looking at Wen Zhong in front of him in shock.
The blue light dissipated, and Wen Zhong looked calm. He stood calmly in the sky and said: "Brother Du has profound cultivation and has reached the realm of earthly immortals. Wen Zhong admires it. Let's stop today!"
"Your Taoism...Brother Wen has touched the real realm of immortality?" Du Yuanxian looked at Wen Zhong in shock.
He entered the Great Shang Dynasty later than Wen Zhong, but he felt that the gap between them was not that big at that time.
But just now he used all his strength, but he still didn't hurt Wen Zhong at all. On the contrary, Wen Zhong seemed to be able to do it with ease, which shocked him greatly.
Wen Zhong sighed: "It doesn't make any difference. I told you that in the eyes of those great immortals and powerful beings, you and I are nothing more than fireflies."
Du Yuanxian let out a long sigh and said with a surge of mana: "Although Brother Wen is better than me in Taoism, I will not retreat just yet. We will fight again..."
"Brother Du, wait a minute! You and I are only doing this for the sake of our respective students."
Wen Zhong hurriedly raised his hand and said: "But I can assure you here that even if the Third Highness succeeds to the throne, he will not attack his brothers. The king also made an explanation before his death. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the lives of the brothers should not be harmed...
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Du Yuanxian was silent.
"Besides, Brother Du must also be aware of Dashang's current situation."
Wen Zhong said again: "To be honest, His Highness is a tolerant man. If the Yin and Shang Dynasties were stable, he would be a benevolent king. But in the current situation... can he hold on to the Shang Dynasty?
Besides, do you think the king will really leave without leaving any behind?"
"So...then just follow what Brother Wen said!" Du Yuanxian's eyes flickered for a while, then he sighed and turned around.
At this time, there was a lot of noise in the main hall.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, Mr. Yaxiang, you see how noisy everyone is, why don't you two say something quickly?"
At this time, a minister found the two ministers who were at the top of the list of civil servants.
The first person I saw was an old man in his seventies with gray hair wearing court clothes, and the other was a middle-aged man in his forties with an elegant appearance.
These two people are none other than Dashang's prime minister, Shang Rong, and Yabi Gan.
Bigan looked at Shang Rong.
"Your Majesty, your bones are still cold. Wait and see what you are doing."
Shang Rong shouted angrily, like an old lion. Although the old man was still powerful, the hall fell silent for a while.
"Brother, Prime Minister Shang Rong has always been the most supportive of you, now it's stable..."
Seeing Shang Rong speak, Wei Ziyan was overjoyed, and Wei Ziqi also breathed a sigh of relief.
As the leader of civil servants, Shang Rong had been extremely supportive of Wei Ziqi in the past, so now they were relieved.
Shang Rong was the prime minister and was in charge of the rituals and music of the great merchants. His prestige in the court could only be matched by Wen Zhong.
Zishou still looked on with cold eyes, as if the quarrel between these people had nothing to do with him.
"Mr. Prime Minister, who do you think the throne belongs to now?" Wei Ziyan said.
Shang Rong glanced at the ministers and said, "Who does it belong to? Didn't the Second Highness hear it clearly? Did the King say that it was to be passed down to the Third Highness?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
"Shang Rong, you..."
The expressions of Wei Ziyan and Wei Ziqi changed suddenly, and even Zishou looked over in surprise, with deep surprise in his eyes.
"Yes, Brother Wang just said that he is the son of the Third Highness. Now that Brother Wang's body is still cold, you are actually quarreling over the throne. What are your intentions?" At this time, Bigan also scolded.
Seeing that the two civil servants who originally supported Wei Ziqi suddenly changed their direction, the other civil servants looked at each other in shock and did not dare to speak again.
"You...you..."
Wei Ziyan pointed at Shang Rong and other civil servants and was so angry that he was speechless.
"Is it all over?"
At this time, Zi Shou opened his mouth and took out a jade book from his sleeve and said: "My father's imperial edict is here. If you didn't hear it clearly just now, this palace can let him read it clearly."
As he spoke, a powerful force appeared on him, and a deep awe arose in the hearts of all the ministers.
Seeing Zishou take out the edict, Wei Ziqi's face turned white for a moment, and Wei Ziyan sat down on the low table with a pop.
"See the king!"
Huang Feihu quickly leaned over and knelt down.
"See Your Majesty..."
With Huang Feihu taking the lead, not long after, a sound like a roaring mountain and a tsunami sounded in the hall.
Wen Zhong stood on the royal city, facing the east, with a look of nostalgia and recollection. Since he attained enlightenment, he has been thinking about going back all the time.
In the beginning, he was sent down the mountain to assist the king of Zuoren in order to understand the Tao, and thus got acquainted with Wen Ding.
Later, I experienced too much, including joys and sorrows, life and death, wealth and honor... Finally, I let go of everything and attained enlightenment.
It's just that he gained enlightenment through the Yin Shang Dynasty, which is the cause, and he accepted the entrustment of Gu to assist Zuo Dashang, this is the result!
Logically speaking, he worked hard for two dynasties and paid off everything he owed.
And this time...
Wen Zhong withdrew his gaze from the east, turned around, and strode resolutely towards the palace.
This time, it’s not about cause and effect!
There is only the friendship and common ambition between him and the three generations of Wen Ding’s ancestors.
Soon after, the human king Di Yi passed away, and news of the new king's succession spread to the world.
The new king’s name is Emperor Xin, both of which are Chaoge!
Then, Emperor Xin decreed that Huang Feihu was crowned King Wucheng of Zhenguo and the head of the military generals. Together with Taishi Wen, he was called the two pillars of Shang, civil and military, to stabilize the country!
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Chentangguan!
Li Mansion!
A fast horse galloped into Li's house: "Report! General Li, Chao Ge urgently reports!"
"General Li is not here, I am his wife, what's the matter?" Yin Guangling took the letter, but before he read it, his face showed uncontrollable joy: "Promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief?"
At this time, by a pool in a mountain outside Chentang Pass.
Li Jing was wearing armor, and behind him were a group of armored soldiers. At this moment, their faces were filled with panic and anxiety.
Because, above the water pool, a blue dragon wrapped in water vapor circled and said with a proud smile: "Oh, it's just playing with a few women, what is it?"
These words made all the soldiers filled with indignation.
Jiaolong was still saying proudly: "It's their blessing that I can like them...ah?"
Before he finished speaking, a figure came across the sky. Li Jing's eyes were cold, and he made a fist seal with his hand. The brilliant divine light on his fist surged like a river bursting its embankment.
The powerful energy spread out in all directions, causing nearby trees and boulders to fall apart and float in mid-air.
Boom!
With a loud noise, the dragon was hit with almost no chance to react. It rolled and flew out. Suddenly, the forest exploded, smoke and dust billowed into the sky, and finally a crack opened in a mountain wall.
"Are you convinced?"
Before the dragon could react, a foot had already stepped on its huge head.
"General Li is mighty!"
A group of soldiers shouted excitedly.
"How dare you touch me, you stupid young man? You, the commander-in-chief of Chentangguan, have to send your girls to please me. How dare you touch me?" Jiaolong yelled.
"What am I afraid of?"
Li Jing leaned over and stared at it and said coldly: "Tie it up and take it back to the commander-in-chief for punishment!"
Hearing this, all the soldiers looked at each other.
Li Jing frowned and said, "What's wrong?"
A soldier gritted his teeth and said: "What it says is true. The Commander-in-Chief has relations with the Dragon Clan in the East China Sea and will not do anything to it."
"Did you hear that? Human race elder, why don't you let me go?" Jiaolong became even more proud.
Li Jing pondered for a moment and looked down from Jiaolong's head...
"What do you want... to do? My father is a good friend of your Chentangguan Commander." The dragon felt a chill.
"It's none of my business, and I have nothing to do with you."
Li Jing grinned: "Come on, castrate it first, and then take it back."
He turned to look at Chentangguan with a gloomy look. If this matter was true, then he would have to enforce the rules.
"Yes!" A group of soldiers stepped forward happily and started to take action.
Within the Li Mansion.
Yuding looked up at the night sky and murmured: "The new king has ascended the throne, has it started... No, it has already started."
The next step is probably to make a pilgrimage to Nuwa Palace, blaspheme the gods, and completely open the curtain of the catastrophe, right?
And Pilgrimage... Thinking of this matter, Yu Ding couldn't help but look stern. He didn't believe that there was no conspiracy in the court, and he didn't know if his disciple could handle it.
Originally, this catastrophe was actually a matter of Heavenly Court selecting a few unlucky people from the three religions to work as civil servants in Heavenly Court.
However, the pilgrimage succeeded in dragging the saint Nuwa into the water. She sent three demons to cause chaos in Chao Gang, which also made the waters of this disaster... become even more turbid.
This chapter has been completed!